Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals/Interlingual-Interwiki barnstar

Interlingual / Interwiki barnstar

I hereby propose a barnstar for people who help the various language versions of Wikipedia by translating articles into other languages / getting native speakers to do so and providing them with information, in order to make articles present on all language versions. This not only greatly helps in creating complete Wikipedias in the smaller Wikipedias, with fewer members who only know about a few subjects, but also allows people to read articles about the more common subjects in their own language, where it may have been previously impossible. I don't have any image to submit yet, but I think it should feature a barnstar (of course) and a globe, or a selection of glyphs / flags denoting "smaller" languages. This to emphasize the multilingual character of the award. Harðor 14:48, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Sounds good. — Chameleon 12:43, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

How about...

-- AllyUnion (talk) 04:13, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I was just talking about this the other day - an Interlingual barnstar has to be a good idea. I have had cause to request translations into English for excellent articles on other Wikis at least three times, and I've always been delighted with the results.

Also I would support AllyUnion's star - except it seems a little big. Would it be possible to overlay the laurels on the star? I guess you would also have to change the colour of the star to say dark blue or gold? -- Solipsist 07:09, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I rather shrink mine... I'm not certain if you got the pun of my image... it is a parody of the United Nations flag. Technically, if I put more time, it would be a star barnstar on to something that looks like a globe. -- AllyUnion (talk) 06:10, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I like the UN reference (except for licensing issues with the original flag, which probably isn't too much of a problem). In the meantime, here is another alternative . -- Solipsist 10:25, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

And a further alternative. My suggestion of a dark blue or gold barnstar ends up looking ugly, but the white barnstar with overlayed UN laurels works quite well with a drop shadow . -- Solipsist 11:31, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think this might be problematic, since it looks more like an "international" rather than "interlingual". Anyway we could get the speech part of the award into the barnstar? Bratsche^{talk 5 pillars} 01:09, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)

How about this: also allow the BoNM to be awarded for interlingual/interwiki work, or include the Altavista Babelfish fish somehow. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:09, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I know what you mean. I considered the Babelfish, but I'm not sure it is a sufficiently universal symbol. There is a good visual reference here. -- Solipsist 05:58, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Any reference to the evil Babelfish could only be an ironic reference to how not to contribute translations. — Chameleon 08:08, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'd prefer a barnstar over a globe, not flags, not political signs. (I'm a catalan user and I'm deligthed to see the idea of barnstars, I didn't know what they were)-Comment by 62.175.93.20

I like the second image, the one that combines the UN blue with the multicultural flags. It seems to have a very good international "flavor". Bratsche^{talk 5 pillars} 02:40, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

Hmmm... I think I prefer a barnstar that doesn't have ANY flags. I like AllyUnion's barnstar, though resized just a tad smaller. --Deathphoenix 14:08, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Most barnstars are 111 by 107 px in size. Perhaps Solipsist's second image could work since it is based on AllyUnion's original image, but personally, I like the one that employs the UN theme. Sango123 17:57, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

I must admit I like the one with the two branches overlaid and the drop shadows. Another possibility would be a barnstar overlaid on the Wiki globe (as at the top left of this and every page). That would get across the interlingual idea. Perhaps like one of the two images below...

Grutness...wha? 07:09, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hey, that's a good idea and design, Grutness! What would the one on the right (the UN-coloured globe) look like with a light grey star? --Deathphoenix 02:36, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I like the sound of that, although I wouldn't know how to make it. Bratsche^{talk 5 pillars} 02:39, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)

With a light grey star, it would look like this!(and before you ask, it looks pretty horrible with a white star - it just disappears into the background).

Grutness...wha? 03:07, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hmmm... the grey might be a little TOO light. How would it look if it were darker? --Deathphoenix 03:45, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I've added it above. Grutness...wha? 08:53, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Lovely. If it came down to a "Vote or die" today, I'd vote for your last one. --Deathphoenix 12:35, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I like the globe ideas, but a snag here would be that the Wikipedia logo is apparently copyright and not GFDL. I'm not sure how much of a problem that really is. The UN logo is also not free. -- Solipsist 15:16, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hmm... but they are just peace laurels, aren't they? -- AllyUnion (talk) 00:42, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Depends whether the laurel image was copied from a restricted source. Check for suitable open sources or create new laurels. Don't wait for me, as I'd start by growing some. (SEWilco 02:03, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC))

I'd feel comfortable winging it on the laurels (you could argue that it is a small enough 'quotation'). The Wiki-globe is more directly a problem. -- 22:14, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Other possible concepts: Barnstar resting on bed of multicolored Wiki globes. Fish in ear and multiple barnstars coming from mouth. Barnstar with multicolored Wiki globes hanging down from each tip. Rain of barnstars falling mainly on a plain in Spain. Barnstar on background saying "Barnstar" in several languages. ...saying "translation". ...saying names of several languages. Array of barnstars, each wearing hats from various locations. (SEWilco 03:46, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC))

• What about a globe instead of the wikiglobe? Here's one idea I've played with. It could be cool if the globe was slowly spinning under the star. Of course another option is to just have a globe without the stand. I like that it's colourful. --Silversmith Hewwo 13:50, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • I like it... only if the star seemed to be applied on the globe, like a sticker... -- AllyUnion (talk) 00:28, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think that would look a bit better as well. Bratsche^{talk 5 pillars} 13:52, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)

Oh err, that's a pretty globe; except we've crept back to bigger than standard barnstar size. -- Solipsist 22:29, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

If you want the star applied to a globe like a sticker, you just need a globe, a color printer, and a digital camera. (SEWilco 05:14, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC))

File:Interlingual Barnstar-small.png

(111 by 125px)

File:Interlingual Barnstar-small2.png

(95 by 107px)

The standard barnstar size is 111 by 107px. Here are two images that are more diminutive: 111 by 125px and 95 by 107px. Too small? Sango123 June 30, 2005 17:28 (UTC)

I like these as images a lot, but they remind me of geographical barnstar, "The Barnstar of National Merit". (What ever the image, please don't put flags in it.) EnSamulili 13:43, 20 July 2005 (UTC)