Barnstars on Wikipedia |
It is the custom to reward Wikipedia contributors for hard work and due diligence by awarding them !
The concept of the barnstar as a Wiki award was created by . The concept has since been imported into Wikipedia, and has been awarded numerous times since its introduction in February 2004. Since that time, the concept of the barnstar has become ingrained into the Wikipedia culture.
The following are the barnstars and awards currently in use, in order of creation. If you have any ideas regarding additions to, changes to, or removals from the barnstars on this list, feel free to list it on !
=Barnstars=
==General barnstars==
===The Original Barnstar===
===The Editor s Barnstar===
===The Working Man s Barnstar===
===The Minor Barnstar===
===The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar===
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar may be awarded to those that show a pattern of going the extra mile to be nice, without being asked.
This barnstar was introduced by .
===The Barnstar of Diligence===
The Barnstar of Diligence may be awarded in recognition of a combination of extraordinary scrutiny, precision and community service.
This barnstar was introduced by .
===The Surreal Barnstar===
The Surreal Barnstar may be awarded to any Wikipedian who adds special flavor to the community by acting as a sort of wildcard.
This barnstar was introduced by .
===The Tireless Contributor Barnstar===
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar may be awarded to especially tireless Wikipedians that contribute an especially large body of work without sacrificing quality.
This barnstar was introduced by .
===The Photographer s Barnstar===
The Photographer s Barnstar is awarded to those individuals who tirelessly improve the Wikipedia with their photographic skills and contributions.
This barnstar was introduced by .
===The Graphic Designer s Barnstar===
=== The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar ===
The Defender of the Wiki may be awarded to those who have gone above and beyond to prevent Wikipedia from being used for fraudulent purposes. It was created after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, when a fraudulent charity tried to take advantage of the widespread media coverage of the article.
This barnstar was introduced by .
===The Barnstar of Good Humor===
The Barnstar of Good Humor may be awarded to particularly light-spirited Wikipedians who, by their unshakably good humor, consistently and reliably lighten the mood, defuse conflicts, and make the Wikipedia a generally better place to be.
This award was introduced on .
===The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar===
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar (formerly the Anti-Vandalism Barnstar ) may be awarded to those who show great contributions to protecting and reverting attacks of .
This award was introduced on in fighting vandalism.
===The Resilient Barnstar===
The Resilient Barnstar may be given to any editor who learns and improves from criticisms, never lets mistakes or blunders impede their growth as Wikipedians, or has the ability to recover/finish with a smile.
This award was introduced on .
===The Current Events Barnstar===
===The Barnstar of National Merit===
==Category barnstars==
The following barnstars are awarded in recognition of excellent contributions that fall into one of the following seven major categories listed on the Main Page. The categories are listed below, along with several examples of some of the subtopics that are associated with each.
===The Barnstar of High Culture===
Category: (art, literature, music, philosophy, religion)
The Barnstar of High Culture may be awarded to an editor who makes particularly fine -related contributions.
This award was introduced on .
===The Epic Barnstar===
Category: (archaeology, history)
The Epic Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who makes particularly fine -related contributions.
This award was introduced on .
===The E=MC2 Barnstar===
Category: ( Hard sciences; astronomy, biology, geology, mathematics, medicine, minerology, physics)
The E=MC2 Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who makes particularly fine contributions regarding science or mathematics-related topics
This award was introduced on .
===The Society Barnstar===
Category: (Economics, government & politics, law, media, royalty & nobility, war)
The Society Barnstar is intended for those whose work advance the general understanding of any given society one may attain by consulting Wikipedia.
This award was introduced on .
===The Technology Barnstar===
Category: (Technology, transportation)
The Technology Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who makes particularly fine -related contributions.
This award was introduced on .
===The Barnstar of Life===
Category: (education, food & drink, language, sports & games)
The Barnstar of Life may be awarded to an editor who makes particularly fine -related contributions.
This award was introduced on .
==Topical barnstars==
===The Running Man Barnstar===
===The Oddball Barnstar===
===The Spoken Barnstar===
Category:
The Spoken Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who makes outstanding contributions in the form of , or doing an incredibly good job of recording one long, complex, excellent, featured article despite all odds.
This award was introduced on .
=Other awards=
In addition to barnstars, there are several other awards as well. While barnstars are generally reserved for a long-standing pattern of excellence, the following awards are more often given to honor specific actions or events.
==The WikiMedal for Janitorial Services==
The WikiMedal for Janitorial Services is a medal with which to reward those doing good janitorial work.
This award was introduced by .
==WikiThanks==
The WikiThanks may be awarded as a way to say thank you to other Wikipedians.
This award was introduced by .
Note : When I introduced the picture, it was meant to be a THANK YOU note. I do *not* support the barnstar system. I started putting it on meta, on Raul talk page first as a simple thank you. It is meant to be little, to be gentle, to be hardly visible at all, not to be displayed in user page. Those who use it as a barnstar have made me great wrongness, because this little thank you note was precisely meant to be different of the barnstar system, all splattered on user page. If you appreciate what I do for Wikipedia, please DO NOT KEEP this on your user page, but leave it simply as a little thank you flower on your talk page and let it fall in your archives. This is simply what it was meant to be. This image is under GFDL, so, yes, you can do whatever you want with it, but if you want to be nice and stick to its original spirit, please do NOT use it as a barnstar. It pains me. 06:11, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
==The Cool as a Cucumber Award==
The Cool as a Cucumber Award is awarded to a Wikipedian that remains cool when the situation gets hot.
This award was introduced by
==The Exceptional Newcomer Award==
The Exceptional Newcomer Award may be awarded to newcomers who display exceptional enthusiasm, skill, and beyond their experience.
This award was introduced by .
==The Atlas Award==
The Atlas Award For Raking the Sandbox Clean may be awarded to those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in fishing disgusting and unwanted items from the Wikipedia a litterbox
This award was introduced by .
== Wiki Wiffle Bat ==
The is an award given to those who have shown exceptional skill in the area(s) of logic, rationality, dispute resolution/mediation, and a general attitude that betters Wikipedia as a whole, particularly in the face of flames and general animosity. The Bat itself is intended to represent the furor with which recipients of the award attempt to beat logic into even the thickest of skulls.
This award was introduced by .
==The Featured Article Medal==
=The Missing Barnstar=
Designed for Wikipedians who are long overdue for a barnstar due to their efforts, if they ve ever recieved one at all for that matter. Apparently their barnstar was missing...
You can either tell the and paste the wikicode below.
The Missing Barnstar was introduced by .
=Barnstar templates=
created a template for convieniently displaying barnstars with the barnstar on the left and the summary on the right. To add a barnstar in this effect easily, enter this:
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