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The
Executive Director's Barnstar is given out by
Sue Gardner.
[needs update] Its purpose is to recognize, celebrate and thank Wikimedians who are making a significant contribution to the projects. See "
What is the Executive Director's Barnstar?" for more information. Designed by
Frank Schulenburg
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The
PSI is awarded to polite, courteous, and helpful users as a blessing for good mental health. Introduced by
Psy guy.
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The Crackpot Mouse has been genetically modified to detect hotheadedness, political spin, and crackpottery.
He will eat you if you fail to edit with humility, care, and impartiality. Otherwise, he is quite pleasant. Note that the mouse on the right is a
trained ninja mouse, tasked to
protect newcomers from being bitten.
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A
{{WikiCookie}} is a general reward that can be given for a number of tasks, from helping a new user to improvements to an article. First used in this form by
Mark.
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The
Plenary Indulgence can be awarded to anybody whom you appreciate. Introduced by
Essjay and shamelessly stolen by
Xiong Chiamiov.
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The
Mouldy Sandwich is awarded to those who tirelessly work on bettering Wikipedia. Introduced by
Maestrosync.
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The
Ed Poor Award is given to those who boldly and humbly help in improving Wikipedia. Introduced by
Phroziac.
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The
Back Scratching Award is designed to be awarded to any user that a Wikipedian trusts to be an excellent person. If you are awarded this, then it is expected that you reciprocate with a similar award to the giver, thus encouraging a sense of giving by Wikipedia users. Introduced by
spankthecrumpet.
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The
zOMG star!!! zOMG!!! Introduced by
SPUI.
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The Flaming Wiki Award Created by
Casliber from an image made by
Debivort, for
Featured Articles listed
here. A new use for Wikipedians who've been through wiki-hell was initiated by
Gimmetrow in December 2007, and thought a good idea by Casliber too
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The
Upholder of Wiki is awarded to exceptional and distinguished contributors on Wikipedia. Introduced by
Jcw69.
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The
Outspoken Stars are given to users who defend the freedom of political expression in the Wikipedia community, on talk pages and in debates regarding deletion of articles, categories and templates.
This barnstar was introduced on
December 25th,
2005 by
Larix.
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The
Sandwich of Exceptional Excellence The Sandwich of Exceptional Excellence (Potato Salad of Congeniality cluster, 1st. class) In Panis, Veritas. Award created by
Hamster Sandwich.
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The Whirly World Award User:Linuxerist introduced this award on March 27, to give to people with a missing barnstar milk carton on their user page. This can be used to say that you believe the user deserves an award.
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Rescue From Deletion Award Awarded to editors who rescue a stub or an article from deletion with excellent writing. Award introduced by
Grutness and designed by
Sango123 on April 13, 2005.
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You are a Ray of Sunshine! You know how sometimes you hate checking your watchlist, especially when you see that certain someone or an IP has edited your favorite articles? The Ray of Sunshine is bestowed on that person that, when you see
their name at the top of your watchlist, you know that all is right with the world, you can relax, and do something besides cleaning up another mess. May be awarded to any person who consistently brightens your day, but especially where their involvement in something that is bothering you lightens your load.
Thatcher131 13:47, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
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The Blurred Star Award. An award created from the existing Cscr-featured.png image that can be given to an editor who is near to making a FA article. Blurred the star significantly to show that it is still out of reach, like a mirage. Created by
User:Spawn Man.
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The
Bright Idea Award for editors that make commendable proposals and suggestions. Suggested by
User:Gray Porpoise
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The
Wise Man Award may be awarded to those who frequently answer questions asked at
the reference desk. This award was introduced by
Russian F on
June 262006.
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The disco ball of knowledge certifies that editors are among the finest contributors in the world of Wikipedia, and help it to never stop turning. Created by
Highway Return to Oz...
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A round of applause. For when someone does something that simply makes you want to stand up and clap. Created by
User:Hiding on the 16:52, 14 January 2007 (UTC) in order to applaud
User:Dragons flight.
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I hereby award you a tiger! For patient, controlled strength applied to a task. Best at 600 px size. It was devised for
TonyTheTiger for his work on
Campbell's Soup Cans by
Tyrenius 00:22, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
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The Wise Old Owl Award – for when a few words of wisdom change the course of events for the better. First given to
Yanksox.
