Wikipedia:Barnstars/Category

The following barnstars are awarded in recognition of excellent contributions that fall into one of the following twelve major categories listed on the Main Page. The categories are listed below, along with several examples of some of the subtopics that are associated with each.

Art and Culture – Art, literature, music, philosophy, religion
Geography – Geography, nation articles
Health and fitness – Health, Health sciences and Self-care
History and Events – Archaeology, history and events
Mathematics and Abstraction – Mathematics and Abstraction
Natural sciences and Nature – Science, Natural sciences, and Nature
People and self – People, Personal life, Self and Surnames, education, food & drink, language, sports & games
Philosophy and thinking – Philosophy and Thought
Religion and belief systems – Religion and Belief
Reference – Research and Library and information science
Social sciences and Society – Social sciences, society, economics, government & politics, law, media, royalty & nobility and war
Technology – Technology, transportation, and applied sciences

	{{subst:The Barnstar of High Culture\|message ~~~~}}	The Barnstar of High Culture Category: Art and Culture (art, literature, media, music, philosophy, religion) The Barnstar of High Culture may be awarded to an editor who makes particularly fine culture-related contributions. This award was introduced on March 23 2005 by brian0918 and ClockworkSoul, and was designed by AllyUnion and brian0918.
	{{subst:The Barnstar of Fine Arts\|message ~~~~}}	The Barnstar of Fine Arts Category: Visual Arts (paintings, sculpture, architecture, and photography) The Barnstar of Fine Arts may be awarded to an editor who contributes significantly to expand or improve Wikipedia's coverage of visual arts. This award was introduced by VegitaU on January 9 2008.
The Geography Barnstar	{{subst:The Geography Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Geography Barnstar Category: Geography (Geography and articles about nations) The Geography Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who contributes significantly to expand or improve Wikipedia's coverage of Category:Geography. It may also be awarded to those who create a particularly fine article of any given country.
	{{subst:The Epic Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Epic Barnstar Category: History and Events (archaeology, history, events) The Epic Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who makes particularly fine History and Events - related contributions. This award was introduced on April 15 2005 by brian0918 and ClockworkSoul, and was designed by ClockworkSoul.
	{{subst:The EMC² Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	*The E=MC²* Barnstar Category: Mathematics and Science ("Hard" sciences; astronomy, chemistry, biology, geology, mathematics, medicine, minerology, physics)** The E=MC² Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who makes particularly fine contributions regarding mathematics or science-related topics This award was introduced on April 22, 2005 by brian0918 and ClockworkSoul.
	{{subst:The Reference Desk Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	*The Reference Desk* Barnstar Category: Wikipedia resources for researchers** The Reference Desk Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who makes a contribution to the Wikipedia Reference Desks that is exceptionally useful to a person who seeks assistance there. This award was introduced on December 16, 2007 by SteveBaker.
	{{subst:The Society Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Society Barnstar Category: Social sciences and Society (Economics, government & politics, law, royalty & nobility, war) The Society Barnstar is intended for those whose work advances the general understanding of any given society one may attain by consulting Wikipedia. This award was introduced on March 23, 2005 by Clockworksoul, and was designed by grm_wnr.
	{{subst:The Technology Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Technology Barnstar Category: Technology (Technology, transportation, and applied sciences) The Technology Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who makes particularly fine Technology-related contributions. This award was introduced on March 3, 2005 by brian0918 and ClockworkSoul, and was designed by brian0918.
	{{subst:The Fraternity and Sorority Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Fraternity and Sorority Barnstar Category: Fraternities and Sororities (Fraternities and Sororities and Founder's Biographies) The Fraternity and Sorority may be awarded to an editor who makes excellent contributions to fraternities or sororities. This award was introduced and designed on November 28, 2007 by Miranda.
	{{subst:The Jewish Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Jewish Barnstar Category: Jews and Judaism The Jewish barnstar may be awarded to editors who greatly and positively contribute to articles relating to Jews and Judaism-related topics. The barnstar was originally designed and introduced on May 3, 2007 by Java7837 and improved by IZAK on January 30, 2008.
	{{subst:The Buddha Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Buddha Barnstar Category: Religion (Buddhism) The Buddha Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who contributes, spreads, or posts helpful information about the eastern religon of Buddhism. This award was introduced on December 27, 2007 by Rbpolsen
	{{subst:The Tao Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Tao Barnstar Category: Religion (Taoism) The Tao Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who contributes, spreads, or posts helpful information about the eastern religon of taoism. This award was introduced on December 27, 2007 by Rbpolsen
The Shinto Barnstar	{{subst:The Shinto Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Shinto Barnstar Category: Religion (Shintoism) The Shinto Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who contributes, spreads, or posts helpful information about the eastern religon of Shintoism. This award was introduced on February 1, 2008 by Rbpolsen
	{{subst:The Christian Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Christian Barnstar Category: Religion (Christianity) The Christian Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who contributes, spreads, or posts helpful information about the now global religon of Christianity. This award was introduced on February 1, 2008 by Rbpolsen
	{{subst:The Gandhi Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Gandhi Barnstar Category: People and Philosophy (Gandhi) The Gandhi Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who contributes, spreads, or posts helpful information about the life of, or ispirational writings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. This award was introduced on December 27, 2007 by Rbpolsen