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This page provides a collection of awards created by individual Wikipedians. Some of them originated from here, and some of them are copied and collected from various users' pages.

These awards are in addition to barnstars. While barnstars are generally reserved for a long-standing pattern of excellence, the following awards are more often given to honor specific actions or events - or to spread good cheer!

Each award picture will come with a few lines of explanation about who should get this award.

• The

  Executive Director's Barnstar

  is given out by

  Maryana Iskander

  . Its purpose is to recognize, celebrate and thank Wikimedians who are making a significant contribution to the projects. See "

  What is the Executive Director's Barnstar?

  " for more information. Designed by

  Frank Schulenburg

• The

  PSI

  is awarded to polite, courteous, and helpful users as a blessing for good mental health. Introduced by

  Psy guy

  .

• The Crackpot Mouse

  has been genetically modified to detect hotheadedness, political spin, and crackpottery.

  He will eat you

  if you fail to edit with humility, care, and impartiality. Otherwise, he is quite pleasant. Note that the mouse on the right is a

  trained ninja

  mouse, tasked to

  protect newcomers from being bitten.

• A

  {{WikiCookie}}

  is a general reward that can be given for a number of tasks, from helping a new user to improvements to an article. First used in this form by

  Mark

  .

• The

  Plenary Indulgence

  can be awarded to anybody whom you appreciate. Introduced by

  Essjay

  and shamelessly stolen by

  Xiong Chiamiov

  .

• The

  Mouldy Sandwich

  is awarded to those who tirelessly work on bettering Wikipedia. Introduced by

  Maestrosync

  .

• The

  Ed Poor Award

  is given to those who boldly and humbly help in improving Wikipedia. Introduced by

  Phroziac

  .

• The

  Back Scratching Award

  is designed to be awarded to any user that a Wikipedian trusts to be an excellent person. If you are awarded this, then it is expected that you reciprocate with a similar award to the giver, thus encouraging a sense of giving by Wikipedia users. Introduced by

  spankthecrumpet

  .

• The

  zOMG star

  !!! zOMG!!! Introduced by

  SPUI

  .

• The Flaming Wiki Award

  Created by

  Casliber

  from an image made by

  Debivort

  , for

  Featured Articles

  listed

  here

  . A new use for Wikipedians who've been through wiki-hell was initiated by

  Gimmetrow

  in December 2007, and thought a good idea by Casliber too

• The

  Upholder of Wiki

  is awarded to exceptional and distinguished contributors on Wikipedia. Introduced by

  Jcw69

  .

• The

  Outspoken Stars

  are given to users who defend the freedom of political expression in the Wikipedia community, on talk pages and in debates regarding deletion of articles, categories and templates.

  This barnstar was introduced on December 25th, 2005 by Larix.

• The

  Sandwich of Exceptional Excellence

  The Sandwich of Exceptional Excellence (Potato Salad of Congeniality cluster, 1st. class) In Panis, Veritas. Award created by

  Hamster Sandwich

  .

• The Whirly World Award User:Linuxerist

  introduced this award on March 27, to give to people with a missing barnstar milk carton on their user page. This can be used to say that you believe the user deserves an award.

• Rescue From Deletion Award

  Awarded to editors who rescue a stub or an article from deletion with excellent writing. Award introduced by

  Grutness

  and designed by

  Sango123

  on April 13, 2005.

• You are a Ray of Sunshine!

  You know how sometimes you hate checking your watchlist, especially when you see that certain someone or an IP has edited your favorite articles? The Ray of Sunshine is bestowed on that person that, when you see

  their

  name at the top of your watchlist, you know that all is right with the world, you can relax, and do something besides cleaning up another mess. May be awarded to any person who consistently brightens your day, but especially where their involvement in something that is bothering you lightens your load.

  Thatcher131 13:47, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• The Blurred Star Award

  . An award created from the existing Cscr-featured.png image that can be given to an editor who is near to making a FA article. Blurred the star significantly to show that it is still out of reach, like a mirage. Created by

  User:Spawn Man

  .

• The

  Bright Idea Award

  for editors that make commendable proposals and suggestions. Suggested by

  User:Gray Porpoise

• The

  Wise Man Award

  may be awarded to those who frequently answer questions asked at

  the reference desk.

  This award was introduced by

  Russian F

  on

  June 262006

  .

