| This user has been on Wikipedia for 16 years, 5 months and 21 days. |
| This user was recognised as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded his own day on 6 August 2010 |
| This user believes that a user's edit count does not necessarily reflect on the value of their contributions to Wikipedia. |
+33,000 | I was watching 33,662 Pages |
| This user is the owner of multiple Wikipedia accounts in a manner permitted by policy. |
I began in 2005 by just looking stuff up and making occasional very minor corrections as an IP user. In 2006 I registered and made every newbie booby in the book, but oddly nobody ever complained and I learned fast. We all work in our favourite areas and although I have created many articles and a Wikipedia project, I used to do a lot of cleaning up of articles. I also worked actively as a coord on projects such as Schools, or improving RfA, and contributing on Wikimedia to the development of new ways to welcome new users, patrol pages, and review articles at AfC. In early 2011 I was asked by many editors to consider being an admin. I thought I'd give it a go and was elected by what was in those days a very respectable majority. I worked solidly as an admin for 9 years, but it's not a job I would recommend for casual editors or the faint hearted. It comes with a Sword of Damocles that can strike at any moment, and when it does, all the work you did for Wikipedia is trashed in an instant.
- Off-Wiki
I attended Wikimania 2012 in Washington DC and related events in New York, Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong, Wikimania 2014 in London, and Wikimania 2016 in Italy. I'm a member of the WMUK Chapter. Here in Thailand I occasionally used to give talks in schools and colleges about Wikipedia. Wikimania 2020 in Bangkok was cancelled due to COVID-19. Because I live in Thailand I will certainly attend it if ever it takes place.
- Helping others
I made around 1,500 edits to the Editor Help Desk which ended when the Teahouse was created and finally took over. My talk page, at times one of the busiest on Wikipedia, was also always open to anyone wanting some direct help; I didn't know the answers to everything, but I did my best. I was an Volunteer Response Team agent for a while until I was kicked off it for lack of activity, ironically when I was in the middle of resolving a high profile biographical issue which turned out to be one of the biggest in VRT history.
- Other stuff
I used to vote on almost all Requests for adminship and on all other elections and I participated on most of the major discussions about policies and the way Wikipedia is run. I have launched or instigated several major RfC on policy changes such as ACPERM and closed many minor ones. For certain reasons I still write a voter guide for the annual Arbcom elections.
As an admin, I occasionally worked at ANI, an Admin area where user behaviour is examined and treated but where most admins are reluctant to use the responsibility vested in them. It's really ruled by what is often referred to loosely as the 'peanut gallery', a semi regular cohort of non admins and governance obsessives on the forum which is little more than kettles and pots yelling at each other like the dead common characters across the cobbled streets of Corrie. Occasionally some undesirable users do end up getting blocked and banned.
The Signpost: In 2018 I saved Wikipedia's newspaper from ceasing publication completely and remained as its Editor-in-Chief for several months. It's still being published on a monthly basis, usually on time, but no longer with the same enthusiasm or rich content. With the contributors of interesting and/or entertaining content having been intimidated and driven away or given up, It's now less of a magazine and what's left is mainly a newsletter of facts of the month and yet another platform for WMF propaganda. I consider The Signpost (or at least a magazine) to be a hugely important source of information and opinion for the average (and not so average) active Wikipedia editor, and it's a shame that so few are interested in being regular contributors to it.
Wikimedia Foundation, the 'owners' of the volunteer Wikipedia projects, has always been a thorn in Wikipedia's side. That bloated, partly extremely highly salaried and privileged group of people that has gone from 7 to over 500 employees in my time, spends more of the funds our work generates on its own high-flying existence, while the volunteers are frequently called upon to clean up the mess it creates and its gross professional errors and ambitious drafts of its plans for the future. I have been fortunate enough to have been able to stimulate its involvement in some necessary development, while also scoring a couple of important goals against its pompous executives. Today's WMF is its own worst enemy. It has no executive leadership and it lacks the trust of the volunteer communities. Its 'Trust & Safety' department is ironically the least trustworthy part of the organisation. The Foundation is no longer so enthusiastic of the main role of creating good encyclopedias in many languages; instead, it sees itself as becoming an important, global socio-political movement. It's not what the volunteers editors signed up for.
