End-of-the-Year Awards
It's that time of the year again, the time of celebration! Here, we honor the writers, staff, and contributors who have done their part to help make The 'Shroom of 2017 what it was, whose devotion to the newsletter allowed it to excel and evolve above and beyond across the 12-month span! As in previous years, the awards are split into Diamond and Golden awards for all except the Toad Award; Diamond awards are for exceptional performance in each category, while Golden awards are for those who didn't quite reach the top of the mountain but did a very good job getting close. This one's for the readers! This year, we have six categories to go through:
- Diamond and Golden Mario Award – Given to those who have written a single section for The 'Shroom for a prolonged period of time, displaying consistent devotion to The 'Shroom.
- Diamond and Golden Bowser Award – Given to those who consistently submit their sections on time, displaying responsibility and good time management.
- Diamond and Golden Peach Award – Given to those who consistently produce sections of excellent quality as decided by the general public (Section of the Month), displaying a dedication to the subject matter of their respective sections and a desire to bring the best out of them.
- Diamond and Golden Yoshi Award – Given to those that have contributed many sections to the paper, displaying a willingness to test ones capabilities and spread their influence across The 'Shroom.
- Diamond Toad Award – Given to those that have helped out The 'Shroom in extraordinary ways, honoring those who may have had smaller, possibly behind-the-scenes, roles to play, that were nonetheless important to the development of The 'Shroom.
- Diamond and Golden 'Shroom Award – Given to the individuals that produced the best sections in 2017, as decided on by the Core Staff.
You will notice the Luigi Award is missing from the list; but the reason for its omission is actually a very positive one. After gathering the winners, we were pleasantly surprised to see that pretty much everyone had met the criteria for the Diamond Luigi. We have reached a point where all of the sections we receive have proper spelling, grammar, and formatting; what once was the Diamond Luigi award is now the standard for every piece our writers submit, and for that we want to congratulate you all.
And now, without further ado... let's rock!
Mario Award
Diamond Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) | Take Cover!, The 'Shroom Report |
Hypnotoad (talk) | Anton’s Half-Baked Reviews |
Quizmelon (talk) | TV Tomorrow |
Yoshi876 (talk) | Obituaries, Quiz, Retro Feature, Character Review, Movie Reviews, Pokédex Power |
Golden Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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Alex95 (talk) | Could Have Been, Upcoming Game |
FunkyK38 (talk) | Tip of the Month |
Lord Bowser (talk) | Find the Differences |
Meta Knight (talk) | Party Trick |
PowerKamek (talk) | Marioverse Reviews |
The Pyro Guy (talk) | Picross |
Yoshi876 (talk) | What’s on the Box?, Mario Kart: Wheel Tips Corner |
Bowser Award
Diamond Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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Alex95 (talk) | Critic Corner |
Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) | Palette Swap, Pipe Plaza |
Hypnotoad (talk) | Critic Corner |
LudwigVon (talk) | Fun Stuff |
Meta Knight (talk) | Fun Stuff |
Quizmelon (talk) | Fake News |
Yoshi876 (talk) | Palette Swap |
Golden Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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Alex95 (talk) | Pipe Plaza |
ArchagentEverlasting (talk) | Fake News |
FunkyK38 (talk) | Fun Stuff |
Koops (talk) | Fake News |
Lakituthequick (talk) | Pipe Plaza |
Meta Knight (talk) | Critic Corner |
Mr Squid (talk) | Fun Stuff |
The Pyro Guy (talk) | Fun Stuff, Fake News |
Yoshi876 (talk) | Strategy Wing |
Peach Award
Diamond Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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Andymii (talk) | Fun Stuff |
Hypnotoad (talk) | Fake News, Critic Corner |
Lakituthequick (talk) | Pipe Plaza |
Quizmelon (talk) | Palette Swap, Fake News |
Yoshi876 (talk) | Palette Swap, Strategy Wing |
Golden Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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Andymii (talk) | Pipe Plaza |
