Topical HoF Nomination: Dono

Afaik, the only multiple time Topical Champion of any kind on the site and if anyone deserves to be inducted in to the Hall of Fame for topicals, he’s probably the one I’d considered most of anyone else. Also held the LBTT Championship (Let’s Beef Text Topical), even if it was a short-lived title.

What say you guys to this?

Afaik, the only multiple time Topical Champion of any kind on the site and if anyone deserves to be inducted in to the Hall of Fame for topicals, he’s probably the one I’d considered most of anyone else. Also held the LBTT Championship (Let’s Beef Text Topical), even if it was a short-lived title.

What say you guys to this?

[Shodan]

We have a Topical HoF?

[Shodan]

We have a Topical HoF?

Originally Posted by Shodan

We have a Topical HoF?

No better time to start one, imo.

Originally Posted by Shodan

We have a Topical HoF?

No better time to start one, imo.

[Kiwi Peewee]

Dono’s legacy also includes 2x One Bar tournaments; and his topical titles are across text and audio. He also made a GC final, I can’t remember if it was text or audio. Imo Dono’s legacy is too multi-faceted to necessarily just put him in one “Topical” HoF box. Honestly this is something that @RULE probably needs to make a call on when he gets back, I’ve thought Dono deserved HOF for a long time but I still don’t know what the right thing to induct him for would be.

[Kiwi Peewee]

Dono’s legacy also includes 2x One Bar tournaments; and his topical titles are across text and audio. He also made a GC final, I can’t remember if it was text or audio. Imo Dono’s legacy is too multi-faceted to necessarily just put him in one “Topical” HoF box. Honestly this is something that @RULE probably needs to make a call on when he gets back, I’ve thought Dono deserved HOF for a long time but I still don’t know what the right thing to induct him for would be.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Peewee

Dono’s legacy also includes 2x One Bar tournaments; and his topical titles are across text and audio. He also made a GC final, I can’t remember if it was text or audio. Imo Dono’s legacy is too multi-faceted to necessarily just put him in one “Topical” HoF box. Honestly this is something that @RULE probably needs to make a call on when he gets back, I’ve thought Dono deserved HOF for a long time but I still don’t know what the right thing to induct him for would be.

That’s why I proposed this to also kickstart a Topical Hall of Fame. It isn’t fair to guys like Dono who, statistically speaking and writing wise, is the best topical battler the site’s ever had. He may have won 2 One Bar Championship Titles, but he was never considered a heavyweight as a text battler and wasn’t considered one as an audio battler, either.

IMO Dono’s legacy is very similar to @Rowdy Punk’s. He has title wins outside of his strong suit on the site (One Bar while Punk has his Summer Throwdown), and has impressive wins over top names (Dono beat Bleu in an audio battle in 2014, and Punk just beat ALL-BORO in an audio battle just recently). Even with this in consideration, people don’t automatically think of Dono or Punk as audio or text battlers and they aren’t/weren’t considered top-tier names in either category, but they were the top names in their respective fields (topicals & track making) during their time of activity, and that aspect can’t be completely ignored.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Peewee

Dono’s legacy also includes 2x One Bar tournaments; and his topical titles are across text and audio. He also made a GC final, I can’t remember if it was text or audio. Imo Dono’s legacy is too multi-faceted to necessarily just put him in one “Topical” HoF box. Honestly this is something that @RULE probably needs to make a call on when he gets back, I’ve thought Dono deserved HOF for a long time but I still don’t know what the right thing to induct him for would be.

That’s why I proposed this to also kickstart a Topical Hall of Fame. It isn’t fair to guys like Dono who, statistically speaking and writing wise, is the best topical battler the site’s ever had. He may have won 2 One Bar Championship Titles, but he was never considered a heavyweight as a text battler and wasn’t considered one as an audio battler, either.

