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{{nutshell|Awards (both administrator- and community-provided) help enhance the ''espirit de corps'' with the '''BattleTechWiki''' project.}}
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{{nutshell|Awards help enhance the ''espirit de corps'' within the '''BattleTechWiki''' project.}}
  
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"Generic text about the difference in Member & Admin's Awards"
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It is the custom to reward registered BattleTechWiki contributors for hard work and due diligence by presenting them a '''ribbon''' as an '''award'''. To give the award to someone, just place the image on their talk page (Admins may place them on the recipient's main page, in an awards board), and say why you have given it to them. If you are sure the award is appropriate, ''don't be shy!''
  
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*[[BattleTechWiki:Member-awarded ribbons]]
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Awards for various examples of wiki participation are not unique to BattleTechWiki.  Some years ago, some wiki-based communities, starting with [http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/ MeatballWiki] began to give their users awards called ''barn stars'', using a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_anchor star anchor] to represent the concept of the shared work experience, as in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_raising barn raising]. 
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*[[BattleTechWiki:Admin-awarded ribbons]]
 
  
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The following text is temporary, for the purposes of explaining the awards system.
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While awarding a ribbon, remember to provide relevant and polite text as to why you are awarding it. The awards currently in use can be found on the '''[[BattleTechWiki:Awards|Awards]]''' project page. If you don't feel any of these covers the topics you are concerned with, you can always design your own award (using those examples, if you like).  
  
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The two categories of ribbons will start off with similar awards, differing in quality (admin ribbons are larger and sharper in detail) and in who awards them. A few exceptions on the list will exist (at first) on the admins' side, with certain hi-level awards only available as admin awards. Later, as the needs of the community expand, the list of member-awarded ribbons will grown, with some that are more specific in nature.
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There are many types of ribbons, with more on the way. Please make sure that your choice is fair and appropriate, which will help prevent over-use. Remember that there are other ways of showing simple appreciation to someone, such as a comment on the user's talk page, and alternative awards such as graphics of cookies, beer, cakes, emoticons or any other graphical method of displaying thanks.  
  
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Member-awarded ribbons are just that: one Editor decides another Editor warrants a ribbon for actions taken, articles built, research done, editing completed, enhancements made, etc. There are some humorous awards, some general. There will also be a precedence set, as to which award is higher.
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==Official Awards==
  
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Admin-awarded ribbons will be for similar achievements, acts, etc, but - because they brought the attention of an admin - will bear a bit more weight/honor.
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Award ribbons come in four categories:
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*[[BattleTechWiki:Awards#Founder.27s_Awards|Founder's Awards]]: awarded by the site's founder, [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]]
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*[[BattleTechWiki:Awards#Admins.27_Awards|Admins' Awards]]: granted by Admins
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*[[BattleTechWiki:Awards#Editors.27_Awards|Editors' Awards]]: granted by all Editors
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*[[BattleTechWiki:Awards#Automatic_Awards|Automatic Awards]]: self-granted
  
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While members and admins will award individual ribbons on the user's talk page for each award, the user can display the awards (and comments) that came with them on his userpage, if s/he wants. However, to help keep the user page from becoming cluttered, a recipient can display stars & pips to represent additional awards: a gold star for each additional award and a silver star for each set of three additional awards. Pips would represent the tenth additional award.
 
  
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Some awards currently envisioned (precedence of lower-to-higher):
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Ribbons granted as a repetition of a previous but similar award are shown on the recipient's awards board with [[BattleTechWiki:Awards#Devices|devices]] per the number of the awards received, as depicted in each award's gallery. The awarder has the option of presenting the award on the recipient's talk page either as the original ribbon or as the appropriately 'be-deviced'. (''Ex: "I award you the Random Act of Appreciation Award with 3 bronze oakleaves in lieu of your 4th award."'')  
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A - Admin ribbon
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M - Member ribbon
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An additional device is the Founder's Frame, which is an acknowledgment that an act worthy of an Admins' or Editors' award has been witnessed by [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]].
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*Random Act of Kindness Ribbon (A,M) - no particular reason
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*Surreal Ribbon (A,M) - an editor with a flair for making things interesting (in a positive way)
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===Adding an official ribbon===
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*Minor Commendation (A,M) - often-overlooked, but necessary, tasks
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*Good Humor Ribbon (A,M) - awarded to particularly light-spirited Members
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If you would like a ribbon to be added to the official awards list, please discuss it at the [[BattleTechWiki talk:Awards|Awards talk page]]. Please don't add it without discussion.
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*General Commendation (A,M) - particularly fine contributions to [[BTW]]
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*Editor's Ribbon (A,M) - for examples of fine deletions, re-spellings, word-crafting, etc., of previously-established articles
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===Useage===
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*Image Import Ribbon (A,M) - dedication to the uploading of images to articles
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To grant an award, an Editor opens a discussion on the recipient's talk page, and provides the graphic by inserting the appropriate code (found on the award's gallery) along with relevant and polite text as to why it is being granted. An example of such a discussion, before '''Save page''' submission,  might look like the following:
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*Anti-Vandalism (A,M) - awarded for saving BTW from the scourge of
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*Repetition Ribbon (A,M) - dedicated effort on a laborious or repetitive task
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:<nowiki> ==Thank you== </nowiki><br>
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*Diligence Ribbon (A,M) - recognition for detail, precision AND community service.
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:'''<nowiki>[[File:RAA_3bol.jpg|Random Act of Appreciation Award, 4th ribbon]] </nowiki>'''<br>
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*Tireless Contributor (A,M) - contribution of especially large body of work without sacrificing quality
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:<nowiki><br></nowiki><br>
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:MechWarrior Extreme, because of your awesome improvement of my work on the [[Brotherhood of Randis]] article, I award you the Random Act of Appreciation Award with 3 bronze oakleaves in lieu of your 4th award. <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>
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which would appear thusly:
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:==Thank you==
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:'''[[File:RAA_3bol.jpg|Random Act of Appreciation Award, 4th ribbon]]'''<br>
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:MechWarrior Extreme, because of your awesome improvement of my work on the [[Brotherhood of Randis]] article, I award you the Random Act of Appreciation Award with 3 bronze oakleaves in lieu of your 4th award. --[[User:Revanche|Revanche]] <sup>([[User_talk:Revanche|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Revanche|contribs]])</sup> 16:46, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
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===Precedence and Repetition===
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Official ribbons, when displayed on a user's awards board, are depicted in a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance, or order of precedence. This order is provided on the '''[[BattleTechWiki:Awards#Precedence|Awards]]''' project page. Subsequent code, therefore, would be inserted into the [[BattleTechWiki:Awards#Boards|awards board code]] before lesser awards. Awards presented by Nicjansma with a Founder's Frame are of higher precedence than the same standard award (though lower in precedence than the next higher standard award). When both are present, they are both displayed on the awards board.
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Currently, the official awards program only allows for up to 10 presentations of the same ribbon on the (active) awards board. When an eleventh award is granted, the previous award (i.e., the 10th, with the gold coin) is replaced by a 1st award ribbon and the 10th award is moved to the Previously Awarded Board, which depicts all retired awards, including multiple 10th awards of the same ribbon.
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To see an example of awards boards depicting the correct precedence and repetition, please visit the [[BattleTechWiki:Awards/Example|Example Board]].
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==See also==
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*[[BattleTechWiki:Awards]]

