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Contributors Of The Year 2018

 
Tue, 01/01/2019 - 5:11pm

Thanks to everyone who voted!

This year we're going to recognize three members of our community as contributors of the year, our top vote getter and two of the top 6 who we agree have contributed greatly this past year.

First, let's begin by mentioning this year's nominees:

alandb
ajasaro
bdhsfz6
Bob.Sedona
Box Car
canuk
charlesd45
CraigW
donaldb530
eaglesft
jgermann
mahoney
Melaqueman
phranc
soberbyker
sussamb
thurst461
visiter555

All of these people received votes from fellow general maintainers. And as I look over the list, I'm reminded that we have we have so many people who show up regularly and are committed members of this community.
Thank you for helping make POI Factory the helpful community is it.

Now, let me move ahead to recognizing this year's top vote getter:

Mahoney

What can I say; he's the powerhouse behind so many of the big file maintenance projects. His open communication both via email and in keeping us updated on the updates within the forum community contribute to his popularity. He's taught me a lot about file maintenance over my last 7 years here and I appreciate his friendship.

There are several other well known members on this list who've already received COTY recognition in past years, along with two additional people (sussamb and soberbyker), whom we've selected to recognize as contributors of the year this year.

Sussamb has been a regular in the forums for the last several years. He's often the first to respond to questions posted late in the evening, because he comes to us from the future! Perhaps that's why his suggestions always seem spot on, as well! We appreciate having a general maintainer from across the pond.

Soberbyker's been a member for almost 8 years. Having owned and still possibly owning many GPS devices you can find him in the forums sharing his experience using and problem solving with each. He's also one of my point people for the Philadelphia area where the traffic camera landscape seems to be changing significantly. First hand feedback from trusted sources is part of what makes POI Factory data more useful than many other crowd sourced information.

Thanks to all three of you for your contributions to the POI Factory community! Your time and effort is greatly appreciated by Jonathan, myself and your fellow community members!

~Angela

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Tue, 01/01/2019 - 5:27pm

Three great choices!

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful contributions at POI Factory!

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon
Tue, 01/01/2019 - 5:32pm

I agree with Alandb and with

I agree with Alandb and with Angela. Three great choices. Three great contributors.

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Frank DriveSmart55 37.322760, -79.511267
Tue, 01/01/2019 - 6:44pm

Hip hip hurray

Of the three one is I voted for. All good choices.

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Nuvi 2797LMT, DriveSmart 50 LMT-HD, Using Windows 10. DashCam A108C with GPS.
Tue, 01/01/2019 - 7:05pm

Great choices!

Congratulations and thank you to the COY winners, and thank you to Angela for all you do here as well!

Tue, 01/01/2019 - 8:40pm

Hip Hip ...

... to my fellow COTY pasture mates.

Although there are many more deserving of the award then myself, I do appreciate the nod for my contributions to this great community.

Thank you.

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. 2 Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-S, Nuvi 2689, 2 Nuvi 2460, Zumo 550, Zumo 450, Uniden R3 radar detector with GPS built in, includes RLC info. Uconnect 430N Garmin based, built into my Jeep. .
Tue, 01/01/2019 - 8:54pm

Congrats to the three of

Congrats to the three of you, well deserved.

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All the worlds indeed a stage and we are merely players. Rush
Tue, 01/01/2019 - 9:24pm

Congratulations

Congratulations

Tue, 01/01/2019 - 9:40pm

Thanks to Mahoney

Your efforts are appreciated

John

Tue, 01/01/2019 - 10:03pm

Congratulations to the trio!

All good choices. They certainly help make the POI Factory what it is....a great place for all.

Wed, 01/02/2019 - 12:53am

Congratulations!!!

Thank you for your hard work and dedication.

Wed, 01/02/2019 - 4:18am

Congrats Mahoney, Sussamb and Soberbyker!

Thank you all for your contributions and kudos on your 2018 COTY awards!

Wed, 01/02/2019 - 4:47am

Wow ...

Very surprised to get this award as I felt there were far more deserving folks out there, so thanks to all who voted and feel very honoured this morning

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Where there's a will ... there's a way ... DriveSmart51LMT-S, DriveSmart50LMT-D, Nuvi 2508LMT-D, 1490LMT, 1310, Montana 650T, Etrex 20
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 8:32am

Congrats to ALL!

