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When I moved the NASCAR award off of the proposal page I made a mistake that I am trying to rectify. I am putting this notice here as an attempt to be open about this. You can see here when I placed the NASCAR award on the WikiProject page. Because the award had limited support (Look here to see the archive) and was not star-like, it should have gone to the WP:PUA page.
To date, the award has only been awarded once, and the Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR has not listed the award on their page. Does anyone have an issue with this? -- evrik 22:03, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
I agree that it is too un-starlike for a WikiProject award. WikiProject NASCAR covers a wide span of articles, though, and my opinion is that the award should be redesigned. -- Gray Porpoise 17:44, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
While it's a nice photo, I agree that it should be redesigned. - Jc37 13:37, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
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The " zOMG! star!!!" seems too pointless to be listed on WP:PUA. I think that it should get a better description- or if that can't be done, delisted. -- Gray Porpoise 00:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
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Award for a new user, who despite setbacks and learning curve (such as early deletions) learns the ropes and begins contributing. Sort of an encouragement to make sure good editors don't get frustrated early and leave.
I am thinking specifically here of a new editor who's first attempt was a translation, which was speedied half way through because it was not properly in user space. But he rewrote and finished it. I think a cookie is not enough recognition of the amount of work it takes a new user to learn all the little rules of WP.
And this award would be a nice offset when these sorts of things happen.
-- Darkfred Talk to me 19:28, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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Created to recognize those editors who tirelessly contribute in a genuine fashion to Christianity-related articles. — Aiden 04:43, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
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Here is a barnstar I created, for
RC patrollers who tirelessly monitor the edits made to Wikipedia.
Scienceman123
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03:00, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
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I propose a type of award to recognise IP editors (such as a few who I know: 1, 2) who make useful contributions to our encyclopedia.
The one program I have for creating such a barnstar is horribly slow and hopelessly primitive, so I have to ask if another editor can create one according (preferably) to this design:
This will of course be a Personal award, and I don't think I need to say that it won't be for vandals. — $ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (- ¢| ε| Ŀ| T| ♫-) 19:20, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. I want to start an award to appreciate an editor's work at reviewing FACs, which is a very hard work, and often quite thankless. I propose a new award for it, called "The Reviewer's Award" (to be added under Wikipedia:Other awards). I have already conferred the award privately to Tony, and want it to be visible for use by everyone. I propose the following image for it:
— Ambuj Saxena ( talk) 16:29, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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Per JuanMuslim above --- Already consensus for an Islamic Barnstar, don't think that's even at issue. BYT 09:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
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I have created this for contributors to Wikipedia:WikiProject Kentucky and others who contribute significantly to Kentucky related articles. I'm open to other suggestions, but I'd really like to see our contributors get some recognition. -- Lamont A Cranston 13:49, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
A transparent background is no problem. As far as interest, we have a very small Wikiproject, so I doubt there will be a flood of support. But I think that some kind of recognition really motivates people, and a Bluegrass Barnstar might just encourage a casual user to get a little more involved. Lamont A Cranston 02:07, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
Unfortunately, I don't think there is enough support to justify the award. I think that archiving is appropriate. Lamont A Cranston 15:11, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
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For brilliant contributions and achievements!!`` F3rn4nd0 09:13, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
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I propose this barnstar to award significant contributors to the Highways WikiProject and all its descendant projects. -- Kitch ( Talk | Contrib) 14:24, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. Behind every bot, there's an operator. I know there is already the DaVInci Barnstar, but these people deserve to be thanked for al their work with their own barnstar. What would we ever do without AntiVandalBot, Tor Tawkerbot2? I don't know what we would do without them. I don't know where we would classify this yet, but what do you all think? Nautica Shades( talk) 12:11, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
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I've had this idea since the
Satchel Cohen hoaxer affair back in July of this year for which I handed out a "Defender of the Wiki" barnstar to Yanksox, Tyrenius and Kjkolb for their excellent detective work in exposing it. So the idea popped into my head that we need a "Sherlock Holmes" inspired barnstar for all editors who put in the extra legwork into discovering an entire ring of elaborate hoax articles and sockpuppets.