• The disco ball of knowledge certifies that editors are among the finest contributors in the world of Wikipedia, and help it to never stop turning. Created by

  Highway ^{Return to Oz...}
• A round of applause

  . For when someone does something that simply makes you want to stand up and clap. Created by

  User:Hiding

  on the

  16:52, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

  in order to applaud

  User:Dragons flight

  .

  [reply]

• I hereby award you a tiger! For patient, controlled strength applied to a task. Best at 600 px size. It was devised for

  TonyTheTiger

  for his work on

  Campbell's Soup Cans

  by

  Tyrenius 00:22, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• The Wise Old Owl Award – for when a few words of wisdom change the course of events for the better. First given to

  Yanksox

  .

  [1]

  Devised by

  Tyrenius

  .

• Cherry Impact Event Award.

  For an outstanding contributor whose impact spreads. Introduced by

  Ling.Nut

  .

• Resist Hivethink Award.

  For those who... you know... resist

  hivethink

  . Introduced by

  Ling.Nut

  .

• {{WikiHaggis}}

  . For people who are spicy, a bit nutty, and resemble stuffed pig intestines! Introduced by

  Kennedy

  .

• The

  Coming of the Cavalry Award

  . For groups of three editors who help out in dire situations (such as difficult FACs) toward the end of the day with much appreciation. Introduced by

  Casliber

  (

  talk · contribs

  )

• The

  Good Friend Award

  is for people who have helped new/inexperienced Wikipedians to successfully create their first article, resolve an argument, etc. It can also be used to spread happiness to other users.

  :

  -)

• The

  Toy Block

  is awarded to administrators who accidentally block themselves. Introduced by

  Durova

  (

  talk · contribs

  )

• The

  Added Sauce

  award is awarded to editors who hunt down and add references to articles, as all our dishes are better with added sources (sauces). Introduced by

  Casliber

  (

  talk · contribs

  )

• The Wikipedia creativity

  award is awarded to creative Wikipedia users for their creativity. Introduced by

  User:Mmxx
• The Trash Sifter

  award is awarded to those who've successfully

  rescued

  an article from

  deletion

  and improved it to

  good article

  status. Introduced by

  User:Jclemens

• The

  Entrepreneur's Barnstar

  is given to recognize new editors who have made great strides to contribute to Wikipedia. Created by

  Quinxorin

  in June 2010. See

  Template:Entrepreneur's Barnstar

  for usage.

• The

  Oak Leaf and Acorn Hex Sign

  is given for edits that strengthen and reinvigorate a Wikipage, which may not qualify for a particular

  Barnstar

  . To award it see:

  Template:Personal User Award--the Oak Leaf and Acorn Hex Sign

  . Created September 2010 by

  ElijahBosley
• A beer on me

  offers a beer for fine efforts on improving Wikipedia. Cheers! To award it see:

  Template:A beer on me!

  Originated September 2010 by

  Orionist

  ★

  talk

  , template design by

  ElijahBosley ^{(talk ☞)}
• Wiki Lei Barnstar

  can be given to any Wikipedian to show appreciation and spread good cheer with the Polynesian concept of alofa/aroha/aloha. Also for editors contributing and improving topics on Polynesia and Oceania. Introduced November 2010 by

  Teinesavaii

  .

• The Check's in the Mail Barnstar

  . First given to Bridge Boy

  [2]

  , who asked "When do I start getting paid for this?" Introduced by

  Dennis Bratland

  on May 13, 2012.

• The Resilient Barnstar The Resilient Barnstar

  may be given to any editor who learns and improves from criticisms, never lets mistakes or blunders impede their growth as

  Wikipedians

  , or has the ability to recover/finish with a smile.

• The GNU Barnstar The GNU Barnstar

  may be given to any editor who have helped the dissemination of

  free content

  ,

  free software

  , and

  free licenses

  .

• The Wiki Warrior Star

  - given to editors who'll fight to the metaphoric death to defend any (constructive) edit made to Wikipedia (within wiki policy, of course). Introduced by

  Vjmlhds

  on March 22, 2014

• 100,000 Edit Star

  - any editor with 100,000 edits may display this star (see also userbox:

  Template:User 100,000 edits

  )

• 50,000 Edit Star - any editor with 50,000 edits may display this star

• 25,000 Edit Star - any editor with 25,000 edits may display this star

• 10,000 Edit Star - any editor with 10,000 edits may display this star

• Barnstar of Socratic Wisdom

  - for editors who have displayed great wisdom. Introduced by

  FourVIolas
• Golden Wiki Award

  created by

  [3]

  from the Italian Wikipedia, originally for exceptional contributions to the wiki.

