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Editors of the Week

PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of the Week SVG Diagram of the animal cell cycle uploaded on Dec 2, 2012 by IsadoraofIbiza IsadoraofIbiza Editor Retention Editor of the Week For the week beginning January 13, 2013 This editor registered on April 6, 2012. At the time of this award IsadoraofIbiza had 515 edits. An active contributer of complex svg renderings and illustrations with high quality, encyclopedic use! Her contributions can be seen on Endoplasmic reticulum, Centrosome cycle and Nucleotide. Next nominations Edit this section Known for Feature status SVG Illustration Notable work File:Chloroplast (standalone version)-en.svg	PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of the Week EricEnfermero is a current or former student of Texas A&M University EricEnfermero Editor Retention Editor of the Week For the week beginning January 20, 2013 This editor registered on December 26, 2011 and began contributing full-time since March 2012. Till January 2013, he has racked up over 4000 article edits on the Wikipedia. An active contributer of articles on Baseball Umpires, he also helps around fighting vandalism on the Wikipedia and correcting spellings everywhere. Next nominations Edit this section Known for Umpire articles, Spelling corrections Notable work Joe West (umpire)	PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of the Week Coal town guy is interested in West Virginia. Coal town guy Editor Retention Editor of the Week For the week beginning January 27, 2013 This editor registered on March 28, 2012 and till the date of the award, he had 6200 edits, out of which over 3750 were to create new articles. Throughout his stay on Wikipedia, Coal town guy has been a silent contributor. His articles on towns and ghost towns have allowed Wikipedia to serve its purpose as a Gazetteer, and have allowed other editors to expand on them. Next nominations Edit this section Known for Creating new articles on towns Notable work All pages made by him
PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of the Week Diiscool Editor Retention Editor of the Week For the week beginning February 3, 2013 Diiscool has been editing Timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama (2009) since 2010 and has been active in monitoring and editing all 4 subsequent Timeline articles. With his guidance and demeanor, the Timeline articles have remained stress and trouble free...not an easy task for any editor working/involved in political articles. Next nominations Edit this section Known for Timeline articles for Barack Obama Notable work Timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama (2009)	PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of the Week Benzband is a drummer Benzband Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 10, 2013 A part of the Wikipedia community since August 2011, Benzband does all-round work in all the spheres of the Wiki. He has been a WikiGnome as well as a userbox creator. His actions and activity at the Project Punk has been fundamental in the project's subsequent Renaissance and improvement. Recognized for Revival and subsequent improvement of Project Punk Notable work(s) Garageland (song) Nomination page	PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of the Week Wetman's first edit was to Aquarium Wetman Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 17, 2013 One of the 400 most active editors, Wetman has almost a decade of high quality contributions, with varied interests and pursuits. His diplomatic ability has been honed on the talk pages of hundreds of articles, and in pursuit of creating 2270 articles. Recognized for high quality contributions for a decade Notable work(s) creating 2270 articles Nomination page
PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of the Week Always Learning enjoys football Always Learning Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 24, 2013 Always Learning is a polyglot who can communicate fluently in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French, allowing him access to a greater variety of sources. He is also able to help other editors not fluent in English, enabling them to contribute more fully to the community. In his 4.5 years on Wikipedia, he has edited 6,800 articles, with a total of 60,000 article edits, many revolving around expanding and improving articles related to football. AL is a great example of the collaborative and friendly editors needed by Wikipedia. Recognized for Football articles and collaborative spirit Nomination page	PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of the Week Anstett Hall, University of Oregon Another Believer Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 3, 2013 Another Believer is a key contributor to WikiProject Oregon, as the organizer of several meetups with other project members and the writer of many related articles. He has created over 1,200 articles, averaging over 8,000 edits per year over five years, including a featured article, 38 featured lists, and 44 good articles. Another Believer is also a music aficionado, with many edits to music-related pages. He is also an active Wikipedian and has started 4 WikiProjects. Recognized for key contributions to WikiProject Oregon Notable work(s) Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall Nomination page	PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of  the Week Bleaney is a member of WikiProject Bedfordshire Bleaney Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 10, 2013 Starting his Wikipedia career in February 2007, Bleaney's 48 thousand edits put him in the top 1000 Wikipedians of all time by number of edits. He is one of Wikipedia's fine under-the-radar contributers, with over 75% of the edits being in the article space. His contributions have been in a large variety of areas: Doing cleanup maintenance on school-related articles, creating and expanding articles on Bedfordshire and on historic buildings around the world, and starting articles on British prisons. Bleaney has been an invaluable asset to Wikipedia through his excellent work. Recognized for Contributions on articles in all spheres, including schools, historic buildings and British prisons Notable work(s) Bedfordshire Nomination page
PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of  the Week Sagaciousphil is a member of WikiProject Dogs Sagaciousphil Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 17, 2013 Sagaciousphil is a key part of WikiProject Dogs, bringing knowledge and expertise that has been invaluable to Wikipedia. Always taking advice and being helpful to others, she has rapidly become a welcome and congenial member of the editing community, able to mediate disputes between other editors. Editors like Sagaciousphil make Wikipedia a better place. Recognized for Work on WikiProject Dogs Notable work(s) Irish Red and White Setter Nomination page	PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of  the Week BlueMoonset is a fan of the TV show Glee BlueMoonset Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 24, 2013 In just two years, BlueMoonset has become one of the key members of Wikipedia's Did you know project, ensuring that the items are queued up and updated smoothly. He has worked on 24 "Did you know" articles and 30 Good Articles, and has a plethora of barnstars related to "Did you know", Good Articles, and the task force for Glee. His dedication, diligence and quality work is highly commended and has been described by fellow editors as "phenomenal". Recognized for Work on Wikipedia's Did you know project and Glee-related articles Notable work(s) 30 Good Articles Nomination page	PROJECT EDITOR RETENTION Editor of  the Week Surtsicna edits articles primarily related to Royal Families and nobility Surtsicna Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 31, 2013 One of the many silent workers on Wikipedia, Surtsicna has been an example for all of Wikipedia through his ceaseless editing without a single page about himself. His 30000+ article edits and 140+ articles created speak volumes about his dedication to the project. His articles are based primarily on Medieval nobility and royal families and have been the focus of over 40 DYKs. His simple talk page showcases the humility of the type of underappreciated editor who forms the backbone of this encyclopedia. Recognized for High quality contributions on Noble families Notable work(s) Robert Hathaway Nomination page
Editor Retention Editor of the Week A screenshot of her user page Anna Frodesiak Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 7, 2013 Any visitor to Anna Frodesiak's userpage is greeted with a warm welcome to Cafe Anna, with the walls covered with bugs, people and everything imaginable. Anna has been an ultra-friendly editor "helping folks out" since November 2008, creating dozens of drawings in the process. Yet that does not stop her from racking 30,000 article edits, 40 DYKs or making 1526 articles. Her primary interests are insects and Hainan related articles. Anna is a rare editor who even talks to vandals and asks them to behave, making her a true role model for all of Wikipedia. Recognized for Friendly spirit and quality article creation Notable work(s) Top Secret America Nomination page	Editor Retention Editor of the Week Anne is a bluegrass musician Anne Delong Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 14, 2013 Here since December 2012, Anne Delong has been one of Teahouse's most prolific guests, and has impressed everyone with her dedication to learn and maturity. With time, she has grown into the fine editor that she is today, and still frequents there with refreshing questions. Being a bluegrass musician herself, it remains her topic of choice, and she has been constantly involved in creating articles. She has also been involved in various projects and active mentoring all the while. Good Wikipedia editing is truly like harmonized singing. Anne Delong's "voice" melds with everyone she works with! In her own words, What goes around comes around! Recognized for Being a model "new editor" for Wikipedia Nomination page	Editor Retention Editor of the Week Tomobe03 is a proud Croat. Tomobe03 Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 21, 2013 In just 3 years of editing, Tomobe03 has got a prolific set of articles under his belt that every editor would be envious of. His high-quality articles have improved the all Croatia related articles immensely, and his 11 thousand article-space edits have given way to 47 DYKs, 36 GA class articles, among others. Most of his edits have been on major and well-known articles, like Adriatic Sea, Croatia, Croatian War of Independence or President of Croatia. Editors like him are the reason why Wikipedia continues to be widely read by millions of readers. Recognized for Extensive coverage of Croatia related articles. Notable work(s) Operation Storm and Counties of Croatia Nomination page
FeydHuxtable FeydHuxtable is a WikiOtter   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 28, 2013 With us since 2008, FeydHuxtable is an editor who prefers to stay under the radar and away from the drama. He believes that Nothing lasting is founded on force and never forgets that there are real people behind the usernames who edit Wikipedia. He calls himself a WikiOtter, and is willing to help other editors by being friendly. He has been with the Article Rescue Squadron since 2009 and has been responsible for rescuing many articles from AfD. He is a true example of a friendly and hardworking editor all of us should emulate. Recognized for Work at Article Rescue Squadron Notable work(s) Currency war Nomination page	Delaywaves Delaywaves is a fan of Baseball.   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 5, 2013 In his 2 years at Wikipedia, Delaywaves has created almost 800 photos and pictures, many of them related to New York and Baseball. The scope of his edits focusses on adding photos to articles, or starting stubs about obscure politicians and baseball players. With very little experience in the "nitty gritty" aspects of Wikipedia, he would rather remain obscure. Recognized for Quality Photos Notable work(s) Dolly Stark (umpire) Nomination page	Dismas Dismas is a valued participant at the Reference desk   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 12, 2013 A decade of block-free content, article creation, auto-patrolling, file moving and reviewing. He does yeoman work at the Reference Desk. This hard working veteran editor deserves a rousing and hearty thank you. As an Eagle Scout he is making a difference at Wikipedia and in the Real World. Recognized for Diligence Notable work(s) Beam me up, Scotty (Stub article created in 2005. Help expand it!) BLP articles include: Swoosie Kurtz Cindy Margolis The Bacon Brothers Nomination page
