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Nominating Guidelines:

It must be absolutely clear that you intend to nominate something. Therefore, each nomination must be preceded by "I nominate ...".
Make sure to include the official name of the nomination, as well as where it is located - city, and country.
All nominations require pictures to accompany them. Post pictures only, not links to websites with pictures. Post only the best pictures that represent your nomination accurately, and in the best way possible. Avoid posting large pictures or panoramas, instead include links to them.
Only two (2) nominees per country are allowed. Therefore, choose only the most distinctive, exceptional nominees. Basically, the best in the country! It's a good idea to discuss the nominations with your fellow countrymen, and posters, so that everyone comes to an agreement about what should be nominated. If more nominees are posted per country, only the first two will be considered.
Since there are only 15 spots on the poll, the first 15 valid nominations will be submitted. To avoid disappointment, post your nominations as early as possible. To make sure that your nominations are not late, you can even post the nomination without any pictures first, and edit them in later.

Voting Guidelines:

Each member has to vote for exactly five (5) nominees on the list. Do not vote for any less, or any more. There are no exceptions! The votes of whoever chooses to disregard this rule will be omitted from the final count.
Do your best to vote as honestly and fairly as possible, putting all of your biases aside. This does not mean that, for example, you cannot vote for your city/country. It means that you should vote for the nominees that you think truly deserve to be in the top league.
Review all of the pictures posted for the nominations, even if you think you remember all of them from the nominations thread. This will refresh them in your mind, allowing you to make a wiser choice.


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Season 1:

Best Historic Skylines
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=130763) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=131894) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=150531)

Best Modern Skylines
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=130761) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=150549) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=152400)

Best Castles
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=159916) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=168192) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=171256)

SPECIAL: 7 Natural Wonders
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=159344) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=161944) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=167080)

Season 2:

Best Churches
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=159929) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=185739) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=188717)

Best City Halls
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=185018) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=188684) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=195404)

Best Ruins
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=188155) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=190599) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=195420)

Best Bridges
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=190610) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=210829) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214433)

Best Venues
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=210812) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=213597) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=221052)

Best Hotels
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=213612) | The Poll (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=221345) | The Results (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=226468)

Best Fountains
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=215783) | The Poll (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=221073) | The Results (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=226470)

Best Cemeteries
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=221059) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=223892) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=227241)

Best Public Squares
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=221062) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=223908) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=227243)

Best Airports
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=223874) | The Poll (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=229622) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=231072)

Best Streets
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=227267) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=230070) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=231639)

Best Train Stations
The Nominations (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=229738) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=231580) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=237195)

Best Monuments
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=231322) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=238281) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=240576)

Best Shopping Centres
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=237856) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=241320) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=243231)

Best Parks
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=240904) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=243987) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=245698)

Best Palaces
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=243930) | The Poll (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=246451) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=248134)

Season 3:

Best Theatres
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=292636) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=295594) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=299241)

Best Waterfronts
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=298586) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=301164) | The Results (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=303548)

Best Mosques
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=303372) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=311484) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=319044)

Best Seaports
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=311473) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=321633) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=359353)

Best Museums
The Nominations (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=314455) | The Poll (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=363855) | The Results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=367861)

Best Subways
The Nominations (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=359363) | The Poll | The Results

Best Governments
The Nominations | The Poll | The Results

Best Resorts
The Nominations | The Poll | The Results

Best Libraries
The Nominations | The Poll | The Results

Best Universities
The Nominations | The Poll | The Results

Good idea. A mod should "sticky" this thread.

Good idea. A mod should "sticky" this thread.
I was thinking this too. ;)

:eek:
honestly iMariah you've done a fantastic job with these series.
You've got my vote for second mod, if of course I'm not a candidate :p
anyway, a sticky would be great, but the problem is I'm always too lazy to post any buildings in your lists, first to look for them, and second, there's too many images, even with broadband it always takes a while to load them all

Ok! The full archive (so far) is up! :colgate:

I agree about you being the second mod ;) you'll get my vote too, since you're devoting a lot of time to this subforum. We're all grateful, even those who don't participate enough.

