BattleTechWiki:2012 Founder's Awards

As has become tradition on SarnaBTW, January is the time to look back at the past year and find out who should be given a Founder's Award for outstanding service to the wiki.

2012 Nominations

Please post your nominations for the various Founder's awards here for discussion. Post not only the Editor's or Admin's name, but also why you feel that person should be the awardee. Nominations will close on the 31st of January, with Nicjansma announcing after he has made his decisions. Negative responses are not solicited, as these are only for nominations.

Five out of the six Founder's Awards are up for nomination; the Founder's Consistent Service Award is completely left up to User:Nicjansma. The criteria/descriptions of the awards can be found here.

Please post your nominations under the appropriate sub-heading.

Clarification: All users are welcome to voice their opinions and nominate others or even themselves for the awards. You don't have to be an admin to take part in this community action.

Founder's Outstanding Member of the Year Award

• BrokenMnemonic - need I say more? He only joined the BTW project in late 2011 and has been a consistent and diligent worker here from day one. In 2012, he was probably the one outstanding editor here whose contributions stood out most. Frabby (talk) 12:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)

Seconded.--Mbear^(talk) 03:42, 16 January 2013 (PST)

• Frabby - Frabby will likely win the Founder's Consistent Service Award (deservedly), but I just wanted to say what an outstanding job he's done, keeping the day-to-day admin going, deleting spam bot accounts, answering questions, resolving problems, and overall doing a fantastic job stepping up when real life took Rev from us. From all of us - Thanks! ClanWolverine101 (talk) 22:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)

I nominate Frabby for the above listed reasons, as well as in return for nominating me!--Raven 2C (talk) 11:10, 16 January 2013 (PST)

I think nothing is more to say. I nominate BrokenMnemonic.--Doneve (talk) 15:39, 16 January 2013 (PST)

Founder's Superior Editor of the Year Award

• Doneve and Wrangler, who both continue to soldier on with a staggering output, doing the thankless task of formatting or updating edits to scores and scores of articles. They continue to be among our most reliable workhorses. Frabby (talk) 12:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)

Seconded.--Mbear^(talk) 03:44, 16 January 2013 (PST)

• Mbear, Cyc, LittleWolf, who all have a huge pile of meaningful contributions here in 2012, filtering out minutiae from various sources to add them to equally numerous articles. Frabby (talk) 12:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)
• Scaletail - BTW's longest-standing editor and admin is still here, and is still diligently admining and editing merrily along. If he doesn't get a Founder's Award then he definitely deserves a consistent service award. Frabby (talk) 12:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)
• Doneve, for reasons too obvious to list. ClanWolverine101 (talk) 10:53, 16 January 2013 (PST)

Seconded... that's three of us including Mbear. --Rebs (talk) 16:11, 16 January 2013 (PST)

Founder's Superior Writer of the Year Award

• BrokenMnemonic, whose articles and edits frequently are of superb quality. Frabby (talk) 12:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)
• ClanWolverine101 also has produced a large number of big, meaningful edits in 2012, and created articles of excellent quality. Frabby (talk) 12:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)
• I nominate BrokenMnemonic & ClanWolverine101, nothing more to say, Frabby hit the nail.--Doneve (talk) 13:41, 15 January 2013 (PST)

I second this as well. Among their many accomplishments, one has greatly increased this wiki's Jihad and Star League era content with flawless and near-flawless articles and major edits, which are each tremendous tasks. The other has done outstanding work on articles about and related to the Wolf's Dragoons, a marquee unit that is a faction unto itself. --Rebs (talk) 17:34, 16 January 2013 (PST)

• BrokenMnemonic and Rebs give me hope for the future of the wiki, with superb articles of professional quality. ClanWolverine101 (talk) 22:47, 15 January 2013 (PST)

I think any of these authors would be an excellent recipient.--Mbear^(talk) 06:00, 16 January 2013 (PST)

Founder's Exceptional Ambassador of the Year Award

• Mbear, for his friendly and reliable ever-presence on the BT forums where he even allows himself to be humiliated and flogged for errors on Sarna. :) And generally, for being a great ambassador there for our site. Frabby (talk) 12:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)

This past Memorial day, I was at a gaming con. I guy ran an all-day BT campaign - so much fun. At the end of the day, I mentioned I contributed to a BT wiki, and he said "Oh - like Sarna?" I credit people like Mbear for that exchange. :) ClanWolverine101 (talk) 22:41, 15 January 2013 (PST)

Heh - nice story. Thanks for sharing. :) Frabby (talk) 05:34, 16 January 2013 (PST)

Nominate our infobox expert, i can say more but this is to long.--Doneve (talk) 16:06, 16 January 2013 (PST)

I read one of the threads of which Frabby speaks. Mbear took some hard lumps like an elemental and still offered surkairede for the flaws of the past. A great diplomat. --Rebs (talk) 17:55, 16 January 2013 (PST)

Founder's Honorable Mention Award

• Besides all of those mentioned above, Raven2C has made a good showing and deserves an acknowledgement of his work here. Frabby (talk) 12:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)

Seconded. Proofreading and excellent copyedits are crucial to proper quality control of content. --Rebs (talk) 18:03, 16 January 2013 (PST)

• Neuling, another workhorse contributor. I note his contributions suddenly and inexplicably ended on 13 October 2012 though. Frabby (talk) 12:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)
• Revanche, valued long-time contributor and admin, was very prolific until circumstances outside his control forced a wikibreak on him in May 2012; since then, he has only contributed a single edit (in November). Hope you'll be back, man! Frabby (talk) 12:38, 15 January 2013 (PST)

Revanche we miss you, support your nomination, please come back.--Doneve (talk) 16:35, 15 January 2013 (PST)

Seconded! ClanWolverine101 (talk) 22:34, 15 January 2013 (PST)

• Rebs, he was the one and only to push up the Clan Charater category, with a lot of new clan bios, and cleand up some articles, i nominate him.--Doneve (talk) 13:40, 15 January 2013 (PST)
• Mbear -- If nothing else, he created the new "Conflict Infobox" that will have an impact on this wiki for years to come. ClanWolverine101 (talk) 10:54, 16 January 2013 (PST)
• Dmon, why i forgot this guy, he took a great deal to bring up sarna in the last years by his edits.--Doneve (talk) 15:57, 16 January 2013 (PST)
• S.gage, i hope all is well with his, when his health is stabil, he is with us over many years, and make great contribs., in my heart iam with you, i want Steven become this Award , and i hope some other contributors support this, i don't say anymore.--Doneve (talk) 15:57, 16 January 2013 (PST)