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Rest in peace

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Adrianne, I find myself at a loss for words. We only crossed paths a few times, but I've spent years ogling at your achievements both on- and off-wiki. I wish you the best with whatever comes after. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:23, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Desperately sad. Tony (talk) 06:28, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

RIP

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I've just been informed off-wiki that Adrianne died while rock climbing. An experienced editor with dozens of featured and good articles to her name and someone who worked to try and decrease systemic bias and increase contributions from women and other minority groups, Adrianne embodied many of the things which are best about this project. She will be missed by many fellow Wikipedians, and the contributions she did not get a chance to make will be missed by readers. Farewell, Adrianne Wadewitz.
Tom Morris (talk) 06:25, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'll second Tom's comments. Adrianne was a great voice for Wikipedia, and for female editors specifically. She actively brought her academic background to Wikipedia and brought Wikipedia to her campus. She was an active participant in the various meet-ups, edit-a-thons, and Wikinics in Los Angeles. The Wikipedia community has lost a great contributor and I hope all our thoughts are with the loved ones she left behind. Chris Troutman (talk) 06:40, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'm so sorry to hear about this. Andrianne was one of the few Wikimedians that I have met in real life, and it was always a pleasure to see her at local meetups. Thank you for everything you've done for this project. --Rschen7754 06:43, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I heard about Adrianne's passing this morning, and am stunned. You will be missed by us all, and always remembered. Rest in peace, Adrianne. Steven Zhang Help resolve disputes! 06:48, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oh what terrible news. What an amazing person and great loss. Adrianne was simply one of the best editors this project has ever had. Not only a talented writer and researcher but a great teacher who successfully used Wikipedia in the classroom. Adrianne and friends formed a little FA-making-machine and I was fortunate to be helped and encouraged by her in my own FA. Thank you Adrianne. -- Colin°Talk 07:43, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Adrianne was one of the best editors Wikipedia has ever had. I was lucky enough to meet her in person a year or two ago, after having worked with her on-wiki for years; and I was looking forward to getting to know her better after she joined the board of the Wiki Education Foundation a few months ago. This is a sad, sad loss. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 08:20, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There are no words. It's hard to think joyfully about the time we had with her... when we just want her back. Philippe Beaudette, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 08:29, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oh this is so sad. What a loss. She will be missed. Raystorm (¿Sí?) 08:32, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I was shocked to hear this. Dear, Adrianne. I met her years ago, at the Wikipedia Academy at the National Institutes of Health, and we kept in touch. She was a true friend, a nerd and such a wonderful person. I miss her so much.//Hannibal (talk) 08:37, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
A tragedy - a life cut short o suddenly. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:26, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I am so sorry to see this tragic news - love and condolences to Adrianne's family and friends. She will be missed...Modernist (talk) 10:44, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I just found this news and find it desperately sad. You were one of those rare wikimedians who was respected by all - for your content creation volume, quality, cultural-sector outreach, academic work, gender-gap advocacy, everything. Many of us would be lucky to be considered significant in any of these fields, you were significant in all of them.
I interviewed you for the Wikipedia Weekly podcast episode 35
Wikipedia Weekly Episode 35 Secretly Famous Interview with Adrianne Wadewitz
(archived MP3) in November 2007. At the time you were "secretly famous" (hence the name of the podcast episode) because you had not declared your real name or wanted to be publicly associated with you on-wiki activities out of fear that it would harm your career. This was your first "public" appearance. Not long after you "came out" and made your wiki-work a core part of your career - using it (particularly the Mary Wollstonecraft feature topic [I firmly believe that as a result of this work you are the single most cited/read Wollstonecraft scholar ever]) to bolster your academic CV. I believe you also invented the phrase "wikium vitae" (see the userpage) for that idea!
I first met you at a side-meeting during the lunch break at Wikimania 2008 in Alexandria. You struck me as an intensely thorough, academic type. Since then I met you many times across the world, including at several GLAM events and notably co-lecturing with me at the Indianapolis Museum of Art for the local university course in museum studies. The last time that I saw you was at Wikimania 2012 in D.C.
Your professionalism, commitment, prodigious output of high quality content, and good-humour made you one of, if not the most, respected Wikimedians in my books. When I was worried about what was happening in the wikiverse I would think of you being part of the community and be comforted. You will be sorely missed, by me and by many others. Wittylama 10:49, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
