Wikipedia:Service awards

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This page in a nutshell: Some editors choose to acknowledge their service to Wikipedia by displaying a service award, which denotes time served and number of edits made. These awards are unofficial – displaying the wrong one carries no penalty, and displaying the right one does not indicate authority or competence.

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Service awards are a simple way of acknowledging an editor's level of contribution based on two specific benchmarks: the number of contributions the editor made to Wikipedia and the length of time they have been registered. Academic interlocutors have described Wikipedia's service award schema as a way to award the self.^[1]

Unlike other awards given through a process or from one editor to another in a show of appreciation, this is one award that is intended to be given to yourself, although it can also be given by a second party. It is achieved strictly by a mechanical count of time registered and number of edits. There is no process for receiving these awards; you just judge for yourself which one you are eligible for and place the badge on your user page. These can be thought of as automatically assigned, much like (for example) badges that are affixed onto Scouts' uniforms for participation for a certain period of time.

The {{service awards}} template can automatically track your time of service up to the level of Grandmaster Editor (a.k.a. Most Imposing Togneme). It does not yet handle the top two awards – at the time of writing^[update], no one is eligible for them anyway. For it to calculate how long you have been registered with Wikipedia, you must give it year, month and day parameters specifying when you registered. You must also give it your edit count using the edits parameter, and update this each time your edits pass one of the service award levels.

Please remember that time spent with and number of edits to Wikipedia are not indicative of the quality of an editor's contributions, or of their diplomatic ability. Service awards also do not indicate any level of authority; "veteran" editors have no more authority than "novice" editors.

[edit] Levels

There are currently 19 award levels and one base level. The "Signator-to-Lord High Togneme" track is a humorous alternative for those who find the more formal titles too stuffy.

"Signator" is from the Latin signātōrius, which means someone who has made a mark.
Burba means "recruit" in Venetian.
Novato is Spanish and Portuguese for "beginner".
Grognard (French for "grumbler") was Napoleon's pet name for his Old Guard.
"Tutnum", "Labutnum", "Looshpah", and "Togneme" are made-up words that are intended to sound impressive.

For the first four levels, there are also incremental service awards. Unlike the Standard Unofficial Service Awards these awards allow users to have awards in-between the major service awards. There are 16 incremental service awards, with four levels of incremental service award for each of the first four service awards.

For the sake of variety, three badge variants are provided for each level: a medal, a book, and a ribbon (thanks to Wikipedia:Ribbons). To keep the validity and status of the major service awards, a ribbon is the only variant for incremental service awards. Editors may display the badge of their preference, a combination of badges, or none at all.

To learn your edit count and the date of your first logged edit, you can click My Preferences, where this information will appear. A more detailed edit counter is X!'s Edit Counter; there are also other edit counters and analysis tools. These tools do not always provide equal numbers because they rely on different methods of calculation.

Requirements for service awards
°	Award	Edits	Period
1	Registered Editor (or Signator)	1	1 day
2	Novice Editor (or Burba)	200	1 month
3	Apprentice Editor (or Novato)	1,000	3 months
4	Journeyman Editor (or Grognard)	2,000	6 months
5	Yeoman Editor (or Grognard Extraordinaire)	4,000	1 year
6	Experienced Editor (or Grognard Mirabilaire)	6,000	1¹⁄₂ years
7	Veteran Editor (or Tutnum)	8,000	2 years
8	Veteran Editor II (or Grand Tutnum)	12,000	2¹⁄₂ years
9	Veteran Editor III (or Most Perfect Tutnum)	16,000	3 years
10	Veteran Editor IV (or Tutnum of the Encyclopedia)	20,000	3¹⁄₂ years
11	Senior Editor (or Labutnum)	24,000	4 years
12	Senior Editor II (or Most Pluperfect Labutnum)	28,500	4¹⁄₂ years
13	Senior Editor III (or Labutnum of the Encyclopedia)	33,000	5 years
14	Master Editor (or Illustrious Looshpah)	42,000	6 years
15	Master Editor II (or Auspicious Looshpah)	51,000	7 years
16	Master Editor III (or Redoubtable Togneme)	60,000	8 years
17	Master Editor IV (or Esteemed Togneme Laureate)	78,000	10 years
18	Grandmaster Editor (or Most Imposing Togneme)	96,000	12 years
19	Grandmaster Editor First-Class (or Venerable and Eminent Togneme)	114,000	14 years
20	Vanguard Editor (or Lord High Togneme)	132,000	16 years

[edit] Exposition on the requirements

[edit] What is counted?

