User:MichaelQSchmidt/Attaboys

This is one of the proudest pages I have... where other editors let me know I made a difference...
 * my DYKs
 * my Barnstars
 * Successful Incubations
 * And always worth giving

DYK for Daniel St. Pierre

 * Happy New Year, MQS! Great way to kick off 2009! Ecoleetage (talk) 22:14, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

To me: A link to the hook in situe.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 08:04, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Uno (motorcycle)
--Dravecky (talk) 05:49, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Big Bad Love

 * Wooohoooo! Thanks--this was (almost) all your work. Later, Drmies (talk) 17:02, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Margo Sappington
--Dravecky (talk) 14:11, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for 9to5 – Days in Porn
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for House!
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 12:01, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Booky's Crush
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 00:03, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Chris Limahelu
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 06:02, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Love (2008 Indonesian film)
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 18:03, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Enda Oates
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 18:02, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Richard Madden
The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Obama Anak Menteng (film)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
 — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 18:03, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Proyecto Dos
The DYK project (nominate) 18:04, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for The Standard of Perfection: Show Cats
The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Smouldering Fires (film)
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for My Brother, Borat
Gatoclass (talk) 18:03, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Clyde De Vinna
Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Janette Luu
Materialscientist (talk) 06:04, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Walter Keane
Materialscientist (talk) 06:02, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Matt K. Miller
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Skip Battaglia
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 02:04, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for The Stars Shine (film)
HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   12:05, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Dreamscape (2007 film)
Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jordon Saffron Taste This!
Materialscientist (talk) 18:06, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for National Screen Institute
Gatoclass (talk) 18:03, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Machan (film)
Materialscientist (talk) 00:04, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Uberto Pasolini
Materialscientist (talk) 00:05, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Deep Freeze (film)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Martin Miller (Czech actor)
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Berlin im Aufbau
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for 180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Betrayal (1929 film)
The DYK project (nominate) 18:04, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for The New Klondike
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Lucky Partners
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for No Minor Vices
The DYK project (nominate) 18:10, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for The Widow (film)
The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Melba (film)
Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Fine Manners
The DYK project (nominate) 01:33, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Freaky Chakra (film)
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Actor's and Sin
Casliber (talk · contribs) 17:04, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Vivienne Osborne
Mifter (talk) 06:02, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Lo (film)
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Dead Fury
Calmer  Waters  12:03, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Up and at 'Em
Calmer  Waters  00:04, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for The Naked Monster
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Take This Lollipop
Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:10, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Triggermen
Orlady (talk) 16:07, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Lakshmi Putrudu
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:06, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Monster Mutt (film)
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:04, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for When the Night
Shubinator (talk) 19:23, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Aaron Schoenke
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:17, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Donkey Xote
Casliber (talk ·contribs) 00:03, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Congrats, MQS. Drmies (talk) 00:22, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Pope John Paul II (1984 film)
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Elf Yourself
!Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:04, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Jason Zada
!Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:04, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for The Taiwan Oyster
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Leonora Moore
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:04, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for 1906 (novel)
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Varietease
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:02, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Flight of the Butterflies
Yngvadottir (talk) 16:02, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for September Eleven 1683
— Nyttend (talk) 16:02, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Jami Floyd
KTC (talk) 19:32, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Decay of Fiction
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret
Gatoclass 08:15, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Duck! The Carbine High Massacre
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 31 July 2013 (UTC

DYK for Adhisaya Ulagam 3D
The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

DYK for White Dwarf (1995 film)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Doing Time, Doing Vipassana
Orlady (talk) 08:03, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Stand Up
Gatoclass (talk) 08:53, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Your Name Here
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Dusari Goshta
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

DYK for MGM-Pathé Communications
Orlady (talk) 07:59, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Hit by Lightning
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  12:04, 5 September 2014 (UTC)


 * That didn't take as long as I was expecting!  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 12:22, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Prelude to Axanar
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  12:02, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Sunset Limousine
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  01:29, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Anjada Gandu (2014 film)
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:02, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for How to be a Redhead
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for I, a Woman
The DYK project (nominate) 14:23, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

DYK for The President's Plane Is Missing (film)
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

DYK for The President's Plane Is Missing (novel)
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Till Nowak
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

DYK for The Centrifuge Brain Project
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Viktor (film)
<small style="color:#999;white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:lightgrey 0.3em 0.3em 0.15em;">&mdash; <big style="color:#ffa439">Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 00:02, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Just chiming in with a congrats and well done!!! You took the article from an unnecessary AFD to this DYK lickety-split. Thanks for your efforts. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 00:21, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I feel the best way to show a well-meaning nominator of the value of diligent WP:BEFORE, and the pointlessness of unnecessary AFD nominations is through actions, not words. Thanks for the kudos. {smiley}}  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 00:37, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Morrissey: 25 Live
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:03, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Çanakkale 1915
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 06:55, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Oru Second Class Yathra
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:02, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Yoruba tribal marks
Gatoclass (talk) 13:06, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Pi Day Die Day
Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Barnstars

 * Actual or implied...

