Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikipedia Awards/Archive 2

message: A few good names offered here (selected some from above): Barnstar of Motivation. The Inspirator's Barnstar. The Barnstar Bright. (Getting obscure.) The Raising Barnstar. The Community Barnstar. I personally think that The Raising Barnstar is really witty, but may go over some people's heads (is the expression "Barn Raising" an Americanism?). In lieu of that, I like both the original Barnstar of Motivation and The Community Barnstar. – ClockworkSoul 07:02, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: My vote is for the original name, Barnstar of Motivation.  I choose this since the Barnstar is being awarded to someone who motivates the Wikipedians to "Be Bold" in everything they say or do. Zscout370 19:19, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)

text: Either Barnstar of Motivation or The Community Barnstar sound good. -- BRIAN0918  20:02, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)

text: I like Barnstar of Motivation or Barnstar of Inspiration I don't like the second as much as the first because it seems more conceptual. The first one is a clear indication of why you're getting the award, and meshes nicely with the bullhorn. --Deathphoenix 21:59, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  What do we call ''this'' one? 

message: Why is there no Redirect (or Redirector's?) Barnstar? True, redirects seem small, easy and unimportant, but they can mean the difference between finding an article and running away to the Encyclopaedia Britannica! And I also think having post-nominals for each Barnstar (for use on the recipient's user page, for example) would be cool. Ben davison 22:54, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Redirect Barnstar

message: This should be awarded to a person who enhances the quality and depth of Wikiepdia's articles by making comprehensive translations from other language Wikipedias. A suitable icon would be the barnstar surrounded by several fictional flags. What do you think? Brisvegas 11:23, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh - I noticed that similar ideas have been proposed before - see this link and this one. Still, what are your current opinions? Brisvegas 11:27, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Translator's Barnstar

message: Moved to Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals – ClockworkSoul 01:39, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Hollywood Walk of Fame Barnstar 

message: Me and Redux faced this situation today, which I think should be debated to a full extent: A person who was awarded a barnstar rejected it. What should we do in a situation where a person says they do not want the Barnstar once one is given to them? Zscout370 (talk) 00:48, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regretable Subject 

message: Is there a list of recipients of the Barnstars/Awards? I think there should be if there isn't. We can make pages like Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia/Recipients of Original Barnstar and place links to them in the Barnstar description. I think it'd be cool to A) see the work that people are being commended for; and B) to draw more attention to the recipients of the awards. What do you all say? Cookiecaper 16:12, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: On each Barnstar page, there is a list of people who have been awarded it, or at least where the image is located. So, techinically, that is the list of people who got it. Plus, me and Redux have been keeping track of who has received the Barnstar of National Merit. But thanks for the suggestion Cookie. Zscout370 (talk) 17:33, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Just a question. You keep track, but do you control? (the rule says anybody can give barnstars to someone else he/she appreciates) Deryck C. 02:48, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: No. Some people keep track of who got what, but I think the main effort is being done at the Barnstar of National Merit. You can see that at :Image:Barnstar of National Merit.png. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:52, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of recipients 

message: Ok folks, I have been putting templates on this page of the awards that are listed. I am doing this so the page can be easier to load up for those who might be having problems getting to it. I know that with many awards that will be created in the next few months, we would be creeping close to the 32kb warning mark. Zscout370 (talk) 02:14, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Templates 

message: Category: Science and Mathematics ("Hard" sciences, biology, geology, medicine, mathematics, medicine, minerology, physics)
are Electronics a "smooth" science ? :p --Moala June, the 8th of 2005, 16:18 CET
:Electronics and Maths are both "soft". However this award is not restricted to hard science. It also includes soft science. Deryck C. 02:50, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Science and Mathematics 

