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I'm sure I've seen you reference this essay
WP:TALKINGSOFASTNOBODYCANHEARYOU. Is my memory that faulty? I can't find it, and it's possible the syntax isn't precise. Did you use this a sort of irony? I seem to remember you used the link to represent bullying behaviors. I'm seeing one such user who seems to be wanting to turn the entire AfD process on its head by using such a technique. BusterD (talk) 11:48, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
- I have sometimes used pseudo-links like these as a statement for their own sake, without writing an actual essay. I remember saying something like this, but I can't find it. I think this one was TALKINGSOMUCH... -- but I can't find it either. As for the problem, I've commented extensively at AN/I: [1], and will comment at the RfC also, But don't confuse the reasonable message, with which I am in agreement -- that Deletion Policy is overbalanced towards deletion, and one step towards rebalancing it would be to require some version of WP:BEFORE -- with the unreasonable way it is being over-expressed. DGG ( talk ) 23:23, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks, David. I was a debater in school before "talking so fast" became the current style. I feel anything which games the system deserves appropriate response in order to keep the system sound. I appreciate your valid concern about deletion procedures being over-weighted toward one outcome. Thanks for your valuable comments in those forums. Be well. BusterD (talk) 23:37, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
- I have sometimes used pseudo-links like these as a statement for their own sake, without writing an actual essay. I remember saying something like this, but I can't find it. I think this one was TALKINGSOMUCH... -- but I can't find it either. As for the problem, I've commented extensively at AN/I: [1], and will comment at the RfC also, But don't confuse the reasonable message, with which I am in agreement -- that Deletion Policy is overbalanced towards deletion, and one step towards rebalancing it would be to require some version of WP:BEFORE -- with the unreasonable way it is being over-expressed. DGG ( talk ) 23:23, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
- Ah yes, I had forgotten that context. And so was I, in college--a very valuable experience, especially in facilitating the sort of intercampus experiences only the athletic teams otherwise gave occasion for. But the stimulus is interesting: if I take a turn at NPP, the amount of junk turns me for a while into a deletionist before I catch myself and stop being so unfriendly to all the newcomers. If I take a look at AfD, the number of unwarranted nominations makes me inclined to give a similarly snappy and unjust response to all of them, with the less than rational thought that if I argue against all of them, maybe there's a chance the good ones will make it. Several good inclusionists have run into trouble here falling into such temptation. DGG ( talk ) 23:58, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
Your talk at 16 Years of Wikipedia
Heard your lightning talk just now. I support both the "Radical solutions to promotional paid editing" proposals you announced on notability and restrictions on anon editors around companies newer than 1999 foundation. Are there some written proposals to refer to? - Brianhe (talk) 20:43, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
- there will be--one of the reasons I gave the talk was to get some feedback about just what to propose, and I am already getting some. Watch this space tomorrow. DGG ( talk ) 20:55, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
- Sounds good. I will evangelize to the communities I'm part of, as soon as there's something to show them. - Brianhe (talk) 20:57, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher)Hi, DGG! I'd like to hear that too. Link? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 22:07, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
- Sounds good. I will evangelize to the communities I'm part of, as soon as there's something to show them. - Brianhe (talk) 20:57, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
- there will be--one of the reasons I gave the talk was to get some feedback about just what to propose, and I am already getting some. Watch this space tomorrow. DGG ( talk ) 20:55, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
- Video from the lightning talks is now available via Commons. DGG's lightning talk is the first one, proposal #1 is detailed at 2:15 and #2 at 3:00. - Brianhe (talk) 06:31, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
Combative deletion rebuttals
- In the past, most paid or other promotional editors, when their articles have been deleted, have simply gone away and tried again, generally under another username. For a while now, an increasing number of them have been adopting the practice of arguing. Many admins ignore them; my response unless they are ridiculous altogether is to explain why, sometimes in detail. If they are a good faith but promotional editor who simply has not realized, they usually understand, though it sometimes take a second round of explanation. . If they are professional paid editor with any sense, they realise they;re not going to get anywhere, and go away--and try again usually under another name. Zealots with a unpaid COI have very often continued to argue, sometimes indefinitely. The best thing for us to do here is the traditional remedy, to ignore them. Some paid editors are now doing the same, hoping to wear people down. The best technique here is to block them. If they show up for the same purpose again, they can and should be summarily blocked as behavioral meatpuppets--though we usually run a checkuser for possibly helpful additional information. The danger, as has become clear, is catching a good faith but imitative editor. There are only 3 solutions: accept promotionalism , be able to investigate who people actually are, or accept there will be occasional injustice. I will oppose the first as long as I work here, I will continue trying to change consensus to permit the second, and , alas, be forced to accept the third. .. . DGG ( talk ) 03:56, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