I agree about you being the second mod ;) you'll get my vote too, since you're devoting a lot of time to this subforum. We're all grateful, even those who don't participate enough.
"Those who don't participate enough" ... hmmm, I wonder who that discription might fit! ;)

leave it up to the Slavs to come up with the good ideas.

leave it up to the Slavs to come up with the good ideas.
You're part Slav right? Give us some more ideas. ;)

ok its sticky! :)

ok its sticky! :)
Thank You. I hope this helps people find everything.
I myself had to use the search feature many times, to find my own threads!

This is a little more organized.

thanks iMariah - I really appreciate it!
BTW hope today will be the best day for Ukraine from many years!

iMariah For President! :cheers: :okay:

iMariah For President! :cheers: :okay:
... of what? :colgate:

when will you make a poll for castles and churches?

when will you make a poll for castles and churches?
Maybe even today. I'm gonna ask if anybody has any final submissions, and if not, I will make the poll today.

We need to decide how to narrow the results! I have over 70 nominations for Churches, and I'm too tired to count the Castles now.

We need to narrow it down to 15!

What about making two polls about the castles and possibly churches: the first one will be one, or two castles from each country and the second one maybe randomly choosed, maybe choosed by population/area of the land, participated. It´s just an idea, might be not ideal though.

What about "Best street of EE" ?

^
Good idea John! I would add Best EE Square to that , as well.
But only after Train Stations, and that other thing. Can't remember now:(

We need to decide how to narrow down the polls, before we can start new ones!

Maybe one or two best churches/etc per country?
So its fair and balanced.

Maybe one or two best churches/etc per country?
So its fair and balanced.
Who's going to decide the best 2 per country? That's a tough choice!

^^^

I already suggested this a while ago, I'll repeat now my suggestion.

Let's make only one thread and vote for 5 best churches/castles. Since there are too many options, it's best to make no poll but just name 5 options and writhe the options down by everyone in their reply. In the end somebody (iMariah) will count everyone's options and announce the final result. This would be the most accurate way to do this :)
Making separate threads will not work accurately, also limiting the number of churches from one country isn't good since who is going to tell which ones to choose?

^^^

I already suggested this a while ago, I'll repeat now my suggestion.

Let's make only one thread and vote for 5 best churches/castles. Since there are too many options, it's best to make no poll but just name 5 options and writhe the options down by everyone in their reply. In the end somebody (iMariah) will count everyone's options and announce the final result. This would be the most accurate way to do this :)
Making separate threads will not work accurately, also limiting the number of churches from one country isn't good since who is going to tell which ones to choose?
The thing is, I don't have time to go through pages after pages of votes, and count all of them for 70 NOMINEES! Plus, I'm sure there will be comments, not only votes, which will make it even more difficult.

^^^

In this case I'm afraid there's no a real proper solution. Maybe limitation of nominees from each country is the only way. Some people just submited a bunch of quite "average" (IMO) churches just to increase the number of nominations from one country.

^^^

In this case I'm afraid there's no a real proper solution. Maybe limitation of nominees from each country is the only way. Some people just submited a bunch of quite "average" (IMO) churches just to increase the number of nominations from one country.
I think so too. I specifically said that they should submit a church that they think could be in the TOP 5 of EE, but I saw many post just regular churches you see everyday.

bump for people that still want to request future contests.

add 7 series in your first post so I can stick it again :)

Wow, very interesting idea. :okay:

add 7 series in your first post so I can stick it again :)
Ok, Thanks! :colgate:

DONE!


Do you know why it was unstickied? :(

uuuu its sticky again :D

http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/silly/sticky.gif

;)

uuuu its sticky again :D

http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/silly/sticky.gif

;)
LOL. Merci beaucoup ;)

How about we make a poll for Metro's or Subway stations? That would be pretty cool.

