The 'Shroom:Issue 171/Community Awards Dossier

Community Awards Dossier

Written by: Hooded Pitohui (talk) and the Core Staff

In this article, you will find detailed information about all nominees for this year's Community Awards XIV. This ceremony honors users for their contributions to The 'Shroom and wider elements of the community. The Community Dossier is presented as a tool so that readers may cast informed votes for the Community Awards. Please read each section and visit the suggested articles where applicable before placing your vote. You may vote once a week in each poll. The polls close on July 13th and the winners will be announced in this year's Awards Ceremony on August 13th.

(Please note that, due to a quirk of the calendar this year, links to issue 171 of The 'Shroom will not function until the issue is released on June 19th. Some nominees have requested that examples be taken from issue 171, so please be sure to return after the issue's release and factor in its articles!)

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
Anton (talk)	Joined as writer of Dear Anton on Issue LXXXVII (87). Currently writes Anton's Half-Baked Reviews in Critic Corner Has written 170 sections since joining, winning twelve SOTM awards this cycle. Sample section.
Superchao (talk)	Joined as a writer of the Quiz section on Issue III (3). Currently writes Mach Speed Mayhem in Strategy Wing, and has written Poll Committee Discussion in this cycle. Has written 206 sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards in this cycle. Sample section.
Hooded Pitohui (talk)	Joined as a writer of Mario’s Boombox on Issue 124. Currently co-writes Mushroom Tribune in Fakes News and writes Mario’s Boombox in Palette Swap and Forum Update in Pipe Plaza. Has also written multiple News Flush articles for Fake News. Has also written Poll Committee Discussion and several special sections. Has written 114 sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards in this cycle. Sample section.
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 Site Seeing in Palette Swap. Has also written It's aMAZEing in Fun Stuff. Has written 97 sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards in this cycle. Sample section.
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 written 228 sections since joining. Sample section.
BBQ Turtle (talk)	Joined as a writer of Anagrams on Issue 128. Currently writes Anagrams in Fun Stuff. Has also written Poll Committee Discussion in Pipe Plaza. Has written 45 sections since joining, winning one SOTM award in this cycle. Sample section.
Ninja Squid (talk)	Joined as a writer of Community Report on Issue 106. Currently writes Odyssey of a Squid in Fake News and Hiding Koopa in Fun Stuff. Has also written Poll Committee Discussion and several special sections. Has written 192 sections since joining, winning one SOTM award this cycle. Sample section.
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 419 sections since joining, winning nine SOTM awards in this cycle. Sample section.
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, Racing Like the Staff in Strategy Wing, and Pokédex Power in Critic Corner. Has written 706 sections since joining, winning eight SOTM awards in this cycle. Sample section.
Baby Luigi (talk)	Joined as writer of the Game Mods on Issue 105. Currently co-writes Parallax in Strategy Wing. Has written 30 sections since joining. Sample section.
Shoey (talk)	Joined as a writer of Trivia on issue LIX (59). Currently writes So You Want to Conquer Japan? in Strategy Wing, Word Search in Fun Stuff, and What's in a Campaign? in Pipe Plaza. Also co-writes Mushroom Tribune in Fake News. Has also written numerous editions of News Flush. Has also written several special sections. Has written 110 sections since joining, winning one SOTM award in this cycle. Sample section.
Doomhiker (talk)	Joined as a writer of Virtual Console Reviews on issue 139. Currently writes Dear Bowser in Fake News, Mod of the Month in Palette Swap, and Doomed Reviews in Critic Corner. Has written 34 sections since joining. Sample section.
Quizmelon (talk)	Joined as a writer of TV Tomorrow in issue 111. Currently writes TV Tomorrow in Fake News. Has written 61 sections since joining, winning five SOTM awards in this cycle. Sample section.
Roserade (talk)	Joined as writer of Challenger Approaching! on Issue 122.. Currently writes Rose's Quarantine Reviews in Critic Corner. Has written 63 sections since joining. Sample section.
winstein (talk)	Joined as a writer of Drawn and Pressed on issue 156. Currently writes Drawn and Pressed in Palette Swap. Has also written Poll Committee Discussion. Has written 16 sections since joining, winning two SOTM awards in this cycle. Sample section.
Magolor04726 (talk)	Joined as a writer of World of Plight on issue 155. Currently writes World of Plight in Palette Swap. Has written 16 sections since joining, winning six SOTM awards in this cycle. Sample section.
Waluigi Time (talk)	Joined as a writer of Mushroom Kingdom Smackdown on issue 166. Has also written numerous special sections. Has written five sections since joining, winning one SOTM award in this cycle. Sample section.
Goombuigi (talk)	Joined as a writer of Picross on issue 157. Currently writes Picross in Fun Stuff and Super Mario Maker Showcase in Palette Swap. Has also written Monthly Inquisition in Fake News and Poll Committee Discussion in Pipe Plaza. Has written 26 sections since joining, winning four SOTM awards in this cycle. Sample section.