My condolences to her family, the project has lost a prolific contributor and a community advocate. May she rest in peace. James (TC) • 10:04pm 11:04, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I will miss her comments on the project in particular. She was one of the most interesting voices in the debate of what we are, what we do and how we do it. /Julle (talk) 11:31, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Man, I am lost for words. It's been hard to not cry over this, because I had the utmost respect for Adrianne. Sure, we disagreed on Gender Gap and other things on Not the Wikipedia Weekly/WikiVoices. I only got to meet her once in person, at Wikimania 2012 in DC, but I had known her for years thanks to NTWW. One of the most prolific writers on the English Wikipedia, the coverage of Mary Shelley and Mary Wallstonecraft would have never been better without her. She was the go-to person for anything on English literature and for Wikipedia Education Program, which she was nice enough to email two professors interested in the program. Today I was going to ask her to send another one, but then this came up. Adrianne, we at the English Wikipedia and those formerly of Not the Wikipedia Weekly/WikiVoices are going to miss your great ability to take a topic and make great arguments over it. We're all going to miss you. Mitch32(Any fool can make a rule, And any fool will mind it.) 13:47, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Terrible news. Adrianne made huge contributions, both in her own work and her effects on others. After many online interactions, I also met her in DC in 2012, where she was just as impressive in person. A great loss to the project, and my deepest sympathy to her family and friends. Johnbod (talk) 13:52, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I just heard the news this morning, and I'm stunned by the shock of the loss. I never met Adrianne (and really wish I had), but I admired her greatly. I consider her one of my mentors in Wikipedia. She helped me greatly as a female editor and modeled how to write, research, and improve high-quality articles. Her contributions to this project and to academia cannot be measured, and she will be terribly missed throughout this community. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 13:56, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I am so sorry to hear this terrible news. I interacted with Adrianne for many years, here on Wikipedia and via email. I was pleased to meet her a few years ago in Bloomington. And I last saw her a couple of weeks back in LA, where she came across town to have lunch with me and we chatted about the Wikipedia education program, among other things. Adrianne was smart, thoughtful, funny, and a delight to know and work with in every way. She touched many people in many different contexts: teaching, online, rock-climbing... This is a great loss. --jbmurray (talkcontribs) 14:33, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
External videos
video icon The Impact of Wikipedia - Adrianne Wadewitz retrieved 4/10/2014
This is horrible! User talk:Cindamuse was a participant in West Coast United States community organization, and a Wikipedia Education Program Supporter, and a supporter of women's outreach! All of these things are so underserved anyway and now we lose two of the most active community members! It is horrible and not fair at all. It must be awful for her family that she died in another country. Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:41, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
On consecutive days, no less. This is a dark day for Wikipedia, knowing that two of our most beloved users are gone. Epicgenius (talk) 14:13, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
RIP, Adrianne. We have never met, but I know the world was made better, and richer, by your presence and your contributions. Thank you, QualityJo 4/19/14 — Preceding unsigned comment added by QualityJo (talkcontribs)
  • My heartfelt condolences to all Adrianne's family and friends. Adrianne's work and devotion remains as true inspiration. CactusWriter (talk) 18:18, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I couldn't stay silent at this heartbreaking news. Like many others above, I guess I'll always remember you as "Awadewit"... All I can say is "Thank you". Thank you for your kindness; for your willingness to devote your time to the increasingly quixotic endeavor that is this project; for some of the finest writing and scholarship ever to grace the pages of Wikipedia. I haven't cried in many years, but I will tonight. RIP. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 21:00, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I wish I knew you sooner. Rest in peace.--Taranet (talk) 21:20, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rest in peace. You were an inspiration to us all M nunoo (talk) 07:11, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I never met you, but you seem like a great person. RIP :/ -Newyorkadam (talk) 01:52, 22 April 2014 (UTC)Newyorkadam[reply]
  • Rest in Peace, Adrianne. Your beautiful contributions, your great personal ethics and your hard work will remain alive. --Veneziano (talk) 08:48, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • So glad we met a couple of times at Wikimania, so sad we have had to leave it there. Charles Matthews (talk) 14:21, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • What a disproportionate loss. So sorry Adrianne is gone; one of the few women who were allowed to contribute their knowledge to Wikipedia. Most of us with long-term authentic knowledge on women issues and the women's movement have met with such hostility and downright hatred that we've long since given up trying to contribute to Wikipedia. With only nine percent female contribution, they're will be few to replace her, save those approved entry by the male Praetorian Guard and their male rights legion activists who relentlessly purge Wiki contents to reflect their interests. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:6:2c00:90:c85d:c9f4:5255:305c (talkcontribs)
