For all the hard work you've done in the last 4 hours on your first day here, I award you my Barnstar! -- America†alk 05:46, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
I just have to get this off my chest: I think that you have been an excellent contributor to the Simple English Wikipedia so far, and I believe that you are an excellent editor and we could really benefit from your point of view here on the Simple English Wikipedia. I see that you have already started learning about the different quirks about the Simple English Wikipedia and I must say that I am completely amazed at how quickly you have adapted to our Wikipedia. So this is for you:
Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
For exploding onto the Simple English Wikipedia scene with your guns firing, I hereby award you this barnstar! Razorflame 22:18, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Keep up the good new change patrolling and tagging qd's! The Rambling Man (talk) 10:54, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
I want to promote this to you for beating me to vandalisim I get there and you beatin me a lot. I want this to stand high and proud for you. Congrats-- Running talk , the founder the Wikiproject Anti-Vandalism 03:19, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
For helping out a new(ish) user and showing me how to give a barnstar(!) I hereby award you this barnstar. Thanks! The Flying Spaghetti Monster! 13:40, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
Thanks for copyediting Scranton, Pennsylvania. You didn't have to, you just did. That's a commendable attitude. SebbTalk 13:13, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
For being on the the wiki everytime I log in! Minor Contributer (talk) 09:46, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
I much admit, I am a bit amazed my all this. When I started on the English Wikipedia just a few months ago, I believe I was just an annoying user who asked a million questions. And all I really ever did there was change and add to my userpage - I had not yet learned how to edit. I nearly decided to completely slide away from editing on Wikipedia, for it was very boring.
Then Andrew from NC posted somewhere on EN:WP about a new "Wikiproject Christianity" he had started on ‘’Simple’’. Out of curiosity I checked it out. I decided to join it, so I created an account under the username "America Needs Jesus" (that was my user name there at the time). Some editors here did not like my username and asked me to change. I told them that I was allowed to keep it on EN:WP, but they still persisted.
I had done a little overview of this Wikipedia and I liked it. I had even already started a few articles (something I could never do on EN). All my life, I've felt like such a bother, so I really wanted to avoid doing that here. I decided to change it for them. I wanted my username to have something to with my country, America. I don't why, but "American Eagle" came to mind. I checked it, and it was free. They then changed it for me, and since then, I use American Eagle on pretty much any site I create an account on (including changing my username on EN to it).
Much to my amazement, I asked more questions here than I did starting out on EN! (Special thanks to all who answered my questions.) I now believe that if I had not had all those questions answered for me, and for the understanding and helpfulness of editors here, I would never be the editor I have learned to be. I had made so many mistakes starting out, such as changing all British to American English, and posted a SPAM message on tons of user’s talk pages (oh wait, what am I doing now?!), but believe I have learned my lesson.
I'm really not sure why I wrote out an essay on this thank you message, I guess I just felt like it. I especially want to thank those who nominated me, but I am so grateful for each and every one of you who gave your trust to me in this way, I will not abuse it. I say it again, Thank you. -- America†alk 18:10, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Thank you very much for supporting my successful RfA. I will do my best to fulfil my duties as an administrator and use the tools wisely. If you need any help, or have any feedback on my editing, please contact me on my talk page. Thank you again, - tholly--Talk-- 16:45, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Just a note to say thanks, RyanCross, for your comments and vote in my RFA which closed as successful with 17 supports and no opposes. I am quite impressed with the level of support, and I promise to do my best as an administrator. Thanks again, Kennedy(talk) 10:44, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
The Yotcmdr Barnstar
Thank you for supporting me in my RFA which passed with 15 supports and no opposes. The barnstar may not mean much to you, but your support did to me, thanks. Yotcmdr=talk to the commander= 09:03, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
RyanCross has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Ryan's day!
For being such a great wikipedian and kind person,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Ryan!
