Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals/Archive2

Cheerleader/Motivation
Shall we accept this? Yes or no:

Neutral for now. The picture and name is fine, but the caption wording isn't exactly the way I'd like it to be. --Deathphoenix 4 July 2005 15:25 (UTC)
 * You know what, I am about ready to scrap this one. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 4 July 2005 20:10 (UTC)
 * How come? I hope it wasn't because of my comment. --Deathphoenix 4 July 2005 20:33 (UTC)
 * I tried to get this passed three times. Just like on a FAC I was involved in three times, it seems like this award is getting nowhere. A regular Barnstar will suffice. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 4 July 2005 20:35 (UTC)
 * Oh, okay. If you want to scrap it completely, I suppose it'll be time to move it to the archives? --Deathphoenix 4 July 2005 21:02 (UTC)

Unknown Wikipedian Barnstar
As discussed on the discussion page this barnstar would be awarded to a specific contribution or contributions by anonymous users ? While it would admittedly be difficult to separate those IP's, particularly from AOL, which contribute legitimate articles and those from random vandalism there are many IP addresses that use a single address. For shared IP's I would suggest specifying the article in question. I certainly look forward to any comments on the subject. 205.188.116.139 21:01, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I personally think this is not a good idea and this is my reasoning why:
 * 1) Very hard to keep track of. With many people sharing and changing IP's, this will be a hard task to do.
 * 2) Those who do many great edits to Wikipedia usually are invited to create an account.
 * 3) We have an award for those who are new to Wikipedia: The Excelent Newcommer award.

Though many edits by IP's benefit Wikipedia, but I just think a Barnstar for them is not really a good idea at all. Zscout370 (talk) 22:14, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * If they don't agree to join the Wikicommunity with a user name that can be tracked, then they deserve nothing. -- Riffsyphon1024 22:38, Apr 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * I more or less agree with the sentiments of Zscout and Riffsyphon. While many anons have contributed some excellent work to Wikipedia, the very fact that they want to stay anons implies that they don't want any "recognition" applied to their identities. If they wanted barnstars (which is a form of recognition), they should create an account to receive these barnstars. :-) --Deathphoenix 05:23, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

Vandal Whacking Stick
For users who have been attacked by vandals who didn't lose their cool. Click it and see who it's been awarded to. Example: I got one when a user surfaced called Redwolf24isgay who would blank my page or just write OMG YOURE GAY for example. Redwolf24 11:53, 12 July 2005 (UTC)


 * I awarded it to Redwolf24 and several others for vandalism fighting; I'm not exactly sure where Mathknight entered into it. I move that the proposal be amended to extend the award to users who have been attacked, and those who have helped them. -- Essjay ·  Talk 12:29, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

In my opinion, this should not qualify as an official award. The actions covered by this award fall under both the Resilient Barnstar and the Anti-Vandalism barnstar. Tell you what: I'm going to create a page that can contain a whole bunch of user awards. You can place the award there. Bratsche talk 5 pillars 13:15, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

I agree. This can, of course, be an unofficial award (just like many others out there), but as an official award, this is already covered under the freshly-minted Resilient and Anti-Vandalism Barnstars, not to mention the Wiki Wiffle Bat and the Barnstar of Good Humour. I know it may wrong for a Barnstar contributor to say this, but we're getting pretty close to award/barnstar creep here. :-) --Deathphoenix 14:03, 12 July 2005 (UTC)


 * You know, that's the second time in twenty four hours that I've been accused of instruction creep; I'm going to have to figure out what it means! Really, I didn't expect it to be official, but I believe in supporting others, so when Redwolf24 nominated it, I felt it was appropriate to support. -- Essjay ·  Talk 14:41, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

Perhaps I can make an award for instruction creep. However, I'll need a ten point criteria and six steps to giving the award. --Deathphoenix 14:52, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The stick is cool, but I let Ess and Red know we have the anti-Vandalism Banrstar now. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 15:49, 12 July 2005 (UTC)


 * Looks more like the Vandal Impaling Mace. (I really dispise those people.) -- Riffsyphon1024 20:20, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

