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The 2009 Wikipedia Review WP:DICK of Distinction Awards Pageant


It's all about the drama.

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May we have the envelope, please...


This year's winner is renowned for his keen fashion sense, as well as his incandescent charm and sterling sense of fairness and justice. We proudly present this year's Jimbo® statuette to:
David Gerard!





In a real cliff-hanger of a match, David squeaked ahead of the runner-up in this year's competition, FT2, who put up a spirited fight. We expect great things of FT2 in future competitions.






Deep in the catacombs beneath the Wikipedia Review, there is a vast chamber, from which may be heard the eerie cackling of Somey as he labors over his image editor/avatar generator. It is said to be like a cross between Vulcan's Forge and one of Dr. Seuss's contraptions. It is here, they say, that Somey produced the new, 2009 model Jimbo® statuette:








And now, before proceeding the the winners in the other categories, we'd like to present this...


Lifetime Achievement Award

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PoetGuy!



PoetGuy delighted Wikipedia fans, and in particular, those of us at the Review, with his outstanding performance in innumerable sockpuppet roles, literally, a cast of thousands (known to the cognoscenti as "PoetHorde.") As the pert coquette "Poetlister," he became for a time Wikipedia's most celebrated martyr, believed to have been unjustly banned for socking. When the truth of his culpability came out, PoetGuy was disgraced. His old nemesis SlimVirgin wrote a self-righteous tome in which she made PoetGuy the center of a vast conspiracy against herself, and attempted to make his disgrace into her vindication. However, among members of the Academy, PoetGuy's performances in such a wide array of roles deserve to be recognized as the pinnacle of his craft, right up there with The Three Faces of Eve.

Let's take a minute now to remember PoetGuy's contributions to the Review. (roll clip) As Poetlister, he was named by Lir to be an admin at this site. The Poetlister character enchanted us with her endearing fantasies, including a fake wedding and honeymoon on a romantic isle, embellished with images from From Here to Eternity. Then there was Guy, the stuffy, proper Englishman with a heart of gold and an obsession with Christian Zionism. Guy became a moderator here. He had a faithful, putatively Jewish companion, Yehudi. And finally, there was the flip side of the stuffy, proper Englishman, in the form of the ever-popular Taxwoman, who was raunchy, babelicious, and an expert on the London Fetish Scene.

So, for having generated unforgettable drama at Wikipedia and across the wide, wide interwebs, the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award goes to PoetGuy!

...and now, back to our regular awards presentation: the Straight Shooter award for most ethical admin goes to Thatcher, who made a very strong showing, thanks in part to a ringing endorsement from this year's runner-up, Cool Hand Luke (who is actually now an Arb.) Cool Hand's nom de Review, of course, is One.

The Cojones de latón, for the non-admin who has distinguished himself in combat with the cabal, goes to Cla68, who was last year's runner-up. This year's runner-up is The Fat Man Who Never Came Back, who was particularly recognized for his lethal use of humor on the battlefield.

In the Miss Incongeniality department, Elonka and JzG wound up in a dead heat, so they will be sharing the honors. This marks the second year in a row where JzG has made it to the top -- his incivility is legend! And Elonka makes her debut sharing the number one spot.

Finally, in the Tag Team Event, the award goes to Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, Mu301 and FeloniousMonk, also known as the ID (Intelligent Design) Cabal.

Congratulations all around, and we'll see you next year on the red carpet!

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I'm pleasantly surprised by JzG's performance. I honestly thought the best he'd do this year would be second place, if he was lucky. After his very recent disgrace in the SmashTheState fiasco, though, he's going to have to work really hard to even get a mention next year I'll bet. Chin up, Guy!

