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Mileage[edit]

Sheeks Keeper you get about!! Virtually every talk page I visit you've been there!! You're social skills with other editors is outstanding. If only other admins like Punkmorten etc would follow your example and communicate with other people more. Here is an award for my appreciation ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 19:48, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

The Sociable Barnstar[edit]

The Sociable Barnstar
This barnstar is award to Keeper for his outstanding social skills and willingness to communicate with other editors and make them feel welcome. Wikipedia needs more encouraging editors and admin like yourself who make wikipedia a cool site rather than the usual tripe we face on here and in council discussions. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 19:48, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks Baldy. You've done essploded me head. As if my ego wasn't bad enough. See Irid? A serious social barnstar...Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 19:53, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
You dissing my barnstar now? Mine had a smiley face. – ırıdescent 19:55, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Not dissing. Fondly recollecting the seriousness in which you granted it, 'tis all. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 19:56, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Nice Work![edit]

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thanks for reverting vandalism on my talkpage! Shapiros10 contact meMy work 20:13, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Now, here's a barnstar I never thought I'd get. RickK was the grandmaster, 10s of thousands of vandy-reverts. I removed the word "faggot" from one page. Thanks Sam, I'll add it to my archives in 2-3 days :-). Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 20:16, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
I've been called many things, and animal rapist is a new one :) Shapiros10 contact meMy work 20:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Add it to the list, there'll be more :-). (and for the record dear stalkers, and I feel the need to explain this because of the ambiguity in Sam's response above, I explicitly did not call a young, good hearted, well-meaning, honest and capable Jewish Wikipedian an animal rapist. The vandal that I blocked did.) Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 20:24, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
No vandal is ever going to beat this one. Like all great humour, it's funny because it's true. (disclaimer; no I do not think this is true) – ırıdescent 20:26, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Animal rapist, sex with horses. Tomayto, tomahto...Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 20:56, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
You can't beat this. According to it, I am one nasty pedophile. Shapiros10 contact meMy work 18:13, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Three for three, Keeper[edit]

Well, they say good things come in threes...

The Barnstar of Life
For being the most gracious Talk Page host imaginable, and for bringing pleasure to the lives of so many Wiki-people. Ecoleetage (talk) 20:22, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Ok, this is getting a little silly. I like silly. Thanks Eco...Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 20:25, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I need to thank you and Sam for the one-two punch against some dumb vandal who was mucking up my User Page the other day. Sam reverted the vandalism and you blocked the sucker out of commission. Ecoleetage (talk) 20:28, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

If you've got a bandwagon, I want to be on it[edit]

The Barnstar of Extended Discussions
This barnstar is presented to Keeper76, and is dedicated to all those who have made User talk:Keeper76 a more-visited page than User talk:Jimbo Wales. – ırıdescent 20:34, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Ah cripes. I don't have a bandwagon. I fell off the wagon years ago...Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 20:36, 3 July 2008 (UTC)


New Contest: Let's get this out of your collective systems...[edit]

I'm going offline in about an hour. I'll be offline for a good long 3 day holiday vacation. When I return on Monday, I would like to see at least 10 barnstars besides the freeking four I've just received. I will !vote for my favorite, and I will award (that better be a red link when I hit save...) a barnstar in return to the most creative editor. I will then, of course, commission that winning editor, because of his/her design skills, to create his/her own barnstar as the prize.... Gimme your best shot amigos....Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 20:40, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

LULZ U DIGING FOAR BARNSTAR. –xenocidic (talk) 20:41, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, I'm only good at designing user pages, not barnstars. :P -- RyRy (talk) 20:42, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Can I misuse admin status to include a certain animation from the Bad Image List in mine? (BTW you need to turn that bot off or they'll all be in your archive by the time you get back) – ırıdescent 20:46, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
You've linked plenty of ridiculous images here, what's one more? And, I adjusted the bot. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 21:00, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

OK then, let's give this a go[edit]

The Barnstar of Totally Inappropriate Content
This barnstar is awarded to Keeper76 and all those who post on his talkpage, for their ceaseless efforts to lower the bar as to what constitutes "encyclopaedic". – ırıdescent 21:13, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Surely someone can do better than an admin with 70,000 edits? I promise, Iridescent won't block you if you tell him his barnstar is lame....Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 21:27, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Ok, now my eyes are burning. These goggles do nothing! Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 21:49, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
The frightening thing, that isn't the most inappropriate image on Commons I can find, by a long, long way. – ırıdescent 21:58, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
I'm well aware. You've linked much worse here already...I'm going home now, see y'all Monday. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 22:11, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
This page is your home. – ırıdescent 22:14, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
This page is so very very far away from my "home". I only edit from work. Once "home", I forget all about this place. Perhaps that's why I can be so positive once online? :-) Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 22:18, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
The Annoying Flashing Big Finger zOMGstar
THIS BARNSTAR IS AWARD, IN ALL CAPS, TO KEEPER76 FOR ENSURING THAT WE TOTALLY NEVER WORK ON THAT ICKY ARTICLE NAMESPACE LOL. kthxbai. —Giggy 00:03, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
The wonders of (highly educational) Commons images. —Giggy 00:03, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