- Wikipedia is not a social network
No, it's not, but Wikipedia is like a large office. There are clear sociograms that crystallize out of the work here, and for those of us who work voluntarily day-in, day-out on WP, there used to be something nice about it. Unfortunately there are some regulars who do their best to piss people off - but you get them in every office. Some of them will be responsible for the ultimate demise of the English Wikipedia. Since mid 2019, the Arbitration Committee (and some of its former members), the ultimate internal judge and jury over user behaviour, has been largely instrumental for turning the project almost into a police state; George Orwell's novel 1984 has been described by the encyclopedia of police science as "the definitive fictional treatment of a police state, which has also influenced contemporary usage of the term".
- Retirement
Too old for the drama, some health issues, and following a long drawn out Arbcom decision at the end of February 2020, I decided to call it a day and deleted my watchlist, stopped my work on SPI, COI, UPE, AfC, and NPR (Wikipedia's once again foundering new-article gateway), and retired. Apart from making minor corrections on the fly while reading articles and perhaps voting or commenting on issues I still think are important enough to spend a few minutes on, I am no longer actively engaged in content, Wikiprojects, or outreach work. While consulting articles I occasionally correct errors on-the-fly a ns sometimesstill look in to see what progress (or mess) is being made of processes I developed, set up, or co-created, but rarely do I express any opinions and I don't generally offer any help.
- Next?
Trump, Taliban, Biden, Brexit, Afgahnistan, North Korea, Global warming - floods, famine, drought, wildfire; COVID-19, Ukraine. Wikipedia's own back office environment is now one of the most unpleasant volunteer collaborative spaces on the Internet; its Arbitration Committee, Paid Editing, and the rudderless WMF are well on track to turn Jimbo Wales' original idea into an (un)natural catastrophe that will ultimately destroy this project. We're moving towards a paperless society. Wikipedia did not kill the Britannica, or daily newspapers, the Internet did. The last few books I bought were ebooks. I buy my plane tickets online and use my smart phone boarding pass. The Internet saves trees, it's not all doom and gloom but my grandchildren are currently cleaning up the WMF's mess and of course doing it for free.
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- Essays by Kudpung
- Articles in The Signpost by Kudpung
- ACTRIAL wrap-up (Special report, March 2018)
- Death knell for The Signpost (Op-ed, March 2018.)
- ACTRIAL results adopted by landslide (Special report, April 2018)
- Has the wind gone out of the AdminShip's sails? (Op-ed, May 2018. Pt 1 of a trilogy)
- NPR and AfC – The Marshall Plan: an engagement, or a marriage? (Special report, June 2018)
- What do admins actually do? (Op-ed, June 2018. Pt 2 of a trilogy)
- The last leg of the Admin Ship's current cruise (Op-ed, July 2018. Pt 3 of a trilogy)
- Wikimania 2018 (Special report, August 2018)
- Today's young adults don't know a world without Wikipedia (From the Editor, August 2018)
- WMF hires a spam outfit (News and Notes, August 2018, investigations into WMF practices)
- NPP: This could be heaven or this could be hell for new users – and for the reviewers (Special report, October 2018)
- News from the WMF (December, 2018)
- The blogosphere migrates to Galaxy WMF (opinion, December 2018)
- Declined Wikimania presentations (2016, 2017)
Quality Control of New Articles - a Critical Process
- Interesting discussion fvrom Kudpung/talk
- Essays I like
- Tools
- Notability & verifiability WP:42 [[WP:42]]
KudpungMobile, Kudpung2, Kudpung3, Kudpung.wikimania
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User:Kudpung has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Kudpung's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Kudpung!
Peace, 02:12, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
A record of Your Day will always be kept here.