Sorry to see Peter Damian wasn't appreciated the way he should have been. But that's his way ..... very subtle; quite invisible to most drama fans. Giana's fall was both spectacular and predictable. I'm looking forward to a mirthsome 2009 on Wikipedia with him. Would an eventual, permanent ban, complete with mucho hissiness, drama and mass revenge-retirements from his supporters be too much to expect? I hope not! You go, girls! Heh!
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QUOTE(Bottled_Spider @ Sun 8th February 2009, 10:23am) *

I'm pleasantly surprised by JzG's performance. I honestly thought the best he'd do this year would be second place, if he was lucky. After his very recent disgrace in the SmashTheState fiasco, though, he's going to have to work really hard to even get a mention next year I'll bet. Chin up, Guy!

Sorry to see Peter Damian wasn't appreciated the way he should have been. But that's his way ..... very subtle; quite invisible to most drama fans. Giana's fall was both spectacular and predictable. I'm looking forward to a mirthsome 2009 on Wikipedia with him. Would an eventual, permanent ban, complete with mucho hissiness, drama and mass revenge-retirements from his supporters be too much to expect? I hope not! You go, girls! Heh!


How about a new award for next year: The Guy Chapman Non-Humanitarian Award for Lifetime Achievement? Sort of borrowing from the Oscars' Jean Hersholt Award -- a great way to honor lifetime achievement for non-honorable admins?
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Mr. Gerard has declined to come over and accept his award.
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QUOTE(Obesity @ Mon 9th February 2009, 3:24am) *


That was one of the fastest reverts I've ever seen. Thank you everyone, by the way, for the support.
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Herschelkrustofsky   Announcing the winners!  
Anonymous editor   great job with the awards, Herschel. I like the t...  
Milton Roe   Yep, good job. Such fun down here. You know, if...  
privatemusings   well I'd like to thank my family, my friends, ...  
Alison   How long before that pic ends up on David's ta...  
Anonymous editor   How long before that pic ends up on David's t...  
Moulton   In conjunction with these announcements, the Psych...  
The Adversary   Very nice job, Hersch and Somey, and a warm congra...  
dtobias   I'm pleasantly surprised by JzG's perform...  
Peter Damian   Interestingly, Guy and Damian are actually quite ...  
wikiwhistle   [quote name='dtobias' post='155098' date='Sun 8th...  
Peter Damian   [quote name='dtobias' post='155098' date='Sun 8t...  
Milton Roe   I have a similar agenda (i.e. we are supposed to ...  
Anonymous editor   A lovely irony of all this is that Guy Chapman...  
tarantino   A lovely irony of all this is that Guy Chapman...  
Bottled_Spider   [quote name='Bottled_Spider' post='155086' date='S...  
Bottled_Spider   [quote name='Obesity' post='155259' date='Mon 9th ...  
Herschelkrustofsky   Mr. Gerard has declined to come over and accept h...  
gomi   How about a new award for next year: The Guy Chapm...  
cyofee   Could you please release that image under a free...  
Sarcasticidealist   Could you please release that image under a free l...  
Somey   Could you please release that image under a free l...  
LaraLove   Great read, Hersh... and the award is awesome Some...  
Sarcasticidealist   I'll say this about Guy: whatever his merits a...  
One   I'm impressed with the improved trophy. What...  
gomi   I'm impressed with the improved trophy. What...  
Obesity   [quote name='One' post='155146' date='Sun 8th Feb...  
One   Get your mind back in the gutter, CHL. It's ...  
Obesity   Sorry, religious upbringing. I miss these things....  
The Adversary   I'm impressed with the improved trophy. Wha...  
One   Nah. Never made it that far. Was supposed to have ...  
EricBarbour   zzzzzzzzzz........ Thanks to all for putting up...  
dtobias   "Animal husbandry" is a weird word... do...  
Herschelkrustofsky   "Animal husbandry" is a weird word... d...  
dtobias   Maybe Wikipedia needs a NPOV-gun that forces all i...  
Milton Roe   Maybe Wikipedia needs a NPOV-gun that forces all ...  
Sarcasticidealist   Since I suspect this doesn't warrant a new thr...  
Viridae   And also because the cover says [b]Don't Pani...  
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