How to count your edits is up to you. It's generally assumed that all edits, including bot edits and deleted edits, are OK to count. If you want to count edits on other Wikimedia projects, that's OK too. If you began as an anonymous IP editor and want to count from the time of your first IP edit, that's OK too. If you run or ran more than one account and want to combine their edit counts, that's OK too. It's all on the honor system, so do what you think gives you the most fair and accurate award level.

To clarify, though: both the edit count and time in harness for a given level are required to achieve that level.

[edit] Rationale for the requirements

The edit count requirements for the levels are based on what, in the opinion of the editors who formulated the requirements, could be achieved by a human editor working with considerable regularity and diligence using the default tools and a fairly typical editing pattern. The awards for the first two years require a considerably lower edit rate than those for the later years.

Bots and editors using certain tools or editing patterns may achieve higher rates, while editors using certain editing patterns (such as mainly posting completed articles with a single edit and so forth) may have lower rates, and of course editors who don't edit regularly may have lower rates.

Thus not all editors will see a good match between service time and edit counts (some editors may be eligible for a high level by service time but not by edit count, while other editors may be eligible for a high level by edit count but not by service time). This is an imperfection which is an inherent consequence of the decision to use an uncomplicated system for determining eligibility for each award.

The first seven levels (up to Veteran Editor or Tutnum), which cover the first two years of one's editing career, would require a rate of 4,000 edits per year if one were to advance levels with edit counts and service time in perfect synchronization (except that the very first level, Novice Editor or Burba, requires only 200 edits rather than 333).
Levels 8 through 11 (up to Senior Editor or Labutnum), which cover the next two years of one's editing career, would require a rate of 8,000 edits per year if one were to advance levels with edit counts and service time in perfect synchronization.
Levels 12 and up would require a rate of 9,000 edits per year if one were to advance levels with edit counts and service time in perfect synchronization.

[edit] Images and userboxes

[edit] Registered Editor (or Signator)

This user is a Registered Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Registered Editor}}

This editor is a Signator and is entitled to display this Scroll of Signatures.

{{Signator}}

	This editor is a Registered Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Registered Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is a Signator and is entitled to display this Scroll of Signatures.

{{Signator Userbox}}

{{Registered Editor Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib1.PNG]]

Requirements:

1 edit and
1 day of service

Incremental service award ribbons are also available, starting at 50 edits and 8 days of service.

[edit] Novice Editor (or Burba)

This editor is a Novice Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Novice Editor}}

This editor is a Burba and is entitled to display this First Book of Wikipedia.

{{Burba}}

	This editor is a Novice Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Novice Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is a Burba and is entitled to display this First Book of Wikipedia.

{{Burba Userbox}}

{{Novice Editor Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib2.PNG]]

Requirements:

200 edits and
1 month of service

Incremental service award ribbons are also available, starting at 400 edits and 1 month 15 days of service.

[edit] Apprentice Editor (or Novato)

This editor is an Apprentice Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Apprentice Editor}}

This editor is a Novato and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Picture Story Book.

{{Novato}}

	This editor is an Apprentice Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Apprentice Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is a Novato and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Picture Story Book.

{{Novato Userbox}}

{{Apprentice Editor Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib3.PNG]]

Requirements:

1,000 edits and
3 months of service

Incremental service award ribbons are also available, starting at 1,250 edits and 3 months 23 days of service.

[edit] Journeyman Editor (or Grognard)

This editor is a Journeyman Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Journeyman Editor}}

This editor is a Grognard and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Little Red Book.

{{Grognard}}

	This editor is a Journeyman Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Journeyman Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is a Grognard and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Little Red Book.

