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Revision as of 18:17, 25 October 2014 by Gerda Arendt (talk | contribs) (→Users who were in the list and are back: happy)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)This is a list of missed users, editors who were active and are missed by members of Project Quality Article Improvement. A second section lists editors who were missed but returned, - a reason for joy and hope.
History
A list of missed editors was started as a user page of Ched who said:
A recent discussion here is what is prompting the creation of this page. So - be it a "category", a "project", or a "page" - I'm starting this page. If there is a user you would like to see return to editing our project, please feel free to add their name/section. I'd prefer this to be positive, so if there's an editor you object to, please just don't add your name to that section rather than starting an "oppose". Thanks. — Ched : ? 15:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
QAI
What started as a private concern is now part of Quality Articles Improvement because quality editors write quality articles, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
Editors missed
74.192.84.101
74.192.84.101 (talk · contribs)
Alarbus · Br'er Rabbit · UO
Alarbus (talk · contribs) aka Jack Merridew (talk · contribs)
- torch for reformation, retired 28 March 2012, Br'er Rabbit from 20 May, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:10, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
- — Ched : ? 15:41, 4 April 2012 (UTC) Great writer, I'd love the chance to work with this guy.
- MathewTownsend (talk) 23:35, 12 April 2012 (UTC) Great with templates and really helpful to the clueless like me. I want him back!
- Misplaced Pages Reformation, we need that. "amore e studio elucidandae" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:28, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
- He created Sanddunes Sunrise on a sky in pumpkin colour not for himself (or did he?), but here it is for him, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:03, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
- -- Dianna (talk) 22:32, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
- Yea Gerda, for all the baggage that went with it, I do miss his input and insight. — Ched : ? 14:48, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
- Did more for the project than all the self-important, combined. Missed greatly.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:42, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
Br'er Rabbit (talk · contribs)
Uncontroversial Obscurity (talk · contribs)
- - giving up. {{scuttled}} MathewTownsend (talk) 20:18, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Alastair Haines
Alastair Haines (talk · contribs)
- Prolific editor with the kindness and understanding of a mystic. What a tragic and unnecessary loss for Misplaced Pages editors.```Buster Seven Talk 16:20, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Balloonman
Balloonman (talk · contribs)
- Retired 12 June 2012, missed, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
- yea .. good people .. very missed Chedzilla (talk) 10:28, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
BarkingMoon
BarkingMoon (talk · contribs)
- — Ched : ? 15:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC) VERY much missed.
- Indeed. "I reflected rejected and goodwill, and start here to change the place, to make you consider to return. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:34, 14 July 2011 (UTC)" - I keep working on it! It's been hard. (For those who don't know: he left after he took my DYK to prep that mentioned "brotherly devotion", intentionally so) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Begoon
Boing! said Zebedee
Boing! said Zebedee (talk · contribs)
ColonelHenry
ColonelHenry (talk · contribs)
Elen of the Roads
Elen of the Roads (talk · contribs)
- Mistreated by ArbCom and the community, to the regret of many seems to have phased out of here. How can we keep afford to keep losing people like this? --Wehwalt (talk) 17:39, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
- Precious civility, needed, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:52, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Haiduc
George Ponderevo
George Ponderevo (talk · contribs)
- Precious Little Moreton Hall --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:58, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
- + moderately editing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:46, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
- - --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:30, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
GFHandel
- Precious Handel --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:05, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
- Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 00:08, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
GregJackP
Jappalang
JNW
- "It's been fun writing", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:20, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:53, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
- - retired --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:40, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
Khazar
- — Ched : ? 22:31, 6 April 2012 (UTC) Remember seeing good things from them.
- * Missed twice - but returned as Khazar2. Human rights are in good hands with him, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:12, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
- - --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:13, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
Kiefer.Wolfowitz
Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk · contribs)
- Precious tuning, banned --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:23, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
KimvdLinde
KimvdLinde (talk · contribs)
- — Montanabw 18:51, 6 April 2012 (UTC) Brilliant contributor, actually knowledgeable in her field, invaluable for taxonomy information. Run off due to insults leveled at her over a taxonomy capitalization dispute. Classic case of Green cheese.
- — Ched : ? 22:30, 6 April 2012 (UTC) I don't recall working with her, but thought all I saw of her edits were very high quality.
- RTV --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:51, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
LessHeard vanU
LessHeard vanU (talk · contribs)
- — Ched : ? 22:21, 6 April 2012 (UTC) Good person, hard worker, and very much a net positive when he's active.