• Barnstar of Existence

  Awarded to users who make outstanding contributions to

  existence

  -related topics, or to show you appreciate a user's existence (after all, you can't contribute without existing). Introduced by

  ZLEA

• The

  Exploration of the Unknown

  badge is awarded to users who take the time to bravely explore new features, gadgets, tools, etc. that are in developmental stages, and provide constructive feedback. Introduced by

  User:AHollender (WMF)
• The Erasmus Star

  - Any editor who was registered on Wikipedia on January 15, 2015 when the Wikipedia community was collectively awarded the 2015

  Erasmus Prize

  can display this star. Introduced by

  Vjmlhds
• The Ridiculous Star

  is awarded to anyone who has a ridiculous sense of humor that doesn't disrupt anyone or anything. Introduced by

  Contradistinguishing

• The

  Apple With A Bite Taken Out Of It

  may be awarded to individuals who contribute greatly to Apple Computer and Apple Macintosh-related articles. Introduced by

  grm_wnr

  on January 10, 2006.

• The Con Safos Jalapeño is used in awarding people Chicano awards as part of the Kindness Campaign.

• The

  Dr. Heiter Award

  is used to reward editors who have made positive contributions to the

  The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

  article. Created by

  Coolug

  in 2010.

• The Encephalon Cross For commendable contributions to medical articles.

  Introduced and designed by

  Encephalon

  .

• Created to recognize those editors who tirelessly contribute in a genuine fashion to Christianity-related articles. by

  Aiden
• The Comics Communication Barnstar:

  For speaking up for the truth, educating fellow editors, explaining project guidelines and goals, striving to resolve differences while keeping a level head, and generally facilitating communication about comics-related articles and between their contributors. Usage: See

  User:Doczilla/Template:Comicscom

  . Created by

  Doczilla

  .

• The

  WikiProject NASCAR Award

  shows the "never quit" spirit of NASCAR teams that we hope the project members exhibit. Introduced and designed by

  Royalbroil

  on

  2 June 2006

  .

• The

  WikiProject Japan Barnsensu Award

  can be awarded to those who have made outstanding additions and/or improvements to Japan-related articles. Introduced by

  Nihonjoe

  , and designed by

  Tangotango

  on 28 July, 2006 as part of

  WikiProject Japan

  .

• The

  Swaminarayan Appreciation

  is awarded to those who make outstanding contributions to

  Swaminarayan

  related content,

  WikiProject Swaminarayan

  . Introduced on

  November 12008

  by

  Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते}
• The Endangered Language Immersion School Bus

  is available for anyone who works on

  endangered languages

  , or who can read the writing on this bus.

• The Karma Yogi Barnstar

  is to be awarded for significant contributions to articles about

  Krishna

  ,

  Bhagavad Gita

  and related topics. See

  Template:The Karma Yogi Barnstar

  .

• The McLellan Quaich

  is awarded for outstanding contributions to Scottish coverage in Wikipedia. Suggested by

  Deacon of Pndapetzim

  in 2019, named after

  Angusmclellan

  , with the image selected by

  Cactus.man

  .

• The

  Vandal Whacking Stick

  is given to users who have been attacked, and didn't lose their cool. Image created by

  MathKnight

  and first given as an award by

  Essjay

  to

  Redwolf24

  .

• The

  Optimistic's Star

  is for those who have had to put up with so much but still believed that there was light at the end of the tunnel. Created by

  Leon2323

  . It may be handy to use the

  User:Leon2323/Optimistic

  template.

• The Abusive Admin Award can be awarded to admins who demonstrate a keen ability at offending or otherwise dominating vandals and trolls with an iron fist. A good indicator of eligibility for this award is a user page that has been repeatedly vandalized over the course of an admin's time on Wikipedia.

• The

  General Alexander Haig Medal of Honor

  is awarded to those exceptional individuals who

  take control

  . Introduced by

  Xiong

  Redesigned by

  Vjmlhds
• The Barnstar EATEN BY A BEAR

  is awarded to any Wikipedian who says something very humorous and or random, thus cheering up fellow Wikipedians who read it. Introduced by

  Karmafist

  .

• The

  Public Domain Astronaut

  goes to anyone who helps Wikipedia by killing off copyvios. Introduced by

  Redwolf24

  .