How about we make a poll for Metro's or Subway stations? That would be pretty cool.
Nice idea! :)

We already had poll on subways (I made it :D).

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That is an amazing picture! :)

congrats people of e.e. :master:
you surprise me every time i come to your site, its one of the best and most interactive i have seen, keep up the good work, and dont forget to put a poll for:

Best television or observation tower! :dance:

How about the best Shoping Center :naughty: ? But we should post pics of interiors too :)

where do you think I will find pics of Serbian ones? When I search for Piramida it shows City Passage :D Others ar impossible to find.

where do you think I will find pics of Serbian ones? When I search for Piramida it shows City Passage :D Others ar impossible to find.

I dont know :D Go to those malls and make pics :D You're in Belgrade ? Right :)?

The Archive is now up to date! :)

I dont know :D Go to those malls and make pics :D You're in Belgrade ? Right :)?
I hate malls :D Just way too many people

I hate malls :D Just way too many people
Dobro jutro Kolumbo!:D

You should see American malls, for the pics I've posted you can see how totally jam-packed it is over here.

yeah but Mercator is much better then Piramida because you can at least buy something good while in Piramida you have 1000 shops and 99% are crap. :(

I agree, Mercator is fairly decent. My fav Belgrade mall would have to be City Passage or Millenium. They have Ok stores over there.

The Archive is now up to date! :)
ditto.

is the Most modern city going to be added when it is finalized? i want to see my city again ! :D Poowaa!

Superb job imariah, a fabulous times 10bio job! Keep up the good work :yes:

is the Most modern city going to be added when it is finalized? i want to see my city again ! :D Poowaa!

Superb job imariah, a fabulous times 10bio job! Keep up the good work :yes:
Thank You.

But, what do you mean "most modern city"? Do you mean "Best Modern Skylines of Eastern Europe" where Tallinn is in the top 5?

If so, that set has ended, and we have the results up! It's in the first post of this thread.

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Well done on the great job you have done with the best of EE :) .

The Archive has been renovated!

Updated with Season 2!

28/02/05 - The Archive Updated!

Western Europeans are probably going "damn why didn't we think of doing that". Answer is my friends - we Eastern Europeans are just better :cheers2:.

iMariah - my forumer, and trend setter of the year here in SSC. :cheers:

You belive in karma iMariah? If yes, then im sure that your hard work will pay off at somepoint. If no, um then.......you still did one hell of a job.


Oh, im just so warm inside whenever I think about how this must make the W Europeans feel :bleh:. We are superiour, and they are inferior when it comes to creative abilities,......among others :devil: .

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Revised.

When will city halls results come?

When will city halls results come?
Monday or Tuesday.
They're supposed to be out on Sunday, but because the poll was posted on last Monday, it will finish tomorrow.

btw we've been wondering with kuvvaci would it be possible to make a best of EE: mosques? and push it ahead of schedule if possible? pleeeeezzzz? :D
I usually, out of my homo balkanicus lazycus bulgaricus gene, and I always know some polish site will win, rarely post anything from Bulgaria, but this time since it's mostly the Balkans that have good mosques, I'm sure we can squeeze in the top5. actually you can find the posts in the muslims thread in the eastsky cafe...

btw we've been wondering with kuvvaci would it be possible to make a best of EE: mosques? and push it ahead of schedule if possible? pleeeeezzzz? :D
I usually, out of my homo balkanicus lazycus bulgaricus gene, and I always know some polish site will win, rarely post anything from Bulgaria, but this time since it's mostly the Balkans that have good mosques, I'm sure we can squeeze in the top5. actually you can find the posts in the muslims thread in the eastsky cafe...
Sure we can, but we can't push them ahead. You'll have to wait til' Season 3! :)

damn, but when is that?
EDIT: never mind, I just noticed your sig ;)

When will the Best Bridge poll come up....?

