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The '''Wikipedia Awards''' comprise the [[honour system]] of [[Wikipedia]]. Many of them are considered part of the [[Wikipedia:Kindness Campaign|Kindness Campaign]] and are meant to promote [[Wikipedia:Civility|Civility]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiLove|WikiLove]] throughout [[Wikipedia]].

Traditionally, those considered of the highest esteem are those bestowed ''honoris causa'' personally by [[Jimmy Wales]], founder of [[Wikipedia]]. Ordered by number of inductees, these are the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia holidays|Order of the Day]] (5), founded in 2001, followed by [[Wikimedian of the Year]] (7), founded in 2011.

Participators of the [[Wikipedia community]] may reward vigorous Wikipedia contributors for their hard work and due diligence by awarding them a fitting [[Wikipedia:Barnstar|barnstar]], or other award.

In addition to these virtual awards [[honour system]], editors may nominate someone to receive a gift in the mail as [[Wikipedia:Merchandise giveaways]] from the [[Wikimedia Foundation]].

If you have questions, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Awards|WikiProject Wikipedia Awards]] is a group of volunteers who help guide these pages.

== Conferred ''honoris causa'' by Jimmy Wales ==
[[Image:Jimbo_medal3.png|left|80px|The order of the day award]]
===Order of the Day===
The '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia holidays|Order of the Day]]''', founded in 2001, may be awarded to a Wikimedia developer or technical person for exceptional service to the community. It is seldom awarded and may only be bestowed by [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo]].

[[File:Wikimania_logo_with_text.svg|left|80px|The Wikimania logo.]]
===Wikimedian of the Year===
'''[[Wikimedian of the Year]]''' (formerly known as Wikipedian of the Year) is an annual award established in 2011 by [[Wikipedia]]'s founder [[Jimmy Wales]], traditionally presented at [[Wikimania]] to highlight major achievements for [[Wikipedia]] by an individual [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]. In addition to the main award, "Honorable mentions" has been conferred to selected Wikipedians.

==Conferred by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]==
[[File:GlobePolo.jpeg|left|80px|[[Wikipedia:Merchandise giveaways]].]]
===Merchandise giveaways===
'''[[Wikipedia:Merchandise giveaways]]''' is bestowed by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] upon request by the [[Wikipedia community]]: "In addition to sending WikiLove or Barnstars, you can now nominate an editor to receive an extra special gift in the mail to thank them for their spectacular contributions and help them show off their love of the projects to those around them."

== Awards by the Wikipedia community==
[[File:Editor of the week barnstar.svg|left|100px|Emblem of the Editor of the week]]
===Editor of the Week===
'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week]]''' is a recognition award to thank editors for excellent work, established by the Wikipedia community in 2013. The Editor of the Week recognition is intended to demonstrate appreciation of an editor's positive behaviours and collaborative spirit.
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[[File:Original Barnstar Hires.svg|left|100px|The Original Barnstar]]
===Barnstars===
'''[[Wikipedia:Barnstars|Barnstars]]''' are used on [[Wikipedia]] to reward users who make '''''outstanding contributions''''' in a particular area. To give someone an award, all you have to do, is copy the code from the table onto the talk page of the person you want to give the award to, and tell them why you have given it to them. There are many types of barnstars to choose from; if you are sure your choice is appropriate — ''don't be shy!''
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[[File:Computer barnstar2 2.png|left|100px|The Computing Star]]
===Service awards===
'''[[WP:Service awards|Service awards]]''' may be self-awarded dependent upon number of contributions and the length of service.
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[[File:WAAP_Barnstar.png|left|100px|The WikiProject Awards and Prizes Barnstar]]
===WikiProject awards===
A '''[[Wikipedia:Awards by WikiProject|WikiProject award]]''' is awarded for '''''substantial contributions''''' towards a particular WikiProject.
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[[File:Exceptional newcomer.svg|left|100px|The Exceptional newcomer award]]

===Other related awards===
'''[[Wikipedia:Other awards|Other related awards]]''' In addition to barnstars, there are several other awards as well. While barnstars are generally reserved for a long-standing pattern of excellence, the following awards are more often given to honor specific actions or events.
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[[File:Choco chip cookie.png|100px|left|The cookie]]
===Personal user awards===
In the '''[[Wikipedia:Personal user awards|Personal user awards]]''', there is a wide range of awards to choose from, from the "Golden Wiki" award, for users who have made outstanding contributions, to the "Son of Jimbo" award, for users with the last name "Wales". So the next time you think a user has made a significant contribution, or basically anything else, why don't you give them a reward to show your gratitude?
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[[File:Editor - lapis philosophorum star.jpg|100px|left|Vanguard Editor]]
===User-sponsored awards===
* '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup|The WikiCup]]''' is an annual competition where points are awarded for contributions to Wikipedia.
* '''[[User:Durova/Triple crown winner's circle|The Triple Crown Awards]]''' recognize editors who have excelled in [[WP:FA]], [[WP:GA]], and [[WP:DYK]].
*'''[[WP:Four Award|The Four Award]]''' is awarded to those that work on the same article, all the way from its humble beginnings as a [[Wikipedia:Starting an article|new article]] to its days of glory as a [[WP:FA|Featured Article]].
*'''[[User:Noraft/Golden W Award|The Golden W Award]]''' is awarded to those that have content they worked on featured in every area of the [[Main Page]]: [[WP:FA|Today's featured article]], [[WP:ITN|In the news...]], [[WP:DYK|Did you know...]], [[WP:OTD|On this day...]], and [[WP:FP|Today's featured picture]].

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Kindness Campaign]]
* [[Help:Notifications/Thanks]]

===Utilities===
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Awards]]
* [[Wikipedia:Award templates]]

===Essays===
* [[Wikipedia:WikiLove]]
* [[Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down]]

===Other===
* [[Wikipedia:Reward board]]
* [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Awards|Wikipedia Did you know awards]]
* [[User:Gwillhickers/Trivializing and misuse of awards|Trivializing and misuse of awards]] ([[:template:In recognition|'Declined award' userbox]])
''Recognition given to all [[Wikipedia community|Wikipedians]]:''
* [[You (Time Person of the Year)|2006 ''Time'' Person of the Year]] ([[Template:User Time Person of the Year|Userbox]])
* [[Erasmus Prize#Prize winners|2015 Erasmus Prize]] ([[User:Pgallert/ErasmusPrize|Userbox]])

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