Many thanks to those who voted.
I am honoured, but I still take my hat off to previous Pole Star @mlauber71 whose breadth and depth of knowledge appears to know no bounds. Also to fellow “podium member” @MartinDDDD who I know has been a member of the forum since the beginning of 2022, but is clearly the current rising star in terms of solution-providing, and along with @mlauber71 has provided over 100 solutions in the past 12 months. I wouldn’t be surprised to see you as the next “Pole Star”, Martin! 
(source: KNIME forum “leaderboard” and Past Year)
Thanks for the kind comments @MartinDDDD and @rfeigel. There are solutions that the two of you provide which are most definitely outside of my own knowledge, I can assure you. I have said before that none of us knows everything, and I am always learning from you and others here.
Congrats to all who appeared on the “Pole Star” shortlist, and thank you to everybody who takes time out of their busy lives to help others here, regardless of whether your efforts have been rewarded with a “solution tick” or not. You have not gone unnoticed, and you are all KNIME heroes. 
