Hello, readers of The 'Shroom! In collaboration with the Awards Committee, we're once again proud to present the Community Awards Dossier for the Community Awards XVII. Whether you've voted for ten years in a row or this is your first year voting, we ask that you please read the following paragraphs to learn about how Community Awards voting works.
Here, you'll find detailed information on all of the nominees for this year's Community Awards XVII. The Community Awards recognize and honor users for their contributions to The 'Shroom and to other areas of the community. The Community Dossier offers summaries and links so that readers may refresh their memories of the nominees and their contributions so that they may cast informed votes. Please read the presented information and follow the links before placing your votes, and, when viewing images, please remember to click them to view them at a larger size.
As with last year, the Community Awards polls will be open for only one week, closing at the end of the 22nd of June. As you only have one week to vote, you will be able to cast up to four votes at once in any given poll. You may cast these votes in any way you please. If you only want to cast one vote on a given poll, or three votes on a given poll, for instance, you are able to do that. Just remember, once you cast your votes, you will not be able to recast them, so make sure you check all the nominees you want to cast a vote for before you submit your votes!
The winners of these polls will be announced in this year's Awards Ceremony on August 16th. We hope to see you there!
This award recognizes the efforts of writers who have regularly contributed sections to The 'Shroom in the past year period, from last June through to this past May. Though some writers have extensive histories with The 'Shroom, their submissions within the past year should be the primary consideration for this award.
First co-wrote Brawl Tactics in Issue XXXII (32), later joining as a regular writer of Brawl Tactics, Sprite of the Month, and Tip of the Month in Issue XXXVI (36).
Currently writes Where in the Marioverse is Carmen Sandiego? in Fun Stuff and Graphic Novel Review/Book Review in Critic Corner.
Has written 517 sections since joining, winning five SOTM awards in this cycle.
Joined as a writer of Mario's Boombox in Issue 124.
Currently co-writes Mushroom Tribune in Fake News, writes The People of Isle Delfino in Pipe Plaza, and writes Four Steps for a 3D World, Pitohui's Pokémon Academy, and An Octet Gazette in Strategy Wing.
Has also joined as a guest contributor to Shmaluigi, Private Investigator and Hall of Shame in this cycle, and wrote numerous special sections for Issue 200.
Has written 302 sections since joining, winning seven SOTM awards in this cycle.
Currently writes Word Search and Trivia in Fun Stuff, What's in a Campaign?, Forgotten Stars of a Golden Age, and Archie Sonic Comic Shoebox in Pipe Plaza, and File City Files and The Anatomy of a Pikmin in Strategy Wing.
Also co-writes Mushroom Tribune and Overlook Mountain Auction House Presents in Fake News.
Has also written Random Image of the Month in Palette Swap, Van Shoeul's House of Ghouls and A Report on the Effectiveness of Power-Ups in Critic Corner, and has written or co-written multiple volunteer submissions.
Wrote over 100 sections in the course of 2023.
Has written 385 sections since joining, winning seven SOTM awards in this cycle.
Joined as writer of Mushroom Kingdom Smackdown in Issue 166.
Currently writes Dear Waluigi Time in Fake News, Hiding Koopa in Fun Stuff, Waluigi Time Comic and Shmaluigi, Private Investigator in Palette Swap, The 'Shroom Report in Pipe Plaza, and Shine Get in Strategy Wing.
Co-writes Overlook Mountain Auction House Presents in Fake News.
Has also written Mushroom Kingdom Smackdown and Consumer Corner in Fake News, Community Report in Pipe Plaza, and numerous special sections.
Wrote over 100 sections in the course of 2023.
Has written 333 sections since joining, winning fifteen SOTM awards in this cycle.
This award aims to acknowledge the writers who put care into making their 'Shroom sections visually appealing and well-crafted, whether through imagery, design, or wiki coding.
This award recognizes the hard work and creativity poured into sections that have not appeared in The 'Shroom within past year, as written by a particular writer. Please note that links to issues prior to issue 100 do not jump directly to the relevant section; scrolling may be required.
This award honors the different teams that are a part of The 'Shroom.
