As we near the end of June, nomination time for the Dungeon Gaming Network's Golden Key Awards approaches. The Golden Key Awards are a time to honor the most outstanding members of the forum whether they be knowledgeable, artistic, funny, or kind.
In 2011, we were known as the Golden Rupee Awards, in celebration of Zelda Dungeon's 10th Anniversary. In 2012, the Golden Rupee Awards were replaced by the Golden Key Awards. Now, we are hosting an Awards Contest once again, in order for this to become a tradition and to promote fellowship in our forum!
Dedication
In the words of K4KING: "The GKA, rather the GRAs, The Golden Rupee Awards was started by TreeHuggerPanda. The idea came from a Shoutbox Conversation. She wanted to celebrate ZD's 10 anniversary through a way of awarding. Everyone liked the idea and many users banded together to start the first one. As soon as the GRAs ended, she left it to me, K4KING to handle it, when in fact, I left it to the People I know who can do an even better job than me. TreeHuggerPanda, Po, Ms. Pandamonium, Thank you. I dedicate this, and all succeeding events to you."
Increasing Community Involvement
With this year's Golden Key Awards, the goal of the Event Staff is for everyone on the forum to have a voice in shaping the event. This can include suggesting new superlatives or categories which should be removed as well as providing pointers on how the event should be run. Any and all feedback is appreciated.
For reference, below is a list of categories included in last year's competition alongside a description of each:
Most Charismatic - The most charming or likable member.
Most Mysterious - A quiet member everyone sees, but knows nothing about.
Most Literate - Member who has shown to have excellent grammar and always uses correct punctuation.
Most Random - The most unpredictable user either in chat or in posts.
Best Comic Relief - Members who are funniest in most situations or conversations.
Most Helpful - Members who often report breaches of the rules or who are very helpful to members.
Best Advice - Forumer who is very active in making suggestions to improve the site or just gives good advice in general.
Most Active - Forum user who most actively participates in forum discussions.
Most Cheerful - Member who has shown to have a very positive attitude.
Most Laid Back - Someone who is cool, calm, and collected.
Most Reputable - A user who has been acknowledged to have great integrity.
Best Company - User who is always around and keeps things interesting.
Best Role-Player - Member who role-plays often and actively contributes to the Role-Playing section.
Best Artist - Member with the best drawing skills.
Best Graphic Artist - Member that makes the best graphics (signatures, avatars, etc.).
Best Writer - Forumer that writes the best stories and fan works.
Best Signature - Member who has the most creative or artistic signature.
Best Username - Member who has the most creative or most interesting username.
Best Poster - Member who has displayed a consistently high level of post quality throughout his/her existence in the Dungeon Gaming Network.
Most Active New User - The member that has joined within three months of the posting of this thread with the highest activity.
Best Theorist - Member who is the most adept in theorizing and has a wide array of knowledge in the subject. (Timeline Theories made by theorists are out of the question.)
Most Knowledgeable in Zelda - User who displays the most knowledge in Zelda lore and in the games themselves.
Most Knowledgeable in Pokémon - User who displays the most knowledge in Pokémon lore, in the Pokémon and the games themselves.
Most Knowledgeable in Darksiders - User who displays the most knowledge in Darksiders lore and in the games themselves.
Best Mafia Player - The member that shows the most skill in Mafia games.
Best Blogger - The member that creates the blogs that you enjoy the most.
Best Thread Starter - Member that creates the best threads for discussion on DGN.
Most Devoted Wiki Editor - Wiki member that makes the best contributions to the Zelda Dungeon Wiki.
Most Thoughtful - Member that is there to support those in need and remembers things such as wishing members a happy birthday.
Best Debater - Member that contributes appropriately to debates and demonstrates the best debating skills.
Most Involved - Member that is most involved all around the forums and actively participates in competitions and discussions.
A special shout out to jimmy.f27 for writing descriptions for each category for last year's Golden Key Awards.
Below is the list of event staff; message one of them if you have any questions:
A Link In Time
Djinn
jimmy.f27
K4King
Linknerd09
Majora's Cat
mandym287
Raindrop14
Thareous
The Joker
Vanessa28
Violet
We will do our best to respond as suggestions arise. Thank you.
Use any that you like, and I will try to think of more.
Sorry.