Volunteer recognition

Keep in mind that recognizing volunteers through news letters, press releases, and other promotional materials are only a small subset of the rewards that Jayne Cravens laid out.

• Certificates can, in theory, be awarded to everyone who meets a certain criteria.
• Virtual certificates too, which can be posted to facebook or websites or what not
• Same thing with Wikipedia paraphernalia (stickers, buttons, mugs, pens, shirts)
• Thank you letters too...
• Senior editor status too...

There are other ideas that might be better for a smaller audience:

• Inviting our best editors to participate in strategic discussions such as these, with a high profile role such as facilitator or team lead
• Inviting our best editors to conferences and celebrations

I think that we should focus on the best three to five of these and try to apply them to Wikipedia.

I'm sorry to say that I've lost faith in the idea of featuring editors in newsletters, just because there are too many editors to do it in a way that is fair and would actually be rewarding.