Commons:We miss you
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This is a list of contributors who left this project. We hope that this list remains short and that some missing contributors come back.
If you think that a community member will throw in the towel, being nice and encouraging dispute resolution in a civil manner could help so that you don't have to add their name to this list.
The purpose of this list is to provide a reminder to us of those valuable contributors who have left. Please only add users when you are certain that they left. If a user returns, welcome them back and take their name off this list.
Disclaimer: The users listed below were added by individual users and the entries were not subject to a community-wide vote. It should not be assumed that the Commons community as a whole misses the users listed below. If you are listed below, please be aware that whether or not the community as a whole supports you, someone within the community here does miss you and cares about you. For clarity, the people who miss are listed beneath each entry.
For deceased users see Category:Deceased Commons users and Commons:Deceased contributors.
2009[edit]
Kasuga~commonswiki: The artist behind Wikipe-tan. Kasuga stopped contributing to Commons in October 2009. Last seen on jawiki in April 2014.
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2010[edit]
CarolSpears: A user with good skills in image restoration. An often refreshing perspective on community matters.
Malene: A skilled photographer with a good eye for the good composition and the excellent light. Helped raise the level at COM:FPC in its early days. Last file upload in April 2010.
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2011[edit]
BomBom: ar-N and fr-N user who mainly edited Commons and the English Wikipedia, went on a definitive break in 2011.
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Bryan: Former bot operator and admin – provided a lot of code.
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2012[edit]
ABF: active administrator and OTRS volunteer who resigned his tools (and also stopped editing here) in June 2012. Last seen on dewiki in March 2014.
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Pieter Kuiper: Long-time contributor who was banned in June 2012 for being nitpicky about copyrights and getting on people’s nerves.
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Seedfeeder: Created several "sexual" images that are, currently, used in several Wikipedias. Retired in June 2012. Their pivotal work will be remembered, and missed, forever.
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2013[edit]
Delicious carbuncle: A contributor who cared about morals and the safety of children who became inactive in September 2013.
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Foroa: Really a great admin ! A hard worker who always solved the problems with great courtesy, patience, good judgment. That he has retreated from Commons since August 2013, it’s a great loss, not only for the project, but also humanly for all users. Last edit in July 2013.
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Katepanomegas: highly esteemed vector graphic designer – victim of URV complaints.
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Ottava Rima: A contributor who was very courteous and civil in discussions.
Rd232: Commons admin who retired in May 2013.
Rocket000: An extremely hard working and mellow admin, who was always friendly. A role-model for admins. Last edit in January 2013.
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Saibo: valued admin who left because he disagreed with some of the WMF's decisions.
Trycatch: former Commons sysop who became inactive in February 2013. Last seen on ruwiki in December 2014.
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2014[edit]
Coat of Many Colours: A passionate contributor with a strong heart and a strong sense of justice.
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Dcoetzee: delivered with great technical knowledge sysop, was the first to give cameras to other users and to start the google art project.
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Fir0002: A great media contributor, especially on recording natural history of Australia. A strong supporter of arguments like the need for allowing non-commercial license only works in Commons.
Fred the Oyster: Admirable technical skills far outweighing one peculiar deficit.
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High Contrast: power user and former Commons sysop.
Liamdavies: A tram enthusiast who shared his love and knowledge of trams online and offline. He shared tram and transit photos on Commons, improved Wikipedia articles, and participates in a tram museum.
Mbz1: A passionate media contributor.
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Mike.lifeguard: absolute power user (admin + checkuser) until 2009, stopped editing in 2014.
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2015[edit]
Biopics: Former sysop and contributor of many extremely high quality valuable images under more than one user name.
Funfood: Former commons sysop who was very active in categorizing files.
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Russavia: The boldest, most daring user of all time.
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Technical 13: Template & tools wizard on various WikiMedia projects.
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2016[edit]
Rillke: Sysop, very highly competent tools & template wizard. Last edit in October 2022.
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Be..anyone: Helpful and technically versed user
Coyau: Prolific contributor. Passed away in December 2016.
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Bibi Saint-Pol: great connoisseur of the classical Greco-Roman world. Last edit in October 2015.
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2017[edit]
Reguyla: Was a helpful and constructive user before he exhausted the community's patience.
INeverCry: Former checkuser and admin who was a committed workaholic. We'll never forget you.
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Slaunger: Excellent photographer and friendly contributor, initiated the Valued images project. Last upload in June 2017, since then almost inactive.
2018[edit]
Kanonkas: he was a capable administrator, hard worker, sensitive and balanced in all his interventions. Last edit in February 2017.
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DerBorg: Last edit in August 2018.
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2020[edit]
Zhuyifei1999: A former admin and bot operator. Maintained important tools and POTY. Revived FlickreviewR with FlickreviewR 2.
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Majora: A former admin who was impartial while always wanted to hear all parties without taking sides and kept a cool head.
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Beria: Very dedicated administrator and photographer. Former admin and bureaucrat.
Ronhjones: A former hardworking admin who has passed away.
Teofilo: Last edit in October 2020.
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2021[edit]
Patrick Rogel: A hardworking user who fought against images that violated Commons policies. He passed away on August 2020.
Fæ: The very best contributor Commons ever had.
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2023[edit]
Perhelion: Administrator with excellent coding skills. Last edit in November 2019.
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Sarang: Prolific creator, mantainer, and categorizer of SVG files, offered to the Commons community tools for the improvement and salvaging of handdrawn vector images and a valuable and unique perspective of their intrinsic worth. Deceased on 2023.09.20.
2024[edit]
Andrew J.Kurbiko: Formerly very active user and photographer, however his edits ended abruptly in Aug 2022.
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