Closeapple   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 19, 2013 Has a gift for realistic explanations that end confusion and clears things up for all editors. Listening to voices on either side of disputes is a rare and precious gift. Recognized for Radio and TV and the State of Illinois. Notable work(s) Peoria, Pekin, Hope for Haiti Now Nomination page	Yzx Blacktipped reef shark   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 26, 2013 Known for his high quality DYK contributions, he is a major contributor to hundreds of articles about sharks and fishes. Recognized for Extensive work with WikiProject Sharks Notable work(s) Authored over 90 quality articles Nomination page	Petrarchan47 The Buddhist symbol for rainbow body   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 2, 2013 A diligent and hard-working editor that holds the reader in high esteem, Editor Petrarchan47's main focus has been the articles BP and Deepwater Horizon oil spill and her efforts to maintain equilibrium for all editors at these and at similar articles is commendable. Recognized for Defending Wikipedia from corporate interests Nomination page
Cerebellum   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 9, 2013 Cerebellum creates wonderful open and supportive relationships with new editors as they venture into Wiki Article Creation. Without question, Cerebellum has nurtured newbies to their and the Encyclopedia's benefit. Recognized for Major expansion and reorganization to achieve GA status for Third Epistle of John Nomination page	GregorB Croatia   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 16, 2013 A random article patroller with over 130000 edits, more than 20 DYK mentions and 8 years plus of diligent and active WP participation. Recognized for "tons of quality edits" Nomination page	Chiswick Chap Camouflage   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 23, 2013 An editor that really understands the importance of making positive contributions Recognized for A balanced hard-working and helpful approach to editing Nomination page
Philipmj24 Semper Fi   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 30, 2013 A veteran editor that deserves the community's acknowledgement and appreciation, Philipmj24 writes about athletic topics, especially swimming. He has served in the United States Marine Corps, and currently studies at Missouri State University. A prolific article creator, he has started over 610 new articles for the encyclopedia. He participates in the Good Article process, helps out with vandalism maintenance, and has an astounding 93% article-space edit Recognized for creating over 600 articles and fighting vandalism wherever he finds it. Notable work(s) American athletics and swimmers Nomination page	Ignatzmice   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 7, 2013 After a long absence from Wikipedia editing, Ignatzmice has made a welcome return. Working diligently on recent changes, new page patrol, articles for deletion, grammar/punctuation repair, and more, editor Igantzmice fixes the imperfections. He has been a positive influence on often-troublesome breaking news articles, such as the Boston Marathon bombings. He has also been active in improving software extensions such as the new Notifications system. We are glad to have you back, Ignatzmice! Recognized for Reducing backlogs and other important (but hidden) gnomish deeds. Notable work(s) Monitoring editor behavior at Boston Marathon bombings Nomination page	John of Reading Proud Alumnus   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 14, 2013 Editor is defined as "a person who prepares material for publication". Editor John of Reading refines the Encyclopedia. A Latin speaker with a background in mathematics, John is one of the English Wikipedia's most prolific contributors. Providing help to new users and efficiently correcting the many spelling errors in the encyclopedia are two of John's specialties. Recognized for Focusing on and fixing tiny imperfections on a monumental scale. Notable work(s) Active participant at Typo Team, Help Desk and WP:Portal Nomination page
Lugnuts Early Olympic Symbol   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 21, 2013 A prolific article creator on topics such as films, film festivals, actors, Academy Awards, the Olympics, athletes and more, Lugnuts fills in those redlinks. Editor Lugnuts has recently reached 300,000 edits on the English Wikipedia. The editor also works in the category space, organizing articles about film directors, record labels and causes of death. Recognized for creating over 15,000 articles Notable work(s) "He makes the Wikipedia not suck." Nomination page	Ammodramus   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 28, 2013 Ammodramus has significantly and substantially improved Wikipedia's coverage of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Contributing not only Good Article-level text, but also their own high-quality images, Ammodramus brings our readers articles that are both visually and textually informative. With over 14,300 edits to en-wiki (65% in article-space), and an amazing 11,000 image uploads to Commons, this editor gives both quantity and quality to their subject area of choice. Recognized for Photographs and article work Notable work(s) works on all kinds of Nebraska and National Register of Historic Places content Nomination page	Obiwankenobi Gryphon   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 4, 2013 Obiwankenobi is a tireless worker in the Categorization of Wikipedia articles, a complicated and sometimes fraught area. This editor is always civil, has amassed 15 thousand edits, and does not shy away from making difficult editorial decisions. Aside from categorization, Obiwan writes on a variety of topics, with a focus on health and gender issues. Recognized for Categorization, getting Kristin Beck on the DYK front page with over 11,000 page views. Nomination page
Titodutta   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 11, 2013 Titodutta is one our hardest working editors on topics related to the Indian subcontinent. He is active on the Articles for Creation project, a talented template editor, and contributes regularly to the "Did You Know" column of the main page. He also fights vandalism and welcomes new editors. An editor who enjoys collaborating with others, Titodutta has amassed 55,000 edits (nearly 40,000 to article space) in just over two years of editing. Recognized for Prolific content creation and great attitude Notable work(s) 68 DYKs Nomination page	Indian Chronicles Flag of India   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 18, 2013 Editing articles (in the areas that this 7 year veteran works on) can often be contentious and tedious. A collaborator and a diplomat. Great with providing authorative references. Recognized for Editing Jainism and the Republic of India Nomination page
Gandydancers Gandydancer   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 25, 2013 A good heart and a meticulous and concerned nature. From medical related content to socially relevant content to content on women's issues, Gandydancer gets involved to make articles informative and encyclopedic. Recognized for Socially responsible editing Notable work(s) Health consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Pullman porter and Gandy dancer Submit a nomination	Bahrain Coat of Arms Mohamed CJ   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 1, 2013 Works diligently to expand and enrich Wikipedia's resources on Bahrain in a fair and accurate manner. Recognized for Creating articles of significant notability Notable work History of Bahrain (1783–1971) Submit a nomination	Batard0   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 8, 2013 Creates quality articles on sports teams and players, such as History of the Cleveland Browns and reviews numerous Good articles such as Central African Republic women's national football team. Recognized for Featured Otto Graham and Good Paul Brown articles related to the Cleveland Browns Notable work Otto Graham Submit a nomination
Sunbeam Tiger Eric Corbett   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 15, 2013 Recognized for improving the prose of every article he touches, and for the hard work in bringing the multinational Sunbeam Tiger to both FA status, and the front page of Wikipedia. Recognized for Imparting workmanship into articles Notable work Sunbeam Tiger Submit a nomination	MusiCitizen   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 22, 2013 His user page displays the enormous effort, magnitude and quality of his continuous editing. Recognized for Article creation par excellance Notable work 2013 in baseball Submit a nomination	Naval Criminal Investigative Service 1ST7   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 29, 2013 Always moves consensus debates forward while respecting fellow editors. Adept at Diplomacy Recognized for Promoting "working as a team" Notable work(s) The Kite Runner, Good Articles Recruitment Centre Submit a nomination
WikiProject Warriors Brambleberry of RiverClan   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 6, 2013 A hard-working daily contributor Recognized for Monitoring Warrior pages and other Erin Hunter articles Submit a nomination	This page is intentionally left blank.	Philately Gwillhickers   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 20, 2013 A prolific editor with wide-ranging interests and article involvement to the benefit of our reader. Recognized for "Humbly, We go forth" Notable works Blockade runners of the American Civil War, Bibliography of early American naval history, Bibliography of 18th-19th century Royal Naval history and List of ships captured in the 19th century Submit a nomination
Palestinian stamp from 1941 Nishidani   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 27, 2013 Displays investigative prowess with the goal of diplomacy and fairness. Recognized for Maintaining equilibrium in hotly contested arenas Submit a nomination	Joshua 1:1 PiCo   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 3, 2013 Co-authors many religious articles and is known for cleaning up "overgrown garden" type articles Recognized for Extensive work at Psalms, Book of Proverbs. Abraham, Book of Lamentations and many more Notable work(s) Currently editing and improving Book of Daniel Submit a nomination	Hinduism Ssriram mt   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 10, 2013 A veteran editor with a wide-ranging interest. A leader. Recognized for Broad-based Wikipedia involvement. Notable work A major participant in Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2012 Submit a nomination
Untitled by Paul Kelpe Mandarax   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 17, 2013 A driving force behind the scene at WP:DYK Recognized for correcting formatting errors Notable work A constant contributor to WP:DYK Submit a nomination	In Memoriam Jackson Peebles   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 24, 2013 Recognized for His tireless work ethic, his continuous good will, and his constant striving to help other individuals. Jackson Peebles showed his commitment and enthusiasm for the project with every edit. His admirable dedication will not soon be forgotten. Notable work(s) counter-vandalism, adoption course design, online ambassadorship with the education program, "Reimagining Mentorship on Wikipedia" (an I.E.G. grant proposal), Teahouse hosting Submit a nomination	ComputerJA   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 1, 2013 Recognized for extensive work on Mexican crime and crime journalism topics Notable work(s) 26 DYKs, 6 GAs, 4 ITNs Submit a nomination
Manhattan WikiRedactor   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 8, 2013 Written or significantly collaborated on 18 Good articles and 1 Featured article Recognized for collaborating on pop-music articles Notable work Featured Article–Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 Submit a nomination	Flag of the State of Maine 331dot   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 15, 2013 This polite editor is an inclusionist and a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Maine Recognized for assisting at In The News and Todays Article for Improvement Submit a nomination	G-Clef Derek R Bullamore   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 22, 2013 An editor with a life long interest and passion for popular music in all its many guises. His diligence makes positive things happen to improve articles. 95% of his edit are to article space. Recognized for creating, enhancing, expanding and referencing many music related articles Submit a nomination

