I have more fond memories of Deror than I can immediately recall - I remember him as a force of positive energy both on and off stage, usually in connection to Wikimania. My earliest memories are probably in 2010 Gdansk where Deror was part of the Haifa team trying to soak up as much experience from previous years' organizers as possible to help pull off Wikimania in 2011. After that, we kept running into each other, and the time that we presented the movements' coolest projects and he continued that series in the years after was probably one of the vivid ones. Always running around from one odd job to the next, he found time to sit together and (somewhat chaotically) put a presentation together that brought a smile on peoples' faces.
Deror, we will miss you and it has been a pleasure and honor to have worked with you. Lodewijk On Sat, May 6, 2023 at 11:31 AM Kat Walsh <mindspill...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am so sorry to hear this; it was always a delight to meet him (and > often, in my case, to talk about interesting issues in copyright!) and I > greatly admired his tireless energy and passion for the movement. A huge > loss to the community; thank you for sharing the news so we can remember > him together. > > -Kat > > On Sat, May 6, 2023 at 3:59 AM itzik Edri <it...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> I'm sorry to update that our friend and colleague Deror Lin >> (user:Deror_Avi) passed away this morning. >> >> Deror was a truly Wikimedian in blood who poured his heart and soul into >> the movement in many ways, even in his final days. He joined Wikipedia in >> 2004 and was one of the founders of Wikimedia Israel. For over 16 years, he >> served as an active board member. >> >> He was the driving force behind Wikimania 2011 in Haifa and a key member >> of the Wikimania committee ever since. He led countless programs and >> projects, both locally and internationally, including conferences, WLM >> competitions, educational programs, photo and editing contests, and many >> others. >> >> More than that, he wrote over 8,600 articles on HEWP (comprising more >> than 2% of it!), making him the number one article writer in HEWP, >> alongside more than 37,000 contributions to Commons. >> >> For his huge contribution and love for the movement, he was honored last >> year as the Wikipedia Laureate of 2022. >> >> Deror, you were not just a colleague but a true friend. We worked >> together on many projects, events, and initiatives over the years. No >> matter the situation, you always had a smile and shining eyes with your >> love for Wikipedia. >> >> *On behalf of Wikimedia Israel, I extend our deepest condolences to >> Deror's family and friends. You will always be remembered, Deror.* >> *ברוך דיין האמת. Baruch dayan ha-emet* >> >> >> Itzik. >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/WUMCWUVMGMHWYPA7KZQEG6F7QBBWIMNH/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/HYSNOHFFFT5DPVDQQLWISW4VZQHTFV6I/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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