Folks, we’ve already seen that BDIX was the largest, most successful BerserkerDay ever. Most users online ever (other than the one spike after I sent an URGENT message to everybody about the SSL change) and held constantly over 1,000 users online for almost the ENTIRE DAY. Post count was way up, and from what I’ve heard from some of the participating wineries/companies, the orders were flying in.
I want to recognize a few people who really stood out, so I’m doing official BerserkerDay awards. I started last year with two: BD Champ (BerserkerDay Champ) for the person who ordered the most wine, and last year, Mike Evans was the Champ (and almost did it again this year!), and BD R.O.T.Y (Rookie of the Year) for the first-timer who purchased the most wine. That award went to John Simpson, who is now in the lead for Champ!
This year, I’ve got several others, and the main two - BD CHAMP and BD R.O.T.Y - are pending confirmation. So far, we have John Simpson with 140 bottles as the leader for BD Champ, and RKatz with 68 bottles for R.O.T.Y. Please let me know, publicly or privately, if you’ve surpassed either of those numbers (as a veteran for Champ, or a rookie for ROTY)
I’ve added two new rankings this year:
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All-Pro will, currently (remember, this is based only on what I know, what I’m told, so feel free to interject privately or publicly if you want to share this award, as it’s for more than one person), highlight two BerserkerDay ballers: Mike Evans (Champ last year with 101 bottles, and purchased 119 the year before the awards existed!) and sdfruman (everybody who has participated in BerserkerDay knows she’s a big player, every single year). All Pros are those who buy big every year, or mostly every year, and I’m considering strongly adding Rich K0rzenk0 to the list!
MVP is to one participant who absolutely ruled the day, and the winner this year is Nola Palomar, for the extraordinary auction item (that failed to get what it truly SHOULD have, but nonetheless is probably the best auction item ever offered) as well as unwavering, continuous support for the community, with great deals in every BerserkerDay Veleta participates in, and generosity throughout the year as well.
All-Pro and MVP are active, and the users now sport the badge of honor. Champ and ROTY are still pending, so feel free to interject with some of your own numbers, so we can correctly identify our best-of-the-best!
Lastly, thank you ALL for BerserkerDay. What started as a humble, tiny ‘let’s celebrate that we’re still here after one year’ dozen-or-so threads in Asylum in January of 2010 has turned into an event where over $250,000 in wine sales occur, most to small (some TINY) wineries that are not only gems for those of us who love wine, but allow for them to continue with their dream of making wine, using the sales from BerserkerDay to pay bills, buy glass for the next bottling, or just give a boost of cash flow to start the year. I’m proud to be a part of it.