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Hello DGG, back in June you said that you'd take a look at Draft:WebID Solutions; as far as I can tell, nothing has happened since then. I guess that you may have forgotten about this or that you just haven't had the time to have a look. Frankly, I don't like pushing, but please, could you have another look? As you might remember, the draft cites German-language sources that previous reviewers have had difficulties with, which is possibly why these reviewers commented on issues the draft doesn't have and which I thus can't fix. Kind regards, Cyan2021 (talk) 13:40, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
- I will take another look. The key question for notability is whether the many references are truly independent in the sense of WP:NCORP. I can read enough German to tell. DGG ( talk ) 09:24, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
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I've been struggling, mainly because the GDP seems to prevent my seeing relevant US sites, to find references that prove whether Draft:Ann Wead Kimbrough might pass WP:NPROF. She was a Dean of a faculty at a Florida Black oriented university, so I suspect WP:NPROF is likely to be satisfied, but I can't prove it to my satisfaction. If you would add your considerable research abilities to get it over the line, I'd appreciate the help. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 08:59, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
COI/UPE question
Hi. Long time no speak. Hate to bug you, but would you mind taking a look at this discussion on my talkpage: User talk:Onel5969#Jan Mikulka? I'd like to hear your thoughts. Thanks. Onel5969 TT me 13:45, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
note re ideas
thnaks for your helpful input today at the nyc meetup. we can look into the ideas discussed, re documenting current legislation being discussed in the U.S. congress. Sm8900 (talk) 23:57, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
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- Just saw your note up top. Take care and please let us know if you meed anything.
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Your opinion
I see you closed this RFC. I read the New York Post every day, and find it more factual than The New York Times, which I read often. And the Post certainly look likes a champion in this Hunter Biden laptop affair, which most of the reliable sources called "Russian disinformation". What's your opinion on the possibility of pulling the Post from the forbidden zone through another RFC? Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 19:54, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
Dear David, I saw the note on top of this page. Sorry to hear it, hope that things will get better soon. It looks like you won't have time and in that case just ignore this message, but if you find a moment, perhaps you could have a look at this journal article? It suffers from some serious reference bombing. I sampled some sources and they were just in passing mentions, if even that. I'm starting to doubt that this is even notable, as MIAR does not indicate any selective index including this journal. Your expertise would be very valuable here. Bets wishes, Randykitty (talk) 18:07, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
- My own vview is thta in the more esoteric branches of the humanities like this we should keeep every journal. However, it does need editing to remove the inappropriate cpntent--I'll try to remember to do it. . And, Randykity, I appreciate your good wishes. Some things will get better, but not everything. DGG ( talk ) 07:00, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hello, Context have been added ! On my draft. Thanks, Mike Coppolano (talk) 10:35, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hello @DGG and I hope all is well. I'm reaching out to you because I respect your work here and I've found you to be incredibly fair in the past. I'm current working to clean up inaccurate information in the article on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (through suggesting edits). I have a suggestion on the talk page there (USMLE:talk) that points out a strong mischaracterization of what a source actually says. It has been ignored for quite some time now, so I was wondering if you had a minute to take a look and provide some guidance. Any feedback would be appreciated and thank you for your time. SBCornelius (talk) 20:47, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
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Sandra Jayat article
Hi User:DGG, I note that you added a Peacock tag to my recently created page Sandra Jayat. My intention was to be neutral, relying on external sources for opinions rather than my own (of course one can in principle be biased in selection of external opinions, but that is bias, not peacockery I think), but I may have slipped up... if you can point to examples of "promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information" I will do my best to fix it or them (maybe could have come in with auto-translated text from French Wikipedia, which I did consult/re-use as a template when I started the article...). Regards - Tony Rees, Australia. Tony 1212 (talk) 18:07, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- reply forthcoming DGG ( talk ) 09:28, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, the administrator policy now requires that prior written consent be gained from the Arbitration Committee to mark a block as only appealable to the committee.