Damn, it's gone like 3 weeks and the poll for Best Bridges of EE still isn't up...?

you really want Mostar to win ;)

you really want Mostar to win ;)

Hehe;)

I want the poll to come up:(

were is the poll for the Bridges???
why don't you follow the dates that are in the first post?

Come on, this is a great thread.

will this continue or I should unstick it?

will this continue or I should unstick it?
Yes, it will be resumed in early May. Sorry for the misleading dates, I will adjust them.

We are in early may.

Updated - May 8th, 2005.

so there's going to be a second 7 wonders of EE poll?

so there's going to be a second 7 wonders of EE poll?
Yes, but this will be "man-made" wonders. The last poll was "natural" wonders.

:)

@iMariah I think alien is partly right.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=4076493&postcount=20
Since there is 20 countries considered EE, first should be counted 15 nominations from 15 different countries and then, if there is less nominations than from 15 countries, first second nominations from each country should be included.
It's a little change but it makes EE Series much more objective. :)

@iMariah I think alien is partly right.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=4076493&postcount=20
Since there is 20 countries considered EE, first should be counted 15 nominations from 15 different countries and then, if there is less nominations than from 15 countries, first second nominations from each country should be included.
It's a little change but it makes EE Series much more objective. :)
Thanks Petr for the suggestion. I was thinking the same thing myself, but I believe we have discussed this before, and people were pretty unhappy about it.

I think their argument was that if a country has 2 nominations that are 'better', and another country with a 'worse' nomination gets in, and the other 'better' one doesn't because of limitations, then it wouldn't be reliable.

Also, people said that the people who are really eager to participate in this contest, and post early shouldn't lose out to someone who decides to post their country late.

Anyway, I can see both sides, and both have their pluses and minuses, but I definately think that your suggestion will make it more diverse.

I can propose this again to our members, and see what they think. Anyone have any comments?

I think their argument was that if a country has 2 nominations that are 'better', and another country with a 'worse' nomination gets in, and the other 'better' one doesn't because of limitations, then it wouldn't be reliable.

and exactly this happend in the bridge nomination. some countries lets say with one good nomination and second with worse (or with both bad nominations)get in. And others who post lately dont fit.

Thanks Petr for the suggestion. I was thinking the same thing myself, but I believe we have discussed this before, and people were pretty unhappy about it.

I think their argument was that if a country has 2 nominations that are 'better', and another country with a 'worse' nomination gets in, and the other 'better' one doesn't because of limitations, then it wouldn't be reliable.

Also, people said that the people who are really eager to participate in this contest, and post early shouldn't lose out to someone who decides to post their country late.

Anyway, I can see both sides, and both have their pluses and minuses, but I definately think that your suggestion will make it more diverse.

I can propose this again to our members, and see what they think. Anyone have any comments?

The questoin is if we want to make happier some forumers or to have more objective polls. :) I mean, often not the best nominees are proposed at the beggining but those which come from the countries strongly represented on the forum: Poland, Serbia, B&H and Ukraine.
I'm sure that in the majority of the cases there will be some places for the first second nominees.

Updated - May 16th, 2005

you could start including whole result list :)

Updated - June 6th, 2005

what about "best sculptures of EE"?

what about "best sculptures of EE"?
There will be a suggestions thread for "BoEE" Season 3 very soon! Don't miss it! :)

There will be a suggestions thread for "BoEE" Season 3 very soon! Don't miss it! :)
Alright. btw, when does Season 3 start?

Updated (Major) - June 22nd, 2005

Full Archive Updated - August 11th, 2005

i hav a suggestion, best casinos of ee

^^(This is the archive thread... for old competitions... there is a separate suggestion thread ;)

i hav a suggestion, best casinos of ee
Too late, sorry! Next season perhaps! :)

When will the 3rd season start?

