Editing Barnstar

[[Image:Barnstar.png|frame|right|The original barnstar.]] ==What is a barnstar?== A barnstar is a decorative star-shaped object used to adorn a barn, seen as far back as the 1700's in American farm buildings. They were used as a form of decoration, and as a mark of the barn-builder. ==What do barnstars have to do with wikis?== Barnstars have been adopted by wiki communities as rewards used to commemorate user contributions to the wiki. They are a symbol of "barn raising", historical events in which members of a farming community gathered together to construct a barn for a farming household. Barnstars originated on [http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?BarnStar MeatballWiki], a wiki focused on the social aspects of online communities, although they are now in widespread use on Wikipedia and many other wikis. On the Crankshaft Coalition Wiki, we also use barnstars to recognize contributions by members. Anyone can award a barnstar to anyone else. ==How do I award a barnstar to a wiki contributor?== Simply go the user's page (accessible by clicking on the user's name in an article's History page), and then add the barnstar image, the text of your barnstar citation, and your signature (by typing "<nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>''). For an example, see [[User:Powerrodsmike]]. ==Can we make altered barnstars for specific awards?== Yes, feel free to create specific barnstars to use on the Crankshaft Coalition Wiki. For example, Wikipedia's members have created [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Barnstars numerous different barnstars] for awarding to members. Alter the original [[:Image:Barnstar.png|barnstar image]], [[Special:Upload|upload it to the wiki]], and then award it as you choose. ==References== *http://www.thebarnjournal.org/stories/story018/index.html *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnstar

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