Wikipedia:Barnstars/Topical

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A topical barnstar is for a topic or area of substantial interest to users of Wikipedia.

Image What to type Category Description
The Running Man Barnstar {{ subst:The Running Man Barnstar|message ~~~~ }} Sports articles.
See Sports
The Running Man Barnstar

The Running Man Barnstar may be awarded for distinguished efforts in sports-related articles. This barnstar is intended for those who give 110% in order to advance Wikipedia's coverage of the world of sports.

This award was introduced on February 15, 2005, and was designed by Deathphoenix and brian0918.

The Oddball Barnstar {{ subst:The Oddball Barnstar|message ~~~~ }} The Oddball Barnstar

The Oddball Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who creates a particularly fine article regarding a subject that is odd, whimsical, or is otherwise something that one wouldn't expect to find in more traditional encyclopedias.

This award was introduced on March 22, 2005 by ClockworkSoul, and was designed by Riffsyphon1024 and brian0918.

The Current Events Barnstar {{ subst:The Current Events Barnstar|message ~~~~ }} The Current Events Barnstar

The Current Events Barnstar may be awarded to editors who make substantial contributions to current events articles, helping accurate information get through when it is most needed.

This barnstar was introduced by Kizor on July 7, 2005 and designed by Zscout370, David Levy and Sango123.

Template Barnstar {{ subst:The Template Barnstar|message ~~~~ }} The Template Barnstar

The Template Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who contributes significantly to create or improve useful templates and infoboxes.
It should not, however, be used for userboxes. Userbox Star is for that.

This barnstar was introduced by Smurrayinchester on January 8, 2006.

{{ subst:The Business and Economics Barnstar|message ~~~~ }} The Business and Economics Barnstar may be awarded to anyone who makes a major, good and balanced contribution to the pages on business, economics or related matters. This award was suggested by Major Bonkers and designed by Smurrayinchester.
 The Barnstar of National Merit {{ subst:The Barnstar of National Merit|message ~~~~ }} Geography The Barnstar of National Merit

The Barnstar of National Merit may be awarded to an editor who contributes significantly to expand or improve Wikipedia's coverage of any given country.

This barnstar was proposed by Redux on February 23, 2005, and was designed by Zscout370.

For national variations, see Barnstar of National Merit or Commons, the national variations.

The Barnstar of Liberty {{ subst:The Barnstar of Liberty|message ~~~~ }} Human rights The Barnstar of Liberty

The Barnstar of Liberty may be awarded to an editor who contributes significantly to expand or improve Wikipedia's coverage of Human rights or Freedom of expression

This barnstar was proposed by evrik 2005, and was designed by Smurrayinchester.

The LGBT Barnstar {{ subst:The LGBT Barnstar|message ~~~~ }} Category:LGBT.
See Sexuality
The LGBT Barnstar

The LGBT Barnstar is awarded to editors who make significant contributions that expand Wikipedia’s knowledge about homosexuality, bisexuality, transexuality, LGBT life and culture, notable LGBT people, events and movements, sociological issues, and population statistics.

This barnstar was proposed by Dev920 on November 11, 2006, and was designed by Ouro.

The Fauna Barnstar {{ subst:The Fauna Barnstar|message ~~~~ }} Category:Biology.
See Biology
The Fauna Barnstar is awarded to editors who make significant contributions to either wild or domestic animal related articles that expand Wikipedia’s knowledge about various animal species, habitats, behavior/characteristics, endangerment, and population statistics.

This award was proposed and designed by Persian Poet Gal 2006.