I hereby propose the Baker Street Irregulars' Barnstar which is a homage to the "group of street urchins who helped Holmes out from time to time". DarkAudit ( talk • contribs) suggested a barnstar wearing a deerstalker cap and smoking a calabash pipe. I hope a skilled artist could really play with this idea. I also would like to differentiate this award by establishing a panel of administrators and senior users to review nominations before giving out such an esteemed award and being inducted as an official "Irregular". -- Netsnipe ► 11:40, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
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This Barnstar is very different from the Photographer's Barnstar. This Barnstar is for those that find images for Wikipedia from other sources (internet, scans, etc.) and upload them on Wikipedia. Pictures from places like NASA are very useful to Wikipedia (many are Featured Pictures), but somebody has to find them an upload them first. Other find pictures on flickrs and such, which requires even more work, suchas emailing the user for permission. Many pictures on Wikipedia are not taken by Wikipedians, and credit is due to those who find those images.
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With the recent call-to-arms [1] by Brad Patrick from the Wikimedia Foundation and comments by Jimbo and Angela, a few more editors are getting involved in the battle against linkspam and excessive external links in articles where singl euse accounts add copious vanity links or links designed to promote their pagerank (see: [2]). At this stage it nearly seems to be a losing battle, so more help is always needed and welcome at WP:WPSPAM. I believe that linkspam is a serious threat to Wikpedia in the short to medium term. Reverting linkspam requires courage and a solid understanding of policies with the reward of lies, threats and general abuse on ones talk page from the vested interests. I'm fairly new there but see some of the people have copped a lot of flack with no recognition. Fighting linkspam is not the same as dealing with simple vandalism, as it requires judgement and tact as to what is in fact spam and what is a worthy external link.
There doesn't seem to be a specific award (yet) for this important role so I am proposing there be one. To date I've dished out a few Image:WikiDefender Barnstar.png's but hope that a creative person could come up with a nice image and name. -- Moondyne 06:28, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
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This probably isn't a great idea, but I suggest having a barnstar for those who start many articles that are needed but Wikipedia doesn't have a page on them yet. I only really thought of this because it does really apply to me, as I don't really do much but start articles that Wikipedia doesn't have but greatly needs.
Comments, questions, anything... post. Sharkface217 03:32, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
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I would like to make a proposal for a barnstar for the above named project, and possibly for wikipedia:WikiProject Cat breeds as well, if they find it acceptable. I regret to say that my own graphic abilities are severeley limited, if not in fact nonexistent. However, I would like to see a barnstar that has a black feline silhouette seen from behind (something along the lines of the Midnight Louie silhouette here, maybe a bit thinner though) apparently using the barnstar as a kind of scratching post. If anyone with any abilities would like to make such a draft design, I would be more than gratified. I would also welcome any other proposals. There are already several substantial contributions from editors dealing with the subject of felines, including featured articles, and I think that it's time that they were rewarded with a more specific barnstar. Badbilltucker 13:14, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
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I propose the addition of a general barnstar called the Stubmaker's Barnstar. I propose a design like this:
I believe the purpose of rewarding this award would be to grant it to users who
create superior stubs on a regular basis that inspire full-fledged articles.--
Persian Poet Gal
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Please tell me what you all think of the new version. I sort of tried to incorperate the smaller star idea. If it still leaves some to be desired I would greatly appreciate if someone would try their own personal version and post it here :).
¤~Persian Poet Gal
00:26, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
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This barnstar would be awarded to users who have made signicicant improvements to Nintendo-related articles. I know that it needs work, perhaps in the color design of it. The size of the pixels in the image to make it look 8-bit are at my maximum preferred size. When I tried larger pixels, the image was just unpleasing. Should I tone down the sharpness of the original picture, or what? More info can be found
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Captain538
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03:54, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
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Well, I don't like the currently geography barnstar. I would like to change it... Any comments? Jack lau 96 06:45, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
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I've created this for members of WP:ARCH and anyone else writing articles on architecture or architects.