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The Barnstar of Diplomacy
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For moving the workshop on sticky prods along, and taking the time to update so many editors, and working to encourage moderate and organized discussion. Maurreen (talk) 21:19, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar
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For major housekeeping and recruitment of participants at the sticky prod workshop. Maurreen (talk) 07:48, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
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For offering your time and effort on an article you were previously unrelated with, and doing this exemplarily Chipmunkdavis (talk) 12:09, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
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The Socratic Barnstar
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For elucidating your arguments so clearly, to the point where even your formatting helped to convey your point across Chipmunkdavis (talk) 12:09, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
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The Guidance Barnstar
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for actually being helpful to a new user Aisha9152 (talk) 20:52, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
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The Rosetta Barnstar
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For translating and advising on the Thai Footballers URBLPS from October 2008.Plad2 (talk) 08:04, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
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And just to chime in, I'd like to add a "thank you" cluster to this barnstar. Your efforts were and are very appreciated! --j⚛e deckertalk 17:31, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
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The Schools Barnstar
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I award Kudpung this barnstar for his hard work and effort in reviving and maintaining WikiProject Schools. CT Cooper · talk 16:26, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
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Keep up the good work! CT Cooper · talk 16:26, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
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The Working Man's Barnstar
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Lets see....for passing RFA, being a superb editor, helping others, a _small_ sense of humor, ohh and did I mention being a superb editor?. Thanks Tofutwitch11 (TALK) 01:39, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
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The Editor's Barnstar
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Thank you for your advice about WP:NPP and for all the editing you have done. Baseball Watcher 03:03, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar
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Every time I check in you're always doing a great job Tofutwitch11 (TALK) 17:20, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
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Wikipedia Motivation Award
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All the work you, Swarm, Oli/Pyfan, and WormTT are doing on RFA reform 2011 is highly appreciated! Maybe we can one day escape teh drahmaz that so commonly lurk there. It's just as I said back in February: "I see plenty of clue here, and have for a while. There is no real need to go searching through his contributions for it." Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:23, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
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For the effort and thought you put into making your RfA !vote rationales and your never ceasing WikiGnome work, I give you this award as thanks:
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Kudpung has been inducted into the Order of the Mop,
for their commitment and dedication and is entitled
to display this award for being a fantastic admin,
Kind regards, thanks and happy editing, —James (Talk • Contribs) • 09:00, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
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For a userbox version go here.
You are member number: 46
Thank you Kudpung! —James (Talk • Contribs) • 7:00pm • 09:00, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
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The Empty Set Barnstar
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Thank you for your efforts in sourcing unreferenced BLPs! (Some of those Thai footballers, ... yikes. Thanks! joe deckertalk to me 17:04, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
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The Special Barnstar
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Thanks for making the article for me :) Lordsunkel (talk) 09:27, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
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The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
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Thank You Kudpung for keeping Wikipedia safe and clean from copyvios and for helping me by giving me tips on how to detect copyvios. This barnstar is for you for your awesomeness Debastein1 (talk) 18:04, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
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The Special Barnstar
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Kudpung, I owe you a barnstar for being a great educator. I should have listened to what you said, but I was to stupid to listen. I'm very sorry. Spidey665 22:19, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
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The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
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For your good idea.. That's me! Have doubt? Track me! 07:18, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
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The Special Barnstar
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Thanks for your contributions! SwisterTwister talk 22:39, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar
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Thanks really appreciate your swopping in and acting in the best interests of the community re: Telehop deletion - will try again abiding by Wikipedia's rules Will pbs (talk) 17:24, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
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For patrolling some of the 1000 pages I made! Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 16:49, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar
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Thanks for your great admin work and contributions to Wikipedia. Your also always there when someone needs help. Thank you! TBrandley 05:17, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
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Top class Admin. Listens to all points fairly even from a wiki newbie like me. Provides a informative and enjoyable start to wiki-ing. I think Im hooked already. Thank you! WillyDonker (talk) 14:55, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar
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สวัสดี (Sawadee) and ostentatiously appreciated for working well with registered and IP accounts. --GoShow (............................) 16:28, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar
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I didn't realize how much I missed your insight until you returned and started providing it again. Thanks for all you do here on WP. Go Phightins! 11:54, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
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The Civility Barnstar
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For this rather civil note and invitation..... ƬheStrikeΣagle sorties 14:58, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
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Thank you for helping me to create the status legend. :) Jianhui67 (talk) 06:20, 7 July 2013 (UTC)
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The Civility Barnstar