Nominee
Summary/Description
Fake News
Fake News is designed to allow writers to flex their fiction-writing muscles by making up news stories about Mario games or inventing creative stories surrounding the various characters of the Mario universe. Having survived the long test of time, Fake News continues to be a huge draw for the newsletter. The team is currently headed by Waluigi Time (talk) (who also writes Dear Waluigi Time and co-writes Overlook Mountain Auction House Presents), and is sustained by its writers ClawgripFan9001 (Cooking Guide), Quizmelon (talk) (TV Tomorrow), Hooded Pitohui (talk) (Mushroom Tribune), Shoey (talk) (Mushroom Tribune and, with Waluigi Time, Overlook Mountain Auction House Presents), Legend 8 (The Sorcery Show), TheBlueCatMenace (The Sunshine Travel Guide), Boo1268 (The Spectral Lens), and various guest contributors submitting sections such as News Flush. Here is a historical list of Fake News sections.
Fun Stuff
Fun Stuff provides interactive games and activities for the community, such as riddles, trivia, quizzes, and visual games such as crosswords and picture matching games. Fun Stuff is currently run by Roserade (talk) (who also writes Connections), and it is supported by its writers BBQ Turtle (talk) (Anagrams), Waluigi Time (talk) (Hiding Koopa), Shoey (talk) (Trivia and Word Search), MarioMorty (talk) (Crossword), ViableBunnyBudd (Hint Art), and FunkyK38 (talk) (Where in the Marioverse is Carmen Sandiego?). Here is a historical list of Fun Stuff sections.
Palette Swap
Palette Swap’s focus is also on the community’s creativity, but with a focus on multimedia such as music and artworks, both official and fan-made. While it was initially simply a showcase of screenshots and artwork from around the wiki, more substance has been added to the team, with commentary, user-created music and fanart, written fiction, user-made levels in games, website design, and occasionally artwork competitions.Palette Swap is currently directed by its longtime Director, FunkyK38 (talk), and its current writers are winstein (talk) (The ? Panel), Waluigi Time (talk) (Waluigi Time Comic and Shmaluigi, Private Investigator), ClawgripFan9001 (Sport Report: The Movie), and Flygong64 (talk) (Monokuma, Public Instigator). Additionally, Shoey (talk) often writes Random Image of the Month. It also receives support from a number of community members sending in one-off editions of art and short stories. Here is a historical list of Palette Swap sections.
Pipe Plaza
Originally created to keep the community up to date on recent events and various aspects of the wiki in need of tidying up or improvement, Pipe Plaza has moved from being a statistics hub for the community to being the general factual team of The 'Shroom. Pipe Plaza now covers a broad range of topics, allowing community members to share information on a variety of interests. Pipe Plaza is currently headed by Zange (talk), and its current writers are Waluigi Time (talk) (The 'Shroom Report), the Poll Committee (Poll Committee Discussion), GPM1000 (talk) (Mario Calendar), Shoey (talk) (What's in a Campaign?, Archie Sonic Comic Shoebox, and Forgotten Stars of a Golden Age), Hooded Pitohui (talk) (The People of Isle Delfino), and Lakituthequick (talk) (Anniversary Announcements [seasonal]). Here is a historical list of Pipe Plaza sections.
Critic Corner
Critic Corner features review and opinion sections, and tends to be the wordiest of the teams as a result. The team continues to have plentiful sections by many dedicated writers. Critic Corner is run by Anton (talk) (who also writes Anton's Half-Baked Reviews), and its current writers are FunkyK38 (talk) (Book Reviews and Graphic Novel Review), Goombuigi (talk) (The Mariospective), and MCD (talk) ('Shroom FM). In addition, the team receives numerous one-time reviews from a variety of community members. Here is a historical list of Critic Corner sections.
