Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikipedia Awards/Archive 3

message: With no offence meant, aren't you propagating editcountitis and accountageitis with this award (the very things that we keep arguing about for ages on WP:RFA)? And, why should an implicit hierarchy of awards be created? --Gurubrahma 06:19, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As far as I know, there is no way that the greatest members of Wikipedia can be truly congratulated for their efforts and made to really feel how important they are to us. That is why this award exists. I am not trying to force editcountitis or accountageitis, but if they do make such a huge contribution to Wikipedia then they should be thanked. The Neokid 09:52, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: P.S. I have now reworded the page. I hope it is now more appealing to your ideals. The Neokid 18:48, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Apprehension

message: I hope you realise that a large majority of wikipedias good editors and admins have vanadlised wikipedia when they started, just to see if they could. Your requirement excludes a large majority of the population. Mike (T C)  17:38, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have changed the requirements so that only users who are vandalise-only editors are dissallowed. Better? The Neokid - Wikihalo Project Director talk 17:39, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Honestly I'd just drop it, if they only vandalise, they are either perm blocked, or not interested in voting in anything. Sockpuppets on the other hand is the problem (as you covered). Also per your rules, you cannot vote =) Mike (T C)  17:43, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Wrong. Although it will be 2 days until this username has been on for a month, I have been on for much longer but I changed my username. The Neokid - Wikihalo Project Director talk 17:59, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You defently should post that information on your userpage. Mike (T C)  18:24, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandals 

message: What is the purpose of this project? What is the difference from Wikipedia:Barnstars...? Also, did you read Wikipedia:Projects? How many others are involved here already? ~MDD4696 23:37, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Whoah!
*Purpose: Reward the very best editors.
*Difference: Different requirements and cannot be given by anyone.
*Wikipedia:Projects: Yes.
*Others: Unknown...
The Neokid - Wikihalo Guiding Director talk 19:21, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Purpose? 

message: How long is a month? 28 days? 29? 30? 31? Evan Robidoux 22:47, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for pointing this out. It will be 30 days. The Neokid talk 10:29, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question about user account age 

message: hi I am Dog Eat Dog World and i was nominated for the wikihalo and i won but i never got it! (go to my talk page to see the link) and it ended in febuary! help plz! Dog Eat Dog World 16:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: help

message: Hi! Can I prupose a member of the catalan wikipedia or it's just an award of the english wiki? Gangleri2001
*Why not? --evrik 14:13, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Question

message: I won the WikiHalo a little while ago, and i was wondering, who nominated me? just asking, and just wondering. 
WereWolf 21:56, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nominee 

message: Hello. The WikiProject Council has recently updated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory.  This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.   B2T2 14:31, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Project directory 

message: Please note that the users Jimbo Wales and Angela did not undergo the nomination process. 80.177.165.204 16:34, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Awardees

message: I can't believe someone is going to just swoop in and nominate this for deletion. What a jerk move incredibly inconsiderate move, a move that completely ignores the community of users trying to make wikipedia a friendlier place. Instead of discussing it on the talk pages of the award, or going to the Awards and Proposals page, Pepsidrinka  just up and nominates it for deletion. evrik 19:57, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not a jerk move. If you have any problems with the nomination, or you want to have a voice, do so at the nomination page at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Wikihalo. Pepsidrinka 20:18, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed Delete

message: Why have nowiki tags when you can just use includeonly tags? --GeorgeMoney T·C 01:18, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nowiki Tags 

message: Umm, we really don't "vote" here. See m:Voting is evil, Meatball:VotingIsEvil and Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_democracy. What we do on Wikipedia is discuss things, and try to come to a sort of consensus. And I don't think that WikiHalos are needed: what's wrong with a barnstar? Bratschetalk 19:17, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for pointing that out. All decisions will be reached through discussion except on the nominations, as you really have to vote on that (and all of the other nominations do!). The Neokid talk 17:09, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Problems

message: NONE
Sockpuppets shouldn't be able to vote.  --  user:zanimum
:Please see the requirements at Wikipedia:Wikihalo nomination. Sockpuppets are already not allowed. The Neokid talk 15:53, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Requests For User Banning

message: hey! i was nominated for a wikihalo and won but i never got it! what the hey? 
help plz Dog Eat Dog World 17:05, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: I never got my wikihalo!

message: On the nomination instruction page, it would be helpful it there was a running clock with the current date showing. That way people will be less likely to mess up the end date of the nomination. I think I gave Fred Bauder an extra day. Nina Odell 11:54, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Time and date

message: Would it be appropriate to add WPians with Wikipedia Holidays named for them to List of people by name? --Jerzy 22:01, 2004 Jan 30 (UTC)
:IMO, No. These people are only famous inside our little world here. --mav 22:41, 30 Jan 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Still don't know if there will be new ones, although we now know it won't be in 2005... --WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:08, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

text: No. Dfrg.msc  1 . 2 . 3 04:34, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Wikiholidays

message: Is Jimbo going to declare a new holiday this year?  I haven't heard anything about one... --WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 21:17, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Still don't know if there will be new ones, although we now know it won't be in 2005... --WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:08, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Will there be any more? 

