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BOORADLEY2

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?
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  Declined, the nominated account does not exist and the nominator does not pass the requirements. --janbery (talk) 13:43, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Vermont

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Vermont does a lot of good Checkuser work on Meta, simplewiki, and elsewhere. I also think they would look cute with this T-Shirt! For the real though, I am pretty sure everyone loves Vermont. I am happy to have them among my closest wikifriends! :'D

Comments

  Approved - Since they can't really close their own nomination. Seddon (talk) 16:24, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Gac

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

A true pillar in it.wiki, the author of a tremendous amount of precious work, one of those users that made a difference in this Project's history

Comments
  •   Comment - for a better comprehension of the whole above, despite what it might seem, there is no contreposition at all between the Italian speaking and the French speaking Communities; a French user was blocked by Gac because Gac is not required to understand French language when working in an Italian language Project, and he saw something that required a block. I would have given the same block, had it been something in a language I don't know, but I can read French even if I'm not required to; yet, Gac was there at that moment and, believe it or not, he doesn't know French. Believe it or not, there's a lot of people walking in the World without knowing a single word of French, and many of them are good and honest people. But there's a but. A compact group of French users suddenly appeared from nowhere in it.wiki attacking Gac as if it was some sort of vandalism, some complicity in the abuses the blocked user was suffering, then refused and rejected any kind of explaination given by other it.wiki's users (some of which are French native speakers) in Italian, in English and in French. Please do follow those links that someone provided here above, read yourselves what we are talking about. The blocked user actually was right, she was the victim of verified abuses, but this wasn't visible to anyone who doesn't understand French; she and her friends just can't accept that an accident might occur when we don't speak the same language and we are not expected to. We already apologised for the accident, even if it only was an accident. An accident and nothing more than that.
    The rest can be bitterly summarised as follows:
    1) Elegance too might have different meanings across different languages
    2) What happened only regards those users who took part in the confusion, it.wiki still and always is wide open to our French-speaking friends and Colleagues whom we are eagerly glad to welcome
    3) Gac truly is an EXCELLENT admin and user and I would very much like to be able to say it in every language of the World, my own limit is that I don't know them all     --g (talk) 10:59, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
    Gac never deigned to apologize, not even in Italian it's that simple .... It is not worthy of an admin not to recognize his dramatic mistake Lomita (talk) 11:17, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
    And it is wrong to say that Gac was there at that time since he arrived .... 19 days after the harassment to block me [8] Lomita (talk) 11:41, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
    sorry, I'm not Gac's attorney, and this is not a page for that case, which was widely discussed in the links that you yourself provided. I only had to give some context for those readers who are not required to understand French and Italian and I'm not going beyond that, here. --g (talk) 12:12, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

  Approved - This is not a situation this process is used to handling. Reviewing the situation it seems that this was an unfortunate circumstance. Given Gac seems to retain the confidence of his community including support here from it.wiki administrators and a steward; that this venue is not the place to bring such individual disagreements; and that I'm not aware of any other issues, I'm happy to see the user receive a gift in acknowledgement for his work in the italian community. Seddon (talk) 17:58, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

SandyGeorgia

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

SandyGeorgia has been editing English Wikipedia since 2006. Among her more than 200,000 edits are primary contributions to several featured articles, including big ones like million award-qualifier Tourette syndrome. But it's not just her own FAs: she is an absolute pillar of the entire featured article system, having made extensive comments on hundreds of FA candidates and reviews (including a recent one of mine, and countless ones for the major URFA2020 initiative). She was recognized as the editor of the week this past February, an accolade that only added to her collection so extensive it's pushing the WP:PAGESIZE limits. For all this, she deserves some tangible wikilove.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 23:06, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Kaizenify

