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This page is an archive page of the barnstar and award proposals. Move the discussions here and close the file if you can see it has reached concensus (and have actions taken) or it has been abandoned for at least too weeks.
This is to be a copper colored Barnstar that has a Classic Magnifying glass in the center. To be awarded to those who go way beyond just finding vandals, sockpuppets, meatpuppets. To be given when the usual barnstar is not enough in this catagory. Martial Law 04:47, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
How about also being used for users who track down and verify/refute unsourced claims. I know a few users who regularly go to university libraries in their pursuit of making this a better encyclopedia. They're certainly deserving of this award. But first I would like to see a proposed image before I voted on this Barnstar. In addition, might I make the suggestion that you change the name to "The Sherlock Holmes Barnstar". -- Cyde Weys vote talk 04:57, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
First, off, It needs to stay in the proposals, not its own section. Second, its not a bad idea. It would be well served as a barnstar for those who confirm/debunk questionable or unverified content in leiu of simply tagging it for others to handle (a practice I so greatly detest). Currently aknowledgements for this are only with the general barnstar or one specific to the article's general category, and they are few and far between. I dont think countervandalism and sockpuppet handling is an apropriate purpose for it, at least not under its current name. I suppose sometimes it would though as advanced cases can require a good deal of investigation. I'd say both cases work as they both regard heavy investigation into questionable content. I can think of a couple users who already deserve it.-- Oni Ookami Alfador Talk| @ 07:45, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
"Sherlock Holmes" Barnstar it is, and to be given to help in certain Wikipedia matters. Martial Law 02:39, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Can also be given to help verify or disprove articles in Wikipedia. Martial Law 02:51, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
The following is an archived discussion. The result of the discussion was Wikiwings kept as a project award and added to PUA.
The wikiwings are styled after military flight wings, and awarded to anyone who makes extensive, high-quality, or generally valued contributions to the area of aviation on wikipedia. They awarded by anyone, to anyone, in a barnstar-like fashion.
The wikiwings award is styled after Rlandmann's wikiwings award, and were officially adopted by WikiProject Aircraft on October 29, 2005.
This discussion has stagnated for a while now; what do we do to move forward with this award? People have already started awarding it btw... - User:Lommer | talk 02:25, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
It is a bit narrow, but it's not a "barnstar" so much as an "award". Even still, I think it would do best as a PUA. – Clockwork Soul 07:33, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
Can we give WikiWheels to the vandals? Hexagonal 05:58, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
The following is the archive of an ended debate. Please don't modify the content. The result of the debate is proposal abandoned. The laugh point added to PUA.
I would like to cross-pollinate that tradition here to Wikipedia, and in that spirit I have made the image you see to the left. This award is to be handed out to any Wikipedian who makes you laugh with some sort of trenchant observation, dry wit, wet wit, or other humorous comment. → Ξxtreme Unction { yakł blah} 16:47, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
I placed this on SPUI's page but he complained that the picture "wasn't funny". To be quite honest, I agree. It looks like something from an awful Web forum.
If anyone can come up with something better (at right is a pitiable attempt), let's see it. Ashibaka tock 19:51, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
The following is the archive of an ended discussion. Please don't edit the contents. The result of the debate was proposal declined. No further actions taken.