When will the 3rd season start?
Undecided. Most likely not right after Season 2.

Undecided. Most likely not right after Season 2.
Thanks. Who made the best of EE thing? I like it. We see stuff from other countries and then vote for them :) .

As you can all see, we've changed a few things:

Everything about BoEE will be convenienty in this thread. There will be no more "Schedule" or "Rules" threads. They are both incorporated into the main thread.

Furthermore, there will not be a schedule with set dates for each installment. The contest will run close to the schedule now, but there will be some flexibility, so we don't want to set the dates in stone (since they rarely occur on the dates that we set anyway). You can check the rough plan of each series in the main post as well. The installments are listed in order, so that should give you a rough idea.

:)

^Sergei, sometime when you are on the computer at the same time I am on, I will send you the final results for the season. Work tonight was beastly :(

In best Univeristies nobody can beat Vilnius.1569-2005,Renessaince,Baroque etc etc

when season 3 will be started ? i think we have waited for a long time now.

OK when is it going to START!!!

OK when is it going to START!!!
We're hoping to start Season 3 in the beginning of December.

We should consider making a "Worst of Eastern Europe" thread. :yes:

We should consider making a "Worst of Eastern Europe" thread. :yes:

But then BiH would win everything :(



hehe... :jk: :jk:

:tyty:

We're hoping to start Season 3 in the beginning of December.
Good news :)

We're hoping to start Season 3 in the beginning of December.
damn why so long ?

damn why so long ?
We want to make you suffer! :colgate:
No, it's an issue with the lack of time due to exams, etc.

I can help out, if you need any help that is.

I can help out, if you need any help that is.
Thanks, but it's better to keep it between fewer people. There's just too much to keep track of, and even me and Nathan sometimes have trouble.

You guys should make a Best of Eastern Europe web site :)

Thanks, but it's better to keep it between fewer people. There's just too much to keep track of, and even me and Nathan sometimes have trouble.

Speak for yourself Sergei :tongue2:

:jk: haha.

and that website is a possibility since my university website has just been sitting idle for a while... although it would be a bit time consuming to get the original scripting done.

But then BiH would win everything :(



hehe... :jk: :jk:

:tyty:

hahahahahahahahahahaha!

now, that...was a GOOD joke. everyone take notes. ;) quick before he signs off. :D

I forgot about this, it's a good thing the Best Mosques hasn't passed yet, I need to find good ones in Bulgaria, I'm sure we can at least get 2nd or 3rd behind Edirne and Istanbul

I forgot about this, it's a good thing the Best Mosques hasn't passed yet, I need to find good ones in Bulgaria, I'm sure we can at least get 2nd or 3rd behind Edirne and Istanbul

WTF about Sarajevo?

Speak for yourself Sergei :tongue2:

:jk: haha.

and that website is a possibility since my university website has just been sitting idle for a while... although it would be a bit time consuming to get the original scripting done.
My uni space has been going nowhere too, so that's also a possibility. Although, what do we need a website for? We have everything we need for "Best of EE" here. :)

My uni space has been going nowhere too, so that's also a possibility. Although, what do we need a website for? We have everything we need for "Best of EE" here. :)
You could make the website so it would be international – I mean people could see what the crazy EE-ians have to offer. As well other people could see the results.

We want to make you suffer! :colgate:
No, it's an issue with the lack of time due to exams, etc.
do you have 5-6 weeks exams :eek2: ?

do you have 5-6 weeks exams :eek2: ?
Pretty much. It's like non-stop. I'm in the middle of one period of exams, and then once it's done, another one start soon after.

Sarajevo has Mosques but other places have more, I doubt Bulgaria can get 3rd though (sorry), I think that it would be Istanbul followed by others and Sarajevo somewhere between 5-10th since alot were destroyed during the seige.

but who cares we have a mixture of churches, mosques , cinegogs (sorry if I said or spelled that wrong)...which is better then just one type of house of worhip :)

^well if that's what Bosnians do best, I guess you can have the title of best mosque builder. Or bridge builder, Mostar is the best bridge I've ever seen
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

That is incredibly offensive. I suggest you stop now.