message: Can I declare Feb. 30, 2018 the official "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WIKIPEDIA" day?
--— Preceding unsigned comment added by Harvardgraduate1987 (talk • contribs) 
:No. Dfrg.msc  1 . 2 . 3 04:34, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pomp and Circumstance 

message: Is there an offical rank to Wikipedia? Can I create one? 
It probably has to be something like a Barnstar, but ranking. Any ideas? --D-hyo 14:55, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiRank?

message: === systematicaly introducing ribbons ===
What do you think of idea to introduce a ribbon for each barnstar? In the manner that most militaries do it, a ribbon for each award: 
. So here we would discuss desigh of a simple ribbon for every barnstar now used (starting with the most commonly used). The ribbons would all have the same (rather small) dimensions and would be suitable for usage in templates which would arange them in unified manner (see ,  and such). The ribbon itself wouldn't have any text, but would serve as a link to the actual barnstar which could be in a separate subpage of that user's userspace or could be left on the talk page or something.
Why do I propose this? Well, I like spartan design of things and I'm sure that there are people who would like the idea to be able to remove the barnstars of theirs to subpage and to leave only small and elegant ribbons, just like generals do on their chest :-) --Dijxtra 20:30, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  D'oh! Sorry, haven't seen this page. Thanks for pointing that out. --Dijxtra 21:00, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: For everyone's information, I based my ribbon designs off of the Soviet model. If the Wikipedian community says "make it longer," then I will (perhaps to 106 width, 30 height in pixels). Still, i'm honored y'all want to use ribbons. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 20:28, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I persoanly feel its just right. I can fit precisely 3 of them on my useralk pages side. --Cool CatTalk|@ 19:58, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

text: This is such a cool idea! I certainly Love the Zscout feel; size,  clarity, colours are all very much as I'd like to use them. IF we should introduce a standard, I'd go for that. IF. AzaToth's design is also really beautiful, and I am sure there are some who would prefer the more natual feel they offer. The Minister of War (Peace) 14:37, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Added →AzaToth 14:45, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

text: I had already made one, but had forgot to add it to the list (Image:Defender of the Wiki Ribbon.png) →AzaToth 14:20, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, AzaToth! Kukini 14:41, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Most of the ribbon versions were created by me, mainly since I could not display all awards on my userpage at all. Y'all are welcome to use them. I think Halibut also uses ribbon bars, but he created some, and got awarded some, that I never got. When I get a new award, I usually make a ribbon bar the first time I get it. Plus, for those wondering how do I display them on my user page, I went by the "order of precedence" set out on this very page.  The sizes of the ribbon bars I made are 72x30 pixels, but others that are used by Halibut are 104x30 or 106x30 pixels. Zach (Smack Back) 08:39, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Ribbons

message: What do you think of idea to introduce a ribbon for each barnstar? In the manner that most militaries do it, a ribbon for each award: 
. So here we would discuss desigh of a simple ribbon for every barnstar now used (starting with the most commonly used). The ribbons would all have the same (rather small) dimensions and would be suitable for usage in templates which would arange them in unified manner (see ,  and such). The ribbon itself wouldn't have any text, but would serve as a link to the actual barnstar which could be in a separate subpage of that user's userspace or could be left on the talk page or something.
Why do I propose this? Well, I like spartan design of things and I'm sure that there are people who would like the idea to be able to remove the barnstars of theirs to subpage and to leave only small and elegant ribbons, just like generals do on their chest :-) --Dijxtra 20:30, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  D'oh! Sorry, haven't seen this page. Thanks for pointing that out. --Dijxtra 21:00, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  systematicaly introducing ribbons 

message: My ribbon cluster	My ribbon cluster	My ribbon cluster
                 	                 	
                 	                 	
                 	                 	
It is time to establish ribon standards. I propose the following standards:
*Size
**Ribbon width must equal 72px
**Ribbon height must equal 30px
**OR follow the same ratio
*Ribbons should be clear w/o smuges. (aka User:Zscout370 like)
*Uploaded in commons for interwiki use.
*Folow Naming convention: [[Image:<Award name> ribbon.png]]
--Cool CatTalk|@ 17:47, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: For everyone's information, I based my ribbon designs off of the Soviet model. If the Wikipedian community says "make it longer," then I will (perhaps to 106 width, 30 height in pixels). Still, i'm honored y'all want to use ribbons. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 20:28, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I persoanly feel its just right. I can fit precisely 3 of them on my useralk pages side. --Cool CatTalk|@ 19:58, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

text: This is such a cool idea! I certainly Love the Zscout feel; size,  clarity, colours are all very much as I'd like to use them. IF we should introduce a standard, I'd go for that. IF. AzaToth's design is also really beautiful, and I am sure there are some who would prefer the more natual feel they offer. The Minister of War (Peace) 14:37, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Ribon standards

message: I love the idea of using ribbons as well as barnstars. Could someone please create a ribbon for the "Wikipedia Motivation Award"?Rosa 07:15, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Added →AzaToth 14:45, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia Motivation Award 

message: Could someone please create a ribbon for this barnstar as well? Kukini 12:36, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I had already made one, but had forgot to add it to the list (Image:Defender of the Wiki Ribbon.png) →AzaToth 14:20, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, AzaToth! Kukini 14:41, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Defender of the Wiki Ribbon? 