What do we think? -- Mcginnly | Natter 15:32, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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After seeing a number of comments about why the barnstar is called "The Working Man's Barnstar" ( Template talk:The Working Man's Barnstar, Image talk:WMBarnstar.png), I decided to be bold and just change it to the gender neutral "Worker's Barnstar." I'd like to move the template, too, but am unsure what kind of havoc that would play on the system. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable than I can assist me?
It occurs to me that this could have been discussed and vetoed before. If WP consensus is still opposed to a change, I would like to propose a new barnstar called "The Worker's Barnstar" and have it in addition to the Working Man's Barnstar. This way, people can opt for a gender-netural award. (And do a little bit to fight systemic bias.) -- Merope Talk 16:58, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
as the creator of the barnstar of diligence I'd like to point out that it's just another barnstar, and it doesn't really matter what it's awarded for. The point of a barnstar is to spread wikilove, and show some appreciation for another editor who has done something that's worth recognising. As for gender neutrality, I happen to be of the gender that has one broken X chromosome and one unbroken one -- I'm a man -- but I'd be pleased as punch to receive a barnstar called the 'Good Gal Award' or any other "female" award, an award is an award and it's the thought that counts. I'm pretty much against any codification or reorganising awards in any way. In my opinion being bold includes creating a new award for anything, any time it suits you, and give them away like Mardi Gras beads if you want. I don't think we need to change any existing awards or fix them to make them NPOV at all. WP:NPOV and WP:AGF imply6 that everyone is deserving of an award, just for the simple fact that they are giving their work to humanity for free. Barnstars for Everyone and Every Occasion wikipedia is not paper or gold and digital awards are free, and if you think 'award X' is not appropriate boldly make one that is, is the way I see it. Let's all get back to work. User:Pedant 03:49, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
I find this "political correctness" debate to be somewhat silly and not inline with wikipedias aproach to these awards, that they are no big deal. I however feel "man" can be replaced with "wikipedian" since man doesn't seems ambigious enough for some. In otherwords a "Working Wikipedians Award" or "Hardworking Wikipedians Award".
The barnstar of Diligence and WMB should stay as two seperate awards. It probably is prudent to estabish what they are for in greater detail.
-- Cat out 16:46, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
"Working MAN" is not NPOV. It should be gender-neutral, and I find it offensive that men seem to jump to knee-jerk conclusions (putting a negative stamp of supposed PC gone wrong, whereas gender equality is a basic human right) about "man" including "woman", because it DOES NOT. How would you men feel if you were awarded the "Working Woman's" star, eh? Because grammatically speaking, "woman" includes "man" (let alone biologically speaking--it's the women who carry the male babies out into this world), not the other way around. It would probably offend men. Besides, as we've been told time and time again in my Uni ( Bath Spa University) by our professors, inclusive language is a sign of high-quality academic writing, so I agree with Cool Cat in that it should just be renamed to "Hard-working Wikipedian's" star. That includes everyone and doesn't piss us hard-working females off. All respect to you, dear WikiMales, just respect us WikiFemales in return, ok?:)-- Snowgrouse 19:07, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
Since there has been no consensus I believe the award should stay as it is. -- evrik ( talk) 16:17, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
-- Deathphoenix 11:45, 20 November 2006
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User:Dev920 had proposed an LGBT Barnstar; I have come across this and, having too much time on my hands, have made these two designs. Only after uploading have I noticed these guidelines, so, trying to keep to the guidelines, am posting this here. I am no graphic designer, nor am I associated with LGBT, it's just... a bit time and I like to play with graphics a bit. I realise they are faaaa-har from perfect, so if the proposal is passed but the design does not, it's okay by me. Regards to all. -- Ouro 13:31, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
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Category:LGBT. See Sexuality |
The LGBT Barnstar is awarded to editors who make significant contributions to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender articles that expand Wikipedia’s knowledge about homosexuality, bisexuality, transexuality, typical behaviour, notable LGBT people, events and movements, sociological issues, and population statistics. |
Dev920 ( Please peer review here.) 20:54, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
So, what happens now? -- Ouro 08:57, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
I've designed one; opinions?-- Ashadeofgrey ( talk • contribs) 08:12, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
If, after consensus is reached (which I don't see at all right now), the decision is taken to have this as a Project award, I will happily agree to it--providing, of course, that it is still called a LGBT Barnstar. That was the compromise that was reached with the Scouting Barnstar, and I think we can all agree that Wiki needs to be consistent in its policies.