^well if that's what Bosnians do best, I guess you can have the title of best mosque builder. Or bridge builder, Mostar is the best bridge I've ever seen
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

3tmk that was just not needed, we don't just build mosques, we build churches, cinegogs and other places of worship, that's just low.

^well if that's what Bosnians do best, I guess you can have the title of best mosque builder. Or bridge builder, Mostar is the best bridge I've ever seen
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Why are you Moderator again? :dunno:

@ bloodsaric - Just as a fact, Sarajevo certainly has 100 more mosques (no joking) than churches.

Why are you Moderator again? :dunno:

@ bloodsaric - Just as a fact, Sarajevo certainly has 100 more mosques (no joking) than churches.

Sarajevo has some 7-8 Orthodox and 3-4 Catholic churches, so maximal 12 churches. There's also that one Mila posted, Protestant? So that makes it 13, right?

Anyway, why is it important that Sarajevo has more mosques than churches? Islam is that kind of religion, muslims build a lot of mosques. Orthodox Christians don't. Muslims go more often to mosque, Orthodox Christians don't. I only go to church on Christmas, Easter and on Saint Jovan and Saint Nikola, plus when I'm in Belgrade I always go to Saint Petka Paraskeva church...

Sarajevo has some 7-8 Orthodox and 3-4 Catholic churches, so maximal 12 churches. There's also that one Mila posted, Protestant? So that makes it 13, right?

Anyway, why is it important that Sarajevo has more mosques than churches? Islam is that kind of religion, muslims build a lot of mosques. Orthodox Christians don't. Muslims go more often to mosque, Orthodox Christians don't. I only go to church on Christmas, Easter and on Saint Jovan and Saint Nikola, plus when I'm in Belgrade I always go to Saint Petka Paraskeva church...

It's not important. I just said it was a fact...
There's nothing wrong with having a lot or little religious monumnets. It's what they look like and how they're used that counts. :)

Oh, come on. It's not like muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina are that religious. All my neighbours should burn in hell becoase they all eat all pork and drink all rakija during our slava. And we do prepare janjetina especially for them...but at the end, Serbs are the one who eat that janjetina and drink juices ;)

Why are you Moderator again? :dunno:
to piss off certain people.

Anyway, why is it important that Sarajevo has more mosques than churches? Islam is that kind of religion, muslims build a lot of mosques. Orthodox Christians don't.

If thats not religious provacation then I don't know what is. What do you mean by Islam is "that kind" of religion? :gaah: Lets not generalise and chastise a religion. Some folks might find it offensive.

Agressive religion. It asks too much from a beleiver. Being muslims is way of life, and it should't be that way.

Religion isn't there to dictates your life, it's there to be with you when you need it. That's one of the reasons I prefer Orthodoxy than Catholicism, by the way.

^^ Tell me some ways in which you think Islam is a way of life.

Religion isn't there to dictates your life, it's there to be with you when you need it. That's one of the reasons I prefer Orthodoxy than Catholicism, by the way.

I agree, but I think it applies to very religious people in any religion.

For example, I know a few Christian people who are so religious, it pretty much dictates how they should live their lives, which I don't think is good at all.

It's almost as they're brainwashed to believe their own beliefs, and not to accept other points of view. In many ways, for these extremely religious people, it limits their lives. I think many religious people are very closed-minded, and that's a very bad trait.

Agressive religion. It asks too much from a beleiver. Being muslims is way of life, and it should't be that way.

Religion isn't there to dictates your life, it's there to be with you when you need it. That's one of the reasons I prefer Orthodoxy than Catholicism, by the way.

