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Adrian Lamo

I don't have a lot of time right now, but could someone add my old friend Adrian to the list of deceased editors? User:Adrian~enwiki is the account he used to edit under, real life article about them at Adrian Lamo. He died in 2018, and had about 5,000 edits on his account. — Moe Epsilon 00:29, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

• Sure thing. I put in an entry and a photo. Hope that's okay - Alison ^talk 05:02, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

• It is, thanks :) — Moe Epsilon 06:58, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Jwicklatz

I posted a query on that user's talk page. They have not edited here since July 2018, but I found a possibly related obituary notice from August 2018. Experienced editors here might like to take a look, at some point, and come to a view. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:36, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Moriori

Sadly, it appears administrator User:Moriori passed away, per Wikipedia talk:Administrators' newsletter#User Moriori and checkuser confirmation at Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard#Admin Account. May want to add them to the list. –Novem Linguae (talk) 03:57, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Eddaido

@Sammy D III: reports that User:Eddaido died peacefully on 15 June 2022. They were a prolific editor on vehicles and New Zealand geography.-gadfium 01:18, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

User:FDLeyda

User:FDLeyda appears to have passed on in September 2019 according to online obituaries. Could someone make he relevant notices etc? I've read the guidelines but I'm not sure how to do many of the things it suggests. Thank you! MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 11:13, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

"Edge case" question

Say that User:Example dies. User:Example's brother states that yes, Example is dead, but then says he now assumes responsibility of the User:Example account. What happens in this case? Is the account listed at Category:Deceased Wikipedians or is a note placed on the user page about the situation? 172.112.210.32 (talk) 03:33, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

That sounds like a compromised account. How do we even know Example is dead? Wikipedia accounts are meant to be one person each; no sharing or passing on a registered account. A block would be in order. Chris Troutman (talk) 10:52, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

@Chris troutman: In general a lock would be more desirable as it would prevent the account being used on any project by anyone. But I could be getting too "in the weeds" here. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 23:43, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Okay, might need to clarify. In this case User:Example's brother would ideally have already announced prior to User:Example's death that he and Example were related. Also, would it still be any different if Example's brother did not have an account, or if Example stated his Wikipedia account would be put into the hands of Example's brother in their will along with that? 172.112.210.32 (talk) 02:01, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

There is no "responsibility" for the account of another individual. If Example's brother wishes to edit Wikipedia, he can easily create his own account. We do not allow editors to trade on the reputation of their friends or family members. As WP:SHAREDACCOUNT makes clear, shared accounts can only exist with the permission of the WMF, and only for non-editing purposes. BD2412 T 02:10, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

Anthony Appleyard

In December 2021, user:Anthony Appleyard posted that they had been in hospital. A person of this name died in Manchester on 28 February 2022. Anthony has not edited Wikipedia since 13 February 2022. As Anthony was especially diligent and steadfast, it seems sadly likely that they are deceased. Perhaps some experienced editor from that region such as user:Boing! said Zebedee can confirm or comment on this. Andrew🐉(talk) 22:58, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

It seems that his last edits on Wikipedia were also his last edits on any wiki. I have left a note on his talk page and sent an email, to be sure. I wonder if a Checkuser can confirm that he was located in Manchester. I seem to recall knowing that he was, but I don't see where he said this. BD2412 T 03:39, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

A loss if true. A CU will not be able to confirm as the information is stale, but I am sure there are individuals who know him personally who might be able to verify. That being said, as there is no direct connection in that link to our Anthony Appleyard, I have suppressed the URL and specific location until it can be verified (though if it cannot be definitively verified, the original post is still likely to be accurate, assuming AA used his own name to edit). Primefac (talk) 05:44, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Sad news indeed. If it's helpful, Primefac, Anthony Appleyard stated on-wiki a while back that he lived in Manchester. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:01, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, I figured someone would know. I've kept the link hidden but re-added the original text. Primefac (talk) 06:43, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Absent a response to my queries, I think that gives us probable cause to assume the worst. BD2412 T 07:08, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

