English: Give this to a user by leaving this on their talk page:

Wikipedia is a collaboratively built encyclopedia, and all play their part. Some write fantastic new articles, some do research, some do copyediting and formatting, some create wonderful new images for us, some import appropriate material from other sources, some help organize content, some provide welcome and guidance. We appreciate all their help.

The WikiProject Ghost towns Barnstar is given to recognise particularly fine contributions to Wikipedia articles related to WikiProject Ghost towns, to let people know that their hard work is seen and appreciated, and that we thank them. To give the award to someone, just edit their user page to include the image, and say why you've given it. Don't hesitate, be bold!

You can see a list of people that have been awarded a barnstar in the list of pages linking to this image at the bottom of this page.

More summary

Barnstar Image. Created by the illustrious Emily McQueen for WikiProject Ghost towns.

Licensing

Yeah, see below, use it for toliet paper if you want, this mutha honker is public domain.