Our work together here should be our armor, not some sharp, angry, burning sword. I would strongly recommend that everyone here find an article to work on for a while; not the cliche "random article", but something that gives you a nice tug at the heartstrings. It feels great to be out there doing work on something you genuinely care about, and I assure you it'll help you regain the sense of why you're here.
You'll notice the articles I've written have mostly gotten better over time. The little icons by the name of each article are the quality rating,assigned by other people. They are, in order: Stub: very short/incomplete (butmost of the articles on the Wikipedia are in this category); Start: just the bare minimum;: C; B;Good article (1/200); A (rarely used);Featured Article: one of the best on the project (1/1000). My early articles, at the tops of the lists below, are mostly start and stub class, while my more recent ones, usually at the bottoms are mostly Bs. None of the last grades yet, but eventually! The numbers following are the averagedaily page views for each.
Thank you for such a practical choice on theC shell article.Msnicki (talk) 22:06, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
Your idea to look at FA nomination was clever. While not the whole story, it is an interesting way to gather some relevant information.S Philbrick(Talk) 14:03, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
(That's referring tothe study I did for WikiProject Countering systemic bias/Gender gap task force when someone asked whether it really mattered to Wikipedia article content that only 16% of us editors were female? I showed that at least for one reasonably sized subset ofWikipedia:Featured Articles biographies, women wrote about women 2x as often as about men, and men and undeclared editors wrote about men 5x as often as about women.)
The Original Barnstar
Thanks for protecting my Photo and Others from Copyright Infringement. I have corrected my name name on Panaramio. ThanksChuckBerglund (talk) 14:09, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
This is for your valuable efforts for reviewing articles underpending changes protection. Thank youPATHSLOPU 14:28, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
Valued Picture Barnstar
For your timely addition of the photo toMaría José Cristerna while the DYK entry was still on the main page. This is one case where a picture was worth more than a thousand words.Nick Number (talk) 18:38, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For stepping up at RfA.Ad Orientem (talk) 23:50, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
For your careful, detailed, continuing review of2channel. Thanks! By the way, the Barubora (2005) source contains more than enough for a wholeAyashii World and an actually coherentFutaba Channel article! Plan to write/DYK both of those this year. Hopefully 2channel too if it passes GA!Psiĥedelisto (talk •contribs)pleasealwaysping! 02:16, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Dear GRuban: This barnstar is long overdue! Thank you for your continual availability and willingness to help us copyright-ignorant editors improve the visual look of our articles. Thank you for your incredible patience as you explain exactly what needs to be done, and often go ahead and just do it for us! Your kindness makes Wikipedia a much nicer place to spend our free time. Thanks again!Yoninah (talk) 22:06, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
Phone a friend award
You make this a better place! Thank you for trying to get themessage out there at DYK!Bruxton (talk) 19:35, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
Hi there!! excellent work on the new categoryCategory:European theatre World War II board wargames. So glad to have someone else joining me, in my effort to refine and split the category for World War II board war games. well done indeed! cheers!Sm8900 (talk) 16:25, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
Thanks for adding the image forElisheva Biernoff! I checked Commons, but need to get better at using the neat thing you made while at the company that can't spell its name ;)Jonathan Deamer (talk) 12:49, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
Thanks for sourcing an image ofNadeesha Uyangoda - it really improves the article so much!Lajmmoore (talk) 19:58, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
One of the best things about Wikipedia is the ability to work with the other dedicated editors. These are articles that I wrote based on starts or ideas by other Wikipedia editors.
User:SusunW is the real author of these articles about historical women, mostlyWikipedia:Good articles, that she gave me joint DYK credit for, which I don't really deserve. For most of these I only uploaded an image or two (which Susun usually found herself), occasionally translated, consulted, helped with research ... in short, my contribution is under 10% of any of these, under 1% of most. But she gave me that credit, so I'm taking it!
Vera Gedroits10- Russian Princess (княжна; arguably Duchess), novelist, first Russian woman: military surgeon; professor of surgery; physician to the royal court.
From anotherArticles for deletion discussion where the claim was made that winners of this award aren't notable. So far - well, as I look into it, some were, and some weren't. These are some that were. Also expanded article on the society and award. The article in question was deleted anyway, butrestored eight years later.
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