- heard semi-retired --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- A timely and welcome return. ```Buster Seven Talk 16:24, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Mattisse · MathewTownsend
- I don't recall ever editing with them, and I know there are a wide range of opinions; but I also know that many people liked and appreciated a lot of work from this editor. — Ched : ? 00:19, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
- Matisse was a valuable GA reviewer and as a consequence upset some people.--Grahame (talk) 12:35, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
MathewTownsend (talk · contribs)
- Matisse was before my time. I miss Mat for precious content contributions and GA reviewing (even when I failed), personal encouragement and a perspective for the future, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:05, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
- Amazing writer and editor of other's works, tormenting of her was tolerated by those in authoritah and says nothing good about the project. I hope she returns and without the chief tormentress around, perhaps she will stay.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:44, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
Melodia
- Precious, left on Wagner's birthday, noticed only now, while listening to Trauermarsch from Götterdämmerung in Bayreuth, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:25, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
Neurolysis
Neurolysis (talk · contribs)
- One of the brightest and best. sigh .. the good old days. — Ched : ? 11:01, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
- Came across this editor years ago and liked what he/she was doing. Was sorry to discover he/she left. XOttawahitech (talk) 20:32, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
North8000
Orangemarlin
Orangemarlin (talk · contribs)
Ottava Rima
Ottava Rima (talk · contribs)
- — Ched : ? 15:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC) Fantastic writer. Might not be the easiest to disagree with, but very often correct in what he says.
Phaedriel
Peter cohen
Peter cohen (talk · contribs)
- voice of opera and reason, 17 Februry 2014: "I am no longer active as I have got fed up with the "community's" failure to control egotistical admins who like to threaten good faith content contributors." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:46, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
PumpkinSky
PumpkinSky (talk · contribs) aka Rlevse (talk · contribs)
- — Ched : ? 15:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC) Damned straight - great content contributor and fun person to edit with.
- Precious Support, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:36, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
- + unblocked on 14 April by 28bytes --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:03, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
- - withdrawn after RfA 24 November 2012, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:56, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:29, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- - Grace Sherwood again, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:12, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
RJHall
Rossrs
Sharktopus
Sharktopus (talk · contribs)
- — Ched : ? 22:28, 6 April 2012 (UTC) I remember them as being a very kind and capable editor.
- Collaboration, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:40, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Sitush
TechOutsider
TechOutsider (talk · contribs)
- — Ched : ? 15:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC) Miss him - great guy.
ThatPeskyCommoner
ThatPeskyCommoner (talk · contribs)
YellowMonkey
YellowMonkey (talk · contribs)
- Precious, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
- I'm not a member of this project, but I want to add my name here. Reviewed several of my DYKs. This user is missed. Acdixon 22:14, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
- I don't see the idea of this page, but I'll sign up for YM Secret 02:18, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Δ
Δ (talk · contribs) aka Betacommand
- — Ched : ? 16:40, 4 April 2012 (UTC) His exceptional abilities not working for the project are indeed a loss.
Users who were in the list and are back
28bytes
- words of reason and moderation with right bite --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:55, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- I find – the older I become – sadly, the negative force invariably wins … we need you, 28bytes … please return! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 09:31, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
AgnosticPreachersKid
AgnosticPreachersKid (talk · contribs) aka APK
- very missed. LadyofShalott 04:42, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
- Didn't know them .. but know and trust the lady. Chedzilla (talk) 10:32, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
- local history, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:21, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:17, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
4meter4
- — Ched : ? 23:00, 6 April 2012 (UTC) Trust the nom support.
- portraits of opera singers as people, less active for private reasons, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:56, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
- + editing as time permits --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:17, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
ArielGold
- — Montanabw 18:51, 6 April 2012 (UTC) Vanished mysteriously with little explanation. But had a true gift for defusing even the wartiest trolls on wiki. Her gentle editing touch is missed
- — Ched : ? 22:23, 6 April 2012 (UTC) Trust the nom support.
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
AutomaticStrikeout
AutomaticStrikeout (talk · contribs) · Northern Antarctica (talk · contribs)
- Precious, retired 7 February 2013, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:15, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- - retired again 18 April --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:28, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
- - and 6 June --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:02, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
- - and he/she had over a thousand edits in August 2013 XOttawahitech (talk) 15:10, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:42, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Bobby131313
Bobby131313 (talk · contribs)
- Content contributor. Fine photographer and numismatist. Missed.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:30, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- editing occasionally --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:36, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
Bishonen
- — Ched : ? 15:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC) without a doubt.
- --Guerillero | My Talk 00:24, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
- Dianna (talk) 22:32, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
she's around if you look
Black Kite
Black Kite (talk · contribs)
- Missed "I think not", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:38, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
Calmer Waters
Calmer Waters (talk · contribs)
- Shared feelings, wish we had done more together, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:20, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
- Oh my, I didn't even realize he wasn't around. YES - a very calm and great person indeed. — Ched : ? 01:53, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
- signs of recovery ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:11, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
Ched
- kindness and constancy --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
- + Chedzilla (talk · contribs)
Chzz
- — Ched : ? 16:29, 4 April 2012 (UTC) without a doubt a very valuable editor that is sorely missed when he's not here.
