Experts Exchange: First Annual Expert Awards

July 27, 2008 01:35am pdt

1. hielo 4,989,852
2. angelIII 4,243,526
3. war1 2,825,134
4. chapmandew 2,817,594
5. capricorn1 2,423,989
6. KCTS 2,301,701
7. TheLearn... 1,975,222
8. rorya 1,888,318
9. zorvek 1,716,471
10. b0lsc0tt 1,487,363
11. RobWill 1,482,727
12. tigermatt 1,446,847
13. ee_rlee 1,367,953
14. mlmcc 1,324,253
15. DatabaseMX 1,322,461

1. angelIII 23,005,973
2. Sembee 21,344,076
3. war1 15,642,830
4. jkr 11,108,064
5. TheLearn... 10,983,112
6. objects 10,471,816
7. capricorn1 10,107,762
8. lrmoore 9,428,458
9. zorvek 9,152,534
10. leew 8,775,809
11. byundt 8,566,716
12. ozo 8,252,607
13. TechSoEasy 8,145,690
14. CEHJ 8,134,757
15. Sheharya... 8,078,954

Thank you to all the Experts who make Experts Exchange what it is!

Here are the results for the 2004 Expert season:

Expert of the Year: SheharyaarSaahil — 4,538,046 points Rookie Expert of the Year: Sembee — 1,779,697 points this year Most Questions Answered: CrazyOne — 5,870 answers this year

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So who really IS the Best Expert at Experts Exchange? The answer, with assists from the Mods, the Page Editors, ameba (of course), and EE's Brian Abreu, is a firm "it depends on how you look at it." Below are ways to look at it; we'll explain as we go along.

1	SheharyaarSaahil	4,538,046
2	sunray_2003	3,776,480
3	sirbounty	2,356,236
4	objects	2,175,001
5	jkr	1,982,744
6	Callandor	1,905,935
7	byundt	1,808,579
8	Sembee	1,779,697
9	Zvonko	1,755,782
10	PeteLong	1,752,900

1	Sembee	1,779,697
2	gregoryyoung	1,130,486
3	alorentz	1,051,127
4	Diablo84	850,892
5	Zyloch	748,538
6	grblades	718,781
7	hernst42	679,737
8	DotNetLover_Baan	635,386
9	AerosSaga	624,713
10	tovvenki	591,910

1	CrazyOne	5,870
2	jkr	5,418
3	objects	5,125
4	stevenlewis	4,363
5	jhance	4,349
6	angelIII	4,291
7	sunray_2003	4,155
8	emoreau	4,057
9	nico5038	4,006
10	bruintje	3,960

1	sunray_2003	480,155
2	objects	409,934
3	SheharyaarSaahil	385,606
4	CEHJ	317,463
5	Callandor	298,034
6	arbert	283,333
7	sirbounty	255,389
8	CrazyOne	233,606
9	Fatal_Exception	232,872
10	PeteLong	228,857

The following is the list of Experts who received votes in our MVE voting by the Mods and the PE's, who were asked to rank their top five from a list of nominees. Points were awarded on a 6-4-3-2-1 basis. The top ten are shown with a brief description of their contribution to the site.

1	sunray_2003	(63 points, 7 first place votes) - first Expert to 4 million points
2	TheLearnedOne	(46/5) - Almost 27,000 questions closed as a Cleanup Volunteer
3	jkr	(38/4) - No. 4 in the Hall of Fame and a truly nice guy
4	COBOLdinosaur	(34/0) - No. 26 in the HOF, made the list by being everyone's second choice
5	Venabili	(30/2) - Almost 26,000 questions closed as a CV
6	turn123	(24/1) - No. 3 on the CV list, PE for some tough TAs
7	nico5038	(23/1) - No. 7 in the HOF, Genius times two in MS Access
8	ameba	(22/0) - One word says it all: QuickPost
9	Callandor	(18/1) - No. 19 in the HOF is everyone's favorite Hardware Expert
10	seanpowell	(16/1) - Guru and one of EE's most visible Page Editors in Web Dev

Below are stats from the busiest zones at Experts Exchange. We've merged the lists of the most active zones by page views with the busiest in terms of the number of questions answered.

