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C1. Favorite Active 'Shroom Writer
This award recognizes the efforts of writers who have regularly contributed sections to The 'Shroom in the past six months. Though some writers have extensive histories with The 'Shroom, their submissions within the past year should be the primary consideration for this award.
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| Anton (talk) |
- Joined as writer of Dear Anton on Issue LXXXVII (87).
- Currently writes Anton's Half-Baked Reviews in Critic Corner
- Has written 146 sections since joining, winning ten SOTM awards this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| Superchao (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of the Quiz section on Issue III (3).
- Currently writes Mach Speed Mayhem in Strategy Wing
- Has also written Interview in Pipe Plaza and Touhou (Remix) Project in Palette Swap.
- Has also written several special sections.
- Has written 192 sections since joining, winning five SOTM awards in this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| Hooded Pitohui (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Mario’s Boombox on Issue 124.
- Currently writes Mario’s Boombox in Palette Swap and 'Shroom Recap in Pipe Plaza.
- Has also written Shop Scout in Fake News, and several special sections
- Has written 68 sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards in this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| Lakituthequick (talk) |
- First wrote Mario Kart Tournament Recap on Issue LXVI (66), later joining as a regular writer of Anniversary Announcements in Issue XCVI (96).
- Currently writes Anniversary Announcements in Pipe Plaza and It's aMAZEing in Fun Stuff.
- Has written 79 sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards in this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| Koops (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Travel Guide on Issue 125.
- Currently writes Koops, Your Emblem is on Fire in Strategy Wing.
- Has also written several special sections.
- Has written 17 sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards in this cycle.
- Sample Section
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| MrConcreteDonkey (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Fake TV and a co-writer of Fake Characters on Issue XLII (42).
- Currently writes 'Shroom FM in Critic Corner.
- Has also written Hot Records in Fake News, Should Have Been in Critic Corner, and several special sections.
- Has written 215 sections since joining, winning one SOTM award in this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| BBQ Turtle (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Anagrams on Issue 128.
- Currently writes Anagrams in Fun Stuff.
- Has written 31 sections since joining.
- Sample section.
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| Ninja Squid (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Community Report on Issue 106.
- Currently writes Guess Who! and Hiding Koopa in Fun Stuff.
- Has also written Quiz, Word Search, and Mystery Images in Fun Stuff.
- Has also written Community Report, Monthly Report, and New Articles in Pipe Plaza.
- Has written 145 sections since joining, winning three SOTM awards this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| FunkyK38 (talk) |
- First co-wrote Brawl Tactics on 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 Graphic Novel Review and Book Review in Critic Corner, and Where in the Marioverse is Carmen Sandiego? in Fun Stuff.
- Has written 389 sections since joining, winning eight SOTM awards in this cycle
- Has also written Weather Forecast in Fake News.
- Sample section.
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| Yoshi876 (talk) |
- Joined as writer of Obituaries on issue LXXVI (76).
- Currently writes Obituaries in Fake News, What's on the Box? in Palette Swap, and Racing Like the Staff and Pokédex Power in Strategy Wing.
- Has also written Character Reviews and Movie Reviews in Critic Corner, Quiz in Fun Stuff, and Retro Feature in Pipe Plaza.
- Has also written numerous special sections.
- Has written 646 sections since joining, winning twelve SOTM awards in this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| Alex95 (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Sport Report on issue 113.
- Currently writes NIWA News in Pipe Plaza.
- Has also written Could Have Been in Critic Corner and Upcoming Game and NIWA Spotlight in Pipe Plaza.
- Has written 81 sections since joining, winning one SOTM award in this cycle.
- Sample section
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| Zange (talk) |
- Joined as a regular writer of Hot Pot Reviews on issue 142.
- Currently writes Hot Pot Reviews in Critic Corner.
- Has also written several special sections.
- Has written 18 sections since joining.
- Sample section
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| Coffee |
- Joined as a writer of Peddler's Place on issue 155.
- Currently writes Peddler's Place in Fake News.
- Has written four sections since joining.
- Sample section
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| Quizmelon (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of TV Tomorrow in issue 111.
- Currently writes TV Tomorrow in Fake News.
- Has written 49 sections since joining, winning six SOTM awards in this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| Shy Guy on Wheels (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of SGoW's Declassified Mario kart Wii Survival Guide in issue 156.
- Currently writes SGoW's Declassified Mario Kart Wii Survival Guide in Strategy Wing.