Baby Luigi (talk) | Palette Swap |
FunkyK38 (talk) | Fun Stuff |
Gabumon (talk) | Fake News, Critic Corner |
GBAToad (talk) | Strategy Wing |
Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) | Pipe Plaza |
Hooded Pitohui (talk) | Palette Swap |
Lord Bowser (talk) | Fake News, Palette Swap, Critic Corner |
Meta Knight (talk) | Strategy Wing |
Mr Squid (talk) | Fun Stuff |
MrConcreteDonkey (talk) | Pipe Plaza |
Roserade (talk) | Strategy Wing |
Shokora (talk) | Pipe Plaza |
Stargazing (talk) | Pipe Plaza |
The Pyro Guy (talk) | Fake News |
YKMR3000 (talk) | Fake News |
Yoshi876 (talk) | Pipe Plaza |
YoshiFlutterJump (talk) | Strategy Wing |
Yoshi Award
Diamond Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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FunkyK38 (talk) | Fake News, Fun Stuff, Palette Swap, Pipe Plaza, Critic Corner |
Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) | Palette Swap, Pipe Plaza, various staff sections |
Hypnotoad (talk) | Fake News, Critic Corner |
Lord Bowser (talk) | Fake News, Fun Stuff, Palette Swap, Pipe Plaza, Critic Corner |
LudwigVon (talk) | Fun Stuff, Pipe Plaza |
Meta Knight (talk) | Fun Stuff, Critic Corner, Strategy Wing, various staff sections |
Yoshi876 (talk) | Fake News, Fun Stuff, Palette Swap, Pipe Plaza, Critic Corner, Strategy Wing, various staff sections |
Golden Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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Alex95 (talk) | Pipe Plaza, Critic Corner |
MrConcreteDonkey (talk) | Fake News, Pipe Plaza |
PowerKamek (talk) | Critic Corner |
The Pyro Guy (talk) | Fake News, Fun Stuff |
Toad Award
Diamond Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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Andymii (talk) | Fun Stuff Director |
DragonFreak (talk) | Issue 126 guest |
FunkyK38 (talk) | Palette Swap Director |
Gabumon (talk) | Graphic Design Manager, 'Shroom Award presenter in the Community Awards X |
GBAToad (talk) | Issue 123 guest (Strategy Wing), The 'Shroom: Killing Game host, Issue 127 guest |
Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) | Statistics Manager, 'Shroom Award presenter in the Community Awards X, Issue 123 guest, Issue 126 guest |
Hypnotoad (talk) | Critic Corner Director, 'Shroom Award presenter in the Community Awards X, Issue 123 guest, Issue 124 guest, Issue 125 guest |
Lakituthequick (talk) | Holiday Scavenger Hunt host |
Lord Bowser (talk) | Fun Stuff Director, Issue 126 guest, Issue 129 guest, Holiday Scavenger Hunt host |
LudwigVon (talk) | Issue 126 guest |
Meta Knight (talk) | Director, Sub-Director, Strategy Wing Director, Community Awards X host, 'Shroom Award presenter in the Community Awards X, The 'Shroom: Killing Game host, Issue 120 guest, Issue 126 guest, Issue 129 guest (Strategy Wing) |
MrConcreteDonkey (talk) | Fake News Director, 'Shroom Award presenter in the Community Awards X |
Palkia47 (talk) | 'Shroom Award presenter in the Community Awards X, Issue 126 guest |
Roserade (talk) | Issue 126 guest |
Shokora (talk) | ‘Shroom Spotlight Manager, Issue 126 guest |
Stargazing (talk) | 'Shroom Award presenter in the Community Awards X, Issue 126 guest, Issue 129 guest |
Superchao (talk) | Director, Sub-Director, Activities Manager, Issue 126 guest |
The Pyro Guy (talk) | 'Shroom Award presenter in the Community Awards X, Issue 126 guest |
Turboo (talk) | Issue 111 guest |
Twentytwofiftyseven (talk) | Programming Manager |
Yoshi876 (talk) | 'Shroom Spotlight Manager, Pipe Plaza Director, 'Shroom Award presenter in the Community Awards X |
'Shroom Award
Diamond Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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Hypnotoad (talk) | Dear Anton |
Meta Knight (talk) | Galactic Expedition |
Gold Recipients
Writer | Section(s) |
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Lord Bowser (talk) | Lord Bowser's Inside Story |
The Pyro Guy (talk) | Cooking Guide |
The 'Shroom: Issue 129 | |
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Staff sections | Staff Notes • The 'Shroom Spotlight • End-of-the-Year Awards • Director Election |
Features | Fake News • Fun Stuff • Palette Swap • Pipe Plaza • Critic Corner • Strategy Wing |
Specials | Spla-tune in for Splatoon • The 'Shroom Holiday Scavenger |