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		The Epic Barnstar
		DrK is awardedthis barnstar as a recognition for the hard work he has put to present post-war Greek history in Wikipedia, creating many long-missed and well-written articles. DrK should also be praised about his efforts on articles about Greek history in general. --Michalis Famelis(talk) 22:01, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		I made a small fix toBarbara Woodhouse and noted that more work was needed; you swept in behind me and did it.  :-) Nice work.Father Goose (talk) 07:19, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

		The Socratic Barnstar
		For [[1]]Hell In A Bucket (talk) 00:59, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

		Japanese Barnstar of National Merit
		Awarded to Dr.K for his remarkable contributions to Japanese linguistics. You are obviously a person of multiple talents! Best regards ✍ 06:14, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

		The Half Barnstar
		For working with those you disagree with to create a finished product in theJesse Ventura article, that is finer than either of you could have created alone, Presented byRapier1 (talk) 05:12, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

		Civility Award
		For the excellent way you dealt with my good faith, but awkward deletion nomination.Claritas§ 07:08, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

		The Resilient Barnstar
		Thank you for your efforts to get me unblocked.Count Iblis (talk) 15:07, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

		The Rosetta Barnstar
		For excellence in translation atYiannis Melanitis. You have more than earned this appropriate translation relic. Nipsonanomhmata (Talk) 13:12, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

		The E=mc² Barnstar
		Occasionally, I go through my list and find myself relieved to see when editors that "have a clue" are still around and working on the project. I'm giving this to you, long past due, for the enormous amount of work you have done on a wide range of articles. You solidify my belief that science articles should be worked on by people who know what they are talking about, rather thanRandy from Boise. It's good to see you continuing to fight the good fight.Trusilver 23:52, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

	Quality Management Inspection Medal
	I, [Inspector] No. 108, am honored to award you this medal for your intelligent persistence in eliciting the best out of the quality management inspection process. I appreciate your assistance in improving the "Stable Version" of theTemple of Artemis (Corfu) article. Always know that you have this humble inspector's gratitude and respect. Thank you.No. 108 (talk) 19:26, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

		The Creator of the Barnstar
		For creating the Cast Iron Engineering Barnstar.Pinetalk 07:45, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

	The Special Barnstar
	Thanks for your contributions, Dr.K.SwisterTwistertalk 21:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

	The Special Barnstar
	Greetings from Dianna! I am gratified to see that your Rollback privilege has now been restored. I hope this incident does not deter you from valiantly contributing in contentious areas of the wiki. Best wishes,Dianna (talk) 15:24, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For your friendship, advice and continued supportSeric2 (talk) 23:33, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Thanks.Drmies (talk) 15:57, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Thank you forHelen Vlachos's article. It was an interesting read. I hope you continue working in this under-edited part of Wikipedia. Cheers.ComputerJA (talk) 20:40, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

		The Barnstar ofWikiProject Greece
		Very surprised this has not already been awarded to you, so let's remedy it: for your excellent work on Greek and non-Greek articles, coupled with unfailing civility and commitment to Wikipedia's ideals, I am happy to present you with this token of the high esteem in which you are held.Constantine ✍ 09:08, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	For your most excellent work on the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Roman history subjects and content here on Wikipedia.LoveMonkey (talk) 17:50, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

	The BAFTA Award for Wikipedia Editing
	Great job onPrometheus (1998 film). Would like to see you edit many other British films on here! ♦Dr. ☠ Blofeld 21:13, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Integrity
		For your support during the recent unpleasantness.PumpkinSkytalk 22:28, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	It seems like you have helped in a bunch of sockpuppet investigations. Thank you!APerson (talk!) 23:31, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Have you been given one of these? If not, you should have been! Your photos of Greece are brilliant and bring so much to the articles that utilise them.Adieu!LudicrousTripe (talk) 17:58, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	For your editing and scrutiny of articles for the betterment of Wikipedia, I award you this barnstar. Cheers,Kierzek (talk) 13:14, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

chiming in
Thank you for quality articles on Greece and many other subjects, for taking care of precision and factuality in articles, forinviting to talk on article level, for knowing the whispering winds of history, formissing people on a personal level, - repeating: you are anawesome Wikipedian (16 January 2010)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:08, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

	The anti-sockpuppet barnstar
	Thanks for your numerous and ever so helpful investigations of sockpuppets. 00:47, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

		The 50DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		You're more than entitled to this medal! This is to acknowledge your 50 (and counting!) contributions to DYK on the subjects of literature, film, culture, sports, and many other interesting topics. Keep up the good work!Yoninah (talk) 11:17, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Don't know if you know it, but you helped me out a lot when I first started editing regularly on Wikipedia. So just want to say thanks and happy holiday to you.TerryAlex (talk) 02:25, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

	The Citation Barnstar
	Nice job onMeryl StreepNeilNtalk to me 05:56, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

LOL. I had no idea about this barnstar. :) It is a nice-looking barnstar and, coming from you Neil, it is an honour. Thank you very much. Take care.Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 06:01, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

