Re: [WikiEN-l] sad news

[Sarah]

On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen
 wrote:

> Slrubenstein was a rock. Never could be trolled or drawn into a hostile
> exchange. He did have very strong disagreements with people. The one
> I remember him best by was over the proper expression of dates, and
> over whether or not Wikipedia should show religious preference between
> the the various candidates (my memory is hazy on what the various
> alternatives were, but that might be because it wasn't one of my battles,
> though I did read the arguments with interest and occasional amusement
> and may just have made very minor comments on issues of fact). He had
> a particular dry wit about him. Not of the emblematically British sort, but
> more of the "What are you going to do to me? I am not going to fall into
> the trap of hating you!" variety.
>
One of Steve's academic colleagues wrote of him:

"The depth of his thinking and feeling made his comments, even on the
vital yet bureaucratic matters of university life, not only profound
but also profoundly political. Thinking about him now, I think it was
his capacity to interweave these two elements – thought and emotion –
which was for me the hallmark of his unique intellectual style."
http://www.slas.org.uk/SteveRubenstein_Obituary.html

That perfectly describes the way he approached things on Wikipedia,
whether articles or policy discussions, or relatively minor
bureaucratic issues. He always tried to highlight the principles
behind the arguments, and how ignoring those principles would change
Wikipedia in ways we might not notice until it was too late to
backtrack.

Sarah

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Re: [WikiEN-l] sad news

[Jussi-Ville Heiskanen]

On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Carcharoth  wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:27 AM, Bob the Wikipedian
>  wrote:
>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deceased_Wikipedians
>
> Oh dear. I see from reading that page that not only have we lost Ben
> Yates, but also Slrubenstein.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Rubenstein
>
> The death of both these Wikipedians was mentioned briefly in the Signpost:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-03-12/News_and_notes
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-03-19/News_and_notes
>
> Very sad news in both cases. My condolences to those that knew them.

Slrubenstein was a rock. Never could be trolled or drawn into a hostile
exchange. He did have very strong disagreements with people. The one
I remember him best by was over the proper expression of dates, and
over whether or not Wikipedia should show religious preference between
the the various candidates (my memory is hazy on what the various
alternatives were, but that might be because it wasn't one of my battles,
though I did read the arguments with interest and occasional amusement
and may just have made very minor comments on issues of fact). He had
a particular dry wit about him. Not of the emblematically British sort, but
more of the "What are you going to do to me? I am not going to fall into
the trap of hating you!" variety.

-- 
--
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]]

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Re: [WikiEN-l] sad news

[Carcharoth]

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:27 AM, Bob the Wikipedian
 wrote:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deceased_Wikipedians

Oh dear. I see from reading that page that not only have we lost Ben
Yates, but also Slrubenstein.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Rubenstein

The death of both these Wikipedians was mentioned briefly in the Signpost:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-03-12/News_and_notes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-03-19/News_and_notes

Very sad news in both cases. My condolences to those that knew them.

Carcharoth

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Re: [WikiEN-l] sad news

[phoebe ayers]

I realize in my first note that I forgot to link Ben's meta page...
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer

a quick look at his contributions will remind some of us about the old
fundcom, Wikimania 2006 designs, Associations of Wikipedians and the
old store... Ben was one of the strongest advocates of producing good
Wikimedia merchandise!