Re: Everbody is Different
Wowzahs. Lots of sources. I've never given a barnstar before... but I think I can confidently say you deserve this one:

re Arizona Sky
Thank you for your work on improving this article. I wish that there might be a greater sense of "inclusion" of information, so that if anybody wanted to know anything about anything they could confidently turn to Wikipedia. Arizona Sky may not be a masterpiece, but IMHO it is deserving of an entry in Wikipedia. Thank you for your work.--JRiverton (talk) 14:14, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * I was actually on my way here to give you a barnstar for keeping your cool, but looks like TexasAndroid beat me to it. :) Nice job keeping a cool head! — Erik  (talk • contrib) 01:46, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar from — BQZip01 —

 * What do ya think of my essay?

EXPLODE — BQZip01 —  talk 05:54, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Nice.  Schmidt,  Michael Q.

Citation Barnstar

 * I've put up an barnstar award for anyone who references a completely unreferenced article (or three stubs) on the Reward board. Interested? Also, you appear to have helped out with a Philippine article. Do you have any special connection/interest with/to that country? - Mgm|(talk) 01:46, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar in spirit
Copied per invitation:

"As expressed by many others elsewhere, stellar efforts MQS. I don't really do awarding of barnstars, but feel free to copy this: for your efforts over many months now, and many miles still to travel, JOB WELL DONE! Franamax (talk) 07:31, 21 February 2009 (UTC)"\

The WikiProject Films Award

 * Congrats

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers / Toms Shoes
Hey good work finding those additional references, that articles in much better shape now, glad wecould save it, its nice to be able to keep the independent films on Dylanfromthenorth (talk) 09:55, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Fair play mate, did a good job with both of those. Dylanfromthenorth (talk) 23:30, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Ari Sitas

 * Note from talk page of Ged

I've been doing some research on this fellow and some needed cleanup of the article. Might you consider, even at this early stage, in withdrawing your deletion nomination? Thank you,  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 02:34, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Rescuebarnstar.png|100px]]✅ A congrats from me on a great Rescue! -- Ged UK  06:54, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Yay! A shiny barnstar!

 * Congrats! Well deserved. ChildofMidnight (talk) 16:59, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

A barnstar for the man with a barn full of them :)
Figured you had enough article rescue and film ones, so I found a seldom used one instead. :) --ThaddeusB (talk) 00:50, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * There are gobs of seldom used barnstars on Personal user awards. Looks like this one has only been given a dozen or so times --ThaddeusB (talk) 00:59, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

The Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter (September 2009)

 * congrats! Thanks for your help! Ikip (talk) 16:39, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Nice. Thank you.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 17:50, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Thomas Hobson (actor), or 261 or more articles rescued
Thank you for your work in expanding Thomas Hobson (actor). As I noted in the AfD, your additions have made it clear how he is a significant actor, and I've withdrawn my nomination.

I started to send you a rescue barnstar as well, but looking at your user page, you probably have a closet full of them. :) Again, nicely done with the (start to the) improvements to the article! —C.Fred (talk) 13:22, 3 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Admittedly, I sometimes feel like its an uphill battle, but win or lose... I am always glad to do my best. Thank you very much.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 00:18, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

A Message from the Shark to the Fisherman

 * Many thanks. Best regards.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 01:52, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Thank you. :)  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 18:44, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Regardless of our philosophical differences at AfD and elsewhere, this page is brilliant. Thanks for the work you put into it!  Them From  Space  00:40, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank You
Hi! I've never been a barnstar giver and I hate abstaining from giving praise so I thought I'd leave you a message. For what it's worth, your name is synonymous to me with quality editing. Any time I'm in proximity of your edits regarding AfDs and rescuing articles, I've admired what you do and agreed with your assesments 100%. I think the only way that you could benefit WP more is if you opened a school for teaching editors how to research subjects, find sources, and make a proper analysis of the notability of an article. You set a great example and I hope you rub off on others. Happy hunting.  Ol Yeller <font style="color:#827839;">Talktome 00:35, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Another nice save
I think I've been working on unreferenced BLPs for too long. It's turning me into a deletionist. Thanks for reminding me that saving articles is more interesting than deleting them. Pburka (talk) 00:26, 11 September 2011 (UTC)


 * And more fun too. :)  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 00:29, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * My thanks. :)  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 03:47, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * You're quite welcome. As an actor myself, I can sympathize.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q.

