Wiktionary talk:Barnstars

I thought this was to get noobs going, not just reward excellent work? Also, WT:BS might not be the best idea. --Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 06:28, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Types of barnstars
I don't think having just one barnstar is very helpful. If there are several, it gives more of an idea how they may be used by our editors, and it also adds a bit more colour and variety to them which is also attractive. Because Wikipedia already has a large collection of barnstars, it would be easier to see which of the barnstars being used there would also be useful for us.


 * Original Barnstar - Of course! Awarded for general achievements.
 * Anti-Vandalism Barnstar - Because vandalism happens just as much on Wiktionary!
 * Rosetta Barnstar - For someone who helps to improve translation tables.
 * "What a Brilliant Idea!" Barnstar - Maybe this one needs a change of name... but it's good to reward someone if they solve some difficult problem in a nice way.
 * Invisible Barnstar - Rewarding someone who just does work and isn't seen anywhere else... this seems especially important for new users.
 * Citation Barnstar - For users who show good work with finding citations and verifying terms.
 * Cleanup Barnstar - For users who help to clean up entries.
 * Teamwork Barnstar - When several editors work together to get a big task done, like cleaning out a category or fixing a large number of entries with a problem (the recent work done to categorise uncategorised templates is a good example!).
 * Template Barnstar - Definitely useful with Wiktionary being as template-heavy as it is. This may be awarded for users who help Wiktionary by designing and maintaining templates, or if someone cleans up a particularly complicated template or makes it easier to use.
 * Excellent User Page Award (Userpage Barnstar?) - To compliment people that their user pages are particularly helpful to other editors.
 * Motto of the Day Barnstar (Word of the Day Barnstar?) - For those who help with WotD and keep it running.
 * Categorisation Barnstar - For those who help to keep categories clean and make sure everything is organised.
 * Helping Hand Barnstar - For those who often jump in to help new users find their way on Wiktionary.

There may also be a few that could be useful specifically to Wiktionary. These would need to be created new:


 * Etymology Barnstar - For users who help by adding etymological information to entries. This might also be awarded to users who do a lot of work maintaining reconstructions.
 * Bot Barnstar - For users whose bots have made a significant contribution to Wiktionary.
 * Minority Barnstar - For users who help to improve the coverage of languages with few entries, and users who work on languages that are relatively obscure.
 * Polyglot Barnstar - For users who do significant work on a wide range of languages.

11:29, 22 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I think these are great. Though you didn't proposed it, I think many people here would prefer we steer clear of animated images. --Bequw → τ 14:47, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, I definitely agree. 16:23, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Can we use them now?. Lots of good people out there. Best wishes. --BoldLuis (talk) 14:13, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

RFD discussion: March–April 2021
We don't really do barnstars. We could have a page saying "we don't really do barnstars", which would be more truthful than this WP-cruft Oxlade2000 (talk) 23:02, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * We could drop a whole bunch of barnstars and then change User Barnstar to have a rude message instead. Or we could delete Barnstars and Template:User Barnstar.  Vox Sciurorum (talk) 00:46, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * delete. so 2001. – Jberkel 13:12, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete both. —Mahāgaja · talk 15:53, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep as in previous RFDs. —Rua (mew) 20:22, 12 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete. Equinox ◑ 12:39, 26 March 2021 (UTC)


 * RFD-deleted. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 23:59, 26 April 2021 (UTC)