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==Miscellaneous==

How about replacing this with some sort of "Wikistar"? - [[User:Lord Emsworth|Lord Emsworth]]

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I replaced [[:Image:Barnstar.gif]] with [[:Image:Barnstar.png]], an updated and better-looking one.  If it's not transparent it's because your web browser is broken and not standards compliant. [[User:Silsor|silsor]] 00:39, Feb 17, 2004 (UTC)

:Looks A LOT better. Not sure "broken" is the right word, but I catch your drift. Why not just replace the ugly one with this one, bad browsers beware. Given the purpose, the lack of transparency is not really a problem - [[User:Marshman|Marshman]] 01:01, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)

::It is not transparent on MSIE. So here we go again. 90%-95% of internet users use MSIE. Can we postpone standards fetishism till at least half of these people have changed their habits, in other words indefinitely? [[User:Erik Zachte|Erik Zachte]] 04:28, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)

:::Works fine on MSIE for Mac. ;)

:::8-bit transparent PNGs work fine in MSIE for Windows, though you don't get the smooth edges. It's a simple matter to fix in the Gimp if anyone cares to do it. --[[User:Brion VIBBER|Brion]] 05:03, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)

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I accidentally reverted this image to an earlier version (a fidgety mouse hand and lack of sleep are a dangerous combination), but it seems to be better now. Sorry about that, folks! [[User:Chris Roy|Chris Roy]] 03:32, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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: ''note that there is nothing to stop a user from putting a barnstar on their own page.''

Except other users being able to edit the page to remove it? [[User:MyRedDice|Martin]] 21:03, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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(to [[User:MyRedDice|Martin]]) Now you have to think what the analogous symbol is for annoying and awkward Wikipedians... ;) -- [[User:Oliver Pereira|Oliver P.]] 09:22, 11 Jan 2004 (UTC)

How 'bout rats (= "star" spelled backward?) -- [[User:HarmonicSphere|HarmonicSphere]]

Rats: N'rab! [[User:MyRedDice|Martin]]

== unicode barnstars ==

There's &amp;#X272B; (<font size="6">&#10027;</font>) and &amp;#X272C; (<font size="6">&#10028;</font>), so you can even drop them into summaries :) [[User:Marnanel|Marnanel]] 20:27, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

== Working Man's Barnstar ==

ummm...so what exactly is the [[Working Man's Barnstar]] awarded for?  [[User:Thesilverbail|Deepak]] 21:07, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
:The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:WMBarnstar.png Working Man's Barnstar] is awarded for "tireless" and/or "unrelenting" work on various wikipedia activities, apparently. I'm not entirely sure how this differs from the new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Barnstar-rotating.gif Tireless Contributor] barnstar, which has just been created and not yet been awarded. (Sorry for the HTTP links, I don't know how else to link directly to an image page.) -- [[User:FirstPrinciples|FirstPrinciples]] 16:29, Nov 8, 2004 (UTC)
: Check [[Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia]] - Everything is summarized there quite nicely. -- [[User:ClockworkSoul|{{User:ClockworkSoul/sig}}]] 08:30, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)

== Leaf Clusters ==

Dare I propose that added awards on a medal have an appropriate Leaf Cluster? See my addition of a ''[[User:LordSuryaofShropshire#Awards|Banyan Leaf Cluster]]'' to one such award. I thought [[Banyan]] was appropriate foliage because of the association of that award being with [[South Asia]].--[[User:IFaqeer|iFaqeer]] 23:56, Sep 17, 2004 (UTC)

==Who is allowed to award barnstars?==

I've never actually seen anything that says ''who'' may give these out. Can any user do it, or do you have to be an admin? -[[User:Litefantastic|Litefantastic]] 17:49, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
:Anyone. [[User:Silsor|silsor]] 17:54, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC)

== Barnstar sabotage ==

*User Wanker001 has sabotaged the barnstar image, please somebody correct this... Perhaps this image should be protected from editing?

== IFD ==
Can I go ahead and put the image on IFD, since we have a duplicate version at the Wikimedia Commons? [[User:Zscout370|Zscout370]] [[User_talk:Zscout370|(Sound Off)]] 22:57, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
:Forget it, I did it anyways to '''Be Bold.''' [[User:Zscout370|Zscout370]] [[User_talk:Zscout370|(Sound Off)]] 23:12, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

== 'be bold' ==

Somone should rework this sentence:

''To give the award to someone, just edit their user page to include the image, and say why you've given it. Don't hesitate: be bold!''

As what I see as a direct result of this statement, I was given a barnstar award ''to let you know that I too feel your Wikistress. Take care, [[User:Dbraceyrules|D. J. Bracey]] [[User_talk:Dbraceyrules|(talk)]] [[Image:California state flag.png|25px]] 01:07, 7 August 2005 (UTC)01:07, 7 August 2005 (UTC)''

I have not made any major contributions to wikipedia, and thus could not possibly done something worthy of a barnstar.  Could somone please change the wording so that it is more clear that a significant accomplishment should be what a barnstar is awarded for.  I don't beleve that this is adequately addressed in the 'be bold' section.

--[[User:1 black hand|1 black hand]]  [[User talk: 1 black hand|°T°]] 13:51, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

== What...==

What about a Barnstar for patience and civility ?[[User:Martial Law|Martial Law]] 07:34, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

What about a '''Team Barnstar''' ? Wanted to award Wikipedia one for helping me crush a nasty rumor concerning the DC Comics Wonder Woman character.[[User:Martial Law|Martial Law]] 07:38, 20 December 2005 (UTC)⏎
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Why not create a Barnstar for those who tirelessly fight vandalisim. It would be a gold barnstar with a MP-5 with a tactical light in the center. After all, these people are like police fighting criminals, otherwise Wikipedia would really be a outright mess. Lets support the [[WP:CVU]]. [[User:Martial Law|Martial Law]] 23:43, 21 December 2005 (UTC) ''':)'''