  • So sad to read of Awadewit's passing. She was one of the first editors I collaborated with here. I stumbled into a few edits to Boydell Shakespeare Gallery and discovered she was building a comprehensive treatment of the subject. It was a lot of fun to see the article evolve, and reaching FA status was quite gratifying. Adrianne was gracious enough to credit me as co-editor on her talk page, although I now realize that the work was 90% hers and 10% mine. Working with a fellow editor who held to such high standards but was at the same time so welcoming was a great antidote to the occasional short-tempered or partisan contributor I later encountered. This is a great loss for scholarship at Wikipedia. I trust the WP community will rise to the challenge of continuing her work. Rupert Clayton (talk) 03:12, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Riposa in pace--Piaz1606 (talk) 11:39, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for all. Repose en paix. --Oursdesmontagnes (talk) 11:55, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I watched your work for years, a great loss but also a great legacy. -- GreenC 03:01, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • It took me a couple of days to make this connection and realize with a sad heart that I did know Adrianne (as User:Awadewit). I spoke with her years ago about writing about films on Wikipedia, and she opened my eyes about seeing films critically and writing about these analyses on Wikipedia. Since then, I have always kept her insight in the back of my mind. I have sought to write about films in a way I hope she would appreciate, and I have tried to encourage others to do the same. Her insight has led me to grow as a film-lover, to watch films more critically and to read what has been said about them. She will be sorely missed, and I hope the writings about her career (Wikipedia and beyond) will inspire others to follow similar paths. Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 14:37, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rest in peace. Cwobeel (talk) 17:12, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry to hear about this. I didn't know her although the user name is familiar. I am well aware of the top quality work that went into the Mary Wollstonecraft articles though, but I gather she did a lot of other important work here. I've been to Joshua Tree and it's a rugged place. She must have been a very brave person to climb in that park.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:25, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • By writing great articles, Awadewit led by example and gained the respect of the community. I am profoundly saddened by this loss. She is missed. --maclean (talk) 17:29, 1 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Super sad. She's one of the only Wikipedians I've actually met in person. She reached out to me at a Wikipedia picnic in LA, explained a lot of stuff to me about both Wikipedia and living in LA, gave me her business card, and told me I could call her at Occidental if I ever had questions. Super nice person. It's sad that she's gone. Vojen (talk) 20:22, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was going over my backlog of unread Wikipedia Signpost articles and came across this... how horrible! It is still a huge shock. I encountered Awadewit on Wikipedia through another user, who said she was an English professional and could help with language and style. Indeed after talking to her, it was clear that she was not just an experienced professional, but also a Wikipedian of the highest integrity who dedicated countless hours to making the encyclopedia better, especially making excellent articles out of decent ones, and helping others to the same. Once she took some time out of her busy schedule to go over one of my larger and better articles, which I had thought would be difficult to improve—and improved it loads. I regret not working more with Awadewit when she was here, and am deeply saddened by her passing. Rest in peace. —Ynhockey (Talk) 14:14, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have been off the site for awhile and just came across this news. I'm heartbroken. Awadewit was an amazing editor and person. I will miss her greatly. May she rest in peace. Remember (talk) 12:02, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I interacted with Awadewit around 2007/2008, in the context of bringing articles to FA (of course!). So sorry to find out, just now, what happened in 2014. Quite happy though to find out that from being a prolific and meticulous editor even back then (working on one FA after another, participating in others' reviews) she went on to become such a prominent proponent of what's best about Wikipedia (which, as always, includes a heavy dose of confronting the things that need improving!). Also, since back then she had mentioned concerns about the compatibility between her Wikipedia activities and her academic career, it's good to see that she managed to reconcile the two so fittingly! A great loss; my condolences to her loved-ones. Wikipedia needed and needs editors like Adrianne, and apart from all other things, it's infinitely sad to think what future articles of her's we're missing out on. (And yes, of course she would have corrected that "infinitely", changing it to something less hyperbolic.) Markus Pössel (talk) 22:20, 14 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Awadewit