Strategy Wing
Strategy Wing features sections related to tips, tricks, hints, cheats, guides, walkthroughs, and more. It provides analytical and instructional sections, instructing readers on how to carry out tasks, providing tips, or doing deep dives into the history of a topic. The past year has seen the team continue to cycle through coverage on a variety of games. Strategy Wing is currently directed by Hooded Pitohui (talk) (who also writes Pitohui's Pokémon Academy, Four Steps for a 3D World, and An Octet Gazette), and its current writers are Shoey (talk) (File City Files and The Anatomy of a Pikmin), Meta Knight (talk) (Galactic Expedition), Koops (talk) (Koops, Your Emblem is on Fire), Waluigi Time (talk) (Shine Get), and Sparks (talk) (An Overly Detailed and Funny Walkthrough of Mega Man). Here is a historical list of Strategy Wing sections.
Featured an edition of The 'Shroom Holiday Scavenger, created by Lakituthequick (talk), in which Mario Kart-style items submitted by readers and illustrated by GBA (talk) were hidden throughout the paper.
Featured a special piece of art titled Coming Soon, an action movie-style poster made by Mr. Edo (talk) and typeset by GBA (talk) meant to promote and foreshadow elements of the coming issue 200.
A milestone issue focused on celebrating the longevity of The 'Shroom and its surrounding community, with an emphasis on fireworks, representing the fireworks seen after reaching the goal in Mario games.
Featured two staff collaborations in the form of The 'ShrooMall and a SOTM Retrospective, with the former including a special footer and musical assets made by TPG (talk).
Also featured numerous JavaScript animated fireworks styled after 'Shroom staff past and present made by GBA (talk) and Lakituthequick (talk).
Introduced new, sharper SVG backgrounds for the paper, made by TPG (talk).
Introduced the Poochy's Picks system for writer recognition.
Overhauled the look of the main page.
Had twenty-eight special sections, as well as numerous guest submissions within the teams.
This award recognizes the many guest sections submitted to the Issue 200 milestone issue of The 'Shroom, which were included within one of the six main teams and appeared exclusively in the milestone issue within the past year.
Nominee
Summary and Link
12 Months of Mario - From Best to Worst (GPM1000 (talk))
This award recognizes some of the many artists in this community, each with unique talents, styles, and media. Emphasis is placed upon recently active artists, who have presented their art within the community over the past year. Please click on the sample images here for a larger view to see the images at their full size. Some GIFs may not work unless they are clicked.
The funniest, most nonsensical, or otherwise memorable entry in our repository of bad jokes and other deleted nonsense.
The BJAODN archive, which can be viewed in full here, is a repository which preserves humorous edits made to the Super Mario Wiki, as curated by the wiki's editors. Shorter selections are compiled into articles grouped by category, while some larger selections have their own pages.
In the table below, you will find links to the nominees for these categories, as well as a brief description of what is behind the link. Please click the links and read the entries in full before casting your vote. Unless appearing in quotes, the descriptions are not excerpts from the archive.
This award recognizes Mario Wiki's annual April Fool's jokes.
Nominee
Summary/Description
Mario FPS game (2013)
Focused on the development of a grittier reboot of the mainline Super Mario series, with the creation of an article for a first-person shooter game simply titled Mario. It featured a new spin on classic characters and elements of the franchise.
Began the tradition of annual April Fool's jokes, as well as the inclusion of bizarre (yet real) facts about the Mario franchise on the main page's Did You Know section, which would be used in most subsequent years.
Focused on the Year of Waluigi, celebrating "the most important Nintendo character", accompanied by various Waluigi-themed announcements. Articles were created for Waluigi to Fitness, a personal trainer application for the Wii U, and Waluigi's Warehouse, a Luigi's Mansion-esque game with more horror elements.
An article was created for the upcoming release of a collectors book known as The Book of Kongs, featuring unused material created by Rare during development of the Donkey Kong Country games. This material notably included content on the "Great Ape War", which also received its own article.
An article was created for the development of the Nintendo Cinematic Universe in cooperation with Sony Pictures, a spoof of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with films based on Mario, Pikmin, Super Smash Bros., and Pokémon in the works. The Mario film received an article as well, featuring a reimagining of the events of Super Mario Bros. with Luigi as the main villain, along with promises of other dark and horror elements.
The wiki was changed to the Crash Bandicoot Wiki, complete with changes to its logo and background. An article covering the Crash Bandicoot franchise was also created.
