Wikipedia:Service awards

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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 has made to Wikipedia and the length of time they have been registered. One academic has described Wikipedia's service award schema as a way to award the self. One may also think of them as auto-attained milestones.

Unlike other awards given 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 third party. It is achieved by a strictly mechanical count of time registered and number of edits. Both requirements must be met to be eligible for each award level. There is no process for receiving these awards; you just determine the grade to which you are entitled, then display it on your user page.

Please remember that neither the number of edits, nor the length of time from when an account was created are, in and of themselves, good indicators of the quality of an editor's contributions or diplomatic ability. Hence, service awards do not indicate any level of authority whatsoever; "master" editors are not bestowed with more authority, through this award, than "novice" editors.

Award levels

Overview

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

• 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, Togneme and Gom are made-up words that are intended to sound impressive.

For the first five 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 20 incremental service awards, with four levels of incremental service award for each of the first five 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 Preferences, where this information will appear under View global account info. A more detailed edit counter is the User Analysis Tool (a replacement for 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

The following table lists the requirements for each award level. Both lengths of time and number of edits must be met for each award level.

°	Award	Alternative Award	Edits	Period
1	Registered Editor	Signator	1	1 day
2	Novice Editor	Burba	200	1 month
3	Apprentice Editor	Novato	1,000	3 months
4	Journeyman Editor	Grognard	2,000	6 months
5	Yeoman Editor	Grognard Extraordinaire	4,000	1 year
6	Experienced Editor	Grognard Mirabilaire	6,000	1.5 years
7	Veteran Editor	Tutnum	8,000	2 years
8	Veteran Editor II	Grand Tutnum	12,000	2.5 years
9	Veteran Editor III	Most Perfect Tutnum	16,000	3 years
10	Veteran Editor IV	Tutnum of the Encyclopedia	20,000	3.5 years
11	Senior Editor	Labutnum	24,000	4 years
12	Senior Editor II	Most Pluperfect Labutnum	28,500	4.5 years
13	Senior Editor III	Labutnum of the Encyclopedia	33,000	5 years
14	Master Editor	Illustrious Looshpah	42,000	6 years
15	Master Editor II	Auspicious Looshpah	51,000	7 years
16	Master Editor III	Most Plusquamperfect Looshpah Laureate	60,000	8 years
17	Master Editor IV	Looshpah Laureate of the Encyclopedia	78,000	10 years
18	Grandmaster Editor	Lord High Togneme Vicarus	96,000	12 years
19	Grandmaster Editor First-Class	Lord High Togneme Laureate	114,000	14 years
20	Vanguard Editor	Lord Gom, the Highest Togneme of the Encyclopedia	132,000	16 years

Exposition on the requirements

What is counted?

How to count your edits is up to you. It is generally assumed that all edits, even including edits by bots and deleted edits, are okay to count. If you want to count edits on other Wikimedia projects, that's okay too. If you began as an anonymous IP editor and want to count from the time of your first IP edit, that's also okay. If you run or ran more than one account, you may choose to include the edits for your other user accounts as well. If you are or were an administrator, you can count your administrative actions as edits if you want. You may also begin counting the amount of time you have been an editor for from an older account or IP address of yours. It's all based 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 the time for a given level are required to achieve that level.

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 (an average of about 25 edits per day) if one were to advance levels with edit counts and service time in perfect synchronization.

Images and userboxes

You can place the {{Service awards}} template on your user page to show the image or userbox most appropriate for your time of service and edit count. For it to calculate the time you have been registered with Wikipedia, you must give it |year=, |month= and |day= parameters specifying your registration date. You must also give your edit count using an |edits= parameter, and update this each time your edits pass one of the service award levels. The |format= parameter can be used to specify the display format. See the template's documentation for details.

The {{Service award progress}} template can show your progress towards the next service award. Like {{Service awards}}, it also requires |year=, |month=, |day= and |edits= parameters to specify when you registered and how many edits you have made.