2014

Editors of the Week

This user has a imperial napoleonic Triple Crown Neonblak   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 5, 2014 23 Did You Knows, 12 Good Articles, and 7 Featured Lists. Work @ Old-time Base Ball task force. Created an article for each of Major League Baseball's player-managers. Friendly, diligent, and helpful. A major asset to the project. Recognized for Submit a nomination	A drawing of Derrick Jeter's Mitt Muboshgu   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 12, 2014 A key member of Wikipedia's In The News project, ensuring that "the candidates" are queued up and updated smoothly. Over 100,000 edits and almost a thousand articles in the fields of baseball, politics, US history and comedy. Nearly 50 GAs. See WikiProject Baseball, where his efforts in article maintenance are all the more impressive when coupled with his prolific content creation. Recognized for 1005 articles, nominations @ ITN/candidates Submit a nomination	Rhodium Editor Star Pyrotec   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 19, 2014 Impressive content contributions -- 2 FAs and 10 GAs--this user's most impressive work has been in GA reviews (reviewed over 500 nominations on topics ranging from Dick Turpin to "Amazing Grace" to the International System of Units). A refreshing example of an editor who's always willing to pitch in to critique, improve, and promote the work of others. Recognized for Submit a nomination
Flag of Greece Gaijin42   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 26, 2014 Fosters neutrality. Skillfully drafts text acceptable to both sides of contentious issues. Remains neutral and civil, working to keep the focus of discussions on encyclopedic content. A steward of many articles, has created over 30 articles. Recognized for Submit a nomination	A Fiddler Beetle Cwmhiraeth   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 2, 2014 Extensive article creator on marine life, insects, plants and other interesting topics. The 2012 winner of the WikiCup. Recognized for over 500 DYK's Submit a nomination	Napoleón III (not Editor SiefkinDR) SiefkinDR   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 9, 2014 Adds "color" to an amazing array of Wikipedia articles. A jaw-dropping 98% of his 18000 edits are to article space. Recognized for Submit a nomination
Member of WikiProject Russia Fenix down   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 16, 2014 Expands the worldwide impact of Wikipedias collection of knowledge Recognized for active participation at WikiProject Russia and WikiProject Football Notable work(s) Creates and contributes to articles about the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug region of Russia. Submit a nomination	Coat of Arms of Portugal Zeorymer   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 23, 2014 Over 35K edits in 7 projects. His work on Wikipedia from a wider viewpoint is most impressive. A frequent contributer to Commons with over 20k edits, plus constructive edits to the Portugal and French Wikipedia pages. Recognized for geographical and translational work from Portugese to English, specifically related to the articles about the Azores. Submit a nomination	Oxford University Alum Mhockey   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 2, 2014 Interests and input as varied as walking trails, topography, Polar exploration, company law, transportation and Oxfordshire. Recognized for being a local historian and editor. Submit a nomination
Blue Marble Image Dmarquard   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 9, 2014 A user with diversified interest and involvement in articles spanning the range from Popular music to Politics to Environmentalism Recognized for creating an article related to current events Notable work MyRA Submit a nomination	Universum by Camille Flamarion (1888) Anypodetos   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 16, 2014 Active member of WikiProject Pharmacology and WP:Linguistics. Known for article creating and improving. Recognized for Diplomacy in controversial arenas Notable work Created PotatoBot Submit a nomination	Hokusai Dragon Hafspajen   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 23, 2014 Hafspajen always does great work creating and improving articles. Recognized for Enthusiastic outreach to fellow editors. Notable work The Sand-Covered Church Submit a nomination
Flag of Papua New Guinea Phenss   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 30, 2014 A highly decent chap who travels miles and miles to take photograph panoramas of rural Papua New Guinea and turn stubs into viable articles. Incredibly productive work finding good content and providing photos in quick fashion. Recognized for Notable work(s) Template:Lae and Yalu, Papua New Guinea Submit a nomination	Elcor, Minnesota in the early days DrGregMN   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 6, 2014 Has dedicated extra "above-the-norm" time and effort to articles about remote towns and places. Recognized for the article Elcor, Minnesota Submit a nomination	New Zealand Gracefool   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 13, 2014 A 10 year veteran of Wikipedia;49 articles and 34 images. A member of the Typo Team,WikiGnome and a Wiki Janitor. Diligently works to clean up the mess that others leave. Recognized for Early Policy Development Submit a nomination
Justice displaying the Golden Rule Bloom6132   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 20, 2014 Multiple FLs, GAs, DYKs and ITNs. Always adheres to the Golden Rule when interacting with fellow users. The majority of his four years of content contributions are focused towards baseball related work, cathedrals and churches, tennis and other global topics – as reflected in his DYKs. Recognized for Creation and expansion of WP articles Notable work Core Four Submit a nomination	Attended Stanford University MelanieN   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 27, 2014 A Senior editor and Wikignome with over 80 articles created and 27 DYK's Recognized for Rescuing articles put up for deletion Notable work Point Loma, San Diego Submit a nomination	A recent We hope creation We hope   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 4, 2014 A free Image finder. The photographic resources he finds enhance the appeal of WP articles. An advocate for change and talk discussion that is "the least rude and disruptive". Recognized for Submit a nomination
Jytdog   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 11, 2014 Brings balance and quality sourcing to controversial articles Recognized for Evident Good Will Notable work One of Wikipedia's top medical contributors Submit a nomination	The Disambiguation Barnstar Boleyn   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 18, 2014 A one-woman disambiguating machine! Makes dab pages useful and accessible. Recognized for Evident Good Will Notable work Creating a plethora of disambiguation pages Submit a nomination	Seal of the Department of the Air Force Dainomite   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 25, 2014 Recognized for working on articles about important military figures such as Bryan D. Brown Notable work embodies an ideal collegial spirit committed to helping whomever he can. Submit a nomination
Shakira WonderBoy1998   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 1, 2014 Fantastic work on many music-related articles. Important contributor to Project Shakira. Recognized for Work @ WikiProject Shakira Notable work(s) He has written the highest number of Shakira and Kylie Minogue GA articles on Wikipedia. Submit a nomination	Apple Corer Coretheapple   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 8, 2014 You may not always agree with his stance but you have to respect his affability. Recognized for A common sense approach and fresh perspective within a civil framework. Notable work Bringing Joan McCracken up to GA status Submit a nomination	Street Map Contributor Philg88   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 15, 2014 Extraordinarily helpful to newbies and loves to watch them blossom. Has a long list of WikiFriends. Recognized for Helpful answers to difficult questions about China Notable work(s) China noticeboard, great maps, many DYK's Submit a nomination
This editor enjoys photography Alexbrn   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 22, 2014 A WikiDragon, an active editor at keeping fringe content out of a multitude of health-related articles. Recognized for diligent, careful, and civil work on contentious articles Submit a nomination	WWC Logo Iryna Harpy   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 29, 2014 Reduces editor conflict on articles about ex-Soviet republics, the Balkans and the Middle East. Recognized for "...disagreeing without being disagreeable". Submit a nomination	Nine-pointed star, a symbol of the Baha'i Faith Soundofmusicals   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 6, 2014 Coherence, consistency, and comprehensibility are the three things he strives for. Works on getting the facts right and referencing them properly. Recognized for Vandalism cleanup and high-level, quality improving, contributions to Wikipedia. Submit a nomination
Flag of Virginia Illegitimate Barrister   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 13, 2014 An autopatroller, template editor and WikiGnome with over 43,000 edits across 11,000+ pages (91% of edits) in article namespace Recognized for editing a wide variety of articles such as music, movies, books, sports and political/military. Notable work Creating 18 articles Submit a nomination	The foundations of the old Kamehameha I Brick Palace in Lahaina, Maui taken by Viriditas. Viriditas   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 20, 2014 Known for his high quality contributions to articles and discussions, his diplomatic ability and going beyond the ordinary steps to improve the project. Recognized for his ease of collaboration, willingness to "find some free time" to assist editors, even off Wikipedia, with field work at local libraries and fulfilling image requests to improve articles. GA contributor as a reviewer and nominator. Collaboration on Hawaii and California related articles. Notable work Ed Ricketts Submit a nomination	Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg (lesser) Catflap08   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 27, 2014 Committed to improving Wikipedia's content and prose quality. A WikiGnome interested in articles ranging from Architecture to Buddhism to Japanese history with over 90% of his efforts to article namespace. Recognized for Hard work and focus Submit a nomination
A Favorite Photo Smallbones   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August, 2014 A content contributor par excellence known for integrity and yeoman work fighting encroachments by paid editors. Recognized for Contributions ranging from Bernard Madoff to Media, Pennsylvania. Submit a nomination	Rear deck of a 1965 AMC Marlin CZmarlin   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 10, 2014 He is here solely to build an encyclopedia. He has uploaded a tremendous amount of his own images to Commons and Wikipedia. His work adds value to Wikipedia every day. Avoiding the limelight, he protects, cleans and preserves the work of others while adding his own prose. Recognized for producing over 20,000 edits, a dozen DYKs and splendid photography. Notable work at 1950's American Automobiles articles Submit a nomination	This Editor is Old Enough to Remember What a Typewriter Is Skysmith   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 17, 2014 A solid content veteran that avoids the drama pages and has 85% of his 48000+ edit to articles. Editors thank him today for articles he wrote over ten years ago. Recognized for Diverse Interests Submit a nomination
The villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice Dr. Blofeld   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 24, 2014 Founder of the Actors and Filmmakers project and the Historic Houses project. Interested in films and the history of cinema, and was responsible for the American films of 1944. Has a very keen interest in historic architecture, particularly English country houses, old monasteries, and grand hotels. Founded the Tibetan project and also made the Slovenian project an independent one. Established WP:Intertranswiki Recognized for Truly consistent work throughout the years that has never wavered in quality. Respectful, helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. Notable work The amount of material this editor has contributed along with his ideas for improvement are phenomenal. Submit a nomination	Piguy's Symbol Piguy101   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 31, 2014 Insightful, supportive, and helpful comments to new editors that redirect discussions toward a more positive and constructive place. Over 5000 edits w/ 45% in article space. Recognized for Help Desk participation Notable work Green High School (Green, Ohio) Submit a nomination	Maile66   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 7, 2014 Does incredible work promoting articles. 40,000 quality edits over 7-and-a-half years. Recognized for helping 73 articles to be featured in the 'Did you know' section of the main page. Notable work(s) Audie Murphy and Audie Murphy honors and awards to featured status. Submit a nomination
This editor is old enough to know what the above is Bob305   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 14, 2014 This editor registered in April of 2011 and since then 88% of his efforts have been to article namespace. The technical end of sports articles is his ballywick and he is excellent at filtering out any editorialism, typos or mistakes. A highly deserving recipient that enjoys the collaboration process. Recognized for Technical Skill and being "a peaceful guy". Notable work(s) Penn State Nittany Lions and Philadelphia Phillies Submit a nomination	Peace Davey2010   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 21, 2014 24000 edits, almost half in article space, New Page Patroller, vandal-fighter, improves articles, active in AfD discussions Recognized for improving articles about British TV Series Notable work(s) vigilant in addressing promotional concerns on WP:UAA and WP:AIV. Submit a nomination	A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast Cplakidas   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 28, 2014 An exceptionally prolific creator of high quality content who does not indulge in drama for drama's sake. Recognized for contributing to articles related to the history of the Mediterranean region during the classical and post classical eras. Notable work(s) Over 110,000 edits since 2005, produced 5 featured articles and 200 DYKs, and contributed to nearly 100 good or A-class articles. Submit a nomination
OM Sriram Vikram   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 5, 2014 Strong and reliable content contributions, pushed Gemini (2002 Tamil film) to Featured Article, a teacher of Indian-English conventions and vocabulary. Recognized for earning DYKs for creating 11th Chennai International Film Festival and for Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum. Submit a nomination	Buckinghamshire Moswento   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 12, 2014 A model commonsense demeanor, always assuming Good Faith, encyclopedic as well as community priorities. Recognized for Notable work(s) 35 "Did You Know" appearances and 36 Good Article reviews. Submit a nomination	A Favorite Picture Belle   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 19, 2014 Works at DYK and In the News reviewing articles and getting in touch with the project. Since her start in April 2014, she has created 3 of her own new articles and has done great work on artworks articles. Always uses the edit summary but, most importantly, has a marvelous sense of humor. Recognized for suggestions to Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates Submit a nomination
Figure Skates! Figureskatingfan   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 26, 2014 Well versed in policy with over 25,000 quality edits. A positive collaborator with a generous attitude. Helped judge/facilitate the GA Cup. Recognized for Fighting Vandalism and her work @ Maya Angelou, Sesame Street and The Wiggles. Submit a nomination	The Ebola Virus BrianGroen   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 2, 2014 Creates a sense of harmony and a willingness to compromise. Recognized for maintaining a friendly collaborative demeanor in strife-ridden situations. Notable work(s) Collaboration on WP's #1 most-read article, Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa Submit a nomination	Turkeyzilla Curly Turkey   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 9, 2014 A quality writer that brings many articles to Featured and Good Article status. Recognized for Notable work(s) Ukiyo-e, Gertie the Dinosaur, Canadian comics. and Laura Secord Submit a nomination
Flag of New Zealand Mattlore   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 16, 2014 A dedicated, prolific and high-quality editor hard at work at WP:WikiProject Rugby league and numerous New Zealand politics articles. Recognized for Notable work New Zealand Warriors Submit a nomination	Makin' Lemonade out of Lemons Baffle gab1978   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 23, 2014 A coordinator at the Guild of Copy Editors working to reduce the number of articles on the GOCE requests list, encouraging new copyeditors, mediating disputes and removing cruft from the project's many subpages. Recognized for Notable work WP:GOCE Submit a nomination	Double sharp   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 30, 2014 Improves articles on chemistry, geometry and classical music. Uses humorous edit summaries when reverting vandals. A great editor and a great person to work with. Recognized for Notable work Strong chemistry-related contributions Submit a nomination
WP:Teahouse Cullen328   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 7, 2014 Concentrates on content creation, referencing and expanding mediocre articles, the "Articles for deletion" process, and welcoming and mentoring new editors. Recognized for Assisting New Editors Submit a nomination	Flag of New Zealand BlackCab   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 14, 2014 An informed and fair contributor Recognized for Notable work the Jehovah's Witnesses Submit a nomination	Ichthus symbol StAnselm   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 21, 2014 A hard-working dedicated editor focused on developing content as shown by 85% of his edits being to article space. Does not get mixed up in Drama. Recognized for Being a Role Model Submit a nomination
Feminism Barnstar Image Maranjosie   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 28, 2014 A dedicated editor with a matter-of-fact writing style. She adds reliable sources, fills in bare URL's, works on and nominates article for improved status Gloria Steinem, and creates new peer review pages WikiProject Women's History/Peer review. Recognized for Mary Smith Lockwood, Corinne Michelle West and Hannah White Arnett Notable work Female genital mutilation in the United Kingdom Submit a nomination

