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Internet fame can be gratifying; no matter where you are, you can always access your digital shrine. Sometimes, though, you want a big hunk of metal that people can hold to feel the weight of your accomplishments. This year, we will award the Expert of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Expert with the Most Questions Answered physical Expert Awards, platinum-plated in the spitting image of the hard drive that recorded the first solution on Experts Exchange, back in 1996.
Experts Exchange is growing and the Expert Awards should grow with it. No matter how many times we outgrow our Chucks, Experts will always be this community's lifeline. We've added three new awards categories to honor these heroes better. Program yourself with the new jargon below.
Some contributors are so passionate about Experts Exchange that they take it upon themselves to make their own improvements to the community. Experts Exchange is no Google, so we'll take all the help we can get. Here's who made the biggest contribution in 2007.
The Points Earned Average award celebrates the Expert who has the highest percentage of questions earning points out of questions participated. These strong, silent types might not comment as often as others, but you know that whenever their fingers touch keys, solutions will surely follow.
Over the years, the Hall of Fame has become an exclusive club, requiring more than 2 million points just to get past the bouncer. Everyone has to start somewhere, so the Most Ranks Climbed award tips its hat to the Expert who scaled the most member ranks during 2007 (must have started 2007 with at least 10,000 points).
| 1 | Sembee | 7,464,161 | |
| 2 | angelIII | 7,077,651 | |
| 3 | war1 | 4,484,236 | |
| 4 | KCTS | 3,467,727 | |
| 5 | TheLearnedOne | 3,434,972 | |
| 6 | sirbounty | 3,252,691 | |
| 7 | capricorn1 | 3,194,195 | |
| 8 | TechSoEasy | 2,893,022 | |
| 9 | zorvek | 2,804,985 | |
| 10 | rorya | 2,635,334 |
| 1 | KCTS | 3,467,727 | |
| 2 | DatabaseMX | 1,885,534 | |
| 3 | RobSampson | 1,315,547 | |
| 4 | MrHusy | 1,075,228 | |
| 5 | imitchie | 1,064,462 | |
| 6 | farhankazi | 1,046,387 | |
| 7 | LauraEHunterMVP | 1,024,596 | |
| 8 | _agx_ | 970,415 | |
| 9 | michko | 850,464 | |
| 10 | nizsmo | 741,688 |
| 1 | Sembee | 5,798 | |
| 2 | angelIII | 5,655 | |
| 3 | KCTS | 3,495 | |
| 4 | war1 | 3,280 | |
| 5 | sirbounty | 2,510 | |
| 6 | TheLearnedOne | 2,503 | |
| 7 | TechSoEasy | 2,231 | |
| 8 | capricorn1 | 2,203 | |
| 9 | SysExpert | 2,164 | |
| 10 | rorya | 1,961 |
| 1 | Sembee | 659,026 | |
| 2 | KCTS | 572,421 | |
| 3 | angelIII | 511,528 | |
| 4 | nobus | 470,116 | |
| 5 | SysExpert | 370,643 | |
| 6 | objects | 325,126 | |
| 7 | TechSoEasy | 310,035 | |
| 8 | war1 | 305,819 | |
| 9 | capricorn1 | 301,392 | |
| 10 | sirbounty | 278,270 |
| 1 | webtubbs | QuickEE |
| 1 | dan_blagut | Beginning Rank in 2007: 8,847 | Ending Rank in 2007: 1,531 | Total Ranks Climbed: 7,316 | ||
| 2 | DropZone | Beginning Rank in 2007: 8,443 | Ending Rank in 2007: 1,632 | Total Ranks Climbed: 6,811 | ||
| 3 | AlexanderR | Beginning Rank in 2007: 8,901 | Ending Rank in 2007: 2,716 | Total Ranks Climbed: 6,185 | ||
| 4 | nisarkhan | Beginning Rank in 2007: 8,948 | Ending Rank in 2007: 2,957 | Total Ranks Climbed: 5,991 | ||
| 5 | jmoss111 | Beginning Rank in 2007: 9,434 | Ending Rank in 2007: 3,873 | Total Ranks Climbed: 5,561 | ||
| 6 | MacAnthony | Beginning Rank in 2007: 8,513 | Ending Rank in 2007: 3,161 | Total Ranks Climbed: 5,352 | ||
| 7 | ZSoderquist | Beginning Rank in 2007: 8,101 | Ending Rank in 2007: 2,756 | Total Ranks Climbed: 5,345 | ||
| 8 | WJReid | Beginning Rank in 2007: 7,212 | Ending Rank in 2007: 1,970 | Total Ranks Climbed: 5,242 | ||
| 9 | c336914 | Beginning Rank in 2007: 10,061 | Ending Rank in 2007: 4,834 | Total Ranks Climbed: 5,227 | ||
| 10 | SagiEDoc | Beginning Rank in 2007: 9,047 | Ending Rank in 2007: 3,837 | Total Ranks Climbed: 5,210 |
| mrcoffee365 | 172,858 | Most Points | |
| mrcoffee365 | 172,858 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| mrcoffee365 | 147 | Most Answered | |
| mayankeagle | 17,918 | Most Assist Points |
| capricorn1 | 3,173,795 | Most Points | |
| DatabaseMX | 1,883,336 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| capricorn1 | 2,192 | Most Answered | |
| capricorn1 | 299,592 | Most Assist Points |
| samtran0331 | 1,430,537 | Most Points | |
| McExp | 302,711 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| samtran0331 | 948 | Most Answered | |
| samtran0331 | 100,887 | Most Assist Points |
| TheLearnedOne | 831,230 | Most Points | |
| JimBrandley | 381,771 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| TheLearnedOne | 616 | Most Answered | |
| TheLearnedOne | 58,830 | Most Assist Points |
| zorvek | 2,702,804 | Most Points | |
| chris_bottomley | 189,506 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| rorya | 1,942 | Most Answered | |
| rorya | 173,912 | Most Assist Points |
| TheLearnedOne | 1,102,426 | Most Points | |
| VBRocks | 555,181 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| TheLearnedOne | 790 | Most Answered | |
| Idle_Mind | 89,639 | Most Assist Points |
| TheLearnedOne | 553,044 | Most Points | |
| VBRocks | 110,590 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| TheLearnedOne | 392 | Most Answered | |
| TheLearnedOne | 28,728 | Most Assist Points |
| hernst42 | 894,371 | Most Points | |
| steelseth12 | 564,837 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| hernst42 | 641 | Most Answered | |
| hernst42 | 76,319 | Most Assist Points |
| TechSoEasy | 2,632,829 | Most Points | |
| KCTS | 245,755 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| TechSoEasy | 2,021 | Most Answered | |
| TechSoEasy | 279,374 | Most Assist Points |
| GrahamSkan | 473,333 | Most Points | |
| RobSampson | 181,785 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| GrahamSkan | 363 | Most Answered | |
| Idle_Mind | 40,918 | Most Assist Points |
| TheLearnedOne | 739,747 | Most Points | |
| VBRocks | 126,749 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| TheLearnedOne | 522 | Most Answered | |
| TheLearnedOne | 32,463 | Most Assist Points |
| angelIII | 670,099 | Most Points | |
| steelseth12 | 165,345 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| angelIII | 509 | Most Answered | |
| angelIII | 34,422 | Most Assist Points |
| golfDoctor | 378,617 | Most Points | |
| Badotz | 109,371 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| kevp75 | 319 | Most Answered | |
| golfDoctor | 46,795 | Most Assist Points |
| objects | 1,550,521 | Most Points | |
| mrcoffee365 | 119,616 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| CEHJ | 1,511 | Most Answered | |
| objects | 301,418 | Most Assist Points |
| angelIII | 518,526 | Most Points | |
| DatabaseMX | 107,394 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| angelIII | 411 | Most Answered | |
| angelIII | 28,610 | Most Assist Points |
| LeeKowalkowski | 341,986 | Most Points | |
| mrcoffee365 | 128,474 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| LeeKowalkowski | 323 | Most Answered | |
| LeeKowalkowski | 67,417 | Most Assist Points |
| schwertner | 548,209 | Most Points | |
| sdstuber | 110,341 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| schwertner | 532 | Most Answered | |
| schwertner | 100,940 | Most Assist Points |
| hernst42 | 333,643 | Most Points | |
| steelseth12 | 257,275 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| hernst42 | 229 | Most Answered | |
| i_m_aamir | 33,950 | Most Assist Points |
| VirusMinus | 747,894 | Most Points | |
| fuzzboxer | 86,737 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| VirusMinus | 498 | Most Answered | |
| TName | 46,376 | Most Assist Points |
| TheLearnedOne | 365,378 | Most Points | |
| McExp | 69,949 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| TheLearnedOne | 258 | Most Answered | |
| TheLearnedOne | 21,915 | Most Assist Points |
| Dave_Dietz | 329,744 | Most Points | |
| nightmare2 | 42,015 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| Dave_Dietz | 224 | Most Answered | |
| Dave_Dietz | 14,739 | Most Assist Points |
| jkr | 1,574,465 | Most Points | |
| josgood | 43,407 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| jkr | 1,129 | Most Answered | |
| itsmeandnobodyelse | 157,024 | Most Assist Points |
| capricorn1 | 619,245 | Most Points | |
| DatabaseMX | 302,725 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| capricorn1 | 419 | Most Answered | |
| capricorn1 | 61,209 | Most Assist Points |
| RobSampson | 976,766 | Most Points | |
| RobSampson | 976,766 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| RobSampson | 687 | Most Answered | |
| RobSampson | 76,090 | Most Assist Points |
| sirbounty | 152,554 | Most Points | |
| RobSampson | 65,402 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| sirbounty | 107 | Most Answered | |
| AlexNek | 14,446 | Most Assist Points |
| SysExpert | 305,219 | Most Points | |
| warrenbuckles | 39,414 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| SysExpert | 294 | Most Answered | |
| SysExpert | 56,846 | Most Assist Points |
| keith_alabaster | 330,223 | Most Points | |
| KCTS | 64,420 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| keith_alabaster | 283 | Most Answered | |
| Fatal_Exception | 48,515 | Most Assist Points |
| aneeshchopra | 498,072 | Most Points | |
| najh | 120,139 | Most Points by Rookie | |
| aneeshchopra | 326 | Most Answered | |
| Zeffer | 23,503 | Most Assist Points |