A "New Funky Mode" graphic was added on the main page, which would take readers to the Funky Main Page, themed after Funky Kong. An article was also created for a script for a film loosely based on the Mario Kart series, known as Fit and Funky.
The wiki was changed to "We Are Pink Donkey Kong Jr.", complete with a new logo, referencing the wiki's long-running in-jokes around the pink palette swap of Donkey Kong Jr. from Donkey Kong Jr. Math. The main page implied that this was due to a takeover from Reggie Fils-Aimé himself.
The main page poll focused on which upcoming educational Mario games readers were most excited about, inspired by Pink Donkey Kong Jr.'s origins in a math game.
The 'Shroom was rebranded as "The Simian Sum", featuring new art assets on the main page.
The wiki announced that it would be restructuring to a "free to peruse" business model in 2021, asking readers to pay real money to view content. Badges were added for purchase, with varying humorous effects, including being able to bypass blocks, temporarily take over another user's account, and enabling the fabled Pie Button.
Additionally, an article was created for a datamine that uncovered several Mario Kart Tour costumes from the history of the franchise, including drunk Donkey Kong from Donkey Kong Planet, and Luigi and Wario cosplaying as Sailor Moon characters from the KC Mario manga.
Based on the jokes of Mario dying on March 31st surrounding the end of sale for Super Mario 3D All-Stars, all mentions of Mario were removed from the entire wiki with JavaScript, and the wiki was rebranded simply to the "Super Wiki". Without Mario, a new article was created for the Luigi franchise, with the introduction of "Blue Luigi" as the second player. An article was also created for the upcoming Super Luigi Galaxy 3 game, complete with a custom-made render of Luigi.
The wiki claimed to have received a full plot synopsis of Illumination's Mario film from an attendee of a test screening. A new article was created for the leaked plot, based on tropes from similar movies, which was linked on both the wiki's main page and the page for the film.
The main page poll asked readers which rumored villain they would like to see in the sequel, with various villains from the Mario series, along with Miyamoto, as options.
The wiki temporarily rebranded itself from being a wiki about the Super Mario franchise to being a super Mario Wiki, a superlative collection of information on everyone and everything bearing the name "Mario". An April Fool's article was created for Mario Segale, the real-estate developer who inspired the name of Mario, the videogame character. At the bottom of this article, a navigation template listed many people (and even some objects) named "Mario".
An article was created for a fake crossover game between the Kingdom Hearts series and the Super Mario franchise known as Mushroom Kingdom Hearts. The article was extremely detailed in its explanation of the story and gameplay mechanics, and featured original artwork and fake screenshots of the game.
This award recognizes characters that have been brought to life by members of the community, such as by appearing in forum games, roleplays, 'Shroom sections, and other projects. It celebrates both original characters and pre-existing characters from other media that have had effort put into their writing and portrayals.
Please click on the images to view them at a larger size.
Nominee
Summary/Description
AC Hubbub and Pillar Panache
AC Hubbub and Pillar Panache appear as the presenters of the Awards 2023 Bonus Stars. They are based on MC Ballyhoo and Big Top from Mario Party 8 in appearance and mannerisms, and describe the various bonus stars with matching enthusiasm and quips.
Notes: Pillar Panache is specifically a pillbox hat. Their names contain multiple references (e.g., "AC" referencing the Awards Committee or Hubbub corresponding to Ballyhoo)
A master of disguise, taking on a seemingly endless range of personas to solve the mysteries he finds himself. His most notable mission was being assigned to infiltrate a group of mystery-solving girlbosses to help take down the villainous Organization.
Notes: Agent 30 is based on actor Steve Buscemi, notably his role in 30 Rock. His connections to a larger organization were revealed and explored here.
The instigator and "final boss" of the last Investigations chapter. As an act of revenge against the investigative girlbosses, he stole a pair of "mechanical hands" and vowed the destruction of every known universe. When the murder mystery was solved and he began to lose his powers, he ensured the finale would be a chaotic and explosive conclusion.