- Following a community discussion, consensus has been found to impose the extended-confirmed restriction over the topic areas of Armenia and Azerbaijan and Kurds and Kurdistan.
Technical news
- The Vector 2022 skin has become the default for desktop users of the English Wikipedia.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 24 February 2023.
- In December, the contentious topics procedure was adopted which replaces the former discretionary sanctions system. The contentious topics procedure is now in effect following an initial implementation period. There is a detailed summary of the changes and administrator instructions for the new procedure. The arbitration clerk team are taking suggestions, concerns, and unresolved questions about this new system at their noticeboard.
Miscellaneous
- Voting in the 2023 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- Voting in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey will begin on 10 February 2023 and end on 24 February 2023. You can submit, discuss and revise proposals until 6 February 2023.
- Tech tip: Syntax highlighting is available in both the 2011 and 2017 Wikitext editors. It can help make editing paragraphs with many references or complicated templates easier.
Concern regarding Draft:Ronald Aarts
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Editing news 2023 #1
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This newsletter includes two key updates about the Editing team's work:
- The Editing team will finish adding new features to the Talk pages project and deploy it.
- They are beginning a new project, Edit check.
Talk pages project
The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for Discussion tools.
It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "Add topic" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.
An A/B test for Discussion tools on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with Discussion tools. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.
New Project: Edit Check
The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "Publish changes". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more.
Hi DGG. I am planning to create a new article for Zenni Optical, which you fully protected from creation on 14 February 2017. Would you lower the protection to extended-confirmed users or autoconfirmed users? Thank you, Cunard (talk) 00:35, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Hi @Cunard. DGG isn't around much these days, but I'll drop it to extended confirmed so you can create it. I'm sure he'd have no issue with this since you're a well established editor. Star Mississippi 02:06, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you so much, Star Mississippi (talk · contribs)! Cunard (talk) 02:16, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
((User|Star Mississippi|}. I'm back to a certain extent. It is sometimes helpful to be concerned with about problems in WP rather than those in RL. No objection to a try at re-creation DGG ( talk ) 02:26, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- @DGG, oops apologies for stepping in unnecessarily then, but glad you agree with the course of action. Been thinking of you and your family. Hope all is going as well as possible. If I run the Brookyn Half in April, I'll wave.
- @Cunard I had a quick look at the deleted histories in mainspace and draft, anything you'd create is much better than what was there, but let me know if you want me to drop the sources somewhere. Star Mississippi 02:31, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- DGG, I am glad you are back and hope you and your family are doing as well as possible. Star Mississippi, If there are any reliable sources in the mainspace histories or draft, I think it'd be useful to have them. Please drop them here or on my talk page. Thank you so much for offering to share them! Cunard (talk) 02:41, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- It turned out there were some RS including SF Chronicle, NYT among the forbes et al, so easier to just draftify it at Draft:Zenni Optical vs grab the links around the prose. Obviously you don't need to take it through AfC but eyelids weren't up for nowiking that all out. Happy editing @Cunard Star Mississippi 03:04, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- Being able to consult the sources and the other parts of the draft is useful. Thank you for draftifying it. Cunard (talk) 03:06, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- any time. Standing offer if an admin who deleted/protected an article you want to create isn't around, just ping me. Have a great day. Star Mississippi 14:26, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- Being able to consult the sources and the other parts of the draft is useful. Thank you for draftifying it. Cunard (talk) 03:06, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- It turned out there were some RS including SF Chronicle, NYT among the forbes et al, so easier to just draftify it at Draft:Zenni Optical vs grab the links around the prose. Obviously you don't need to take it through AfC but eyelids weren't up for nowiking that all out. Happy editing @Cunard Star Mississippi 03:04, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- DGG, I am glad you are back and hope you and your family are doing as well as possible. Star Mississippi, If there are any reliable sources in the mainspace histories or draft, I think it'd be useful to have them. Please drop them here or on my talk page. Thank you so much for offering to share them! Cunard (talk) 02:41, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
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Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following a request for comment, F10 (useless non-media files) has been deprecated.