This is to be similar to the "Deletionist" Barnstar Award, only that you have a small to medium pix of a M-16 w/grenade launcher in it. To be given to those who are good to excellent in dealing with vandalisim in Wikipedia. Martial Law 08:11, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
A gold Barnstar. To be given to Wikipedia itself by Martial Law for helping me crush a really nasty rumor concerning the DC Character Wonder Woman. The rumor concerned a lawsuit allegedly designed to be launched @ DC Comics should they quit using this character. Found out, via Wikipedia's Wikis that this is no longer the case. Appreciate the help Wikipedia. Martial Law 08:11, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Everything you need to know about this is located on its image page. I was bold and added it to the list of barnstars, but that got reverted, so here I am. -- Cyde Weys vote talk 18:16, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
How about the two images to the right? Sango 123 (talk) 23:51, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
For what it's worth, I like the new designs over the first one I came up with. Bravo to you guys for your work. I knew the white pixel borders weren't attractive, but I didn't really know what to do about them. -- Cyde Weys vote talk 21:11, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Hmm... this may be just to far. Honestly, we have too many barnstars as it is, and now a barnstar to reward... barnstars? Not only is the subject of this star adequately covered by existing stars and something of a solution in search of a problem, but it has a subtle odor of self-congratulation that I'm not entirely comfortable with. I'm afraid I have to oppose. – Clockwork Soul 15:53, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
Oppose - Wikipedia is not LiveJournal. Phil Sandifer 15:55, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
Can I purpose this barnstar for exceptional and distinguished contributions on wikipedia?-- Jcw69 06:42, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
People are voting on awards?! Don't bother putting these up for vote; if you want to use them, use them. You don't have to ask anyone! Dan100 ( Talk) 08:59, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
This is to be a depiction of a USMC Master Sgt. insignia that has a barnstar in it. To be given to Wikipedians who actually follow Wikipedia protocol. Martial Law 08:30, 31 January 2006 (UTC) :)
It is currently in use on the Italian Wiki, and I recently discovered the image through commons. Upon my revealtion on IRC it was promptly awarded to JoanneB [3] so I therefore suggest we make full use of it. Ian 13ID:540053 19:56, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to propose creation of the Enigma barnstar. Initially I thought about it because there are some people who make great articles related to Category:Cartography. But it might be also a barnstar for people solving difficult problems on Wiki, or finding out data difficult to find etc. I don't know how to make a barnstar, but I thought that some pictures from Enigma machine article might fit. What do you think?-- SylwiaS | talk 01:40, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
To be given to Wikipedians who go above and beyond Wikipedia to improve Wikipedia. This is a LARGE gold Barnstar with Jimbo Wales's pix in the center, and it is to be similar to the US Congressional Medal of Honor in appearance. Only Jimbo Wales himself is to award this award to Wikipedians who meet this criteria. Martial Law 02:51, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
I'd say its something that needs to be run directly by him then.-- Oni Ookami Alfador Talk| @ 06:26, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
I can't quite put my finger on why, but something about this idea seems kind of creepy to me. The Jimbo-as-royalty angle, I think. -- Aaron 21:23, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
I doubt Jimbo will give this sort of award out. -- D e ath phoenix 19:34, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
The cheers barnstard was original started by me, user:CyclePat. (I forget who made the picture). I wonder if this should go in the general awards or the barnstar awards.
It was first awarded to user:woohookitty as "These Working Man's Beer Cans, (which have images of Barnstar's at the bottom) are for being excellent competition, a painfull deletionist, a mentor, for surviving the stress (of the edit wars, my contradictory opinions and point of views) and getting the article to a great start! Cheers & Please don't drink & drive!" and can be found on his [ awards page]
It was then awarded to user:katefan0 as Working Man's Beer Cans for her hard work in keeping Wikipedia NPOV and for helping me personally out of many jams on here. Have one for me!
Most recently I have awarded it as:
I recognize that this award is in blatant contravention of the general guideline regarding the nationality of awards. However, I submit that Canada has been underrepresented at Wikipedia, especially given its historical importance in international affairs. Furthermore, given the domestic popularity of broadband technologies, an increased recognition of those who share Canadian Content (" CanCon," as it is known colloquially) would likely increase the number of high quality third-party contributions on matters relevant to controversial issues in the United States. It would thus also (indirectly) support the general neutrality of the encyclopedia.
The purpose of this award is as a lesser award of distinction, given to recognize those who make sustained, unique, and/or superior contributions that address issues of national importance that are also of international relevance (e.g., CBC and its coverage of 9/11). It is not intended to replace the Barnstar of National Merit, but would rather serve as a supplement: something that could be awarded for individual contributions unrelated to geography. It therefore does not represent a random multiplication of awards.
