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Thank you for having this obituary in The Signpost. Several amazing editors have died this year and it's a great loss for the project. Thanks for reminding us about some of SarahSV's contributions. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:37, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to all who contributed to this obituary in Sarah's memory. Her spirit shines on, and not just through her momentous accomplishments. El_C 00:28, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate this. I just find it a bit too late. --Firestar464 (talk) 03:46, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- This is the first issue of The Signpost published since the death of SlimVirgin. ☆ Bri (talk) 03:55, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - Aye. The Signpost is undermanned, if anyone thing this should have been published earlier, WP:BEBOLD and help TS team to wrap things up more quickly. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:17, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    - I appreciate this, no matter how late. R.I.P. Slim Virgin and thank you.--Mark Miller (talk) 06:57, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      - I'm very sorry to learn this. It was when researching The World and Wikipedia (many years ago) that I first saw SlimVirgin's work. I described her as "brave enough to court all kinds of controversy" and noted that she "withstood the pressure of scurrilous attacks from the shadows beyond the encyclopedia". Andrew Dalby 12:54, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, that's sad news! I never had the pleasure to work with her, but if we indeed owe Wikipedia:Verifiability, not truth to her, then for that alone I salute her. Although such a prolific editor can not be replaced, I feel like her legacy will live on in the work she did, and the policies that we follow. Thanks for the obituary. --LordPeterII (talk) 12:48, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
She did so much to help make Wiki what it is today. Thank you, SV, for everything. XFalcon2004x (talk) 13:45, 30 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry to hear this. From my early interaction with SlimVirgin I liked her. Springee (talk) 02:35, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This is very sad to hear. One way to honor her memory would be to help at WikiProject Women as there is still a huge gender gap on Wikipedia. –Gladamas (talk · contribs) 07:13, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
A great loss to everyone. She was a giant! She was very supportive! What a wonderful person. She will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, from your friend, IZAK (talk) 08:47, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Very sorry to belatedly learn this sad news. May she rest in peace. She will be sadly missed. A few years ago I found myself having to briefly try to offer info to a feminist newbie on the pitfalls liable to be encountered if she wanted to survive as a female and feminist in Wikipedia (not so long after some leading feminist editors had got booted out), an area about which as a male I inevitably know almost nothing, but it was then just a simple matter of pointing her in Sarah's direction. If I ever have to do the same again, it will probably require me to do some Original Research to find out in whose direction such a newbie should now be pointed. Tlhslobus (talk) 21:00, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]