Wikipedia:Personal user awards

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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.

General awards

The Executive Director's Barnstar is given out by Sue Gardner.^{[needs update]} 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 26 2006.
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 H ig hway ^{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

Topic-related awards

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 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 1 2008 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.

Special circumstantial awards

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.

WikiProject Kindness Campaign and Dispute Resolution

Peace doves

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.

Image	What to type	Description
Peace Dove	{{subst:Peace dove 2\|message ~~~~}}	Peace Dove The Peace Dove is a peace offering to other users. Introduced by Borisblue. (Part of the Kindness Campaign.)
Another Peace Dove	{{subst:Peace dove\|message ~~~~}}	Another Peace Dove Another version of the Peace Dove, also logo of Kindness Campaign
Olive Branch of Peace	{{subst:Olive Branch\|message ~~~~}}	Olive Branch of Peace 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	{{subst:Nice cup of tea\|message ~~~~}}	A nice cup of tea and a sit down 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

Spreading kindness

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.

Image	What to type	Description
	{{subst:ThePurpleStar\|message ~~~~}}	The Purple Star given to Wikipedians who have been hurt by others, for example by having their user pages vandalized, being mistakenly blocked (for too long, or affected by range blocks), being personally attacked, etc.
	{{subst:The Mediation Award\|message ~~~~}}	The Mediation Award, awarded to Cabalists, Mediators and Arbitrators who do an excellent job on a specific job, or just a great job in general. Created by Sango123
	{{subst:The Third Opinion Award\|message ~~~~}}	The Third Opinion Award, awarded to Third Opinion Wikipedians who do an excellent job on a specific job, or just a great job in general.
	{{subst:The Wikignome Award\|message ~~~~}}	The WikiGnome award ---- For your small (but still useful!) wikignome edits without clamoring for attention, the WikiGnome award is hereby awarded. -- Jreferee 01:34, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
	{{subst:The Angel Heart Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	Angel Heart Barnstar
	{{subst:The Good Heart Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Good Heart Barnstar given to Wikipedians who clearly demonstrate a good heart, showing kindness and courage, making their fellow Wikipedians feel good about themselves even if they disagree.
	{{subst:The Dive Right In Award}}	The Dive Right In Award for newcomers who have jumped right into administrative tasks, especially (but not only) if they are generally doing a good job but may be struggling a bit. No optional message; your signature will automatically be added in the appropriate place.

Bot and bot operator awards

A hard working bot deserves a refreshing glass of motor oil! See also Template:Bot award

		Bot Operator's Barnstar
		Coders need love too.

		Citation Bot Operator's Barnstar
		Coders need love too.

		Anti-vandalism Bot Operator's Barnstar
		Coders need love too.

Actual User Awards

WikiThanks

Shortcut

WP:WIKITHANKS

WikiThanks

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]

The Builder, Cool, Veneration of Virtue Award

Image	What to type	Description
	`{{subst:Builder Award\|text ~~~~}}`	The Builder Award No community can grow without a certain amount of political infrastructure: policies, procedures, processes. Casual readers never see it; editors generally hate it; but it supports all we do. Like all major construction, it requires broad vision, attention to detail, and hard work. 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.
	`{{subst:User:Mr. Bouncy/CoolAward\|reason=(add reason)}}`	The Cool Award The Cool Award is intended for those who are cool in everything they do. It is for those who seem to do everything right on Wikipedia, and go beyond that to show excellence and be respected in every aspect. This award was introduced by Mr. Bouncy on December 30, 2006.
	`{{subst:The Veneration of Virtue\|recipient's username\|~~~~}}`	The Veneration of Virtue Award The Veneration of Virtue is awarded to Wikipedians who must – like V – work anonymously against the forces of ignorance to preserve our intellectual traditions. This award was introduced by Scartol on 11 November, 2007.
The Editing Reward	Editing	The Editing Reward (better known as The "Happy Editing" Reward) is awarded to any well-trained Wikipedian or Administrator.

Some Wikipedian has earned a Cernen's Plusbox for doing something witty, brilliant, or otherwise noticable, and if Cernen sees it, will award a plusbox, but this award is otherwise inherently worthless.

Silver Wikibuck introduced by JCarriker

v t e Awards, decorations, and medals of Wikipedia
Awarded by co-founder Jimmy Wales	Order of the Day Wikimedian of the Year also by country
Awards by WikiProject	WikiCup Editor of the Week W Award Four Award Triple Crown Million Award Impact • Precious
Barnstars and other personal awards	Barnstar awards by topic Personal user awards Personal greetings and cheers Awards by country 2.0 Ribbons
Awards by number of edits	Service awards Incremental service awards Administrative service awards
See also	WikiLove Thanks! Reward board Contests Merchandise giveaways
WikiProject Wikipedia Awards Kindness Campaign

Wikipedia:Personal user awards

General awards

Topic-related awards

Special circumstantial awards

WikiProject Kindness Campaign and Dispute Resolution

Peace doves

Spreading kindness

Bot and bot operator awards

Actual User Awards

WikiThanks

The Builder, Cool, Veneration of Virtue Award

See also