Wikivoyage:Barncompasses



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.

A full list of barncompasses can be found at User:SHB2000/List of Barncompasses.

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.

Continent barncompasses
This is a list of all continent barncompasses.

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

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

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

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The African Barncompass
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The Asian Barncompass
This is an example of a continent 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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The Kanglei Barncompass
One can use this for Manipur and her seven sister states related topics that goes above and beyond the call of an ordinary barncompass. The seven lines inside the barncompass depict the seven sister states (North East Indian states).

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The (Alternative) Wikivoyage Barncompass
This is an alternative design of the Wikivoyage Barncompass.

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