• The

  Order of the Flaming, Dancing Hellpot

  is awarded by victims of egregious and malacious harrassment or vandalism, to those sending the offenders

  where they belong.

  It was first awarded on 9/11/05 by

  paul klenk

  to

  Bishonen

  , who declared it a "rockin'" and "prestigious" award (which is actually true).

  (The photo is of a float in New York's Village Halloween Parade.)

• The

  Babel Award for Translation

  by

  paul klenk

  . Inspired by the many translations provided to paul klenk by Wikipedians all over the world, of his many user pages in non-English wikis, some translated minutes after being first created (e.g.,

  de:User:Paul Klenk

  ).

  Click on photo to enlarge.
• The Barn Award

  is awarded by

  Karmafist

  to anyone who he votes

  support

  for in

  WP:RFA

  , since administratorship is a great responsibility, and taking it on should be rewarded with something bigger than just a star on a barn, it deserves the entire barn. Please feel free to copy this tradition.

• The Son of Jimbo Award

  is given to anyone who does an excessive amount of tasks in advancing Wikipedia or basically has the last name of Wales. The award was introduced by

  Karmafist

  .

• The

  Thinking Outside the Box award

  , for users with an unorthodox take on policy or project, but which works. Introduced by

  Smurrayinchester

  .

• The

  Cluestick

  is awarded to people who, in fact, have a clue. Introduced by

  Katefan0

  . The award may be presented using

  Template:Cluestick

  .

• The

  Rouge Admin

  award is granted to any administrator who has been called a rouge administrator. Introduced by

  Katefan0

  .

• The

  Tightrope Award

  for dangerous balancing acts represents the amazing

  Charles Blondin

  carrying

  Jimbo Wales

  safely across the

  Niagara Falls

  , and was created by

  Bishonen

  for

  SlimVirgin

  .

• The

  laughpoint

  is awarded to users that make one laugh. Introduced by

  User:Extreme Unction

  .

• The

  Barnstar Star

  is awarded to users who are bold in creating awards for the community. Introduced by

  cyde

  , designed by

  Sango123

  and

  WillMak050389

  . Was re-done by

  F9T

  .

• The Enigma Rotor is awarded to those who solve difficult problems on Wikipedia.

• The Admin's Mop & Bucket is for the newly created administrators.

• The Lots of Barnstars Award is for the person who has lots of barnstars.

• The Welcomer's Barnstar

  . Designed for those special Wikipedians who accept newcomers with open arms, exhibiting endless reserves of patience and kindness, and helping Wikipedia become a better place. Introduced by

  Master of Puppets

  .

• The

  re-use of image as an award

  to reward someone for creating a particularly good image by describing it as some award or another and slapping it on their userpage. Introduced by

  User:BD2412

  .

• The

  Sherlock Holmes Deductive Reasoning Award

  is awarded for complex investigations that sleuth down sneaky vandals. First created by

  WAS 4.250

  for

  Durova

  .

• The

  Mop and Bucket Manual

  is awarded to thank coaches for their participation in the

  admin coaching program

• The

  struck through barnstar

  goes to Wikipedians who retract their words at the right times and for the right reasons.

• The

  Reformed Barnstar

  can be given to users who have rectified their originally-unpleasant behavior. Introduced by

  Merovingian

  .

• The Lemmy Kilmister Public Service Award

  for outstanding contribution to rock and roll related material. Originally created by

  Hamster Sandwich

  . Updated by

  DeadEyeArrow

  .

• The

  Curveball Award

  for asking a particularly curly but probably necessary and altogether thought-provoking and enlightening question, first thought up by

  casliber

  after witnessing one in an interesting RfB...

• The Purple Heart Barnstar

  . Use this to recognize someone who's user page or user talk page has been notably vandalized (usually at least 20 times). Brought to you by

  GO-PCHS-NJROTC

  (

  talk

  )

  22:43, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Gears of Loud is a giant machine that makes a lot of noise. It is so big that people do not see it up close. This

  close-up shot of the Gears of Loud

  is awarded to people who have no chance of seeing this machine up close otherwise—in other words, to people who keep cool and

  stay the heck away

  from the most dangerous parts of the pointless drama wars. Beware this machine! Stay ever vigilant, as you have before, lest the Gears may crush you! (Brought to you by

  wwwwolf

  (

  barks

  /

  growls

  ))

• The

  Ka-Ching Ka-Ching Citation of the Monied and Munificent Order of Wikipedian Patrons of Civilization barnstar

  created by

  Noroton

  and under the authority invested in him by his wallet awarded to

  EconomicsGuy

  for having coughed up his own $$$ to expose a faulty reference hiding behind a $10 wall on an articles for deletion debate. A pimped out version of a similar barnstar awarded to Noroton for a simular deed. Live long and prosper! We salute you!