cheers,
phoebe


On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 7:42 PM, phoebe ayers  wrote:
> Those of you who have been around for a few years may remember
> user:Tlogmer, aka Ben Yates -- co-author with Charles Matthews and I
> on "How Wikipedia Works."
>
> I got an email from his mother this morning with the very sad news
> that Ben passed away yesterday. I do not know the details. He was in
> his 20s and lived in Michigan, USA.
>
> There will be a memorial service in Michigan on Friday; contact me if
> you want that information. His userpages are
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer
> and http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer
>
> For several years Ben wrote a blog about Wikipedia that was incisive
> and widely read. Older posts can be found here:
> http://wikip.blogspot.com/
>
> He also designed the Wikimania logo with the two "w"s; originally
> designed for Wikimania 2006, we use it to this day:
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_%28spacing%29.png
>
> Ben was a skilled artist and designer and was responsible for all of
> the figures in "How Wikipedia Works." He also designed posters and
> graphic materials for Wikimania and proposed many other merchandise
> designs to promote Wikipedia.
>
> He was funny, smart, and shy; I never had a bad interaction with him.
> I worked with him intensively for many months but never got a chance
> to meet him in person, but I counted him as a friend long after we
> finished the book. He will be missed.
>
> If you have any comments that you would like to be given to his family
> or read at the service, please post them on Ben's talk page or send to
> me directly. Wikimedia was meaningful to Ben, and it would mean a lot
> to let his mom that people cared about her son as a colleague and
> friend.
>
> thanks,
> -- Phoebe



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Re: [WikiEN-l] sad news

[Bob the Wikipedian]

Oh, wow. I actually just got a copy of that book (wonderful book, by the 
way) when I visited the office a couple weeks ago. I'm sorry to hear he 
died so young.


The tradition of Wikipedia is to remember the fallen editors at the 
"Deceased Wikipedians" page, if anyone has any appropriate biographical 
information:




Sending my regards,
Rob

On 3/14/2012 9:42 PM, phoebe ayers wrote:

Those of you who have been around for a few years may remember
user:Tlogmer, aka Ben Yates -- co-author with Charles Matthews and I
on "How Wikipedia Works."

I got an email from his mother this morning with the very sad news
that Ben passed away yesterday. I do not know the details. He was in
his 20s and lived in Michigan, USA.

There will be a memorial service in Michigan on Friday; contact me if
you want that information. His userpages are
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer
and http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer

For several years Ben wrote a blog about Wikipedia that was incisive
and widely read. Older posts can be found here:
http://wikip.blogspot.com/

He also designed the Wikimania logo with the two "w"s; originally
designed for Wikimania 2006, we use it to this day:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_%28spacing%29.png

Ben was a skilled artist and designer and was responsible for all of
the figures in "How Wikipedia Works." He also designed posters and
graphic materials for Wikimania and proposed many other merchandise
designs to promote Wikipedia.

He was funny, smart, and shy; I never had a bad interaction with him.
I worked with him intensively for many months but never got a chance
to meet him in person, but I counted him as a friend long after we
finished the book. He will be missed.

If you have any comments that you would like to be given to his family
or read at the service, please post them on Ben's talk page or send to
me directly. Wikimedia was meaningful to Ben, and it would mean a lot
to let his mom that people cared about her son as a colleague and
friend.

thanks,
-- Phoebe

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[WikiEN-l] sad news

[phoebe ayers]

Those of you who have been around for a few years may remember
user:Tlogmer, aka Ben Yates -- co-author with Charles Matthews and I
on "How Wikipedia Works."

I got an email from his mother this morning with the very sad news
that Ben passed away yesterday. I do not know the details. He was in
his 20s and lived in Michigan, USA.

There will be a memorial service in Michigan on Friday; contact me if
you want that information. His userpages are
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer
and http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer

For several years Ben wrote a blog about Wikipedia that was incisive
and widely read. Older posts can be found here:
http://wikip.blogspot.com/

He also designed the Wikimania logo with the two "w"s; originally
designed for Wikimania 2006, we use it to this day:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_%28spacing%29.png

Ben was a skilled artist and designer and was responsible for all of
the figures in "How Wikipedia Works." He also designed posters and
graphic materials for Wikimania and proposed many other merchandise
designs to promote Wikipedia.

He was funny, smart, and shy; I never had a bad interaction with him.
I worked with him intensively for many months but never got a chance
to meet him in person, but I counted him as a friend long after we
finished the book. He will be missed.

If you have any comments that you would like to be given to his family
or read at the service, please post them on Ben's talk page or send to
me directly. Wikimedia was meaningful to Ben, and it would mean a lot
to let his mom that people cared about her son as a colleague and
friend.

thanks,
-- Phoebe

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