If anyone's feelings are fragile enough to become "hurt" at not being mentioned or awarded a "prize", screw 'em.
rant off........
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Actually, the disclaimer came about when someone got concerned because they did get an award, not because they didn't. That person just didn't like the idea of a competition going on here and was concerned that hard feelings might result. The sense of community here was important to them and they wanted to make sure to protect that.
It happened to be my week for doing the awards and I responded with a summary of why I do them and why I think they're important. First, AB has graciously allowed us to do this, though he didn't have anything to do with setting the awards up so far as I know. No one appointed us as "the judges," just a few of us got together over time, organized (in a fashion <g>) by Rodguy911. When I got asked to participate I agreed because I had been using the awards as a guide to posts I might have missed. It's hard to keep up with the pace on this thread and having someone point out the really good ones each week was a big help to me. That's what I try to do and why I include not only a top 10 list but also an honorable mention list when I do the review. I'm trying to highlight those posts that I think are particularly worth paying attention to, especially for those (like me) who might have skipped past some of them in the interests of time.
So the disclaimer is meant to convey four specific ideas: