Hey, Spuffy fans! We have some brand new awards to announce for the new year.

Here at Elysian Fields, we’re always thinking of new ways to get all of our members involved in the community. During our Event Months, we give out Commenter Awards to members who fulfill specific requirements. You may have noticed that, when there isn’t an event, there is a page for All Star Commenters linked in the Members of the Month section. Anyone who leaves at least 15 comments of 5 or more words in a month qualifies for this status.

To that end, we're introducing two new commenting awards, both designed by the talented cd85.

The first, the Star Commenter, will be awarded to any member who is an All Star Commenter in at least six of a year’s twelve months.

The second, the Superstar Commenter, requires that a member reach All Star commenter status in all twelve months.

If you qualify for the Superstar Commenter, you’ll also receive the Star Commenter award as well.

During event months, you will still only need 15 comments with 5 or more words for the month to count toward these awards, even if, for example, the April Challenge Month Commenter Award requires 15 comments with 15 or more words.

Starting January 1, 2024, a page tracking progress toward these awards will be linked in the Members of the Month section of the homepage. You can see the page here with 2023 stats. They will be refreshed for 2024 on January 1.

That’s all for now. Please let us know if you have any questions about how these awards work.