The Diana Jones Award is an annual award created to publicly acknowledge excellence in gaming. The award was first made for the year 2000, and the first award ceremony was on August 4, 2001.
More information:
- About the Diana Jones Award
- Nominations & Deadlines
- Contact the Award committee
The Awards:
- The tenth DJ Award (2010)
- The ninth DJ Award (2009)
- The eighth DJ Award (2008)
- The seventh DJ Award (2007)
- The sixth DJ Award (2006)
- The fifth DJ Award (2005)
- The fourth DJ Award (2004)
- The third DJ Award (2003)
- The second DJ Award (2002)
- The first DJ Award (2001)
The Diana Jones Award 2010
The Winner | The Nominees | The Award Ceremony
The Winner
The 2010 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming has been given to BoardGameGeek.com, a website edited by Scott Alden and Derk Solko.
BoardGameGeek is a resource without peer for board and card gamers, the recognized authority of this online community.
If BoardGameGeek did nothing more than provide an exhaustive database of board and card game editions, designers, publishers, and translators it would be a heroic and valuable undertaking, but this is simply where it begins. Past being a first and best reference, the site hosts reviews, photos, strategy guides, variant rules, and session reports all created by the site’s members.
BoardGameGeek’s internal economy of thumbs and GeekGold effectively rewards those who make the site broader, deeper, and better, and as a result its community is smart, enthusiastic, and steadfast. The site and membership are together a seamless whole that exemplifies the best in modern Internet-based collaboration. Even better than some Wikipedia writ small, BoardGameGeek’s size is just exactly right, allowing its users’ passion for the hobby to shine into its every corner.
BoardGameGeek provides its data and resources free of charge, but like many of the best online resources, offers paid memberships that eliminate advertisements. This direct relationship between the site’s users and owners effectively aligns the motivations of all concerned with producing the best site, rather than satisfying the whims of transient sponsors to the annoyance of all.
In 2010, BoardGameGeek celebrates its tenth anniversary, adding longevity to the roll of its merits. Recently, BoardGameGeek’s creators have spun off additional sites devoted to other types of games, most notably roleplaying games. Time will tell whether the broadening of the ‘GeekDō’ umbrella will breed such fantastic communities in these other areas, but the initiative is more than welcome.
In one small corner of human endeavor, BoardGameGeek’s exhaustive knowledge base, devoted community, and collaborative bedrock exemplify the absolute best that the Internet has to offer society.