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Since I joined the Wikimedia movement, Kaizenify was the only user from Nigeria who provided supports for me as every other experienced users could not support me because of the nature of my contributions as its related to LGBTQ and because I am a queer but Kaizenify gave the required supports and mentored me all through. He also showed up at every Write for the Rights Nigeria physical and virtual Wikipedia training for LGBTQ persons in Nigeria by training and mentoring them couple with ensuring they are all well rooted in Wikipedia editing. I own my Wikimedia retention to Kaizenify because if he wasn't there I would have quitted and stop contributing due to incessant attacks to my person as a result of been a queer. For that, they deserve some tangible wikilove!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 22:34, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Operator873

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Oper is a great friend and a great user. A checkuser at simple and a fellow steward, he is always willing to help. He currently provides numerous users with an IRC client hosted by him, plus a couple of bots that are a great help in GS/Steward/general user workflow.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 21:19, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you all for your kind words and support. It was truly touching and flattering. Operator873 connect 21:30, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Stanglavine

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Stanglavine is a great friend and a great user. He's been a steward for only one year but has done a lot to help the users. As a fellow ptwiki user, I can guarantee that he's one of the users there that no one has doubts about. He does great work as a CU there, and is always fair with everyone.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 21:21, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi! Thank you @Tks4Fish: for this nomination, and I want to say a great THANK YOU to everyone who takes some time to come here and said these kind words, this is very very important to me and I'm a luck guy having all of you as friends :) stanglavine msg 22:29, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Jim.henderson

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Jim Henderson is incredibly helpful, a wealth of knowledge, and a darn good photographer. I have witnessed Jim give patient, helpful advice to aspiring wikimedians countless times at edit-a-thons and online via zoom and discord. I always see Jim at Wikimedia New York City events, where he is a cherished member of the community. I thought of him immediately when I heard of this Merchandise giveaway.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 15:14, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Epicgenius

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Epicgenius is a prolific and excellent editor of New York City related articles. I see their work often when I'm looking through edit histories, from Coney Island to the New York City Subway map to Broadway theaters to NYC buildings. I worked on a number of Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject New York City/Monthly collaboration with Epicgenius and his contributions were always solid and well sourced. I specifically remember his contributions to the Wikipedia:Grand Prospect Hall article were very impressive! I nominate Epicgenius because they do great work on wikipedia!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 15:15, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Joojay

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Joojay is a very talented and thorough editor! I have come across Joojay edits in a range of topics from computer science to visual art. Joojay edits are always in depth and well researched. I witnessed Joojay cleaned up the D4BL article and it turned out very nicely done. Wikipedia is a bit more complete and diverse because of Joojay. Additionally, Joojay created over 100 new articles in 2021! Wow, go Joojay!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 15:16, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Bluerasberry

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Bluerasberry is a very helpful and skilled Wikimedian. I have received help from Bluerasberry numerous times on a wide range of wikimedia related issues. Additionally, I've witnessed Bluerasberry help many novice and experienced Wikimedians at Wikimedia New York City events. Thank you Bluerasberry!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 15:16, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

DGG

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

For those who know, they know DGG is an important editor and addition to the Wikimedia community. Thank you DGG for all your tireless editing and administrating. The project is stronger because of your work. From the 2024 United States presidential election to Academic libraries, DGG is also a prolific writer of new articles, having written 6 in 2021! Go DGG!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 15:17, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Pharos

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Pharos is a both a dedicated Wikimiedian and a very skilled community organizer. I have witnessed Pharos lead and assist countless edit-a-thons from an event at the Metropolitan Museum to a craft edit-a-thon at a pavilion in wikipedia:Concert Grove, Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Pharos is a deep well of wiki knowledge; as well as, New York City history, especially early New York City history. Pharos is helpful and welcoming as a pillar of the WMNYC community. New York City is lucky to have him. The article wikipedia:Stuyvesant Farm that Pharos started is very fascinating, one of many.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 17:51, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

HugoHelp

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

HugoHelp is a great editor! I often see their edits on NYC related topics. From music to politics to anything NYC related, I often see HugoHelp in the edit histories of NYC related articles. HugoHelp is a dedicated editor and does a lot of good editing and categorizing. For these reasons, I nominate HugoHelp!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 17:51, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