- Following a request for comment, the Portal CSD criteria (P1 (portal subject to CSD as an article) and P2 (underpopulated portal)) have been deprecated.
- A request for comment is open to discuss making the closing instructions for the requested moves process a guideline.
Technical news
- The results of the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey have been posted.
Arbitration
- Remedy 11 ("Request for Comment") of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been rescinded.
- The proposed decision for the Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case is expected 7 March 2023.
- A case related to the Holocaust in Poland is expected to be opened soon.
Miscellaneous
- The 2023 appointees for the Ombuds commission are AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, JJMC89, MdsShakil, Minorax and Renvoy as regular members and Zabe as advisory members.
- Following the 2023 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Mykola7, Superpes15, and Xaosflux.
- The Terms of Use update cycle has started, which includes a
[p]roposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing
. Feedback is being accepted until 24 April 2023.
St Giles Centre
Hello, I'm writing to you as you deleted the St Giles Centre page as it was proposed for deletion back in 2007. I think there is enough on the centre and the adjoining bus station to warrant an article. Sources include:
- Elgin shopping mall celebrates 25 years in pictures
- Bus move boosts shop hopes
- Makeover lined up for Elgin bus station
- Concerns Elgin bus station becoming a no-go area
- Shutting up shop!
- St Giles Centre problems worry business community
Could you please restore it so I can work on improving it? Thanks for your consideration Garuda3 (talk) 20:16, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hello, just to let you know I ended up going to WP:REFUND and the page has now been restored. Garuda3 (talk) 17:58, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
The article Jean-Marcel Goger has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
Only partially translated for well over a year and clearly copy and pasted with no regard to proper formatting. If an article is wanted for this subject, it would be better started from scratch than trying to fix this
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Concern regarding Draft:Air Thanlwin
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Books & Bytes – Issue 55
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Issue 55, January – February 2023
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The redirect History of the the Jews in San Francisco has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 March 20 § History of the the Jews in San Francisco until a consensus is reached. Randi Moth (talk) 19:21, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
Looking for talk page stalkers
Hello, DGG, it's been good to see your name again recently. I hope things are okay.
I'm here with an invitation to you and your talk page stalkers. The mw:Editing team is working on a new (pre-publication) reminder system. The first version will remind editors to add citations to their content. I'm hoping to find some folks who would put this page on their watchlists: Wikipedia:Edit check and then help them out. They're going to have some questions in the coming weeks/months, and I think they would benefit from hearing from people who are reviewing the edits afterwards, in addition to the people who are making the edits. (Folks who are really interested might also put mw:Edit check on their watchlists, too.)
Thanks, Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 06:00, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
Apr 12 WikiWednesday + Earth Week (Apr 15-23)
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- A community RfC is open to discuss whether reports primarily involving gender-related disputes or controversies should be referred to the Arbitration enforcement noticeboard.
Technical news
- Some older web browsers will not be able to use JavaScript on Wikimedia wikis starting this week. This mainly affects users of Internet Explorer 11. (T178356)
- The rollback of Vector 2022 RfC has found no consensus to rollback to Vector legacy, but has found rough consensus to disable "limited width" mode by default.
- A link to the user's Special:CentralAuth page will now appear in the subtitle links shown on Special:Contributions. This was voted #17 in the Community Wishlist Survey 2023.
Arbitration
- The Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case has been closed.
- A case about World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been opened, with the first evidence phase closing 6 April 2023.
