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It's been a slow couple of months for me. Lots of travel but not a lot of time for disc golf on those travels. After some May flurries here on Monday I'm hoping that we are finally in the clear up here weather wise!
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The Top 25 Reviewers of 2007!
1. jaymon1 - 43
2. timg - 29
3: MattK - 28
4. adlacro - 27
T5. NIBSTOOLS - 19
T5. innovaetor - 19
7. JoePublic - 17
8. kevin - 16
T9. Olorin - 15
T9. Raoul Duke - 15
T11. justin - 13
T11. Markus - 13
13. prerube - 12
14. shaggydabomb - 11
15. mactavius - 10
T16. Three Putt - 9
T16. waywu2001 - 9
T18. Ryno-5 DGT - 7
T18. maf763 - 7
T18. rootc - 7
T18. riecker2 - 7
T22. Magictenor1 - 6
T22. CraigC - 6
T22. kvanorsdel - 6
T22. jim owens - 6
T22. ACurry916 - 6
Our next year up is 2008:
Rank | Username (years in top 25 lists so far if a repeat) | Reviews
1 | Innovadude | 129
2 | The Valkyrie Kid | 98
3 | FoleyT | 76
4 | bryon | 58
T5 | ERicJ | 52
T5 | DGtourist | 52
7 | kevin (2) | 44
8 | ZMan44 | 43
9 | JR Stengele | 42
10 | bazkitcase5 | 41
T11 | Donovan | 40
T11 | gravedigger | 40
T13 | denny ritner | 37
T13 | sidewinding | 37
15 | NEWBY1151 | 35
T16 | SimonCarr | 34
T16 | gwillim | 34
18 | Olorin (2) | 33
19 | texconsinite | 32
20 | martinb | 31
T21 | cydisc | 30
T21 | Doktor John | 30
T21 | DirtyMittenDG | 30
T21 | RustyP | 30
25 | Godard | 29
Innovadude takes the crown as your 2008 Reviewer Of The Year. This is actually their only appearance to date on a top 25 list, so way to make it count!
Another notable user is 2008's silver medalist, DGCR #418, also known as The Valkyrie Kid (ever heard of them?). Get ready to see that name 13 more times.
2008 was DGCR's first full year, so the numbers look similar to future years, and you see more of our more prominent members/diamond level folks entering the discussion, including EricJ, DGtourist, JR Stengele, and Donovan.
kevin and Olorin are the only repeat 25ers from 2007, and this is their last time to date on a top 25 list. 2008 has eight folks who appear in other years, a stat that will continue to increase as we look at future years.
I don't want to be productive at the moment so let's look at the 2009 Top Reviewers:
Rank | Username (Years in top 25) | Reviews
1 | Dave242 | 220
2 | harr0140 | 122
3 | mashnut | 122
4 | optidiscic | 89
5 | Roc1Time | 79
6 | swatso | 67
7 | The Valkyrie Kid (2) | 66
8 | bjreagh | 63
9 | tallpaul | 62
T10 | sillybizz | 58
T10 | hognosesucker | 58
12 | DSCJNKY | 57
13 | wolito | 55
14 | DaKineSurfer32 | 51
15 | srm_520 | 49
16 | scarpfish | 44
17 | superberry | 43
T18 | forehandfranz | 41
T18 | DavidSauls | 41
20 | craigd | 39
T21 | texconsinite (2) | 38
T21 | Cradical | 38
T23 | DGtourist (2) | 37
T23 | craigg | 37
25 | ERicJ (2) | 36
2009's Reviewer Of The Year is none other than Dave242! While every year to date other than 2007 has had at least one reviewer reach 100 reviews, Dave242 is one of only two reviewers to eclipse 200 reviews in a calendar year. This is also Dave's only year in a top 25 list, so just like with innovadude, way to make it count.
This is also the first year on the board for more notable names, including multiple diamond level reviewers. Most notable are mashnut, our site's second biggest reviewer by review count, with the bronze medal, and harr0140, our site's 5th biggest reviewer, with the silver. Other honorable mentions go to optidiscic, swatso, bjreagh, tallpaul, sillybizz, DSCJNKY, srm_520, and craigd.
At a 36 review cutoff, 2009 has the highest benchmark to make a top 25 in a given year. As we get past the first few years, more repeat reviewers will begin to dominate these lists.
That's it for the revised lists. Now on to unfamiliar territory moving forward.
The reviews by trusted reiwers this past weekend was crazy.
I'd like to give a shout out to wellsbranch as well. He started this thread and it's an arm's war right now. I don't expect to win, but I'm not trying to lose either
I'm coming for ya'll though...
It really is bringing out my competitive side just a little bit. I never would have guessed that a thread would have that kind of effect.
I don't expect to win either. Would be very happy with a top 10 finish once the dust settles. I know that things are going to just heat up now that the good weather window has (hopefully) arrived for us northerners.
Onward to your top reviewers of 2011:
Rank | Username (Years in top 25) | Reviews
1 | mashnut (3) | 160
2 | harr0410 (3) | 96
T3 | The Valkyrie Kid (4) | 93
T3 | cefire | 93
5 | notapro (2) | 71
6 | swatso (3) | 69
7 | bjreagh (3) | 63
8 | sillybizz (3) | 56
9 | Jukeshoe (2) | 49
10 | Martin Dewgarita (2) | 41
T11 | Donovan (3) | 40
T11 | 14erDisc | 40
13 | AdamE | 38
14 | jkdisc (2) | 37
15 | sloppydisc (2) | 36
T16 | Upshawt1979 | 35
T16 | prerube (3) | 35
18 | Brall | 34
T19 | DiscGolfCraig (2) | 27
T19 | deadlock86 | 27
T19 | Dave242 (2) | 27
T19 | BogeyNoMore | 27
T19 | ERicJ (3) | 27
T24 | JR Stengele (3) | 26
T24 | #19325 (2) | 26
T24 | elton807 | 26
Mashnut is your repeat ROTY, with harr0410 taking their second silver medal. Valk shares the bronze with cefire, who makes their one and only appearance in a top 25.
Some other notable first timers in 2011 include diamond reviewers AdamE, Upshawt1979, deadlock86, and BogeyNoMore.
Only 4 reviewers in this year's list (cefire, 14erDisc, Brall, and elton807) fail to show up in at least one other year, as 2011 is absolutely stacked with diamond reviewers, a few gold and bronze level, and Dave242 who is among the elite in terms of review quantity.
This year really pops out to me as a standout when it comes to a list of reviewers with both quantity and quality. I believe this is the year with the most diamond reviewers in one year at 21, with a combination of top reviewers that have halted reviewing long ago and others that are still going strong today.
Nice to see Upshaw make this list. He's the unsung hero on this site. 400+ reviews over the past 12 years. Never draws attention to himself. Stays away from the forums and avoids discussions about votes, ratings, and the like. Just consistently turning out a review or three seemingly every couple of weeks for the past 12 years. I bet most people here don't even realize he's one of the few who have played all 50 states.