DutchTreat

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

DutchTreat is a map master and highly thoughtful editor! I have witnessed DutchTreat give great advise and help to other wikimedians. He is a great problem solver. I had the honor of working with him on a couple Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject New York City/Monthly collaborations including wikipedia:Stuyvesant Farm. DutchTreat brought incredible map knowledge and attention to detail to that article. Additionally, Dutchtreat is a great researcher. Wikipedia is lucky to have DutchTreat as an editor!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 09:33, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

CmdrDan

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

CmdrDan is a very impressive and helpful editor! I have witnessed CmdrDan help newcomers navigate issues on wikipedia and wikidata, providing patient help at Wikimedia New York City events. Additionally, CmdrDan does great editing related to New York City topics. NYC is lucky to have CmdrDan editing about it!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 09:33, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Doctorxgc

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Doctorxgc aka DrX is an awesome Wikimedian! From hosting edit-a-thons and translate-a-thons, to encouraging thoughtful editing from her students, Doctorxgc is a huge addition to the wiki community. From Queens, NY topics to Sci-Fi literature, DrX's contributions are always very solid! It always a pleasure to run into a Doctorxgc edit.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 09:34, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

SnowFire

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

SnowFire is a highly skilled editor with great research skills. SnowFire edits an impressive breadth of topics with keen insight. Wikipedia is lucky have such a skill and dedicated editor as SnowFire! I will run into SnowFire contributions when I'm looking through the edit histories of NYC related topics and they are always thoughtful and well made edits!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 09:34, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

WhitePhosphorus

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

WhitePhosphorus is a very great editor, an active contributor on zhwiki, and has developed a large number of useful tools, which provide a lot of convenience for anti-vandalism. He is also one of the maintainer of IM interconnection systems among the Chinese community.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 00:53, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

UWashPrincipalCataloger

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

As propertycreator, he helped us to reduce the back log on Wikidata. Plus, 140k edits since 2017.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 22:28, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Mozucat

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Mozucat is a very helpful and insightful Wikimedian! From filmmakers to artists to educators to writers, I often run into Mozucat edits. The Mozucat edits are always thorough and well done. Additionally, Mozucat hosts Edit-a-thons at the New York City College of Technology, spreading the Wikimedia knowledge to the student body. NYC is lucky to have Mozucat editing and writing about its people!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 21:41, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Theleekycauldron

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

TLC is enthusiastic, helpful, and has demonstrated a lot of initiative in and around the DYK project on enwiki.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 15:09, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Luigi Salvatore Vadacchino

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Italian User ready every moment you ask his help; great heart.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 15:12, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
The gift is coming, thanks very much! Luigi Salvatore Vadacchino (talk) 17:01, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Grazie mille! i recived the t-shirt Luigi Salvatore Vadacchino (talk) 12:40, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Firefly

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

English Wikipedia's newest administrator just passed RfA with a remarkable 247 supports and zero opposes. He runs helpful bots and has received praise for his technical work in other areas. In content, he's earned multiple million awards, and that's not even to mention his contributions to the most important article on all of Wikipedia (I'm of course referring to chicken gun). For all this, he deserves some tangible wikilove!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 16:37, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Modussiccandi

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Modussiccandi is an excellent content editor in classical scholarship and other areas, having created more than 30 DYKs, 10 GAs, and multiple FAs. They easily passed RfA last month, and they deserve some tangible wikilove!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 16:38, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

K.e.coffman

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

K.e.coffman has helped improve and clean up numerous World War II articles to help make them neutral and historically accurate. She was recognized as editor of the week in 2018, among numerous other awards, and was even profiled in Wired magazine. She gave an excellent presentation at MisinfoCon this past week, and for her excellent work in an arduous area I believe she deserves some tangible wikilove!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 16:38, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

আফতাবুজ্জামান

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

One of the best and dedicated Wikipedian of Bengali Wikipedia. He has been serving Bengali Wikipedia for a long time as a CheckUser, Sysop and IntaAdmin. He is also great as a mentor. He is always kind and helpful to new Wikipedians. For all this, he deserves some tangible wikilove!

