The 'Shroom:Issue 195/Community Awards Dossier
Community Awards Dossier
Written by: Hooded Pitohui (talk), Waluigi Time (talk) and The 'Shroom Staff
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 XVI. 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 a few changes to the Community Awards this year.
First, let's briefly cover what hasn't changed. Here, you'll find detailed information on all of the nominees for this year's Community Awards XVI. The Community Awards are a longstanding tradition, organized by the Awards Committee as a part of the community's annual awards ceremonies, which recognize and honor users for their contributions to The 'Shroom and to other areas of the community. The Community Dossier offers information so that readers may refresh their memories of the nominees and their contributions and so that they may cast informed votes. Please read the presented information and follow the suggested links before placing your votes, and, when viewing images, please remember to click them to view them at a larger size.
Now, let's discuss the changes this year. This year, the Community Awards polls will be open for only one week, closing at the end of the 24th of June. As you won't be able to cast weekly votes, you will instead 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 11th. We hope to see you there!
C1. Favorite Active 'Shroom Writer
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.
| Nominee | Summary/Description |
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| Anton (talk) |
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| BBQ Turtle (talk) |
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| Casual Koopa (talk) |
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| ClawgripFan9001 (talk) |
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| Cosmic Cowboy (talk) |
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| FunkyK38 (talk) |
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| Hooded Pitohui (talk) |
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| Kinger (talk) |
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| Koops (talk) |
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| Lakituthequick (talk) |
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| Meta Knight (talk) |
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| MrConcreteDonkey (talk) |
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| Northern Verve (talk) |
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| PanchamBro (talk) |
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| Quizmelon (talk) |
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| Shoey (talk) |
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| The Shamancer (talk) |
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| Waluigi Time (talk) |
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| WildWario (talk) |
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| winstein (talk) |
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C2. Favorite 'Shroom Section Design
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.
| Nominee | Summary/Description |
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| Anniversary Announcements (Lakituthequick (talk)) | |
| Anton's Half-Baked Reviews (Anton (talk)) | |
| Community Report (Waluigi Time (talk)) | |
| Consumer Corner (Waluigi Time (talk)) | |
| Dear Waluigi Time (Waluigi Time (talk)) | |
| Drawn and Pressed (winstein (talk)) | |
| Four Steps for a 3D World (Hooded Pitohui (talk)) | |
| Hiding Koopa (Waluigi Time (talk)) | |
| Horrorscopes (GBA (talk)) | |
| It's-a Mii (Casual Koopa (talk)) | |
| Koops, Your Emblem is on Fire (Koops (talk)) | |
| Musical Quiz (WildWario (talk)) | |
| NIWA News (PanchamBro (talk)) | |
| Overlook Mountain Auction House Presents (Shoey (talk) and Waluigi Time (talk)) | |
| Picross (Goombuigi (talk)) | |
| Pitohui's Pokémon Academy (Hooded Pitohui (talk)) | |
| 'Shroom FM (MrConcreteDonkey (talk)) | |
| The ? Panel (winstein (talk)) | |
| Waluigi Time Comic (Waluigi Time (talk)) |
C3. Favorite Written 'Shroom Section of the Past Year
This award recognizes 'Shroom sections that feature written text as the bulk of their piece.
| Nominee | Summary/Description |
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| All-Time Smash Merit Ranking (Northern Verve (talk)) | |
| Anniversary Announcements (Lakituthequick (talk)) | |
| Anton's Half-Baked Reviews (Anton (talk)) | |
| Dear Waluigi Time (Waluigi Time (talk)) | |
| Drawn and Pressed (winstein (talk)) | |
| Getting That Payday (Kinger (talk)) | |
| Graphic Novel Reviews/Book Reviews (FunkyK38 (talk)) | |
| Mach Speed Mayhem (Superchao (talk)) | |
| Meta's Poem (Meta Knight (talk)) | |
| Mushroom Kingdom Smackdown (Waluigi Time (talk)) | |
| Mushroom Tribune (Shoey (talk) and Hooded Pitohui (talk)) | |
| Poetry Puzzle (The Shamancer (talk)) | |
| Poll Committee Discussion (13th Poll Committee) | |
| Shmaluigi, Private Investigator (Waluigi Time (talk)) | |
| Sport Report (ClawgripFan9001 (talk)) | |
| That NIWA List (PanchamBro (talk)) | |
| To Infinity and Beyond (Waluigi Time (talk)) | |
| TV Tomorrow (Quizmelon (talk)) | |
| What's in a Campaign? (Shoey (talk)) | |
| Van Shoeul's House of Ghouls (Shoey (talk)) |
C4. Favorite Retired 'Shroom Section
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.
