Hello, everyone!

In keeping up our tradition of taking a moment to acknowledge and appreciate all of your hard work on Know Your Meme, we're excited to finally unveil some of the new badges and first recipients of the 2013 Know Your Meme Thanks Awards! And yes, this is a bit late on arrival, and we apologize profusely for the delay, but hey, it's always better late than never, no? Starting this year, the award process will remain open for nomination all year around, so if you're bummed out about not making this list or feel as though your hard work has been gravely overlooked, there's no need to worry or freak out! Just click on any of the badges shown below on the right-hand side and shoot us an e-mail with a nomination of your choice, we'll then review each nominated user's contributions for our evaluation.

Internet Zoologist

Researchers who have particularly focused on animal-related meme research and media archiving.

Anime Anthropologist

Researchers who have made exceptional contributions to anime-related meme research and media archiving.

Pokemon Master

Researchers who have been particularly active in Pokemon-related meme research and media archiving.

Ponyologist

Researchers who have been particularly active in My Little Pony-related meme research and media archiving.

Historical Meme Historian

Researchers who have been particularly active in classic meme research and media archiving.

Fan Art Historian

Researchers who have been particularly active in fan art documentation and media archiving.

YouTubeologist

Researchers who have been particularly active in YouTube-born meme research and media archiving.

Tumblrologist

Researchers who have been particularly active in Tumblr-born meme research and media archiving.

4chanologist

Researchers who have been particularly active in 4chan meme research and media archiving.

Meme Taxonomist

Researchers who have been particularly active in tagging images and videos.

Community Protip Advisor

Researchers who have been particularly helpful with onboarding newcomers to the community.

Karma Tycoon

Site members who have garnered an exceptional number of thumbs-up approvals through comments and uploads.

Karma Philanthropist

Site members who have given an exceptional number of thumbs-up approvals to others' comments and uploads.

Additional Nomination Categories

Click on any of the following badges to nominate a Know Your Meme member for a special title!

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