Well deserved and excellent COY choices... Congratulations to all of you.

Wed, 01/02/2019 - 8:38am

Thanks to All Three of You

Thank you for your work in helping us all.

Wed, 01/02/2019 - 9:04am

A Super Trio !!

Many thanks to all of you for your contributions to the forum in 2018!
Looking forward to many more this year!

Wed, 01/02/2019 - 9:10am

Congrats & Thank You

to all that regularly contribute to the POI Factory.
No wonder that it's lasted so long & still has
many to contribute to it's success.
Fred

Wed, 01/02/2019 - 10:01am

Congratulations

Thanks to each of you for everything that you have done, and continue to do for the POI Factory community. Your contributions are appreciated.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 9:56am

Well done

soberbyker wrote:

... to my fellow COTY pasture mates.

Although there are many more deserving of the award then myself, I do appreciate the nod for my contributions to this great community.

Thank you.

Congratulations soberbyker on your award. Well deserved for all you do in supporting the forum.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 10:06am

Three Good Choices

Congratulations to Mahoney, Sussamb and Soberbyker, well deserved recognition for the Contributor Of The Year award. We all appreciate your time and effort you bring to the forum.

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Nuvi 2460LMT 2 Units
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 10:50am

Bravo!!!

Bravo!!!!

Thanks for all you do!!!

Congratulations!!!!

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When you are dead, you don’t know that you are dead. It is only difficult for the others. It is the same when you are stupid.
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 10:56am

Congrats

To all three well deserved, Enjoy and we expect more good info this year.

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johnm405 660 & MSS&T
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 12:32pm

Congratulations to all three

Congratulations to all three well deserved recipients.

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Iphone XR, Drivesmart 61,Nuvicam, Nuvi3597
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 1:13pm

All three FABULOUS

Mahoney, sussamb and soberbyker
What a great three. This site is so great because of these three and all the many others.
Thanks to all and thanks to the three of you for being so Fabulous.
Mary

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Mary, Nuvi 2450, Garmin Viago, Honda Navigation, Nuvi 750 (gave to son)
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 1:28pm

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A stellar crew!

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nuvi 760, nuvi 765T, nuvi 855, nuvi 3790LMT, nuvi 3490LMT - SoCal area
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 3:04pm

Congratulations To One and All!

Three excellent choices in any order. Thanks for your contributions and hard work.

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"Primum Non Nocere" 2595LMT Clear Channel and Navteq Traffic
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 4:19pm

COY

Congratulations to Mahoney, Sussamb and Soberbyker and thanks for your dedication to making this site great.

Thanks to all the others that contributed over the years.

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garry
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 3:37am

Congratulations!

Congratulations to all 3 of you!

Thu, 01/03/2019 - 9:27am

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the 3 well deserved winners!

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Tampa, FL - Garmin nüvi 660 (Software Ver 4.90), 2021.20 CN NA NT maps | Magellan Meridian Gold
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 11:41am

Congrats!

yay!

Thu, 01/03/2019 - 12:12pm

Thank you all for your

Thank you all for your contributions throughout the year!

Thu, 01/03/2019 - 12:14pm

Thank You

Congratulations to all of the maintainers, without you all we would be ???

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ChefDon
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 3:03pm

I totally agree

garry1p wrote:

Congratulations to Mahoney, Sussamb and Soberbyker and thanks for your dedication to making this site great.

Thanks to all the others that contributed over the years.

Now, if we could only get our friend across the big pond to learn how to spell ‘honored’. grin grin grin

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With God, all things are possible. ——State motto of the Great State of Ohio
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 4:26pm

Sorry ...

... but I spell it correctly smile

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Where there's a will ... there's a way ... DriveSmart51LMT-S, DriveSmart50LMT-D, Nuvi 2508LMT-D, 1490LMT, 1310, Montana 650T, Etrex 20
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 4:50pm

I knew you were going to say that

sussamb wrote:

... but I spell it correctly smile

Seriously, I always appreciate reading all of your comments. You have a vast knowledge of everything Garmin. It is always with eager anticipation that I read your comments. You do a great job in assisting people, who like me, do not have your knowledge base. It is people like you that make this site so great. (By the way; I have a friend that lives in Great Britain. He and I used to have a lot of fun teasing each other about the differences between our two countries. He is a great guy and I miss seeing him since I retired.)