SheharyaarSaahil	2,315,347	Most Points
andymsmith18	85,866	Most Points by Rookie
SheharyaarSaahil	1,755	Most Answered
SheharyaarSaahil	184,424	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: sunray_2003, CrazyOne, stevenlewis, sirbounty, PeteLong, Fatal_Exception, LucF, dew_associates, LeeTutor, war1, sramesh2k, gemarti, Crash2100, Eagle6990, timothyfryer, Kenneniah.

oBdA	362,053	Most Points
Debsyl99	220,426	Most Points by Rookie
oBdA	293	Most Answered
Fatal_Exception	34,417	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: sunray_2003, CrazyOne, SheharyaarSaahil, sirbounty, PeteLong, Fatal_Exception, LucF, SysExpert, leew, Netman66, JamesDS, Stoner79, Housenet, 1stITMAN.

Callandor	673,440	Most Points
DoTheDEW335	90,326	Most Points by Rookie
Callandor	657	Most Answered
Callandor	140,944	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: CrazyOne, LucF, SysExpert, dogztar, magarity, RoadWarrior, tmj883.

lrmoore	446,001	Most Points
pseudocyber	196,367	Most Points by Rookie
lrmoore	308	Most Answered
lrmoore	49,013	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: stevenlewis, PeteLong, SysExpert, sciwriter, chicagoan.

SheharyaarSaahil	312,136	Most Points
Nyaema	85,671	Most Points by Rookie
SheharyaarSaahil	221	Most Answered
SheharyaarSaahil	25,106	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: sunray_2003, stevenlewis.

Zvonko	1,586,884	Most Points
Zyloch	320,490	Most Points by Rookie
Zvonko	1,287	Most Answered
Zvonko	123,875	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: fritz_the_blank, COBOLdinosaur, mplungjan, amit_g, CJ_S, knightEknight, devic, jaysolomon, Jester_48, a.marsh, third, avner, VincentPuglia, lil_puffball, ahosang, dakyd, kollegov, NetGroove, archrajan, Bustarooms, Nushi.

Shauli	401,842	Most Points
mladenovicz	111,944	Most Points by Rookie
Shauli	417	Most Answered
Shauli	41,031	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: AzraSound, bruintje, emoreau, angelIII, acperkins, Idle_Mind, TimCottee, Arthur_Wood, vinnyd79, EDDYKT, ryancys, Ark, Erick37, Richie_Simonetti, Mikal613, GrahamSkan, twalgrave, PaulHews, zzzzzooc, mcrider, waty, inthedark, ameba, BlueDevilFan, aelatik, Dhaest, bobbit31, Sethi, Mirkwood, mdougan, mark2150, rspahitz, supunr, wsh2, caraf_g, unknown_routine, hes, Ruchi, mrmick.

shanesuebsahakarn	1,505,609	Most Points
routinet	450,511	Most Points by Rookie
shanesuebsahakarn	1,193	Most Answered
capricorn1	172,637	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: nico5038, jadedata, rockiroads, stevbe, Arthur_Wood, peter57r, alanwarren, heer2351, walterecook, ryancys, eghtebas, LSMConsulting, flavo, 1William, bonjour-aut, JDettman, TextReport, Data-Man, mgrattan, SidFishes, jjafferr, Nestorio, GRayL, harfang, ahmedbahgat, will_scarlet7, Trygve, 0tacon, Paurths, dannywareham, kmslogic, joekendall, paasky, brewdog, cactus_data, perkc, BrianWren, jimhorn, jobrienct, perove, rgcole, DanielSKim, dovholuk, jb79uk, MrRobin.

seazodiac	793,839	Most Points
annamalai77	114,752	Most Points by Rookie
seazodiac	577	Most Answered
seazodiac	103,768	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: schwertner, andrewst, markgeer, Henka, SDutta, dbalaski, catchmeifuwant.

blue_zee	277,162	Most Points
For-Soft	5,000	Most Points by Rookie
blue_zee	259	Most Answered
blue_zee	45,125	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: CrazyOne, SheharyaarSaahil, stevenlewis, SysExpert, dew_associates, astaec, LeeTutor, war1, rayt333, pslh, BillDL, hewittg, emery800.

arbert	1,562,947	Most Points
BillAn1	360,634	Most Points by Rookie
arbert	1,308	Most Answered
arbert	233,531	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: ScottPletcher, angelIII, acperkins, amit_g, Lowfatspread, Hilaire, SjoerdVerweij, bhess1, namasi_navaretnam, nigelrivett, danblake, ShogunWade, jdlambert1, muzzy2003, monosodiumg, adathelad, kselvia, EugeneZ, adwiseman, miron, mcmonap, ram2098, xenon_je, ispaleny.