message: Hello! I've noticed all of you have interest in creating logos, barnstars, and have artistic ability! Thus, I just wanted to let you know that the pre-round, an artistic competition, is now open at Wikipedia:Mind Benders (Shortcut: WP:MIND)! The competition is open to everyone and is seeking a logo/trophy, similar to Barnstars, to be placed on every winner's page. We urge you to help us out and submit an entry! Afterwards, the normal rounds, each consisting of ten or more fun, logical, brain-stimulating questions will open. Why don't you give it a try when it opens! Look forward to seeing your contribution. Thanks, Flcelloguy | A  note? | Desk  22:04, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Mind Benders

message: I don't like barn stars
they are not the best idea in my opinion
how about an alternitive symbol
Dudtz 7/30/05 3:47 PM EST
:Sorry pal, it's pretty much entrenched wikipedia traditionBorisblue 01:44, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why Barnstars 

message: thumb|120px|I forget the reason I, Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark), am giving you this Barnstar, but you must have done something good.
What about a barnstar for anon editors? There are some great editors who simply don't want to log in. I was thinking a regular barnstar, but with a question mark (?) around it. Have the top point of the staron top of the top of the question mark, and have the question mark sort of draped around the "shoulders" of the star. I'm not good with graphics, but maybe someone who is could help me out. And if not an Anon Barnstar, it would be a good "Barnstar for some reason that I can't think of right now" or a "Mystery Barnstar". Just my thoughts. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 18:22, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: This was discussed earlier, and consensus was that it wouldn't be appropriate. I don't remember where it is, but it should be in the history of Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals. I'll take a look for you. --Deathphoenix 18:45, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

text: Ah, I found it. It was proposed as the "Unknown Wikipedian Barnstar", and you can find the last version (before it was deleted) here. --Deathphoenix 19:01, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, actually I found that it has been brought up several times now. Oh well, it was just a thought.  I still think the question mark idea is good, but understand the technical reasons why it couldn't be a anon award. Although I must say, some people's reasoning is a bit off. Thanks. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 19:14, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anon Barnstar 

message: I was bold and moved the "Back Scratching Barnstar" by spankthecrumpet to the Personal user awards section, since I didn't see any discussion on adding it to the official roster, and this seemed to be a unilateral decision. So I unilaterally moved it elsewhere for now (I'm not entirely certain this isn't a sarcastic entry, but trying to Assume Good Faith). nae'blis (talk) 18:15, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Backscratching Barnstar moved to PUA 

message: How about creating a barnstrar for a military related articles --DimaY2K 07:37, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Military Barnstar 

message: User:JJ.Johnson is placing Barnstars and other awards on his page, creating nonsense titles and fake usernames to go with them (with the exception of User:Sean Black).  This user also has something of a hitlist at the bottom of his user page.  He also has a comment on the left side saying "This user is armed with Colt's M-16A2 Assault Rifle and is ready to kill idiot administrators who fuck with him."  Whether he is serious or not is up to others to decide, but I, personally, find this user's attitude toward others more disturbing than not.  Please leave me a note on my talk page.  Thank you. -Nameneko 07:20, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fraudulent Barnstars? 

message: Do you have to be an administrator to award these? Astrokey44 02:06, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think so.  The article doesn't say so.  I've awarded several (some to non-admins, some to admins) without anyone saying a word in opposition.  --Nlu 06:18, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

text: Absolutely not: anybody may award anything to anybody that they think deserving. – ClockworkSoul 20:03, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

text: I am a newbie (joined June 2005) and I have given several of these to other newbies who joined later than I did, and I was very impressed with some of the stuff they had done. User:AlMac|(talk) 23:42, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  admin? 

message: I think we should create Templates to award multiple barnstars by multiple users. For example we recently awarded User_talk:FeloniousMonk#Award and created the template almost from scratch... we did start with Award2 as a base. Any thoughts on that? I could do a draft, but I'd likely need help with how best to organize the arguments to they are consistent with other templates and are flexible to some extent. Are if/case statements possible in a template? Like if 3 barnstars are listed, then a generic image would be replaced by the third barnstar. Also I was wondering if we should even bother since it starts to get complicated with multiple awards, and instead have a Award Template Gallery for people to copy and paste designs. - RoyBoy 800 02:28, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template:Award3 proposal