Hey all,

As we celebrate 25 years of KarateForums.com, I thought it might be fun to take a look back at the KarateForums.com Awards, our yearly awards program where members honor their fellow members, through a carefully-considered series of nominations and votes. It's a beautiful and probably my favorite time of year here.

Beginning in 2002, we've held the award series 24 times, with our 25th edition coming this October. 

By the Numbers

• Iterations: 24
• Unique Categories: 14
• Current Categories: 7
• Total Awards Offered: 183
• Total Votes: 2,534
• Total Awards Won: 211 (more than 183 due to ties)
• Members Who Have Won: 69
• Members Who Have Been Nominated: 169

Categories

Our current categories, how many times they have been awarded, how many different members have won the award, and who has been honored in those categories the most (if there is an honoree that has received it at least twice):

• Member of the Year: Offered 24 times and won 29 times by 23 different members; most by @Spartacus Maximus, @sensei8, and @Zaine with 3
• Community Spirit Award: Offered 22 times and won 24 times by 8 different members; most by @bushido_man96 and @sensei8 with 9
• Staff Member of the Year: Offered 24 times and won 29 times by 13 different members; most by @bushido_man96 with 9
• Funniest Member of the Year: Offered 24 times and won 31 times by 22 different members; most by @MasterPain with 4
• Karate Contributor of the Year: Offered 13 times and won 15 times by 8 different members; most by @sensei8 and @Wastelander with 3
• Health and Fitness Contributor of the Year: Offered 13 times and won 17 times by 8 different members; most by @bushido_man96 with 7
• Instructors and School Owners Contributor of the Year: Offered 13 times and won 15 times by 6 different members; most by @sensei8 with 6

We have retired the following categories:

• New Member of the Year: Offered 16 times and won 17 times by 17 different members
• Equipment Contributor of the Year: Offered 6 times and won 6 times by 5 different members; most by @JR 137 with 2
• Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: Offered 5 times and won 5 times by 1 member; all by @tallgeese with 5
• Article of the Year: Offered 14 times and won 15 times by 11 different members; most by @tallgeese with 3
• Korean Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: Offered 2 times and won 2 times by 1 member; all by @DWx with 2
• Thread of the Year: Offered 3 times and won 3 times by 3 different members
• Funniest Thread of the Year: Offered 3 times and won 3 times by 3 different members

Top 10 Members by Number of KarateForums.com Awards Wins

1. @sensei8, 28 wins
2. @bushido_man96, 27
3. @tallgeese, 15
4. @DWx, 12
5. @Wastelander, 11
6. @JR 137, 8
7. @Spartacus Maximus, 6
8t. @DarthPenguin, 5
8t. @Zaine, 5
8t. @MasterPain, 5

Top 10 Members by Number of KarateForums.com Awards Nominations

1. @bushido_man96, 68 nominations
2. @sensei8, 54
3. @DWx, 32
4t. @Wastelander, 24
4t. @tallgeese, 24
6. @Spartacus Maximus, 22
7. @JR 137, 21
8. @Zaine, 14
9t. @aurik, 13
9t. @Nidan Melbourne, 13

For a full list of all previous nominations, nominees, and winners, please see our awards page.

Special Thanks

One final note: The KarateForums.com Awards would not be fun without the members who take the time to nominate and vote. It's your nominations that lead to our ballots, and it's your votes that determine the winners. Some of the people who participate in this way are never nominated for our award themselves. The entries that are submitted during the nominations period are the backbone of these awards.

When you nominate, you convey to a fellow member a special honor. If you have ever been nominated, that means that another member, when faced with a blank screen and asked to think of a name, thought of you first. That really speaks to how they value the contributions that you have made to this community. Thank you to everyone who has played this role.

Greatly appreciate what it took for you to amass all of that information, Patrick. Thank you for posting and sharing, Patrick.

I agree.  Thanks for compiling this!

Thanks Ken, Bob, and Brian. My pleasure.

Always fun to see the stats after a long stretch of time!