C1. Favorite Active 'Shroom Writer

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.

Nominee	Summary/Description
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.
Lord Bowser (talk)	Joined as writer of Shop Scout on Issue LXXIII (73) Has written Police Blotter, News Flush,Monthly Inquisition, Find the Differences, Game Soundtrack Reviews, Lord Bowser's Inside Story, Go With the Flow, and several special sections. Has written 74 sections since joining, winning eleven SOTM awards. Sample section.
Zange (talk)	Joined as a regular writer of Hot Pot Reviews on issue 142. Has also written several special sections. Has written 30 sections since joining, winning one SOTM award. Sample section.
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
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
YKMR3000 (talk)	Joined as writer of Game Corner on issue 109. Has written fifteen sections since joining, winning nine SOTM awards. Sample section
Luigi 64DD (talk)	Joined as a writer of Countdowns on issue 121. Has also written several special sections. Has written 12 sections since joining. Sample section
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. Sample section.
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.
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 102 sections since joining, winning nine SOTM awards. Sample section.
ZelenPixel (talk)	Joined as writer of Kingdom Battle Ramble on Issue 165. Has written five sections since joining, winning three SOTM awards. Sample section.
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. Sample section.
Mariofan169 (talk)	Joined as a writer of Rising Sun Reviews on issue 142. Has written five sections since joining. Sample section
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. Sample section.
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. Sample section.
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. Sample section.
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.

C2. Favorite Retired 'Shroom Writer

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.

C3. Favorite Artist

C4. Favorite 2020 Awards Presentation

This award recognizes the creativity, humor, and work put into the presentations revealed at the 2020 Awards ceremony.

Nominee
C6. Favorite 'Shroom Team - Lakituthequick
C8. Best 'Shroom Section Design - MrConcreteDonkey (Part two) (Part three)
M5. Favorite DK Game - Reverse Input
M17. Favorite Mario RPG - Fawfulthegreat64
M18. Favorite Mario Party Game - MrConcreteDonkey
M23. Favorite Capture - Hearts
M28. Favorite Game Setting - BBQ Turtle
C2. Favorite Retired 'Shroom Writer - GBAToad
M1. Best Sound Design - The Pyro Guy
M10. Favorite Lyrical Song - Zange and Roserade
M4. Favorite Mario Kart Course - Eleven
M19. Favorite Villain - Anton
M29. Favorite Classic Game - Mr. Edo
F8. Worst Mario Kart Course - Mr. Edo
F7. Worst Enemy - Baby Luigi
M13. Favorite Level Theme - Toadbert101 & Super-Yoshi
M15. Favorite Instrumental Track - Roserade & Zange & The Pyro Guy
C4. Favorite 2019 Awards Presentation - The Pyro Guy

C4. Favorite 2020 Awards Presentation

C5. Wiki Contributor Award 2020 - 2021

This award recognizes various editors and contributors for their work on the Mario Wiki in 2020/2021.

