User:Figureskatingfan/Awards

If you stick around for a while, these things tend to pile up. The longer I'm here, though, the less I value them, but I remember the thrill of my first few barnstars. I think that awards are crucial for newbies and can be instrumental in retaining editors. I list them here because it proves that if I can get this kind of recognition from my peers, so can anyone. We all like to be appreciated.

2008


Parent5446(Murder me for my actions) has smiled at you! Smiles promoteWikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Parent5446(Murder me for my actions) 04:30, 16 February 2008 (UTC)



I am awarding you this WikiCookie for your constructive edits on Wikipedia. LAA Fan 16:05, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

2009
What a happy sight to see that glimmering star on the Caged Bird article! As Ms. Angelou said: "The work is all there is. And when it's done, then you can laugh, have a pot of beans, stroke some child's head, or skip down the street." I daresay you've earned the right to one or more of these tiny pleasures. Scartol •  Tok  14:59, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, I've done two: I've laughed and I've stroked two children's heads. This morning, while I'm at home with the kids because it's Spring Break, I'm making chocolate chip cookies! --Figureskatingfan (talk) 17:00, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

2011
You did it again! Another round of congratulations are in order for all the work you did in making All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes a certified "Good Article"! It was a pleasure working with you, and your work is much appreciated. All the best, – Quadell(talk)

All around high quality contributions award I'm greatly impressed by the high quality of your contributions. Not only the high quality of your content creation, but also the fantastic way that you work collaboratively with other editors. So, I want to celebrate your work with flowers. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 16:45, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

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 * Quadell, very clever header!! and Figureskatingfan, congratulations on getting another FA. :-) FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 15:24, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, congratulations, Christine! About time they vote it through ;) Matthew (WMF) 21:37, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

The Teamwork Barnstar You have done a very nice job on "Copyedit" SS in the UK page: Crazyseiko (talk) 22:31, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

2012
The Writer's Barnstar



Well deserved for your outstanding contributions to our Sesame Street article. FeydHuxtable(talk) 15:43, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

The Original Barnstar



I, Sarah, hereby award you, Figureskatingfan, the Original Barnstar for your excellent contributions related to children's subjects such as The Wiggles. Your work has been inspiring for me, and your positive attitude towards the challenges and tribulations of editing has not gone unnoticed. Thank you for your contributions - they are imperative to making Wikipedia the encompassing educational space that it is. Sarah

Precious

A kitten for you!

For your hard work on the Maya Angelou article. :) LauraHale (talk) 04:36, 1 August 2012 (UTC) 

An award for you!

2013
A barnstar for you!

A barnstar for you!

Thanks, Khazar2! That's probably because fortunately, The Show doesn't usually garner this kind of controversy. I avoided the whole Mitt Romney/Big Bird thing. And thanks for the GA pass! Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 20:43, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

A barnstar for you!

A barnstar for you for your featured Maya Angelou article!

Thanks, Gandy, and also to Khazar2 and Gerda above. MLK's murder also has significance for Dr. Angelou; it happened on her birthday and inspired her to write Caged Bird. I'm happy that I was able to honor her in this way. I feel that I must re-create what I wrote on her article's talk page; see.

A barnstar for you!

A barnstar for you!

A barnstar for you!

AB Award!

We are truly lucky to have contributors like you! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:05, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Precious again

  Maya Angelou

Thank you for your quality work on Maya Angelou, her background, her works, the themes in her autobiographies, "The woman who survives intact and happy must be at once tender and tough." - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:35, 30 July 2012 (UTC) A year ago, you were the 198th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:28, 30 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Plaudits richly deserved! Binksternet (talk) 12:30, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:10, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Ah shucks guys, you're too much! Thanks, I appreciate the kindness. Gerda, what number am I this year? ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:54, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I typically give it only once to a person ;) - I enjoyed more poetry recently, and I honour the photographer and the designer (who got it twice and I knew it) by repeating, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Barnstar

A barnstar for you!

A cookie for you!

An award!

If barnstars and brash things like this aren't your thing, let me know, it's just a heads up for all the hard work you've put into these Angelou FAs anyway...♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:33, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
 * No I like barnstars. I think that in a perfect world, everyone should get credit for their hard work.  Since this isn't a perfect world, not even in WP, I support the practice wherever and whenever it pops up.  Thanks, and thanks for the assistance.  I may ask for more soon! ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:55, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

Ah, thanks Hawk! Yah I'm bummed out about it, too. Ah well, there's always next year. It was a good experience nonetheless; I think I learned some things that will get me farther next time, and being in the Wikicup motivated me to fill some important goals for myself. It was a valuable experience. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 13:32, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Hope you're doing well