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With God, all things are possible. ——State motto of the Great State of Ohio
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 6:19pm

Me too

Lived in DC for two years and enjoyed it, though it took a while to get used to the same words used differently, let alone the spelling differences smile

We walk on the pavement, you drive on it. That one really confused me for a while. Buying a car in itself was tricky. I wanted to look in the boot, you call it a trunk. I wanted to look under the bonnet. You call it the hood. And so on wink

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Where there's a will ... there's a way ... DriveSmart51LMT-S, DriveSmart50LMT-D, Nuvi 2508LMT-D, 1490LMT, 1310, Montana 650T, Etrex 20
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 8:30pm

One time

When he was stateside, I got onto him about driving on the wrong side of the road. Alec stated that the Brits didn’t drive on the wrong side, “You Yanks do”. Of course, that’s what I wanted him to say. So, I smiled and asked, “What side are you driving on now?” Alec’s reply was, “You bloody Yank “. At that point, he knew that I had him where I wanted him. laugh out loud

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With God, all things are possible. ——State motto of the Great State of Ohio
Thu, 01/03/2019 - 11:43pm

Congrats!

Congrats!

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Hawk - Nuvi 1450
Fri, 01/04/2019 - 1:37am

Congratulations!

Congrats to you three and more power! Great choice.

Fri, 01/04/2019 - 8:32am

Congrats to all....

and thanks for your contributions.

Fri, 01/04/2019 - 6:13pm

Congratulations Mahoney, Sussamb And Soberbyker!

Congratulations Mahoney, Sussamb and Soberbyker!

Thank you all for all your contributions

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Nüvi 2595LMT
Fri, 01/04/2019 - 6:24pm

I just learned

sussamb wrote:

Lived in DC for two years and enjoyed it, though it took a while to get used to the same words used differently, let alone the spelling differences smile
We walk on the pavement, you drive on it. That one really confused me for a while. Buying a car in itself was tricky. I wanted to look in the boot, you call it a trunk. I wanted to look under the bonnet. You call it the hood. And so on wink

The Brits have a saying "Knock me up in the morning", well I just learned that they actually had someone long, long ago go to houses and knock on the door or with a long stick knock on the window to wake you up! But it sure is a funny saying.

Sussamb, another strange one o'r 'ere is that we drive on the Parkway and park in the driveway !

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Nuvi 2797LMT, DriveSmart 50 LMT-HD, Using Windows 10. DashCam A108C with GPS.
Fri, 01/04/2019 - 9:58pm

Fantastic Choices!!

Congratulations to the three of you for everything you have done for this great site. Enjoy your accolades, you earned them.

Sat, 01/05/2019 - 4:01am

Well ...

Melaqueman wrote:

Sussamb, another strange one o'r 'ere is that we drive on the Parkway and park in the driveway !

That's OK, we park on the driveway too smile

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Where there's a will ... there's a way ... DriveSmart51LMT-S, DriveSmart50LMT-D, Nuvi 2508LMT-D, 1490LMT, 1310, Montana 650T, Etrex 20
Sat, 01/05/2019 - 8:31am

All are great choices.

Congratulations to all of you for a great job.

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Nuvi 2460LMT.
Sat, 01/05/2019 - 12:19pm

Congratulations

Congratulations, and thanks for your work helping keep this site full of good information!

Sat, 01/05/2019 - 2:03pm

good choices

Congrats to all

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I have seen the future and it is now!
Sat, 01/05/2019 - 8:47pm

Thanks to all

smile

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2 DriveSmart 65's - We do not live in Igloo's and do not all ride to work on snow mobiles.
Mon, 01/07/2019 - 6:46am

Thanks to all

thanks for putting in the time and making this site the best

Mon, 01/07/2019 - 9:26am

Congratulations Guys!

I like many others, love your stuff!

Thanks for the effort!

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If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem quickly resembles a nail. (Maslow's Hammer)
Mon, 01/07/2019 - 10:12am

Congratulations, mahoney

Well deserved.

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DriveSmart 65, NUVI2555LMT, (NUVI350 is Now Retired)
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