User:Fradeshan/Sandbox
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 made to Everybody Edits Wiki and the length of time they have been registered. 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 second 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.
Levels
There are currently 19 award levels and one base level. The "Benjaminsen" track is a humorous alternative for those who find the more formal titles too... formal.
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.
guest-1 - benjaminsen
For the sake of variety, three badge variants are provided for each level: a medal, a block, 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.
The following table lists the two requirements to be eligible for an award level.
| ° | Award | Edits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #Registered Editor (or Guest-1) | 1 | 1 day |
| 2 | #Novice Editor | 200 | 1 month |
| 3 | #Apprentice Editor | 1,000 | 3 months |
| 4 | #Journeyman Editor | 2,000 | 6 months |
| 5 | #Yeoman Editor | 4,000 | 1 year |
| 6 | #Experienced Editor | 6,000 | 1.5 years |
| 7 | #Veteran Editor | 8,000 | 2 years |
| 8 | #Veteran Editor II | 12,000 | 2.5 years |
| 9 | #Veteran Editor III | 16,000 | 3 years |
| 10 | #Veteran Editor IV | 20,000 | 3.5 years |
| 11 | #Senior Editor | 24,000 | 4 years |
| 12 | #Senior Editor II | 28,500 | 4.5 years |
| 13 | #Senior Editor III | 33,000 | 5 years |
| 14 | #Master Editor | 42,000 | 6 years |
| 15 | #Master Editor II | 51,000 | 7 years |
| 16 | #Master Editor III | 60,000 | 8 years |
| 17 | #Master Editor IV | 78,000 | 10 years |
| 18 | #Grandmaster Editor | 96,000 | 12 years |
| 19 | #Grandmaster Editor First-Class | 114,000 | 14 years |
| 20 | #Vanguard Editor (or Benjaminsen) | 132,000 | 16 years |