2015

Editors of the Week

The Lancashire Rose Dr Greg   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 4, 2015 Does a lot of work on the development of closely related articles on a given topic. He consistently gets on with the great work he does and just keeps plodding on. Recognized for Being One of the Unsung Heroes of the Encyclopedia Notable work Articles about North West England Submit a nomination	Miners, 1926 General Strike J3Mrs   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January, 2015 With more than 85% of her edits to article space and very few to the drama space, J3Mrs is one of those unsung heroes who form the backbone of Wikipedia. She is a calm and sensible influence who has a refreshingly straightforward attitude towards article development, a real pleasure to work with. Recognized for Her work on the Greater Manchester project and on Britain's industrial past. Notable work(s) Tyldesley, Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Bradford Colliery, Bolton Submit a nomination	Image from the article Daniel Pabst, one of BHG's first articles and still a favorite BoringHistoryGuy   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 18, 2015 To BoringHistoryGuy, Wikipedia is an avocation. He will "research the hell out of a subject" and create or contribute to an article, many with a tie to Philadelphia. Just last week he was acknowledged as a pending changes reviewer and a trusted user and creator of referenced articles (autopatrolled). Recognized for Research, Research, Research. Submit a nomination
Athanasius of Alexandria Bernard Mc Nally   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 25, 2015 Continuous attention as the primary maintainer of one of our more central Christian articles, Athanasius of Alexandria, one of our listed vital articles and maintaining equilibrium on its talk page. Recognized for Focussed effort Notable work Athanasius of Alexandria Submit a nomination	A groundhog on the Laval University campus, Darylgolden's teahouse profile photo Darylgolden   Editor of the Week for the week beginning Febuary 1, 2015 A self-described "freelance editor" doing a variety of tasks depending on what he feels like doing. Usually it will consist of cleanup-related behind-the-scenes dredge duty. A diligent and probing AfC reviewer. Recognized for Notable work An active member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation Submit a nomination	Eliphas Levi's Pentagram, figure of the microcosm, the magical formula of Man, one of the symbols of WikiProject Occult. OccultZone   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 8, 2015 OZ does the hidden behind-the-scenes types of low-profile edits that are the lifeblood of the encyclopedia, adding content with patience and perseverance. His work is in the background but his effort is "top drawer", Recognized for Submit a nomination
The Carptrash Award Carptrash   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 15, 2015 A great collaborator and Wikipedia Veteran that does all of his work in the article mainspace, where it should be done. 10 years ago he edited Corrado Parducci. He still watches over it with care. Recognized for Mentorship, Workmanship, Friendship Notable works most recently The List of United States post office murals Submit a nomination	Adam and Eve in the Garden Mmeijeri   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 22, 2015 While working on religious articles, Mmeijeri Identifies and accommodates the concerns of fellow editors. He has a willingness to engage in legitimate debate Recognized for Fairness and unbiased editing Notable work Historical Jesus Submit a nomination	User:Howicus/Adoption school Howicus   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 1, 2015 An adopter who never says "No", he is extremely helpful to everyone that shows up at his door. . Recognized for Good deeds with an open and welcoming spirit of friendship Notable work Participants to his Adoption School Submit a nomination
A furry mammal Mandruss   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 8, 2015 Mandruss's self-described interests include history, various sciences, aviation, humor, furry mammals, designing unreadable CAPTCHAs, and musing about the future of civilization. Recognized for making helpful suggestions and tips about editing to all that visit his talkpage. Submit a nomination	Wikipedia:Featured Lists Cowlibob   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 15, 2015 Known for his high quality DYK contributions, he is a major contributor to hundreds of articles about film, actors, etc. At FLC he actively helps new editors rather than just point to where help is. His efforts to create lists for the movie world keep Wikipedia in touch with today's movie aficionado. Recognized for His friendly demeanor and hard work Notable work Has already created 5 lists this year Submit a nomination	Sunshine on a cloudy day I dream of horses   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 22, 2015 A hard-working editor that holds the reader and her fellow editors in high esteem. Her dedication, diligence and quality work is commendable and praiseworthy. Recognized for being a true role model for all Wikipedians. Notable work Spreading WikiLove all over the place Submit a nomination
Although he enjoys the Barouque period, this is not an image of Editor Contaldo80 Contaldo80   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 29, 2015 A focused content contributor with almost 75% of his edits to article main space. With over 20 articles on Historic subjects, he is an active member of the LGBT Wikipedia community. Recognized for being a role model for congenial and fair-minded participation in talk page discussions Notable work Homosexuality and Roman Catholicism Submit a nomination	Sand from a sandbox Jweaver28   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 5, 2015 Active since early 2012. A No-Drama hard-working creator with 90% of her edits into article space. An editor to be emulated. Recognized for articles on minor historical figures Notable work(s) George Wythe and Edward Coles Submit a nomination	A proud member of WikiProject Songs Kikichugirl   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 12, 2015 Active since July 2013, always uses edit summary to gently inform newbies of the bad news, an extremely valuable and important role model, 35% of her 10K edits are to article space, Recognized for Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams Tour, AfC reviewer, vandal-fighter. Notable work(s) Her best Quality is her supportive demeanor with Newbies. She retains editors when they are fresh and eager to participate Submit a nomination
Her Motto: Contribute, let go. Liz   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 19, 2015 A Voice of Reason and Positive Answers Recognized for Diplomacy. Her willingness to step out of the crowd to impart a positive forwarding message to anyone that will listen. Notable work(s) the categorization of WikiProjects, Diplomacy at Talk:Gamergate controversy and many Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. Submit a nomination	A twenty-sided die (d20) as used in wargaming and roleplaying, most famously in Dungeons & Dragons. Technical 13   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 26, 2015 Provides a calming professional voice behind-the-scenes on the technical side of Wikipedia which can be a hornets nest of contention. Recognized for a level of prestige and vigorous and eloquent participation Submit a nomination	Vandalism Fighter TheMesquito   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 5, 2015 an incredibly hardworking community member. Lots of effort to "get it right". High-quality reverts, AGF, and vandalism patrol and still a pleasure to work with. Recognized for Reviews AFCs and civilly participating in heated discussions. Submit a nomination
Ritchie's coffee stained Wikipedia mug Ritchie333   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 10, 2015 Ritchie333 saves articles. He finds articles and improves them until they are perfectly acceptable and up to Wikipedia standards. He works at GA, both in promoting articles to GA status (38) and in reviewing the GA nominations of others. Recognized for creating more than 60 new articles and more than 40 GAs. He has the best interests of the project at heart and always demonstrates courtesy and common sense. Notable work(s) How newbies see templates, Don't template the retirees, Wikipedia doesn't own you, The Dumpy test, and Hit and run editors. Submit a nomination	This page intentionally left blank	Chris is a rider as well as a speller Chris the speller   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 24, 2015 One of the 30 most active editors, Chris is neither a bot nor an administrator. He feels his time is best spent correcting deficiencies in Wikipedia. Recognized for Over 300000 edits Notable work(s) Spreads The Kindness Campaign efforts by word and deed Submit a nomination
A Black Ribbon Intothatdarkness   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May, 2015 Content creator, reviewer, defeater of vandalism and supporter of civility. Likes vigilantes, and the cavalry, and cowboys and indians, and all assortment of things about the West---then and now. Member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history and Wikipedia:WikiProject American Old West Recognized for Steady efforts to improve WP Notable work(s) American Indian Wars and United States Army Remount Service Submit a nomination	An image Buffaboy created Buffaboy   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 7, 2015 He has solid body of positive participation at Utica, New York in spite of a hostile work environment, and has singlehandedly taken the article to file for a GA review. He is also working on Fort Wayne, Indiana to achieve a similar goal. Recognized for creating quality articles and then overseeing their quality. Notable work(s) Ongoing article edits at New Buffalo Bills Stadium, Niagara Falls, New York, Buffalo, New York and Erie Canal Harbor. Submit a nomination	aka The Snail Lady Invertzoo   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 14, 2015 A special, polite, hard-working, helpful, dedicated, persistent editor Recognized for Her life-long interest in invertebrate zoology and spreading "Aloha" throughout WikiWorld. Notable work Wikipedia:WikiProject Gastropods Submit a nomination
Atlanta at Night Jessicapierce   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 21, 2015 She enjoys working behind the scenes. With her solid work ethic, she always previews her edits before submitting. Recognized for Her broad-based involvement all across Wikipedia articles with 97% of her efforts in article space and 99% edit summary usage. Submit a nomination	This page intentionally left blank	Robert McClenon   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 5, 2015 Works at mediating disputes, as well as at the Teahouse, Help Desk, administrative noticeboards, and provides valuable personal insight. Recognized for Submit a nomination
Prescription for Resources NQ   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 12, 2015 Helps develope the encyclopedia by having impossible to find sources made available to aid in verification. Difficult to find or cost-prohibitive sources can prove insurmountable to some editors. He, along with all the regular contributors at the Resource Exchange, know where to look for hard-to-locate sources. The kind of completely unnoticed work he does is one of WP's most important tasks. Recognized for Work @ Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange Notable work Tries to create a kind of virtual library. Submit a nomination	DragonZero   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 19, 2015 Diligent work in the Category:WikiProject Anime and manga participants Recognized for bringing 8 articles to GA status, 3 to FL and for tireless improvements to numerous articles Notable work(s) In the Area of Anime and Manga Submit a nomination	Eagle Scout Knot IllaZilla   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 26, 2015 Does behind-the-scenes work with templates and categories and helps clean up vandalism. Has a fondness for WP and shares his photographic work at Commons Recognized for creating over 200 articles. Notable work(s) Wikipedia:WikiProject Alien and Wikipedia:WikiProject Post-hardcore Submit a nomination
Peace Nableezy   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 2, 2015 A quality editor in one of our most contentious topics, the Israel/Palestine conflict. Recognized for persistence in the face of duress Notable work(s) Gaza War (2008-09), Al-Azhar Mosque. Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel Palestine Collaboration, Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel, and Wikipedia:WikiProject Palestine. Submit a nomination	Tennis Yimingbao   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 9, 2015 Does the job of filling in and formatting loads of numbers into simple readable tables in many, many election and sporting event articles. Recognized for displaying the responsibility of daily commitment to edit minor changes. Notable works List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2015 Submit a nomination	Star of David Telaviv1   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 16, 2015 Understands mutual editorial collaboration of equals. Discusses contentious material with fairness and good faith. Recognized for Wikipedians working together Notable work Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel Submit a nomination
Alumnus of Sapienza University of Rome Alessandro57   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 23, 2015 A friendly and collaborative content contributor since 2006 who improves the encyclopedia in the field of architecture among other high-quality work. Recognized for The quality of his work Notable work(s) Santi Simone e Giuda, Rome, Cuisine of Corsica, Cistern of Aspar, Florestano Di Fausto, Gül Mosque, Rospigliosi family. Submit a nomination	A WikiGnome Quinto Simmaco   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 30, 2015 A student of Wikipedia policy, a helpful and friendly contributor. One of the unsung heroes of the encyclopedia. Recognized for doing his part to keep Wikipedia a reliable and neutral source of information Submit a nomination	Musical Clef Kokoro20   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 7, 2015 focusing on keeping the facts on punk rock and alternative rock articles updated. Recognized for "Just the facts, Jack!" Notable work(s) Three GAs and contributing to a great many other GAs Submit a nomination
Proud Cheesehead Favre1fan93   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 13, 2015 With over 23000 edits, 9 DYKs, 8 GAs and 2 FLs. A sounding board whenever there are issues in these areas. Recognized for Dedication and hard work on many articles Notable work(s) Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Marvel and DC Submit a nomination	This page intentionally left blank	Flag of Saint Lucia Gene93k   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 27, 2015 7 years of continuous deletion sorting at AfD. That's ~145,000 deletion sorts! Recognized for True Dedication in a under-appreciated venue Submit a nomination
Royal Arms of England (1198-1340) Rodw   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 4, 2015 A true Original with the sole intent of making Wikipedia better. Recognized for Reviewing and improving GA or FA candidates and helping editors with the process Notable work(s) 13 featured articles and 100 plus good articles Submit a nomination	Alpha Phi Omega GoingBatty   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 11, 2015 Recognized for being a calming voice of reason and his work at improving the encyclopedia are phenomenal Notable work(s) A 1/4 million edits and another 3/4 million edits through BattyBot. Fixes WP articles with AWB, HotCat, WPCleaner and many others. One of the chief architects of the "Typo rules" that AWB uses. Disambiguator Hall of Fame member, Wikipedia:WikiProject The Beatles member, Wikipedia:Typo Team member and Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting member. Submit a nomination	Defender of the Reader Huldra   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 18, 2015 An editor of courage and endurance Recognized for Her willingness to edit in the face of abuse and remain calm Notable work The Israel/Palestine Arena Submit a nomination
Senior Editor Kraxler   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 25, 2015 9 year veteran with over 36000 edits and 1800 articles. 72% of his edits are on mainspace. Recognized for creating quality articles Submit a nomination	Dodgers Fan Spanneraol   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 1, 2015 An important member and leader of WP:Baseball and a die-hard LA Dodger fan. This 10 year veteran gives good advice and a helpful hand. Over 3000 articles; 70% of his 83,000 edits have been in mainspace with another 24% in templating and categorizing. A "doer" not a talker. Recognized for updating vital areas of sports article for the benefit of WP readers and statistics researchers Notable work WP:Baseball Submit a nomination	Percy Jackson Task Force Zussman1   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 8, 2015 With admirable drive and a willingness to cooperate with other users this editor (along with others) has revived the Percy Jackson Task-force. Recognized for being praiseworthy, devoted and striving to improve Submit a nomination
Baseball in the 1870's Eposty   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 15, 2015 Known for the quality of what he does; 8,000 edits, 82% in article space, 16% in MLB team standing templates. Recognized for compiling and facilitating information on dozens of sport pages throughout the encyclopedia. Notable work(s) Major League Baseball season articles since the 2011 season. 2015 Major League Baseball postseason, 2015 American League Division Series and the 2015 National League Division Series, and the 2015 World Series Submit a nomination	Hoppyh is interested in the History of the United States Hoppyh   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 22, 2015 Strong contributor who strives to educate them self about WP editing and co-operates with others without regard for accolades. Recognizes a need and fills it. Diligently researches sources and references. Recognized for reviving the Percy Jackson Task-force, Submit a nomination	Wwikix   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 29, 2015 Improves hundreds of articles and categories for lists of cities, towns and villages in the Netherlands and neighboring Belgium by adding worthwhile information. Recognized for Increasing the amount of valuable information Submit a nomination
212 Did You Know?'s Zanhe   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 06, 2015 Created or rewrote 700+ articles. Had many items featured in the In the News and On This Day . Recognized for Improving the geographic balance of Wikipedia articles Submit a nomination	A file that GermanJoe improved GermanJoe   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 13, 2015 Provides guidance and formatting help with a congenial and collaborative tone. Assists fellow editors in need whenever possible Recognized for Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and Germany. Submit a nomination	Charles01 took this photo Charles01   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 27, 2015 Provides guidance and formatting help with a congenial and collaborative tone. Assists fellow editors in need whenever possible Recognized for being active in monitoring and editing all over the Encyclopedia. With his guidance and demeanor, the articles have remained stress and trouble free. He promotes an aura of fairness and friendship. Notable work(s) Deidesheim, Rhenish Republic and currently Ignaz Anton Demeter Submit a nomination