[1] Devised by
Tyrenius.
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Cherry Impact Event Award. For an outstanding contributor whose impact spreads. Introduced by
Ling.Nut.
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Resist Hivethink Award. For those who... you know... resist
hivethink. Introduced by
Ling.Nut.
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{{WikiHaggis}}. For people who are spicy, a bit nutty, and resemble stuffed pig intestines! Introduced by
Kennedy.
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The
Coming of the Cavalry Award. For groups of three editors who help out in dire situations (such as difficult FACs) toward the end of the day with much appreciation. Introduced by
Casliber (
talk · contribs)
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The
Good Friend Award is for people who have helped new/inexperienced Wikipedians to successfully create their first article, resolve an argument, etc. It can also be used to spread happiness to other users.
:-)
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The
Toy Block is awarded to administrators who accidentally block themselves. Introduced by
Durova (
talk · contribs)
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The
Added Sauce award is awarded to editors who hunt down and add references to articles, as all our dishes are better with added sources (sauces). Introduced by
Casliber (
talk · contribs)
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The Wikipedia creativity award is awarded to creative Wikipedia users for their creativity. Introduced by
User:Mmxx
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The Trash Sifter award is awarded to those who've successfully
rescued an article from
deletion and improved it to
good article status. Introduced by
User:Jclemens
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The
Entrepreneur's Barnstar is given to recognize new editors who have made great strides to contribute to Wikipedia. Created by
Quinxorin in June 2010. See
Template:Entrepreneur's Barnstar for usage.
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The
Oak Leaf and Acorn Hex Sign is given for edits that strengthen and reinvigorate a Wikipage, which may not qualify for a particular
Barnstar. To award it see:
Template:Personal User Award--the Oak Leaf and Acorn Hex Sign. Created September 2010 by
ElijahBosley
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A beer on me offers a beer for fine efforts on improving Wikipedia. Cheers! To award it see:
Template:A beer on me! Originated September 2010 by
Orionist ★
talk, template design by
ElijahBosley (talk ☞)
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Wiki Lei Barnstar can be given to any Wikipedian to show appreciation and spread good cheer with the Polynesian concept of alofa/aroha/aloha. Also for editors contributing and improving topics on Polynesia and Oceania. Introduced November 2010 by
Teinesavaii.
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The Check's in the Mail Barnstar. First given to Bridge Boy
[2], who asked "When do I start getting paid for this?" Introduced by
Dennis Bratland on May 13, 2012.
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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.
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The GNU Barnstar The GNU Barnstar may be given to any editor who have helped the dissemination of
free content,
free software, and
free licenses.
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The Wiki Warrior Star - given to editors who'll fight to the metaphoric death to defend any (constructive) edit made to Wikipedia (within wiki policy, of course). Introduced by
Vjmlhds on March 22, 2014
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100,000 Edit Star - any editor with 100,000 edits may display this star (see also userbox:
Template:User 100,000 edits)
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50,000 Edit Star - any editor with 50,000 edits may display this star
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25,000 Edit Star - any editor with 25,000 edits may display this star
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10,000 Edit Star - any editor with 10,000 edits may display this star
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Barnstar of Socratic Wisdom - for editors who have displayed great wisdom. Introduced by
FourVIolas
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Golden Wiki Award created by
[3] from the Italian Wikipedia, originally for exceptional contributions to the wiki.
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Barnstar of Existence Awarded to users who make outstanding contributions to
existence-related topics, or to show you appreciate a user's existence (after all, you can't contribute without existing). Introduced by
ZLEA
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The
Exploration of the Unknown badge is awarded to users who take the time to bravely explore new features, gadgets, tools, etc. that are in developmental stages, and provide constructive feedback. Introduced by
User:AHollender (WMF)
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The Erasmus Star - Any editor who was registered on Wikipedia on January 15, 2015 when the Wikipedia community was collectively awarded the 2015
Erasmus Prize can display this star. Introduced by
Vjmlhds
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The Ridiculous Star is awarded to anyone who has a ridiculous sense of humor that doesn't disrupt anyone or anything. Introduced by
Contradistinguishing