The FOFC Historical Person Draft Thread (Draft Underway!)

[RendeR]

This is going to take weeks at this rate.....

[Racer]

Originally Posted by RendeR

This is going to take weeks at this rate.....

Yeah, this is going really slow.

[ColtCrazy]

True, the first day is the worst though. Hopefully by tonight things will pick up a lot.

[Izulde]

Here now! I PM'ed oliegirl my picks but evidently she's not back yet.

Making selection now.

[Izulde]

1.8 Adolf Hitler - Evil Historical Person, World War II era

What more needs to be said? The one man I can think of that is universally hated the world over, save for perhaps a few fringe extremists. Directly responsible for the murder of millions, indirectly responsible for the deaths and shattered lives of countless more.

[RendeR]

Originally Posted by Izulde

1.8 Adolf Hitler - Evil Historical Person, World War II era

What more needs to be said? The one man I can think of that is universally hated the world over, save for perhaps a few fringe extremists. Directly responsible for the murder of millions, indirectly responsible for the deaths and shattered lives of countless more.

Indeed, he is an excellent pick in a few categories actually. I knew he wouldn't make it out of round 1.

[spleen1015]

No surprises to me or head scratchers. Who makes the first 'WTF?' pick?

[DaddyTorgo]

well that was one of noop's picks that he PM'd to me, so you all might end up waiting on him to get back.

[Barkeep49]

Hitler was someone I considered for #1 since I think he's a tad above everyone else who could be an Evil Historical Person.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

Hitler was someone I considered for #1 since I think he's a tad above everyone else who could be an Evil Historical Person.

Oh there's plenty of others

[DaddyTorgo]

i'm looking forward to making my undrafted team at the end of this all

[oliegirl]

I'm back, hope you didn't have to wait too long for Izulde...sorry! Danny is on the clock with Colts, LarryMcG and Nooop/DT after that...please have your picks ready so we can start to move this along

[DaddyTorgo]

olie - it's Noop. I have one of his two picks (the other was taken) so i will PM it to you

[oliegirl]

Someone had PM'd me a question regarding taking "teams" of people, I emailed Chief to get the answer, I've answered Spleen privately but figured I'd post something here as well.

Teams of people will not be allowed. All picks must be done separately - one person per pick. If you have any questions, post them here or pm Chief and I.

[Danny]

1.9 Augustus Caesar- Ruler/Diplomatic Leader, Classical Age (600 BC-450 AD)

[ColtCrazy]

1.10 Benjamin Franklin - Intellectual - 1700s

IMO, it's impossible to underestimate Franklin's importance to the founding of America. He could have easily been listed as a Diplomat for his numerous contributions the colonies from the Albany Pact to his dealings with France. You could even argue his abilities as a scribe because of his wit and wisdom in his publishing endeavors. However, Franklin is my Intellectual choice. The Franklin Stove, the lightning rod, his founding of libraries in Philadelphia. He was a true genius, and my personal favorite lesson to teach during US History.

[RendeR]

Interesting, Augustus wasn't on my radar. Who's next? =)

[RendeR]

I like the Franklin pick. Maybe a little USA-centric? I dunno. but its a decent pick even so.

[RendeR]

Is anyone updating a post in this thread or another one with the round by round picks?

[Danny]

Originally Posted by RendeR

Interesting, Augustus wasn't on my radar. Who's next? =)

A lot of great picks out there, but Augustus to me was the strongest pick in that particular category. Julius Caesar was a better military leader, but Augustus was the more responsible for the Rome dynasty which shaped all of Europe and the future of civilization.

[Danny]

If Noops didnt send in enough picks then we are done for the day . Any chance we can get daddytargo to make a pick for him to keep us moving?

[larrymcg421]

1.11 - Isaac Newton, Intellectual, 1600s

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by Danny

If Noops didnt send in enough picks then we are done for the day . Any chance we can get daddytargo to make a pick for him to keep us moving?

I don't have a problem with this. We're moving along at the moment.

[oliegirl]

Originally Posted by Danny

If Noops didnt send in enough picks then we are done for the day . Any chance we can get daddytargo to make a pick for him to keep us moving?

I have his pick, I'm just waiting for "final clarification" on something...will post asap

[Racer]

I'm out until about 7 pm guys. I sent Oliegirl and Chief Rum a 11 person list.

[oliegirl]

I have Noop's pick, but I didn't get a category to put it in...at this point I don't think that matter, so if it's OK with you guys, I'll post it now and add the category later...that will help keep the draft moving. Post in the next 3 or 4 minutes if you have a problem with that.

[Danny]

Olie, you have both of his picks?

[oliegirl]

Originally Posted by Danny

Olie, you have both of his picks?

Crap, no, I only have one...

[RendeR]

That should be fine Olie, its the person that matters to everyone else. he can put them in whatever category he wants. We can't use the person either way.