He attended the eighth Manchester meetup on 25th June 2011. – wbm1058 (talk) 11:46, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

A good time and interesting discussion was had by all. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 19:37, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Appears that the sixth Manchester meetup on 5 September 2009 was the first meetup he attended. RexxS posted a picture of three attendees. – wbm1058 (talk) 12:29, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

He also attended the seventh Manchester meetup on 24th April 2011. Interesting that he said he was teetotal; these early meetups don't seem to have been the alcohol-drenched affairs that later meetups in the area have a reputation for. – wbm1058 (talk) 13:09, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

I am increasingly convinced that this post is accurate, so I have performed all of the necessary administrative steps (rights removal and userpage protection). Primefac (talk) 12:40, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Primefac Do you want to give it some more time or should we request the account be locked as per standard procedure? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 03:47, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

I think, given the information we learnt including the bit Graham87 pointed out and myself pointing out an Anthony Appleyard did pass away on 28 February with verification from The Gazette, it is very likely glock is needed as with Ronhjones et all. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 19:21, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

@Iggy the Swan: Ahem, "glock"? BD2412 T 19:58, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Globally locked is what I mean (same as "locked as per standard procedure". I'm sorry for any confusion especially as glock is something else! Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:02, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. I thought you might have meant blocked. Perhaps we as a project should adopt g-lock as a usage for clarity. BD2412 T 21:14, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Agree. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:20, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

There was a link to The Gazette in my original post. This was oversighted by Primefac so I'm not sure if this is still supposed to be secret. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:42, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Direct links to private individuals are always more problematic than general statements. Primefac (talk) 11:09, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Oops, I have provided that link without realising that was the one which was surpressed. I can still see it on Anthony's talk page. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 11:18, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Condolences should be left at his talk page. --Izno (talk) 20:48, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

I've added a cropped photo, derived from the Manchester meetup photos above. Suaimhneas síoraí air - Alison ^talk 21:59, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Speaking of RexxS: that person has not edited any Wikimedia sites since late February 2021 and on the talk page, there are people who hope he will come back to edit. There's no indication on if that user has retired or taken a wikibreak etc.. His real name can be found from Commons via a category where there is the photo where the cropped version is found here in this section. At present I can't seem to find any clues from external links as to what really happened to RexxS but I would think someone would have told the community if RexxS is currently a deceased Wikimedian, as in the case of PiZero. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 11:05, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Iggy the Swan - I don’t believe RexxS is remotely deceased - and I certainly hope not! But he has left Wikipedia, which is a very great shame. KJP1 (talk) 16:39, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Yes, it's my understanding that RexxS has left the project although whether this is permanent exit or temporary, we don't know. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 17:44, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Seems like here may be the answer about RexxS and I do think he's still around. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:18, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Doug attended last year's online AGM for Wikimedia UK as an outgoing trustee but did not speak. That was on 10 July 2021. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:58, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Emana

Emana left us 13 years ago in 2009. MMessine19 (talk) 10:15, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

I think you're right given the obituary that I have read on Wikipedia and the final edit relates to the skills of Japanese. Probably right to use the tag on the user page. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:01, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

But yesterday, Beeblebrox vandalized the page for Emana. LissajousCurve (talk) 08:56, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Darxus

Darxus is no longer with us. I'm not really sure of the method of confirming this or how to deal with his account. I don't think his family put out an official obituary, but his father memorialized this on his facebook page in publicly viewable posts. https://www.facebook.com/jerry.barwell You can confirm this is him by cross-referencing with images of him on his webpage chaosreigns which is noted on his talk page via archive.org, it looks like his website finally went down. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623111419/http://www.chaosreigns.com/ Centerone (talk) 04:12, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Are you sure? The photo at https://twitter.com/DarxusC looks not dissimilar to the one on Barwell's Facebook, but his LiveJournal lists a different high school than the Facebook profile does, and also doesn't list the collegiate education mentioned on Facebook. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 04:39, 30 July 2022 (UTC)