• The John Winthrop Award

  This award recognizes outstanding citizens who vigourously and harshly suppress non-Protestants and non-conformists ( Note the irony of the terminology . ) .

  Frank Trampe

  established this award in 2008 by giving it ( posthumously ) to

  John Hathorne

  . Past awardees ,

  Mayflower

  descendants ,

  John Calvin

  , and

  Jesus

  can also give the award at their discretion .

• The Fearsome Jursassic thesaurus thanks Wikipedians for great copyediting.

• The

  Bulletproof Barnstar

  is awarded in recognition of real-life risks taken by Wikipedians to create content for the encyclopedia. This usually comes in the form of photography for topics like riots, wars, disasters, etc., taken up-close and often without any of the protections afforded to members of the traditional media. First awarded to

  User:Takeaway

  on May 20, 2010.

• The

  Patience is a Virtue (Patience LP) Award

  is given to experienced Wikipedians who demonstrate continued patience when dealing with new editors and their endless questions (especially when in the Wikipedia IRC-Helpchat channel). Created by

  Shearonink

  and first awarded to

  Chzz

  .

The Peace Doves are a peace offering, or truce, that you offer to someone whom you've had an argument with recently. An apology or note equipped with one of the Peace Dove images presented on a user talk page can easily make someone's day, resolve disputes, and quickly dissipate harsh feelings.

The Peace Dove is a peace offering to other users. Introduced by Borisblue. (Part of the Kindness Campaign.)

Another version of the Peace Dove, also logo of Kindness Campaign

The Olive Branch of Peace may also be given as a sign that a user wants to reconcile a long-standing difference.

A nice cup of tea and a sit down is a place to publicly declare what it is that you like about other members of the community, or their contributions. The goal is to create goodwill, and perhaps assist the dispute resolution processes that occurs on other pages, or if we're lucky avoid disputes at all. Introduced by Borofkin

These other images can also be useful for spreading kindness, recognizing those who do so, and comforting those who need it. You don't need to be told how and when to use them. This is not a bureaucracy.

----

For your small (but still useful!)

edits without clamoring for attention, the

is hereby awarded. --

• A hard working bot deserves a refreshing glass of motor oil!

  See also Template:Bot award

The WikiThanks may be awarded as a way to say thank you to other Wikipedians.

This award was introduced by MattTM on September 9, 2004. The original image was created by Anthere.

Suggested syntax: {{subst:WikiThanks|thankyou message}} or [[File:WikiThanks.png|43px|left|WikiThanks]] You should drop it on a user's talk page, per the below message:

Note : When I introduced the picture, it was meant to be a THANK YOU note. I do *not* support the barnstar system. I started putting it on meta, on Raul talk page first as a simple thank you. It is meant to be little, to be gentle, to be hardly visible at all, not to be displayed in user page. Those who use it as a barnstar have made me great wrongness, because this little thank you note was precisely meant to be different of the barnstar system, all splattered on user page. If you appreciate what I do for Wikipedia, please DO NOT KEEP this on your user page, but leave it simply as a little thank you flower on your talk page and let it fall in your archives. This is simply what it was meant to be. This image is under GFDL, so, yes, you can do whatever you want with it, but if you want to be nice and stick to its original spirit, please do NOT use it as a barnstar. It pains me. Anthere 06:11, 20 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Building this infrastructure is distinct from routine maintenance of it; the latter is recognized by the WikiMedal for Janitorial Services.

Introduced 14:48, 11 October 2006 (UTC) by John Reid.

• Silver Wikibuck introduced by

  JCarriker

• Trivializing and misuse of Awards
• Wikipedia's triple crown a set of personal user awards for outstanding editing.
• Four Award: awarded to those that work all through on a same article, from its humble beginnings as a new article to its days of glory as a Featured Article.
• WP:Barnstars
• The Golden W Award: awarded to those that have content they worked on featured in every area of the Main Page.
• {{Useraward}}—Similar to official Award templates, to craft custom non-official user awards.

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