Nominee	Summary/Description
Alex95 (talk)	Very on top of recent changes and discussions. Active editor who often contributes to projects as well.
Ray Trace (talk)	AKA Baby Luigi 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.
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.
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.
Koopa con Carne (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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Waluigi Time (talk)	Active voter in talk page proposals. Provides informative edit summaries. Does fact-checking work across the Wiki.
Keyblade Master (talk)	Frequently patrols Recent Changes; is consistently on-top of reverting bad edits.
Wynn Liaw (talk)	Assists with trimming and uploading many music files to the Wiki.
0blivion (talk)	Very noteworthy contributor to Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury articles & content.
RHG1951 (talk)	Worked to heavily flesh out Thing articles from Paper Mario: Sticker Star and Paper Mario: Color Splash.
Nintendo101 (talk)	Uploads assets and models from several games; contributes greatly to Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy articles and galleries.
Pasta937 (talk)	Frequently uploads images from assorted games that are in need of better quality replacements.
SuperLuigiDude (talk)	Often uploads foreign-language boxart, logos, etc. and images missing from the wiki's coverage entirely.
PhGuy12 (talk)	Consistent editor who does maintenance work on a variety of game articles (namely the Mario Kart series).

C5. Wiki Contributor Award 2020-2021

C6. Favorite 'Shroom Team

This award honors the different teams that are a part of The 'Shroom.

Nominee	Summary/Description
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 writers Yoshi876 (talk) (Obituaries), Quizmelon (talk) (TV Tomorrow), Coffee (Peddler's Place), Waluigi Time (talk) (Mushroom Kingdom Smackdown), MaximumRiley (talk) (Ask Cappy), Doomhiker (talk) (Dear Bowser), Ninja Squid (talk) (The Odyssey of a Squid), Shoey (talk) (Mushroom Tribune and News Flush), Hooded Pitohui (talk) (Mushroom Tribune and News Flush), and Raregold (talk) (The Wrecking Ball with Whomper Thwompite). 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), Ninja Squid (talk) (Hiding Koopa), Goombuigi (talk) (Picross), Shoey (talk) (Word Search), Kirbyo (talk) (Trivia), 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 Yoshi876 (talk) (What's On the Box?), Magolor04726 (talk) (World of Plight), Hooded Pitohui (talk) (Mario's Boombox), Lakituthequick (talk) (Site Seeing), Goombuigi (talk) (Super Mario Maker Showcase) and winstein (talk) (Drawn and Pressed). 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 Alex95 (talk) (NIWA News), the Poll Committee (Poll Committee Discussion), Hooded Pitohui (talk) (Forum Update), GPM1000 (talk) (Mario Calendar), Shoey (talk) (What's in a Campaign?) 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 permanent writers are FunkyK38 (talk) (Book Reviews), Roserade (talk) (Rose's Quarantine Reviews), Doomhiker (Doomed Reviews), Yoshi876 (Pokédex Power), 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 expand its coverage 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) (Racing Like the Staff), Baby Luigi (talk) and LeftyGreenMario (talk) (Parallax), Superchao (talk) (Mach Speed Mayhem), and Shoey (talk) (So You Want to Conquer Japan?). Here is a historical list of Strategy Wing sections.

C6. Favorite 'Shroom Team

C7. Favorite Community Event 2020 - 2021

This award aims to acknowledge the best group events held by the community and for the community in the past year.