Respectfully submitted by JTBurman 03:53, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
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![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
This page is an archive page of the barnstar and award proposals. Move the discussions here and close the file if you can see it has reached concensus (and have actions taken) or it has been abandoned for at least too weeks.
This is to be a copper colored Barnstar that has a Classic Magnifying glass in the center. To be awarded to those who go way beyond just finding vandals, sockpuppets, meatpuppets. To be given when the usual barnstar is not enough in this catagory. Martial Law 04:47, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
How about also being used for users who track down and verify/refute unsourced claims. I know a few users who regularly go to university libraries in their pursuit of making this a better encyclopedia. They're certainly deserving of this award. But first I would like to see a proposed image before I voted on this Barnstar. In addition, might I make the suggestion that you change the name to "The Sherlock Holmes Barnstar". -- Cyde Weys vote talk 04:57, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
First, off, It needs to stay in the proposals, not its own section. Second, its not a bad idea. It would be well served as a barnstar for those who confirm/debunk questionable or unverified content in leiu of simply tagging it for others to handle (a practice I so greatly detest). Currently aknowledgements for this are only with the general barnstar or one specific to the article's general category, and they are few and far between. I dont think countervandalism and sockpuppet handling is an apropriate purpose for it, at least not under its current name. I suppose sometimes it would though as advanced cases can require a good deal of investigation. I'd say both cases work as they both regard heavy investigation into questionable content. I can think of a couple users who already deserve it.-- Oni Ookami Alfador Talk| @ 07:45, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
"Sherlock Holmes" Barnstar it is, and to be given to help in certain Wikipedia matters. Martial Law 02:39, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
Can also be given to help verify or disprove articles in Wikipedia. Martial Law 02:51, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
The following is an archived discussion. The result of the discussion was Wikiwings kept as a project award and added to PUA.
The wikiwings are styled after military flight wings, and awarded to anyone who makes extensive, high-quality, or generally valued contributions to the area of aviation on wikipedia. They awarded by anyone, to anyone, in a barnstar-like fashion.
The wikiwings award is styled after Rlandmann's wikiwings award, and were officially adopted by WikiProject Aircraft on October 29, 2005.
This discussion has stagnated for a while now; what do we do to move forward with this award? People have already started awarding it btw... - User:Lommer | talk 02:25, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
It is a bit narrow, but it's not a "barnstar" so much as an "award". Even still, I think it would do best as a PUA. – Clockwork Soul 07:33, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
Can we give WikiWheels to the vandals? Hexagonal 05:58, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
The following is the archive of an ended debate. Please don't modify the content. The result of the debate is proposal abandoned. The laugh point added to PUA.
I would like to cross-pollinate that tradition here to Wikipedia, and in that spirit I have made the image you see to the left. This award is to be handed out to any Wikipedian who makes you laugh with some sort of trenchant observation, dry wit, wet wit, or other humorous comment. → Ξxtreme Unction { yakł blah} 16:47, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
I placed this on SPUI's page but he complained that the picture "wasn't funny". To be quite honest, I agree. It looks like something from an awful Web forum.
If anyone can come up with something better (at right is a pitiable attempt), let's see it. Ashibaka tock 19:51, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
The following is the archive of an ended discussion. Please don't edit the contents. The result of the debate was proposal declined. No further actions taken.
