In 2014 a new tradition was started on MSSQLTips.com to recognize the Author
and Rookie of the Year. Authors that had at least 10 published tips
qualified for the Author of the Year and new authors in 2014 that had at least 5
published tips qualified for the Rookie of the Year. In
2014 the following authors qualified for these awards:
Voting was conducted by the community in December 2014, the votes were
scrutinized in early January 2015 and the winners were selected for each award
based on one vote per unique IP address per day. This was a very close
race with thousands of votes. After the votes were meticulously calculated, the
winners of the MSSQLTips.com 2014 Author and Rookie of the Year are:
On behalf of the community, we would like to congratulate Koen, Jeffery and
all the authors that qualified for these awards. All of the author
contributions are valued by the community and we look forward to many more
contributions by all of our authors and all new 2015 authors.
Thank you,
The MSSQLTips.com Team
About the author
MSSQLTips.com was started in 2006 to provide SQL Server content about various aspects of SQL Server and other database platforms.
I am very humbled and excited to receive this award. Thanks for your vote and thanks MSSQLTips.com. I will write more this year to return for our SQL server family.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 9:24:04 AM - Brian ODwyer
Congratulations all the nominees and especially to Jeffrey and Koen. You should be proud of this accomplishment, seeing as the tip community spans the globe!
TC
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 8:25:17 AM - Jeremy Kadlec