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Eddy
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Thanks again for your efforts! ―Buster7 ☎ 05:05, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
A double Eddy
[edit]I nominate Kazamzam to be Editor of the Week for their dedicated, long-term efforts to improve the encyclopedia. They joined the project in 2021, and have over 13,000 mainspace edits to their name. They have expanded and improved countless stubs, besides reverting vandalism and writing articles on a variety of topics. They have also done much work for WikiProject Unreferenced articles, steadily chipping away at the large backlog categories. 🌺 Cremastra (talk) 20:54, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Cremastra, it's great that you nominate Kazamzam. However, I think Kazamzam was awarded EotW on January 29, 2023, so we still need a bit of time before the 12-month-period ends? Cheers, --The Lonely Pather (talk) 16:58, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Yes. Thank you Lone Pather for catching that. You may be alone on your path, but you are obviously paying attention to the scenery.> Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 17:53, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Ah, thanks for catching that. 🌺 Cremastra (talk) 20:50, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
12-month-period
. Meaning that folks can be renominated after 12 months? Browsing the archives, I never noticed any "double awards", but maybe I wasn't paying attention. –Novem Linguae (talk) 21:21, 11 January 2024 (UTC)- As far as I can remember there have been two doubles....Editors Mog the Mild and EpicGenius. Maybe one more? But none within a 12 month period. Not a rule...just hasn't happened yet and with a long queue I don't think it should. BTW, I'm moving this to the nomination talk page. TY. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 07:17, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
- The 12-month minimum period between awards is a rule, and I think it's a reasonable one to encourage spreading the recognition around. isaacl (talk) 17:02, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- Personally I'd be in favour of extending it to 24 or 36 months given that there's typically a pretty decent backlog of people that need to be recognized. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:10, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- "Mog the Mild"!
Gog the Mild (talk) 17:47, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- You don't recognize Uncle Mog, from the Bog Region?? Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 11:55, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
- Might not be the right time for this rule change since we are currently short on candidates –Novem Linguae (talk) 22:18, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- "Mog the Mild"!
- Personally I'd be in favour of extending it to 24 or 36 months given that there's typically a pretty decent backlog of people that need to be recognized. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:10, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- The 12-month minimum period between awards is a rule, and I think it's a reasonable one to encourage spreading the recognition around. isaacl (talk) 17:02, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- As far as I can remember there have been two doubles....Editors Mog the Mild and EpicGenius. Maybe one more? But none within a 12 month period. Not a rule...just hasn't happened yet and with a long queue I don't think it should. BTW, I'm moving this to the nomination talk page. TY. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 07:17, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
Wrong template
[edit]On the main EOTW page, Gonnym's EOTW template is displayed, not Ctxz2323's. @Buster7, can you please fix this? Thanks, Prodraxis (talk) 00:42, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
- User:Prodraxis, Thanks for catching this. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 00:51, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
The EDDY cupboard is almost empty
[edit]This week's award will go to Editor Queen of Hearts, a fine example of the type of editor that diligently works behind the scenes to enrich the encyclopedia and keep it a source of factual/statistical information. Over the past month we accelerated the awarding in order to keep the nominations timely and fresh. But the cupboard is now close to bare again and additional nominations are needed. Thanks to those members that have taken the time to congratulate the past awardees during "their week". The genuine outpouring of support from fellow collaborators can go a long way in retaining editors. It doesn't take much time to congratulate and to thank, and the result is so rewarding. I'm sure we can all attest to the fact that individual attention by fellow editors is both uplifting and challenging. Editor Retention most often happens one editor at a time...person to person...editor to editor. Hundreds of EotW recipients have stated that the Editor of the Week award, and the supportive messages conveyed, have given them pause to reflect on continuing what they love to do---edit Wikipedia. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 12:05, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Buster7: Does this mean I can pull out the list of people on my phone and help fill the cupboard up a good bit? I had to hold off from nominating quite a few people a while back. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:57, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
additional nominations are needed
. Sounds like a yes to me :) –Novem Linguae (talk) 22:17, 28 June 2024 (UTC)- Yes it does Josh. Just keep in mind that if the queue is tooooooo long and the time between nomination and awarding is months, the stats grow stale. Its a bit like bread. It tastes better fresh. With 4 in the queue I get Anxious. With 12 in the queue I get Nervous. With that consideration, your nominations are more than welcome. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 10:37, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
- Good news. All ready up to 7. But don't let my micro-managing influence your exuberance. Any retailer would love to have a long line stretching out the door. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 11:07, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
