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! Cheers, — Diannaa🍁 (talk) 23:11, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
Well known for her work on equine articles and the fauna and numerous varied subjects of the "Big Sky" region of the US. Worthy, competent, deserving of acclaim, special, level-headed, pleasant. Her value to WP is immense.
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your improvement of many articles. Thank you for the great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)
I am pleased to nominate Montanabw. Nearing 100,000 edits in her 11+ years of editing at Wikipedia she is well known for her work on equine articles. It should be noted that she has also improved articles for other fauna and numerous and varied subjects from the "Big Sky" region of the US. I especially enjoy when she turns her attentions to establishments like Dude Rancher Lodge. Worthy, competent, deserving of acclaim, special, level-headed and pleasant are compliments used to describe her by those seconding her nomination. Her value to Wikipedia is immense and IMO justifies consideration for an EotW award.
Thanks again for your efforts! Lepricavark (talk) 17:34, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
Hey, Montanabw, I love your excellent writing skills. Your FAs and GAs are inspiring. Just want you to know how much they are appreciated by the wiki community. Rosiestep (talk) 18:46, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
For montanabw primarily for being an outstanding mentor since the first day I started editing. Patient, encouraging, smart, knows where to push. Without her welcome and guidance, my journey into Wikipedia would have been very different. The Wikipedia community is very lucky to have this woman. Dawnleelynn (talk) 04:46, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
Seconded! Thanks montanabw. Jlvsclrk (talk) 05:14, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
A barnstar of deep recognition for all your efforts on Women in Red throughout the year. Enjoy the end of year festivities and prepare to put more women on the world map in 2017. --Ipigott (talk) 08:58, 21 December 2016 (UTC)
Thank you for the role you played at WikiConference North America 2016. This year's conference could not have been a success without your contributions and we hope you will continue to be involved in 2017. On behalf of WikiConference North America - Gamaliel (talk) 23:44, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
The Civility Barnstar
Thank you for gracefully and artfully doing your part to address the systemic gender bias on Wikipedia. Your efforts do not go unnoticed. #girlpower Safehaven86 (talk) 05:20, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
The Article Rescue Barnstar
Thanks for your work on AFD particularly related to articles about women. Though we might not always agree, your good work is appreciated. Hmlarson (talk) 20:13, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
The Involuntary Recumbency Barnstar
For your contributions toward a greater understanding of human–bovine interactions. Congrats on your GA and DYK for Cow tipping. Moo. Brianhe (talk) 13:24, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
The Resilient Barnstar
I think your demeanor during your arduous Rfa has been exemplary so this is a barnstar that is well deserved. MONGO 05:33, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
For maintaining the clarity, intelligence and thoughtfulness of your comments even in the present environment of your RfA. Very refreshing and informative. Littleolive oil (talk) 03:40, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
It's a small point, on an (as yet) short discussion, but it's the nuance of looking for a reasonable middle-ground solution (which includes compromise for both the varied perspectives of editors and multiple needs of the article) which makes this posting for me an excellent exemplar of how the project can be bettered, one comment at a time. Were I a little less tired, I would search through your contributions and I trust find further such activities to predicate this message and barnstar on, but I'll let the one suffice for now. :) Snowlet's rap 10:57, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
You have been awarded a Ray of Sunshine Thank you for always making me smile, helping me over the frustrations of editing and your tireless support. SusunW (talk) 14:16, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
Mary Wollstonecraft Award
The Mary Wollstonecraft Award is awarded to contributors who have helped improve the coverage of women writers and their work on Wikipedia through content contributions, outreach, community changes and related actions. In particular, thank you for your efforts with the WikiProject Women writers start-up; your ideas and contributions are much appreciated. --Rosiestep (talk) 23:05, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
It is my pleasure to honour Montanabw with this Alexander the Great Triple Crown for their amazing work on good and featured content on the English Wikipedia. Well done! — ΛΧΣ21 13:52, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
For your excellent work on Montana articles! And horsies!! - Tim1965 (talk) 18:04, 9 April 2014 (UTC) For your excellent work on Montana articles! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:45, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
For your incredible help behind the scenes, and for ensuring we continue to meet our deadlines, I hereby award you this medal. Thank you for all you do! — Coffee // have a cup // beans // 05:31, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
