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One great tradition in wiki culture is the barnstar. This is a simple image of an iron star, as used for decoration on barns in the northeastern United States. This comparison arises from the fact that wiki community building is often compared to barn raising -- coming together to work on a project.

As Wikivoyage is centred around the traveller and improving the experience of travel, we have created the Barncompass. Used in the same way as barnstars, the Barncompass commemorates not only the wiki tradition of barnstars with its similar appearance, but also the compass - the voyager's friend for centuries. Much like the barnstar on other wikis, the Barncompass is a symbol of community-mindedness, and is an informal "award" to recognize a user's exceptional community and content work.

For contributions which are perhaps not significant enough for a Barncompass, or if you just want to let the community know you have completed a noteworthy contribution, you can celebrate the occasion on this page.

Giving a Barncompass
Any Wiki community member can give a Barncompass to any other for any reason whatsoever. If you think someone's done exceptional work on Wikivoyage, plunge forward and let them know with a Barncompass.

To add the Barncompass, use the following Wiki markup on the user's User talk: page. Feel free to customize the text, of course.

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Barncompasses may be awarded privately, but if you wish to announce the award to the Wikivoyage community, this may be done by adding a short note on the Project:Celebrate a contribution page.

Australia/Oceania
All barncompasses related to Oceania can be found at Australian Barncompasses

The Oceanian Barncompass
This is an example of a continent Oceanian/Australian Barncompass

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Aussie barncompass
This is an example of a country Australian Barncompass

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To award a specific Australian state or territory barncompass, go to Australian Barncompasses.

Europe
All barncompasses related to Europe can be found at European Barncompasses

The European Barncompass
This is an example of a continent European Barncompass

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British Barncompass
This is an example of a country European Barncompass

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The Americas
All barncompasses related to the Americas can be found at The Americas Barncompasses

The North American Barncompass
This is an example of a continent Americas Barncompass

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Canadian Barncompass
This is an example of a country Americas Barncompass

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Africa
All barncompasses related to Asia can be found at African Barncompasses

The African Barncompass
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Asia
All barncompasses related to Asia can be found at Asian Barncompasses

The Asian Barncompass
This is an example of a continent Asian Barncompass

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Cambodian Barncompass
This is an example of a country Asian Barncompass

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The Sysops Barncompass
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The Silver and Gold Barncompasses
These don't have any sort of intrinsic category attached. You can use them for any topic that you think goes above and beyond the call of an ordinary barncompass.

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