I think this is a great idea! As someone who has been trying to find a place to fit in, I have visited too many places were people hit and ran. You would see them post once or twice and then disappear, or you have many lurkers who don't have the guts to jump in. I don't see this as a popularity contest at all. Face it, all places have people who are closer to some than others, there will be those who are more outspoken, those that feel they have the knowledge to help others, and those who just sit quietly and watch. Granted, I did have a slight advantage on this forum, because I know someone who is here, however, even without that connection, I have never been to a place that attempted to get the new people involved and where new and old members welcome people so warmly. I went into chat the second time without knowing anyone and had the most amazing conversations. If I don't get involved in a forum fairly quickly, then I'll leave because I don't feel like I'm part of the group. But at the same time, even my friend here is closer to others, and that doesn't bother me. I read the introductions on here and it was great to learn about others and to see "newbies" saying hi to other newbie’s right off the bat. It's hard living this lifestyle sometimes when your friends and family don't know, or where you just can't share some things about this lifestyle with other people. Coming here is a way of "being a part of it" even if I can't right now in r/l. And having this award is a great way of getting people involved and perhaps talking to people they wouldn't normally get to talk to. I will be nominating for sure, although I haven't "met" very many of you yet. I find a lot of message boards start up and die out quickly only because everyone lurked instead of posting. At the risk of sounding rude, if you don’t like it, don’t nominate and ask your friends not to nominate you. Whoever said you can’t please everyone is so right. You can’t. Someone will always get mad or upset or whatever. The mods can’t win. This gives you an incentive to post. In closing, I think this site is wonderful and so are the people who run it and help keep it going. It’s a thankless job, but know that some of us out here know how hard you work. Thank you for creating these awards. Ok, steps off the soap box and goes to find people to nominate.