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Of all the terrible things Wikipedia has introduced me to over the years, this is by far the absolute worst. Fuck you once more, Wikipedia. So hard. I do not have words sufficient to describe how awful this news is, and this stupid fucking site for making it so awful. Fuck you, Wikipedia.

Better I direct it to the site in general than to Awadewit, to whom I directed a good share of swearing while I was active here. I was a proficient writer when I wrote my first article here, Ann Bannon. Awadewit reviewed it, encouraged me to make it a Featured Article, then proceeded to block me at every turn so the article eventually became the most informative, authoritative account of Bannon's life available anywhere, in print or online. Awadewit blocked my first attempt to get To Kill A Mockingbird to FA status because the article just was not good enough. Harper Lee outlived Awadewit. Who could wrap their mind around such a thing?

Because of Awadewit, Wikipedia got an extraordinarily thorough account of the issues surrounding the Everglades. She led the FA team effort to review these articles. I was the primary writer. Her enthusiasm propelled these articles from nonexistent to FA status in eight weeks. A discussion about her dissertation led me to write the article for "Amazing Grace". She encouraged me to write articles related to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. If anyone reading just snorted in derision, she suggested I rewrite them for your scorn, so that I could add serious critique to them, invalidating your snort. So fuck you too.

It is somehow fitting that since I left Wikipedia some of these articles have devolved into the kind of mediocrity she rejected. She became Wikipedia's champion, while I do not have a vocabulary filthy enough to impart to this site to do it the cursed justice it deserves. I logged in for the first time in more than a year to leave this message. To whom?

Awadewit was active in promoting women's participation here. A repeated theme in criticism directed toward Wikipedia is its collective apathy toward women's issues, both in how topics are handled in article space and how female editors are treated. Awadewit chose to focus on this when she wrote articles, and when she wrote about Wikipedia offsite. The claim that women were treated poorer than editors who identified themselves as male always mystified me. Some of the strongest editors here are women--or were when I was active. Awadewit and SandyGeorgia on their own seemed to invalidate the claim that female editors are maligned and their opinions not taken seriously. Awadewit did more to raise expectations on Wikipedia perhaps than anyone else. My writing changed because of her. I know my reading did too.

Goddammit. --Moni3 (talk) 15:18, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Moni, this is so beautiful, even the cursing part. ;) I agree with everything, especially how Adrianne inspired you to write and read and think better, because she inspired me to do the same. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 15:37, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
If the one-and-only Moni3 has insufficient curse words to do Wikipedia the justice it deserves, less so do I. To whom do you write, Moni3? Yes, Wikipedia is the cursed definition of (dangerous) mediocrity, and most everything here either never rises above that mediocrity, or eventually sinks to that level. You, Moni, on the other hand, change lives, and that is enduring. I'm sorry that so many of us, who once thought we could help this place rise above mediocrity, find ourselves posting now often in times of sorrow, but the way your writing entered and affected my life endures. You inspire.

