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The WAmmy Awards
The official WikiAnswers Awards (a.k.a. "The WAmmys") are given each year for excellence in contributing and other community activities. Nominations are submitted throughout the year and then contributors vote on the finalists in January. View past winners and their acceptance speeches by clicking the trophy icons on the Top Contributors page.
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Can a contributor nominate their own name for the WAmmy Awards?
Yes you are welcome to nominate yourself for a WAmmy Award.
Who decides the winners for the WAmmys?
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 threads 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.
The official WikiAnswers Awards (a.k.a. "The WAmmys") are given each year for excellence in contributing and other community activities. Nominations are submitted throughout the year and then contributors vote on the finalists in January. View past winners and their acceptance speeches by clicking the trophy icons on the Top Contributors page. (See below for link)
Who were the winners of the 2010 WAmmy Awards on WikiAnswers?
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.
Which answer won the WAmmy Award in 2008 for 'Answer of the Year'?
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.)
Who is the youngest person to have won a WAmmy Award on WikiAnswers?
Ages of WAmmy award winners are not tracked so it is not known which WAmmy award winner is the youngest.
When are the 2010 WAmmy Awards?
December 31, 2012 at midnight is the cutoff time for nominations.
The nominees are then narrowed down to the top five in each WAmmy award category in January 2013.
In February 2013, a ballot is created and voted upon by the community.
In March 2013, the 2012 WAmmy winners are announced!
See link below for winners.
Who is in the WikiAnswers 'Hall of Fame'?
The WikiAnswers WAmmy Awards are awarded annually. Users who have contributed in outstanding ways to the site become part of the WikiAnswers "Hall of Fame." For the results of the WAmmy Awards for 2007 -- and to see each winner's acceptance "speech" -- see this link: http://wiki.answers.com/static/wammy_awards_2007.html For the results of the WAmmy Awards for 2008 -- and to see each winner's acceptance "speech" -- see this link:
http://wiki.answers.com/static/wammy_awards_2008.html
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.
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:
- 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 threads throughout the year.
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.
How many awards did Chris Brown win on the 2007 BET Awards?
3 he was nominated 4 best r'n'b, won best new artist won viewer choice with 'yo'
Is there a contest for the Best Profile on WikiAnswers?
(See the Related question for the list of all the different WAmmy Awards that can be won each year.)
Which answer won the WAmmy Award in 2009 for 'Answer of the Year'?
(See Related links for the actual answer.)
When are the WAmmy winners announced?
Throughout the year (Jan. 1st - Dec. 31st), nominations are accepted in the Community and Supervisors' forum thread labeled "WAmmys."
- December 31st at midnight is the cutoff time for nominations.
- The nominees are then narrowed down to the top five in each WAmmy award category in January.
- In February, a ballot is created and voted upon by the community.
- In March, the WAmmy winners are announced!
Who were the winners of the 2007 WAmmy Awards on WikiAnswers?
The winners of the 1st annual WikiAnswers Awards (a.k.a. "The WAmmys") were announced on January 30th, 2007. The winners and runners-up are as follows: * Most Answers (the Know-It-All Award - based on major changes only) Winner - Brave3
Honorable Mention - Dlmick * Most Contributions (the Good Samaritan Award) Winner - Dlmick
Honorable Mention - Brave3 * Most Trust Points (the In You We Trust Award) Winner - RoyR
Honorable Mention - Clay * Most Vandals Blocked (the Crime Stopper Award) Winner - Ganderton
Honorable Mention - Dlmick * Most Category Changes (the Neat Freak Award) Winner - Ksmail
Honorable Mention - An8thg * Most Questions Improved (the Eye for Detail Award) Winner - Deb
Honorable Mention - Dlmick * Most Active New Supervisor (the Rookie of the Year Award - most contributions by a Supervisor who joined within the last six months) Winner - An8thg
Honorable Mention - HisPowr4u * Answer of the Year Winner - Joe Hepperle
Honorable Mention - QuirkyQuantumMechanic
Honorable Mention - Schnazola * Funniest Answer Winner - Schnazola Honorable Mention - Zem
Honorable Mention - An8thg * Funniest Question Winner - Buxtonp
Honorable Mention - (Anonymous)
Honorable Mention - (Anonymous) * Lifetime Achievement Award Winner - Chris
Honorable Mention - Neila222
Honorable Mention - Marcy * Rising Star Award (best contributions by a Supervisor who joined within the last six months) Winner - LauraFrog
Honorable Mention - EvilTechie
Honorable Mention - HisPowr4u * Best Contributor in a Supporting Role (Supervisor who has done the most to help out fellow Supers) Winner - Deb
Honorable Mention - Ksmail
Honorable Mention - Brave3 * Best Advice Answer Winner - SapphireMoon
Honorable Mention - Marcy
Honorable Mention - Getacar * Best How-To Answer Winner - An8thg
Honorable Mention - TopSavings.net
Honorable Mention - Mina1 * Best Researched Answer Winner - Rosencrantz
Honorable Mention - Joncey
Honorable Mention - USCitizen
What awards were given to Balachandran Chullikkadu?
he was awarded Sanskriti award but he refused to receive few years ago
