I'd like to request a barnstar for American football There's already barnstars for soccer, baseball, basketball, and hockey. Between college football, the NFL, the CFL, and the other minor leagues, there's a lot of articles and editors in this space. There are a lot of great contributors that I think deserve a barnstar for their contributions and I'd like the opportunity to give it out. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:40, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
Oh that's cool and makes more sense than it having gone uncreated this entire time, thanks @Judekkan. Is there any reason I can't just add it to WP:TOPBARN? Just curious why it's been excluded up until now when all the other major sports have an award in that section. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:44, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
Hey man im josh I already added them to TOPBARN. I did see them a few years back and was going to add them but forgot, and Bozky doesn't edit the English Wikipedia. I'm not sure if the editor is even active anymore. Judekkan (talk) 18:53, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
Right now, barnstars feel way too bland. Most 2.0 stars are just the logo of whatever wikiproject is relevant to the star just slapped onto the center of the star, and probably some recoloration. That's boring. I feel like barnstars should be more creative. For an example of what I mean by this, look at the redirect barnstar. It used to be creative, having an image of a redirect on it. But now? It's the same as most other barnstars. I really feel like these should change. RteeeeKed💬📖19:09, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
Gonna add on another thing I thought of: maybe make the title of the barnstar in the template relevant too. So instead of just having "The Glass Barnstar", maybe something like "The Transparent Barnstar of Glass"? RteeeeKed💬📖21:01, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
Request: Systemic bias Barnstar
Awarded to an editor who helps reduce Wikipedia's systemic bias. (Overlaps a little with {{Goddess Barnstar}}, but that's only for women, not other forms of systemic bias.) Anyone want to design? {{u|Sdkb}}talk19:08, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
Hi i tried to design a systemic bias barnstar for the male gender Here it is: (thats a first design i can improve it) Francyfabb (talk) 09:03, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
Hmm, I appreciate the effort, Francyfabb, but I'm not sure the intended symbolism really comes through. I'm looking for a Barnstar that can be used for more then just gender, as the goddess Barnstar already covers women. @Jerm: Any updates from your efforts? {{u|Sdkb}}talk09:40, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
Sdkb & FormalDude, sorry I left without notice, I'm back now under a new account. I have a barnstar prepped but no symbol that would represent "Systemic bias", any suggestions? Judekkan (talk) 20:22, 6 July 2022 (UTC) (Jerm)
Systemic bias is about discrimination, and this barnstar is about eliminating it. So, an equals sign would work here. RteeeeKed💬📖17:53, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
svg/png are the desirable formats, one or the other, it doesn’t matter which. If someone is going to remaster an old award, don’t worry about getting it svg if you can’t, an award doesn’t need to be svg. Judekkan (talk) 18:32, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I would like to request a barnstar for WikiProject Amateur radio. The project is kind of dead and the articles are in need of some serious love. So I thought it might be nice to try and organize an article clean up drive next month and see if I can spur some interest and I thought making a barnstar as an award would be a nice way to recognize peoples work. I tried finding for vector images of morse code keys but I couldn't find any that weren't copyrighted. I'm really open to anything and if there's anything I can do to be helpful please let me know. Dr vulpes(💬 • 📝)22:49, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
Can we get a Native American barnstar for people who work on these culturally important articles? There are literally several hundred (if not thousands of) articles regarding the subject. I am quite surprised that one doesn't exist here yet. Regards, GenQuest"scribble"21:55, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
Badak Jawa It's a nice barnstar, but the topic for which this barnstar covers is minor. WP:TBARN cover topics that are more common throughout society, or have a WikiPriject dedicated to a topic, whether it's specific or common. Judekkan (talk) 14:49, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
For those Admins who are hard when it's needed, yet nice people when it's not. I would make a picture for it, but I do not have one. However, I can make up a quick template:
I would like to request someone to create a new barnstar for outstanding user scripting. This is inspired by a wonderful new script that revolutionizes the ability to convert the numeric reference names generated by Visual Editor (like ":0") into meaningful names (like "Lastname-YYYY"). This is a game-changer for fixing such articles, and deserves a barnstar. I looked through the entire list of barnstars, and was very surprised that I couldn't find one aimed at someone who has designed an exceptionally useful new user script, or made major improvements to an existing one. Can someone help?