- Has written one section since joining, winning one SOTM award this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| winstein (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Drawn and Pressed on issue 156.
- Currently writes Drawn and Pressed in Palette Swap.
- Has written three sections since joining, winning one SOTM award in this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| Magolor04726 (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of World of Plight on issue 155.
- Currently writes World of Plight in Palette Swap.
- Has written four sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards in this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| GPM1000 (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Mario Calendar on issue 129.
- Currently writes Mario Calendar in Pipe Plaza.
- Has written sixteen sections since joining.
- Sample section.
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| Lord Bowser (talk) |
- Joined as writer of Shop Scout on Issue LXXIII (73)
- Currently writes News Flush in Fake News.
- Has also written Police Blotter, Monthly Inquisition, Find the Differences, Game Soundtrack Reviews, Lord Bowser's Inside Story, Go With the Flow, and several special sections.
- Has written 70 sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards in this cycle.
- Sample section.
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| Goombuigi (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Picross on issue 157.
- Currently writes Picross in Fun Stuff and Monthly Inquisition in Fake News.
- Has written two sections since joining.
- Sample section.
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C2. Favorite Retired 'Shroom Writer
This award is designed to recognize those writers who have retired from their positions and no longer regularly submit sections to The 'Shroom.
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Summary/Description
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| Andymii (talk) |
- Joined as writer of Guess Who? on Issue XCIII (93).
- Has written Guess Who?.
- Has written 63 sections since joining, winning 27 SOTM awards.
- Sample section.
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| Baby Luigi (talk) |
- Joined as writer of the Game Mods on Issue 105.
- Has written 24 sections since joining, winning four SOTM awards.
- Has also written Sketch Related to Mario, Poll Committee Discussion, and one special section.
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| Raregold (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Selling Out on Issue 131.
- Has written Selling Out in Fake News and previously co-wrote 'Shroom Recap in Pipe Plaza.
- Has also written several special sections.
- Has written 24 sections since joining.
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| Smasher (talk) |
- First joined as one of the contributors to Awards Committee Commentaries in issue LIV (54).
- Has written Smashing Reviews in Critic Corner.
- Has also written several special sections.
- Has written 36 sections since joining, winning one SOTM award.
- Sample section
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| Tucayo (talk) |
- Joined as writer of Crossword on issue XVI (16).
- Has written Take Cover in Palette Swap, Ask Tucayo in Fake News, The 'Shroom Report and NIWA News in Pipe Plaza, Book Reviews in Critic Corner, Hiding Koopa and Mystery Images in Fun Stuff, and several special sections.
- Has written 361 sections since joining, winning ten SOTM awards.
- Holds the record for the most Main Team/Staff sections written and the record for the most Fun Stuff sections written.
- Sample section
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| YKMR3000 (talk) |
- Joined as writer of Game Corner on issue 109.
- Has written fifteen sections since joining, winning nine SOTM awards.
- Sample section
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| Meta Knight (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of It's aMAZEing on Issue 104.
- Has also written Galactic Expedition, Meta Knight's Dream Land Journal, and Party Trick in Strategy Wing and several special sections.
- Has written 146 sections since joining, winning 14 SOTM awards.
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| Mr. Edo (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of the Fake Games on Issue XXXVII (37).
- Has written 81 sections since joining, winning 12 SOTM awards.
- Has also written Monthly Inquisition, News Flush, Fake Weather, Find the Differences, Sketch Related to Mario, and several special sections.
- Sample section.
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| The Pyro Guy (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Picross on issue 102.
- Has also written Ongoing Fan Projects in Palette Swap and Cooking Guide in Fake News.
- Has also written several special sections.
- Has written 101 sections since joining, winning nine SOTM awards.
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| Shoey (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of Trivia on issue LIX (59).
- Has written Trivia in Fun Stuff, Virtual Console Reviews in Critic Corner, Fightin' Footwear in Fake News, and So You Want to Conquer Japan? in Strategy Wing.
- Has written 98 sections since joining, winning seven SOTM awards.
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| Roserade (talk) |
- Joined as writer of Challenger Approaching! on Issue 122.
- Has written 29 sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards.
- Sample section.
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| Shokora (talk) |
- Joined as writer of Projects Seeking Contributors in Pipe Plaza on Issue LXIX (69).
- Has also written Community Report, and several special sections.
- Has written 57 sections since joining, winning seven SOTM awards.
