MarioWiki:Anniversary/2023
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AboutThe Super Mario Wiki was created on August 12, 2005 at 13:47 PM (EDT) by Steve Shinn. In August 2006, this wiki was off to a good start, but still there was only a small number of active users. In August of 2007, with a userbase finally forming, we marked our wiki's anniversary with an awards ceremony celebrating 30 of our favorite Mario topics, including favorite games, music, items, series, moments, enemies, and more, by running polls and producing creative mini writing and art projects to present those results in a fun way. Over the years we’ve made big changes to our Anniversary Ceremony, including the addition of Userpedia, Fail, and ‘Shroom Awards early on (2008, 2009, 2010 respectively), formal game tournaments by 2011 with prizes, and by 2013 having our first Awards Committee Director Election. As time went on, presentation quality rose and activity hit its stride, streamlining the process, with the Ceremonies evolving with the community’s needs, such as merging User and ‘Shroom Awards into Community Awards, opening up a wider venue for recognition of the skills and efforts of our wiki editors. In 2016 we proudly funded a $1,000 donation drive for the Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station to honor our late bureaucrat Walkazo. With the wiki at over 26,000 articles and growing, we hope that 2023 will be another successful year!
VotingIncluded with each award poll are definitions of what the award is to help prevent confusion as to what we intended. If there are any questions or comments regarding them, please let us know! Please note that the polls for the community awards will open on July 17th with the release of issue 195 of The 'Shroom. This page will be updated with a link to them at that time. You can vote once a week on each poll. Voting ends [AT TIME] on [DATE]. Mario AwardsM1. Favorite Major Character The best recurring character prominently featured in a main role. M2. Favorite Supporting Character The best Mario series or Mario spin-off series character who is part of the supporting cast. This includes recurring minor characters, as well as major characters that only appeared in one game, or exclusively appear in spin-offs. M3. Favorite Mario RPG Character The best character who appears primarily in RPG titles. M4. Favorite Mario Movie (2023) Portrayal The best portrayal of a character as seen in the 2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie. This award focussed on how well a voice actor played a character, rather than being about actors or characters individually. M5. Favorite Power-up The most interesting, useful, or otherwise superior item or power-up available in the Mario series. M6. Favorite Enemy
The best enemies that appear in the Mario series and its spin-offs. M7. Favorite In-game Track The best music track from a Mario or Mario spin-off game. M8. Favorite Soundtrack The game or other medium with the best musical tracks. M9. Favorite Game Mechanic The best feature of a game's functions. These mechanics should be specific to a game or game series, and help shape a game or game series' identity. M10. Favorite 2D Platformer The best game featuring the core 2D platforming gameplay of its respective series without too many significant deviations. M11. Favorite 3D Platformer The best game featuring platforming gameplay in a 3D environment. The selection encompasses games which focus on the use of skillful jumping to traverse obstacle courses and/or sandboxes to reach the objective. M12. Favorite Bowser Battle The best boss battle with Bowser found in a Mario or Mario spin-off game. M13. Favorite Boss Battle The best boss battle found in a Mario or Mario spin-off game. This does not include battles with Bowser, who has his own award. M14. Favorite Mario Kart Item The best item used in the Mario Kart series. M15. Favorite Mario Kart Course The best race course featured in one or more Mario Kart games. This does not include battle courses. M16. Favorite Mario Party Board The best playable board in a Mario Party game. M17. Favorite Sports Genre The best genre of Mario sports spin-off games. M18. Favorite Retro Game (GBC/N64 and older) The best game among every Mario title released for the Nintendo 64 and older (for console games), and the Game Boy Color and older (for handheld games). M19. Favorite Classic Game (GCN/GBA through Wii/DS) The best game among every Mario title released for consoles spanning from the Nintendo GameCube to the Nintendo Wii and for handhelds spanning from the Game Boy Advance to the Nintendo DS line. M20. Favorite Modern Game (Wii U/3DS and newer) The best game among every Mario title released for the Nintendo Wii U and newer (for console games) and the Nintendo 3DS line and newer (for handheld games). Fail AwardsF1. Worst Power-up The least favorite power-up featured in the Mario series or a Mario spin-off series. F2. Worst Enemy The least favorite non-boss villain, baddie, or grunt. F3. Worst Obstacle The least favorite non-enemy obstacle which hinders the player’s progress encountered in the Mario series and its spin-offs. F4. Worst Level Concept The least favorite type of overarching stage or level theme. F5. Worst Game Mechanic The worst feature of a game's functions. F6. Worst Boss Battle The least favorite boss battle found in a Mario or Mario spin-off game. F7. Most Disappointing Update Cycle The game which had the most disappointing update cycle, due to a lack of content in the base game, failure to deliver substantial or engaging content through updates, or due to premature ending of a game’s updates. This award includes only games which have had content updates, and does not include updates that are purely hypothetical. F8. Worst Remake The worst new version or remake of a game. F9. Most Forgettable Game The most forgettable Mario or spin-off series game. These games are not necessarily bad or poorly received, but rather don't have much going on about them that make them memorable. F10. Most Shameless Business Decision Decisions largely perceived as immoral, unethical, or anticonsumer. Community AwardsAlong with having awards for the general Marioverse, we like to celebrate achievements within our own community with the addition of the Community Awards. These cover aspects of this vast community that serves as the lifeblood of the Mario Wiki and its sub-pages. The nominees of these awards include members from the wiki, forum, and chat sub-communities with their various accomplishments. They also cover projects members have worked on or are working on to maintain/improve the site or to promote community solidarity through fiction, comics, artwork, or music. The 'Shroom remains fully represented, and is the Super Mario Wiki's community-written newsletter, delivering various informative or entertaining articles about the Mario series, video games in general, and a number of other subjects the third Saturday of every month. Founded in 2006, this community project has come a long way from its modest beginnings and has become an integral part of the website. This is where hard-working members of our staff teams, as well as the work of our creative users, have some time to shine and receive recognition.
