The Golden Editor Award is presented to Wikipedia editors as a recognition of their contribution to the encyclopedia. There is no specific criteria that determines one's eligibility for the award. However, most recipients will likely have accumulated a sizable amount of quality participation here in some form or other. The recipients are determined by myself (User:AutomaticStrikeout), but other editors are encouraged to submit nominations via email. Only one Golden Editor Award will be presented in a given day (based on my time zone, not UTC), but this does not mean that the award will be presented every day.