My condolences to Adrianne's family and loved ones; what a tragic loss. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:54, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Amen. A tragic loss for not just us but the world. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:09, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you Moni for that. She was one of my inspirations during my early work, and I missed her when she reduced her involvement at FA. I see that the last major project Adrianne was working on was Steph Davis, whom she must have admired and is an amazing free spirit. Two women among many, scaling the most amazing walls and living lives that are beacons to others. hamiltonstone (talk) 23:52, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Shocked and saddened. Difficult to believe she has gone. I met Adrianne at Wikimania 2012 and remain proud and grateful to have worked with her when she agreed to assess my first attempt at GA: "Entertainment". Her diligence, intelligence and generosity is a combination needed by any project, and applied to ours, a genuine gift. Whiteghost.ink (talk) 00:49, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • So sad and at a loss for words. Adrianne (who I still think of in some ways as "Awadewit") was so good - at writing, at reviewing, at arguing her point, at inspiring others, at teaching, seemingly at everything. My sincere condolences to her loved ones and family. Ruhrfisch ><>°° 02:30, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Had Wikipedia ten times as many editors and they ten times as good as they are, we should still feel this loss keenly. Godspeed, Adrianne: a wonderful Wikipedian and a good person. You've left a precious legacy here. Choess (talk) 11:14, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • A sickening loss. Like Ruhrfisch, above, I always thought of her as Awadewit; she was an inspirational reviewer when I began writing featured content, and I missed her wisdom and encouragement greatly when she became less active. Her reappearances from time to time lifted me up, and I always hoped to see her return to regular editing. Only last week I saw she had nominated an article at peer review, Fanny Bullock Workman, about one of the first female professional mountaineers. I intended to review it - too late now, alas. She intended that it should be a featured article; perhaps an editor with a better knowledge of the subject than me can help to get it there; knowing Adrianne's standards, there won't be much wrong with it. It would be a small tribute. Brianboulton (talk) 23:25, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There certainly is nothing wrong with the last articles she had started to improve about women mountaineers and women rock climbers. Especially the article about Fanny Bullock Workman is very close to the best an encyclopaedia has to offer. The last one she was working on is Steph Davis, and she did an excellent job expanding it. She was planning to improve some more, including Catherine Destivelle and Alison Hargreaves. So soon after losing Nathan Johnson, it's now yet another one of the best Wikipedia editors who is immensely missed at the WikiProject Climbing. Akseli9 (talk) 08:40, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I had forgotten that Adrianne had asked me--yes, me!--to copyedit/review this article back in late October. I was so incredibly honored that she would even ask me, was daunted by it, and it's made me shed lots of tears all over again. I said at the time that I thought that it was already good enough to just bypass the GAC process, so I was willing to just pass it and list it as a GA, but she refused because as she put it, "I'll probably do formal GA just because I like lots of reviews!" Not that I want to go against her wishes, but I'm inclined to go ahead and pass it to GA, and then take it to FAC, or at the very least, submit it to GAC. There are a few writers here that should get their articles passed to higher levels just on the basis of their reputation, and Adrianne was one of them. It speaks volume that she was willing to go through all aspects of the review process, though, just like everyone else. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 15:49, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Aren't we getting a little carried away now? If Adrianne wanted a proper GA review then I'll give her one, but nobody should "have their articles passed to higher levels" simply on the basis of their reputation. Nobody. Eric Corbett 16:00, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with Eric Corbett, and I think that would be also Adrianne's point of view. I wish Christine and you had time to review both articles (Fanny Bullock Workman and Steph Davis), because the Steph Davis one, as it is now so efficiently expanded, will be very difficult to improve, and IMO could perhaps get to another level too? I'm too new here to judge myself, at least I can tell you that these are probably the most complete articles in this field (mountaineering and rock climbing) that can be found anywhere in specialized magazines or in mainstream papers articles. Akseli9 (talk) 16:23, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Of course you guys are right, and it's exactly what Adrianne would have told me. I'm going to re-submit Workman to PR and follow it, and then I'll submit it to GAC. After that, we can discuss more. In the next couple of days, I'll take a look at Davis. How cool and appropriate it is that we're talking about article improvement here? She would've liked that, I think. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:39, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I think she would too. Eric Corbett 17:55, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Wadewitz was not yet completely satisfied with the Later life and death part of the Fanny Bullock Workman article. She wanted to add a picture of her tomb in Rural Cemetery (Worcester, Massachusetts), she had asked for it. Akseli9 (talk) 18:12, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I am within driving distance of Worcester, Mass. Again, I reiterate that I do not intent to return to Wikipedia, but I can take a shot of someone's tomb and load it. Leave a note on my talk page if this is necessary and I will do it this week at some point. --Moni3 (talk) 18:41, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, that would be great! Akseli9 (talk) 19:04, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • My condolences to her family and friends and everyone who knew her. This is such a tragic loss. — Cirt (talk) 22:53, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Though you are no longer with us, we will continue to celebrate the ways you have made us better, and how you inspired us through the edits you've made, the relationships you've fostered and the ideals you brought to the project. Thank you for being bold, and doing the Wikipedia Weekly interview that connected you to the greater community and motivated so many other female editors and academics. Your work and your time with us will live on, as long as Wikipedia lives on. -- Fuzheado | Talk 22:17, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Adrianne was extraordinary. I worked with her, wrote with her, went to events with her, and counted her as a friend who I wished I had known better and spent more time with. She was full of life and intensity; she was a superstar. We will continue to work for her goals and passions. We are all richer for having known her, and the world is richer for her contributions. -- phoebe / (talk to me) 23:54, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I did not know Adrianne in person, but I knew of her through her work in education, in outreach to women and to new users in general. Her loss is a deeply sad blow to the community and to the wider movement for free knowledge. On Wikipedia, we can easily get fixated with our own little areas, our individual achievements, or our petty disagreements. Adrianne had her eyes on the big picture; on what Wikipedia and Wikimedia are really about, and the change for good they can be in the wider world. She knew that Wikipedia is not just for Wikipedians: it's for everybody. We should all think how we can build on her work, whether in terms of content, education or outreach to new users. Best wishes to the friends and family of this extraordinary person. MartinPoulter (talk) 14:53, 15 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I just learned about this from the NYT article. I spoke to this gifted scholar for many hours online about all kinds of topics. I met her in person as well last summer. I am shocked and saddened.--Filll (talk | wpc) 20:50, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Memorial Services

