Why you won't see any WikiThanks flowers here: Please don't get me wrong: I like WikiThanks. I think getting one is nice. However, Anthere, the person who created the image, has stated the following in regards to treating it like a barnstar or an award:
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)
I respect Anthere, and although I disagree with her position on barnstars (obviously), I agree with her sentiment. WikiThanks should be something nice and pleasant, and that's all. It's meant as a way of saying thank you instead of recognition. Therefore, although I will gladly accept a WikiThanks, you will never see me post one on this page. Linuxbeak (drop me a line) 17:48, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
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The Working Man's Barnstar
Working Man's Barnstar, for your dedication and contributions to Wikipedia. You have made Wiki a better place with your wisdom and knowledge. Awarded by Tony the Marine. |
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WikiMedal for Janitorial Services
I, Joe D (t), award you all the WikiMedal for janitorial services, having sorted everything in Category:Stubs. |
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Vandal Whacking Stick
I hereby award you this vandal whacking stick to help you in fighting the hordes of vandals. Awarded by: User:Essjay |
| A Barnstar! | Plenary Indulgence
One Plenary Indulgence awarded by Essjay in recognition of your great work! |
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The Reversion Barnstar
Awarded for high-speed coding in order to block the Love Virus vandal bot. Awarded by: User:Robchurch |
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The Resilient Barnstar
I award this Resilient Barnstar to Linuxbeak for his efforts in reaching out to users with a problematic past, assuming good faith, and bringing them back into the community. Awarded by: User:Bratsche |
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Cool as a Cucumber Award
For Linuxbeak, for keeping cool and being able to forgive those from whom he has suffered the most. the wub "?!" 00:28, 13 November 2005 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar
I hereby give you a curious looking red star for your userpage, for dealing with those Perverted Justice people and getting them to publish your letter clearing up the facts. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 16:54, 14 December 2005 (UTC) |
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The Reversion Barnstar
I hereby give you Reversion Barnstar, for dealing with the vandals (por revertir el vandalismo). lufthmark (truth) 3:43, 6 January 2006 (UTC) |
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The Working Man's Barnstar
I hereby award Linuxbeak the Working Man's barnstar for his work in HolyRomanEmperor's RFAs. While I feel some of the steps you took were a little extreme, most of what you did was correct and demonstrates fine dedication to bureaucratering (is that really a word?). I know you've been through a lot of hell over this, but thank you for handling a job that, in all honesty nobody would want. Borisblue 10:44, 29 April 2006 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar
For making my "dream" a reality, I award you the Original Barnstar! Thunderbrand 00:03, 25 May 2006 (UTC) |
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The Random-Acts-of-Kindness Barnstar
I award you this Kindness Barnstar for being Bold in efforts of Kindness, in building bridges of Peace with your personal mentorship efforts of past troubled editors. Giovanni33 16:37, 5 June 2006 (UTC) |
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The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
For standing up for other users in an open public forum Teke 03:53, 20 June 2006 (UTC) |
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The Working Man's Barnstar
For being an absolutely tireless contributor to not only Wikipedia, but even beyond. The Community is very lucky to have Wikipedians like this guy. HolyRomanEmperor 20:32, 1 July 2006 (UTC) |