EDIT: So this is actually the first time we've ever used our community pool of coins to fund a challenge, and we just found out that the minimum we can award is platinum! SO! Instead of a platinum and two gold per category, we will be doing TWO platinum and ZERO gold per category. The stakes are higher but so are the rewards! It's like Vegas, baby!

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I’m sure by now you’re all sick of seeing me posting, but I come bearing even more shiny gifts! We’re hosting a “Best of 2019” contest for /r/GoForGold and we need you to help us decide who’s deserving of these shiny digital currency! Here’s how it’s going to work:

We will have five categories for the members (you guys) to nominate posts made throughout the year. You cannot nominate yourself or your own challenges! Each category will have three two winners: one platinum, and two gold TWO platinum totaling 5 10 platinum awards and 10 gold. Here are the five categories:

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• Best challenge: this is a challenge you think really embodies the spirit of the sub. It can be a challenge that is a combination of all of the other categories: it was fun, wholesome, a challenge or difficult.
• Most wholesome challenge: a challenge where the best of the community really shown through, from challenge to answers to interactions.
• Challenge that was most fun to compete: pretty self explanatory. What challenge stood out to you as a particularly fun challenge to compete in?
• Hardest challenge/challenge that required the most skill to complete: this is a challenge that was tricky and difficult and required a bit of skill to maneuver.
• Most original challenge: this is a challenge that made you sit back in your chair and go, “Hmm… I wish I’d thought of that, that’s really good.”

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Additionally, there is a bonus category: the Ms. Congeniality award! Nominate a user as someone that has contributed to the community. Can be anyone. Anyone at all. The winner of this category will receive a special moderator award.

There are two more special awards that will be given by the moderators as well (not up for a vote, but we wanted to share the categories):

• One for the user that issued the most challenges in 2019
• One for the best contributor.

Every category will have a top level comment, to nominate a post copy and paste the URL as a subordinate comment. (Click “reply” under the top level comment) Vote with your up arrows as you see fit, keeping in mind that boosting another post will not affect your chances of winning. One entry per comment please don't put all your entries into one subordinate comment.

Comments not submitted properly will not be considered.  

As an incentive to participate, we will be picking two random commenters every day to give a little token of our appreciation for contributing!

Good luck, and happy gilding!

Nominations and voting closes on January 1st at 00:01 ET. Winners will be announces and awards will be distributed by January 14th (We gotta have some time to get all the coins rounded up)