2016

Editors of the Week

The Tsunami Fish VQuakr   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 3, 2016 Always looks for ways to improve the Encyclopedia. Patrols new pages and places maintenance tags where needed Recognized for WikiProject Engineering, WikiProject Oregon and WikiProject History Notable work(s) He promotes an aura of fairness and friendship. Submit a nomination	Seattle's Space Needle Msnicki   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 10, 2016 Respects, appreciates and creates a pleasant work space. Clear eyed, consistent and even in tone. Recognized for Keeping The Peace Notable work(s) Her interests are articles about computers and programming Submit a nomination	Reflective Moments MarnetteD   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 17, 2016 10 year veteran with over 100,000 edits. Reverts vandals, rehabilitates articles, fixes protection templates and , in general, cleans up the messes some editors make. Recognized for Ideal example of a Quality Editor Notable work(s) Many improved Movie and actor articles Submit a nomination
Punta Ala at Sunset Voceditenore   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 24, 2016 This is her tenth anniversary. 85,000 edits and hundreds of articles, primarily about her love, music. Recognized for Her gracious presence and invaluable contributions over the years Notable work(s) Rescues articles, reviews submissions, and is a copyright problems clerk. Busy, busy, busy! Submit a nomination	Life Preserver Donnie Park   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 31, 2016 Since June of 2008 has 62% of edits to mainspace with 66 articles and 22 DYK's. Long-standing, tireless and consistent. A true example of a consistently efficient content editor. Recognized for Quality efforts to improve the Encyclopedia Submit a nomination	Flag of Chicago, Illinois Edge3   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 7, 2016 Develops Good Articles as both a reviewer and author, active participant in the 2013 GAN backlog drive, and works on Advanced Placement Statistics and the featured List of Benet Academy alumni. Recently returned to active editing with a desire to engage the WP community and help ensure the quality of our articles. Recognized for Good Articles, Proactiv, GAN and much more Submit a nomination
This Editor is a WikiBadger Amortias   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 14, 2016 A new arbitration clerk, ("doing very well, thank you"), a vandalism fighter and new page patroller. Recognized for being an unsung hero and creating positive editorial activity Submit a nomination	This page intentionally left blank	A Tarot Card Martinevans123   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 27, 2016 9 years and 77,000 plus edits, wit and humor hide an unsung hero. Daily work at articles to make the encyclopedia better without much reward. Recognized for his witty banter and Private Eye-esque visual humour Submit a nomination
A facsimile of a Happy Squirrel Happysquirrel   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 6, 2016 Mentors new editors to create responsible content creators. Recently active but is already an active teacher and mentor. Recognized for Cheerfull answers at the Teahouse and thought-out comments at Articles for Deletion. Notable work(s) Black Women Syllabus and Chuckmuck Submit a nomination	Wikipedia Ambassador Program member Jaespinoza   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 13,2016 Contributes to many Latin music lists and articles including over 100 DYK's, 30 FL's, and 10 GA's for a genre that is often overlooked. A a pleasure to work with, he has devoted his time and effort to Wikipedia since 2007. Recognized for numerous quality Latin music related lists, DYK's, good articles and being a quality collaborator. Submit a nomination	Editor CLCStudent is the recipient of EotW on behalf of all the other vandal fighters CLCStudent   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 20,2016 Vandal fighting editors perform the behind-the-scenes work not seen by the general community while safe-guarding our mutual commitment to verifiable knowledge. CLCStudent has been actively chasing vandals for only a short time and is is concerned about the care and well-being of WP by understanding the threat that vandals are to the work we all do. Recognized for Submit a nomination
This page intentionally left blank	WikiProject Women in Red SusunW   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 3, 2016 Susun is a vital part of discussions at WP:Women in Red and other important projects Recognized for active membership in Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America, Wikipedia:WikiProject Women's History and Wikipedia:WikiProject Intertranswiki Submit a nomination	Heavenly Pancakes WikiPancake   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April Just six months of contributing for this passionate, vivacious, and friendly new editor. He creates plenty of new content and reaches out to members and nonmembers of the projects he likes. Brings a welcome spirit of camaraderie to his efforts. Recognized for WP:CANUCKS, WP:RRTF, and WP:UBX. Submit a nomination
The Koran Saff V.   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 17, 2016 works on Islam related articles. 13 DYKs since June 2015. Has civility and a willingness to learn. Recognized for Maintaining professional demeanor in a controversial arena Submit a nomination	Aviation Jetstreamer   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 24, 2016 This "great editor with a great ethic" loves airplanes and does great work on a number of airline articles. Constantly improving the overall quality of Wikipedia content. Recognized for 100+ articles related to WikiProject Airports and WikiProject Aviation Submit a nomination	São Paulo, Brazil Giso6150   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 1, 2016 30,000 edits, 92 articles, perfect edit summary usage. Enriches the encyclopedia with patience and concern. Recognized for revitalizing the inactive WikiProject Brazil, creating articles about the districts of São Paulo Notable work Francisco Prestes Maia. Submit a nomination
Improves the encyclopedia Bradv   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 8, 2016 10K to mainspace, uses the summary 97% of the time, recently re-activated, fights vandalism. The majority of his time is spent helping other editors. Recognized for Fighting Vandalism Submit a nomination	CAT Shearonink   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 15, 2016 Hard worker, talks sense. Former IRC help channel participant. "One of the most thoughtful, considerate editors I know" was said of him by a veteran editor. Recognized for A DYK machine Submit a nomination	Sunset at Land's End in San Francisco Ukexpat   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 22, 2016 Helps editors--new and old at OTRS and the Teahouse. Over 109k edits. Active editors with over 100k edits that focusses on helping fellow collaborators Recognized for Helpfulness as a major concern Submit a nomination
This page intentionally left blank	One of Hordaland's Favorite Images Hordaland   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 5, 2016 A prolific editor with a stunning 66% of edits in article space, editing primarily in medicine-related articles Recognized for High standards of work on medicine-related articles Notable work(s) Sleep and related articles Submit a nomination	Educator Adrian J. Hunter   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 12, 2016 An editor who started editing in August 2006, a dedicated WikiGnome who helps wherever he can Recognized for Work at the Help Desk Submit a nomination
This page intentionally left blank	Proud to be a New Englander Thewellman   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 25, 2016 An 8 year vet with a large body of article work (over 100 articles) in a variety of interests such as transportation, firearms, rivers, water and many more. Friendly and helpful, his 70% article namespace total shows an editor that is here to work Recognized for High standards of, and dedication to, article work Submit a nomination	Cheesehead to the Core Boghog   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 2, 2016 Excellent work on science related articles and willing to help out in topics such as medicine and science. Added bonus of having a knowledge level that produces quality articles. A no-nonsense kind of editor. Recognized for Work at WikiProject Medicine Submit a nomination
Seppi333   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 9, 2016 Always friendly and constructively active at and around WT:PHARM and Template talk:Infobox drug. Seppi was patient and persistent and succeeded in gaining the first pharmacology FA star in over three years. Recognized for Bringing Amphetamine to FA status and Adderall and Methamphetamine to GA status. Submit a nomination	Megalibrarygirl   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 16, 2016 Creates new articles and participates in WP:AfD. The driving force for creating the redlists of WikiProject Women in Red. Monthly updates metrics lists and works on adding women's articles to surname lists. Welcomes and mentors new editors. Recognized for WikiProject Women in Red and others Submit a nomination	Let's talk it out SummerPhDv2.0   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 23, 2016 Dedicated to assist in creating the best Wikipedia possible... a lightning rod. Recognized for Being a Discussion Catalyst Notable work Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia) Submit a nomination
This page intentionally left blank	Photograph by Michael Barera Michael Barera   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 6, 2016 Michael has made substantive content edits since 2011 with impressive Commons image contributions. "One of the politest and most hardworking editors here" Recognized for His cumulative contributions Notable work Image contributions to Commons Submit a nomination	This page intentionally left blank
Zhaozhou Bridge Corinne   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 13, 2016 Tireless and persistent copy editing of articles submitted to the Guild of Copy Editors (GOCE). Meticulous attention to detail and unique ability to turn a phrase. Does not pick the low-hanging fruit that is easy to copy-edit. . Recognized for Collaborating to find solutions Submit a nomination	Ristic Palace at Night Nvvchar   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 27, 2016 High quality contributions to articles related to the geography of several countries, especially India. Always polite and humble in many good collaborations with other editors. Recognized for being "A gem of an editor" Submit a nomination	Extinct Dodo is a Favorite FunkMonk   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 3, 2016 An amiable, polite and helpful editor; a good colleague with an abundance of GAs and FAs to his name Recognized for Contributions about extinct animals at WikiProject Birds Submit a nomination
Flag of England Ghmyrtle   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 10, 2016 10 year veteran with 888 articles. A stalwart at music articles, adding good material and avoiding drama. Thousands of contributions to geographical articles with good eye for detail Recognized for A patient editor willing to suggest help rather than fight Submit a nomination	A driving force in the Women in Red Project Ipigott   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 17, 2016 Multi-lingual, Ian speaks English, Danish, French, German, Spanish, as well as a working knowledge of Dutch and other Scandinavian. He is an amazing resource in helping with translations and sourcing. He has been extremely active in creating articles focused on Scandinavia, Luxembourg, music, art, architecture, literature and women. Over 20 entries to GA and over 200 articles to DYK. Reliable, authentic, bright, and articulate. Recognized for His tireless efforts to improve Wikipedia Notable work(s) Extremely active in creating articles focused on Scandinavia, Luxembourg, music, art, architecture, literature and women. A Renaissance man and champion of the Women in Red project Submit a nomination	Lancashire and Cumbria Peter I. Vardy   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 24, 2016 A quiet, methodical, unassuming and careful article creator. Over 100K in contributions. 510 DYK's and 2075 entire articles. Stunning, top quality, mostly faultless creation of articles for the North West of England churches. Recognized for An unassuming and efficient editor who makes huge contributions. Submit a nomination
Member of WikiProject Radio Stations Teblick   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 1, 2016 Creates and edits articles about old radio programs and those who performed on them and helps fellow researchers via resources to research old time radio. Recognized for Old-Time Radio Program Research Submit a nomination	Member of Generation X Dawnseeker2000   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 8, 2016 A tireless vandal fighter and article editor...especially on the subject of earthquakes with a polite and humble attitude. Recognized for Protecting and maintaining articles over a wide range of topics Submit a nomination	] Editor Mjrmtg loves abandoned buildings Mjrmtg   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 10, 2016 Extensive contributions of over 14,000 of his own photos to the Commons, categorizes images on the Commons, identifies photos needing deletion. Combats vandalism in his spare time Recognized for Provided a massive image database for the US state of Georgia Submit a nomination
Member of WikiProject Beer Irondome   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 22, 2016 Outstanding at bringing civilized diplomacy into articles where conflict is endemic. Trusted and respected by all parties and takes time to mentor promising young editors. Recognized for Being "... a very rare bird". Notable work Bringing Peace to the Israel/Palestine Discussion Submit a nomination	Emblem of India Strike Eagle   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 29.2016 Well-known among the many editors who work on articles related to Indian military. Strike eagle has over 16,000 edits and played a significant role in improving 6 articles to GA level and 16 DYK's and 5 made it into 'In the news..' Recognized for Active participant at Indian Military articles Submit a nomination	Women's Soccer Hmlarson   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 5, 2016 Editing Wikipedia over five years and has logged 14K+ edits. Helped promote six article about women football players to the Good article status, three were eligible for the Quarter Million Award as well. 220+ articles about women's football or related topics. Women's football is an area that is rarely edited on Wikipedia and Hmlarson has done a fantastic job improving it. Their dedicated work for the topic through all these years is amazing and inspirational. Recognized for Maintaining, writing, and improving articles about Women's football Submit a nomination
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez fan AJona1992   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 12, 2016 Selena-related articles, especially the article about Selena herself. Taking No Me Queda Más to FA status was the first time that an article about a Spanish-language song has ever achieved such an accolade. In addition, a very pleasant guy to work with. Recognized for A singular focus Notable work(s) Selena, No Me Queda Más Submit a nomination	Sunset at Huntington Beach ThePlatypusofDoom   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 19,2016 Great work and effort into several types of articles (over 8,000 in only 6 months) and actively participates in discussions related to block users and WP:ANI. He a great help in the AfC process and has done loads of vandalism reverting with Twinkle and Huggle Recognized for Diversified diligence Notable work A great example for newcomers to follow. Submit a nomination	Coordinator of the Military History Project Zawed   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 26, 2016 Created over 120 articles (which are mostly of B-class or higher), 8 A-class articles, more than 30 good articles and 4 articles featured on DYK. While reviewing many GA nominations, he takes the extra step of cleaning up the article himself Recognized for being a nominee for the 2013 "Military Historian of the Year" award Notable work Military History Project Submit a nomination
Editor resides in the Land of Lincoln Lincolning   Editor of the Week for the week beginning Decmber 3, 2016 Takes great care and time maintaining the Chicago Cubs and the 2016 and 2017 Chicago Cubs season articles which require daily diligence to keep them updated, current and vandal-free. He also spends quality time editing the many Michigan State Spartan sports articles as well as a slew of many other far-ranging articles related to sports teams and conferences. He monitors many varied College conference templates. Recognized for A conscientious editor (95% of his 7000 edits are to mainspace articles) that deserves notice and support Notable work(s) 2016 Chicago Cubs season, 2017 Chicago Cubs season, Wikipedia:WikiProject College football, Wikipedia:WikiProject College basketball Submit a nomination	Thie editor plays the violin PatTag2659   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 10, 2016 Active participant in the daily editing of the various Timelines of the presidency of Barack Obama. Made sure the timelines were pertinent and important in a historic sense and that they remained free from political bluster. Brevity and clarity were the guiding precepts. Recognized for maintaining a neutral point of view on Obama-related timelines Notable work(s) Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2012), Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2013), Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2014), Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2015) and Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2016) Submit a nomination	Flag of New York City Masterknighted   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 17, 2016 Creates relevant articles and takes time to fix the edits of others, even doing the tedious work of completing the citation information. A great positive attitude in discussions with other editors and persistent efforts in the creation and editing of articles (244). Recognized for dedication to the behind-the-scenes work of Wikipedia Notable work(s) Member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts and Wikipedia:WikiProject New York City Submit a nomination
This editor received the Four Award Sturmvogel 66   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 24, 2016 Editor of the Week for destubbing a number of ship articles during Africa Destubbathon during Oct and Nov 2016 and continuing to take a number of them to GA status. Recognized for Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathonand judging the 2017 WikiCup Notable work Courageous-class battlecruiser Submit a nomination

