This question has been up for a while, and yet it has fewer answers than "What is everything that you know about Niobium?"

The honest answer to that one is "I'm not sure there is even such a thing! Is it real, or from Star Trek?" :)

I'm guessing people have been reluctant to answer. Most likely they don't want to single any one person out, and perhaps they're worried about causing offence to the people they don't mention. That's certainly how I felt on first seeing the question.

Anyway, I am gradually getting around to answering the question...

First I'd like to say what Mahalo spirit means to me. I'd say the three main qualities are being thoughtful, friendly and helpful.

There are a a number of people that excel in all three, and there are some others that are strong in a couple of the areas, but not so strong on the third.

Even among the top group, there are a bunch that I can't really differentiate between. But then if I gave you a top three, why not make it a top five? Or top ten? And that wouldn't help you at all.

So with the caveat that there are a number of people that I could easily have chosen just as well, I will pick just one to nominate.

Step forward @spoon.

1) He writes well thought out answers that provide value to the asker. Often he writes from personal experience and his own know-how.

2) I believe he goes out of his way to help people that have not gotten a good answer. (Or any answer!)

3) He's a fun and friendly member of the community.

4) He takes an active part in community discussions, for example about ways to improve the system.

5) He is very generous when it comes to recycling tips.

I'd also add that he doesn't show some of the less helpful things we sometimes see here, like cut-and-paste answers, reliance on doubtful sources, or just not understanding the question properly.

In summary, there are other equally fine Mahalo-ites, but @spoon would be a worthy winner of the title and your M$.

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