An advanced AI who was previously fused together with Sou Hiyori, or "Midori," while stuck in the Killing Game taking place on the S.S. Circinus and Circitus Island. Her bombastic personality led her to "buzzing around" Herlock Sholmes and frequently coming to odds, and developing a strange friendship(?), with his partner Dr. Bushroot.
Having now separated into her own body, she currently lives above her means in London. She traveled to Neo Bowser City for a vacation, only to get roped into the mystery surrounding the events at Trick Tower.
Notes: She has taken to referring to Midori as Matcha in the years following the Killing Game, and is able to contact the dead just as she could in AKGO... albeit to very questionable results in Investigations 4.
Alter-ego of Jackson Weele and an enemy of Spider-Man, noted for the signature wheel he drives. Although he attempted to mend his ways, he was drawn back into a life of villainy by the Wheel of Misfortune Killing Game. By random chance, he ended up gaining the superpowers of his nemesis, and was ultimately able to escape the game with his newfound allies.
The spirit of a young woman, once kept alive through a healthy fusion with a cyborg. After her demise, her body continued to roam the earth, controlled by the still-active drone inside her, hunting down the organization responsible for her untimely death.
After returning to the mortal realm, she sought to make peace with the people most familiar with her... corpse, and ultimately reconciled with her unique condition, happily passing on.
Cayde is just a normal girl who loves animals and generally is a happy person. However, some things cause her to be sad and overwhelm her with negative emotions. To help with this, her boyfriend Zerris is always there to guide her through it and make her happy again.
She placed 15th in the Mario Boards Mega Brawl, defeating the Mushroom Kingdom Smackdown champion Grunt for the first time in recorded history.
A professional psychologist, fantasy enthusiast, and Killing Game survivor, Dr. Alexander Wexlyn found himself thrust into yet another strange death game by the mysterious Teller Vision. With his newfound power to warp the laws of reality with a vote - and some strange allies in the form of Enby, Hekki, Satoru, and the rest - Dr. Wexlyn battled through his second Killing Game, taking out Teller Vision once and for all.
A forlorn warrior from the heavens sent on a holy quest at the behest of the enigmatic goddess Mother Luma. Inhabiting the form of a derelict plush rabbit, Enby must hunt down the elusive entity known as "the Errant Star" while making unexpected friends and grappling with his past as "♡♪!?". In the end, his bonds with Hekki, a sea monster named Shippy, and the newly-formed Legion of Metal Punchers allow him to overcome the forces that orchestrate his misery and set himself free in the process.
Hektate "Hekki" Magicka Blotte is a young Magiblot woman with a passion for art. Between jobs and tight on money, she signed on for a gameshow hosted by Teller Vision which turned out to be a Killing Game.
Though nervous around strangers and crowds, she was able to forge a bond with a heaven-sent Enby, helping him to carry out a plan to defy the fate planned for him by the goddess he served. Afterwards, in cooperation with the rest of the Legion of Metal Punchers, she defied Teller and his boss to escape the studio and the KG.
An aspect of a fourth-dimensional Thalassic alien entity being taking the appearance of a young woman. She exhibits a chill demeanor and enjoys Taco Bell, though she possesses great powers and will use them to protect what's important to her. Appearing prominently in the MarioBoards Investigations series, she is a member of a group of mystery-solving girlbosses.
Through her relationships with them, she has at least partially quelled some insecurities about her nature and her old assumptions she may have been bringing about negative consequences for those around her. She ended her arc leaping out of the falling skyscraper and descending a series of tendrils hand-in-hand with Viola.
Oda Nobunaga, as she appears in the Fate series, thrown into a world of mysteries here. Acting on advice from Detective Sakomoto, she chain-summoned an unlikely team of girlboss investigators to help solve a case, and now travels with them frequently. Worries about her relevance to the narrative and threatens to burn any case she can't solve to the ground.
Thrust into another investigation in the Trick Tower skyscraper, she began to contemplate what she had gained from the various trials and mysteries she and the other girlbosses had been put through, questioning her growth compared to the others, her relevance to the narrative, and the meaning of the journey. She decided that this mystery and the Trick Tower would be her final resting place, concluding her arc by launching herself into the flying skyscraper and hitting a button to cause an explosion to consume it and herself.