2017

Editors of the Week

The open cabildo on May 22, 1810, by Pedro Subercaseaux, depiction of the May 22 open cabildo Cambalachero   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 14, 2017 A Wikipedian for almost nine years, Cambalachero has created a whopping 117 Did You Knows. This fine encyclopedic contributor has significantly contributed to two featured articles and helped promote 18 articles to good status, primarily within the scope of Argentinian history. Despite winning the award, Cambalachero humbly notes that although his fluency in English is not optimal, he puts his mind towards contributing as "best he can" and "[working] harder." Recognized for Writing May Revolution, an article central to Argentinian history, and 2013 Rosario gas explosion, which presents information on a disaster near his own residence. Submit a nomination	Plantar fasciitis TylerDurden8823   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 21, 2017 A Wikipedian since March 2012, Tyler has dedicated over 90% of his 25,000 contributions primarily to refining medical articles. A physician and member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine, Tyler continually improves health content through his true knack of careful copyediting, simultaneously improving article readability and accuracy. He uses a fine comb while searching for nuanced inaccuracies, such as this run. Recognized for Refining medical content, improving the integrity of this critical, frequently read part of Wikipedia. Notable work(s) Acne vulgaris, Plantar fasciitis, Psoriasis, and Hypothyroidism. Tyler has also edited the following articles over 200 times: Bipolar disorder, Bronchitis, Osteopathic manipulative medicine, Interstitial cystitis, Ebola virus disease, Touro University California, Gynecomastia. Submit a nomination	Old white arabian mare on a summer pasture White Arabian Filly   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 28, 2017 A vigorous article creator since November 2015, White Arabian Filly has created a plethora of high-quality articles, ranging from the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration to the featured article Bud Dunn, which was "Today's Featured Article" on October 26, 2016. She has demonstrated active involvement in the WikiProject Equine. When leading or participating in discussions regarding content disputes, White Arabian Filly demonstrates honesty, a fun-loving and collaborative spirit, and careful consideration of Wikipedia's policies. Recognized for Stellar contributions to WikiProject Horse racing articles Notable work(s) Bud Dunn, Billie Nipper, Black Allan (horse), Midnight Sun (horse), Naborr, Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Submit a nomination
Ohio State University SuperHamster   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 4, 2017 Founder and president of Wikipedia Connection. Coordinated off-wiki events that have benefited the Wikimedia projects and the Wikimedia community. These include "wiknics", workshops, art and feminism, Wikipedia:Meetup/Columbus/Women in Computing Edit-a-thon 2017, Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Columbus. A member of the OTRS team. One of the organizers of 2016's Wikipedia:Wikipedia Asian Month Recognized for dedicated on-wiki and off-wiki efforts Notable work David Hudson (pioneer) Submit a nomination	3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, Zwerg Nase	Bradford Civic Playhouse ColinFine   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 18, 2016 Constantly sharing constructive and incisive comments, answers, advice and direction. A mainstay at the Reference Desk, the Help Desk and the Teahouse. Recognized for His personal manner balances out some of the difficulties that new editors can experience Submit a nomination
Flag of India Exemplo347   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 25, 2017 brief description of recipient and the reasons for being recognized Recognized for brief summary of reasons for being recognized Notable work links to notable articles (optional) Submit a nomination	Editor Supports Women Lutzv   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 4, 2017 Hard at work creating the encyclopedia. Editor since 2006 but active the last couple. 4000+ with a remarkable 97% in mainspace and always a concise edit summary. A trouble-free editor and a good example to all Recognized for Work at Wikipedia:Requested articles/Biographies/Jewish figures and attended Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WomeninJewishHistory2016 Notable work(s) Sh'erit ha-Pletah, Qatar National Library, National German-American Alliance Submit a nomination	Editor is from South Africa Bruce1ee   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 11, 2017 Displays a true workmanlike demeanor. Worthy and deserving, with 70K in edits with 2/3rds to article mainspace and 100% usage of the edit summary and almost 80 DYK contributions. Congenial and helpful to all that have visited his talk page over the years. A WikiGnome and key author on dozens of articles about bands, musicians, albums, songs, literary authors and their works, etc. Recognized for being a regular and consistent contributor since the very beginning of WP Notable work Burger's Daughter Submit a nomination
This editor is a Mathematician Wcherowi   Editor of the Week for the week beginning Marcc 18, 2017 Provides hard-to-grasp information with clarity. Anticipates the level of his audience. Active since 2014, and spends 85% of his edits to writing and improving math articles Recognized for Non-Euclidean geometry, Projective Geometry, Conic section, Oval (projective plane), History of Mathematics Notable work(s) Hall plane. Orthogonal array, Unital (geometry) and von Staudt conic Submit a nomination	Science Chhandama   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 26, 2017 10 year veteran of WP but active since 2013. 92% of his 8000 edits are to article space and he always leaves an edit summary. Created over 150 articles and has contributed 16 to Did You Know. He has contributed extensively to the article about Rosalind Franklin, a noted English chemist. Recognized for extensive article-space contributions Notable work(s) Wikipedia:WikiProject Genetics, Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine, Wikipedia:WikiProject India Submit a nomination	This page intentionally left blank
Editor created the article on paintbrushes Steel1943   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 8, 2017 Active editor for past 5 years with 80,000 edits. Toils in the shadows, doing necessary work to keep Wikipedia uncluttered and readable: finding articles that were created by mistake and nominating them for deletion, doing necessary maintenance at XFD discussions, carrying out move requests, or creating disambiguation pages. Recognized for being a Wikignome Submit a nomination	Improves the encyclopedia Treybien   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 15, 2017 Over 100K edits accomplishmed, 99% of which are to main articles space. This editor nds his time, hard at work, improving the encyclopedia. Compliments speak to his ability to improve articles without creating mayhem, strife or discord; "You greatly improved the article", "It's so much better now", "...the attention it needed", "You improved it a lot", and many more. Recognized for language skills Submit a nomination	Tireless efforts concerning the Belgian articles Brigade Piron   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 23, 2017 One of Wikipedia's most valuable contributors when it comes to Belgian history. Editing for over five years now, making 30,000+ edits so far and authoring 25 good articles. Brigade Piron is prolific at countering systemic bias. Greatly improved many African history articles, a much needed initiative, and continues to do so. Recognized for protecting articles Submit a nomination
LGBT Barnstar Flyer22 Reborn   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 30, 2017 A veteran ten-year editor with over 252,000 edits. She has put up with a lot. She watches articles such as Pedophilia etc. and deals with difficult editors that contentious subjects draw. She engages these editors on equal terms and controls content at these articles. Knowledge, persistence, and patience is shown over and over, and she is many time alone. The majority of her edits (63%) are in article space and she is an avid user of the edit summary (97%). Recognized for recovering from a bad expertience Submit a nomination	Cat Lover Twofingered Typist   Editor of the Week for the week beginning may 7, 2017 Edits at Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests at a professional level day after day. See all the articles s/he has edited at Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests/Archives/2016 and Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests/Archives/2017 Has received many barnstars and awards. Easy to discuss things with and does not get into conflicts. Recognized for Tireless Copy Editing Submit a nomination	Asssumes Good faith Doug Coldwell   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 13, 2017 Editor for 11 years, created almost 800 articles, and nearly 500 have become WP:DYKs. See here. He has made over 40,000 live edits, and uploaded almost 4000 files to Commons. See here. 64% of his edits are to article space. Tremendous Research and presents meticulously researched articles that explain his constrained total edit count. Recognized for a massive amount of articles created and DYKs. The soul of cooperative editing. Submit a nomination
Peaceful Editing Therequiembellishere   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 20, 2017 Veteran 10 years editor with more than 90,000 edits. Created 80 articles, but his best contributions are quiet ones: tweaks to improve articles, repetitive cleanup jobs, etc. Specializes in the kind of almost-invisible work that keeps Wikipedia readable. Recognized for Quality work in Mainspace Submit a nomination	Softlavender Scenic Lavender Field   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 27, 2017 A hard-at-work 10+ year veteran with over 50,000 edits. 82 article created. Her excellent diplomatic skills are a true example of the type of editor that is the backbone of this encyclopedia. Recognized for Outstanding negotiating and mediation skills Notable work(s) Creating and maintaining articles over a wide range of topics. Nomination page	Ever vigilant Colonies Chris   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 4, 2017 Constant cleaning up, applying logic and thus giving WP greater authority and renown Recognized for Tireless maintaining of articles over a wide range of topics. Submit a nomination
Cpaaoi   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 11, 2017 Cpaaoi is a brand new editor, learning his way around WikiWorld. He is learning by watching any corrections made to his contributions so he can understand the lay of the land. He sees corrections as collaboration. He foregoes confrontations. Recognized for little nuggets of insight Submit a nomination	Wikipedia:WikiProject Microbiology Member Icebob99   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 18, 2017 In a short time, Icebob99 has taken strides to learn Wikipedia guidelines carefully, while demonstrating an open mind when responding to criticism. This editor demonstrates a willingness to go to lengths to discuss issues with other editors. Recognized for Displaying a willingness and eagerness to learn Submit a nomination	History Buff Orser67   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 25, 2017 Solid contributor since 2013. Works on improving various United States election and campaign articles and articles about many U.S. presidents. Editing political articles can be treacherous and prone to pitfalls and conflict. But Orser67 is congenial and diplomatic in conversation and takes time to compliment which helps create dialogue rather than drama. Recognized for a demeanor that deserves acknowledgement. Notable work(s) Presidency of Woodrow Wilson, Presidency of Calvin Coolidge, Presidency of William McKinley, Presidency of John Quincy Adams, Presidency of Barack Obama and Presidency of Donald Trump Submit a nomination
Flag of Mexico Tbhotch   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 2, 2017 One of Wikipedia's leading Mexican editors and a pleasure to work with. Many FA, GA, ITN, and DYK articles Recognized for Maintenance work at WikiProject Mexico and a member of many varied Wikipedia projects Submit a nomination	Student7 worked on this article many years ago Student7   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 9, 2017 An editor since 2006 with over 70,000 edits and created more than 170 articles on a very broad range of subjects. Works quietly and maintains a low profile while making enormous contributions to the encyclopedia. Recognized for A mentor to many Submit a nomination	A Guide for how to edit Robert McClenon   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 16, 2017 Editor since 2005 with 50,000+ edits and a previous EotW two years ago. Helpfulness at the Dispute Resolution page, the Help Desk, the Teahouse and elsewhere. Recognized for being polite and patient Submit a nomination
Flag of Connecticut Rtkat3   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 23, 2017 He performs the small fixes that make a big difference,; fixing DAB links, template errors, broken formatting, cleaning up after himself. Has made substantial and incredibly useful edits with care and attention. Maintains large lists. Recognized for being dedicated to detail Submit a nomination	Montanabw   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 30. 2017 Well known for her work on equine articles and the fauna and numerous varied subjects of the "Big Sky" region of the US. Worthy, competent, deserving of acclaim, special, level-headed, pleasant. Her value to WP is immense. Recognized for Notable work(s) Arabian horse, Horse, Mustang Submit a nomination	Shakespeare is a favorite topic Johnuniq   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 6, 2017 A supporter of those who do significant content development and realizes that getting along with other editors can be the hardest part of Wikipedia. He strives toward that end. Recognized for his continuous collaboration and great contributions Submit a nomination
TV Drovethrughosts   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 13, 2017 Works at improving the quality of television-related articles and is attuned with the established standard and structure of Wikipedia's episodic TV articles, templates and images. Using clear, precise descriptions and responses he tailors his message to his audience. Recognized for Mentoring and educating editors new and old Notable work(s) The Walking Dead (TV series), The Office (U.S. TV series), and 24 (TV series) Submit a nomination	This is NOT Jack1956 Jack1956   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 20, 2017 A good and accurate encyclopedia is his intent. Makes improvements and contributions having made diligent search efforts. A Userpage quote says it all: "I feel as if I have been waiting for Wikipedia all my life; ever since I was a boy I have been collecting snippets of information, as well as books, pamphlets, documents and letters, photographs and postcards of people and historic events, etc." Recognized for Notable work(s) Charles Dickens and Gilbert & Sullivan Submit a nomination	Staffordshire Bull Terriers Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 27, 2017 Humorous, civil, teacher, open to discussion, deletes spam, works at the Military History Wikiproject. 40000 edits, 8 DYKs, 6 GAs, and many articles created and expanded. Recognized for Improving the encyclopedia with innumerable and varied contributions. Submit a nomination
WikiProject Birds Craigthebirder   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 3, 2017 Updates, creates and monitors lists of bird and their habitats providing readers with great and important access to information. Recognized for maintaining bird lists Submit a nomination	University of Cambridge coat of arms Sitush   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 10, 2017 A defender and resource of all "pages India". Keeps the place clean from all sorts of corruption, etc. A vigilant, active and patient monitor and adviser. Recognized for maintaining Wikipedia standards Submit a nomination	Flag of the United Kingdom Cordless Larry   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 17, 2017 Active Teahouse Advisor, Volunteer Response Team volunteer WP:OTRS Recognized for being a very patient person! Notable work Somalis in the United Kingdom Submit a nomination
Flag of Sweden Bonadea   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 24,2017 A great example of a calm, levelheaded and valuable editor who has focused on vandal fighting since 2007 and brings questionable usernames and edit warring to the attention of administrators. Always uses the edit summary to explain her actions. Recognized for effectively communicating with fellow editors Submit a nomination	The Grateful Dead Mudwater   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 1, 2017 10 years of editing articles and creating lists. Varied interests from gun laws in the U.S. to hot dogs. Over 42000 high quality edits Recognized for Quality content creation and diplomacy Notable works List of breweries in Illinois, List of regional dishes of the United States Submit a nomination	Symbol for a Merge Vote Klbrain   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 8, 2017 Impressive merge work. An active editor that conveys a friendly and collegiate manner while editing content space and responding to talk messages. Recognized for resolving stale mergers Submit a nomination
WikiProject Anatomy Iztwoz   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 15, 2017 Highly active medical and anatomy editor. Level headed, willing to discuss issues. Able to collaborate with difficult and problematic editors. Recognized for his Committment to quality work in Anatomy mainspace Notable work Wikipedia:WikiProject Anatomy Submit a nomination	Flag of the Philippines Hariboneagle927   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 22, 2017 A dedicated Filipino Wikipedian working diligently for eight years on behalf of WikiProject Philippines. Recognized for his dedication to a topic of interest Submit a nomination	Oknazevad is a railfan Oknazevad   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 29, 2017 An active WP:wikignome and veteran editor since August 2004. Contributions to Wikipedia are diverse, consistent and productive. Rail transport is a topic that interests him. Over 19,000 pages edited with 95% summary use. 77% of his 60K plus edits are in article space. Works toward resolution in any discussion. Recognized for Years of productive contributions Notable works List of current champions in WWE and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Submit a nomination
Coat of Arms of Spain Deisenbe   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 5, 2017 Active since 2014, over 12000 edits, 72% in mainspace and created 67 articles. Always uses edit summary. Has far-ranging and varied interests. Also edits the Spanish WP. Recognized for Erotica, Divorce, Lynching, Segregation Notable works List of Confederate monuments and memorials and Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials. Submit a nomination	A Flat Earth Map Headbomb   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 12, 2017 10 year veteran w/ just under 200K edits, 65% in mainspace. A work-o-holic in science-related articles displaying an adroitness in getting articles past quackery and pseudoscience pushers. Many substantive, exceptionally high-quality contributions to articles and is involved with bot noticeboards WP:BAG and WP:BRFA. Creator of WP:Article Alerts. Recognized for Intelligence and Passsion Notable works Quark, List of baryons, Bouncing ball, Planck's law Submit a nomination	The Bhagirathi River Fowler&fowler   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 19, 2017 Veteran editor since 2006 with over 32000 edits, 49% in mainspace and edit summary usage of 98%. His continuous efforts are wonderful examples of collaborative editing. Has added dozens of personal collection images of maps and coins and stamps. Takes an active part in dialogues at Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics. Recognized for Collaboration Notable work(s) India, V. S. Naipaul and British Raj Submit a nomination
Maunus was original Image uploader Maunus   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 26, 2017 Languages and linguistics, Mesoamerican culture, and Native American history are his expertise. A veteran editor that has promoted an abundance of Featured Article content. Broadens under-represented area of Wikipedia. Recognized for His contributions Notable work(s) Nahuatl, Mayan languages, Natchez revolt Submit a nomination	Project Mesoamerica Simon Burchell   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 3, 2017 A hard working team-player. Focuses on Mesoamerican (Guatemala and Mexico). Creates maps and uploads free images. Reviews DYK articles, copyediting and fixing along the way. Recognized for 155 DYKs, 7 FAs, 22 GAs Submit a nomination	Mexico Raymie   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 10, 2017 A veteran editor focusing on Mexico topics. Tirelessly translates sources and converts them into English content. Recognized for Imevisión, XELD-TV, XHTVM-TDT Notable work More than 100 DYKs Submit a nomination
Groupuscule is a Go Player Groupuscule   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 17, 2017 Thorough reviewer. . .respectful, understanding, and works well with others Recognized for interactions with other editors Notable work(s) Sergeants' Revolt, Directorio Estudiantil Universitario, and ABC (Cuba) Submit a nomination

