User talk:Gwillhickers/Trivializing and misuse of awards

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The purpose of this essay is not to chide particular editors but to bring more thoughtfulness to the decision of giving away awards, which seemingly is done at the spur of the moment, often by editors feeling gracious and thankful in that moment, as was written with this in mind. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 17:39, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I think you take the awards far too seriously. It is supposed to be a part of Wikilove. Spread some...don't hold back!--Amadscientist (talk) 07:38, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I respectfully disagree! Awards are given for hard work and accomplishments -- or at least they should be. If you want to spread wikilove around, we have cookie awards, etc for that. IMO, more editors should take wikipedia seriously, in all respects. Wikipedia is read by millions of people every day. Seems it's too often regarded as someone's academic play thing. Thanks for your thoughts, and btw, thanks for your efforts regarding the USA-debate. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 16:37, 23 March 2013 (UTC)