Nominee	Summary/Description
Chickens vs Pigs 'Shroomfest	The second 'Shroomfest, a debate between Hooded Pitohui and Roserade (judged by Ninja Squid) to determine whether pigs or chickens were better. Concluded in the victory of pigs. The second-largest 'Shroomfest, in terms of number of posts. Opening story, forum thread, and highlights
Warm Beverages vs Cold Beverages 'Shroomfest	The fourth 'Shroomfest, a debate between Lakituthequick and Roserade (judged by Ninja Squid) to determine whether warm beverages or cold beverages were better. Concluded in the victory of cold beverages The largest 'Shroomfest, in terms of number of posts. Gave rise to the "soupgate" joke and had a dedicated week for making memes. Opening story, forum thread, and highlights
Heroes vs Villains 'Shroomfest	The first 'Shroomfest, a debate between Hooded Pitohui and Roserade (judged by Ninja Squid) to determine whether heroes or villains are better characters. Concluded in the victory of villains. The smallest 'Shroomfest to date, but set the standards for future editions. Opening story, forum thread, and highlights
Ultimate Location Battle	Organized by Ninja Squid and Goombuigi, and featured in The 'Shroom in issue 169, issue 170, issue 171, set to conclude with issue 172's release. Ninja Squid and Goombuigi selected their favorite locations from 3D Super Mario games and Mario RPGs, asking readers to vote and discuss their picks to help them narrow it down to one ultimate location. Part one, semi-finals, finals, and forum thread
Rogues in Rogueport Mafia	A forum mafia game, hosted by Ninja Squid Kickstarted a resurgence in mafia games on the Super Mario Boards in 2021 Returned to basic mechanics, with only a mafia faction and an innocent faction, and no special roles for the mafia team. The framing of the story involved players trapped in the port town of Rogueport, with the innocents eventually discovering the mafia and successfully eliminating them. Notable roleplays from this game include Detective Fulbright (Reverse Input), Shmaluigi (Waluigi Time), the erudite untitled goose (Luigi 64DD), Ema Skye (Hooded Pitohui), and Ace Attorney's Godot (Alex95), among others. Game thread and lounge thread
Sheep Mafia	A forum mafia game, hosted by Reverse Input Deliberately designed to build on Rogues in Rogueport mafia, retaining its simplicity while adding a few new roles and addressing some balance issues from the previous game. Had only a mafia faction and an innocent faction to help newer players learn the game, but added new roles like the godfather role to limit the ability of the town to rely on investigative roles. The largest and longest 2021 mafia game to date. The framing of the story saw sheep grazing in a field, threatened by wolves, ending when the wolves (mafia) successfully achieved numerical parity with the sheep (innocents). Notable roleplays from this game include Ray Trace (Baby Luigi), Shmaluigi (Waluigi Time), Morris (Hooded Pitohui), Shi-Long Lang (GBAToad), Diesel (Goombuigi), and Posh Kermit (InsaneBlathers), among others. Ended with detailed discussions on how to further improve future games. Lounge thread and game thread
Toad Brigade Mafia	A forum mafia game, hosted by Goombuigi Had only an innocent and mafia faction, introducing new roles appearing for the first time in 2021 mafia games to each faction. The framing of the story saw the Toad Brigade hunting down Wingo and his allies. In the end, Wingo and his allies (the mafia) achieved numerical parity and eliminated the Toad Brigade (innocents). Notable roleplays from this game include Klavier Gavin (Roserade), Larry Butz/Lightning the Hedgehog (Reverse Input), Boshi (Luigi 64DD), and Horace Shoely (Shoey), among others. Lounge thread and game thread
Awards Killing Game 4	The fourth annual installment of the Awards Killing Game, a semi-freeform murder-mystery forum game, hosted by GBAToad and The Pyro Guy The largest of the Killing Games on the Super Mario Boards to date. 26 players began the game on two maps, before the game proceeded to a new merge map. Built upon past games mechanically by introducing new mechanics such as stock trading and NPCs, as well as by addressing balance issues by banning team-up murders. Built upon past games narratively by providing the final chapter of the "Deer Man arc" which had arisen over the course of past Killing Games. Created a number of widespread and memorable community memes. Notable roleplays in this game include the NPCs Sledge Shades, Bill and Monty, Kammina Koopa, Persni, and Big Changes, as well as Jake Marshall (Roserade), Vera Misham (Reverse Input), Beedle (Luigi 64DD), The Big Five (Superchao), Ernest Fine (MrConcreteDonkey), Louie (Eleven), Flintheart Glomgold (Shoey), and many others. Lounge thread, Archangel Solutions game thread, Deimos Matrix Corp. game thread, Neo Hope Foundation game thread, and Discord link
Mushroom City Car Wash (roleplay)	The largest freeform roleplay on the Super Mario Boards, created by Long John Spaghetti. Kicked off the trend of roleplays on the forum, eventually resulting in the creation of the roleplay Board 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 story arcs include the Trial of Flora, the Possession of Dark Light, the introduction of The Preservers, and many others. Notable characters include The Protectors (Baby Luigi), Chroma Key (Long John Spaghetti), Luigi (Long John Spaghetti), Homer Simpson (MightyMario), Nitros Oxide (Toadettefan), Mija (Mija), and Yoshi the Space Station Manager (Yoshi the Space Station Manager), among others. Major contributors include Baby Luigi, LJS, Yoshi the SSM, Toadettefan, MightyMario, Blitz, and Mija, among others. Link to the thread
World of the Spirits (roleplay)	The third-largest roleplay on the Super Mario Boards, created by Blitz. A Super Smash Bros. themed roleplay, it sees multiple dimensions to create the World of the Spirits, a world where the Rebellion aims to destroy Galeem and Dharkon. Notable characters include Madeline (Long John Spaghetti), Mario (Blitz), Demior (Blitz), Corey (Mija), and Cosmos (Mija), among others. Major contributors include Blitz, Mija, Hooded Warrior, and Long John Spaghetti. Link to the thread
The Altonia Files (roleplay)	The second-largest roleplay on the Super Mario Boards, when combining the continuation with the original, created by Magolor04276. Began with the premise of characters exploring the time-torn land of Altonia, where, due to a mishap with a time machine, various elements of the past had been brought into the present. Notable arcs include The Phansion of Fear, where Firey Yoshi explored the Mansion of Phan, and The Thing from Another World, where Marvin the Martian invaded Altonia seeking out Firey Yoshi and Oscar, the world's richest boy. Notable characters include Elijah (Magolor04726), Elisha (Magolor04726), Eliana (Magolor04726), Firey Yoshi (MightyMario), Marvin the Martian (MightyMario), Matz (Blitz), Benny (64-Bit Nintendo Machine), and Mr. Y (Yoshi the Space Station Manager), among others. Major contributors include Magolor04726, Jazzi, MightyMario, Blitz, and Long John Spaghetti, among others. Original thread and continuation
Awards Ceremony 2020	The ceremony where users presented the results of votes in the fourteenth Mario Awards celebration. Consisted of user-made presentations covering the results of the Mario Awards XIV (30 awards), the Fail Awards XII (15 awards), and the Community Awards XIII (10 awards). Managed by Anton (Awards Director, Mario Awards host), Turboo (Awards Sub-Director, Fail Awards host), and Hooded Pitohui (Community Awards host) Included ongoing chat party where users could discuss the award presentations and results. Mario Awards XIV, Fail Awards XII, Community Awards XIII, and Chat Party Logs
April Fool's Day 2021	Planned and made by the Wiki Staff and Porplemontage (with assistance from the Poll Committee) Themed around the death of Mario, the character, based on jokes that Mario would die March 31st, 2021 due to pulling of certain 35th anniversary games. The Wiki rebranded as the "Super Wiki," references to Mario were removed, and Porplemontage created a script that removed the word "Mario" wherever it appeared on the Wiki. Several fake articles were written, all covering parts of the "Super Luigi" franchise. Preserved Main Page from the day
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Photo Contest	A photo contest for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, organized by Lord Bowser and held in issue 167, issue 168, and issue 169 of The 'Shroom. Saw users take photos for three different categories using the Nintendo Switch's screenshot function. Issue 167 (opening), issue 168 (submission), and issue 169 (results)

