Nukapedian of the Year, also abbreviated as NotY, is an award granted on an annual basis to users who have had the greatest positive influence on the wiki over the previous year.
About[]
As of 2023, there are two categories for Nukapedian of the Year: winners are chosen for both editing and social spaces based on community vote. Awards may also be granted to the runners-up in both categories. An additional award for Best Newcomer may be chosen by board members. The Kingclyde Lifetime Achievement Award was introduced for the 2021 awards; it was named in memoriam of Kingclyde in the 2022 awards. A Team Award was also given for 2022.
Process[]
The process takes place at the end of each calendar year, or the beginning of next year, and is decided by community vote following nominations and overseen by a group of rotating board members, customarily comprised of previous award winners. The nomination and vote process takes place on both the Wiki Forum and the Discussion Boards. Winners are announced through a variety of mediums after the final decisions have been made. Those eligible to win awards comprise all regular users, including previous runners-up. Past winners, current hosts, and board members are not eligible.
Past awards[]
2012-19[]
| Nukapedian of the Year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Icon | Winner | Runner-up | Newcomer Award | Host | Link |
| 2012 |  |
Agent c | Jspoelstra | N/A | Skire | Link |
| 2013 |  |
Jspoelstra | 69.l25 | Tribal Wisdom | Skire | Link |
| 2014 |  |
Peace'n Hugs | T234LovelyCassie | Digital Utopia | Skire | Link |
| 2015 |  |
Leea | Energy X | Alfwyn | Skire | Link |
| 2016† |  |
SSJ3 Rusticus | SierraX | JackiBackiBoy | Peace'n Hugs | Link |
| 2017 |  |
Sakaratte | DistustingWastelander | JBour53 | Peace'n Hugs | Link |
| 2018 |  |
NomadMC | The Dyre Wolf | Jgrsoto | Peace'n Hugs | Link |
| 2019 |  |
DankalorYT | ThreeSecondRush | N/A | The Dyre Wolf | Link |
2020-present[]
| Year | Icon | Winner (Editor) | Winner (Social) | Runner-up (Editor) | Runner-up (Social) | Kingclyde Lifetime Award |
Newcomer Award | Other | Host | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |  |
Kdarrow | The Appalachian | Findabair Eckserah |
The Mechanical Menace | N/A | N/A | N/A | The Dyre Wolf | Link |
| 2021 |  |
Findabair | Saxhleel12 | Eckserah MiffyTPC Scribe-Howard |
BlueJayBlaze Skysteam Texia-Rose |
-bleep196- | Scribe-Howard | N/A | The Dyre Wolf | Link |
| 2022 | |
LaymansReign | S. Shroud (Discussions) P3rson man dude (Cross-Media) Savior D.J (Leadership) |
N/A | N/A | Kingclyde | N/A | Team Award: Project W.A.N.K.E.R. |
Agent c | Link |
| 2023 |  |
Anachorite | LLxMystic | FDSMDP | N/A | Devastating Dave | Scratchy1024 (Editor) AngryMonkeTartar (Social) |
N/A | LaymansReign | Link |
Notes[]
^ † Jspoelstra was also recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. It was not present for any other year from 2012-20, before being reintroduced in 2021 and being named after Kingclyde in 2022.