{{Grognard Userbox}}

{{Journeyman Editor Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib4.png]]

Requirements:

2,000 edits and
6 months of service

Incremental service award ribbons are also available, starting at 2,500 edits and 7 months 15 days of service.

[edit] Yeoman Editor (or Grognard Extraordinaire)

This editor is a Yeoman Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Yeoman Editor}}

This editor is a Grognard Extraordinaire and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Vest Pocket Edition.

{{Grognard II}}

	This editor is a Yeoman Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Yeoman Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is a Grognard Extraordinaire and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Vest Pocket Edition.

{{Grognard II Userbox}}

{{Yeoman Editor Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib5.PNG]]

Requirements:

4,000 edits and
1 year of service

[edit] Experienced Editor (or Grognard Mirabilaire)

This editor is an Experienced Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Experienced Editor}}

This editor is a Grognard Mirabilaire and is entitled to display this 1937 Wikipedia First Edition.

{{Grognard III}}

	This editor is an Experienced Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

{{Experienced Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is a Grognard Mirabilaire and is entitled to display this 1937 Wikipedia First Edition.

{{Grognard III Userbox}}

{{Experienced Editor Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib6.png]]

Requirements:

6,000 edits and
1¹⁄₂ years of service

[edit] Veteran Editor (or Tutnum)

This editor is a Veteran Editor and is entitled to display this Iron Editor Star.

{{Veteran Editor}}

This editor is a Tutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge.

{{Tutnum}}

	This editor is a Veteran Editor and is entitled to display this Iron Editor Star.

{{Veteran Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is a Tutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge.

{{Tutnum Userbox}}

{{Veteran Editor Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib7.png]]

Requirements:

8,000 edits and
2 years of service

[edit] Veteran Editor II (or Grand Tutnum)

This editor is a Veteran Editor II and is entitled to display this Bronze Editor Star.

{{Veteran Editor II}}

This editor is a Grand Tutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain.

{{Tutnum II}}

	This editor is a Veteran Editor II and is entitled to display this Bronze Editor Star.

{{Veteran Editor II Userbox}}

	This editor is a Grand Tutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain.

{{Tutnum II Userbox}}

{{Veteran Editor II Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib8.png]]

Requirements:

12,000 edits and
2¹⁄₂ years of service

[edit] Veteran Editor III (or Most Perfect Tutnum)

This editor is a Veteran Editor III and is entitled to display this Silver Editor Star.

{{Veteran Editor III}}

This editor is a Most Perfect Tutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain and Cigarette Burn.

{{Tutnum III}}

	This editor is a Veteran Editor III and is entitled to display this Silver Editor Star.

{{Veteran Editor III Userbox}}

	This editor is a Most Perfect Tutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain and Cigarette Burn.

{{Tutnum III Userbox}}

{{Veteran Editor III Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib9.png]]

Requirements:

16,000 edits and
3 years of service

[edit] Veteran Editor IV (or Tutnum of the Encyclopedia)

This editor is a Veteran Editor IV and is entitled to display this Gold Editor Star.

{{Veteran Editor IV}}

This editor is a Tutnum of the Encyclopedia and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, and Chewed Broken Pencil.

{{Tutnum IV}}

	This editor is a Veteran Editor IV and is entitled to display this Gold Editor Star.

{{Veteran Editor IV Userbox}}

	This editor is a Tutnum of the Encyclopedia and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, and Chewed Broken Pencil.

{{Tutnum IV Userbox}}

{{Veteran Editor IV Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib10.png]]

Requirements:

20,000 edits and
3¹⁄₂ years of service

[edit] Senior Editor (or Labutnum)

This editor is a Senior Editor and is entitled to display this Platinum Editor Star.

{{Senior Editor}}

This editor is a Labutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, Chewed Broken Pencil, and Sticky Note.

{{Labutnum}}

	This editor is a Senior Editor and is entitled to display this Platinum Editor Star.

{{Senior Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is a Labutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, Chewed Broken Pencil, and Sticky Note.

{{Labutnum Userbox}}

{{Senior Editor Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib11.png]]

Requirements:

24,000 edits and
4 years of service

[edit] Senior Editor II (or Most Pluperfect Labutnum)

This editor is a Senior Editor II and is entitled to display this Platinum Editor Star.