A barnstar for you!
Good job, I couldn't find anything beyond what you'd found! Diez segundos. reckon you can find anything on this?♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:13, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

180 Documentary

 * Ditto. Keep up the great work! CharlieEchoTango (talk) 05:37, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you both and best regards.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 06:01, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The early closure per nominator withdrawal didn't give me time to change my vote. Excellent work as usual.--Cavarrone (talk) 07:09, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

re:inre Articles for deletion/Aqib Khan
Nice job saving Aqib Khan, you really turned it around. Enjoy your kitten! Cocoaguy ここがいい 05:52, 2 January 2012 (UTC) <br style="clear: both"/>

For breaching a paywall for a damsel in distress

 * VERY cool. Thanks.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 18:59, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * You're the Man!

Congrats!, The Lawful Cheater has been saved from deletion thanks largely to you. Kudos Michael. [:)] Koplimek (talk) 17:37, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Re: Cameron Finley

 * Many thanks.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 00:26, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you. More to do. :)  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 08:56, 6 May 2012 (UTC)


 * That's superb! Thanks again, Michael. Another film saved from deletion and expanded in ways I could never have guessed.  Lugnuts  (talk) 10:07, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Fun to do.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 10:09, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

May 2012

 * Thank you. There was so very much available, it would have been a sin to not. :)  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 06:29, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Writer's barnstar

 * Cool. Many thanks!  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 23:43, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

 * Thank you. Sometimes newer (and even a few older) editors believe that en.Wikipdia is to be only about English-only topics or only about English-only notability. To paraphrase what has often been attributed to Edmund Burke: All that is necessary for systemic bias to prosper is for good editors to do nothing.  Patient education and explanation is the way to teach that THIS encycyclopedia is to be about more that just Western topics... and that opinions based on WP:UNKNOWNHERE, WP:IDONTKNOWIT or WP:FARAWAY are not per policy nor guideline.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 18:30, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Appreciated, thank you.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 18:32, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Nominated you!

 * Who has two thumbs and deserves a t-shirt? You! (Unless you lost a thumb in a horrible, yet interesting story that would make a fine Hollywood blockbuster ala Soul Surfer. In that case I extend my apologies. But you still deserve a shirt!)Tokyogirl79 (talk) 10:45, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Christmas Prezzie

 * Nicely created. Thank you.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 05:39, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Welcome, and oh, and with inspiration from the Silk Purse Award by MQS. :)<font color = "Sparkle" face="FangSong">Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 07:18, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

In appreciation
The Special Barnstar
 * Thank you. And I do agree wholeheartedly with your summation.  Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 01:12, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Be well Doc.   Schmidt,  Michael Q. 17:33, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks you. Glad to have been able to help out. :)  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 22:36, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you. :)

A barnstar for you!

 * I agree with the Barnstar. I've also quoted your admin decision at Talk:European_Sleep_Apnea_Database. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 20:07, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you, .  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 06:21, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

100 DYK medal

 * Thank you.    Schmidt,  Michael Q. 01:26, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Precious
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Thank you, actor and model, for quality article work, such as expanding I, a Woman (your DYK #100, making the stats easily), for rescuing articles, for "I'd rather fix the damn pipe than complain about having wet feet.", for being a model for making a difference, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
 * . Many thanks.  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 08:10, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * I am and thank you,  .  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 13:46, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

 * Thank you.  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 20:30, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thank you for your kind words about my Quality improvement efforts to Wikipedia, in your comments at Articles for deletion/The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise.

A couple updates:

1. The discussion closed as Keep.

2. The Wikipedia article The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise is now rated Good Article quality.

Thanks again ever so much for acknowledging my efforts to improve the Quality of articles on Wikipedia in this manner.

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 03:18, 22 October 2015 (UTC) <br style="clear: both;"/>


 * Many thanks.  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 20:30, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * My thanks.   Schmidt,  Michael Q. 20:25, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
For doing an awesome job saving articles at AfD! (Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse)

ThePlatypusofDoom (Talk) 14:25, 4 May 2016 (UTC) <br style="clear: both;"/>

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:15, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

Three years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:19, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year 2016
<div style="background:grey; padding: 10px; border-top: 3px solid red border-bottom: 3px solid red 8px; font-size: 110%; font-family:Tahoma; text-align: center;">  Michael Q. Schmidt  talkback '''is wishing you a Happy New Year! This message celebrates the season, promotes good cheer, and hopefully makes your day a little brighter. So please spread cheer by wishing another user a Happy New Year, whether it be a good friend, someone with whom you had disagreements in the past, or just some random person. (click for sound)