Alternatively, you can pick an award template from the following table:

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:Editorrib01.svg]]	Requirements: 1 edit and 1 day of service Incremental service award ribbons are also available, starting at 50 edits and 8 days of service.
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:Editorrib02.svg]]	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.
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:Editorrib03.svg]]	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.
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:Editorrib04.svg]]	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.
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:Editorrib05.svg]]	Requirements: 4,000 edits and 1 year of service Incremental service award ribbons are also available, starting at 4,500 edits and 13 months 15 days of service.
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:Editorrib06.svg]]	Requirements: 6,000 edits and 1.5 years of service
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:Editorrib07.svg]]	Requirements: 8,000 edits and 2 years of service
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:Editorrib08.svg]]	Requirements: 12,000 edits and 2.5 years of service
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:Editorrib09.svg]]	Requirements: 16,000 edits and 3 years of service
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.svg]]	Requirements: 20,000 edits and 3.5 years of service
Senior Editor (or Labutnum)
This editor is a Senior Editor and is entitled to display this Rhodium 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 Rhodium 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.svg]]	Requirements: 24,000 edits and 4 years of service
Senior Editor II (or Most Pluperfect Labutnum)
This editor is a Senior Editor II and is entitled to display this Rhodium 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 Rhodium 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.svg]]	Requirements: 28,500 edits and 4.5 years of service
Senior Editor III (or Labutnum of the Encyclopedia)
This editor is a Senior Editor III and is entitled to display this Rhodium 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 Rhodium 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.svg]]	Requirements: 33,000 edits and 5 years of service
Master Editor (or Illustrious Looshpah)
This editor is a Master Editor and is entitled to display this Platinum 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 Platinum 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.svg]]	Requirements: 42,000 edits and 6 years of service
Master Editor II (or Auspicious Looshpah)
This editor is a Master Editor II and is entitled to display this Platinum 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 Platinum 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.svg]]	Requirements: 51,000 edits and 7 years of service
Master Editor III (or Most Plusquamperfect Looshpah Laureate)
This editor is a Master Editor III and is entitled to display this Bufonite Editor Star. {{Master Editor III}}	This editor is a Most Plusquamperfect Looshpah Laureate and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix and Errata Sheet. {{Looshpah III}}	This editor is a Master Editor III and is entitled to display this Bufonite Editor Star. {{Master Editor III Userbox}} This editor is a Most Plusquamperfect Looshpah Laureate and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix and Free Errata Sheet. {{Looshpah III Userbox}} {{Master Editor III Ribbon}} [[File:Editorrib16.svg]]	Requirements: 60,000 edits and 8 years of service
Master Editor IV (or Looshpah Laureate of the Encyclopedia)
This editor is a Master Editor IV and is entitled to display this Orichalcum Editor Star. {{Master Editor IV}}	This editor is a Looshpah Laureate of the Encyclopedia and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix, Errata Sheet, and Author's Signature. {{Looshpah IV}}	This editor is a Master Editor IV and is entitled to display this Orichalcum Editor Star. {{Master Editor IV Userbox}} This editor is a Looshpah Laureate of the Encyclopedia and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix, Free Errata Sheet, and Author's Signature. {{Looshpah IV Userbox}} {{Master Editor IV Ribbon}} [[File:Editorrib17.svg]]	Requirements: 78,000 edits and 10 years of service
Grandmaster Editor (or Lord High Togneme Vicarus)
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 Lord High Togneme Vicarus and is entitled to display the Book of All Knowledge: 2nd Edition. {{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 Lord High Togneme Vicarus and is entitled to write the Book of All Knowledge: 2nd Edition. {{Togneme Userbox}} {{Grandmaster Editor Ribbon}} [[File:Editorrib18.svg]]	Requirements: 96,000 edits and 12 years of service
Grandmaster Editor First-Class (or Lord High Togneme Laureate)
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 Lord High Togneme Laureate and is entitled to display the Book of All Knowledge: 3rd Edition and attach the library barcode. {{Togneme II}}	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 Lord High Togneme Laureate and is entitled to write the Book of All Knowledge: 3rd Edition and attach the library barcode. {{Togneme II Userbox}} {{Grandmaster Editor FC Ribbon}} [[File:Editorrib19.svg]]	Requirements: 114,000 edits and 14 years of service
Vanguard Editor (or Lord Gom, the Highest Togneme of the Encyclopedia)
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 Lord Gom, the Highest Togneme of the Encyclopedia and is entitled to keep the floor plan of The Great Library of Alecyclopedias, including its ancient access keys. {{Gom}}	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 Lord Gom, the Highest Togneme of the Encyclopedia and is entitled to keep the floor plan of The Great Library of Alecyclopedias, including its ancient access keys. {{Gom Userbox}} {{Vanguard Editor Ribbon}} [[File:Editorrib20.svg]]	Requirements: 132,000 edits and 16 years of service

See also

• Wikipedia:Awards
• Wikipedia:Barnstars
• Wikipedia:Ten Year Society
• {{Service award progress}}, a template for showing one's progress toward the next level