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I shot this in Berlin, while thinking of you. RIP :( --Elitre (talk) 13:53, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There will be a memorial service and reception for Adrianne this coming Monday, April 14 in Los Angeles. There will also be a service on Saturday, April 26 in Indiana. Any interested Wikipedians should contact me if you would like to attend.

Thank you, everyone, for your incredible outpouring of love and support! It's amazing to see just how many people Adrianne has positively affected in her decade on Wikipedia. I hope we can all work together to keep her amazing energy and passion alive on Wikipedia by making it as good a resource as she could imagine it possibly becoming.

-her partner, Peter Pbjamesphoto (talk) 01:30, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Peter - I am immensely sorry for your loss! There are a number of people attending a Wikimedia conference in Berlin that knew Adrianne. Perhaps we can hold a brief memorial or moment of silence while folks are here. --Varnent (talk)(COI) 14:40, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for letting us know, Peter, and I am so so sorry for you, her family, and all of us. Please let us know if there's anything we can do, publicly or otherwise. I know you're in touch with many folks, but let me know if you need a contact at the WMF. -- phoebe / (talk to me) 23:46, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Like most, I didn't know Dr. Wadewitz personally, but I work for a radio reading service in Fort Wayne, IN. I noticed her obituary while I was preparing the paper this morning [2], because it mentioned Wikipedia. I am very sorry for your loss, and hope that her legacy here will be carried on by others. Fortdj33 (talk) 14:51, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Media tribute to Adrianne Wadewitz at Occidental College

