The WAmmy Awards are given to those who have been nominated by Supervisors and Contributors. Users can nominate themselves and their own work as well:
The nominees are then voted on by Supervisors and Contributors. The votes are then tallied from each category with the finalists, and the winners are announced in March.
You could possibly be nominated and become a WAmmy winner if you make every effort possible to do good quality work on all your contributions.
You must win a WAmmy award.
To earn a WAmmy Badge, you need to win a WikiAnswers WAmmy Award. See the links below for the past winners and winning contributions.
Ages of WAmmy award winners are not tracked so it is not known which WAmmy award winner is the youngest.
Your user name is listed on the WAmmy award winners page, a badge is placed on your profile (with information about which WAmmy category you won), and of course, the prestige of being a top contributor on Answers.
"The Whitten Award" is given out to those users (once per year) that have gone significantly above and beyond in their time on WikiAnswers, or as the award states, for a lifetime achievement. It was made in honor of Chris Whitten, the creator of WikiAnswers, and is one of the many WAmmy's given out per year. See the related link below for the list of winners of "The Whitten Award" and to see how to win a WAmmy.
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.)
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.
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.
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.
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.)
The 2009 WAmmy Award Winners will be announced in late January or early February, 2010.