Editing Reginald Barclay (section)

==Reception==
<!-- by publications -->In 2016, [[Wired (magazine)|''Wired'']] ranked Barclay 55 out of their top 100 most-important ''[[Star Trek]]'' crewmembers.<ref name="2016-09-05 Wired" />  [[IndieWire]] ranked the crew of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' in 2017, and Barclay was number 16 of 17, ranking only higher than [[Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2|season two]]'s [[Katherine Pulaski]].<ref name="2017-09-30 IndieWire" />  When [[Comic Book Resources]] ranked ''Star Trek''{{'s}} best 20 [[recurring character]]s in 2018, Barclay was sixth behind [[Sarek]], [[Lwaxana Troi]], [[Dukat (Star Trek)|Dukat]], [[Elim Garak]], and [[Q (Star Trek)|Q]].<ref name="2018-12-28 CBR" />  ''[[Syfy Wire]]'' ranked Barclay 10th on their 2019 list of 21 best supporting characters.<ref name="2019-04-29 Syfy Wire" />  That same year, [[Screen Rant]] placed Barclay ninth in their list of the ten smartest ''Star Trek'' characters, ahead of [[Seven of Nine]].<ref name="2019-07-08 Screen Rant" />

<!-- by fans -->The character of Barclay was well received by fans, a number of whom made websites in his honor.<ref name="2008 Influence of Star Trek" />  A ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' Barclay [[action figure]] was originally [[limited edition|limited]] to 1,701 pieces, but after fan outcry was increased to 3,000.<ref name="2016-02-16 startrek.com" />