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by RendeR

That should be fine Olie, its the person that matters to everyone else. he can put them in whatever category he wants. We can't use the person either way.

He has back to back picks and she only has one of them...

[Danny]

Yeah, that's definitely fine. I just would like it if we weren't done for the day because he didn't send in any backups.

[Danny]

Drafts like these need to keep momentum going.

[RendeR]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

He has back to back picks and she only has one of them...

OOoops =)

[oliegirl]

DT is at a party, he posted in the WW thread that he is out for a while. Hopefully he won't be gone too long. If any of you are going to be gone for more than an hour or two tomorrow, please PM me a list of your picks so we can keep the momentum going and get through a couple rounds.

[RendeR]

I will be out from 7:30-ish till probably 11pm or later tonight but I will definitely be back to keep tihngs moving.

At this rate I doubt we'll be to my pick again anyway =)

[Izulde]

I'll be gone from noon-5 tomorrow but I'll definitely have picks mailed in.

[Racer]

No new picks? Dang.

[Buccaneer]

I'm home. Who's up?

[Racer]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I'm home. Who's up?

Noop has back to back picks.

[Buccaneer]

I thought we'd be further along.

AE told me about the DaVinci pick. Personally, I don't weigh the categories in these games as strongly as other do, so you can't go wrong having DaVinci on your list. However, in a draft like this, we do have to be historically accurate, which makes it sort of challenging when a person covers two different eras.

[oliegirl]

I'm heading out to dinner, CR will probably be checking in by the time I get home, hopefully we'll be able to make more progress tomorrow...

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2

Might be a good idea to change the thread name. I thought ya'll were still signing up and missed some action!

Yeah, saw the thread title when I checked in, and did the ole forehead slap on that one. Changed now.

[Buccaneer]

You got picks to post...?

[Pumpy Tudors]

I'm surprised that Dany Heatley hasn't been picked yet.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by RendeR

Is anyone updating a post in this thread or another one with the round by round picks?

I am updating right now, but I may need to hand olie the keys to my login to make updates while I am away. We'll see how things are going, and I'll figure it out.

[Chief Rum]

Okay, I do not have noop's first pick, but olie has that. Be sure to include both olie and me on pick PMs, everyone, so we can both help move the draft along.

noop said he would be out until 9, and he lives on the East Coast, which makes it 9 right now. Hopefully we will hear from him soon.

[Chief Rum]

Reserved For Official Draft Board

ROUND ONE

1. Barkeep-- Jesus of Nazareth - Religious Figure (Classical Age)
2. spleen-- Alexander the Great - Military Leader (Classical Age)
3. Racer-- Muhammad - Religious Figure (Middle Ages)
4. LWSFS-- William Shakespeare - Scribe (1600s)
5. Render-- Leonardo Da Vinci - Intellectual (Renaissance)
6. AENeuman-- St. Nicholas - Cultural Icon (Classical Age)
7. Buccaneer-- Albert Einstein - Intellectual (Pre-WWII 20th century)
8. Izulde-- Adolf Hitler - Evil Historical Person (WWII - 1950s)
9. Danny-- Augustus Caesar - Ruler/Diplomatic Leader (Classical Age)
10. ColtCrazy-- Benjamin Franklin - Intellectual (1700s)
11. larrymcg-- Isaac Newton - Intellectual (1600s)
12. noop-- CURRENTLY DRAFTING



This is a copy of Post #3, the running draft board. At this point, these are the picks that have been made.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

You got picks to post...?

Unfortunately, no. I wasn't PM'd with noop's picks (I did get Racer's, thanks Racer).

I knew the first day would be a little hit and miss as people get into the groove of things. Hopefully this will get people working on lists so we can keep things moving as much as possible. And definitely a good idea to send in a much longer list than is likely needed. If you send in just enough picks for your own, you risk that one of your choices may be taken before the draft gets to you, and then we get a hold up.

[Buccaneer]

This morning, I made a matrix showing Chief's categories across the top and the eras down the side. I then, off the top of my head, filled in about 25 cells with what I thought were the obvious/best picks. It looks like that 8 (out of the 11 picks) are already gone. Nice work (including you, Izulde ). The matrix also made me realize were categories/eras I believe are going to be tough and which one are going to be throwaways.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

This morning, I made a matrix showing Chief's categories across the top and the eras down the side. I then, off the top of my head, filled in about 25 cells with what I thought were the obvious/best picks. It looks like that 8 (out of the 11 picks) are already gone. Nice work (including you, Izulde ). The matrix also made me realize were categories/eras I believe are going to be tough and which one are going to be throwaways.

Yeah, I wondered how that would play out. I figured the eras would change some approaches, and overvalue some categories and undervalue others. I haven't done any such layouts, because I want to be surprised by the choices you guys make, but I figured to see some interesting decisions.