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| Super Mario Bros. (talk) |
- Joined as writer of the Character Battle section on issue XXVI (26).
- Has written 215 sections since joining, winning eight SOTM awards.
- Has also written Calendar of Events, Cooking Guide, Fake Shop, Crossword, Guess That Game!, Guess Who?, Mystery Images, Featured Character Artwork, Monthly Report, and several special sections.
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| MsRetroGeek (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of G. T.V. on issue 139.
- Has also written Poll Committee Discussion and several special sections.
- Has written twenty sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards.
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| Toadbert101 (talk) |
- Joined as a writer of the Peddler's Place on issue XIV (14).
- Has written 56 sections since joining, winning four SOTM awards.
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| Parakoopa144 |
- Joined as a writer of PK144's Course Corner in issue 139.
- Has also written PK144's Corner in Critic Corner.
- Has written eight sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards.
- Sample section.
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C3. Favorite Artist
This award recognizes some of the many artists in this community, each with unique talents, styles, and media. Please click on the sample images here for a larger view.
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C4. Favorite 2019 Awards Presentation
This award recognizes the creativity, humor, and work put into the presentations revealed at the 2019 Awards ceremony.
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C5. Wiki Contributor Award 2020
This award recognizes various editors and contributors for their work on the Mario Wiki in 2019/2020.
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Summary/Description
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| Lord Grammaticus (talk) |
- Very active Wiki contributor user in the past Awards Cycle
- Has consistently contributed to discussions on the Wiki
- Has focused on improvements to the quality and writing of many articles
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| Alex95 (talk) |
- Very on top of recent changes and discussions.
- Active editor who often contributes to projects as well.
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| Baby Luigi (talk) |
- Frequent editing, typically done in large batches.
- Involved in proposals and projects.
- Works with models, screencapping, and ripping game assets; uploads many Mario Kart images in particular.
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| BBQ Turtle (talk) |
- Extremely involved in uploading Mario Kart images and editing the series' pages.
- In the past year, had led a project to expand coverage of the Mario and Sonic titles.
- Often fixes links and creates pages for other sports games.
- Performs quality control edits on a variety of pages.
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| Bye Guy (talk) |
- A major contributor to the effort to add Play Nintendo information to the Wiki
- Active editor who often contributes to Donkey Kong Country, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, and Super Smash Bros. articles.
- Edits extremely frequently, typically adding chunks of profiles and statistics, and has created a large amount of Mario vs. Donkey Kong level articles.
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| Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) |
- Frequent editor who works on many articles & images across the board; typically heavily details changes in edit summaries.
- Tries to fact-check edits and pieces of information, and contributes to Talk page discussions actively.
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| Doomhiker (talk) |
- Has made a large number of high quality edits
- Has shown a great dedication to work as an editor and a patroller
- Combines engagement with the Wiki with engagement in other areas of the community
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| Glowsquid (talk) |
- Frequent mainspace edits and maintenance.
- Works with a fair amount of wiki projects.
- Created the BJADON, where humorous edits and mistakes are collected for amusement.
- Runs the Super Mario Wiki's Twitter account, making creative posts and engaging the Wiki with a wider audience.
- Leads the Wiki's April Fool's projects and is a major contributor to April Fool's articles.
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| The Mansion (talk) |
- Has created a large proportion of the Wiki's new articles in the period stretching over 2019 and 2020
- Made many of the Wiki's Yoshi's Crafted World articles.
- Has rewritten a number of existing articles.
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| LinkTheLefty (talk) |
- Typically performs batch maintenance on articles, mostly relating to name corrections.
- Heavily involved in ensuring that all names on the wiki are from official material whenever possible.
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| LuigiMaster123 (talk) |
- Regular contributor who works on articles, images, and sprites. Uploads many Ultimate spirits and Super Mario Maker images.
- Heavily involved in working with categories; often creates new ones and adds them to pages for easier sorting.
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| Mario jc (talk) |
- Regularly fine-tunes and adds good information to articles; cuts down on redundancy.
- Reverts unsavory edits & ensures policies are properly followed.
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| Mister Wu (talk) |
- Great fact checker.
- Translates obscure material.
- Particularly amicable.
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| TheFlameChomp (talk) |
- Consistently active contributor.
- Does content-heavy work on pages.
- Often scans articles for quality issues and updates them accordingly.