Pyrokles, Eighth Legend of Koopa Kingdom (better known as Pyro) refers to himself as the "most skilled magical manipulator of King Bowser's whole army" and is a Magikoopa practitioner of the art of "not magic". He is quite insistent that there is no such thing as magic, insisting that "not magic" can only be achieved by abandoning logic and shaping the world purely to one's imagination.
Alongside his sardonic companion Kroop (a flaming Dry Bones skull), he hosts The Sorcery Show, putting his magical skills to use in front of audiences and carrying out various schemes which often comically backfire.
A smug socialite with a big scythe, Renne spends her time trying to manipulate others into doing her dirty work for her, always trying her best to put herself on top of everything.
Possesses magnet powers, allowing her to manipulate metal.
A young man with a strange power he calls "revival". When tragedies occur, he is sometimes sent back in time to a point a few minutes before they occur. He was swept up into Teller Vision's Killing Game, bonding with others like Enby and Dr. Wexlyn over the course of the game and his reflections on life. He was killed early, only for his revival powers to activate.
He was selected for execution a second time, though he managed to cling to life and, with the game's survivors taking him along for their escape and a mysterious interloper named Berdly advising him, he was able to make it to a hospital and recover. He awoke reminiscing on his memories of the game and his allies in it.
Shmaluigi is a private investigator, typically portrayed with an internal monologue reminiscent of a noir detective. Since first appearing in Rogues in Rogueport Mafia, he has reappeared in multiple forum games, Awards presentations, and the ongoing Shmaluigi, Private Investigator 'Shroom section.
A big-mouthed, fast-talking bruiser determined to balance his demanding sports coach job with his responsibilities as an adoptive father. This iteration of Vector the Crocodile served as the host of the Scribble Scrabble 2023, wherein he drove the players around in his trusty bus and eventually got them sentenced to life imprisonment.
Has a bachelors degree in social engineering and once fought alongside Dr. Alexander Wexlyn and a talking Italian cat in the rabbit apocalypse war.
The television-headed automaton built to host the Wheel of Misfortune Killing Game program. He loves randomness and the spotlight to a fault, and doesn't care much for morals or ethics when it doesn't suit him. His original body was ultimately destroyed by the surviving contestants during the program's climax as they made their escape.
Toadette is the assistant manager at the Mushroom City Car Wash. Though she can be quite bossy at times, a lot of the employees respect her kind and friendly attitude towards customers and co-workers. If anyone needs a helping hand, she's willing to lend assistance and keep things organized.
A walking, talking oven robot, brought to life by the spirit of scribbling. Ruler of the Kingdom of Sunset Gold (and later, the entire world), he uses his ever-rising power levels to maintain order and balance.
After suffering a mortifying defeat at the hands of a great evil, the Kingsbournes, his cute mechanical children, recovered and attempted to restore his legacy and body.
The small Kingsbournes are referred to as (left to right in above image) Alpha, Sigma, Oumega, and Gamma.