{{Senior Editor II}}

This editor is a Most Pluperfect Labutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, Chewed Broken Pencil, Sticky Note, and Bookmark.

{{Labutnum II}}

	This editor is a Senior Editor II and is entitled to display this Platinum Editor Star.

{{Senior Editor II Userbox}}

	This editor is a Most Pluperfect Labutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, Chewed Broken Pencil, Sticky Note, and Bookmark.

{{Labutnum II Userbox}}

{{Senior Editor II Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib12.png]]

Requirements:

28,500 edits and
4¹⁄₂ years of service

[edit] Senior Editor III (or Labutnum of the Encyclopedia)

This editor is a Senior Editor III and is entitled to display this Platinum Editor Star.

{{Senior Editor III}}

This editor is a Labutnum of the Encyclopedia and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, Chewed Broken Pencil, Sticky Note, Bookmark, and Note from Jimbo.

{{Labutnum III}}

	This editor is a Senior Editor III and is entitled to display this Platinum Editor Star.

{{Senior Editor III Userbox}}

	This editor is a Labutnum of the Encyclopedia and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, Chewed Broken Pencil, Sticky Note, Bookmark, and Note from Jimbo.

{{Labutnum III Userbox}}

{{Senior Editor III Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib13.png]]

Requirements:

33,000 edits and
5 years of service

[edit] Master Editor (or Illustrious Looshpah)

This editor is a Master Editor and is entitled to display this Rhodium Editor Star.

{{Master Editor}}

This editor is an Illustrious Looshpah and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge.

{{Looshpah}}

	This editor is a Master Editor and is entitled to display this Rhodium Editor Star.

{{Master Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is an Illustrious Looshpah and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge.

{{Looshpah Userbox}}

{{Master Editor Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib14.png]]

Requirements:

42,000 edits and
6 years of service

[edit] Master Editor II (or Auspicious Looshpah)

This editor is a Master Editor II and is entitled to display this Rhodium Editor Star.

{{Master Editor II}}

This editor is an Auspicious Looshpah and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix.

{{Looshpah II}}

	This editor is a Master Editor II and is entitled to display this Rhodium Editor Star.

{{Master Editor II Userbox}}

	This editor is an Auspicious Looshpah and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix.

{{Looshpah II Userbox}}

{{Master Editor II Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib15.png]]

Requirements:

51,000 edits and
7 years of service

[edit] Master Editor III (or Redoubtable Togneme)

This editor is a Master Editor III and is entitled to display this Bufonite Editor Star.

{{Master Editor III}}

This editor is a Redoubtable Togneme and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix and Free Errata Sheet.

{{Togneme}}

	This editor is a Master Editor III and is entitled to display this Bufonite Editor Star.

{{Master Editor III Userbox}}

	This editor is a Redoubtable Togneme and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix and Free Errata Sheet.

{{Togneme Userbox}}

{{Master Editor III Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib16.png]]

Requirements:

60,000 edits and
8 years of service

[edit] Master Editor IV (or Esteemed Togneme Laureate)

This editor is a Master Editor IV and is entitled to display this Orichalcum Editor Star.

{{Master Editor IV}}

This editor is an Esteemed Togneme Laureate and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix, Free Errata Sheet, and Author's Signature.

{{Esteemed Togneme Laureate}}

	This editor is a Master Editor IV and is entitled to display this Orichalcum Editor Star.

{{Master Editor IV Userbox}}

	This editor is an Esteemed Togneme Laureate and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix, Free Errata Sheet, and Author's Signature.

{{Esteemed Togneme Laureate Userbox}}

{{Master Editor IV Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib17.png]]

Requirements:

78,000 edits and
10 years of service

[edit] Grandmaster Editor (or Most Imposing Togneme)

This editor is a Grandmaster Editor and is entitled to display this Lapis Philosophorum Editor Star with the Neutronium Superstar.

{{Grandmaster Editor}}

This editor is a Most Imposing Togneme and is entitled to write the Book of All Knowledge: 2nd Edition.