Star Trek Barnstar


I know this seems a bit excessive... but um, I made this for fun, and awarded 23skidoo for his hard work efforts in Star Trek articles. I'd hate for it to be solely be the barnstar just for the WikiProject Star Trek, so I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions for the use of this particular barnstar. -- AllyUnion (talk) 11:15, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Violently oppose. Sorry.  &mdash; Chameleon 12:50, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep it. Even if it doesn't become an official barnstar, you can still award it to others. (e.g. - PrankStar). Sango  123  13:11, Jun 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * I agree with Sango: I think this Barnstar might be a little too specific to be a Category barnstar on the barnstar page, but I think it's perfectly acceptable as one of the "unofficial" awards I see given to users. Maybe keep a copy of it on the WikiProject Star Trek page so its contributors know to award it to their colleagues. :-) --Deathphoenix 18:52, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I agree. I know a few people who deserve this one myself. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:14, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Do we have a list of unofficial barnstars? -- AllyUnion (talk) 06:20, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * No, but we can always make one. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:26, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Well I can always award the contributors at the Star Wars Wiki (albeit the much better space fiction) with some sort of SW-based awards, but award Trekkies here? Let them do that at Memory Alpha. -- Riffsyphon1024 16:02, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * What about creating a science fiction barnstar, so that it wouldn't just be Star Trek, but all sci-fi?--Quadraxis

ODM Related Articles
Just for formality sakes, I will create a special user award. It is called the ODM Article award. ODM is short for Orders, Medals and Decorations. The criteria is that the user needs to either create or contribute greatly to three or more articles in the above category. Titles, like Hero of the Soviet Union, qualify for this award. I do not wish for it to be listed on the main awards page. I created the medal design myself, so if you have any comments, let me know. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 01:23, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I am changing the ribbon from red to white, so it will not be confused with the FA award. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 01:42, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Done. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 01:45, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I had a request to make it a Wikipedia award. Would anyone object to it? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 29 June 2005 21:40 (UTC)
 * Looks like no one is objecting. How about going ahead with a final proposal? Sango  123  July 6, 2005 14:43 (UTC)
 * Ok, give me a few mins please. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 6 July 2005 19:26 (UTC)

Proposal
I think this award might be a bit too specific. We created the category barnstars partly to avoid a rush of topic-specific stars. Wouldn't ODM articles fall under either historical articles, or articles dealing with society matters? Please don't take offense at this, Zscout (it's well designed and intentioned), but I don't think this should be a standard 'star. Bratsche talk 5 pillars July 6, 2005 19:49 (UTC)
 * Well, this could also fall under military topics (Camapign medals), war (Medal of Honor), nations (recently featured Order of Canada), religions (Papal orders), groups (Eagle Scout), etc. So, that's why I switched it to a topical barnstar. Plus, it was going to be a user award until I had a comment by User:Husnock to make it an official award. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 6 July 2005 19:53 (UTC)
 * This is a pretty neat Barnstar and there is a high amount of interest on Wikipedia for articles about military orders and decorations. Not that many people have commented on this.  I say make it offical. -Husnock 21:16, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Peace Dove
Not really an award, just a peace offering to somebody you've gotten into a fight with recently Borisblue 8 July 2005 23:35 (UTC)




 * This is an excellent idea, but I suggest using the second image. &mdash;Lifeisunfair 9 July 2005 12:15 (UTC)

I'm not sure if this qualifies as a Wikipedia award. It would most likely be a great asset to WikiProject Kindness Campaign though. Sango 123  03:01, July 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * I am siding with Sango on this one. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:03, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, if no one objects, I'll propose this on WP:KC, giving credit to User:Borisblue for the idea, of course. Sango  123  00:08, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, I don't know; actually before "creating" this award I was looking around to see whether one already existed. The first (only) place I looked was of course the barnstar and award page. Will ppl who want to use this know to go to WP:KC?Borisblue 15:48, 13 July 2005 (UTC)


 * Oh, btw to see an example of its use see User:Fenice's talk page.Borisblue 15:52, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * WikiProject Kindess Campaign has 26 participants and is visibly growing, and users who give out barnstars sometimes leave a link to WP:KC in the award description. The Peace Dove was implemented very nicely on Fenice's talk page, and as they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words". However, being involved in a dispute doesn't exactly call for an award, so I think it would be more fit to list the Peace Dove on the Kindness Campaign page. Sango  123  15:59, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah, good point. If you move it to KC it's fine with me. But i still think it would be a good idea to list all these "commemoration"-thingies in one central location, even if they aren't strictly awards. Borisblue 03:11, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It would be difficult to collect all the commemoration thingies on Wikipedia, but the Barnstar page is pretty close. Have you met Maestrosync's Moldy Sandwich award? :) I'll propose the Peace Dove on the WP:KC talk page shortly. Sango  123  15:44, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Nah, I don't think so. If you cannot seem to create the "User award/other things page," then I can do it. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 16:21, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It's been done! See Personal user awards or WP:PUA for more. I'd appreciate any help in adding other user's awards to this page. Bratsche talk  5 pillars 01:47, July 16, 2005 (UTC)