You may nominate any registered user, including yourself, for a WAmmy Award:
If you are a contributor (a registered user), go the the Community Forum and post your nominations in the correct thread of the WAmmy Nominations sub-forum.
If you are a Supervisor, go to the Supervisor's Forum and post your nominations in the correct thread of the WAmmy Nominations sub-forum.
Yes you are welcome to nominate yourself for a WAmmy Award.
Any registered user can win a WAmmy award! To nominate yourself or someone you know:Nominations for each category can be posted by non-supervisors on the Community Forum in the WAmmys' thread throughout the year.Nominations for each category can be posted by Supervisors on the Supervisors' Forum in the WAmmys' thread throughout the year.
All registered contributors on Answers may nominate questions and individuals for the WAmmy Awards, whether you are a supervisor (make your nomination on the Supervisors Forum - WAmmys) or a non-supervisor (make your nomination on the Community Forum - WAmmys). Users are encouraged to nominate others AND themselves!
Ages of WAmmy award winners are not tracked so it is not known which WAmmy award winner is the youngest.
In the weeks before voting for the WAmmy Awards gets underway, nominations will be solicited on the forums. You are not able to nominate yourself. Then WikiAnswers supervisors will vote for the finalists to determine the award winner for that year.
WAmmy Award 'Answer of the Year' 2009JoyceP's answer to "What are the signs of child abuse and how can you help the abused child to overcome the harm it has caused?" won her the WAmmy Award for Answer of the Year in 2009. (See Related links for the actual answer.)
The answer that won the WAmmy Award in 2007 for 'Answer of the Year' was "How do you know when a man is serious about you?" which was answered by Joe Hepperle.
Nominations:Anyone can nominate an individual, question, or answer for a WAmmy! Users can nominate themselves and their own work as well:Nominations for each category can be posted by non-supervisors on the Community Forum in the WAmmys' thread throughout the year.Supervisors may post nominations on the Supervisor's Forum in the WAmmy thread throughout the year.Voting:The nominees are then narrowed down by a committee, and voted on by Supervisors and Contributors. Any registered user is permitted to vote!The votes are then tallied from each category with the finalists, and the winners are announced in March.
Words of Acceptance by the WAmmy Award WinnersFor the acceptance speeches of the WAmmy Award winners per year - 2007; 2008; 2009, and 2010 - see the Related links below.
To earn a WAmmy Badge, you need to win a WikiAnswers WAmmy Award. See the links below for the past winners and winning contributions.
Check out the 2012 WAmmy page for the complete list of winners! Linked below.
Two contributors, JoyceP and Quirkyquantummechanic, shared the WAmmy Award for "Answer of the Year" in 2008.JoyceP wrote an answer to "What precautions should be taken before a hurricane hits?" and Quirkyquantummechanic wrote an answer to "How is a cyclotron constructed and how does it work?"(See the Related questions for the pertinent WAmmy-winning answers.)