- Yes it does Josh. Just keep in mind that if the queue is tooooooo long and the time between nomination and awarding is months, the stats grow stale. Its a bit like bread. It tastes better fresh. With 4 in the queue I get Anxious. With 12 in the queue I get Nervous. With that consideration, your nominations are more than welcome. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 10:37, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
Thanks
[edit]I just want to thank the many editors that obviously have this page on their watchlists. It gives me a sense of well-being knowing that there are friends out there that ready and willing to participate in this on-going salute to our fellow editors. As I creep toward my 80th birthday, I need all the help I can get. Keep shaking the trees. There are thousands of editors that deserve a simple pat on the back. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 13:10, 31 July 2024 (UTC)i
- No Buster, thank YOU most of all for all the work that you've done to keep this going for so long. I'm confident your efforts have helped to retain a number of folks, made people feel special, made them feel appreciated, and have caused Wikipedia to be improved. Good vibes and recognition go a long way, and I cannot say how grateful I am for everything that you do and have done. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:27, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
I hope you know how much we appreciate your work as well! I know you've turned down your own Eddy a couple of times, but your years of work bringing recognition to other editors while staying behind the scenes yourself might make you the most deserving recipient. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 17:53, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for these kind words. It's been a lonely time for quite a while---Isaacl has helped a lot,lot,lot over the years and has been a competent and consistent and watchful companion. Primefac is always ready to help set up the Hall of Fame as a new year approaches and to help find glitches I may create. DennisBrown had a good idea years ago. His philosophy was retaining editors one at a time. A bunch of editors created much of the stuff (that have become the tools I use to Award) when Editor Retention was just starting. The Talk page use to be a vibrant cornucopia of voices. But most left for greener pastures and fine WP careers. I hope they know that the seeds they planted are still bearing fruit. Thanks for the little things you both do to keep the ship tidy but most of all for the great and continuous nominations. I have every confidence that the circle of Eddy nominators will continue to grow. I only hope they are "Quality" like you
twothree. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 21:55, 31 July 2024 (UTC)- Fix pings: Primefac, Dennis Brown. –Novem Linguae (talk) 22:22, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
- Always happy to help, and glad that you've been working on it all these years. Primefac (talk) 12:25, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- To be fair, we did award Buster an Eddy back in 2022. He definitely deserves way more praise than that, not just because of EotW, but because of the positive outlook he brings to everything. Soni (talk) 12:41, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks Soni. But as the photo to the right shows I have received my fair share of rewards over the years. The fact that a new cadre of WER clerks has appeared is reward enuf. I feel as agile as a goat...an old goat but agile still! Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 19:57, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for these kind words. It's been a lonely time for quite a while---Isaacl has helped a lot,lot,lot over the years and has been a competent and consistent and watchful companion. Primefac is always ready to help set up the Hall of Fame as a new year approaches and to help find glitches I may create. DennisBrown had a good idea years ago. His philosophy was retaining editors one at a time. A bunch of editors created much of the stuff (that have become the tools I use to Award) when Editor Retention was just starting. The Talk page use to be a vibrant cornucopia of voices. But most left for greener pastures and fine WP careers. I hope they know that the seeds they planted are still bearing fruit. Thanks for the little things you both do to keep the ship tidy but most of all for the great and continuous nominations. I have every confidence that the circle of Eddy nominators will continue to grow. I only hope they are "Quality" like you
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- Is the hair all natural? Gog the Mild (talk) 20:06, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- As Sextus Empiricus once said; "Is anything really natural". Or in other words: "Estne aliquid realiter naturale", which I'm sure you know. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 20:25, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Gerda
[edit]True to her kind ways, Gerda has repeatedly declined nomination for this award, no matter how much we all think she deserves it!
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I nominate Gerda Arendt to be Editor of the Week for two reasons. First of all, she is a dedicated content creator, particularly in the realm of classical music. I don't know whether she has kept an exact count of created articles and DYKs, but let's just say there's a lot of both. My second reason is that Gerda contributes a great deal of the kindness to the community through her ongoing efforts to encourage and recognize her fellow editors. Her long-term campaign of charity is detailed at Wikipedia:Precious. Thank you, Gerda! Lepricavark (talk) 16:09, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
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Nomination from Serial Number 54129
[edit]Note that Buster7 was recognized in August 2022. Those involved with administering Editor of the Week declined recognition for a long time, but after nine and a half years we agreed to recognize Buster7 (and I accepted my recognition after missing it at the nomination phase). isaacl (talk) 17:11, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Issacl. Thank you. I'm thinking of just clearing out all the drawers and throwing away ALL my notes that are buried in the sandboxes. I really just know how to edit WP. Not Word or any of the other platforms. I'm not sure of the technical stuff, as you well know. Maybe i'ts time for a fresh start with saving stuff. Now that the cat is out of the bag, I'm sure I stepped in a cow pie somewhere along the line. Best I get rid of it Now!!! Waadda ya think??? Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 03:15, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
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