The tricky part, I guess (I'm not a graphic designer), is figuring out how to get the "scripting" idea into the design. I had a look at icons from this Google image search, I also tried this search at Commons, and the most common motif there, was this sort of scroll-paper idea, with the top and bottom rolled up a bit, like or ; or maybe a completely different approach, with something incorporating some lines of code, like a faded version of ? My understanding is, that user scripts are limited to being writen in javascript, for which a commonly understood abbreviation is "js", but I don't know if that's a hard rule that will never change, so I'm unsure about using 'js' in the design; maybe someone could weigh in on that point. Any ideas for a new scripting barnstar? Mathglot (talk) 21:01, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
Jerium, thank you for this. I'm uncertain about the "</>" image. Here's a link to the actual javascript code in that script, just as a sample of the look-and-feel of Javascript (which I'm not familiar with). It doesn't seem to use angle brackets much, or at all, and I wonder if that inset image is a good one to bring "scripting" to mind? I'll try and find a WikiProject or other page where scripters hang out, and ping a few people who might know. What do you think? Mathglot (talk) 23:59, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
Pinging regulars at WP:JAVASCRIPT: @Novem Linguae, Qwerfjkl, Fred Gandt, and Writ Keeper: for your opinions on what might be a good graphic element to add to this proposed barnstar. (The reason for the direct ping instead of leaving a feedback request at the page, is to hopefully keep from inviting User:N****g to his own surprise party . Also invited Graphics Lab folks.) What kind of graphic do you think would be a good one to add to a star or star-like image, to get across the idea of scripting? If scripting really is just javascript, maybe a "JS" inside one of those curly paper scroll thingies? Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 01:26, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
Yeah the </> would be more appropriate to indicate markup. I've long considered if to be the most important word in high level coding (scripting), as almost everything we do will at some point require some flow control. Curly braces {} and semicolons ; are very codey. How about a good old foo; we code wranglers love us some foo. Fred Gandt · talk · contribs02:08, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
What about this, then?
if (isFoo) {
return bar;
}
Might be illegible in the context of a sub-image overlaying a star, but maybe illegibility doesn't matter: it's kind of like Lorem ipsum, it's not there to really be read, just to look right (sort of). Or would a graphic (non-text) element be better? Mathglot (talk) 02:32, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
Fred, not a bad idea; still hoping for more feedback from Graphics or Scripting folks to see what other ideas there might be. If we go with your curly idea, how big would you make the curlies? A barnstar is pretty large (see examples at Wikipedia:Barnstars), would you blow the curlies up to full height of the star, or something less? Also, what about the star itself as far as colors, designs, even shapes? Mathglot (talk) 00:57, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
Definitely wait for other feedback 👍 Something like: {
Fred, can you add some brief and very faded js code behind the star, maybe "if Foo { dot dot dot newline something something" to see how that might look? Doesn't matter if it's large enough to be easily legible, and should be faded enough that it doesn't interfere with the image, but just dark enough you can make it out if you stare at it. Mathglot (talk) 01:56, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
This is a ternary conditional statement meaning if(foo){returnbar;}else{returnbaz;}. Any good? You know these aren't images right? Probably easier with GIMP or PS (I was just trying to save the upload)
File:Scripting Barnstar-2.jpg I like that better, with that little screen in the corner. I tried adding some different text into it with "Paint" and came up with File:Scripting Barnstar-2.jpg, which you can view in situ at Template:The Scripting Barnstar/sandbox. There are several problems with it: the background shouldn't be black; the new text overlays the old text because I didn't know how to take out the characters that were already there; and, it converted it to jpg format, don't know why. But it gives the basic idea. What do you think? Maybe someone could try that idea without the background or text overlay, to see how it would look. Mathglot (talk) 23:17, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