message: I think all barnstars (or rather - all image awards) should have their own category. Second, some of them have a ribbon version, which are relatively unknown (note that there are other ribbons scattered through Wiki, not linked on Zscout page, like :Image:Odznaka za Rany.gif or :Image:BoNM-Poland.png. How many I have missed? Note also that Zscout page has some other awards not linked here). Third, I have seen specific national versions of 'Barnstar of National Merit' - they should be linked here as well. Example: :Image:BoNM-Poland.png. All things consider, this is getting out of hand. I don't mind having many awards and images, but we need to have a complete list somwhere. If this free-for-all award creation goes much longer, we will be swamped with duplicate images and awards... --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 19:13, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Most of the ribbon versions were created by me, mainly since I could not display all awards on my userpage at all. Y'all are welcome to use them. I think Halibut also uses ribbon bars, but he created some, and got awarded some, that I never got. When I get a new award, I usually make a ribbon bar the first time I get it. Plus, for those wondering how do I display them on my user page, I went by the "order of precedence" set out on this very page.  The sizes of the ribbon bars I made are 72x30 pixels, but others that are used by Halibut are 104x30 or 106x30 pixels. Zach (Smack Back) 08:39, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is getting chaotic - Ribbons discussion redux 

message: Could somebody please create a ribbon for one of those "Smiles" Awards (for promoting WikiLove)? Thanks. Sharkface217 21:49, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smiles Ribbon? 

message: Looking at the inconsistency of the way the stars are placed and awarded across all the wikis, I plan moving the Scouting Star back to the Barnstar page.evrik 14:37, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If no-one objects, I'll file an RFC, then. smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 20:55, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: (Incidently, it appears two more Project awards, the Wikiwings and the Star of Sophia, have been posted as barnstars (even though the Wikiwings was actaually voted to be a PUA). I'm also including these in the RFC) smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 20:59, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds fair. I probably was a bit hasty. Any comments on the wording? smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 21:15, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Scouting Star Redux

message: *The new layout using the gallery code made the words overlap when viewed with 1024*768 firefox. I think we urgently need a fix. Deryck C. 04:59, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Layout problem 

message: As it is laid out, I think the page is too long and it is difficult to read. Some thought should be put into redesigning the page.evrik 18:42, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Page Layout

message: The Other Awards should either go to the PUA or to their own page, as they are not barnstars.evrik 19:11, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Other Awards

message: Is this some private joke, or should they be fixed ? Apokrif 14:54, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The page itself has been fixed: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Barnstars&curid=1204665&diff=39739448&oldid=39739103 Apokrif 14:58, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I reverted the changes made by AzaToth. I'm sure the changes were made in good intent but I felt they made the page look very messy. The was a lot of really bad grammar and spelling, though I know not everyone has English as their first language here. Also the alterations made to the descriptions of the awards had stopped the page displaying properly on screens with a size less than 1600 across, so I'm afraid that had to go. The page as it was seemed better to me so I reverted them all. Ben W Bell 15:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: About the intro, I don't know what I did there, I have now typed a totally new intro. I sorry, but I reverted yuor revert, better if we came to consensus first. Can you please explain what you ment by change in description, I havn't made any changes to that. →AzaToth 15:10, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Many typos in the beginning of this article 

message: Okay. I feel the old introduction to this article was better than the new one. It seemed less of a ramble and more  to the point to me (grammar and spelling aside as I realise the author is not a native speaker of English). The Award Template changes at the bottom have to go, without question, they change the page into a page that you have to scroll horizontally to read, not to mention being rather unpleasant to look at. I do realise now that I reverted to far though, and the movement of the Other Awards was fitting. Ben W Bell 15:12, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have changed at the bottom now, the problem was that "pre" dosn't word-wrap :(, I didn't notice that first because I have 1600x1200 →AzaToth 15:19, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

text: AzaToth: I'm pleased that you decided to be bold, but you may have gone a bit too far. I have a resolution setting of 1280x1024 and, in some parts, the changes force the text to run off the side of my screen. Also, the opening paragraph was previously very well written, and had evolved to its state over time: it didn't need to be replaced. Whatever we do with the formatting, I hope to keep that paragraph. – ClockworkSoul 15:16, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, the problem I saw with the initial intro was that it felt list an old talk-entry. →AzaToth 15:19, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: More specifically, what don't you like about it? In what way, exactly, is it like an "old talk entry"? It's intentionally written in an informal style, but otherwise it has all of the flow, ideas, and grammar that otherwise make a good opening paragraph. – ClockworkSoul 15:24, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Now when I read it again, I didn't find any problems with it, my brain must have been offline :/ →AzaToth 15:26, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've been there, my friend. – ClockworkSoul 15:29, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

text: I did remove that template because 1. I found it superflous, they are all already defined in the page, and 2. It was rather big and ugly. →AzaToth 17:18, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, I think I understand what you where thinking there. I have made a test on User:AzaToth/X1 for a different design. →AzaToth 17:34, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

text: Well, you moved the whole "other awards" page...  I think that this was a perfectly reasonable action. – ClockworkSoul 16:19, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Changes 

message: Can regular users, that aren't Admins, give barnstars? I've only seen Admins giving Barnstars.
* Anybody can give out barnstars. Go ahead, be bold! – ClockworkSoul 01:10, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Admins 

message: Wow, the  awards there are categorized completely differently than the way they are here on wikipeida.evrik 21:42, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Wikicommons, etc.

