Welcome to the 2001 AFTI Media Boy Poll, the sixth annual Internet and Usenet Poll that recognizes boys in the media.  We invite all visitors to participate in the Poll.

Since 1996 LonoMyth's Kid Actor Spotlight has presented the annual Media Boy Poll.  In Lono's absence several members of the alt.fan.teen.idols (AFTI) newsgroup have banded together to keep the Poll alive for 2001.

Voting in the Poll started on January 6, 2002, and ends on February 3, 2002, at 9:00PM Eastern time.  After the poll closes the votes will be counted and shortly thereafter the Prize Patrol will post the results here, announce the results to the AFTI group, and deliver the good news to the lucky and deserving winner.

The Poll is simple - fans are asked to vote for their favorite young male performers based on their work during the year 2001.  There are some rules for voting, so please make sure you read and follow those rules so you will have a valid ballot.

Best of luck to all the nominees, and many thanks for enriching our lives in 2001.  We look forward to many more wonderful performances in 2002.

The 2001 AFTI Media Boy Poll Committee,
Max, Marcus, Mark L., Likem, Captain Cook, and Chris P.
(Many thanks to Mark L. for completing the nominees list, and to Likem, Marcus, and everyone else who contributed so greatly).

Eligible nominees are listed below.  To be an eligible nominee for the 2001 AFTI Media Boy Poll, the performer must have been:
1. a part of a production (either in the movies, TV, or music) that had first run original status in any part of 2001, and
2. 17 years of age or younger in any part of 2001.

If you know of a performer who fits the above criteria but who is not listed below, please let us know by sending an e-mail to Email address closed so we can add them to the list.  Please do not send your votes to the markl02 e-mail address.  The e-mail address for sending ballots is at the bottom of this page.

 

These rules are important if you want your vote to count.  Please make sure you read and follow the rules so your vote will be meaningful.  Thank you.

NOTE: Voting will end on February 3, 2002, 9:00pm Eastern time.

1. Fans should submit 5 performers' names from the above list of nominees, to the e-mail address listed below.  Voters are encouraged to vote for the performers who they feel made the most significant impact in the media in 2001 by way of outstanding performances, significant contributions, and other brilliant and memorable achievements.  Please feel free to vote for whomever you choose, but note that the Media Boy Poll is not a popularity or "beauty contest", but is rather a Poll to help determine the "Media Boy" who is most deserving of this honor based on his talents and accomplishments, as voted by you, the fans.

2. When voting, list your top five choices from the performers listed above, making note of your #1 choice, #2 choice, and so on.  Please make your choices obvious as to your #1 choice, #2 choice, all the way to your #5 choice.  You may not vote for the same star more than once, such ballots will be discarded and the star will receive no points.

3. You have an option of including up to 5 "honorable mention" names on your ballot after your 5 official votes.  These honorable mentions are not votes, and will not count in the final score, but we will compile a list of the honorable mentions for the interest of the group.  Ballots with more than 5 official choices and 5 honorable mentions will be sent back untabulated for prioritization.

Your choices will receive points as follows:
your #1 choice will be assigned 5 points,
your #2 choice will be assigned 4 points,
your #3 choice will be assigned 3 points,
your #4 choice will be assigned 2 points,
and your #5 choice will be assigned 1 point.
Your optional "honorable mention" performers, up to 5, will receive no points.

Sample Ballot:
#1, Frankie Berfield, 5 points
#2, Billy Carter, 4 points
#3, Jesse Gilman, 3 points
#4, Kevin Clark, 2 points
#5, Aaron Muniz, 1 point.
Honorable Mention: Bobby Einhorn, Gavin Foley, Miko Hynes, Scotty Lamberg.

Fewer than 5 names will be weighted less - the number of names you submit will be the point value of your #1 vote and it will count down from there. 

Sample Ballot with fewer than 5 names:
#1, Frankie Berfield, 3 points
#2, Billy Carter, 2 points
#3, Jesse Gilman, 1 point

4. Votes with performers' names deemed ineligible will be sent back once to be modified.

5. Everyone may vote ONLY ONCE.  Please be fair and vote only one time.  We WILL be taking extreme measures to detect anyone attempting to "stuff the ballot-box".  If an individual is believed to be voting more than once, ALL VOTES FROM THAT USER WILL BE DISCARDED.

Tie-Breaking Criteria:

In the event that two or more performers are tied for 1st place because they accumulated the same number of points at poll's end, the tie will be broken based on the following:
1. The performer with the most overall votes (not including honorable mentions) will be declared the winner.
2. If the performers are still tied after applying tie-breaker 1 above, the performer who accumulated the most 1st place votes will be declared the winner.
3. If the performers are still tied after applying tie-breakers 1&2 above, a tie for 1st place will be declared.
4. A tie for any other position in the poll other than 1st place will remain a tie; no tie-breaking criteria will be applied.