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I hereby award this barnstar to editor Montanabw for her outstanding article building work, and for her valour in defending other folks work from destruction at AfD. Ruskin: "The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, all in one." FeydHuxtable (talk) 12:00, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar
For your excellent contributions on all things equine. Your resilience in the face of the moronic and the stupid who get some sort of perverted satisfaction in belittling and berating you, as illustrated in the sections above, is something to behold. Keep up the great work, the rest of us value you! CassiantoTalk 18:23, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
The Teamwork Barnstar
Thank you and White Arabian Filly for helping me on this article. It wouldn't have been possible without you two! Horsegeek (talk) 04:34, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
The Mammal Barnstar
The ghost of Tongdaeng told me that you've been previously recognized for your work on Fauna, but didn't have this one. Tongdaeng is very respectful of your contributions to Cattle and reminds me that Wikipedians are mammals, too. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 19:09, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
The Minor Barnstar
Although you did not make the top 16 of Round 1, you did participate and you still deserve a barnstar. Thank you so much for being a part of the 2nd Annual GA Cup and we hope to see you next year! MrWooHoo (talk) 23:29, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
Thank you for your contributions to horse and equestrianism-related articles: this is clearly a topic in which you are very experienced, and to which you have made valuable contributions. I wish you the best of luck for the future. Rubbishcomputer 16:40, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
Research Participation Barnstar
For mousing around until an answer was found for a previously miscaptioned image and it was posted at Talk:Horse theft. / BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 04:49, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
Hey Montanabw, just a quick barnstar to say thanks for the reviews of Boat Race articles you've conducted over the past year. As of this morning, I completed my (initial) goal of ensuing that every Boat Race had, not only its own article, but one that was either of GA or FA status: we now have 158 GAs and 3 FAs that we can all be proud of! It doesn't stop here, for me at least, I'm going to keep up with improving the quality of the GAs and look for more FA opportunities. Plus, there's the small matter of 70 Women's Boat Race articles to get up and running! But thanks again, I couldn't have done it without your help. The Rambling Man (talk) 15:44, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
The Guidance Barnstar
For providing very useful information about tagging and reviewing. Thank you! TheMagikCow (talk) 10:22, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thank you for all you do....after all, horses are people too! MONGO 18:53, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
The Writer's Barnstar
Too bad California Chrome didn't win, but terrific work on the article, and one way or another, it looks like it will be an FA pretty soon. Thanks again for your hard work! GoPhightins! 23:03, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For unstinting untiring value-adding to article space In ictu oculi (talk) 23:56, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
For your excellent work on promoting Oxbow (horse) to FA status! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 05:49, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thank you for your efforts to fill out the prep areas and tackle the backlog at WP:DYK. v/r - TP 06:25, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
The Guidance Barnstar
For being an eternal source of knowledge on all things equine. From the user formerly known as Ling.Nut, • Serviceable†Villain 04:41, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
The Civility Barnstar
I'm very happy to know that humility and knowledge are coexisting in you. You truely have a beautiful mind with a beautiful heart. Thanks for being the way you are. Seabuckthorn♥ 08:28, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for the support. Kevmin§ 07:05, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Hey Monatanbw, I happened to see your post on First Kite's talk page (he just blocked an IP I reported for disruptive editing) and I'm sorry to hear of your frustration and fatigue. While I encourage people (and myself) to take breaks (long ones if needed) I wanted to also encourage you to keep coming back as your contributions are highly valued. So thank you for all that you have done here on WP and please let me know if I can be of any help to you at any time. Cheers! — Keithbob • Talk • 17:01, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
It is my pleasure to award Montanabw with this Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown for all their work on good and featured content here on the English Wikipedia. All hail the Emperor! Regards. — ΛΧΣ21 05:09, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Good Humor
But I like to abuse the homophones , but at least now everyone can see why I want need help getting the article to FA Darkness Shines (talk) 17:57, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
The Writer's Barnstar
For all of your work getting the HPA1970 article to featured status, after I nominated it and then dropped off the face of the earth (or at least the wiki)! Dana boomer (talk) 13:48, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
The Civility Barnstar
Many thanks for your efforts to combat the total BS attempts at intimidation on my talk page. :) Dreadstar☥ 04:15, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Extra-special thanks today, for helping your loving, cuddly, affectionate WolfCub to progress from chewing on That Roan Question to a TFA :D Pesky (talk) 11:52, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Good Humor