message: I went through and added all the languages I could find here, to  Wikicommons barnstar page and to each of the Awards Pages on the different languages. Are there other languages that are missing? --evrik 14:27, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Languages other than English

message: :Image:Barnstar of National Merit.png is very important barnstar but it looks awful. Can you please give it a makeover? Renata 23:21, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Moved to Barnstar and award proposals
**FWIW. If you look at the  Barnstar  award page on the commons you'll see a lot of options. evrik 16:53, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Please redesign - Barnstar of National Merit

message: How is the missing barnstar used? I don't understand it. Evan Robidoux 17:47, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question about the "missing barnstar" 

message: Until we have our 'barnstar summit' I think that the wikiproject stars should remain on the page. evrik 15:35, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikiproject Stars 

message: In response to our earlier discussion on the Scouting Star, I wanted to make a proposal to settle several outstanding issues about Project Awards, Barnstars, Other Related Awards, and the Personal User Awards. It has been suggested that we call for a RFC to see what a majority of editors think, or how about flagging it on Wikipedia:Village Pump.
#I myself think we should be asking for opinions on what the definitions of the types of barnstars should be, and not debating the individual stars.
#I think we should also make the process clearer. (i.e. how does a star make the move from the proposal to the barnstar or the PUA page.)
#I think we should give some thought to the other awrds, and perhaps the ribbons as well.
I also suggest creating a separate page for this, Wikipedia_talk:Barnstars/Barnstar Summit.
Thoughts? -- evrik 18:41, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: imo, subpages for discussion are unnecessary. The fact that very few people have commented on the above issues indicates that though barnstar are widely awarde, this page itself is not watchlisted by many. Why not file an RfC and post a link on Village Pump? The terms of rfc should be open, imo. Giving examples of individual barnstars or PUAs would be helpful than keeping it at the level of the general discussion. In fact, it is precisely because of this general nature of description that so many misunderstandings have occurred about the contents of this page. As far as the second point goes, I think making the process clear should not lead to instruction creep. imo, abt the third point, I consider the discussion closed with whatever has transpired in the discussion at the article. Also, it may make more sense to move this discussion to WP:BAP because AFAIK, the proposal for RfC was first made there and the editors watchlisting that page may not be watching this one. --Gurubrahma 15:59, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I stand corrected, the original discussion was also initiated here. --Gurubrahma 16:01, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Images can be resized to be smaller. Also non barnstar awards such as cool as cucomber belongs to a non barnstar page (other awards?). --Cool CatTalk|@ 16:45, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barnstar Summit 

message: First few barnstars are named rather plainly (Image:barnstar2 etc.) I say we rename these to something that follow some sort of a naming convention. --Cool CatTalk|@ 16:43, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds like a good idea. Do you have any suggestions for this? --Siva1979Talk to me 15:01, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Renaming some barnstars

message: I often spend most my time on music related articles and often see others who do the same and make spectacular edits and wanted to know if someone would please make a music barnstar given to those who make great and insightful contributions to music related articles. I realize they have a culture barnstar but this specialization I think is well worth it. Thanks Patman2648 06:09, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Note, a very nice user by the name of Evrik showed me this page with proposals for the stars but could I get a consensus vote for a final decision on the stars or someone to post the various options on the project page in the topical sections? That would be much appreciated, Thank you Patman2648 22:51, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Music Barnstar

message: I would like to know why biology is a "hard science" but chemistry is not. Is this a mistake??ßlηguγΣη | Have your say!!! - review me 03:33, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  E=mc2 barnstar 

message: All these Barnstars and nothing to award for plain, old fashioned good writing.  Plenty of stuff for reverting vandalism, acting nice and other things, but nohing for producing brilliant prose.  Sad.  Jtmichcock 02:56, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *Thanks for the note.  The two you listed very well should include good writing, but not necessarily.  The FA could be for formatting citations, the "Great Editing" is not really a Barnstar but directed toward edits in general (and could include deletions, which is not a form of "writing" per se).  If you can have a Barnstar for template design, it would seem only sensible to single out one for well written prose.  As to proposing a Barnstar, based on the feedback I have received, I don't believe it would be adopted.  Good writing is not a quality that Wikipedia is anxious to reward.  It's elitist and may be deemed offensive to contributors who do not have English as a primary language.  Jtmichcock 22:40, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Amazing

message: Can anyone give anyone else any barnstar? —It's The Cliff! 00:56, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think with the exception of a few, yes... barnstars are wikilove, meant to be handed out freely... or for minor kudos, you could give them a ... - Adolphus79 04:19, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  About barnstars 

message: An editor awarded me a barnstar, but I can't figure out how to move it on my page.  I just want to move it to the right side).  Also, it is a star not listed on this page.  Tony the Marine's Boricua barnstar isn't listed here either.  What's the deal?--Rockero 19:32, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The first part of the question was just an issue of formatting, which I have figured out. The second part is about "official" and "unofficial" barnstars. I was wondering why Tony the Marine's barnstar (--->right) wasn't listed, but it seems that it is because it is just a modification of an existing barnstar (tireless contributor). I suppose I was just wondering if there is a process for officializing homemade barnstars or if unofficial ones should be listed somewhere in particular so that users know that they are not official....or if it even matters.--Rockero 19:41, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barnstar help 