2018

Editors of the Week

History of China Applodion   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 7, 2018 Creates fantastic articles about Chinese and Japanese history. Has added 60 citations and numerous articles about the Syrian Civil War. Recognized for Quality editing Notable work(s) Zhou–Chu War, Dapeng (state), Zhoulai, Rokugō rebellion, Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong, War of Qi's succession, and Han–Liu War Submit a nomination	The United Kingdom The C of E   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 14, 2018 Editor since 2008 with 25,000+ edits, 5 GA articles and over 340 DYKs! A hard-working researcher. Presidential M&M's was promoted at DYK and reached over 21,000 views in two days! Dedicated contributor. Recognized for High quality contributions Notable work(s) Silver Cross Tavern and United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls. Submit a nomination	NASCAR MWright96   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 21, 2018 5-year Veteran Wikipedian with over 5 Featured Articles, 77 Good Articles, 80+ Good Article Reviews, and close to 40 DYKs! The go-to expert for motor racing articles, and excels in this under-represented area of Wikipedia. Active with GA backlog. Recognized for helping to create a trustworthy and reliable encyclopedia Notable work(s) 2013 Monaco GP2 Series round and 2017 Mexico City ePrix Submit a nomination
Project Med Foundation Tom.Reding   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 28, 2018 Quietly tackles the hard jobs. 536000 live and undeleted edits. A page mover. Understands "bot" problems. A deserving recipient. Recognized for work in redirect categorization Notable work(s) Wikiproject Astronomy and Wikiproject Tree of Life Submit a nomination	Obscurantist Johannes Reuchlin Zigzig20s   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 11, 2018 Over 5,000 articles created. 10 years of dedication to article space. 140,000+ non-automated edits. Recognized for Dilegence and dedication Submit a nomination
Mathglot   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 18. 2018 Consistently civil and helpful to all WP editors - new and old. Solid non-judgmental adviser to new users, making them feel welcome and valued ...giving encouragement to continue and improve rather than giving up. Recognized for Friendliness Submit a nomination	Of Cornish Desent AustralianRupert   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 25, 2018 Courteous and helpful and a leading editor of military history and Australian articles. Collaborative and cooperative. Recognized for Mentoring Submit a nomination	Citizen of the World Mariordo   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 4, 2018 A contributor of quality text and superb images since 2007 with over 58000 edits. Functions in various languages and has brought many articles to FA/GA status. Always polite and helpful with all editors. An active member of the Green Vehicle Task Force and WP:Transport. Recognized for his excellent work Submit a nomination
A member of WikiProject Video games SharkD   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 11, 2018 A fixer of categories, lists, images, templates, grammatical and formatting errors. A member of WikiProject Video games. A committed veteran editor, edit summary 90% of the time with 41000 edits. Recognized for Diligence and Commitment Notable work(s) Tactical role-playing game and Role-playing video game) Submit a nomination		Ira may be a NY Mets fan Ira Leviton   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 25, 2018 Since 2015, Ira's New York focus works at disseminating knowledge and information in all the spheres of the Wiki. Over 43000 edits with 97% to mainspace: uses edit summary 99% of the time. Constantly adding facts, links, references and correcting errors. Recognized for WP:Typo Team member Notable works 25 articles including List of hospitals in New York City Submit a nomination
	He lights the way! Billhpike   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 8, 2018 A kind demeanor and an ability to find the middle ground. A valuable asset to the WP community. Recognized for efforts @ WikiProject Schools Submit a nomination	QueerFilmNerd is a proud feminist QueerFilmNerd   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 15, 2018 Recently celebrating her 1 year anniversary, a member of WP:Actor and WP:Film, and a member of a group of editors that displayed excellent teamwork at the recent article about the March For Our Lives. The team came together, working on the maps and the article, and created a timely history of the event. Recognized for Talk:March For Our Lives#Maps Notable work(s) Katie McGrath and Ashly Burch Submit a nomination
Oceanflynn's own work Oceanflynn   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 22,2018 Oceanflynn worked on the recent article March For Our Lives and along with others displayed commendable teamwork. See Talk:March For Our Lives#Maps for the positive interactions that created a timely addition to the encyclopedia. Recognized for Teamwork' Submit a nomination	Civility, Maturity, Resposibility Fuzheado   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 29, 2018 A mentor, teacher and example of the power of collaborative editing. Multi-faceted and involved in far-ranging areas of Wikipedia. Recognized for Teamwork Notable work Talk:March For Our Lives#Maps Submit a nomination	WikiProject Oregon Another Believer   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 6, 2018 A Ten year veteran with over 250000 edits with 55% in Mainspace. He has created over 4500 new pages and always uses the edit summary. The first repeat Editor of the Week having received one exactly 5 years ago. Always displays the positive interactions that result in a better encyclopedia. It would be a difficult task to find a more deserving Editor of the Week. Recognized for the teamwork @ Talk:March For Our Lives#Maps Notable work Not My Presidents Day Submit a nomination
185 articles MrX   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 13, 2018 MrX displayed excellent teamwork as part of the team of editors that worked on the recent March For Our Lives. Positive interactions resulting in a timely and quality addition to the encyclopedia. Recognized for Teamwork Notable work A prolific article creator Submit a nomination	Majora is a New York Yankee fan Majora   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 20, 2018 Majora works diligently at maintaining images and cleaning up of our file namespace. A WP:Help desk volunteer that embodies the spirit of the Editor of the Week. Recognized for Forensic science monitoring Notable work(s) in the area of DNA and Genetics Submit a nomination	A Sports fan Ccbbws1999   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 27, 2018 Has created 475 articles and close to 20K edits (almost all in mainspace). Positive comments from other editors abound on his talk page. "Great work on all the article creations", "Nice work jumping right in and creating articles..." Recognized for focusing on expanding the number of articles about various College Football teams, various sports facilities and airports. Submit a nomination
Extensive writing. Lonehexagon   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 3, 2018 Joining Wikipedia in September 2015, Lonehexagon has shown their dedication to improving articles, including condensing repetitive writing, inserting wikilinks, re-organizing content, adding sources, and fixing grammar. They include detailed edit summaries to make it easier for other editors to understand what contributions they have made to a particular article. Moreover, Lonehexagon is dedicated to work on articles that truly need work, has created a number of articles, and has given thoughtful comments at articles for deletion pages. The thankful user page certainly speaks to their attitude towards other editors. Recognized for their conscientious, detailed editing. Notable work(s) 100+ edits: Me Too movement Created: Howard H. Shore, Pamela Merritt, Kelly Davis (reporter) Submit a nomination	Excalibur in Stone SNAAAAKE!!   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 10, 2018 Finding and adding images and expanding articles related to the Arthurian legend. After initial wayward steps and then self-reflection, he made a comeback and is an example that one more chance truly can bring positive results. He produces quality work in a labor of love. He has become a wonderful asset to the community. He is here to help build the encyclopedia and he’s doing an excellent job of it. Recognized for expanding WP's Authurian inventory Notable work(s) Morgan le Fay, Paimpont forest, Brocéliande Submit a nomination	WikiProject Mythology Katolophyromai   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 17, 2018 Thousands of improvements resulting in several GA (good articles) in the field of ancient mythology. Knowledgeable in subjects like religion, mythology, and ancient history, he adds scholarly depth to articles about Greek mythology. A member of a number of humanities-themed WikiProjects, including WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome and WikiProject Religion. Recognized for adding Knowledge to Mythology articles Notable work(s) Inanna, Athena, and Pythagoras, Adonis. Submit a nomination
WikiProject Albums member ANode   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 24, 2018 Active improver of sourcing at music articles, particularly those pertaining to electronic music. Enjoys referencing and discography updating. Has dedicated time to those articles not already assessed at a high quality (some of the more challenging articles to rework and source). Assumes good-faith when dealing with other editors. Recognized for Quality efforts at sourcing Submit a nomination	Stock Market Indices Maxime Vernier   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 1, 2018 An active participant in improving the encyclopedia with a keen interest in finance related articles and creating quality content about businesses. The WP community benefits by identifying and documenting commercial organizations that are notable. Keeps the Stock Market indices up to date. Recognized for List of S&P 400 companies Notable work Envision Healthcare Submit a nomination	Olympics Cameron11598   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 8, 2018 All-purpose editor. A ten year veteran that does it all. Aside from his quality editing, he helps new users on Wikipedia's live IRC support chat, assists @ vandalism reversion work, answers OTRS tickets, manages accounts for The Wikipedia Library, and writes articles about the Olympics. Vast and varied, thoughtful and caring. Recognized for All-around good neighbor Notable work(s) Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Marshall Islands at the 2012 Summer Olympics Submit a nomination
Great Sand Dunes National Park Brian W. Schaller   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 15, 2018 Over 250 Wonderful contributions of original photography to the encyclopedia about natural wonders in America, Australia and Europe. Recognized for Photographic artistry Notable works Great Sand Dunes National Park, Philadelphia and List of Waterfalls Submit a nomination	The Elf Cross Alarichall   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 22, 2018 An academic focused on north-west European medieval history, literature and language, and on modern Icelandic culture. A serious contributor since 2005 improving the quality of articles pertaining to his genre. He has created over 350 new pages. Recognized for Quality edits Notable work(s) Elf, Riddle. 2018 UK higher education strike and Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain Submit a nomination	Icosahedron Chrissymad   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 29, 2018 This two-year veteran is an integral part toward maintaining this project. A prolific vandalism patroller with over 12600 vandalism reverts, reports, and warnings and an excellent reviewer at AfC. Recognized for Dedicated work effort Submit a nomination
Uluru/Ayers Rock, Australia Krakkos   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 5, 2018 Nearly all of 6000 edits to mainspace. Adds to categories and articles and provides images. Quality improvements: validating sourcing and protecting articles from vandals. Recognized for Notable work(s) Wusun, Iranian peoples, Vandals, Goths and Gauls Submit a nomination	PamD is a retired librarian PamD   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 12, 2018 12 year veteran. Creator of nearly 500 substantial stubs and many full articles. Improved the representation of the biographies of women from around the world as well as coverage of rural northern England. Tireless sorter of stubs, tidyer of disambiguation pages, and creator of helpful redirects. Recognized for playing a part in the successful Women in Red project. Notable work(s) articles for the Outlying fells and many other South Lakeland parishes. Submit a nomination	Bloodfox's Own Work Bloodofox   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 19,2018 Active since 2005 creating articles and curating material about Old Norse mythology, related topics and folklore. Hard work on templates, categories, naming, and redirecting. Keeps irrelevant, unsourced and subtrivial material out of our articles. Bloodofox has worked hard to make sure that Wikipedia's coverage of Cryptozoology and related pages distinguish clearly between scientific zoology and folklore/conspiracy theory. Bloodofox spends time undoing things to sustain the quality of Wikipedia while not discouraging good faith contributions. Wikipedia:WikiProject Folklore member, Wikipedia:WikiProject Ancient Germanic studies member, Wikipedia:WikiProject Norse history and culture member Recognized for over a decade of active participation Notable work Improving articles about indigenous beliefs, practices, culture, and values of the Germanic peoples Submit a nomination
	BabbaQ comes from Sweden BabbaQ   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 2, 2018 Began editing in 2010 dedicated to improving articles. Helps and mentors others members with a constant collaborative tone of friendship. Created hundreds of new articles, many about Swedish subjects, music and people that were in short supply. Others articles are discographies and historical biographies. Improved articles with rescuing of sources, moving pages and creating/fixing tables. An active participant in voting and improving articles put up for deletion. Recognized for Mentoring new members, creating articles, improving and expanding articles, behind-the-scenes administrative work, participation in articles for deletion Notable work(s) Created hundreds of articles including Fallet Kevin, Fredrik Önnevall, Fredrik Svensson (presenter), Wille Crafoord, the Sanna Nielsen discography, Kjell Eriksson (radio presenter), John Madigan (ringmaster), Michael Anckarsvärd and many more Submit a nomination	A diligent editor of school articles Steven (Editor)   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 9,2018 A tireless behind-the-scenes editor doing fantastic WIKIGNOME work at WikiProject Schools An active member of that project he is always participating in discussions where his comments are insightful, helpful and highly clueful for an editor of his experience level. A registered editor since late 2016, he only became highly active this year with over 3,000 edits. Indiciative of his par excellance distribution of his efforts; these edits are to over 1,900 different articles. Recognized for his great patience with slow moving Wikipedians Notable work WikiProject Schools Submit a nomination
Original uploader of this image JGHowes   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 16, 2018 This editor was nominated in recognition of his kindness toward a fellow editor and his assistance in bringing a profile of her musician and civil rights advocate father to the front page of Wikipedia. His display of sympathy and empathy were a fine example to all Wikipedia editors. Recognized for Depth of character, generosity, and selfless devotion Notable work Benjamin Steinberg (conductor) Submit a nomination	University of Pennslyvania BoringHistoryGuy   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 23, 2018 Researched and constructed an amazing chart. Found and dealt with copyright issues for dozens of images. Recognized for Creating an article that is Wikipedia at its best Notable works List of American painters exhibiting at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition Submit a nomination	A Female Contributor PlanespotterA320   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 30, 2018 Outstanding contributions to WP's Soviet Union articles. The founder of the WikiProject Soviet Aviation Task Force and its leading editor in this topic having created wonderful articles about WWII personalities (biographies) and aviation collisions. Recognized for Quality contributions and Project leadership Notable work(s) Tatyana Makarova, Olga Sanfirova, and Anastasiya Biseniek Submit a nomination
This Editor is Welsh Kosack   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 7, 2018 Makes outstanding contributions to football articles, particularly about Cardiff City and its players, managers, and history. Over 63 DYKs, 23 GAs and 6 FA Lists. Displays fundamental attention to detail. Recognized for paying attention to details Notable works Colin Hudson, 1876 Scotland v Wales football match, List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons Submit a nomination	Winner of Million Award White Shadows   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 14, 2018 Impressive resume: over 50 DYKs, 43 Good Articles, 8 Good Article Topics, 1 Featured Article, and 2 Featured Article Lists. Brought one of the most viewed articles on Wikipedia, World War II , to GA status. Among the few and privileged Million Award recipients. Dedicated and detailed research is a norm. Wikipedia needs more editors like White Shadows Recognized for membership in WikiProject Military history and WikiProject Ships Notable work(s) World War II to GA status and Austro-Italian ironclad arms race as a DYK Submit a nomination	Flag of Hawaii KAVEBEAR   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 21, 2018 Does outstanding work with Hawaii related articles. Has over 55000 edits and over 150 DYK's, 3 dozen good articles, half-a-dozen A-class articles and 4 featured articles. Recognized for Notable work Actively participates at Wikipedia:WikiProject Hawaii Submit a nomination
Flag of India Gazal world   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 28, 2018 A real Champ! Gazal world has created 150 articles and improved many more, primarily related to Gujarati writers. Additionally, he is a prolific vandalism/pending changes patroller and spends time helping other editors at the resource exchange noticeboard, where he helps find and deliver sources for editors to create and improve other articles. Article improvement is what he loves to do. 80% of his 5500+ edits are in the mainspace. Recognized for Article Improvement Notable work Gujarati Submit a nomination	Cleaning Wikipedia Beland   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 4, 2018 A prolific editor with over 69000 mostly gnomish edits. Set up Wikipedia:Typo Team/moss, a project that automatically finds typos on Wikipedia through a database search leading to 1000's of typo corrections and entries. Invaluable technical skills and general editing ability. Recognized for setting up Wikipedia:Typo Team/moss Submit a nomination	Military history WikiProject Distinguished Service Award K.e.coffman   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 11, 2018 His superlative contributions to military history have made a most significant impact on the project's content. He works continuously removing neo-Nazi apologia from multiple articles. He is the editor most largely responsible for tackling the Clean Wehrmacht myth to the extent that it has impacted articles. Note this essay in which he cogently outlined the problem and how to deal with it Recognized for tireless efforts at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history Notable work(s) A multitude of World War II History articles and related topics Submit a nomination
NASA Shuttle Atlantis Enterprisey   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 18, 2018 Enterprisey is one of our most valuable technical editors. His user scripts such as the AfC helper script, the delsort script, the reply-link and many more are immensely useful and powerful pillars of editing. His labs tools are part of many workflows and include such things as xfd-stats and vote-history. He is also diligently at work writing articles. He doesn't seek fame or recognition and has stayed unfailingly polite and superhumanly patient. Recognized for Technical skills mixed with Social awareness Notable work Convolutional neural network to Gallimathias musicum Submit a nomination	Northamerica1000   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 25, 2018 NorthA does numerous maintenance tasks, fixes and expands articles, and ensures that WikiProjects stay in check. He reduces bare urls and cleanup tags on articles. On WP:CLEAN, NorthA assists with the cleanup and archiving of nominated articles. NorthA also takes care of AFD, AFC, and Vandalism using a fair jurisdiction. NorthA is one of the funniest, nicest, most motivated users. Recognized for His work on Food and Drink articles and consistently good and prolific quality content creation Notable works List of water parks Submit a nomination	Greek Ancestry Cplakidas   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 2, 2018 10 year veteran creator of 10000 outstanding contributions to Wikipedia and an impressive amount of high-quality articles. Has also contributed by cleaning up those created by others and frequently serves as a voice of reason in heated discussions. A model editor. Recognized for Modesty, an eagerness to accept others' input and an awareness that there is always room to improve. Notable work He has added more to the Byzantine Empire than any other editor in the history of Wikipedia Submit a nomination
A Proud New Yorker Epicgenius   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 9, 2018 A tireless contributor to articles regarding New York, New York and related topics and creating redirects (for which he has earned a barnstar) among many thousands of other edits. Recognized for Being a prestigious member of the Category Wikipedians who spend way too much time editing Wikipedia Notable work New York City Submit a nomination	Earths Layers Jstuby   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 16, 2018 12 year veteran and professional Geologist. Works to improve articles on Geology, Geography, and Pennsylvania interests. A working member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology and Wikipedia:WikiProject Moon Recognized for sharing his Geological Knowledge Notable work(s) Geology of Bedford County, Pennsylvania and Tuscarora Sandstone Submit a nomination	State Highway in Ohio Cards84664   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 23, 2018 A "roadgeek and railfan", Cards works within Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads and Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains to improve Wikipedia's status as the Worlds major information site. He has made hundreds of edits to improve the many transportation templates. Recognized for improving article on the hy-ways and bi-ways of America Notable works List of state routes in Ohio, New York City Public Transportation, Tower City Center in Cleveland and the Ohio Turnpike Submit a nomination
Lead Copyeditor Reidgreg   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 30, 2018 Lead coordinator at the Guild of Copy Editors (GOCE). Steady copy editing pace often beginning with incomprehensible material on a obscure or technical subject. Up-to-date knowledge of the Wikipedia:Manual of Style. Skilled attention helps many a FA, AC and GA achieve that status. Does admin work for other projects and still finds time to nurture newcomers. Recognized for His insightful, detailed and prompt advice and friendly demeanour Notable work(s) Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors and Wikipedia:Typo Team Submit a nomination