A well deserved barnstar. It's all too rare that someone actually steps up and adds citations. Thanks for making the point that it is possible! --Djembayz (talk) 21:18, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	You know that you deserve this... So take it!. And with it know that someone out there, like myself, really do appreciate your fine edits. 'Stay Up' & Keep Rocking.Joe Vitale 5 (talk) 08:05, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Three years ago ...

chiming in
... you were recipient no.651 ofPrecious, a prize of QAI!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much Gerda for the reminder. It's been already three years. That's an eternity in wiki terms. :) Always nice seeing you around. :) Take care.Dr.K. 18:51, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

		All-Around Amazing Barnstar
		For your tireless contributions to all things GreekLoveMonkey (talk) 16:36, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Hi Dr K.

I remember you from some rather fierce debates we had in the past around Greece articles - fierce but never nasty which is rather rare on Wikipedia. This time we appear to be on the same page on the Turkish coup article. Let's agree to maintain the fierceness and the fairness if we meet again (either on the same side, or on opposing sides of an argument). After all, Wikipedia has far too few people who can argue at the PhD level. Let's go with the odd tradition of Wikipedia and put, what according to me, is a fitting barnstar to this

		The Barnstar of Integrity

Cheers.Arnoutf (talk) 17:35, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much Arnoutf for the nice words and the barnstar, although I don't recall any "fierce" debates with you. In fact, if I remember well, I think most of the time I tend to agree with you. In the odd time we may have had a disagreement, I don't remember anything strong about it and my respect for you is undiminished. Thank you for keeping the encyclopedia safe. :) Take care.Dr.K. 22:32, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

	Persian Gulf Medal of Honor
	DearDr.K, Hereby proudly and with pleasure thePersian Gulf Medal of Honor ofIran has been given you for your special services to wiki, specially your excellent works onCyrus Cylinder article in Wikipedia. thank you so much. 22:04, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much Sadeq for this very nice barnstar in such an interesting area. It is a very nice gesture and I really appreciate it. Thank you also for your excellent work on these topics. It is a pleasure working with you. Take care.Dr.K. 23:22, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thank you for your hard work against the IP Vandal tonight!!! --Dane2007 06:15, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to you for preventing Wikipedia from being used for fraudulent purposes and for defending the project against threats that could undermine its quality. I was about to report a vandal to theAIV but you were faster than me. Thank you! --SILENTRESIDENT 09:26, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Thank you very much SR for this nice gesture. I really appreciate it. I will add the barnstar to my collection soon. :) Thank you also for all you do in this project. Take care.Dr.K. 17:16, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

		The Typo Team Barnstar
		Needless to say, you just saved me from a doubleWP:TYOP embarrassment or my newly-created article titles. I can't believe I did this unusual mistake. Thank you very much for your time in correcting the typos. --SILENTRESIDENT 16:16, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

Hahaha! Thank you so much SR. I had no clue there was such a barnstar. It just shows your resourcefulness. As far as the typo, it's endemic in this business. It happens to everyone. Even to editors like yourself who rarely, if ever, make tyops. Oops!Dr.K. 16:55, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

		The Purple Barnstar
		For your endurance of trollish harassment.Ad Orientem (talk) 19:54, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Thank you so muchAd Orientem. You saved my day today, and you are one of the great admins of this project. I think you deserve an admin's barnstar, but I'll reserve this for the future, since you beat me in awarding a barnstar today. :) I never knew this very nice barnstar existed, and it is a very pleasant surprise, especially coming from you. :) Take care.Dr.K. 20:12, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

• I completely agree with AO's presentation of this barnstar. You should not have had to deal with this harassment. I hope that the rest of your week goes much better.MarnetteD|Talk 19:58, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

• Thank you very much Marnette, for your encouragement, which I really appreciate. I don't know how this happens, but, once in a while, all the wiki trolls wake up and make mischief. It's like an unofficial Halloween for trolls. However, since I've seen activity like this before, I am not really surprised. I was also lucky today, because of the fast response of some outstanding admins. It is nice to know we have these editors around.Dr.K. 20:12, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

Precious

Four years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:22, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

@Gerda: Thank you very much Gerda. As the seasons change, your welcome presence and elegant gifts are all the more appreciated. Take care.Dr.K. 21:54, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	This is for your valuable contributions in reverting vandalism.PATH SLOPU (Talk) 07:52, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

		The 100DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		Long overdue! --evrik (talk) 03:27, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Dear evrik, what a welcome surprise, especially in such rather bleak times. The wiki works in mysterious ways. After such a long time, instead of my DYK contributions being forgotten, I get such a nice award for them. I hope you and yours keep well and stay safe. Take care. Dr. K. 04:19, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Well that was quite the revert battle! I couldnt even get a button push in before you'd already reverted every time! Great Job! 23:26, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you so much Bailo26 for the great looking award and your nice words. All in a day of reverting the scourge of vandalism and cleaning up BLP violations. Take care and stay safe.Dr.K. 00:43, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

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