message: Please see the talk page of this tempalte relating to recent changes. xaosflux Talk/CVU 16:56, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  {{tl|Award}} 

message: Hi, you archived Wikipedia Talk:Barnstar and award proposals to Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals/Archive9. I believe it is inappropriate. Talkpages should have their own archives, such as Wikipedia Talk:Barnstar and award proposals/Archive9 etc. --Gurubrahma 02:56, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Archiving - heads-up 

message: Are there examples of this?  e.g., the 'taskmaster barnstar' newly suggested here : Wikipedia:Wikiwork Brigade. +sj + 06:09, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It doesn't make sense; at least, it is not in tune with the spirit of barnstars, imo. Also,it kills the element of pleasant surprise. --Gurubrahma 17:26, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Earning" barnstars 

message: Please go here to comment, User:Evrik/Sandbox/Proposal_format. evrik 23:10, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Barnstar and Award Proposal format Guidelines

message: I don't think that Personal User Awards should have to go through the process described in this project page since the awards listed in Wikipedia:Personal user awards aren't proposals for new "official" awards. The nature of the Personal User Awards page is just to list awards created by individual wikipedians. I think it's in the best interest of the community if individual users are given the freedom to create whichever awards they desire and the PUA page remains just as a page where these awards are recorded so that the community knows they exist and thus be able to use them at will. The reason I bring this up is because there's right now a proposal at Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals/Proposed Changes for approving or rejecting new PUA. Rosa 06:06, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Personal user awards are a way for individuals to recognize other individuals in their own way. Voting on them would effectively make them community barnstars/awards. — TheKMantalk 06:19, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

text: I agree also. PUAs are informal, no vote necessary. --Deathphoenix ʕ 15:45, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

text: What I would also like to see is a more standardized format that the awards are placed on the page detailing the who, what where when and why of each of the awards.  evrik 15:47, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal User Awards aren't Proposals 

message: I've been absent from this forum for a while.  As I returned, I noticed (obviously), that decisions are being made by using a RfA-like "vote" (straw polling).  But I'm not convinced that this method is the best one for this forum.  I don't want to sound like the old guy who wants to bring back chariots and kerosene lamps, but used to be that we'd work on any given proposal via discussion, and only hold a vote when it started to drag for too long, possibly with too many options of images and names for any given award.  This new format has the clear disadvantage of preventing an original idea from being "polished" until something usable is reached.  I can't count how many times we had an original idea that maybe wasn't that good as first presented, but, with discussions and new perspectives, became a worthy award.Now, an idea either is accepted or rejected, it seems.  And this is inherent to this format: even though it doesn't prevent us from "running" with the original idea technically, that is the practical result it produces: the idea is either accepted or rejected, with a rationale, and in the end, it is either implemented or archived based on how much support/opposition it got.
Particularly, I don't see a need for a support/oppose format when the number of users who participate regularly is relatively small; any given discussion usually involves less than ten users, so there seems to be no reason for us to start straw polling from the beginning.  Redux 03:17, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Old and new 

message: Someone just added the wikiprojects back on to the barnstar page. I will say what i saiad a while ago, we need to come up with standards and proposals for listing the wikiproject awards, especially after the conflict with the cricketeers. --evrik 17:27, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, I'm that someone.  I haven't been involved in this particular debate, so a concise statement of the issue would be helpful.  When templates are used for userpage awards, including those from WikiProjects, issues that have come up around userboxes and templates in general on userpages also apply. That's why I was working on getting a more complete picture of templates applied to userpages. Totally deleting what I was doing and changing the page to a redirect doesn't cut it.  For now, I won't link that subpage to the barnstars page to sidestep this issue.  However, I am going to use it elsewhere. Rfrisbietalk 17:47, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Wikiprojects

message: Check http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Barnstar#Proposed_Barnstars.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 16:04, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Forgotten proposed images?

message: That means we should archive the Barnstar and award proposals so we can clear out some room. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 19:41, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Archive 

message: *To Zscout, Essjay or who may concern
:Many of the PUAs carry the name "Barnstar" because they're rejected barnstar proposals. If we keep this name, possible confusion will occur. Should we change the name of all awards carrying the name "barnstar" into something, like, award, or simply "star"? Deryck C. 10:23:09, 2005-09-07 (UTC)
*It seems like instruction creep to have a rigid bureaucracy governing the awards that users can give out, considering that awards can be given by anyone to anyone as often as desired.  The way I see it, we have a specific set of "main" or "official" barnstars that go on Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia and Template:Barnstars, and the proposals page is to discuss if a new barnstar design is general enough to go become "official". Aside from those, people should be allowed to give any award they desire, barnstar or not. Coffee 03:20, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Renaming of awards 

message: Looking at the inconsistency of the way the stars are placed and awarded across all the wikis, I plan moving the Scouting Star back to the Barnstar page.evrik 14:36, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Scouting Star Redux

