That list is automated. The site calculates your contributions and adds your name to the list.
The major WikiAnswers contributors can be seen through the 'Top Contributors' list. To see the Top Contributors list, simply go to the WikiAnswers home page, scroll to the bottom, and click the 'View Top Contributors' link. There is where you see the top 100 contributors of all time, the top 50 answerers, and top 50 editors on WikiAnswers.
You can find a list of the top contributors for any category or type of edit on the WikiAnswers leaderboards. To get to the leaderboards, click on the trophy icon at the top of this webpage. That will take you to a page where you can view the top contributors for any category this month, or all-time.
Go to Browse Categories. On the bottom of the page there will be a link called "Top Contributors" If you click on the button you will be taken to a page where the top most contributors of the website are displayed. This is not the comprehensive list of users of the website but the list of top contributors who help the site function in top shape.
The list of Top 100 overall contributors is available via this link:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Special:Tops/All-time#overall
As many as you wish. See WikiAnswers Top contributors page to see the list of top answerers.Special:TopFarmers
No, there are no awards given to monthly top contributors on WikiAnswers. But prizes are given during WikiAnswers contests like the WikiAnswers AnswerThon.
In the Top Contributors list, recategorization counts as editing. In terms of editing on the Top Contributors list, it is basically recategorization.
Who's Who in the 'History' CategoryAs of December 31, 2011, the overall top 10 contributors in the History category are as follows:MizDanaKerriBaybeeFtaylor13Stanzz1234JaysHyper XHelperElfPeterc14Steven KeymanWikiWriterRathnashikamani(For the full list, click on the Related link.)
To view the current lists of top contributors, click here: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Special:TopFarmersYou will see the all-time top contributors, top answerers, top editors, top contributors by date, month, and/or year, and top contributors by category.
This information is available via the WikiAnswers Help Center.See the Related Link for the following information:-- Top 100 Answerers;-- Top 100 Editors;-- All-Time Top 100 Contributors;-- Top 10 Contributors per month of your choice;-- Top 10 Contributors per category of your choice. Or you can see the top contributors at http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Special:TopFarmers
A 'Top Organizer' would be someone on WikiAnswers who has organized the most questions on WikiAnswers. Currently, there is no 'Top Organizer', but there is a 'Top Editor' on the WikiAnswers 'Top Contributors' page.
The list are reset at the start of the month.