Lastly, I would hope that all people interested in discussing this topic would return to civility. I find it ironic that a Barnstar, which should be something positive, is becoming the catalyst for some unpleasant bickering. For the record, I feel that you've been discourteous to Dev, and evrik (until this evening) was the only one who was objecting to this nomination. If you read the thread all the way through, you will see he objected to one thing after another, finding something new to object to after the previous objections were appeased. My assumption of good faith is being sorely tested. Jeffpw 21:20, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
A large chunk of the debate immediately preceding my last comments has just disappeared. Does anybody know who edited them away, and why? Jeffpw 21:22, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
The two week discussion period is now up! There are currently 8 editors in favour of a barnstar (Dev920, Ouro, Cocoaguy, Springargh, Herostratus, Jeffpw, Deathphoenix, and Vertium), 3 for a Wikiproject award (evrik, smurrayinchester, and badbilltucker), and 4 (Caveatlector, Yonmei, Ashadeofgrey, catout, SatyrTN, and Tasc) whose contributions have been about the design and not the type. By my count were 9 supports of Design 1, 4 supports for Design 1(sharpened), 1 support for Design 2 and 3 supports for Design 3. I think a Design 1 Barnstar has it. I will add it to the Barnstar page now. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 09:26, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
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Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. Would there be any objections to expanding the scope of the above award to include editors who do great work on assessment of articles, like, for instance, this one? Badbilltucker 17:57, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
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This Barn Star would be a good idea for the Wikipedia:Wikipedians for the conservation of energy page. Cocoaguy 18:38, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. Can someone make a Award for Teens who edit Wikipedia? A Teen (Age 13-18) whom has 500 useful edits should be given a award for their work. If you need more information, please leave me a message. Senator Heimermann 00:14, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
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File:Total 90 Yellow Football.jpg | Through editing many football related articles positively Name of Recipient received the Football edit award on DD/MM/YYYY. |
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Note: A consensus is trying to be reached for the naming of this barnstar, please refer to the Consensus Building section. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 00:25, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
Another barnstar I propose is a topical barnstar called The Wildlife Barnstar. I propose a design like this:
The purpose of rewarding this award would be to award it to editors who make significant contributions to wildlife articles. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 00:38, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
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Category:Biology. See Biology |
The Wildlife Barnstar is awarded to editors who make significant contributions to either wild or domestic animal related articles that expand Wikipedia’s knowledge about various animal species, habitats, behavior/characteristics, endangerment, and population statistics. |
¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 15:15, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
Shall we reach a consensus? The award has been up for proposal for nearly a month now and mostly there is support for its creation. Shall we begin to reach a consensus for an image and a name if there are no other oppose or neutral opinions to voice? As a recap names that have been proposed for this star are:
And the images that have been proposed can be viewed up in the gallery section. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 09:51, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
Now that a month of discussion has passed for the addition of this barnstar I am closing and finalizing the proposal. Based on consensus reached above the most agreed up image was V. 5 alternative and the name shall be The Fauna Barnstar. I will create the template and add the barnstar to the topical section now. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 22:46, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
Here's a breakdown of the finalization:
The final outcome seemed a support to create this barnstar to commemorate users, as mentioned, who have contributed to animal-related articles in an exemplary manner to the critera listed in the final proposal box below. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 05:01, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
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Category:Biology. See Biology |
The Fauna Barnstar is awarded to editors who make significant contributions to either wild or domestic animal related articles that expand Wikipedia’s knowledge about various animal species, habitats, behavior/characteristics, endangerment, and population statistics. |