objects	2,015,348	Most Points
Webstorm	207,019	Most Points by Rookie
objects	1,930	Most Answered
objects	317,190	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: CEHJ, TimYates, girionis, zzynx, heyhey_, jimmack, mayankeagle, imladris, jim_cakalic, orangehead911, sudhakar_koundinya, Javatm, petmagdy, GrandSchtroumpf, Ovi, Venci75, Giant2, yongsing, x4u.

fritz_the_blank	1,587,822	Most Points
alorentz	1,040,995	Most Points by Rookie
fritz_the_blank	1,028	Most Answered
alorentz	115,734	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: acperkins, amit_g, ap_sajith, Silvers5, hongjun, GaryC123, sybe, robbert, jitganguly, peh803, mgfranz, gladxml, Dexstar, x_com, ASPGuru, kingsfan76, deighc, thunderchicken, sciber_dude, apollois, neeraj523, Slimshaneey, Shailesh15, SquareHead, apresto.

Sembee	1,142,068	Most Points
Sembee	1,142,068	Most Points by Rookie
Sembee	957	Most Answered
Sembee	49,241	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: Vahik, Kidego, What90, ikm7176, rhandels, BNettles73, Exchange_Admin, dstoker509, OneHump, Bembi, munichpostman, jjmck.

SheharyaarSaahil	220,710	Most Points
Debsyl99	48,328	Most Points by Rookie
SheharyaarSaahil	150	Most Answered
trywaredk	30,027	Most Assist Points

No other mentions.

sunray_2003	1,157,108	Most Points
robinluo	77,700	Most Points by Rookie
sunray_2003	1,006	Most Answered
sunray_2003	72,766	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: sirbounty, bruintje, slink9, Neo_mvps, traval, stefri, kfalandays, Mob-bom, rjcpjc.

SheharyaarSaahil	249,370	Most Points
shahrial	44,480	Most Points by Rookie
SheharyaarSaahil	180	Most Answered
SheharyaarSaahil	25,835	Most Assist Points

No other mentions.

SjoerdVerweij	193,190	Most Points
BillAn1	73,576	Most Points by Rookie
Arthur_Wood	160	Most Answered
Arthur_Wood	21,383	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: angelIII.

jkr	1,171,649	Most Points
stefan73	65,754	Most Points by Rookie
jkr	875	Most Answered
jkr	107,503	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: DanRollins, jhance, AlexFM, chensu, nietod, Axter, jaime_olivares, itsmeandnobodyelse, AlexVirochovsky, SteH, Salte, rstaveley, efn, bcladd, ambience, Sys_Prog.

mmarinov	450,604	Most Points
gregoryyoung	267,783	Most Points by Rookie
mmarinov	364	Most Answered
iboutchkine	47,298	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: Mikal613, TheLearnedOne, testn, naveenkohli, _TAD_, roverm, GoodJun, farsight.

stevenlewis	262,716	Most Points
crissand	122,768	Most Points by Rookie
stevenlewis	200	Most Answered
stevenlewis	19,280	Most Assist Points

No other mentions.

jlevie	309,787	Most Points
wesly_chen	141,784	Most Points by Rookie
jlevie	298	Most Answered
jlevie	38,942	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: khkremer, Gns.

bruintje	191,207	Most Points
tajsimmons	30,468	Most Points by Rookie
byundt	146	Most Answered
byundt	11,508	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: brettdj, Dreamboat, ture, calacuccia, cri, smozgur, antrat.

byundt	1,452,547	Most Points
matthewspatrick	312,826	Most Points by Rookie
byundt	1,270	Most Answered
byundt	89,113	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: brettdj, zorvek, mvidas, R_Rajesh, sebastienm, mdmackillop, MalicUK, JustinCase2, jeverist, fanpages.

gregoryyoung	405,553	Most Points
gregoryyoung	405,553	Most Points by Rookie
gregoryyoung	305	Most Answered
gregoryyoung	32,476	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: AlexFM, testn, tovvenki, TheAvenger, _TAD_, AvonWyss, Desp, eternal_21, ptmcomp.