PresentationsThe date for presentation sign-ups will be determined by upcoming Awards Committee members, and updated here once it is decided. Users will be allowed to present a maximum of four awards. What are these presentations, you ask? Well, you get to reveal the results of the award you choose in some sort of digital medium. We've had written stories (including some with pictures and art), goofy and creative concepts, comics (with many different styles), a picture (or a series of pictures), a mashup of concepts, online puzzles, videos, parody songs, image edits, photographed real creations (including food), collaborations between multiple people, playable videogames, and much more. Basically, anything you can think to do will do, so long as you can find a way to make it relevant to the award you're presenting. These can be serious or silly (though most people prefer the silly ones), so long as they’re relevant to the award at hand. Who can sign up to present: Who cannot sign up to present: Certain awards are reserved until further notice (we are PMing certain users and asking them if they would like to present any of them. This helps us with quality control for several important awards). These awards may or may not be opened to the public, depending on responses from the people PMed. Please note: You will be held to a higher standard of quality if you sign up for Reserved awards, and are expected to deliver quality work quickly if you sign up for a Backup slot. P.S. It's not all rules and bureaucracy; have fun with it! Keep an eye out for awards sign-ups! Awards CommitteeWe are looking for ~12 focused, hard-working community members to join the 2023 MarioWiki Awards Ceremony Committee. The Awards Committee's focuses will include creating polls for the ceremony, determining details such as scheduling and committee structuring, and generally overseeing the anniversary event at-large. Meetings will begin in early April, with the meetings taking place in the Awards Discord server. In general, meetings will alternate Friday/Saturday nights with care to avoid ‘Shroom meetings, deadlines, and other potential conflicts, and are subject to change to accommodate. An exact schedule will be posted once it is determined and will be available in both the public and staff Awards boards on the forum. There are a few minimal requirements to be an AC member this year:
While it is not a formal requirement, if you sign up for the AC please be willing to do at least one presentation. Only confirmed AC members will be given a vote in meetings but meetings are open to the public, so you can drop in even if you aren't a committee member! We do value what everyone has to say, including non-AC members, so even without a formal vote your voice will surely count and your ideas will be sincerely considered. To sign up, send a PM to Roserade and/or Superchao letting them know that you are interested in joining the committee, including details such as:
The application doesn’t have to be anything fancy; we just want to be sure that you’re committed more to working as a team than you are getting a fun title. In fact, most people who apply are accepted, and this process is just a precautionary screening for intent and seriousness. Applications are due by the end of March 6th Midnight EDT. Roserade and Superchao will post the final AC member list by March 10th and will provide staff board access shortly afterwards. At that time, the committee will delineate tasks and responsibilities, as well as initiate conversation regarding what our schedule will become for the rest of the term. The Awards Committee is the only thing you can sign up for at the moment. Depending on its decisions over the next few months, other projects will emerge over the spring and summer, and you will be able to sign up for them as well. Announcements regarding these projects will be posted on this page or the public forum board, so if you are interested, keep an eye on at least one of them. Thank you, and we'll see you around a bunch more in the upcoming months!! Awards Committee
Game Tournaments and Other EventsMario Awards III featured the first awards-sanctioned tournament, Mario Kart, and ever since then interest has steadily grown to make it a key feature of the anniversary events alongside the poll ceremony. In 2015, we hosted the most tournaments in the history of the awards ceremony with 15 separate tournaments held, over double the previous year. These tournaments have included games like Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., Pokémon, Mafia, Mario Golf, Team Fortress 2, Minecraft, and also art contests, Guess The Results, and pretty much anything anyone suggests and is able to host. It does not need to be a Nintendo game – DS/3DS, Wii/Wii U/Switch, PC, Steam, forum-/chat-based and online are all valid media for tournaments as long as they have a multiplayer mode or can function as competition. It’s not required to be a member of the Awards Committee to host and organize a tournament, but we do ask that you coordinate it with us so we can help things run smoothly and provide any support. ContactRoserade (talk) (Forum profile) |
