Wikipedia:Stress alerts
Instructions
If you notice that a Wikipedia user is showing signs of stress, taking a wikibreak, or considering leaving the project altogether, please add the user to the appropriate list below so that the Esperanza community can intervene with encouraging comments and suggestions. You are welcome to add your own username to any of the lists if you wish to receive support from the community. Or if someone else has added your user name to the list and you wish to be left alone, you may remove yourself from the list.
Each entry should remain on this page until the issue is resolved or for approximately one month. "Leaving Wikipedia" alerts that do not succeed in encouraging prominent users to stay with the project should be archived to the list of missing Wikipedians.
Stressbusters has some suggestions for actions you might take in response to these alerts.
Current alerts
Recently Returned
These users have recently returned to Wikipedia after breaks. (If you're removing yourself from one of the other categories below, feel free to add yourself to this one.)
User: | Comments: | Date: |
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Blnguyen | Feeling better now - see talk page | 8:23, 17 July 2006 (UTC) |
Tuspm | I've decided to cut my Wikibreak short since I do have many other projects to do. | 02:29, 18 July 2006 (UTC) |
Terence Ong | Wikiholism is affecting my departure, can't leave. My stress has went down. | 04:29, 22 July 2006 (UTC) |
Tachikoma | While I'm not 100% well, I've improved to the point that my life (wiki or otherwise) isn't being significantly disrupted. | 19:15, 24 July 2006 (UTC) |
Linuxerist | See user page. | 16:51, 30 July 2006 (UTC) |
Leaving Wikipedia
User: | Reason: | Date: |
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PageantUpdater | See reason on PageantUpdater's talk page. Was recently under stress - see history of User_talk:Feedyourfeet. | 9 July 2006 (UTC) |
Revolver | See reasons on an old version of user page. | 14 July 2006 (UTC) |
Francs2000 | Gone. | 15 July 2006 |
Arthur Ellis | Driven off Wikipedia by harasser Pete Peters. | 15 July 2006 |
Deryck C. | (self-added) After a conflict with my parents last night and some eye illnesses, I figured out that I can't use the computer anymore. Today is the last chance for me to leave a notice of withdrawal, and I think this is its best place to be. If my recovery (both physical and mental) is well enough, I might come back after a few months. One last notice: please help me with the blanking vandalism of La Salle College. | 15 July 2006 23:07 (HKT) |
ForestH2 | I'm out of here. This time I mean it. | 23:39, 15 July 2006 (UTC) |
9cds | Asked to be blocked indefinately, mainly had personality conflicts with other users. | 23:29, 16 July 2006 (UTC) |
Werdna648 | Exteneded wikibreak, mainly due to real-life issues. | 23:03, 20 July 2006 (UTC) |
Jonathunder | Fall-out from the B-list. | 21:52, 24 July 2006 (UTC) |
WCityMike | Retired. | 17:59, 25 July 2006 (UTC) |
Pegasus1138 | Fallout from his RfA, see here for some more details. Is now in the process of getting all of his user pages deleted, and also blanked his talk page. | 20:31, 27 July 2006 (UTC) |
Homeontherange | I belive it has something to do with an ArbCom, but didn't look into it closely. He deleted his userpage. | 14:04, 28 July 2006 (UTC) |
Aeon1006 | Has stated on his user and user talk page that he is retiring. | 06:10, 30 July 2006 (UTC) |
"Missing Users"
User: | Reason: | Date: |
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Evilphoenix | Hasn't made any edits since April 25, 2006 | 02:29 1 June 2006 |
Wordtorembember | Hasn't made any edits since May 6, 2006 | 02:30 1 June 2006 |
Deborah-jl | Hasn't made any edits since April 29, 2006 | 11:08, 8 June 2006 (UTC) |
On Wikibreak
User: | Reason: | Date: |
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David91 | Is in the hospital. | Who knows? |
Hermione1980 | Has now updated userpage with explanation -- be back in August. | 22:25, 12 May 2006 (UTC) |
Tone | On holidays n various locations. | Presumably September, might edit every now and then. |
Danaman5 | I need to study for final exams, and then I am going to China for two months to follow my dreams. | No sooner than August 15th, 2006 |
Evadb | User page notes an indefinite leave. Sounds stressed | Indefinite |
Journalist | Restored userpage, but on wikibreak. | 20:56, 11 June 2006 (UTC) |
Louie | Finishing Dissertation. | No sooner than Sept. 3, 2006 |
GHe | Busy in real life | 10:34, 15 June 2006 (UTC) |
Raichu | I am extremly stressed out in real life due to personal reasons. | Oh, anywhere from a week to three months. |