Passing of David Goodman
David Goodman, user:DGG, passed away Thursday April 6, 2023. David was active in many parts of Wikipedia and had hundreds of collaborators, including in-person outreach with Wikimedia New York City. I am coordinating an obituary for him with Wikimedia NYC and The Signpost. Anyone who would like to coordinate in developing this may directly edit DGG obituary, but please bring discussion to The Signpost newsroom. I will later replace this development message with the link to the obituary. Bluerasberry (talk) 16:54, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Another great gone. This is devastating. BD2412 T 16:57, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Heartbreaking news. He was a great editor, administrator and former ArbCom member. And a very nice person. Cullen328 (talk) 17:01, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Terrible news. Vaticidalprophet 17:04, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Undoubtedly one of the most important and prolific editors in the history of the site. As BD says, another great one gone-- rest in peace. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 17:06, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Horrible news - a huge editor so many of us interacted with over so many years. <3 Nosebagbear (talk) 17:09, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Very sad news, may David rest in peace. -- LuK3 (Talk) 17:10, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Truly one of our finest editors. He will be much missed. Edwardx (talk) 17:12, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- This is extremely sad to hear. I've always respected David as a member of Wikimedia NYC. Even though I only met him in person once, he was very knowledgeable, humble, and just a great person to be around. His passing is a great loss to all of us. – Epicgenius (talk) 17:13, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- DGG was a fount of institutional knowledge on this project. This is such a huge loss.-- Ponyobons mots 17:14, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- That's... I have no words. DGG was the best of us. He will be missed. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 17:15, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Rest easy David :( — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 17:16, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Rest in peace, David. A great contributor to the project, he will be missed. :( Tails Wx 17:20, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- A fine editor and fellow Wikimedia NYC member has left us. His hard work will be greatly missed; my sincere condolences to his friends and family. Complex/Rational 17:22, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- I'm devastated. Ever since my early steps on WP, David was there to guide and counsel me. I learned so much from him, I feel orphaned. Rest now, my friend. --Randykitty (talk) 17:22, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- A huge loss to Wikipedia. We met in person once, over a decade ago now. We didn't always share the same opinions but I always respected your calm and considered contributions to discussions. You will be missed. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:25, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- This is quite sad to hear, and a major loss for the community. Condolences to his family. DMacks (talk) 17:26, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Rest in peace, David. The English Wikipedia and Wikimedia NYC won't be the same without you. You will be missed! — MusikAnimal talk 17:26, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Rest in peace. I remember you being a good presence throughout the Wikis. You will be missed. Soni (talk) 17:37, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Very sad news. He was a trove of knowledge from whom I learned so very much. His enthusiasm in rescuing old and abandoned drafts from being lost to G13 was unmatched. – SD0001 (talk) 17:39, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Very sad to see this. Rest in peace, David. Mackensen (talk) 17:42, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- This is very sad news. Condolences to the family. Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 17:45, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- I was fortunate enough to serve with him on the Arbitration Committee in 2015, and while we did not always share the same opinions his views were always well argued and originated from a deep desire to do what was best for the project and its editors. This news has come as somewhat of a shock so I'm still processing it, but it is definitely clear that he will be sincerely missed by many people here including me. Thryduulf (talk) 17:46, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- So sorry to hear about this. A great and knowledgeable editor who will be sorely missed. --David Tornheim (talk) 17:56, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- A great loss. David was erudite, kind, driven, and nurturing. It was always a pleasure to speak with him in person. He will be missed. Ijon (talk) 17:56, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- David was one of the Wikipedia editors and admins I respected the most. Even when I disagreed with them, his insightful comments always made me stop and think and wonder if he was actually right after all, and his knowledge about academic subjects might well be one of the best Wikipedia has ever had. I know he worked closely with Kudpung on trying to bring out the best in the NPP / AfC procedures, and that's another thing he'll be missed for. I never met him but I got a chance to meet face to face and chat briefly at one of the NY meet-ups when they were online - I wanted to talk about NPP / AfC a bit but I was distracted by other things, so never got the chance. A sad loss :-( Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:58, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- One of the very best in our community. I feel this loss personally as David was incredibly helpful to me in my early days as a novice editor. My deepest condolences to his family, friends and loves ones. May his memory be eternal. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:05, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- Rest well, DGG, you've lived a great life and your memory surely will be a blessing! KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 18:06, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- This is tragic news. I had the privilege of meeting David ten years ago at Wikimania, where we shared a session. I appreciated his vast knowledge of the movement and his keen insights into Wikipedia culture. His wisdom will be greatly missed. guillom 18:07, 10 April 2023 (UTC)