- I agree, and still hold out hope of return.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 20:47, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
- I third that! Come back Chzz! -- œ 01:35, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
- editing a bit --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:39, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
- "How did you know it was me?!?" ;) --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:17, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
Curtis Clark
Curtis Clark (talk · contribs)
Darkness Shines
Darkness Shines (talk · contribs)
- Precious --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:48, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered
DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered (talk · contribs)
- talk, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:19, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
- rescued, wish all were that fast ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:18, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
Dr. Blofeld
Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs)
- Precious Shining article creation, 21 January 2012 --Gerda Arendt
- retired after seeing unfairness 2 November 2012 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:56, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
- returned after Tim returned and condition is promised to change, --Gerda Arendt
(talk) 14:52, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Dreadstar
- Precious silent support --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:30, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:10, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
- - silent since 24 June, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:18, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
Eric Corbett · Malleus Fatuorum
Malleus Fatuorum (talk · contribs)
- - forum, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:19, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
- + signs of life --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:20, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Eric Corbett (talk · contribs)
- - 4 July --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:41, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
- + after block --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:42, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
- Considered carefully, and he decided to leave
- But, WONDER OF WONDERS, he is back already! what could be more surprising or heartening? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:41, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
Fastily
- Will be missed. — Ched : ? 11:15, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
- Precious recommendations --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:25, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
- + 2 May, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
Floquenbeam
Floquenbeam (talk · contribs)
- Retired 16 June, missed, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:41, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
- now "75% retired", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:11, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
- Does not seem retired to me (thank goodness). XOttawahitech (talk) 20:47, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
- ... that's why he appears under "are back" (thank goodness) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:20, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
Giano
Giano (talk · contribs) aka GiacomoReturned
- — Ched : ? 15:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC) don't know them personally, but a fantastic writer.
- --Guerillero | My Talk 00:24, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
- Dianna (talk) 22:32, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
- back in December 2012 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:09, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
GreatOrangePumpkin
GreatOrangePumpkin (talk · contribs)
- goals for fungi and great Russians, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:52, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- semi-retired, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:22, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Tomcat7 as of 11 October 2012, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:30, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
Hahc21
- Precious Latin American performer, retired, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:50, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:54, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Hell in a Bucket
Hell in a Bucket (talk · contribs)
- "here for the improvement of the project", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:30, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
INeverCry
- Precious Russian poetry, retired after unblocking Eric Corbett, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:50, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:32, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
- - --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:13, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:48, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
Jennavecia
Jennavecia (talk · contribs)
- Sadly she's scarce enough now that her name must go here. I'm not sure there was a more dedicated person to BLP. — Ched : ? 11:04, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
- + 3 June 2014 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
Karanacs
- miss her.PumpkinSky talk 23:50, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
- didn't know her .. but heard only GOOD things Chedzilla (talk) 10:37, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
- Yep. PumpkinSky talk 10:50, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
- I'm not a member of this project, but I want to add my name here. Karanacs was awesome at GAC and FAC. Acdixon 22:14, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
- editing in 2014 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:02, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
Kumioko
Kumioko (talk · contribs) · Reguyla (talk · contribs)
- Precious, break 16 October 2012, retired 22 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:04, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
- I'm not a member of this project, but I want to add my name here. Was really hoping Kumioko could get WP:US kick-started again. Acdixon 22:14, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
- + Semi --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:40, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
- - "dead" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:09, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
- + KumiokoCleanStart (talk · contribs) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:07, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- - says Kumioko, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:13, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
- + occasionally --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:46, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
- - --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:16, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
LilHelpa
- — Ched : ? 23:00, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
- Great Helpa, wonderful Wikignome, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
- back to work 7 October, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:30, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
Ling.Nut
- — Montanabw 18:51, 6 April 2012 (UTC) Kind-hearted editor with a good eye for copyedit and helpful to newbies.
- --Guerillero | My Talk 00:22, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
- User:Ling.Nut3 - he's still here! Just changed his handle. MathewTownsend (talk) 23:27, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Mkativerata
Mkativerata (talk · contribs)
- Admin good for bold decisions, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:23, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
- He took a great deal of care guiding Adolf Hitler to GA. Splendid behaviour. -- Dianna (talk) 04:37, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
- offered GA review! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:26, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Marrante
- Expert translation, left after a deletion dispute of a template, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:52, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:29, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
My76Strat
My76Strat (talk · contribs) · John Cline (talk · contribs)
- benevolent black barnstars, retired 1 March, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
- now John Cline (talk · contribs) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:11, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Neutralhomer
Neutralhomer (talk · contribs)
- Precious recognition of merits --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
- + break --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:17, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
Nev1
- Chased off by pure assholes. One of the best who simply did good things in a quiet way. Chedzilla (talk) 10:31, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
- editing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:26, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
RexxS
- Precious passionate dedication, "gone", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:46, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
- + helpful again --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:49, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
RHM22
- Content contributor. Admin. Came back briefly, went away again. Missed.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:28, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- coins --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:39, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- + 6 November --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:46, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
Scarabocchio
Scarabocchio (talk · contribs)
- — Ched : ? 23:00, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
- New operas, less active for private reasons, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
- editing occasionally --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:57, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
Skookum1
- Great advocate for First Nations people and native languages. Montanabw 20:40, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
Is he/she missing?XOttawahitech (talk) 20:34, 31 August 2013 (UTC)- editing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:36, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
- - notice 17 August 2014 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:29, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
- + --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
Tim riley
- Precious - missed by many, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:11, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
- returned "on modest scale" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:50, 25 November 2012 (UTC)