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		<title>Tachyony: ←Created page with &#039;&lt;gallery&gt; Image:Flail01.png|The &#039;&#039;&#039;Vandal Whacking Stick&#039;&#039;&#039; is given to users who have been attacked, and didn&#039;t lose their cool. Image created by MathKnight and first given as an award by Essjay to Redwolf24. Image:Light_at_the_end_of_the_tunnel_barnstar.png|The &#039;&#039;&#039;Optimistic&#039;s Star&#039;&#039;&#039; is for those who have had to put up with so much but still believed that there was light at the end of the tunnel.  Cr...&#039;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/WP:AES&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;WP:AES&quot;&gt;←&lt;/a&gt;Created page with &amp;#039;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt; Image:Flail01.png|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vandal Whacking Stick&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is given to users who have been attacked, and didn&amp;#039;t lose their cool. Image created by &lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=User:MathKnight&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;User:MathKnight (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;MathKnight&lt;/a&gt; and first given as an award by &lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=User:Essjay&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;User:Essjay (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Essjay&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=User:Redwolf24&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;User:Redwolf24 (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Redwolf24&lt;/a&gt;. Image:Light_at_the_end_of_the_tunnel_barnstar.png|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Optimistic&amp;#039;s Star&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is for those who have had to put up with so much but still believed that there was light at the end of the tunnel.  Cr...&amp;#039;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Flail01.png|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vandal Whacking Stick&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is given to users who have been attacked, and didn&amp;#039;t lose their cool. Image created by [[User:MathKnight|MathKnight]] and first given as an award by [[User:Essjay|Essjay]] to [[User:Redwolf24|Redwolf24]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Light_at_the_end_of_the_tunnel_barnstar.png|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Optimistic&amp;#039;s Star&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is for those who have had to put up with so much but still believed that there was light at the end of the tunnel.  Created by [[User:Leon2323|Leon2323]].  It may be handy to use the [[User:Leon2323/Optimistic]] template.  &lt;br /&gt;
Image:AABarnstar.png|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Abusive Admin Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; can be awarded to admins who demonstrate a keen ability at offending or otherwise dominating vandals and trolls with an iron fist. A good indicator of eligibility for this award is a user page that has been repeatedly vandalized over the course of an admin&amp;#039;s time on Wikipedia.&lt;br /&gt;
Image:General Haig star.png|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[General]] [[Alexander Haig]] [[Medal of Honor]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is awarded to those exceptional individuals who &amp;#039;&amp;#039;take control&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Introduced by [[User:Xiong|Xiong]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redesigned by [[User:Vjmlhds|Vjmlhds]]&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Bearbarnstar.jpg|[[User:Rockpocket/bearnstar|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Barnstar EATEN BY A BEAR&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] is awarded to any Wikipedian who says something very humorous and or random, thus cheering up fellow Wikipedians who read it. Introduced by [[User:Karmafist|Karmafist]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Bruce McCandless II during EVA in 1984.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Public Domain Astronaut&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; goes to anyone who helps Wikipedia by killing off copyvios. Introduced by [[User:Redwolf24|Redwolf24]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Hellpot.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Order of the Flaming, Dancing Hellpot&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is awarded by victims of egregious and malacious harrassment or vandalism, to those sending the offenders &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;where they belong.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  It was first awarded on 9/11/05 by [[User:Paul Klenk|paul klenk]] to [[User:Bishonen|Bishonen]], who declared it a &amp;quot;rockin&amp;#039;&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;prestigious&amp;quot; award (which is actually true).  &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(The photo is of a float in [[New York&amp;#039;s Village Halloween Parade]].)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Babel Barnstar by paul klenk.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Babel Award for Translation&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by [[User:Paul Klenk|paul klenk]].  Inspired by the many translations provided to paul klenk by Wikipedians all over the world, of his many user pages in non-English wikis, some translated minutes after being first created (e.g., [[:de:User:Paul Klenk]]).  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Click on photo to enlarge.