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| Scrooge200 (talk) |
- Has done extensive work cutting audio clips down to 30 seconds to comply with policy
- Has started on a project to improve Paper Mario: Color Splash location articles
- Has added a number of images to Paper Mario: Color Splash location articles
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| Waluigi Time (talk) |
- Active voter in talk page proposals
- Provides informative edit summaries
- Does fact-checking work across the Wiki
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| Infinite8 (talk) |
- Experienced contributor who has worked on a wide range of articles
- Has made extensive contributions to the Wiki's coverage of Mario Kart and Mario Tennis
- Currently working on expanding the Wiki's coverage of Mario Kart Tour and Dr. Mario World
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| MarioComix (talk) |
- Experienced contributor who offers detailed edit summaries
- Has done extensive work on Mario kart Tour coverage.
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| Obsessive Mario Fan (talk) |
- Has worked to expand the Wiki's coverage of Dr. Mario World
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C6. Favorite 'Shroom Team
This award honors the different teams that are a part of The 'Shroom.
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| Fake News |
Started in the first official 'Shroom release by the now-banned user WarioLoaf (talk) on January 6th, 2007, Fake News was the first of the teams to be founded, designed to allow writers to flex their fiction-writing muscles by making up news stories about upcoming Mario game releases 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, currently headed by its thirteenth Director, Doomhiker (talk), and sustained by its ongoing writers Yoshi876 (talk) (Obituaries), Quizmelon (talk) (TV Tomorrow), Coffee (Peddler's Place), and Lord Bowser (talk) (News Flush). Here is a historical list of Fake News sections.
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| Fun Stuff |
Fun Stuff began in the third issue under the name of Fun Section, founded by the 'Shroom’s director at the time, Plumber (talk), on March 3rd, 2007. Fun Stuff was created to provide interactive games and activities for the community, such as riddles, trivia, or quizzes, eventually growing over time to incorporate visual games such as crosswords and picture matching games. Fun Stuff is currently run by Roserade (talk), and it's supported by its writers BBQ Turtle (talk) (Anagrams), Ninja Squid (talk) (Guess Who! and Hiding Koopa), Goombuigi (talk) (Picross), FunkyK38 (talk) (Where in the Marioverse is Carmen Sandiego?) and Lakituthequick (talk) (It's aMAZEing). Here is a historical list of Fun Stuff sections.
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| Palette Swap |
Originally under the moniker of Art and Music, and later Music and Artwork, before reaching its current name, Palette Swap was created in the 29th issue by the then-current 'Shroom Director Super Mario Bros. (talk), on August 13th, 2009. 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, the past couple of years have seen more substance added to the team, with commentary, user-created music and fanart, and occasionally artwork competitions. Palette Swap is currently directed by its longtime Director, FunkyK38 (talk), and its current permanent staff are Yoshi876 (talk) (What's On the Box?), Magolor04726 (talk) (World of Plight), Hooded Pitohui (talk) (Mario's Boombox), and winstein (talk) (Drawn and Pressed). Here is a historical list of Palette Swap sections.
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| Pipe Plaza |
Pipe Plaza actually used to be a separate sector of the Wiki, a portal with the intention of keeping the community up to date on recent events and various aspects of the wiki in need of tidying up or improvement. Due to its considerable inactivity, it was decided via Proposal to add it in to The 'Shroom in the 32nd issue run by Super Mario Bros. (talk), but it didn’t get any content until the the next issue, whereupon Marioguy1 (talk) was added as a co-director. Keeping true to its roots, Pipe Plaza details all the changes in the Wiki as well as its forum in the past month, often with very rigid formatting rules for simplest readability, making it the most code-heavy team in the newsletter. Pipe Plaza is currently headed by Zange (talk), and its current writers are Alex95 (talk) (NIWA News), the Poll Committee (Poll Committee Discussion), Hooded Pitohui (talk) ('Shroom Recap), GPM1000 (talk) (Mario Calendar) and Lakituthequick (talk) (Anniversary Announcements [seasonal]). Here is a historical list of Pipe Plaza sections.
