WikiAnswers - Wammy Awards Hall of Fame 2007

Most Answers
Most Contributions
Most Trust Points Earned
Most Vandals Blocked
Most Category Changes

Most Questions Improved
Most Contributions by New Supervisor
Best Contributor in a Supporting Role
Best Contributions by New Supervisor
Best Advice Answer

Best How-To Answer
Best Researched Answer
Funniest Answer
Funniest Question
Lifetime Achievement Award

How do you know when a man is serious about you?

... First thing to understand is that God programmed all men to naturally have a drive to procreate to populate the Earth. One of the oldest complaints women have is, "Is that all you ever think about?!?". And happily for the sake of the continuation of the human race, the answer for many men is, "Yes... that, and grown-up toys like fast cars, boats, etc." ... [more]

I am happy to have been selected for this honor. I was pleased to discover that other people enjoyed reading my answer. I myself enjoy reading other peoples' answers and have chuckled at a few of the lighthearted ones myself. Thank you for reading and enjoying my post.

Joe Hepperle

Most Answers

Brave3

(3,950)

I'd like to thank the academy...  Oops, wrong award. I couldn't have done it without the support of Answers.com (the source for the majority of my answers!).  I just hope my avalanche of answers helps to educate the next generation of great WikiAnswers contributors.  I'd like to thank...  Ken, Apryl and Dave for keeping me up on Meebo way past my bedtime.  Also, Crystal and the rest of the WikiAnswers crew for making my crazy awards idea a reality.  Lastly, my mom and dad who taught me that the only dumb questions are those left unanswered.  ;)

Brave3

Most Contributions

Dlmick

(87,418)

Thank you ... thank you ... I know time is short and there are others that will be making acceptance speeches so I shall be brief. When someone wins such a prestigious award as this there are usually so many people to show appreciation to. So, without further ado:  To 24.208.251.237, I want to thank you for the incredible run of vandalism you went on that I was fortunate enough to catch. I must have added 300 contributions to my total just cleaning up your mess.  To Indiaaff, your string of spam contributions rivaled any I have seen during my tenure at WikiAnswers. I had to down a couple of naproxen and take a nap after cleaning up your stuff. I can't wait for your block to end so we can do it again! But seriously, I dedicate this to all of you conscientious users that helped to broaden my knowledgebase ... 'preciate it.  Thank you very much.

Dlmick

Most Trust Points Earned

RoyR

(2,779)

You know there's a writers' strike, so this won't bee too good. Thanks to all the contributors who voted for me, all the staff at WikiAnswers, the supervisors and community assistants, and especially Chris, who made the whole site possible.  I'm sure there are others who are at least as trustworthy as I am, so I attribute this honor more to my longevity than anything.

RoyR

Most Vandals Blocked

Ganderton

(376)

Spam and vandalism are two of my greatest pet peeves here on WikiAnswers, as you can probably tell. In the past, the entire task of running down spammers and vandals was up to a small group of us with no programming in place to aid us.  Since then the verification process has slowed things down quite a lot. I take it very personally when someone comes in and violates our site, so I attack right back with more conviction than they can afford to put into their efforts. When you do it right you really do feel like a crime stopper and the satisfaction is in a job well done. Our combined efforts as a Super group have led to great improvements to the site with regards to the prevention of vandalism, the blatant and obvious attacks have all but stopped now and what is left are the really sneaky ones...and of course the kids fooling around.

Ganderton

Most Category Changes

Ksmail

(27,210)

Thank you for this recognition. I never really thought of myself as a neat freak but there is a reason why I have spent so much time recategorizing questions on WikiAnswers. I strongly believe that placing questions in the appropriate topics increases the chance that they will be viewed by people that have the knowledge to answer them. There are so many questions that I come across that have gone unanswered due to the fact that they have been hidden in an unrelated topic. I figure by just taking a few seconds to place it in the right category I am helping that person get their answer. I hope that my efforts have helped a few people get their answers, if so it is all worth it. Thanks again for the WAmmy! Looking forward to a great 2008!

Ksmail

Most Questions Improved

Deb

(8,904)

What a wonderful surprise!  Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that improving all those questions would earn me an award.  When I first joined, I'd go down the recent changes list and do one question right after another.  I hardly use the recent changes list anymore, but questions that need to be improved are everywhere, and improving them is something I love to do.  Getting this award is an honor!

Deb

Most Contributions by a
New Supervisor

An8thg

(55,523)

Thank you for recognizing the many overly caffeinated, sleepless, OCD filled evenings I have spent here with all of you.  I thoroughly enjoy my time on WikiAnswers and look forward to many more days to come. 