The ceremony where users presented the results of votes in the seventeenth Mario Awards celebration
Consisted of user-made presentations covering the results of the Mario Awards XVII (20 awards), the Fail Awards XV (10 awards), and the Community Awards XVI (15 awards)
Additionally featured the debut of "Bonus Stars", special bonus presentations recognizing unusual moments from the year or interesting results
Minecraft Games 2023 + Minecraft Winter Games 2024
Various games hosted in Minecraft, including Spleef, Murderer, Hockey, and Hunger Games, as part of the Awards season
Games were linked by a specially-constructed hub known as Camp Sedonia, built by the hosts of Minecraft Games 2023, GBA (talk) and 2257 (talk)
Introduced Project DREAMB, where players were given plots to make their own builds which were shown off during the Games, with their entrances hidden around the hub
DREAMB was coordinated by GBA (talk), who also did daily reveals of DREAMBs as the hub MC, with technical work by 2257 (talk) and additional support by TPG (talk)
Later followed up by Minecraft Winter Games hosted by TPG (talk), featuring a new hub known as Port Pailassos
The Minecraft Winter Games featured additional activities for players, a number of original characters as NPCs, and additional DREAMB constructions
The largest freeform roleplay on the Super Mario Boards, created by Cosmic Cowboy
Began with the basic premise of Luigi working at the Mushroom City Car Wash, but has since expanded and now encompasses a huge variety of stories and locations
Notable characters include Vidro (portrayed by Meowkie), Oxide (Toadettefan), Cayde (MightyMario), Ako (Power Flotzo), and Taylor (TheBlueCatMenace)
An experimental game in the Scribble format hosted by TPG (talk) to try out new gimmicks and rulesets
Featured rounds included adding your opponent's color to your palette, drawing in only 20 minutes, completing a partially finished drawing instead of receiving a text prompt, being able to use three colors but not black or white, and a bonus round where opponents swapped their chosen colors
Scribble time was reduced from 4 hours in previous games to 2 hours
The third iteration of the Scribble Awards tournament format, which continued to maintain a focus on letting artists of all skill levels compete over a period of weeks
Participants were paired off during each round, with users voting to choose their favorite of the two pieces put forward by each matchup
Artwork made for this tournament took the form of "scribbles," which were limited to a 600px or 10cm canvas, three colors (black, white, and a color unique to each participant), and a four-hour time limit
Users were given an overall theme for the round, and had to organize a time where they could receive their specific prompt (which would begin the four-hour time limit), with both users in a given matchup receiving the same prompt
Featured a narrative of Soccer Dad Vector taking the scribblers to see an ancient artifact 1,000 years after the events of 2022's Scribble Showdown
Incorporated Discord prompts (with assistance from LTQ) so that users could receive their prompts from a bot at any time
This award acknowledges the hard work and dedication of various members of the community. They all are unique in their experiences and what they’ve done, having volunteered their time in all parts of the community in a number of ways. It should be noted that many nominees have expansive lists forged over the years, and while this may be impressive, please consider recent achievements and their greater relative impact today. This is not an exhaustive list of every position and achievement, just the most notable and relevant.
Former Graphic Design Manager of The 'Shroom (Issue 179 - Issue 203)
Global Forum Moderator from March 15th, 2023 to present
Strategy Board Local Moderator from January 28th, 2019 to present
Makes the backgrounds and many of the art assets that The 'Shroom uses, including the more art-intensive Main Pages of special issues within the past year (e.g., 195, 200)
Contributed extensively to the planning and development of issue 200's visuals, including proposing and developing the fireworks theme and introducing a new typeface for headings
Created many of the visual assets of issue 200, including the fireworks, the main page background, the issue's footer, a new Archives banner, and more.
Retooled the GD Manager role into the Design Manager, emphasizing coordinating many volunteer artists over a primary artist being responsible for the bulk of the paper's assets
Pioneered the Scribble awards tournament concept
Hosted Minecraft Games 2023, and was a co-developer of the DREAMB concept with 2257 (talk)
Promotes community engagement widely and contributes expertise, skills, and advice extensively to many parts of the community, from Awards to the 'Shroom to forum games
Current Strategy Wing Director of The 'Shroom (Issue 139 - present)
Current Awards Committee Sub-Director
Former Director of The 'Shroom (January 18, 2020 - January 15, 2022; January 21, 2023 - January 20th, 2024)
As Director in 2023, he oversaw the planning and execution of issue 200, contributing an immense amount of work behind the scenes to manage the issue and associated projects
Writes and provides editing for a significant number of 'Shroom sections
Takes the helm on various Awards projects such as creating necessary threads and managing the Community Awards Dossier