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| Critic Corner |
This Team was founded in the 64th issue special by the former Affiliates Manager Crocodile Dippy (talk) on July, 2014, Critic Corner was devised to help reduce the crowding of the main page by pulling all review and analyst-style sections into a single page. As a result, Critic Corner tends to be the wordiest of the teams. It started the trend for updated team designs due in large part to the coding assistance of 2257 (talk). Over the past year there has been a large shift in the Team's writers, but it continues to have plentiful sections by many dedicated writers. Critic Corner is run by Hypnotoad (talk) (who also writes Anton's Half-Baked Reviews), and its permanent writers are FunkyK38 (talk) (Book Reviews and Graphic Novel Reviews), Zange (talk) (Hot Pot Reviews), and MrConcreteDonkey (talk) ('Shroom FM). In addition, the team welcomes additional one-time reviews from a variety of authors. Here is a historical list of Critic Corner sections.
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| Strategy Wing |
The most recent Team, Strategy Wing was debuted in the 100th Issue by former Director Stooben Rooben (talk) as a place to get together sections related to tips, tricks, hints, cheats, guides, walkthroughs, and more. It provides analytical and instructional sections, with a continued focus on videogames. The past year has seen the team remain at a consistently large size thanks to a core group of dedicated writers. Strategy Wing is currently directed by Hooded Pitohui (talk), and its current permanent writers are Yoshi876 (talk) (Pokédex Power and Racing Like the Staff), Koops (talk) (Koops, Your Emblem is on Fire), Superchao (talk) (Mach Speed Mayhem), and Shy Guy on Wheels (talk) (SGoW's Declassified Mario Kart Wii Survival Guide).
Here is a historical list of Strategy Wing sections.
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C7. Favorite 'Shroom Core Staff
This award aims to acknowledge some of the most prominent Core Staff members, both managers and team directors.
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| 2257 (talk) |
- Programming Manager from issue 105 to the current one.
- First Programming Manager.
- Responsible for most of the coding on The 'Shroom.
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| Roserade (talk) |
- Current Fun Stuff Director, started from from issue 139.
- Thirteenth Fun Stuff Director.
- Current Sub-Director, started from issue 155.
- Sixth 'Shroom staff member to hold more than one simultaneous staff positions.
- Oversaw overhaul of the Manual of Style and Sign-Up page.
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| Anton (talk) |
- Current Critic Corner Director, started from issue 112.
- Fourth Critic Corner Director.
- Drew the most recent banners for the teams.
- Has overseen the change which made basic reviews No Sign Up Required sections.
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| FunkyK38 (talk) |
- Palette Swap Director from issue LXXI (71) to the current one.
- Seventh Palette Swap Director.
- Longest-tenured Palette Swap Director to date.
- Made the Sketch Related to Mario section a No Sign Up Required section.
- Started the Art and Music Contests featured in Palette Swap.
- Reworked the focus of What's on the Box?, Featured Sprite, and Artwork of the Month to feature fan-made content.
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| Hooded Pitohui (talk) |
- Current Strategy Wing Director, from issue 139.
- Third Strategy Wing Director
- Current Director, started from issue 155.
- Seventh 'Shroom staff member to hold more than one simultaneous staff positions.
- Oversaw overhaul of the Manual of Style and Sign-Up page.
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| Lakituthequick (talk) |
- Current Website Manager, started from issue 131.
- First Website Manager.
- Regularly develops new templates and coding for The 'Shroom, and offers expertise on technical issues.
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| Lord Bowser (talk) |
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| Ninja Squid (talk) |
- Current Statistics Manager, started from issue 131.
- Eighth Statistics Manager.
- Highly active and engaged in staff discussions, often proposing new projects and ideas.
- Created the 'Shroomfest concept
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| Meta Knight (talk) |
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| Mr. Edo (talk) |
- Fake News Director from issue XLVII (47) to issue LIV (54).
- Graphic Design Manager from issue 107 to issue 135
- Thirteenth Fake News Director, and coined the majority of the Fake News section names.
- First Graphic Design Manager.
- Social Media Manager, from issue 143 to issue 158.
- Drew the headers and icons for Fake News sections.
- Consistently provides artwork for The 'Shroom.
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| MrConcreteDonkey (talk) |
- Twelth Fake News Director from issue LV (55) to issue 154.
- Longest-tenured Team Director to date, serving as Fake News Director for one hundred issues.
- Initiated Fake News' redesign in issue LXXXIII (83)
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| Doomhiker (talk) |
- Current Fake News Director, started from issue 155.
- Thirteenth Fake News Director.
- Contributed suggestions to overhaul the Manual of Style and Sign-Up page.
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| Zange (talk) |
- Current Pipe Plaza director, started from issue 151.
- Sixth Pipe Plaza Director.
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