Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/missed users

Letting go of the Past
poem by Poeticbent

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Noticing that many whose return gave reason for joy are gone again, I moved them without explanation with this date, in sadness. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Editors missed

torch for reformation, retired 28 March 2012, Br'er Rabbit from 20 May, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:10, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
— Ched : ? 15:41, 4 April 2012 (UTC) Great writer, I'd love the chance to work with this guy.[reply]
MathewTownsend (talk) 23:35, 12 April 2012 (UTC) Great with templates and really helpful to the clueless like me. I want him back![reply]
Wikipedia Reformation, we need that. "amore e studio elucidandae" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:28, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
-- Dianna (talk) 22:32, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yea Gerda, for all the baggage that went with it, I do miss his input and insight. — Ched : ? 14:48, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Did more for the project than all the self-important, combined. Missed greatly.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:42, 8 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Br'er Rabbit (talk · contribs)

dedication, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:11, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Uncontroversial Obscurity (talk · contribs)

- giving up.
{{scuttled}}
MathewTownsend (talk) 20:18, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Alastair Haines

Alastair Haines (talk · contribs)

Prolific editor with the kindness and understanding of a mystic. What a tragic and unnecessary loss for Wikipedia editors.```Buster Seven Talk 16:20, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ArielGold

ArielGold (talk · contribs)

— Montanabw^(talk) 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[reply]
— Ched : ? 22:23, 6 April 2012 (UTC) ^[2.] Trust the nom support.[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AutomaticStrikeout

AutomaticStrikeout (talk · contribs) · Northern Antarctica (talk · contribs)

Precious, retired 7 February 2013, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:15, 8 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- retired again 18 April --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:28, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- and 6 June --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:02, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- and he/she had over a thousand edits in August 2013 XOttawahitech (talk) 15:10, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:42, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- requested block --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Balloonman

Balloonman (talk · contribs)

Retired 12 June 2012, missed, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
yea .. good people .. very missed Chedzilla (talk) 10:28, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

BarkingMoon

BarkingMoon (talk · contribs)

— Ched : ? 15:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC) VERY much missed.[reply]
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)[reply]

Begoon

Begoon (talk · contribs)

encouragement --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:29, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:19, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Boing! said Zebedee

Boing! said Zebedee (talk · contribs)

Peace, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:56, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:13, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ched

Ched (talk · contribs)

kindness and constancy --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
+ Chedzilla (talk · contribs)
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chzz

Chzz (talk · contribs)

— Ched : ? 16:29, 4 April 2012 (UTC) without a doubt a very valuable editor that is sorely missed when he's not here.[reply]
I agree, and still hold out hope of return.--SPhilbrick (Talk) 20:47, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I third that! Come back Chzz! -- œ ^™ 01:35, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
editing a bit --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:39, 14 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- blocked --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Coffee

Coffee (talk · contribs)

Precious Unita Blackwell - retired on the 11th anniversary of editing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:02, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
+ back! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:36, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dana boomer

Dana boomer (talk · contribs)

horses, last edit 3 June, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:58, 22 June 2015 (UTC) - --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Darkness Shines

Darkness Shines (talk · contribs)

Precious innocent victims --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:48, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:04, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dreadstar RIP

Dreadstar (talk · contribs)

Precious silent support --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:30, 15 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:10, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- silent since 24 June, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:18, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Self-block Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:43, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Our friend died in January 2016. He gave us inspiration and support. With thanks, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:55, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]
Precious civility, needed, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:52, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Eric Corbett · Malleus Fatuorum

Malleus Fatuorum (talk · contribs)

- forum, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:19, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
+ signs of life --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:20, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Eric Corbett (talk · contribs)

- 4 July --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:41, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
+ after block --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:42, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Geogre

Geogre (talk · contribs)

Precious sonnets of knowledge with passion --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

George Ponderevo

George Ponderevo (talk · contribs)

Precious Little Moreton Hall --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:58, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
+ moderately editing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:46, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:30, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GFHandel

GFHandel (talk · contribs)

Giano

Giano (talk · contribs) aka GiacomoReturned

— Ched : ? 15:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC) don't know them personally, but a fantastic writer.[reply]
--Guerillero | My Talk 00:24, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Dianna (talk) 22:32, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
back in December 2012 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:09, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:08, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hafspajen

Hafspajen (talk · contribs)

Precious international image inspiration, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:41, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
+ semi --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:31, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
+ edited a bit --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:21, 29 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- long time --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 10 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Haiduc

Haiduc (talk · contribs)

Precious, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:55, 16 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hillbillyholiday

Hillbillyholiday (talk · contribs)

Precious fourth dimension --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:37, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

INeverCry

INeverCry (talk · contribs)

Precious Russian poetry, retired after unblocking Eric Corbett, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:50, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:32, 21 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:13, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:48, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jappalang

Jappalang (talk · contribs)

Precious, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:53, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jennavecia · Indubitably

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)[reply]
+ 3 June 2014 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 8 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

JNW

JNW (talk · contribs)

"It's been fun writing", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:20, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:53, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- retired --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:40, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Khazar

Khazar2 (talk · contribs)

— Ched : ? 22:31, 6 April 2012 (UTC) Remember seeing good things from them.[reply]
* Missed twice - but returned as Khazar2. Human rights are in good hands with him, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:12, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:13, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
+ semi --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:25, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Kiefer.Wolfowitz

Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk · contribs)

Precious tuning, banned --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:23, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

KimvdLinde

KimvdLinde (talk · contribs)

— Montanabw^(talk) 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.[reply]
— 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.[reply]
RTV --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:51, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LauraHale

LauraHale (talk · contribs)

Precious good sports, left 9 February 2018. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:51, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:29, 22 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- vanished in 2019 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:57, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ling.Nut

Ling.Nut (talk · contribs)

— Montanabw^(talk) 18:51, 6 April 2012 (UTC) Kind-hearted editor with a good eye for copyedit and helpful to newbies.[reply]
--Guerillero | My Talk 00:22, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
User:Ling.Nut3 - he's still here! Just changed his handle. MathewTownsend (talk) 23:27, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lingzhi · Lingzhi2

Lingzhi (talk · contribs)

Precious cherry crashing, goodbey --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:36, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
+ Lingzhi2 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 10 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

LouisAlain

LouisAlain (talk · contribs)

Precious Bach cantatas, in 2012, thousands of translations from French and German, blocked --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Marrante

Marrante (talk · contribs)

Expert translation, left after a deletion dispute of a template, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:52, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
+ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:29, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mathsci

Mathsci (talk · contribs)

precious poetry, - I am worried. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:36, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
+ editing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:03, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- banned --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mattisse · MathewTownsend

Mattisse (talk · contribs)

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.^[1] — Ched : ? 00:19, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Matisse was a valuable GA reviewer and as a consequence upset some people.--Grahame (talk) 12:35, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Mkativerata

Mkativerata (talk · contribs)

Admin good for bold decisions, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:23, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
He took a great deal of care guiding Adolf Hitler to GA. Splendid behaviour. -- Dianna (talk) 04:37, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
offered GA review! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:26, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Neurolysis

Neurolysis (talk · contribs)

One of the brightest and best. sigh .. the good old days. — Ched : ? 11:01, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]

Nev1

Nev1 (talk · contribs)

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)[reply]
editing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:26, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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.[reply]
unbanned 19 Apr --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:29, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Peter cohen · Dronkle

Peter cohen (talk · contribs) · Dronkle (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)[reply]
returned with new name
- --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]