I believe that was Arial bold. I'm pretty shaky with "Paint", I'll have to go back and try to verify that. Will get back to you. Mathglot (talk) 18:59, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
Demt1298 I like it. I wanted to make some adjustments though; make the umbrella bigger, tamper with the color, and add a shadow for a more 3D look and better visibility overall. I also made a version that better correlates with the userbox I created for the task force, but I haven't uploaded it. Jerium (talk) 16:54, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
Demt1298 Not an issue, but I think we should just stick with yours, it's still better. I also added my pink alternative version in the template. Jerium (talk) 18:56, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
@Jerium I saw that. I think it is a good idea to have the alternate. My original version is on my home computer. Let me see if I can make the adjustments you recommended and then I will see what you think! Demt1298 (talk) 18:57, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
Demt1298, I've updated the test file. If you don't see the changes, click on the barnstar file for comparison from the previous upload. I'm satisfied with this new upload. Jerium (talk) 22:50, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
Demt1298 What are your thoughts on the current test file? I would like to upload the test file on your version (overwrite), but I won't do it without consulting you first. Jerium (talk) 18:22, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
@JeriumI am working on one with the star I used but your concepts of bigger umbrella and shadows. I should complete it tonight and then we can compare. Demt1298 (talk) 18:32, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
I’ve seen it, and I think it’s really pathetic. I’m annoyed by it so much that I would propose a guideline to prevent such a thing, but such a proposal would be considered equally pathetic and pointless. There’s no harm in awarding yourself but the feeling is not truly satisfying. Jerium (talk) 09:28, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
Not a barnstar, but I once gave myself a Silver Wiki after I organized a contest on Wikimedia Commons but was one of only two or three participants. Not so much an award as it is a reminder why I've never organized a Commons contest since. - ZLEAT\C15:21, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
In the end, people just want to be recognized and appreciated for the their efforts, no matter how irrelevant another individual might perceive it to be. Jerium (talk) 20:06, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
Dionysius Miller The design of a barnstar must conform with WP:B2G guidelines, however, there are no guidelines preventing you from hosting your own design at another WikiProject (such as WikiProject Appalachia), so no one here is preventing you from doing so. Jerium (talk) 14:02, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
Two designs I have in mind
A barnstar for a user who really deserves twoA barnstar for users who work on fruit-related articles or Wikiprojects
JustAnotherUndertaleFrantic I have thought of making two separate barnstars for fruits and vegetables. I'll probably make those at a later time though. As for the double barnstar, a more distinguishable criteria would need to be applied if you wanted it to be included @WP:BARN. Jerium (talk) 14:39, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
what about for the double barnstar:
A barnstar for users who work on lists ?
or
A barnstar for users who work on series-related articles (book, movie, album, etc.) ?
(thats a first design i can improve it) Francyfabb (talk) 09:03, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
Let me know Francyfabb (talk) 11:28, 7 June 2022 (UTC).png)
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Added. ––FormalDude talk 07:33, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
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or 
; or maybe a completely different approach, with something incorporating some lines of code, like a faded version of 
? My understanding is, that user scripts are limited to being writen in javascript, for which a commonly understood abbreviation is "js", but I don't know if that's a hard rule that will never change, so I'm unsure about using 'js' in the design; maybe someone could weigh in on that point. Any ideas for a new scripting barnstar? Mathglot (talk) 21:01, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
. Also invited Graphics Lab folks.) What kind of graphic do you think would be a good one to add to a star or star-like image, to get across the idea of scripting? If scripting really is just javascript, maybe a "JS" inside one of those curly paper scroll thingies? Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 01:26, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