Tribute edit-a-thon

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Colleagues of ours from HASTAC and FemTech are encouraging a series of edit-a-thons on behalf of the memory of Adrianne. You can learn more here. SarahStierch (talk) 21:01, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Rest in peace Dr. Wadewitz

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I didn't know you personally, but I love Wikipedia, and I thank you for being apart of this website. God bless you. Rest in peace. May your family be comforted. Arlenerogers58 (talk) 05:02, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Ms. Wadewitz, for all that you taught me. You will be missed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.213.237.223 (talkcontribs)

Very sorry to hear this news. Sympathies to all her friends and family. Pkeets (talk) 15:30, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tribute

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In honor of Adrianne Wadewitz it might be nice to create articles on the winners of the Ginetta Sagan Fund Award and turn those that don't already exist from red to blue. I know I would be interested to learn about the work of these human rights campaigners and I think it would be consistent with the constructive efforts of Adrianne. I am currently working on Sima Wali. (If someone could add the 2013 winner (not sure when the 2014 award takes places but maybe it hasn't happened yet..) that would be helpful.

If there are other article subjects that would be appropriate please feel free to add them below. Candleabracadabra (talk) 19:52, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Candleabracadabra, that's a thoughtful idea. See another initiative, started by SarahStierch, at Wikipedia:Wadewitz Tribute Edit-a-thons. — Cirt (talk) 22:49, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A good idea, I'll inform a few others of this. I've started Mangala Sharma.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:27, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Gone Too Soon

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Thank you, Adrianne, for your contributions to the world through Wiki! You will be missed by so many. Rest in peace and condolences to your family.Ilubumywiki (talk) 15:04, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Memorial service in Fort Wayne

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Display at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, Ft. Wayne

Today, Sue, SJ and I attended Adrianne's memorial service in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her parents were moved by the tremendous amount of sympathy and respect for their daughter expressed on this talk page and otherwise. They allowed me to upload a couple of images that I took prior to the service, so you could share the moment. Best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:05, 27 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

RIP their beloved siter

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May the Good Lord bless and keep you. Thanks a lot for your contibution. My sincere condolence to all biological and professional family.

Mndetatsin (talk) 12:46, 05 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Goodbye

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I have been away from Wikipedia for over four years. I accidentally came across the sad news. Had to relogin under my old account and say goodbye. We never met, but I really felt like I knew you. You were the best critic for my amateurish writing. You set high standards. Awadewit, Adrianne, why did you have to go home so soon??? RelHistBuff (talk) 20:44, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

RIP

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Requiescat in pace. --JB82 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Memorial effort

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User:Koavf, who has my profoundest thanks for this, and I have recently finished the wikisource transcription of the book at s:Original Stories from Real Life in an effort to honor this editor, who brought our own article on that subject found at Original Stories from Real Life, up to GA level. If anyone has any idea of how to maybe prepare some sort of template which might be added to a talk page here at wikipedia or elsewhere, maybe at wikisource for instance, to indicate such "thank you" efforts for editors who are no longer with us for whatever reason, I and others would I think be very grateful. John Carter (talk) 20:11, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One Year Later

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Hard to believe she has already been gone for a year. Thank you to everyone who has carried on with a memory of her passion, dedication, and tenacity to help move Wikipedia forward, and worked to continue her legacy of inclusive advancement of knowledge. I know she will continue to inspire us all. Your contributions are the best tribute possible!

A contribution in memory to Adrianne

Pbjamesphoto (talk) 21:22, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimania 2014 memorial and moment of silence

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Jimmy Wales Speaks at Closing Ceremony of Wikimania 2014

May be easier to access at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HrJY9ruKu4#t=26m11s

Jimmy Wales held a brief memorial and moment of silence for departed Wikipedians from 2014, including Adrianne Wadewitz. — Cirt (talk) 23:08, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

From a Wikipedian to a Wikimedian

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From a Wikipedian to a Wikimedian

The sheer number of tribute-editathons that sprang up around the world in memory of Adrianne Wadewitz inspired this woman to get more active in Wikipedia -- and then also in Wikimedia.

