diff --git a/_examples/barExtender/main.go b/_examples/barExtender/main.go
index 0d5d2d5..5b2f117 100644
--- a/_examples/barExtender/main.go
+++ b/_examples/barExtender/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 	for i := 0; i < numBars; i++ {
 		name := fmt.Sprintf("Bar#%d:", i)
-		efn := func(w io.Writer, width int, s *decor.Statistics) {
+		efn := func(w io.Writer, width int, s decor.Statistics) {
 			if s.Completed {
 				fmt.Fprintf(w, "Bar id: %d has been completed\n", s.ID)
 			}
diff --git a/_examples/merge/main.go b/_examples/merge/main.go
index 03a5817..2406955 100644
--- a/_examples/merge/main.go
+++ b/_examples/merge/main.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 func newVariadicSpinner(wc decor.WC) decor.Decorator {
 	spinner := decor.Spinner(nil)
-	f := func(s *decor.Statistics) string {
+	f := func(s decor.Statistics) string {
 		return strings.Repeat(spinner.Decor(s), int(s.Current/3))
 	}
 	return decor.Any(f, wc)
diff --git a/_examples/panic/main.go b/_examples/panic/main.go
index 1a7cfc1..83c3344 100644
--- a/_examples/panic/main.go
+++ b/_examples/panic/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 }
 
 func panicDecorator(name, panicMsg string) decor.Decorator {
-	return decor.Any(func(s *decor.Statistics) string {
+	return decor.Any(func(s decor.Statistics) string {
 		if s.ID == 1 && s.Current >= 42 {
 			panic(panicMsg)
 		}
diff --git a/_examples/poplog/main.go b/_examples/poplog/main.go
index 3ff054a..74d976d 100644
--- a/_examples/poplog/main.go
+++ b/_examples/poplog/main.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 func makeLogBar(msg string) mpb.BarFiller {
 	limit := "%%.%ds"
-	return mpb.BarFillerFunc(func(w io.Writer, width int, st *decor.Statistics) {
+	return mpb.BarFillerFunc(func(w io.Writer, width int, st decor.Statistics) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, fmt.Sprintf(limit, width), msg)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/_examples/suppressBar/main.go b/_examples/suppressBar/main.go
index 906f2f9..6346f32 100644
--- a/_examples/suppressBar/main.go
+++ b/_examples/suppressBar/main.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 	base := mpb.NewBarFiller(mpb.DefaultBarStyle, false)
 	nextCh := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	var msg *string
-	filler := mpb.BarFillerFunc(func(w io.Writer, width int, st *decor.Statistics) {
+	filler := mpb.BarFillerFunc(func(w io.Writer, width int, st decor.Statistics) {
 		select {
 		case m := <-ch:
 			defer func() {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
 func newCustomPercentage(ch <-chan struct{}) decor.Decorator {
 	base := decor.Percentage()
-	f := func(s *decor.Statistics) string {
+	fn := func(s decor.Statistics) string {
 		select {
 		case <-ch:
 			return ""
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@
 			return base.Decor(s)
 		}
 	}
-	return decor.Any(f)
+	return decor.Any(fn)
 }