Hey Q, how nice of you to ask, and thanks so much for the pretty flowers. No, I've just been busy IRL, and have just finished meeting a deadline. I'm mentoring a few out of the GA Recruitment Centre, so some of that work hasn't been published yet. I'm also in the research phase of Sesame Workshop, which always takes me away from active editing until I complete it. It's my intention, after everyone's in bed and I have a quiet house all to myself, of doing some stuff here tonight. Hope all is well with you as well. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:11, 13 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Late night editing is the best. More concentration on the task at hand. Sometimes tea helps! Binksternet (talk) 04:53, 13 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Tea's great, but I prefer chocolate milk! ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 05:04, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

2014
Quarter Million Award!

A well-deserved "Whoop! Whoop!" for you. :) Bobnorwal (talk) 17:47, 15 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Wow, now that's cool. I didn't realize that BC had so many readers.  There's a reason why it's protected, and even with that, I'm surprised at how little it's vandalized.  And I can say to so many fellow editors: "You are so helpful!" ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:46, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

Barnstar for Maya Angelou

A barnstar for you!

A cupcake for you!

Thanks, Brandon; me too. I didn't get into the finals last year, so I'm hoping that I can this year. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:47, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Precious again

  Maya Angelou

Thank you for your quality work on Maya Angelou, her background, her works, the themes in her autobiographies, "The woman who survives intact and happy must be at once tender and tough." - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:35, 30 July 2012 (UTC) A year ago, you were the 198th recipient of my  Pumpkin Sky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:59, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, thanks. Very nice, I'm humbled. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:08, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

A barnstar for you!

Well, thank you very much. I really wish someone didn't have to do such a thing, though. It makes me sad, and I don't like coming here sad. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:19, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

But it if weren't for you, it wouldn't have happened! I'm ready, too; pick the next one, and I'll help. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 20:42, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, I have always been interested in Erasmus. How about The Botanic Garden? Adam Cuerden (talk) 03:07, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

2015
A barnstar for you!

A barnstar for you!

Barnstar

Ah, thanks pal. You're the best. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:17, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

2015
Ah, thanks pal. You're the best. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:17, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

what a good egg you are. I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad that my silliness has inspired you to contribute to our project more. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:48, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Vjmlhds (talk) 01:33, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

2019
Note: My lack of awards in these later years can be explained in the following ways: (1) I wasn't as active an editor between 2015-2018; (2) more experienced editors don't need them as much; and (3) the thanks feature has taken over much awards-giving in WP.

Ah thanks, User:Aoi, that's so nice. Patience, what's that? ;) Yah, it's been a little frustrating. I'm not sure things will end well, and I wish it was going to be over soon. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:25, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

Million Awards

Congrats, and well done on getting this promoted ahead of the dramatic film's release – and get it locked down. Unfortunately, more views means more vandals. The annual pageview count on this one could be over five million, but I discounted some of the many peaks. BTW, would you like me to check your other contributions, I suspect there are more that qualify for the award. – Reidgreg (talk) 18:52, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Reidgreg thanks so much! Yah, I suspected that this would happen; something similar happened when Maya Angelou, whose articles I worked on at the time, died.  Mr. Rogers' article turned out to be much bigger, though.  But yah, go ahead and check.  You are so right about the vandalism, but it's been better than I expected; people are being more respectful, which is a nice surprise, I think. ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 20:37, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Here are the rest:

The million-plus view FA and GA are on the wall of fame at Million Award. – Reidgreg (talk) 21:48, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Wow, thanks. That makes me feel so good, how great it is that you spread good will and happiness around the project! ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 20:00, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

2021—23
Some buffalo wings


 * User:HumanxAnthro, yum, thanks so much! Although to be honest, while I love wings, Buffalo wings are way too spicy for me. But I will take them from you. If I'm ever in Buffalo, I will eat them, 'cause that's what you gotta do there. Also, thanks for your kind words; kids' TV programming is one of my niches here, especially in my early editing days. I've also worked on Sesame Street articles and The Wiggles. Sorry, I'm not as familiar with Caillou, my kids have never gotten into it. You can always take it on, you know. ;) Anyway, I appreciate the note and the interest in BC; I've already responded to your note over there. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 15:45, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Barnstar Daniel Case: Ah, thank you! I will fan girl all over you like I did when Rosie complimented my presentation. I was very happy with it, and I'm so glad you liked it. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:08, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations on your master's degree!


 * @Hawkeye7, ah thanks so much for your kind words and encouragement. Writing about Wikipedia was just a natural outgrowth of my studies. Angelou featured prominently in my thesis, though, and I wrote at least one seminar paper about her. I'm hoping that I can continue "Wikipedia studies" soon. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:02, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Featured Article Save AwardBarnstar Congratulations! I hope, I can help you with future projects, too. Best wishes Henni147 (talk) 08:55, 6 February 2023 (UTC)


 * @Henni147, thanks so much. Appreciate the offer of help; right back at ya. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:00, 6 February 2023 (UTC)