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Great Question

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Teahouse First Birthday

Teahouse Barnstar

493 badges have been given out so far.

Badge	Number of recipients
Welcome to the Teahouse Badge	244
Teahouse Host Badge	111
Great Question Badge	70
Great Answer Badge	29
Teahouse Special One Year Birthday Badge	18
Cup and Saucer Badge	9
Teahouse Genie Badge	6
Teahouse Maitr d' Badge	5
Easter Egg Badge	1

Teahouse Award Project

Earn sparkly badges!
Share them with fellow guests and hosts!

About badges

Badges are a way to acknowledge someone's contribution to Teahouse. You can give them by pasting a badge template on a user talk page, or by using Wikilove Badge Edition (try WikiLove - it's fun!). Learn more about this experiment.

What is WikiLove?

Go to someone else's userpage. See the red heart in the upper right? Click on the heart, you've found the WikiLove tool.

How to add Teahouse badges to WikiLove

WikiLove Badge Edition

Authors: Ocaasi - Technical 13
What it does:: Allows you to post any badge on user talk pages through WikiLove.
To add:: Copy and paste the text in the box below into your common.js page, then click Save.

importScript("User:Ocaasi/WikiLoveinstallscript.js");

Show off your Badges!

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To add a Badgeometer to your userpage, just copy and paste this code.

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Once saved, go back to edit 'yes' in the code for each badge you earned.

Welcome to the Teahouse Badge

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	Welcome to the Teahouse Badge
	Awarded to editors who have introduced themselves at the Wikipedia Teahouse. Guest editors with this badge show initiative and a great drive to learn how to edit Wikipedia. Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges

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Teahouse Welcoming Badge

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	Teahouse Welcoming Badge
	Awarded to editors who show extraordinary welcoming spirit at the Wikipedia Teahouse. Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges

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Teahouse Host Badge

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Teahouse Host Badge

Awarded to hosts at the Wikipedia Teahouse.

Experienced editors with this badge have committed to welcoming guests, helping new editors, and upholding the standards of the Teahouse by giving friendly and patient guidance—at least for a time.

Hosts illuminate the path for new Wikipedians, like Tōrō in a Teahouse garden.

Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges

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Teahouse Maitre d' Badge

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	Teahouse Maitre d' Badge
	Awarded to those who manage the public part of the Wikipedia Teahouse. The maître d' acts as a community organizer and a moderator who helps to make sure that all aspects of the Teahouse are running smoothly, and that guests have a good experience. The maître d' is not the boss of Teahouse, but acts as a responsible facilitator for the project. Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges

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Great Question Badge

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	Great Question Badge
	Awarded to those who have asked a great question on the Teahouse Question Forum. There are no stupid questions, but some are excellent! Good questions are those that reflect serious curiosity about editing and help others learn. Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges

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Great Answer Badge

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	Great Answer Badge
	Awarded to those who have given a great answer on the Teahouse Question Forum. A good answer is one that fits in with the Teahouse expectations of proper conduct: polite, patient, simple, relies on explanations not links, and leaves a talkback notification. Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges

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Cup and Saucer Badge

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	Cup and Saucer Badge
	Awarded to those who uphold the values of the Teahouse by being respectful and courteous to guests and hosts alike. Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges

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Easter Egg Badge

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	Easter Egg Badge
	Awarded to those who have submitted ideas to improve the Teahouse. Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges

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Teahouse Genie Badge

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	Teahouse Genie Badge
	Awarded to those who have solved issues on the Teahouse Wishlist. Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges

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Teahouse First Birthday Badge

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	Teahouse First Birthday Badge
	Awarded to everyone who participated in the Wikipedia Teahouse during its first year! To celebrate the many hosts and guests we've met and the nearly 2000 questions asked and answered during this excellent first year, we're giving out this tasty cupcake badge. Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges

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Teahouse Barnstar

	Teahouse Barnstar
	Your work at the Teahouse is consistently amazing! You deserve this Barnstar for your tireless efforts. ~~~~

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Given to users who have repeatedly done great work at the Teahouse! Barnstars are a classic way that Wikipedians recognize each other for doing great work. Those who receive the Teahouse Barnstar stand out from the crowd by repeatedly asking great questions, providing awesome answers or otherwise doing amazing things to keep the Teahouse going.

Want more Teahouse badges? Check out the badges in the works at Teahouse Badge Works.