You don't get money or a trophy, but you do get a badge on your profile. But, even more importantly, you get something much better - the privilege of knowing you helped someone with an answer you provided, knowledge you shared, or advice you gave that helped someone who needed it.
Also, knowing your peers thought your contribution worthy of a WAmmy award is an honor, especially considering the fact that much of WikiAnswers is made up of some of the greatest minds from all over the world.
The first annual WAmmy Awards was in 2007.
There are different users that win the WAmmy awards each year. Many users have won.
WAmmy is the WikiAnswers awards. It is modeled after the Grammy, which is replaced with WAmmy. The WA stands for WikiAnswers, and is capitalized when saying the word WAmmy, for the WikiAnswers awards.
All awards and honorable mentions for the 2010 Wammy Awards can be found on the page linked below.
All nominations for the 2012 WAmmy Awards must be submitted by December 31, 2012.
When the 2010 WAmmy Awards are presented, 144 awards will have been given out to worthy contributors. 2007 - 16 awards 2008 - 40 awards 2009 - 44 awards 2010 - 44 awards
Yes you are welcome to nominate yourself for a WAmmy Award.
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WAmmy Award for 'Best Profile'Yes, there is. One of the categories within the WAmmy Awards is called "Best Profile." (See the Related question for the list of all the different WAmmy Awards that can be won each year.)
WAmmy AwardsThe Annual WAmmy Awards are the most prestigious awards given on Answers.com. They are given out once a year to those who have contributed in outstanding ways to the site. Every person who strives toward excellence deserves recognition. The WAmmy Awards are the site's way of showcasing outstanding talent in our various fields. Contributors spend lots of hours every year asking and answering questions, re-categorizing, improving questions and answers and doing other things on the site. The WAmmy Awards is Answers' way of recognizing those people who put forth a special effort in the many categories.
No, there is no cash prize to anyone of the WAmmy Awards winners.Specifically, the awards are on the order of recognition of special efforts by WikiAnswers participants. So they are more like the Grammy Awards. In fact, they are modeled on the Grammies, but WikiAnswers style!
The 2009 WAmmy Award Winners will be announced in late January or early February, 2010.