Mr. Lefty | Is going on a trip to here. | Should be back sometime in August. |
Mets501 | Real life vacation to here | August 5, 2006 |
Stressed Users
User: | Reason: | Date: |
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Enlil_Ninlil (talk · contribs) | Just looked at the user's page and found that wikistress level was quite high. | 15:42, 8 June 2006 (UTC) |
LGagnon (talk · contribs) | Disgusted with Wikipedia's pro-Ayn Rand POV. Don't actually believe the NPOV rule is enforced for articles related to Rand. Disgusted with how the admins refuse to stop pro-Rand vandalism on articles related to her. Don't actually believe we have a real anti-vandalism method that works, as dispute resolution never does anything. | 18:40, 10 June 2006 (UTC) |
Osbus (talk · contribs) | This user is busy | 22:38, 11 June 2006 (UTC) |
Fang Aili (talk · contribs) | Talk:Pair skating. Ugh. | 02:24, 10 July 2006 (UTC) |
Danny Lilithborne (talk · contribs) | Update: My mood and the quality of my work is becoming quite erratic lately. Apologies if I've rubbed you the wrong way. | 01:29, 14 July 2006 (UTC) |
HighwayCello | Very stressed, per message on user page. | The 12th of never? |
Petros471 | RFA is getting on my nerves (several things there); as are users who think they can do whatever they want and get away with it and can. I'm probably the closest yet to just giving up, so good thing I'm soon on enforced wikibreak (real life holiday in a couple of weeks). | 15:31, 17 July 2006 (UTC) |
Fredil Yupigo | Just take a look at the user page for more info. | 01:59, 21 July 2006 (UTC) |
Fir0002 | "but I"m thinking more in terms of permanently leaving. This used to be such an enjoyable experience and community ..." [1]. Looks like stress over featured picture candidates being listed for delisting or something. Anyway would be a huge shame to see Wikipedia's no.1 [citation needed] featured photographer leave. | 17:53, 21 July 2006 (UTC) |
Minun | Just want to be a good editor | 19:05, 23 July 2006 (UTC) |
Tdxiang | I (User:Tachikoma) was following random links and found this user, who sounds quite desperate. | 08:53, 25 July 2006 (UTC) |
Aminz | Such a fair-minded and helpful contributor who was blocked for - well what? Nothing more than defending someone else, at worst. Now he is trying to destress. Hope he comes back. | 14:06, 26 July 2006 (UTC) |
Go for it! | User page shows that this user is under a lot of stress. |
Users who are ill
User: | Reason: | Date: |
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Tree_Biting_Conspiracy (talk · contribs) | Added Illness template onto page at June 8. | 22:27, 11 June 2006 (UTC) |
Leshkuq (talk · contribs) | She is ill at the moment | 22:36, 11 June 2006 (UTC) |
AmiDaniel (talk · contribs) | User is ill | 09:45, 27 June 2006 (UTC) |
Jaranda (talk · contribs) | User needs treatment after arm surgery complications. | 03:45, 1 July 2006 (UTC) |
Painbearer (talk · contribs) | I have repetetive strain injruy, or Tendonitis, is it? Dunno, but I feel very, very bad. I have to get treatment. I won't be availible for some time. Hopefully I will be better. | 21:23, 23 July 2006 (UTC) |
Sources
If you think of a source of stressed users, please post it here.
- Wikipedia:Esperanza/Alerts/Indicators has links to the Wikistress indicators.
- Search the User/Talk namespace for "Stress" and "Wikibreak"
- Search for the stress meter image on user pages:
- Level 3 Wikistess 2d version
- Level 3 Wikistress 3d version
- Level 4 Wikistress 2d version
- Level 4 Wikistress 3d version
- Level 5 Wikistress
- Transclusions of Wikistress meter template
- Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 1a
- Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 1
- Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 2
- Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 3
- Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 4
- Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 4a
- Category:Wikipedians with wikistress level 5
- Category:Stressed Users, a subcategory of Category:Esperanzians
- Transclusions of Wikimood -02.png, which is the "depressed" indicator
- Transclusions of Wikimood -03.png, which is the "upset" indicator
- Transclusions of Wikimood -04.png, which is the "distressed" indicator
- Transclusions of Wikimood -05.png which is the "frustrated" indicator
- Transclusions of Wikimood -06.png which is the "ornery" indicator
- Transclusions of Wikimood -07.png which is the "hostile" indicator
- Transclusions of Wikimood -08.png which is the "enraged" indicator
- Transclusions of Wikimood -09.png which is the "violent" indicator
- Transclusions of Wikimood -10.png which is the "explosive" indicator