This is to be similar to the "Deletionist" Barnstar Award, only that you have a small to medium pix of a M-16 w/grenade launcher in it. To be given to those who are good to excellent in dealing with vandalisim in Wikipedia. Martial Law 08:11, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
A gold Barnstar. To be given to Wikipedia itself by Martial Law for helping me crush a really nasty rumor concerning the DC Character Wonder Woman. The rumor concerned a lawsuit allegedly designed to be launched @ DC Comics should they quit using this character. Found out, via Wikipedia's Wikis that this is no longer the case. Appreciate the help Wikipedia. Martial Law 08:11, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Everything you need to know about this is located on its image page. I was bold and added it to the list of barnstars, but that got reverted, so here I am. -- Cyde Weys vote talk 18:16, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
How about the two images to the right? Sango 123 (talk) 23:51, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
For what it's worth, I like the new designs over the first one I came up with. Bravo to you guys for your work. I knew the white pixel borders weren't attractive, but I didn't really know what to do about them. -- Cyde Weys vote talk 21:11, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Hmm... this may be just to far. Honestly, we have too many barnstars as it is, and now a barnstar to reward... barnstars? Not only is the subject of this star adequately covered by existing stars and something of a solution in search of a problem, but it has a subtle odor of self-congratulation that I'm not entirely comfortable with. I'm afraid I have to oppose. – Clockwork Soul 15:53, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
Oppose - Wikipedia is not LiveJournal. Phil Sandifer 15:55, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
Can I purpose this barnstar for exceptional and distinguished contributions on wikipedia?-- Jcw69 06:42, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
People are voting on awards?! Don't bother putting these up for vote; if you want to use them, use them. You don't have to ask anyone! Dan100 ( Talk) 08:59, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
This is to be a depiction of a USMC Master Sgt. insignia that has a barnstar in it. To be given to Wikipedians who actually follow Wikipedia protocol. Martial Law 08:30, 31 January 2006 (UTC) :)
It is currently in use on the Italian Wiki, and I recently discovered the image through commons. Upon my revealtion on IRC it was promptly awarded to JoanneB [3] so I therefore suggest we make full use of it. Ian 13ID:540053 19:56, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to propose creation of the Enigma barnstar. Initially I thought about it because there are some people who make great articles related to Category:Cartography. But it might be also a barnstar for people solving difficult problems on Wiki, or finding out data difficult to find etc. I don't know how to make a barnstar, but I thought that some pictures from Enigma machine article might fit. What do you think?-- SylwiaS | talk 01:40, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
To be given to Wikipedians who go above and beyond Wikipedia to improve Wikipedia. This is a LARGE gold Barnstar with Jimbo Wales's pix in the center, and it is to be similar to the US Congressional Medal of Honor in appearance. Only Jimbo Wales himself is to award this award to Wikipedians who meet this criteria. Martial Law 02:51, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
I'd say its something that needs to be run directly by him then.-- Oni Ookami Alfador Talk| @ 06:26, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
I can't quite put my finger on why, but something about this idea seems kind of creepy to me. The Jimbo-as-royalty angle, I think. -- Aaron 21:23, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
I doubt Jimbo will give this sort of award out. -- D e ath phoenix 19:34, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
The cheers barnstard was original started by me, user:CyclePat. (I forget who made the picture). I wonder if this should go in the general awards or the barnstar awards.
It was first awarded to user:woohookitty as "These Working Man's Beer Cans, (which have images of Barnstar's at the bottom) are for being excellent competition, a painfull deletionist, a mentor, for surviving the stress (of the edit wars, my contradictory opinions and point of views) and getting the article to a great start! Cheers & Please don't drink & drive!" and can be found on his [ awards page]
It was then awarded to user:katefan0 as Working Man's Beer Cans for her hard work in keeping Wikipedia NPOV and for helping me personally out of many jams on here. Have one for me!
Most recently I have awarded it as:
I recognize that this award is in blatant contravention of the general guideline regarding the nationality of awards. However, I submit that Canada has been underrepresented at Wikipedia, especially given its historical importance in international affairs. Furthermore, given the domestic popularity of broadband technologies, an increased recognition of those who share Canadian Content (" CanCon," as it is known colloquially) would likely increase the number of high quality third-party contributions on matters relevant to controversial issues in the United States. It would thus also (indirectly) support the general neutrality of the encyclopedia.
The purpose of this award is as a lesser award of distinction, given to recognize those who make sustained, unique, and/or superior contributions that address issues of national importance that are also of international relevance (e.g., CBC and its coverage of 9/11). It is not intended to replace the Barnstar of National Merit, but would rather serve as a supplement: something that could be awarded for individual contributions unrelated to geography. It therefore does not represent a random multiplication of awards.
Respectfully submitted by JTBurman 03:53, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
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