Can be seen at above links or at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDX2EJuxRsc.

Cirt (talk) 23:12, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

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Back in 2007 you gave me a Wiki award for my work on William Shakespeare with a note that "choosing to edit such a high-profile, controversial and research-intensive article is a mark of patience, perseverance and dedication to Wikipedia that is rarely seen." Those words should have instead been applied to your work here. You did so much to improve literary articles at Wikipedia and your excellence remains a guide to all editors. Thank you. Your contributions and example won't be forgotten.--SouthernNights (talk) 15:18, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

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Hey Wadewitz--I just ran into a former colleague of yours, a poet and French professor. It's a small world, isn't it? She tells me she still rides the bike you gave her years ago. Much love, and I still miss you.

Drmies (talk) 17:30, 7 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

the age of reason

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Your legacy lives, thank you for The Age of Reason, and we wait for it. On a funeral day, with more flowers --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:45, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome
Ten years!

You are remembered. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:36, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

TFA Mary Shelley

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We thank her (Awadewit in 2008) and conom for the article about Mary Shelley, introduced: "We are happy to nominate this article on an important Romantic writer, whom most will know as the author of Frankenstein. As we researched and wrote this article, we were delighted to learn about all of Mary Shelley's other works and we hope the reviewers will enjoy reading about them as well. Mary Shelley's life is the stuff of melodrama, but we have attempted to write that story in a subdued tone and to keep the wild speculation that often creeps into the story of the Shelleys at bay."

Many helped in the 13 years, - please see the talk and history, and thanks to all! We are happy to enjoy the article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 30 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thoughts on the Education of Daughters Featured article review

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I have nominated Thoughts on the Education of Daughters for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:00, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

TFA

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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a 1792 book of feminist philosophy by Mary Wollstonecraft. Wollstonecraft argues that women ought to have an education commensurate with their position in society, claiming that women are essential to the nation because they educate its children and could be "companions" to their husbands. Instead of viewing women as ornaments or property, she maintains that they are human beings deserving of the same fundamental rights as men. Wollstonecraft was prompted to write the Rights of Woman by Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord's 1791 report to the French National Assembly which stated that women should only receive a domestic education; she commented to launch a broad attack against sexual double standards and to indict men for encouraging women to be excessively emotional. She wrote the Rights of Woman hurriedly in order to respond quickly; she died before completing a more thoughtful second volume. (This article is part of a featured topic: Mary Wollstonecraft.)

Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:26, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ten years ago, you were found precious. We'll remember. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:12, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Entertainment

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Entertainment has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 14:38, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

She is deceased. QuicoleJR (talk) 00:12, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

R.I.P.

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I am new here, so I did not know Wadewitz. However, with just a glance over her user page, I can tell she was a great asset to Wikipedia, and is dearly missed by many. I would like to offer my condolences. QuicoleJR (talk) 00:15, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rest In Peace, Wadewitz

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I only joined in April of this year, so I didn't get the chance to know Wadewitz. After reading through the talk page, I can tell she has touched the lives of many and was taken from us far to soon. I would like to offer my condolences to her loved ones. Rest in peace, Wadewitz. You are dearly missed. Grumpylawnchair (talk) 19:03, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RIP

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We will remember you. D o o t e d . (talk) 23:42, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable non-free use File:PriestleyStamp.jpg

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@Vanjagenije I hope you saw the message at the top of this page that the user which you're notifying has deceased (almost 10 years ago). OhanaUnitedTalk page 20:06, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, Twinkle doesn't show editors the target user talk page, as the editor just sees the page they are so tagging. It's not a big deal. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:06, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Fleance

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Fleance has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 16:59, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

FAR notice

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I have nominated Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:38, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]