This is true actually...
Im sure every muslim knows that he has pray to God 5 times A DAY,its one of the 5 general factors of being muslim.. if u dont do that ure practically "musliman na baterije" (muslim on batteries) hehe... So if u consider that of some 2 mil muslims in B&H probably 80%,yes 80% dont do that and dont go to mosques..theyre actually not muslims..but thats just our way in b&H of bein muslim,just believe there is a God,dont prey 5 times a day,all women dont wear that thing on their heads,drink alcohol,watch a lot of porn etc etc. hehehe if im wrong please someone correct me,but i think no one will ;)

So.. my point here is were all like too much into religion here on the forum,but infact in real life no one really cares.. and its nonscience to build so much mosques,its better from that money to build homeless people some houses or something when no one goes to mosques anyway :bash:

^^ oh and yea i forgot,me and my family,altough we`re "muslims" when theres some orthodox or catholic holiday were all into pork like hell :D:D we go to our neighbours or they bring it to our home ;)
and besides that we eat pork always.... i mean why shouldnt we? it tastes great :D

^^ and this gave me another idea,why shouldnt we make Best Eastern Europe traditional food or something ? if that hasnt been in already?? :D

^^Someone could like brocolli, someone might not. A serb is used to his own food since he was a little baby, Polish food to him not be appealing. With architecture, and train staions and so on it's different.

^^ maybe ur right..

This is true actually...
Im sure every muslim knows that he has pray to God 5 times A DAY,its one of the 5 general factors of being muslim.. if u dont do that ure practically "musliman na baterije" (muslim on batteries) hehe... So if u consider that of some 2 mil muslims in B&H probably 80%,yes 80% dont do that and dont go to mosques..theyre actually not muslims..but thats just our way in b&H of bein muslim,just believe there is a God,dont prey 5 times a day,all women dont wear that thing on their heads,drink alcohol,watch a lot of porn etc etc. hehehe if im wrong please someone correct me,but i think no one will ;)

So.. my point here is were all like too much into religion here on the forum,but infact in real life no one really cares.. and its nonscience to build so much mosques,its better from that money to build homeless people some houses or something when no one goes to mosques anyway :bash:

Wearing that "thing" on a womens head isn't anywhere to do with the religion. It's a tradition that many people around the world actually believe being part of the religion.

Guys lay off the religion.

^^ lol ya lets not talk about religion..

This is true actually...
Im sure every muslim knows that he has pray to God 5 times A DAY,its one of the 5 general factors of being muslim.. if u dont do that ure practically "musliman na baterije" (muslim on batteries) hehe... So if u consider that of some 2 mil muslims in B&H probably 80%,yes 80% dont do that and dont go to mosques..theyre actually not muslims..but thats just our way in b&H of bein muslim,just believe there is a God,dont prey 5 times a day,all women dont wear that thing on their heads,drink alcohol,watch a lot of porn etc etc. hehehe if im wrong please someone correct me,but i think no one will ;)

So.. my point here is were all like too much into religion here on the forum,but infact in real life no one really cares.. and its nonscience to build so much mosques,its better from that money to build homeless people some houses or something when no one goes to mosques anyway :bash:

WELL SAID

^^ lol what is this forum about again?:D

When will the 3rd season start?

Sometime this month. :)
It will probably be the last season.

^let's start it then because at christmas time everyone is offline.

[QUOTE=Sergei]It will probably be the last season[QUOTE]
:(

not everyone is offline.

Ya'll ready?

R u?

Is he?

:lol:

In the words of Kevin Federline: Ya'll ain't ready!

If you haven't noticed, the archive has all been updated.

Unfortunately, Season 1 was apparently almost all pruned from the database, since it was so long ago. I'll try to save Season 2. :(

Sergei, is it too late to suggest a new category? How about "Best Town Hall", unless it's been done already...

^^It's been done already. Here are the results (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=195404).

Question: Has there ever been a "best skyscraper" contest for Best of EE?