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You have been so civil to me for 2 times already. I think that should be enough to fetch you a barnstar and a cup of coffee/tea. ✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 15:29, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
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The Civility Barnstar
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I seriously don't think any other editor here is more civil than you in every message that they post. But you've managed to accomplish that feat. Kudos. ✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 09:33, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
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The Teamwork Barnstar
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Since your work on the list of reviewers started with a suggestion on my part, I will speak for all of us and say thanks for your work in checking up and keeping us organized. —Anne Delong (talk) 04:10, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
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The Guidance Barnstar
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Thank you for your help and patience yesterday in explaining how to proceed when dealing with a SPA/COI. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 20:16, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar
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For your never-ending contributions to WP:PERM...looks like a one-man show these days... ƬheStrikeΣagle sorties 04:50, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
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L’étoile des idées brillantes
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C'est vraiment bien fait et utile :) Emperor Jarjarkine (talk) 23:23, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
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The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
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For all your work with AfC reform. — kikichugirl speak up! 00:02, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar
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Thanks for reviewing my first page! WestBravo (talk) 19:07, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
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There really is no way I can think of to adequately thank you for the incredible amount of work you have done driving NPP forward so have this barnstar with my inadequate thanks. JbhTalk 03:28, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
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The Special Barnstar
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For your quick thinking and quick responses to this situation. Great job! — Gestrid (talk) 23:16, 7 December 2016 (UTC)
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
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In appreciation of your work on behalf of this website and its editorial team. And Adoil Descended (talk) 01:13, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
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The Special Barnstar
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Your co-nomination of Cyberpower was very thoughtful. Although I disagreed with your rationale at the last RfA, I greatly respected your opinion (and continue to do so to this day), and I thought your co-nomination was very well written and an all-around classy move. Inks.LWC (talk) 00:08, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
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The Special Barnstar
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Thank you for all of your constructive criticisms to me and everybody else. RileyBugzYell at me | Edits 17:06, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
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The Special Barnstar
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The amount of work you do for new page patrolling is simply amazing. Hope this helps make your day better. RileyBugz会話投稿記録 19:52, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
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The Teamwork Barnstar
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For your hardwork throughout the years advocating for WP:ACTRIAL, which is now live, you've earned this. I think everyone who is involved with the project recognizes that it wouldn't have happened without you. TonyBallioni (talk) 22:35, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Diligence
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You earned it! ACTRIAL is live and it is largely because you were so diligent for so long to make it happen. Thank-you for your service Kudpung. Legacypac (talk) 02:57, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
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The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
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Thanks for your efforts to keep WP less full of spam. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 16:21, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
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The Editor's Barnstar
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Thank you for assisting me with the VVFH page. I appreciate the input. Txantimedia (talk) 21:53, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar
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Thanks for all the work you do for the project!! Malerooster (talk) 16:36, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
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The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
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Your efforts to make WP:ACREQ a reality have been amazing. Very much appreciated. Legacypac (talk) 19:26, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar
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ACPERM is a reality! I've chipped in a little extra at NPP since ACTRIAL ended, having gotten the NPP flag during ACTRIAL. The difference was incredible. Thanks for your dilligent efforts. John from Idegon (talk) 01:14, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
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The Reviewer Barnstar
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This is for your valuable efforts for reviewing new articles in Wikipedia. Thank you. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 13:28, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar
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Hi Kudpung! Just to say... Bravo, Bravissimo! You're doing a brilliant job with the re-vamped Signpost. Voceditenore (talk) 14:23, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
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The Special Barnstar
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You have a different barnstar for you work with Signpost. I am impressed by all the work and thought you have put into that project especially since you are so active in other areas. I thought you deserve another barnstar for it. Thanks for your work at maintaining that excellent means of information and communication to the community. Good work! Donner60 (talk) 01:43, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
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The Instructor's Barnstar
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This Barnstar is awarded to Wikipedians who have performed stellar work in the area of instruction & help for other editors. For WP:Advice for RfA candidates, which has surely saved a lot of people a lot of pain, and brought us many of the admins we have now, who would've done boneheaded things at WP:RFA without it. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 10:23, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
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The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
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I think that your Counter-Vandalism Academy has helped Wikipedia fight vandalism. I believe that you and your Counter-Vandalism Academy has helped Wikipedia a lot in fighting Vandalism.