A little something...[edit]

The Barnstar of Balance
Keeper76, I present you this for being able to walk the fine line between logic and common sense, in your own irreverent style. Keep up the neutral work! Gazimoff WriteRead 10:05, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

here you go[edit]

The God of Wiki Barnstar
In recognition of the fact that his talk page had more page views than the talk page of God Himself had in June, Keeper76 is hereby awarded this God of Wiki Barnstar. J.delanoygabsadds 15:40, 4 July 2008 (UTC)(Damn, I wish you had a picture of yourself on here, Keeper :D )


Surely this is the image you're looking for? – ırıdescent 15:50, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! That is much better! I looked for that one, but I couldn't remember what it was called. J.delanoygabsadds 16:43, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

How about one that actually includes a star...[edit]

The Barnstar of Burning Bots
This barnstar is hereby awarded to Keeper76 and all of his talk page stalkers in anticipation of Miszabot throwing up its little botty arms in despair and running to hide under its bot-mummy's petticoats at exactly 1400 UTC the day after Keeper reduces the archive time on this page. Heavenly41 (talk) 17:30, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Omgz that's tew irid submitted gaming the systemxenocidic (talk) 17:37, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Iridescent is winning! NOOOOO!!!![edit]

The Rusting Mainspace Barnstar
Here's what most of the mainspace looks like. And what are we doing? Posting random barnstars on your talk page :) J.delanoygabsadds 18:07, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


There's a far more apt image to illustrate "the current state of the mainspace" here. WARNING WHICH I CAN'T GIVE STRONGLY ENOUGH — BEFORE YOU CLICK THAT LINK, READ THIS ARTICLE TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT "ENCYCLOPEDIC CONTENT" YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A PICTURE OF. Hey everybody, welcome to the "encyclopedia that everyone can edit". Heavenly41 (talk) 18:17, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
ugh dont forget some of us have navigation popups ... until now i've been successfully available to avoid that =0 –xenocidic (talk) 18:19, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

The horror. The horror.[edit]

The “Was This Such a Good Idea?” Barnstar
In recognition of Keeper76's willingness to turn his Talk Page into the noisiest, most chaotic corner of Wikipedia. Hey, at least it keeps all of us out of the pool halls. Ecoleetage (talk) 18:09, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

The Admin Coach Barnstar[edit]

The Barnstar of the Admin Coach
User:Talk Page Stalker, I award you this attractive barnstar for helping us avoid WP:AN/I and going to the more appealing WP:AN/K. Enigma message 18:26, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


Shouldn't that shortcut be WANK?Heavenly41 (talk) 18:18, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

It's wank too. See for yourself! By the way, Keeper now has 10 since he asked, I believe. Enigma message 18:58, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Heh, I got rid of Wikipedia:WANK. Funny and all, but a few months are gonna go by, this all will long be forgotten, and someone will stumble into that redirect and think rather strange things about me, which I druther not hafta explain...Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 15:31, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Well he said "at least" and also it's not there yet if you discount the duplicates and ones submitted by very obvious sock puppets =) –xenocidic (talk) 19:01, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 – ırıdescent 20:38, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

one more before I go to work...[edit]

The Inadvertent Vandal-helper Barnstar
<--------- The vandals.                                                              Us --------->

J.delanoygabsadds 18:27, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

The Independence Day Barnstar[edit]

The July 4th Barnstar
This barnstar is given to all the lurkers of this page, because Enigma doesn't have a bloody barbeque to attend. Enigma message 18:36, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
You should also get a barnstar for proving that preview page is useless. Enigma message 18:36, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Yay! I get a barnstar for lurking at this page. No barbeque, huh? Well, I have to work today. Useight (talk) 18:51, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Keeper can haz barnstar?[edit]

datestamp for bot 21:41, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Barnstars[edit]

Crikey have people can mad with lauding you barnstars. I guess Irid and I will have to find a way to insult him now to keep his head on the ground LOL. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 19:10, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

A bit of cheesecake to go with that 4th of July BBQ[edit]

The Jayne Mansfield Barnstar
  • The Bot-Censored Jayne Mansfield Barnstar
Eh, this has nothing to do with Keeper. I just like looking at the photo.
  • Alas, those nasty Bots don't appreciate vintage exploitation girlie photos. Sorry, Keeper -- Jayne is over at Jayne Mansfield if you want to take a peek. Ecoleetage (talk) 19:11, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

boy was he wrong[edit]

The Crazy Den of Pigs Barnstar
Whoever said that Wikipedia is not a "crazy den of pigs" obviously never visited User talk:Keeper76. For turning his user talk page into a complete sty, I award Keeper 76 (chief crazy pig) this Crazy Den of Pigs Barnstar. Yes, I stole the idea from elsewhere on this page. Sue me - I'm a talk page stalker.xenocidic (talk) 23:22, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

...oh, and to give me a leg up on the competition...this barnstar has a userbox variant:

{{User:SheffieldSteel/Pigs|den=yes}}

This user believes that Wikipedia IS a crazy den of pigs, as evidenced by this talk page.