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 17:29, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Tamzin

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Tamzin is an excellent wikifriend to all—I always appreciate their friendly presence on Discord, helpful comments in discussions, and productive contributions. Their work includes substantial aid at WP:SPI, and they've had admins not-so-subtly hinting at their cluefulness for quite a while. For all this, they deserve some tangible wikilove!

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jupy7er

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?
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  Declined, self nominations are not allowed. --janbery (talk) 20:20, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Yahya

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

One of the most active editors of Bangla Wikipedia, administrator and interface administrator of Bangla Wikivoyage. User is very passionate about helping new editors. he deserves a T-shirt.

Comments
  1.   Support as nominator MdsShakil (talk) 11:24, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
  2.   Support. ≈ MS Sakib  «TalK» 12:19, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Please send the user a Barnstar or your personal thanks, or buy them a gift out of your own money. Please do not give away donors money on these little known and little attended internal gifts. The WMF may be wasteful of donations, but that doesn't mean the community of volunteers should follow their example. SilkTork (talk) 17:41, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
  Approved --janbery (talk) 21:14, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Panini!

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Panini is an incredible contributor and is a perfect example of what a wikipedian should be, consistent, nice, concise and cool. There is no doubt in my mind that Panini is deserving of this shirt.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 20:34, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

JPxG

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

JPxG is hard-working, trusted and competent. His work spans many areas; he's an avid content creator, having 42 DYKs, 2 ITNs, 24 GAs, and 1 FA to his name, a vandalism patroller, and a regular contributor to The Signpost and now co-Editor-in-Chief.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 22:47, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Novem Linguae

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Novem Linguae is awesome for many reasons, but one of the areas they really excel in is creating userscripts. They're an extremely knowledgeable editor and are always willing to lend a hand to other Wikipedians.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 23:16, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Kayzed4343 Alerts (0)

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?
Comments
  Declined, nominated account does not exist. --janbery (talk) 16:05, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Dainus36

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

I just want a shirt

Comments
  Declined, self nominations are not allowed. --janbery (talk) 16:03, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

User:KJP1

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

The articles that KJP1 that helped to successfully bring to FA and GA that relate to William Burges, such as William Burges itself, The Tower House, Castell Coch, with 12 FAs in total in Wikipedia. If that isn't awesome I don't know what is.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 00:16, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Japiot

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?
  • Is a checkuser on NL Wikipedia for 12 years, since 2010, per Steward_requests/Permissions/2010-07
  • Has written more then 2000 new articles on NL Wikipedia, mainly about small villages, look here
  • Is extremely helpfull and is not involved in any conflict.
Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 20:10, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Akoopal

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?
  • Akoopal is active as a checkuser for 13 years, from 2009, per Steward_requests/Permissions/2009-09
  • He has created many articles about Windmills on NL Wikipedia, including photo's
  • He is very helpful and friendly
Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 20:10, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Groucho NL

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?
Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 20:11, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Sammi Brie

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

Sammi Brie recently improved WBPX-TV to Featured Article status, resulting in it becoming the English Wikipedia's Today's Featured Article for November 1. She has been tirelessly working to improve the coverage of broadcast stations on the English Wikipedia and it only makes sense to reward her exceptionally thorough and consistent work as a volunteer with a merchandise gift.

Comments
  Approved --janbery (talk) 17:10, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

freda65

Status:    Done
Why is this user awesome?

He lives and breathes Wikipedia. Sees it as the ultimate collaboration platform to enhance the human condition via accessible knowledge

Comments
  Declined, user(s) does not meet requirements. --janbery (talk) 17:09, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
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