An8thg

Best Contributor in a
Supporting Role

Deb

Wow!  I knew I had been nominated for this award, but being chosen to receive it is fantastic!  Others who were nominated are such great leaders and always willing to lend a hand to others that it makes getting the award mean even more to me.  It's an honor to be in such great company! I hope I can be of even more help in the year to come.

Deb

Best Contributions by a
New Supervisor

LauraFrog

I've been hooked on WikiAnswers since pretty much the first time I stumbled on the site doing a pile of boring homework. I've never regretted it. It's kind of second nature - get home, throw up email in one window and WikiAnswers in the other. I thought at first that the supervisors lurked behind the scenes, cleaning up the rubbish and not getting much recognition, but when I became one and accessed the Super's Portal and Super's Forum I was amazed at how active and friendly the Supervisor Community is. To be recognized for having the most valuable contributions for a new supervisor is totally unexpected. Let's just say that I'm the one who's honored. Even my parents are impressed!  Thanks loads... I can't believe it. And congratulations to all the other winners and nominees. It's a shame we can't give everyone a WAmmy - but you'd run out of space on the page!

LauraFrog

Best How-To Answer

An8thg

How do you keep a dog from getting out of the backyard?

I feel incredibly honored to have been selected by my peers to receive the award for Best How-To Answer.  I would never have imagined that my initial random search for an answer would have resulted in finding a new obsession and a new group of wonderful people I am proud to call my friends. 

An8thg

Best Advice Answer

SapphireMoon

How do you avoid running out of things to say?

What a thrill to receive this recognition!  I had no idea that anybody was looking. (And of course I don't know whether the questioner was looking.  Wouldn't that be nice to know?) When I visit WA, I usually look for sincere-sounding questions to which I can contribute a little knowledge or experience beyond simple facts.  My favorite ones are those that I would never have thought to ask.  
This was an excellent question that called for a thoughtful response.  I hope my answer stimulated some thought in its turn. Thank you for your kind encouragement and support, WA Supervisors, and thanks to all the folks whose searching questions turn the wheels.

SapphireMoon

Best Researched Answer

Rosencrantz

What are some examples of Newton's three laws of motion?

I would have never thought that sitting in physics with my brain bleeding would finally pay off, the derivatives and free-body diagrams floating around my head may not be a bad thing after all. This prize is definitely a great impetus for me to make WikiAnswers even greater than it already is and to actually look forward to sitting in physics. In one breath, I would like to thank: Schnazola for encouraging me to edit WikiAnswers with as much rambling calculus as I can come up with, Mr. Carroll for teaching me the dark art of physics, Mr. Grizzle for showing me that there is a limit to getting "fun" out of the van De Graff generator, and Mr. Arnett for teaching me that "the rest is algebra."

Rosencrantz

Funniest Answer

Schnazola

How do I dry out the marijuana that got wet when I accidentally washed in my jeans?

Gee, I don't know what to say.... This is all so unexpected.....  I didn't prepare anything.....  I mean, just being nominated is an honor..... All the nominees are winners!  So, this award is really for all of you!  How about a big round of applause for all the nominees?  <clap hands to prompt the applause>  Gee, this is so unexpected......  I mean, who would think that Schnaz, that ol' stick-in-the mud would win the funniest answer?  Which one was it?  I forget. <giggle humbly > I mean, I figured I had a shot at the know-it-all award.  But the funniest?!  No way.  So, uh, well, I'd like thank everyone who made this possible.  I would say that this is very humbling, but that would be a cliché.  So, thank you. <hoist award briefly over head>  <trip slightly on way off stage>

Schnazola

Funniest Question

Buxtonp

When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died did he start to decompose?

Wow! ..... a WAmmy ..... I'll treasure it and display it along side my other award, Funniest Ski Fall of the Week; that one was a little more painful to achieve though.  Thank you all so much. 
I've not been this excited since I last took my socks off, stood on one leg in a bowl of cold porridge singing 'Old McDonald had a farm, OEIOU' he was dyslexic you know! Seriously though, I'm not normally known for my comic outbursts, but it's good to know that my English sense of humor brings a smile and maybe a little giggle to some peeps once in a while. It's good to smile. If I knew who voted for my question, I'd chuck my arms around you and give you a big hug.  Thank you all.  By the way, if I get another would that make it a double WAmmy? 

Buxtonp

Lifetime Achievement

Chris

I am very proud of WikiAnswers. What makes me most proud is that it has a life of its own. It's grown way beyond me and keeps growing in new and exciting ways. I can stand back and appreciate its success. That's the most I could have ever hoped for. 

Chris

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