Sincerly, RayAdvait RayAdvait (talk) 08:18, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
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The Purple Barnstar
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For correctly opposing my first RfA, I award you this peculiarly purplish barnstar. Your insightful choice in that process prevented me from making many more mistakes of immaturity at the time and set me on the course which even now allows me to contribute to a higher level. Your oppose painted you as my mentor then, and such has turned out to be the case even still. Whatever storms your user account might have suffered know there are wikipedians who you have set on stronger paths because of your personal dedication and candor. BusterD (talk) 19:59, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
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Thankyou for providing the info requested! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:03, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar
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Disagreed with you many times at many AFD's, that said you were always a net positive to those discussions both in your personal and administrative approach. Hell in a Bucket (talk) 01:32, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
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The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
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For the design and delivery of WP:NPP and WP:AFC. For sheer tenaciousness, grace, the long term application of quality and persuasiveness that led to consensus for delivery. scope_creepTalk 18:13, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
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The Copyeditor's Barnstar
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Thank you very much for copyediting the Fortification of Frankfurt article! I am amazed by the result of community collaboration. It is a heartwarming experience to see the third of our five pillars so clearly in practice; I feel the spirit of Wikipedia in every paragraph of the text. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 23:22, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
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The Reviewer Barnstar
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This is for your valuable efforts for reviewing new articles in Wikipedia. Thank you. PA
TH SLOPU (Talk) 13:28, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar
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Thank you for your comment on Gordana Kostic, this was my first Wiki page I created. She is an acquaintance, I am expecting to add more information about her. Parking the page under "draft" is a good idea. Appreciated your guidance! Zbsfca (talk) 06:41, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
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100,000th edit award
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Hello Kudpung. Let me be the first to congratulate you on your 100,000th edit! You are now entitled to place the 100,000 Edit Star on your bling page! or you could choose to display the {{User 100,000 edits}} user box. Or both! Thanks for all your work at the 'pedia! Cheers, — MarnetteD|Talk 04:18, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
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The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
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Your efforts to make WP:ACREQ a reality have been amazing. Very much appreciated. Legacypac (talk) 19:26, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
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The Writer's Barnstar
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So, here it is Kudpung, the Writer's Barnstar, for your significant recent work in writing for and publishing the The Signpost. Your initiative to keep this reader's resource active is appreciated. I also enjoyed your writing style and candor in the pieces I read. Thanks again for your proactive approach on Wikipedia. North America1000 08:26, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar
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ACPERM is a reality! I've chipped in a little extra at NPP since ACTRIAL ended, having gotten the NPP flag during ACTRIAL. The difference was incredible. Thanks for your dilligent efforts. John from Idegon (talk) 01:14, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
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The Signpost Barnstar
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For all your work on the WP:Signpost, and helping to keep it afloat. I'm really inconsistent, and a pretty awful writer, but I hope to be contributing some to the 'Post for a long time, so again, thanks for your work. It's been a pleasure working with you. Till next time — Eddie891 Talk Work 23:09, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar
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Thanks for all the work you do for the project!! Malerooster (talk) 16:36, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
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The Editor's Barnstar
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Thank you for assisting me with the VVFH page. I appreciate the input. Txantimedia (talk) 21:53, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
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Please accept the Military history WikiProject WikiChevrons as a token of my appreciation for your work on the article on Clean Wehrmacht. The article has been on my to-do list for over a decade, but there is no way I would do it better. Kudos! //Halibutt 20:21, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
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Socks: KudpungMobile, Kudpung2, Kudpung3, Kudpung4, Kudpung.wikimania
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