^^ A looong time ago there has been such a contest. I think, that now EE with many new buildings is ready for another "best skyscraper" - contest.

^^ A looong time ago there has been such a contest. I think, that now EE with many new buildings is ready for another "best skyscraper" - contest.

So we can do one when this season ends. ;)

^^We shoudl wait until the exterior of the Elsburg Plaza is finished :tongue2:

So we can do one when this season ends. ;)
How many more polls are left until the end of this season and what’s after this museum one :)

When are we going to have our 'Best subways of EE' poll?

When are we going to have our 'Best subways of EE' poll?
Hopefully soon, when I get some time. :)

What about "Best commie skyline of EE"? That's something every city in EE has, more or less....

Oh the good times.

So, is the series going to be brought back?

We all have to get down on our knees in front of Sergei & Nate and beg for a new season of Best of EE:yes:

But I think we have already chewed up pretty much every single topic in existence:(

Oh the good times.

you seem so excited to see this thread again :D

you seem so excited to see this thread again :D
No, just reminiscing. Somebody asked for one of the threads, so I had to dig it up, and decided to bump it up for any newbies.

So which "best of" categories have already been done? Can you list them so that we think of others?

^^I don't want to embarrass you, but check the first page of this thread ;)

^^ Gee thanks, I love looking like an dumbass :D

How about best stadiums :)

There had been just one category: Best churches.
Because of the number and variety of churches in EE, I don't think it was a good solution:

What about:

1. Best romanic or neoromanic church
2. Best gothic or neogothic church
3. Best baroque or classicist church
4. Best byzantine or neobyzantine church...

and also to add : Best synagogue

How about best stadiums :)
Wait 5 years;)

This was probably the best series of threads in the Euroscrapers forum. Also the layout of the results was great and elegant. The rules were smart as well.

Is there any chance to start it again?

This was probably the best series of threads in the Euroscrapers forum. Also the layout of the results was great and elegant. The rules were smart as well.

Is there any chance to start it again?

The rules are what we got a lot of complaints about... and it took some time to remove all of the people who never voted properly. I haven't talked with Sergei in a while... and I'm not sure when/if we'll do it again. Personally I think there needs to be a bit of time still... lot's of development is ongoing in the area, and so it would be nice to let this current rush of construction finish up before we start anew... besides, you can't really redo the more classical threads like city squares, churches, etc... youd have the same winners, as nothing has been built to match what is already present.

The rules are always a problem because they define the biases. The specific rules were trying to eliminate any specific advantages. They weren't perfect, but if they were meant to be, the complexity would be so high that maintenance and counting would become virtually impossible. They were pretty neat for a forum.
We could start a discussion about this.


I am not sure that if we were running the polls again we would get the same results. Because things don't change so fast but people's perceptions and aesthetics are constantly changing. But, not doubt, for some categories they would be initially similar. Still, there are a lot of new categories than can discussed. E.g. Best buildings for architectural styles:
-modernism
-art deco
-Bauhaus...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_style
Or stranger categories like: megaprojects/factories/stock exchanges...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_building_types
I find all these useful not because it is fun to watch the polls and subsequent discussion (which it is) but because I see so many places I didn't know they existed and I want to visit them. I will take the whole list with me when I'll go on a EE trip.

uups ...

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I am not sure that if we were running the polls again we would get the same results. Because things don't change so fast but people's perceptions and aesthetics are constantly changing. But, not doubt, for some categories they would be initially similar. Still, there are a lot of new categories than can discussed. E.g. Best buildings for architectural styles:
-modernism
-art deco
-Bauhaus...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_style
Or stranger categories like: megaprojects/factories/stock exchanges...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_building_types
I find all these useful not because it is fun to watch the polls and subsequent discussion (which it is) but because I see so many places I didn't know they existed and I want to visit them. I will take the whole list with me when I'll go on a EE trip.

Totally agree..
It would be very interesting and educative to see all national variants of different architectural styles in the countries of EE...