message: I'm sure I've seen a people's proletarian award (tho' not barnstar), decorated with the hammer and sickle or similar. But it's not here, and now that I'm in the mood for awarding it (though with certain qualms, particularly as I've just spent a couple of weeks in what used to be the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic) I can't find it anywhere else, either. I'll award a plain ol' barnstar instead -- but can anyone jog my memory? -- Hoary 10:21, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Add anything here if you like... But I really can't help you if you forgot where does the thing come from! Deryck C. 08:20, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Workers' and Peasants' Award 

message: As far as I can tell, the Star Wars Star has not been vetted, or gone through the approval process.evrik 18:07, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A standard does not exist, as far as I can tell. --Deryck C. 15:46, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Award Standards

message: Right now at Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals there's a discussion going on for deciding which awards should be included in the Personal User Awards list. I think the idea of listing Personal User Awards is just to let the community know these awards exist so that anyone is free to give them to anyone else and that's it, as it says in the Wikipedia:Personal user awards article, "This page provides a collection of awards created by individual Wikipedians". If awards are created to encourage WikiLove I think users should have the liberty to create whichever awards they want and list them here as long as they aren't egregious. In my view, only the "official" barnstars listed in Wikipedia:Barnstars should go through a discussion and selection process. Rosa 05:38, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm really confused... I've never really examined this page before, and I always thought that a "personal user award" was a personal award created by a user.  If I make an award and put it on a user subpage and award it to people, am I going to get in trouble?  If I make one for a WikiProject, does it have to be "approved" first (given that it's not, in any way, shape, or form, a barnstar)? - AdelaMae (talk - contribs) 15:44, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, that's helpful.  Can any user award be added to the PUA page, or is it only for failed Barnstars and such?  And what are the standards for a WikiProject award?  I can't find information about that anywhere. - AdelaMae (talk - contribs) 23:07, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  On the Nature of Personal User Awards... 

message: I think the image of the The Abusive Admin Award is non NPOV. Why is the hammer and sickle there? Afonso Silva 21:26, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I concur. The barnstar for this award implies (given that it prominently features the hammer and sickle) that ironfistedness and abusiveness is characteristic of Communism. From here, one can gather that the hammer and sickle are "symbols of the peasantry and the industrial proletariat; placing them together symbolises the unity between agricultural and industrial workers." I do not see how this relates to the "keen ability at offending or otherwise dominating vandals and trolls with an iron fist." It is misleading and reflects poorly of the Wikipedia ethos of accuracy and informed learning. I propose that this barnstar be either be replaced or modified to incorporate a more appropriate design. AppleJuggler 15:31, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The hammer and sickle is there to play on the joke that Wikipedia=Communism and several of the admin abuse images/awards/userboxes/whatever has a communist feel to it. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 09:12, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Abusive Admin Award 

message: These awards are put forward in bad faith and with a lack of civility. The second one has been awarded to everyone, including the nominator and the admin who closed the discussion, involved in the discussion at Afd that resulted in deletion of a work of original research called the "Certain principle". The first one has only been awarded to the author of that article. They should be deleted and the author warned by a neutral admin to stop being a dick. I am not neutral (nor an admin) as I received this award for helping to delete that article. --Bduke 22:46, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Certain and uncertain elephant awards

message: Hola, could someone tell me if there is an award for people who make great contributions to biographies? Rosa 22:16, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biography Barnstar? 

message: What happened to it? I come back from a wikibreak to find this happening to a award I made?!?!?! What happened to Assume good faith too? The Gerg 01:08, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:Image:FGBarnstar.png]] 

message: Could someone please make another version of the Wikipresent? I like the idea but it's not aesthetically pleasant.Rosa 03:19, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipresent 

message: I was wondering if i ould create a new award or dose it have to be approved first or something like that — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucy-marie (talk • contribs) 
*Since these awards are "personal", it means anyone can make one.Rosa 02:44, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: 'Do it yourself', in essence :) --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 15:56, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can anybody create a new awards? 

message: How do you creat an award? --— Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucy-marie (talk • contribs) 
:'Do it yourself', in essence :) --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 15:56, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  How do you create an a award? 

message: Barnstar of National Merit has many national variants, but not a Canadian one (yet). Why should we not transform the CanCon into the Canadian Barnstar of National Merit?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 15:56, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  CanCon Award - a Barnstar? 

message: tonight im doing a major wikification of this page.Vulcanstar6 03:32, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: facelift

message: It seems to me that that page is underutilized, and has been taken over by developments on the barnstar related pages. evrik 17:14, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: While the honours page is underutilized, please understand that it applies to Wikimedia as a whole, and not just to Wikipedia. Also, the honours system encompasses naming a day in the name of a developer by Jimbo Wales himself, etc. So, I am against the merger. Also, that page has more history and more contributors - so, if at all the merger has to take place, it should be in the reverse direction. However, as evrik noted elsewhere, the system of awards is different on different wikis and hence I am against the reverse merger as well. This page has been a good start by evrik of classifying Wikipedia awards, and I'd like the page to remain here without any mergers. --Gurubrahma 09:13, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Honours Page 

message: What's the difference between award and barnstar templates? I don't see any... shouldn't they be merged?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 16:43, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Award templates

message: Please see Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals/major overhaul.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 20:20, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major overhaul 

message: I wanted to edit this page, to change
:Elements of this award were suggested by EWS23 and Covington, and was designed by The Man in Question.
to
:Elements of this award were suggested by EWS23 and Covington; it was designed by The Man in Question.
which seems, to me, to be more gramatically correct. But I couldn't work out how to do it. That entire list of barnstars seems to be created from a template, and I don't have a notion how to edit templates. Could someone else please do it for me, and perhaps, on my talk page, offer me directions on how to do it myself in the future. I'm sure there's an explanation somewhere you could point me to.
Thanks.
TRiG 15:00, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. Done. TRiG 16:07, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  And another question 

message: I am having difficulty In figuring out how to give out my awards please can you point me In the right direction.--Lucy-marie 23:57, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  How do you ward awards? 