{{Most Imposing Togneme}}

	This editor is a Grandmaster Editor and is entitled to display this Lapis Philosophorum Editor Star with the Neutronium Superstar.

{{Grandmaster Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is a Most Imposing Togneme and is entitled to write the Book of All Knowledge: 2nd Edition.

{{Most Imposing Togneme Userbox}}

{{Grandmaster Editor Ribbon}}

Requirements:

96,000 edits and
12 years of service

[edit] Grandmaster Editor First-Class (or Venerable and Eminent Togneme)

This editor is a Grandmaster Editor First-Class and is entitled to display this Mithril Editor Star with the Neutronium Superstar hologram.

{{Grandmaster Editor FC}}

This editor is a Venerable and Eminent Togneme and is entitled to write the Book of All Knowledge: 3rd Edition and attach the library barcode.

{{Venerable and Eminent Togneme}}

	This editor is a Grandmaster Editor First-Class and is entitled to display this Mithril Editor Star with the Neutronium Superstar hologram.

{{Grandmaster Editor FC Userbox}}

	This editor is a Venerable and Eminent Togneme and is entitled to write the Book of All Knowledge: 3rd Edition and attach the library barcode.

{{Venerable and Eminent Togneme Userbox}}

{{Grandmaster FC Editor Ribbon}}

Requirements:

114,000 edits and
14 years of service

[edit] Vanguard Editor (or Lord High Togneme)

This editor is a Vanguard Editor and is entitled to display this Unobtainium Editor Star with the Neutronium Superstar hologram.

{{Vanguard Editor}}

This editor is a Lord High Togneme and is entitled to keep the floor plan of The Great Library of Alecyclopedias, including its ancient access keys.

{{Lord High Togneme}}

	This editor is a Vanguard Editor and is entitled to display this Unobtainium Editor Star with the Neutronium Superstar hologram

{{Vanguard Editor Userbox}}

	This editor is a Lord High Togneme and is entitled to keep the floor plan of The Great Library of Alecyclopedias, including its ancient access keys.

{{Lord High Togneme Userbox}}

{{Vanguard Editor Ribbon}}

[[File:Editorrib18.png]]

Requirements:

132,000 edits and
16 years of service

[edit] References

^ Ashton, Daniel (January 3, 2011). "Awarding the self in Wikipedia: Identity work and the disclosure of knowledge". First Monday 16 (1). http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3156/2747. Retrieved January 4, 2010.

[0] Ashton, Daniel (January 3, 2011). "Awarding the self in Wikipedia: Identity work and the disclosure of knowledge". First Monday 16 (1). http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3156/2747. Retrieved January 4, 2010.

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Wikipedia:Service awards

Contents

[edit] Levels

[edit] Exposition on the requirements

[edit] What is counted?

[edit] Rationale for the requirements

[edit] Images and userboxes

[edit] Registered Editor (or Signator)

[edit] Novice Editor (or Burba)

[edit] Apprentice Editor (or Novato)

[edit] Journeyman Editor (or Grognard)

[edit] Yeoman Editor (or Grognard Extraordinaire)

[edit] Experienced Editor (or Grognard Mirabilaire)

[edit] Veteran Editor (or Tutnum)

[edit] Veteran Editor II (or Grand Tutnum)

[edit] Veteran Editor III (or Most Perfect Tutnum)

[edit] Veteran Editor IV (or Tutnum of the Encyclopedia)

[edit] Senior Editor (or Labutnum)

[edit] Senior Editor II (or Most Pluperfect Labutnum)

[edit] Senior Editor III (or Labutnum of the Encyclopedia)

[edit] Master Editor (or Illustrious Looshpah)

[edit] Master Editor II (or Auspicious Looshpah)

[edit] Master Editor III (or Redoubtable Togneme)

[edit] Master Editor IV (or Esteemed Togneme Laureate)

[edit] Grandmaster Editor (or Most Imposing Togneme)

[edit] Grandmaster Editor First-Class (or Venerable and Eminent Togneme)

[edit] Vanguard Editor (or Lord High Togneme)

[edit] References

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