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Image:LightningVolt Barn.jpg|[[User:Karmafist/barn award|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Barn Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] is awarded by [[User:Karmafist|Karmafist]] to anyone who he votes &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;support&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for in [[WP:RFA]], since administratorship is a great responsibility, and taking it on should be rewarded with something bigger than just a star on a barn, it deserves the entire barn. Please feel free to copy this tradition.&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Jimbo Wales in France cropped.jpg|[[User:Karmafist/son of jimbo award|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Son of Jimbo Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] is given to anyone who does an excessive amount of tasks in advancing Wikipedia or basically has the last name of Wales. The award was introduced by [[User:Karmafist|Karmafist]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Box.agr.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Thinking Outside the Box award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, for users with an unorthodox take on policy or project, but which works. Introduced by [[User:Smurrayinchester|Smurrayinchester]].&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:SovietUnionsmall.png]]|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Red Flag Of the [[Motherland]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by [[User:Project2501a|Project2501a]]. Inspired by one too many [[In Soviet Russia]] jokes in [[#wikipedia]].&lt;br /&gt;
|The &amp;quot;YOU! YOU ANONYMOUS PERSON! SIGN UP! NOW!&amp;quot; award for being convincing enough to turn anonymous users into registered users.&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Batong, Nordisk familjebok.png|The [[User:Katefan0/Cluestick|Cluestick]] is awarded to people who, in fact, have a clue. Introduced by [[User:Katefan0|Katefan0]]. The award may be presented using [[Template:Cluestick]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Cosmetics.JPG|The [[User:Katefan0/Rouge|Rouge Admin]] award is granted to any administrator who has been called a rouge administrator. Introduced by [[User:Katefan0|Katefan0]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Charles.Blondin.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tightrope Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for dangerous balancing acts represents the amazing  [[Charles Blondin]] carrying [[Jimbo Wales]] safely across the [[Niagara Falls]], and was created by [[User:Bishonen|Bishonen]] for [[User:SlimVirgin|SlimVirgin]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Laughing point.svg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;laughpoint&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is awarded to users that make one laugh. Introduced by [[User:Extreme Unction]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Barnstarstar.png|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Barnstar Star&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is awarded to users who are bold in creating awards for the community. Introduced by [[user:Cyde|cyde]], designed by [[User:Sango123|Sango123]] and [[User:WillMak050389|WillMak050389]]. Was re-done by [[User:F9T|F9T]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Enigma-rotor-flat-contacts.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Enigma Rotor&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is awarded to those who solve difficult problems on Wikipedia.&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Janitor&amp;#039;s bucket with mop.jpg|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Admin&amp;#039;s Mop &amp;amp; Bucket&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is for the newly created administrators.&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Lots of barnstars.png|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Lots of Barnstars Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is for the person who has lots of barnstars.  &lt;br /&gt;
Image:Welcomer&amp;#039;s Barnstar.png|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Welcomer&amp;#039;s Barnstar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Designed for those special Wikipedians who accept newcomers with open arms, exhibiting endless reserves of patience and kindness, and helping Wikipedia become a better place. Introduced by [[User:Master of Puppets|Master of Puppets]].&lt;br /&gt;
|The [[user:Mytwocents/Firm but fair|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Firm but Fair award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] is given for great effort in encouraging and enforcing [[Wikipedia:Civility|civility]] on Wikipedia.  Introduced by [[user:mytwocents|Mytwocents]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Placeholder.png|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;re-use of image as an award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to reward someone for creating a particularly good image by describing it as some award or another and slapping it on their userpage. Introduced by [[User:BD2412]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Sherlock_holmes_pipe_hat.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sherlock Holmes]] Deductive Reasoning Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is awarded for complex investigations that sleuth down sneaky vandals.  First created by [[User:WAS 4.250|WAS 4.250]] for [[User:Durova|Durova]].&lt;br /&gt;
