User blog comment:SilverPlays97/The Emerald Awards: July (Results)/@comment-1986314-20130801145705/@comment-17720060-20130801150223

I think that all these awards do is try to compare users at how well they do in a certain area, such as who's best at editing, who's best at being an admin, etc.

Sometimes I also think all these awards are is a popularity vote.