Previously served as Awards Committee Sub-Director in 2022
Member of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Poll Committees
Extensive promoter of community engagement with The 'Shroom, Mario Awards, and other community games and projects
Provides advice and mediation for community members in difficult situations
Current Website Manager of The 'Shroom (Issue 131 - present)
Current Programming Manager of The 'Shroom (Issue 184 - present)
Current Awards Record Keeper and member of the Awards Directing Staff
Prepares and hosts Awards Committee meetings this year
Prepares and hosts logs of Awards Committee Meetings and Awards Chat Parties
Assists extensively with coding and technical aspects of The 'Shroom
Made possible the technical execution of issue 200, including overseeing the addition of JavaScript to the paper, overhauling the main page, and enabling fireworks
Highly active and engaged member of The 'Shroom staff who has crafted solutions to many technical challenges
Responsible for the creation and maintenance of a backup archive of The 'Shroom
Responsible for the preservation of all community Pastebin pastes and community Imgur images
Highly engaged with the community as a whole, offering technical advice and assistance to game and tournament hosts, wiki editors, and others
Recently has been assisting the Wiki with overhauling table formatting on select pages
The Proprietor/Owner of the Super Mario Wiki, along with several others—Halopedia, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, Pikipedia, SmashWiki, and Destinypedia
Owns and manages several community outlets, including the Super Mario Wiki, the Super Mario Boards, and the Super Mario Wiki Discord server
He pays the bills that keep the site online and updates the sites regularly
Stays engaged enough to respond to requests from staff and administration
Gave The 'Shroom staff wide latitude in crafting issue 200, and supported the issue by offering technical advice and by submitting a special section to the issue
Current Fun Stuff Director of The 'Shroom (Issue 139 - present)
Current Awards Director
Has overseen an effort to make Awards more responsive to community energy levels and to better match tournaments to the community's desires for more flexible, smaller games
Oversaw the implementation of Bonus Stars in 2023's Awards ceremonies
Former Sub-Director of The 'Shroom (January 18, 2020 - January 15, 2022)
Stepped back into Sub-Director role from August 20th, 2022 to January 21st, 2023 as Waluigi Time ascended to Director
Global Moderator on the Super Mario Boards forum from April 5th, 2020 to present
An active consultant for the Thirteenth Poll Committee, and major contributor to the 2024 April Fool's poll
Extensive promoter of community engagement with community projects, assisting with and promoting games, tournaments, events, The 'Shroom, Awards, and more
Has an extensive history of offering feedback and perspective to users or events during times of difficulties
Current Director of The 'Shroom (January 20th, 2024 - present)
Has overseen efforts to give writers and contributors more recognition, moving Poochy's Picks to its own page and adding a Credits page to every issue to facilitate this
Has expanded the extent of the Staff Consultant role, inviting users who have worked with The 'Shroom extensively to become Staff Consultants for The 'Shroom
Has started an initiative to more heavily advertise The 'Shroom on the Mario Wiki Twitter account, highlighting specific sections in weekly posts between issue releases
A major, intensive contributor to The 'Shroom
Contributed a massive amount of writing to issue 200, submitting 19 total guest sections and special sections
Does a massive amount of writing for the paper, writing in almost every team or in every team on a monthly basis, sometimes with multiple sections per team
Regularly reaches out to potential writers and invites them to begin writing
Highly involved in reaching out to contributors to issue 200
Current Fake News Director of The 'Shroom (Issue 183 - present)
Former Mario Wiki administrator (August 24th, 2021 - August 16th, 2023)
Former Sub-Director of The 'Shroom (January 15th, 2022 – August 20th, 2022; January 21st, 2023 - January 20th, 2024)
Stepped into Director role from August 20th, 2022 to January 21st, 2023, when Ninja Squid retired from his Directorial term early
As Sub-Director in 2023, he oversaw the planning and execution of issue 200, contributing an immense amount of work behind the scenes to manage the issue and associated projects
Massively contributed to issue 200 as a writer, contributing a total of 22 guest and special sections
Awards Directing Staff
Promotes The 'Shroom, awards, and other community activities heavily, reaching out to new users to invite them to participate and offer advice
Provides editing assistance to 'Shroom writers who need it
Prolific writer for The 'Shroom, prolific presentation-maker for Awards, active on the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Poll Committees
Has provided art for many community members and community projects
Often fills in gaps, offering to reduce the workload of others and to do work that others have had to drop
C15. Outstanding Community Achievement Award
C15 - Outstanding Community Achievement Award (Poll Closed)
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