message: Just out of curiosity, I was interested in the "rank" of Wikipedia awards. High schools have a class valectorian; colleges elect Phi Beta Kappas; the U.S. military has the Medal of Honor, and so on. J.R. Hercules 04:58, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There is no barnstar that is higher than the other; we generally list them by creation date, and that is how I display them on my userpage. Others display them by when they got them, so it is not a hard, fast rule. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 07:21, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: What's the Highest-Ranking Wikipedia Award?

message: It doesn't have a functional template.  is it an improperly placed barnstar, or was no template designed for it?  --Nlu (talk) 16:11, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Barnstar of Liberty 

message: Who has the right to say no to certian awards they do not like on the award page when somone else thinks the award is apropriate. I am saying this as I can no longer find the award I added.--Lucy-marie 20:10, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who says what awards are aceptable for use on wikipedia? 

message: Anybody consider a barnstar for people who calm volitile situations or mediate disputes? HighInBC 19:16, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peacekeeper barnstar 

message: Is there a page or category that displays a list of editors who have received a particular type of barnstar?--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 00:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Barnstar recipients

message: Now that I've added this page to my watchlist (I only had the main page, not the new proposals subpage), I hope to add to more of my humble opinions than I did before. :-) --Deathphoenix ʕ 20:29, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added to my watchlist 

message: I've just received my first barnstar, and I'm alarmed and confused. I don't know how to respond, or what to do with it. Main questions:
1. What to say to the person who awarded it? I thanked them briefly on their user page, after a delay of some hours because I felt shy.
2. Should I leave it exactly where and as it is? When I archive my talk page should I archive it, or would that be rude? Or would it be ostentatious NOT to archive it? Should I put it on my userpage? If I put it on my userpage, should I put the text and signature of the awarder next to it?
Help! I don't want to be obnoxious! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.101.46.167 (talk • contribs) 
*Say thanks, and do with it whatever you want. Look to other peoiple's user pages for ideas. --evrik 14:06, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Barnstar etiquette?

message: Hello. The WikiProject Council has recently updated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory.  This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.   B2T2 13:30, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Project directory 

message: There should be a barnstar for users whose contribution lead to that article becoming a featured article. 142.35.144.2 00:16, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Feature Article Barnstar

message: This isn't a proposal, but is nevertheless a related request for volunteers to help with an existing project. 
For the last two weeks, I've been doling out Random Smiley Awards as a "thank you" for routine contribution - a variation on the Random Acts of Kindness philosophy, except in the form of those yellow "Have A Nice Day" smileys. 
The response so far has been very positive: many editors are grateful for a little pat on the back like this.
If anyone is willing to help take part in the project, please go to  User:Pedia-I/SmileyAward and scroll down to see the list of variant templates which you can place on User or User:Talk pages, including a new Chocolate Chip Cookie Smiley - with chocolate chips forming the familiar face, this time on a cookie. This would work especially well for those who are allergic to the "Have A Nice Day" concept as a result of overexposure during the 1970s. 
Thus far I've been doling them out to randomly-picked editors, usually by starting with one user and then picking one of the recent people who have edited that person's talk page, then repeating the process.  Any other random or pseudorandom method would work.
If several volunteers each add 5 - 10 Smileys per day, before long Wikipedia will be teaming with the bright yellow faces. It will be a happier, sunnier place in which to work. 
The template codes for the various current types of Smileys are as follows (pick one):
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
Heartfelt thanks to those who are willing to help out. Pedia-I 17:37, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Random Smiley Award Project

message: There is\are the award(s) for contributing to the mainspace of articles and therefore they show that the use has, for example, been a tireles contributor to articles generally. Why not have a barnstar for general use for people who have discussed ideas etc on talk pages, generally article ones but possibly also include uuser talk pages as well...? At certain times many editors say that others are doing okay but they are not discussing enough. What do you think?
Seperately, is there a copyright on the Original Barnstar? Also is there a programme for designing barnstars or will Publisher and Paint suffice?
Simply south 15:21, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discussion award 

message: In the section Esperanza star, Organization looks like it's spelled wrong. If you get the chance, please fix it because my computer's gone funny and I can't edit that particular section.Duinemerwen 03:44, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Esperanza Star Typo 

message: How do you nominate for the creation of a new Barnstar? Bearly541 11:19, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, I've created one myself and have put it up here,  but do not know how to have it recognised by WikiProject Awards as a legitimate award/barnstar! AppleJuggler 11:29, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: New Barnstar