C7. Favorite Community Event 2020 - 2021

C8. Best '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
Anton's Half-Baked Reviews (Anton (talk))	Issue 160 / Issue 163 / Issue 166
Anniversary Announcements (Lakituthequick (talk))	Issue 148 / Issue 159 / Issue 170
'Shroom FM (MrConcreteDonkey (talk))	Issue 164 / Issue 166 / Issue 170
Rose's Quarantine Reviews (Roserade (talk)	Issue 166 / Issue 167 / Issue 169
Koops, Your Emblem is on Fire (Koops (talk))	Issue 161 / Issue 162 / Issue 163
Drawn and Pressed (winstein (talk))	Issue 162 / Issue 167 / issue 168
TV Tomorrow (Quizmelon (talk))	Issue 165 / Issue 166 / Issue 168
News Flush (Lord Bowser (talk))	Issue 158 / Issue 157 / Issue 156
NIWA Spotlight (Alex95 (talk))	Issue 145 / Issue 147 / Issue 149
Pokédex Power (Yoshi876 (talk))	Issue 166 / Issue 167 / issue 169
Poll Committee Discussion (The 11th Poll Committee)	Issue 164 / Issue 169 / Issue 170
Picross (Goombuigi (talk))	Issue 160 / Issue 169 / Issue 170
Mach Speed Mayhem (Superchao (talk))	Issue 162 / Issue 164 / Issue 168
Site Seeing (Lakituthequick (talk))	Issue 163 / Issue 167 / Issue 169
Super Mario Maker Showcase (Goombuigi (talk))	Issue 169 / Issue 170 / Issue 171
Parallax ((Baby Luigi (talk)) and LeftyGreenMario (talk))	Issue 162 / Issue 164 / Issue 169
It's aMAZEing (Lakituthequick (talk))	Issue 137 / Issue 157 / Issue 158
Anagrams (BBQ Turtle (talk))	Issue 141 / Issue 155 / Issue 170

C8. Best 'Shroom Section Design

C9. 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
Anniversary Announcements (Lakituthequick (talk))	Issue 148 / Issue 158 / Issue 159
Drawn and Pressed (winstein (talk))	Issue 161 / Issue 165 / issue 170
Mach Speed Mayhem (Superchao (talk))	Issue 162 / Issue 164 / Issue 166
Anton's Half-Baked Reviews (Anton (talk))	Issue 161 / Issue 165 / Issue 168
Doomed Reviews (Doomhiker (talk))	Issue 167 / Issue 168 / Issue 169
Kingdom Battle Ramble (ZelenPixel (talk))	Issue 167 / Issue 168 / Issue 169
Monthly Inquisition (Goombuigi (talk))	Issue 160 / Issue 161 / Issue 165
Mushroom Kingdom Smackdown (Waluigi Time (talk))	Issue 167 / Issue 168 / Issue 169
TV Tomorrow (Quizmelon (talk))	Issue 165 / Issue 166 / Issue 168
Mushroom Tribune (Shoey (talk) and Hooded Pitohui (talk))	Issue 168 / Issue 169 / Issue 170
Parallax ((Baby Luigi (talk)) and LeftyGreenMario (talk))	Issue 162 / Issue 164 / Issue 169
Rose's Quarantine Reviews (Roserade (talk))	Issue 166 / Issue 167 / Issue 169
Site Seeing? (Lakituthequick (talk))	Issue 163 / Issue 167 / Issue 169
Mario's Boombox (Hooded Pitohui (talk))	Issue 155 / Issue 160 / Issue 165
Poll Committee Discussion (The 11th Poll Committee)	Issue 164 / Issue 169 / Issue 170
So You Want to Conquer Japan? (Shoey (talk))	Issue 167 / Issue 168 / Issue 170
The Odyssey of a Squid (Ninja Squid (talk))	Issue 167 / Issue 168 / Issue 170

C9. Favorite Written 'Shroom Section of the Past Year

C10. Outstanding Community Achievement Award

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.