|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Whack-a-mole]] Stuffed Tiger Prize&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; rewards sysops who tirelessly reblock returning [[WP:SOCK|sockpuppets]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Mopbucketmanual.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mop and Bucket Manual&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is awarded to thank coaches for their participation in the [[WP:ADMINCOACH|admin coaching program]]&lt;br /&gt;
Image:StrikethroughBarnstar.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Template:The Struck Through Barnstar|struck through barnstar]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; goes to Wikipedians who retract their words at the right times and for the right reasons.&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Reformed barnstar.png|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Reformed Barnstar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; can be given to users who have rectified their originally-unpleasant behavior.  Introduced by [[User:Merovingian|Merovingian]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:IC1870.jpg|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[User:DeadEyeArrow/LemmyAward|The Lemmy Kilmister Public Service Award]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for outstanding contribution to rock and roll related material. Originally created by [[User:Hamster Sandwich|Hamster Sandwich]]. Updated by [[User:DeadEyeArrow|DeadEyeArrow]].&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Baseball (crop).jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Curveball Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for asking a particularly curly but probably necessary and altogether thought-provoking and enlightening question, first thought up by [[User:Casliber|casliber]] after witnessing one in an interesting RfB...&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Purple Heart Star.PNG|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Template:The_Purple_Heart_Barnstar|The Purple Heart Barnstar]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Use this to recognize someone who&amp;#039;s user page or user talk page has been notably vandalized (usually at least 20 times). Brought to you by [[User:GO-PCHS-NJROTC|GO-PCHS-NJROTC]] ([[User talk:GO-PCHS-NJROTC|talk]]) 22:43, 27 April 2008 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Rock crusher gears.jpg|Gears of Loud is a giant machine that makes a lot of noise. It is so big that people do not see it up close. This &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;close-up shot of the Gears of Loud&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is awarded to people who have no chance of seeing this machine up close otherwise&amp;amp;mdash;in other words, to people who keep cool and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;stay the heck away&amp;#039;&amp;#039; from the most dangerous parts of the pointless drama wars. Beware this machine! Stay ever vigilant, as you have before, lest the Gears may crush you! (Brought to you by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[User:Wwwwolf|wwwwolf]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[User talk:Wwwwolf|barks]]/[[Special:Contributions/Wwwwolf|growls]]))&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Verrocchio Lorenzo de Medici.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ka-Ching Ka-Ching Citation of the Monied and Munificent Order of Wikipedian Patrons of Civilization barnstar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; created by [[User:Noroton|Noroton]] and under the authority invested in him by his wallet awarded to [[User:EconomicsGuy II|EconomicsGuy]] for having coughed up his own $$$ to expose a faulty reference hiding behind a $10 wall on an articles for deletion debate. A pimped out version of a similar barnstar awarded to Noroton for a simular deed. Live long and prosper! We salute you!&lt;br /&gt;
Image:John_Winthrop_Award_1.svg|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The John Winthrop Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; This award recognizes outstanding citizens who vigourously and harshly suppress non-Protestants and non-conformists ( Note the irony of the terminology . ) . [[User:Frank.trampe|Frank Trampe]] established this award in 2008 by giving it ( posthumously ) to [[John Hathorne]] . Past awardees , [[Mayflower]] descendants , [[John Calvin]] , and [[Jesus]] can also give the award at their discretion .&lt;br /&gt;
Image:The fearsome thesaurus.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fearsome Jursassic thesaurus&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; thanks Wikipedians for great copyediting.&lt;br /&gt;
Image:Bulletproof Barnstar of Bravery.png|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bulletproof Barnstar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is awarded in recognition of real-life risks taken by Wikipedians to create content for the encyclopedia. This usually comes in the form of photography for topics like riots, wars, disasters, etc., taken up-close and often without any of the protections afforded to members of the traditional media. First awarded to [[User:Takeaway]] on May 20, 2010. &lt;br /&gt;
Image:Bennycarterpatienceandfortitude.jpg|The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Patience is a Virtue&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Patience LP)&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is given to experienced Wikipedians who demonstrate continued patience when dealing with new editors and their endless questions (especially when in the Wikipedia IRC-Helpchat channel).  Created by [[User:Shearonink|Shearonink]] and first awarded to [[User:Chzz|Chzz]].&lt;br /&gt;
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