message: Hi.  About the archiving of this page, which seems to be in need of someone willing to stay on top of it.  I can probably get a bot to do the archiving automatically.  The thing is, though: the bot would work by archiving threads that have been inactive for a preset period of time (usually a week or so), and discussions on awards often stay quiet for relatively long spells, and then are rekindled by one or more users who might take an interest in moving the proposal forward.  If you believe that this would not be a problem, however, I have a couple of options: one would be to contact Voice of All and see if he would add this extra task to the duties of VoABot — so you might want to look over the bot's page, see how it works, etc; the second possibility, which might even be easier and more practical, would be to add this page to Werdnabot's list of pages for automatic archiving.  This page shows how to do it.  We can do it ourselves, and determine how long since the last post until a thread is archived, etc.  Thoughts?  Cheers,  Redux 17:36, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Archiving 

message: What happens to people who just make up a barnstar and start giving it to people without prior approval here? Will we be banned? Erased? Disintermediated or disinterred? Photos of us as 12-year olds with light sabers spammed across the Internet?
What about the recipients? What will happen to them? 
Thanks for any guidance you can give. --A. B. 23:27, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *As long as the award isn't offensive, or doesn't have any negative connotation, any user is free to create a user award and give it out to people.  The only thing that they can't do is list those awards that they created on their own, without discussing with the community, on the "main" Barnstar page (or with the other wiki awards that were approved by the community).  But again, that's only as long as the award is not offensive, but rather conveys a positive message.  Redux 13:22, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

text: **If the image is under a fair use license, it cannot be used as an award either. Those will get deleted. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 16:50, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uh-oh 

message: I tried to be bold and remove links to Esperanzan promotional images, but evrik reverted me. So I would like to get some agreement here. I think giving links to Esperazans images on a page reserved for wikiproject awards not right. Does anyone agree with me that it should be taken down? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 20:39, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: From what I understand, Esperanza is reforming themselves. If they want to ditch their BS program, then we should remove the link. If not, then lets discuss here. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 04:41, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Their what program? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 07:34, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe BS = barnstar... riana_dzasta 09:33, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

text: Anyway, the barnstar brigade has been deleted, if that's what you're talking about. Discussion here. riana_dzasta 09:38, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:Other_awards#Esperanza_Images|Esperanza Images]] 

message: What are the conditions which must be met for a given barnstar proposal to become formally recognized? Badbilltucker 01:56, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question 

message: Exactly how often are they handed out?  I could care less either way, but it seems like many people (myself included) do much hard work and it goes very unnoticed. Then others get many barnstars, because they are somehow noticed. If you check my edit history, I've assessed many articles for the films project, CVG project and so on. I've done quite alot of stub sorting as well. I post on talk pages of projects and users, and so on. I'm starting to think this whole barnstar thing is a joke, and only known editors get them. RobJ1981 17:23, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia really doesn't have a lot of central organization, so there are no real hard and fast rules regarding barnstar dispersal. Basically, they are given out when someone decides to give them out. I wish there were a better answer, but there really isn't. The one thing I do know is that substantial contributions to articles and/or projects are most likely to get noticed and awarded, but that isn't excatly predictable either. If I myself belonged to any of the projects you mentioned, I'd see what I could do, but I don't. With any luck, if Esperanza goes ahead with their Appreciation Week, you may receive something then. Again, I wish I had a better answer. Badbilltucker 18:31, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Barnstar question and comments

message: Anyone know of some compact ways to display barnstars on your userpage? I'm not discounting the original layout at all - I appreciate that they're there at all - but they're starting to sprawl. Crystallina 22:30, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Userpage display 

message: You all might have noticed that the number of projects, particularly geography projects, are multiplying like rabbits. Many of them are geography projects, and other projects whose barnstar, if they were to have one, would probably be similar to an already existing barnstar. Would there be any way to try to create some of these repetitive barnstars by the project, outside of formal nominating conventions, to forestall possible crowding of the proposals page and ensuring that projects whose members aren't familiar with the process would be able to have one anyway? Thank you for any and all responses, positive or negative. Badbilltucker 18:36, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Almost Certainly Unwelcome Proposal 

message: I'm sorry, and for the sarcasm in the title, but "The Dutch Award" sounds HORRIBLE! 68.39.174.238 06:29, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Now That's An Award I Know I'd Like To Get! 

message: Could someone with authority fix the "Mapmakers Star" so that is reads "Mapmaker's Star"??  I can't find where to fix it -  I suppose it's hidden and only available to admins or some such.  Thanks in advance, MapMaster 02:31, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mapmakers => Mapmaker's Star 

message: Actually i just realised. How exactly is quality measured? Simply south 00:24, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Apparently purely subjectively--if you think someone did quality work, that's all that's needed.   KP Botany 02:04, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quality 

message: I won a Wikihalo and I was wondering what highest standard meant. WereWolf 16:56, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Highest Standard 

message: I know of two users (Cacycle and George Money) that have introduced complex tools to assist editors in various tasks.  In particular, George is maintaining several such tools.  In both cases, I have pointed out bugs.  In both cases, they commonly introduce fixes ASAP.
What can we give them? Will (Talk - contribs) 08:37, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  What can be awarded to script writers on the ball? 

message: Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention.  Badbilltucker 18:31, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia Day Awards