Nominee	Summary/Description
Porplemontage (talk)	The Proprietor/Owner of MarioWiki, along with several others—Donkey Kong Wiki, Halopedia, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, Pikipedia, SmashWiki, and, as of December 2012, 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
2257 (talk)	Current #mwchat Admin Current Mario Wiki Discord server chat operator and administrator Former Awards Committee Sub-Director (Mario Awards X (2016)) Awards Committee Staff Consultant (2017 - Present); provides technical and programming support. Current Programming Manager for The 'Shroom (December, 2015 - Present) Programming work became the basis for the look of The 'Shroom and is used as a base to this day. Former MarioWiki Sysop (7 April 2009 – 5 August, 2011) and Bureaucrat (20 July 2010 – 5 August, 2011) Former 'Shroom Sub-Director for various years
Goombuigi (talk)	Highly active relative to short time with the community, first joining the Super Mario Boards in March of 2020 In that time, he has: written three regular sections for The 'Shroom, been an active Poll Committee contributor, ran for the position of 'Shroom Sub-Director, created an awards presentation submitted artwork to The 'Shroom and hosted the Ultimate Location Battle in cooperation with Ninja Squid.
Turboo (talk)	Current Awards Committee Sub-Director (Mario Awards XI (2017) - Present) Current Sysop (19 March, 2014 – Present) and former MarioWiki Patroller (30 April, 2013 – 19 March, 2014) Current Fail Awards Host (2016 - Present), and Former Director of the MarioWiki Anniversary Awards Committee (2012 – 2014) Former 'Shroom Sub-Director (October 2013–January 2015) Current #mwchat Admin (5 July 2010 – Present) Current Mario Wiki Discord server chat operator and administrator Often serves as a go-between for The 'Shroom staff and Awards Committee when communicating with the Wiki staff.
Anton (talk)	Current Awards Committee Director (Mario Awards XI (2017) - Present), Former Co-Director (Mario Awards IX (2015), Mario Awards X (2016)) Current #mwchat Founder (June 2014 – Present) and Admin (3 November, 2010 – Present) Current Mario Wiki Discord server chat operator and administrator Current Critic Corner Director (July 2016 – Present) Userpedia Steward (18 November, 2012 – 31 December, 2017) Responsible for the preservation of Userpedia UP Awards Host (2014, 2015); User Awards Host (2016)
Superchao (talk)	Current Global Mod on the Marioboards (2012 – Present) Often makes and enforces executive decisions on behalf of the forum moderation team. Former Mario Awards Sub-Director (2012 – 2015) Former 'Shroom Director (2014 & 15 October, 2016 - 18 February, 2017 & June 15, 2019 - 15th February, 2020) Former 'Shroom Sub-Director (23 July, 2016 - 15 October, 2016 & 18 February, 2017 - 19 January, 2019) Current #mwchat Operator (1 May, 2013 – Present) Current Mario Wiki Discord server chat operator Former Activities Manager for the 'Shroom (23 January, 2016 – 16 September, 2017) Awards Mafia IV, V, and VI host Host of Awards Killing Game II Responsible for the creation of a project to create a backup archive of The 'Shroom, and assists with its implementation. Driver of community engagement with The 'Shroom through Mach Speed Mayhem voting system, pioneering new models of interactive 'Shroom threads.
Waluigi Time (talk)	Current Mario Wiki patroller (November 24, 2020 - Present) Has become a highly active member of the community in a short time, only joining the Super Mario Boards at the end of 2020. Promotes The 'Shroom, awards, and other community activities heavily Has written multiple sections for The 'Shroom Driver of community engagement with his interactive Mushroom Kingdom Smackdown 'Shroom section thread
Baby Luigi (talk)	Current Mario Wiki patroller (November 24, 2020 - present) Current local forum moderator for the Roleplay board (May 28, 2020 - Present) Often assists awards committee and The 'Shroom staff when they need to procure information on the community's roleplays.