astaec	305,342	Most Points
humeniuk	28,903	Most Points by Rookie
astaec	317	Most Answered
astaec	39,741	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: sunray_2003, SheharyaarSaahil, COBOLdinosaur.

seanpowell	373,570	Most Points
Zyloch	79,098	Most Points by Rookie
seanpowell	324	Most Answered
seanpowell	34,276	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: COBOLdinosaur, knightEknight.

mlmcc	1,089,153	Most Points
bdreed35	269,355	Most Points by Rookie
frodoman	1,024	Most Answered
mlmcc	135,605	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: DRRYAN3, ebolek, EwaldL.

kretzschmar	293,452	Most Points
Ivanov_G	157,869	Most Points by Rookie
kretzschmar	323	Most Answered
Workshop_Alex	34,762	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: Madshi, inthe, mnasman, geobul, rllibby, Slick812, Ferruccio68, DragonSlayer, Epsylon, wilson, simonet, Lee_Nover, Lischke, shaneholmes, esoftbg, ITugay, EddieShipman, TOndrej, ZifNab, mocarts, robert_marquardt.

Callandor	635,738	Most Points
stockhes	35,062	Most Points by Rookie
Callandor	664	Most Answered
Callandor	75,391	Most Assist Points

No other mentions.

TimYates	197,616	Most Points
sompol_kiatkamolchai	74,289	Most Points by Rookie
TimYates	246	Most Answered
kennethxu	21,758	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: objects.

blue_zee	153,608	Most Points
pjcrooks2000	2,660	Most Points by Rookie
blue_zee	148	Most Answered
blue_zee	22,663	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: CrazyOne.

Idle_Mind	150,177	Most Points
mmusante	21,957	Most Points by Rookie
Idle_Mind	150	Most Answered
Dabas	16,502	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: vinnyd79.

sunnycoder	262,018	Most Points
stefan73	39,617	Most Points by Rookie
sunnycoder	265	Most Answered
sunnycoder	39,638	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: jkr, Kdo, ankuratvb.

Squeebee	164,097	Most Points
ushastry	96,895	Most Points by Rookie
snoyes_jw	157	Most Answered
Squeebee	15,821	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: VGR, psadac.

Diablo84	599,819	Most Points
Diablo84	599,819	Most Points by Rookie
Diablo84	482	Most Answered
Diablo84	63,318	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: hernst42, ldbkutty, VGR, lozloz, ThG, Squinky, shmert.

mmarinov	633,788	Most Points
AerosSaga	593,906	Most Points by Rookie
mmarinov	591	Most Answered
AerosSaga	71,503	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: tovvenki, DotNetLover_Baan, Justin_W, Thogek, ihenry, raterus, tusharashah, jnhorst, nauman_ahmed.

RonaldBiemans	545,977	Most Points
gregoryyoung	359,888	Most Points by Rookie
RonaldBiemans	514	Most Answered
TheLearnedOne	33,776	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: Idle_Mind, iboutchkine, DotNetLover_Baan, planocz, ptakja.

AlexFM	329,509	Most Points
nonubik	96,578	Most Points by Rookie
AlexFM	322	Most Answered
AndyAinscow	28,832	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: jkr, DanRollins, chensu, jaime_olivares, roshmon, migel, thui, Zoppo, mikeblas.

bbao	235,760	Most Points
spareticus	26,622	Most Points by Rookie
bbao	168	Most Answered
bbao	20,396	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: nazirahmed.

lrmoore	411,899	Most Points
mikebernhardt	117,778	Most Points by Rookie
lrmoore	283	Most Answered
lrmoore	37,697	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: JFrederick29.

ahmedbahgat	112,013	Most Points
spareticus	14,750	Most Points by Rookie
Computer101	98	Most Answered
ahmedbahgat	14,426	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: SysExpert.

negatyve	394,094	Most Points
ccarey	101,559	Most Points by Rookie
negatyve	247	Most Answered
blue-genie	18,091	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: rascalpants, Zeffer, muso, rexmor.

mrichmon	462,150	Most Points
INSDivision6	29,975	Most Points by Rookie
mrichmon	385	Most Answered
mrichmon	70,469	Most Assist Points

Honorable mention: anandkp, cheekycj, Jester_48, Tacobell777, pinaldave, hart, jyokum, substand, shooksm.

qwaletee	674,532	Most Points
HappyFunBall	29,504	Most Points by Rookie
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