But wait, there's more! For the first time, we also asked fans to vote this year for the greatest fan projects of all time. We reached back into nearly thirty years of community history to come up with five worthy contenders. This was a very interesting experiment in nostalgia and recognition, and while every nominee was evocative in its own way, the results speak for themselves:
Perhaps with little surprise, we are happy to announce our Hall of Fame winner is Klavs! It's been not quite a year since Adam Burch's passing, although we can say definitely that this untimely shock was not the reason for his boost in the polls. Rather, his decades of dedicated service to the community and legacy of assets left to the fans make him a clear winner. Once again, Klavs, we salute you.
We weren't aiming to give a runner up for this, but through the vote tallies and discussions with the community, it became clear that we did have a strong second place award to give. HCl is our runner up Hall of Famer! Mario Brito is also a legendary contributor whose programming exploits formed the backbone of the Wing Commander modding and patching scene in the late '90s and 2000s. Projects to this day continue to build on the work he's done. Well deserved here as well!
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