Shoey (talk)	Former Fun Stuff Director (February 2013 - June 2013) Former Activities Manager for The 'Shroom (February 2014 - January 2016) Has contributed a large number of 'Shroom sections in the six months, across multiple teams, including: So You Want to Conquer Japan?, News Flush, What's in a Campaign?, Word Search, and others. Places a strong emphasis on promoting The 'Shroom, awards, and other community activities Created a new interactive 'Shroom section thread for What's in a Campaign?
GBAToad (talk)	Former 'Shroom Spotlight co-host (January 2014 – September 2014) Awards Mafia VI host 'Shroom Killing Game host Awards Killing Game II host Awards Killing Game IV host
Lakituthequick (talk)	Website Manager from Issue 131 to present Current Awards Record Keeper Prepares and hosts logs of Awards Committee Meetings Assisted in hosting the 'Shroom Holiday Scavenger in 2017 and hosted in 2018 Assists with coding and technical aspects of The 'Shroom Awards Killing Game III host Highly active and engaged member of The 'Shroom staff who has crafted solutions to many technical challenges Highly active as a member of the Poll Committee, creating a spreadsheet to track its activity that was used by all members of the Eleventh Poll Committee Responsible for the archival of Userpedia and a the creation and maintenance of a backup archive of The 'Shroom Responsible for the preservation of all community Pastebin pastes
Glowsquid (talk)	Current Bureaucrat of the Super Mario Wiki Highly active in managing the affairs of the Wiki Runs the Super Mario Wiki Twitter account, making informative and interesting posts Created the BJAODN, a collection of unusual and humorous edits and mistakes from the Wiki.
Ninja Squid (talk)	Current Statistics Manager from Issue 131 to the present. Chairman of the 10th Poll Committee Highly engaged and active member of The 'Shroom staff, offering various new ideas and input on discussions Created the 'Shroomfest concept and has been heavily involved in refining and expanding it Hosted the Ultimate Location Battle with Goombuigi Ran in the 2021 'Shroom Director election with Goombuigi Began the resurgence of mafia games on the Super Mario Boards with his Rogues in Rogueport Mafia
The Pyro Guy (talk)	Pipe Plaza Director from issue 131 to issue 150 Current Graphic Design Manager from Issue 137 to the present Has made numerous pieces of artwork for The 'Shroom Prolific Awards presenter, having made numerous presentations in a variety of multimedia styles Backup presenter in multiple Awards ceremonies, making numerous quality presentations in a short span of time Chair of the Ninth Poll Committee An active consultant for the Eleventh Poll Committee Awards Killing Game IV host
Roserade (talk)	Current Fun Stuff Director from issue 139 to present Current Sub-Director of The 'Shroom from issue 155 to present Global Moderator on the Super Mario Boards forum Awards Killing Game III host Vice-Chair of the Ninth Poll Committee and Tenth Poll Committee An active consultant for the Eleventh Poll Committee Extensive promoter of community engagement with community projects
Hooded Pitohui (talk)	Current Strategy Wing Director from issue 139 to present Current Director of The 'Shroom from issue 155 to present Awards Killing Game III host Chair of the Eleventh Poll Committee Lead a project to create a rotating leadership system in the Eleventh Poll Committee Extensive promoter of community engagement with community projects
Doomhiker (talk)	Current Fake News Director, from issue 155 to present. Patroller on the Super Mario Wiki. A record of taking firm stances and disciplinary actions against users who behave in a manner deeply inconsistent with core community values.

C10. Outstanding Community Achievement Award

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