At the end of 2011, here at Technology Bloggers we are going to celebrate with an award ceremony. We are a community blog, and thought the year, loads of fantastic people have been working on continuously improving the blog, taking it to new heights!
Now, at the end of the year, we shall celebrate the people who have helped make this blog the huge success it is today.
This year the awards have all been awarded by me (Christopher Roberts) as a member of the admin team. However next year I hope that we can vote on the awards, so that the community decide who in the community deserves the award.
So, without further ado, the awards!
This year we have 6 awards up for grabs:
- Top Commenter – The person who posts valuable comments which help to create the fantastic community we have on the blog
- Top Writer (Contributor) – The contributor who has made the most valuable contribution to the blog – in terms of the quantity and quality of articles published – this year
- Top Writer (Author and Admin) – The author – or higher rank – who has made the greatest contribution in terms of the quantity and quality of articles published this year
- Rising Star – Who is really going places? Who is helping to improve the blog and has great potential?
- Most Friendly Member of the Community – Who has been the most pleasant and kind person on the blog this year?
- Top All Rounder – The big one! Technology Bloggers ultimate award, who is the best example of a fantastic member of the community?
So, to the awards!
Top Commenter
The Nominations:
- Alan Tay – Always among the first to add his view, Alan almost always adds interesting information to an article, and he also likes to interact with other commenters – the characteristic of a really good commenter
- Diana Studer – Diana has taught me many lessons about respect in blogging and always writes very interesting and thought provoking comments!
- David (from TheOnlyCog) – David speaks his mind, asks questions, adds information, therefore contributing a great deal to the commenting community
- Chadrack Irobogo – Although Chadrack does not comment very often, when he does, he makes very valuable points, has very good grammar and is always full of support
And the winner is…
Chadrack Irobogo! Pleasant mannered and well written, Chadrack’s comments often bring new information and ideas to the table, which help to improve the community.
Top Writer (Contributor)
The Nominations:
- Marc Madrigal – Marc likes writing about technology and the web, and he does it very well – useful articles which can be both constructive and thought provoking
- Alan Tay – Alan’s articles are always popular, probably due to them being well written, interesting and helpful
- Andrew Doyle – Andrew writes well written articles, which often attract attention from the community
And the winner is…
Alan Tay! Alan is a really big member of the Technology Bloggers community, commenting, reading and writing, his articles make great reading and really do add value to the blog 🙂
Top Writer (Author and Admin)
The Nominations:
- Ron Fletcher – Ron’s articles are among some of the most popular on the blog, he focuses mainly on apps, and always writes good, interesting articles, and then often replies to the comments that arise from what he has written
- Jonny Hankins – Jonny is new to WordPress, but is making giant steps towards becoming a really good author, he wrights interesting and insightful posts, which usually fire up a debate
- Christopher Roberts (Admin Team) – Okay, I can’t give an award to myself, but the category was looking a bit empty, since we only have two authors, so I chucked myself in too 🙂
And the winner is…
Jonny Hankins! With 8 articles in his inventory, Jonny is quickly gaining experience and becoming a very good writer, who is liked by the community.
Rising Star
Nominations:
- Jonny Hankins
- Alan Tay
- Ron Fletcher
And the winner is…
Ron Fletcher! Ron has been a great contributor to the blog since he joined us in July, he is getting really good at replying to his commenters, is writing more and more, and what he is writing is getting better as time goes on.
Most Friendly Member of the Community
The Nominations:
- Chadrack Irobogo – Always giving support, Chadrack is a very friendly character
- Marc Madrigal – Marc grins from ear to ear in his profile pick, and that happiness seems to come across in the friendliness of his comments
- Goodwin A I Manson – A very new member of the community with just a handful of comments (3 I think!) Goodwin writes pleasant and friendly comments
- Lillie Ammann – Lillie is always full of support and always writes in a kind way
And the winner is…
Marc Madrigal! Marc has been with the blog almost since the beginning, and he has contributed many helpful articles as well as interesting comments, the pleasant manner in which he conducts his writing and replying, makes the experience all the better 🙂
Top All Rounder
Nominations:
- Alan Tay
- Jonny Hankins
And the winner is…
Jonny Hankins! I felt I had to choose someone who writes for us and comments for this award, and I didn’t want to nominate myself, so I had the choice of Jonny and Alan, both fantastic candidates, however I feel that because of the outstanding progress he has made, Jonny deserves this award 🙂
The Nominees
Here are the 2011 nominees who didn’t get an award. They are also very deserving individuals, and I urge you to check out their sites!
- Diana Studer from Elephant’s Eye
- David from TheOnlyCog
- Andrew Doyle from Workspace Group
- Me (Christopher Roberts) you can visit my site too if you like 🙂
- Goodwin A I Manson check out his history site
- Lillie Ammann from her blog
To Conclude
There we have it, we had 6 awards, and 11 different people were nominated for those awards. Of those 11 people 5 of them now have one (or more – Jonny!) of Technology Bloggers first ever awards! Well done all 🙂
I know I have only mentioned a few people, but it is all of us that make this blog what it is, so thank you everyone!
And finally…
A big big thank you to everyone for a fantastic year! 2011 has been great, so lets have have an even better 2012 🙂
Happy New Year!