I like you horsie. ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 21:23, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
You helped in so many ways on these two CCIs, I can't begin to reiterate them; and CCI work is super boring, to most users, and thankless. Well, on this occasion here's a huge THANK YOU for you. Many helped out and this was a great example of wiki teamwork, especially this last several weeks where many got together to wrap this up. PumpkinSkytalk 11:26, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
Although I have read this section of your Talk page several times over the last six months or so, every time I run across it I smile. Seriously, it's is one of the coolest, most humerous, and in-jokey things in Wikipedia! For the cleverness you have demonstrated in writing it up, I hereby award you this barnstar. • Jesse V.(talk) 00:36, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Thanks for helping a newbie Victuallers (talk) 07:58, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
For your outstanding support and dedication in getting Yogo sapphire from a new article to DYK to GA to FA and FOUR. You deserve each of those awards just as much as I do. The team effort of the uncountable people involved in getting this unique article to FA is a textbook case of teamwork in article improvement, ie, what Wikipedia should be, not what it all too often is. I can never thank everyone enough. PumpkinSkytalk 23:03, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar
In appreciation of the great deal of time and effort you spent helping PumpkinSky edit, tweak, rewrite, and improve Yogo sapphire all the way to FA status, it is my pleasure to award you this barnstar for a job well done. :D Jesse V. (talk) 06:18, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
Thanks for everything! AniusDaughter (talk) 18:17, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
The Good Heart Barnstar
For your your good heartedness, fairness, courage and just plain common sense in dealing with the Pumpkin Sky/Rlevse issues. olive (talk) 18:14, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
galloping support
Thank you for your tireless support and teamwork and for your wonderful sandbox rules for a better world, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:40, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
For the awesome work you did in editing Yogo sapphire and helping to bring it to GA status, I hereby award you this Editor's Barnstar! Congratulations and thank you! Dreadstar☥ 01:20, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
The Teamwork Barnstar
For all the great work in getting Yogo sapphire to Good Article, my first. Thanks to users Dreadstar, Montanabw, Tim1965, Mike Cline, and Gerda Arendt! PumpkinSkytalk 01:10, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diplomacy
We may have disagreed on how policy should be applied in a situation, but you were willing to hear my point of view and you avoided taking things personally. You worked to get outside opinions and forge consensus. I wish all disagreements on Wikipedia were handled so well. You deserve this. – Quadell(talk) 03:02, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diplomacy
For your awesome handling of the potential troubles on Charreada and your willingness to engage with Rmj8757 and walk them through constructive contributing rather than just throwing up your hands and getting the page locked down. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 11:53, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
Thus is Montanabw awarded with the I Rank Golden Honorary File of the Order of Punctuation, by Pitke, for most extensive and brave continued copyediting work over at Finnhorse. May your fried brain be coated with the sweet (clarified) butter of success. Pitke (talk) 20:41, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
For displaying excellent leadership skills, firm but fair and a pleasure to be led by. A truly good example :o) ThatPeskyCommoner (talk) 13:48, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
I think you really do deserve this one; I could so easily have gone into "Stuff it, why bother?" mode, and never come back again. (ThatPeskyCommoner (talk) 14:33, 15 February 2011 (UTC))
User:Montanabw has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Montanabw's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Montanabw!
I award Montanabw this Coming of the Cavalry Award for helping Countercanter achieve their first GA for Dominant white. Well done :). Casliber (talk·contribs) 21:19, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
The Fauna Barnstar
For your Assistance and Gentle Reminder and valued work in improving and rating Animal related articles ZooPro 06:59, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these Imperial triple crown jewels upon Montanabw for your thoroughbred contributions to articles equine in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Cheers, Casliber (talk·contribs) 14:20, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia Motivation Award
For being a presence in the Banker horse article. You have been so helpful and all of your guidance on the talk page has been priceless! If you hadn't commented so extensively on that list of potential sources, I am pretty sure that I would still be floundering around in that sea of un-credible information. Thanks for helping me get (and keep!) the ball rolling.--Yohmom (talk) 05:20, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
The Guidance Barnstar
For you, Montana, in appreciation for the helpful hints, links and suggestions. Selona (talk) 13:30, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
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