Revision as of 12:46, 5 January 2010

It is the custom to reward registered BattleTechWiki contributors for hard work and due diligence by presenting them a ribbon as an award. To give the award to someone, just place the image on their talk page (Admins may place them on the recipient's main page, in an awards board), and say why you have given it to them. If you are sure the award is appropriate, don't be shy!

Awards for various examples of wiki participation are not unique to BattleTechWiki. Some years ago, some wiki-based communities, starting with MeatballWiki began to give their users awards called barn stars, using a star anchor to represent the concept of the shared work experience, as in barn raising.

While awarding a ribbon, remember to provide relevant and polite text as to why you are awarding it. The awards currently in use can be found on the Awards project page. If you don't feel any of these covers the topics you are concerned with, you can always design your own award (using those examples, if you like).

There are many types of ribbons, with more on the way. Please make sure that your choice is fair and appropriate, which will help prevent over-use. Remember that there are other ways of showing simple appreciation to someone, such as a comment on the user's talk page, and alternative awards such as graphics of cookies, beer, cakes, emoticons or any other graphical method of displaying thanks.

Official Awards

Award ribbons come in four categories:


Ribbons granted as a repetition of a previous but similar award are shown on the recipient's awards board with devices per the number of the awards received, as depicted in each award's gallery. The awarder has the option of presenting the award on the recipient's talk page either as the original ribbon or as the appropriately 'be-deviced'. (Ex: "I award you the Random Act of Appreciation Award with 3 bronze oakleaves in lieu of your 4th award.")

An additional device is the Founder's Frame, which is an acknowledgment that an act worthy of an Admins' or Editors' award has been witnessed by Nicjansma.

Adding an official ribbon

If you would like a ribbon to be added to the official awards list, please discuss it at the Awards talk page. Please don't add it without discussion.

Useage

To grant an award, an Editor opens a discussion on the recipient's talk page, and provides the graphic by inserting the appropriate code (found on the award's gallery) along with relevant and polite text as to why it is being granted. An example of such a discussion, before Save page submission, might look like the following:

==Thank you==
[[File:RAA_3bol.jpg|Random Act of Appreciation Award, 4th ribbon]]
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MechWarrior Extreme, because of your awesome improvement of my work on the Brotherhood of Randis article, I award you the Random Act of Appreciation Award with 3 bronze oakleaves in lieu of your 4th award. --~~~~

which would appear thusly:

==Thank you==
Random Act of Appreciation Award, 4th ribbon

MechWarrior Extreme, because of your awesome improvement of my work on the Brotherhood of Randis article, I award you the Random Act of Appreciation Award with 3 bronze oakleaves in lieu of your 4th award. --Revanche (talk|contribs) 16:46, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Precedence and Repetition

Official ribbons, when displayed on a user's awards board, are depicted in a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance, or order of precedence. This order is provided on the Awards project page. Subsequent code, therefore, would be inserted into the awards board code before lesser awards. Awards presented by Nicjansma with a Founder's Frame are of higher precedence than the same standard award (though lower in precedence than the next higher standard award). When both are present, they are both displayed on the awards board.

Currently, the official awards program only allows for up to 10 presentations of the same ribbon on the (active) awards board. When an eleventh award is granted, the previous award (i.e., the 10th, with the gold coin) is replaced by a 1st award ribbon and the 10th award is moved to the Previously Awarded Board, which depicts all retired awards, including multiple 10th awards of the same ribbon.

To see an example of awards boards depicting the correct precedence and repetition, please visit the Example Board.

See also

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