| Nominee | Summary/Description |
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| Ask Cappy (Maximumriley (talk)) | |
| Big Cheeses of the Mushroom Kingdom (Flygon64 (talk)) | |
| Cooking Guide (TPG (talk)) | |
| Dear Bowser (Doomhiker (talk)) | |
| Hot Pot Reviews (Zange (talk)) | |
| Interview (Superchao (talk)) | |
| It's aMAZEing! (Lakituthequick (talk)) | |
| Kingdom Battle Ramble (ZelenPixel (talk)) | |
| Monthly Inquisition (Mr. Edo (talk)) | |
| Obituaries (Yoshi876 (talk)) | |
| Parallax (Ray Trace (talk) and Mario (talk)) | |
| Peddler's Place (Coffee (talk)) | |
| Peddler's Place (Toadbert101 (talk)) | |
| Rose's Quarantine Reviews (Roserade (talk)) | |
| So You Want to Conquer Japan? (Shoey (talk)) | |
| Super Mario Maker Showcase (Goombuigi (talk)) | |
| Super Ninelevendo Entertainment Reviews (Ninelevendo (talk)) | |
| The Odyssey of a Squid (Ninja Squid (talk)) |
C5. Favorite 'Shroom Team
This award honors the different teams that are a part of The 'Shroom.
| Nominee | Summary/Description |
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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. The team is currently headed by Waluigi Time (talk) (who also writes Mushroom Kingdom Smackdown, Consumer Corner, and Dear Waluigi Time), and is sustained by its writers ClawgripFan9001 (talk) (Sport Report), Quizmelon (talk) (TV Tomorrow), Hooded Pitohui (talk) (Mushroom Tribune), Shoey (talk) (Mushroom Tribune and, with Waluigi Time, Overlook Mountain Auction House Presents), and various guest contributors submitting sections such as News Flush. Here is a historical list of Fake News sections. |
| 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 is supported by its writers BBQ Turtle (talk) (Anagrams), Waluigi Time (talk) (Hiding Koopa), Shoey (talk) (Trivia and Word Search), MarioMorty (talk) (Crossword), WildWario (talk) (Musical Quiz), The Shamancer (talk) (Poetry Puzzle), and FunkyK38 (talk) (Where in the Marioverse is Carmen Sandiego?). Here is a historical list of Fun Stuff sections. |
| 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 few years have seen more substance added to the team, with commentary, user-created music and fanart, and occasionally artwork competitions. In recent years, Palette Swap has expanded its definition of art, opening the team up to include sections on not just visual art, but forms of art like website design or user-made levels in games. Palette Swap is currently directed by its longtime Director, FunkyK38 (talk), and its current writers are Lakituthequick (talk) (Site Seeing), winstein (talk) (Drawn and Pressed and The ? Panel), Cosmic Cowboy (talk) (StoryCentral), Meta Knight (talk) (Meta's Poem), Casual Koopa (talk) (It's-a Mii!), Waluigi Time (talk) (Waluigi Time Comic and Shmaluigi, Private Investigator), and Magolor04726 (talk) (World of Plight). 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 |
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. Over time, Pipe Plaza has moved from being a statistics hub for the community to being the general factual team of The 'Shroom. Pipe Plaza is currently headed by Zange (talk), and its current writers are PanchamBro (talk) (NIWA News and That NIWA List), the Poll Committee (Poll Committee Discussion), GPM1000 (talk) (Mario Calendar), Shoey (talk) (What's in a Campaign?), Waluigi Time (talk) (Community Report), and Lakituthequick (talk) (Anniversary Announcements [seasonal]). Here is a historical list of Pipe Plaza sections. |
| 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 opinion 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). 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), Shoey (talk) (A Report on the Effectiveness of Power-Ups and Van Shoeul's House of Ghouls), 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. |
| 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, 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 and Four Steps for a 3D World), and its current permanent writers are Shoey (talk) (File City Files), Koops (talk) (Koops, Your Emblem is on Fire), Waluigi Time (talk) (Shine Get), and Kinger (talk) (Getting That Payday). Here is a historical list of Strategy Wing sections. |
C6. Favorite 'Shroom Special Issue
This award recognizes the special issues of The 'Shroom released within the past five years.
| Nominee | Summary/Description |
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| Special Issue 150 | |
| Holiday Issue 153 | |
| Special Issue 160 |
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| Holiday Issue 165 |
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| Special Issue 171 |
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| Issue 175 | |
| Holiday Issue 177 |
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| Special Issue 181 |
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| Special Issue 183 |
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| Holiday Issue 189 |
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C7. 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 to see the images at their full size. Some GIFs may not work unless they are clicked.
| Nominee | Summary/Description |
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| Anton (talk) |
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| BBQ Turtle (talk) |
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| Fawfulthegreat64 (talk) |
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| Flygon64 (talk) |
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| GBA (talk) |
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| Goombuigi (talk) |
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| Hearts (talk) |
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| InsaneBlathers (talk) |
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| Koops (talk) |
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| Lakituthequick (talk) |
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