(when used elsewhere it will link back to here). I can haz prize? –xenocidic (talk) 23:38, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


It's truly entertaining to read Smith Jones's "work". link and the warning he left on someone's talk, which I can't find right now. Enigma message 23:31, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
My current favourite of his is this, but virtually every contribution of his brings a certain unique charm. The one that really had me swinging from the strip lighting was when I saw he was a member of the LOCE. – ırıdescent 23:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, he claims to be part of the LOCE, and he of course awarded himself a copyediting barnstar. The funniest warning by far was in reaction to something on ANI, I think. Someone brought up an issue and he's like "I warned him." Neil responded with "I would recommend against warning people in the future." Tanthalas cracked up. Enigma message 23:57, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Stereotyping is A Bad Thing, but looking at those userboxes I've a sneaky suspicion there's a certain cabal he'd be more than welcome to join. (Please, nobody block him – reading his contrib history is worth the Wikipedia admission fee on its own.) I'm just surprised we haven't seen an RFA yet. – ırıdescent 00:02, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
BTW, anyone want to have a guess at what this was supposed to be? – ırıdescent 00:07, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
The video game cabal? By the way should someone let him know he's being discussed at WP:AN/K ? even liam? epic lulz, no idea. –xenocidic (talk) 00:08, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

(←) Read this thread and diff. I adore the idea of recreating an article under a different name to try and hide it from people... :D Alex Muller 00:34, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Regarding Tanthalas' crackup, this was the thread that did him in. Go read the "warning" that was left for the offender, and Neil's subsequent "repairs" (and edit summaries) are a laugh riot. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 14:56, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
you can't buy that kind of amusement. i think i'll make my yearly donation to wikimedia now. –xenocidic (talk) 15:24, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for finding it, Keeper. I did a control-f on the recent archives and couldn't locate the thread I wanted quickly enough. What Neil said was funny, but " I have given this user a ver y stern warning. You can count on this user never behaving porly again. Smith Jones (talk) 01:38, 1 July 2008 (UTC) " and then looking at his warning... too funny. Enigma message 01:11, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
Ha ha haaaaa!!!! I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Oh, man! Wow. I just turned 18, and I finally have a credit card in my own name. I'll have to agree with Xenocidic above; my donation to Wikimedia won't be long in coming. J.delanoygabsadds 15:45, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
This is also genius Alex Muller 16:04, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
In more recent activity this made for a fascinating read in human psychology, at least in regards to said editor...my eyes involuntarily crossed and uncrossed several times while trying to close the debate...Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 19:03, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Comment to Keeper[edit]

I've violated a core principle of Wikiquette and refactored your talkpage, to keep this thread together and stop it from swamping the "genuine" threads. Jeff's post below being sandwiched between lolcats seemed particularly inappropriate. – ırıdescent 22:51, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

This "vacation" of yours...[edit]

...didn't last long, did it? – ırıdescent 16:24, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Meh. an editor once told me this was my home...guilty....Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 16:29, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Oh, and I meant to say thanks for refactoring WP:AN/K. Smart move, I was going to do that myself (for jeff). Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 16:30, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Seems appropriate[edit]

The Guestbook Barnstar
Thanks for maintaining such a great guestbook! – ırıdescent 16:41, 5 July 2008 (UTC)


Nota Bene – this is a genuine template and I haven't amended it in any way. I don't know quite how this one has slipped under the WP:NOT#MYSPACE radar.

Speaking of WP:NOT#MYSPACE, I suggest this as a new front-end for Keeperpedia. (I think Gurch, of all people, designed this.) – ırıdescent 16:41, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Keeper76 was never meant to be a "guestbook" (honest!). Otherwise, you may win Iri-eva-heavanly-scent....and while you're at it, why haven't you MFD'd that ridiculous "guestbook" barnstar? I'll !vote delete if you ever do...Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 18:15, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Already gone – I grossly abused my superpowers to revive it for this one occasion. The Kiddy Kabal are now just cut-and-pasting the code from one page to another, however. – ırıdescent 18:21, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
You actually participated in the MFD, keeper. With your old age, so too goes your memory? ;> –xenocidic (talk) 18:35, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

I can keep this up all night, as the bishop said to the actress[edit]

The Lots of Barnstars Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to Keeper76 for amassing a magnificant collection of irrelevant barnstars.

"real" barnstars[edit]

The Special Barnstar
Hello there; I have seen you around all over the place whilst undertaking my Wikipedia duties, and you do such a lot of good work, and lend a lot of useful thought. Especially over at WP:RFA. In recognition of this, I feel you should be rewarded somehow. Hence this...;) Lradrama 21:38, 9 July 2008 (UTC)