🏅 Awards

This document answers common questions about the Hack Forums awards system.

❓ Common Questions

How do I pay for a donation award?

Go to the Buy Awards page and follow the instructions. The process is straightforward.

How do I get a non-donation award?

Non-donation awards are granted by the Admin at their sole discretion.

You cannot get an award by asking for one via PM.

Non-donation awards are given rarely, and they are intentionally difficult to obtain.

Can I create a thread to nominate myself or another member for an award?

No.

Do not create threads to nominate, suggest, or request awards. If an official thread exists for a specific award-related purpose, you may post in that thread only.

What are awards for?

Awards are a way for Admins to recognize members. Many awards have specific meaning attached to them.

You can view the reason an award was granted by visiting a member’s profile and clicking the award details.

The Awards page also lists awards and their meanings.

How do donation awards work?

Some awards are granted as recognition for a one-time donation.

Important: Donation awards are based on single donations. We do not accumulate smaller donations toward award thresholds.

Examples:

• Some awards may be granted at $20, $50+, $1000, etc.
• If two awards require $20 and $50+ respectively, you would need to donate at least $70 in a single donation to qualify for both.

You can view award options and donate here: Buy Awards

Do upgrades and paid stickies count toward donation awards?

No.

Donation awards are strictly for donations and do not include purchases such as upgrades, stickies, or other paid products.

Do you accept cryptocurrency for donation awards?

Yes.

Donations must be made through the award payment processor, which converts the selected cryptocurrency amount to the correct USD value at the time of purchase.

Note: Cryptocurrency prices change constantly. The processor will calculate the correct amount automatically.

What are Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum, and Dash?

They are cryptocurrencies.

If you need help using cryptocurrency, visit the Crypto Currency forum.

What is the Gift award?

The Gift award is designed to be purchased for another member (or yourself).

The award description will display either:

• You bought yourself a gift, or
• A gift from MEMBER

You may purchase Gift awards for multiple different members, but only one Gift award per member will be granted.

The Gift award is $25.

What is the Brony award?

The Brony award is a “you asked for it” type of award.

Be aware: the award description may include negative humor or criticism. If you buy it, expect to be roasted.

The Brony award is $100.

What is the Legalize It award?

The Legalize It award is a political statement award supporting legalization and decriminalization of cannabis in the United States.

As part of this award, 25% of the donation is contributed to NORML.org (an organization focused on marijuana law reform).

Purchase and donate here: Buy Awards

How long after payment will the award appear?

Most awards are applied within 15–30 minutes, depending on payment method.

Cryptocurrency payments require network confirmations and may take anywhere from a few minutes to a couple hours.

If you do not receive your award after 24 hours, contact Admin with your transaction ID and payment details.

Can I change the display order of my awards?

Yes.

Use the Sort Awards page to reorder your awards.

There is a fixed fee of 100 β to change the order.

I think I’m qualified to get an award. Who do I contact?

No one.

Your personal opinion about your qualifications is not relevant to how awards are granted.

I want to know how to get a specific award.

We do not assist members in obtaining awards.

No additional requirements or “how-to” guidance will be provided beyond what is already stated in award descriptions and official documentation.

Another member has an award and said they got it by doing X.

How another member obtained an award is not your concern and is not a path for you to obtain the same award.

Awards are granted solely at Admin discretion.

I think another member deserves an award. Can I nominate them?

No.

Award nominations and requests are ignored.

I sent a PM to an admin about an award and got no response.

Admins are busy.

You were not supposed to PM about awards in the first place, and award requests are often ignored without reply.

Awards seem hard to get but some members have many.

Awards are intentionally difficult to obtain.

They are not meant to be handed out to everyone who asks or believes they deserve one.

I heard I can buy awards. Is that true?

Sometimes a donation is made, and a show of appreciation is the granting of an award.

We do not “sell awards” in the traditional sense, but donation awards exist as recognition for one-time donations.

Can I suggest a new award?

No.

Awards are created by Admins only, at their discretion.

Suggestions for new awards are ignored. Do not PM staff or create threads for this purpose.

Can someone else pay for my donation award?

Yes.

They can use the order form and enter your UID where required.

Can I buy someone else a donation award?

Yes.

Enter the recipient’s UID where required during checkout.

I have a forum. Can I get the awards plugin?

The plugin is called My Award for MyBB forum software and was developed by Admin.

You can obtain it at MyBB Central.

Can I sell my award to someone else?

No.

Hack Forums previously had an Awards Market feature, but it is no longer available.