IMO Dono’s legacy is very similar to @Rowdy Punk’s. He has title wins outside of his strong suit on the site (One Bar while Punk has his Summer Throwdown), and has impressive wins over top names (Dono beat Bleu in an audio battle in 2014, and Punk just beat ALL-BORO in an audio battle just recently). Even with this in consideration, people don’t automatically think of Dono or Punk as audio or text battlers and they aren’t/weren’t considered top-tier names in either category, but they were the top names in their respective fields (topicals & track making) during their time of activity, and that aspect can’t be completely ignored.

[EtH]

Personally I just don't think topicals ever mattered enough. As everyone knows I count very few of the tournaments as canon due to how horribly and biasedly they were run. Dono's were all won as legit as possible, however the competition level was just terrible on LB and voters didn't know their ass from their elbow. While I'd say every time Dono won it, they did have decent votes, you're talking only 2 of the topical champs (and about 3 of the topical battlers) actually having topical skill.

[EtH]

Personally I just don't think topicals ever mattered enough. As everyone knows I count very few of the tournaments as canon due to how horribly and biasedly they were run. Dono's were all won as legit as possible, however the competition level was just terrible on LB and voters didn't know their ass from their elbow. While I'd say every time Dono won it, they did have decent votes, you're talking only 2 of the topical champs (and about 3 of the topical battlers) actually having topical skill.

[The Saaxxx Baba]

i dono shit about this and just wanted to say that so imma fuck off with pride now.

[The Saaxxx Baba]

i dono shit about this and just wanted to say that so imma fuck off with pride now.

[Rowdy]

Originally Posted by Lockhart

That’s why I proposed this to also kickstart a Topical Hall of Fame. It isn’t fair to guys like Dono who, statistically speaking and writing wise, is the best topical battler the site’s ever had. He may have won 2 One Bar Championship Titles, but he was never considered a heavyweight as a text battler and wasn’t considered one as an audio battler, either.

IMO Dono’s legacy is very similar to @Rowdy Punk’s. He has title wins outside of his strong suit on the site (One Bar while Punk has his Summer Throwdown), and has impressive wins over top names (Dono beat Bleu in an audio battle in 2014, and Punk just beat ALL-BORO in an audio battle just recently). Even with this in consideration, people don’t automatically think of Dono or Punk as audio or text battlers and they aren’t/weren’t considered top-tier names in either category, but they were the top names in their respective fields (topicals & track making) during their time of activity, and that aspect can’t be completely ignored.

Ha! This is actually not a bad comparison. Fairly great. I applaud lmao

[Rowdy]

Originally Posted by Lockhart

That’s why I proposed this to also kickstart a Topical Hall of Fame. It isn’t fair to guys like Dono who, statistically speaking and writing wise, is the best topical battler the site’s ever had. He may have won 2 One Bar Championship Titles, but he was never considered a heavyweight as a text battler and wasn’t considered one as an audio battler, either.

IMO Dono’s legacy is very similar to @Rowdy Punk’s. He has title wins outside of his strong suit on the site (One Bar while Punk has his Summer Throwdown), and has impressive wins over top names (Dono beat Bleu in an audio battle in 2014, and Punk just beat ALL-BORO in an audio battle just recently). Even with this in consideration, people don’t automatically think of Dono or Punk as audio or text battlers and they aren’t/weren’t considered top-tier names in either category, but they were the top names in their respective fields (topicals & track making) during their time of activity, and that aspect can’t be completely ignored.

Ha! This is actually not a bad comparison. Fairly great. I applaud lmao

[DiZzReSpEkT]

@Dono had the best topicals on the site styll. #Bringtopicalsback

[DiZzReSpEkT]

@Dono had the best topicals on the site styll. #Bringtopicalsback

If there was ever such a thing Dono would be the first and probably only Id consider for it. Dude was a Topical juggernaught, only person I didnt want to run into during a Topical tourney.

If there was ever such a thing Dono would be the first and probably only Id consider for it. Dude was a Topical juggernaught, only person I didnt want to run into during a Topical tourney.