2019

Editors of the Week

A Bucking Bull Rider Dawnleelynn   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 6, 2019 Dawnlee constructs articles about the wonderful wide world of rodeos, horses, the American West, Barrel racing and the American Bucking Bull. Works tirelessly when presenting an article and is an active member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Equine and Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red. See Charmayne James, an article she authored and helped promote to GA status. Has dozens of DYK nominations. Recognized for making substantial edits to Wikipedia Notable work(s) Mossy Oak Mudslinger, Bodacious (bull). Red Rock (bull) and Bruiser (bull) Submit a nomination	Flag of Australia Longhair   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 13, 2019 160000 edits since 2004. From 2005 to 2008 created over 600 new articles mainly about Australia. A vandal fighter (and mentor of vandal fighters) 'par-excellence'. Investigates specific vandals activity, looking at behavior and history. Gives good advice and guidance to other vandal fighters. Takes the time to Welcome new editors. Recognized for Contributions over the years Notable work(s) Bali Nine, Peter Dupas and Crime in Australia Submit a nomination	Ten Year Veteran Editor Bradv   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 20, 2019 This hard-working editor works on "tough to review" AfC drafts. Familiarizing oneself with the subject and responding to article creators creates feedback, guidance and support, improving an article rather than deleting it. Result? Productive Wikipedians. He is consistent and strives for personal self-reflection and review. Recognized for Going beyond the norm Notable work(s) People's Party of Canada and Christine Blasey Ford Submit a nomination
Dupont Circle station Dicklyon   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 27, 2019 He has added over 500 images to Wikipedia articles to our readers benefit. A long-time veteran editor with over 137000 edits (58% in mainspace) who always uses the edit summary. Participates in WP:Manual of Style discussions. A trusted, productive and helpful editor. Recognized for A vast array of Images Notable work WP:Photography Submit a nomination	Venus de Quinipily Vivvt   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 3, 2019 A charter member of Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film/Indian cinema task force; involved with India related topics especially in the Film Industry and awards related to it; a part of the Wikipedia community since 2010. A fundamental contributor to Wikipedia improvement and increasing interest to our readers. Over 80% of his 35500 edits are in mainspace. Recognized for Bharat Ratna and the 59th National Film Awards Notable work(s) Over 100 articles and 2 dozen or more templates Submit a nomination	Earth Coordinates GeorgeofOrange   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 10, 2019 A steady contributor with over 7500 edits, 93% in mainspace. His chosen niche is state articles that are missing geo-coordinate data and sometimes maplinks. A member of WikiProject Michigan and WikiProject Ohio Recognized for enhancing hundreds of articles Submit a nomination
Good Karma Atsme   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 17, 2019 One of the best contributors to Wikipedia, she has created 43 articles and provided 84 Images. A member of WP Response Team, the Guild of Copy Editors and Wikipedia:WikiProject Horse racing. A talk page filled with humor and enjoyably fun. Recognized for writing or significantly expanding articles on a regular basis Notable work(s) American paddlefish, Faisalabad, Taj Mahal Submit a nomination	An Awesome Wikipedian Adityavagarwal   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 24, 2019 A frequent nominator of fellow WikiPedians for the EotW award. 45 GA articles. The recipient of the Million Award and two Quarter Million Awards. An incredible editor and collaborator, and a kind, thoughtful human being. The 2017 WikiCup Winner. A member of the Counter-Vandalism unit, the Guild of Copy Editors, the Typo Team, Environment, Ecology, Genealogy and Invention. Active at the Teahouse. Recognized for Industrious contributions and participation Notable work(s) Taxonomy (biology), Columbidae and Mallard Submit a nomination	Member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Children's literature Barkeep49   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 3, 2019 Creates content in the area of children's literature. 7 GA's and 6 DYKs and is striving toward on a featured list candidate. Writes new articles for award-winning authors and their works and improves countless others. A prolific and supportive new page patroller and teacher. Over 10,000 edits and active editing have proven him as a strong asset to the Wikipedia community. Recognized for Organizing info in articles related to young-adult literature Notable work(s) Ecclesia Athletic Association and The Hate U Give Submit a nomination
Flag of England LeedsOwl   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 10, 2019 Joined WP on 4 May 2018, and since has diligently increased Wikipedia's coverage of local government elections in Leeds, England. Made numerous entries to the 2010 Leeds City Council election article up to and including the 2018 Leeds City Council election. Edited Leeds politician articles such as Judith Blake and Alison Lowe. 1,118 edits, with a 99.7% acceptance rate. Recognized for painstakingly making entries for local elections Notable work Extensive edits for Leeds City Council Submit a nomination	This editor makes women Blue RebeccaGreen   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 17, 2019 Proud member of WikiProjectFeminism and WikiProject Women writers, Rescues articles at risk of deletion at AfD. A kind and welcoming attitude that always improves the discussion for all involved. Recognized for being active on topics about women Notable work(s) Carmen L. Browne (AfD), Elizabeth O. Hiller (AfD), Jacque Batt (AfD) and Mary R. Bassett (AfD) Submit a nomination	Sunshine Message Vami IV   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 24, 2019 Committed to WikiProject Germany, WikiProject Austria, WikiProject Latin America and WikiProject Women in Red. Leads the "The 10,000 Challenge" contests. His attention to detail and excellent research skills are evident at Ludwigsburg Palace, an FA article. Great content in European architecture and articles about Stuttgart. Recognized for Commitment to the well-being of the Encyclopedia Notable work Ludwigsburg Palace Submit a nomination
Member of the Tree of Life Project AddWittyNameHere   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 31, 2019 "Witty" creates and edits articles, makes redirects on many orders of insects and moths, diligently counters vandalism, contributes to the Articles for Deletion, helps and guides WP collaborators. Over 72,000 edits with 90% to main space! Recognized for always being nice and helpful Notable work Lepidoptera Submit a nomination	Jim is interested in Birds Jimfbleak   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 7, 2019 At work since Feb 2003, he has 125000 contributions w/ 54% in mainspace with a huge number of articles. 6 Featured topics: Chough, Crag martin, Crex, Delichon, River martin, and Phedina. 4 Featured lists: List of Eurasian nuthatch subspecies, List of birds of Leicestershire and Rutland, Birds of Thailand, and Nature reserves in the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest. Splendid images and a WP:Million Award for bringing Pelican to Featured Article status. Very helpful with an amiable and cordial disposition. Recognized for Outstanding Editorship Submit a nomination	Looshpah Laureate of the Encyclopedia Wilhelmina Will   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 14, 2019 Prolific editor and contributor with 42% of 338000 edits in main space. Created 57,699 articles and 19 categories, most of which are on insect and moth species and an overwhelming number of 91 Did You Knows for the main page. Additionally, Wilhelmina Will has reviewed a significant number of 122 Good Articles and numerous other articles at Articles for Creation. Recognized for Featured Article on Miniopterus griveaudi and three Good Articles: Miniopterus mahafaliensis, Miniopterus griveaudi, and Susan Mayer. Notable work WP is full of them Submit a nomination
EASTER SUNDAY	Editor Kudpung at the piano at Barbican in August, 2014 Kudpung   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 28, 2019 A very active contributor and administrator; reviews articles at the Articles for Creation, helps at the Criteria for Speedy Deletion, the Articles for Proposed Deletion, and the Articles for Deletion logs, and provides valuable insights to numerous Request for Adminship candidates. Past editor of The Signpost. Kudpung has created 60 full length articles and a total of 72 articles on Wikipedia. He is a translator of French and German language articles into English and a member of WikiProject UK geography, Online Ambassador, WikiProject Education, WikiProject Schools, and WikiProject German districts. Recognized for Outstanding High-Level Involvement Notable work(s) 8 articles to Good Article status: Hanley Castle High School, Malvern, Worcestershire, Malvern water, Malvern College, Milford Haven, Wellingborough, Julius Harrison, and Wellingborough. Submit a nomination	Blue Morpho Butterfly Shyamal   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 5, 2019 A veteran editor that has improved numerous animal-related articles through 63,100 edits w/ 77% in mainspace. Created 1600 articles, uploaded 16,000 images and 55 templates Recognized for having a fully amiable and cordial disposition to old and new editors alike Notable work(s) Improving innumerable articles related to WikiProject Ecology, WikiProject Lepidoptera, WikiProject Birds, WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles, and WikiProject Tree of Life Submit a nomination
He Thinks, Therefore He Is Ergo Sum   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 12, 2019 Outstanding contributor in underrepresented areas of Wikipedia with great attention to detail: WikiProject Catholicism, National Register of Historic Places WikiProject, and WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court cases. He has promoted 5 articles to GA, 2 to FA, and has received 2 Four Awards. Over 25 contributions at DYK. Took William Matthews to achieve; Did You Know, On This Day, Good Article, and Featured status. Fellow editors learn a lot from him. Recognized for Solid Work and Demeanor Notable work(s) Angelo De Donatis, William Matthews Submit a nomination	Staffy Damien Linnane   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 19,2019 Over 52,000 edits with 80% in mainspace. 38 Good articles, 13 Featured articles, 3 Featured lists, and 130 Good Article Reviews. Has uploaded 54 images and created 66 DYK's. Contributor to all facets of content creation. Received a Million Award, 1 Three-Quarter Million Award and 3 Quarter Million Awards. Other prestigious awards include: 50 DYK Expansion Medal, the Standard Triple Crown, the Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown, the WikiProject Video games Triple Crown, the Alexander the Great Edition Triple Laurel Crown, the WikiProject Australia triple crown, and the Awesome Wikipedian Award. Recognized for prolific production Notable work(s) Isabelle Eberhardt, R. V. C. Bodley, Dark Angel (2000 TV series), and Blackrock (film)) Submit a nomination	A Wikipedian who edits via Smartphone Innisfree987   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 26, 2019 Continuously improves the encyclopedia. Works on underrepresented groups. Created over 300, authored 5 DYKS, and is active patroller on many more. Exemplar of the Wikipedia spirit as a wonderful collaborator Recognized for 3+ year effort to build a better encyclopedia. Notable work The Hate U Give Submit a nomination
Mihran Hakobyan's Wikipedia Monument, located in Słubice, Poland SchreiberBike   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 2, 2019 Does "the small things on Wikipedia to make them a little bit better". like checking the capitalization of species common names and fixing them to match WP's editing. Displays vigilance and determination doing copy editing and other things. Recognized for Doing the little things to make WP better Submit a nomination	Editor Spintendo Spintendo   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 9, 2019 Does important work protecting articles from "Conflict of Interest" editors while responding politely and with patience. Many editors can be actively hostile to COI editors and so they don't appreciate the time and effort that is required to communicate solutions. Recognized for Assisting and training COI editors Submit a nomination	The Ealdgyth-dragon in her den Ealdgyth   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 16,2019 A content creator par excellence. 62 FAs, 109 GAs, 100 DYKs, 2 FLs, a FT and many Million Awards. Recognized for ensuring that a worthy and appropriate Featured Article of the Day (TFA) appears each and every day on the main page. Notable work 125,000 edits. Submit a nomination
The elusive & bashful WikiGnome Gog the Mild   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 23, 2019 Guild of Copy Editors member, a WikiGnome, and a WikiProject Military History member. 55% of 20.000 edits are to mainspace. Kind and cooperative cohort that gives proper feedback. Outstanding maintenance work and copy editing. Recognized for keeping Wikipedia neat and tidy by rescuing sources and tagging dead links Notable work(s) Chevauchée of Edward III (1346), Gascon campaign of 1345, Siege of Aiguillon, Siege of Berwick (1333) Submit a nomination
Flag of the Czech Republic Jerome Kohl   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 15, 2019 Jerome comes up with graceful solutions to problems, gives positive feedback in a delightful way, considerate and helpful, receives everyone with kindness and provides "valuable assistance" upon request, open-minded and non-confrontational, a teacher that "provides expertise" and interesting discussions. Recognized for Convincing Rather Than Insisting and 13 Quality Years of Exemplary Editing as a Valuable Asset to WP Submit a nomination	A proud member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Indiana Reywas92   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 22, 2019 Joined in April/2006. 78% of his edits are in Mainspace. Has brought several lists to featured list status. A regular reviewer on interesting topics at WP:FLC....National Park Service, Washington, Politics of the United States. A Wikignome and a Guild of Copyeditors member that searches out extraneous punctuation and text. A Mergist that supports merging articles with one another to minimize duplication. Recognized for Keen interest in numismatics, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Olympics and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places. Notable works List of National Historic Landmarks in Indiana – a list that he was heavily involved with – was chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for March 25, 2019 Submit a nomination	Enjoys Soccer RecycledPixels   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 29,2019 A 13 year veteran editor with over 15,000 edits. Works with passenger flights with no fatalities but a detailed investigation. Finds difficult sources and researches with a degree of awesomeness. A pleasure to work with. Recognized for Great work with Aviation articles Notable work(s) Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211, Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 and Pan Am Flight 214 Submit a nomination
DNA Rowan Forest   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 6, 2019 Produces a level of excellence all editors should shoot for since 2006. Laid the foundation of Mexican crime articles. Extensive work in Mexican aviation articles (specifically for the Air Force). Contributes to astrobiology, astronomy, and planetary science (specifically Mars) articles. Recognized for Being a trusted advisor with over 50,000 edits and 200 new articles Notable work A member of WikiProject Genetics Submit a nomination	Lead Coordinator of Military History Project Peacemaker67   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 13, 2019 Created 148 articles and 7 templates. A prolific and helpful article reviewer. Lead coordinator of the Military History Project. Offers sage and calm advice. Recognized for participating in two United Nations-led peacekeeping missions Submit a nomination	Wikipedia:WikiProject Reliability member Paul Siebert   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 20, 2019 13 year veteran editor. Promotes the values of genuine collaboration and knowledge sharing. Steadfast in abiding by the Principles of Wikipedia. Engages with sensitive Eastern European subjects. Shows an evenness of temper and commitment to scholarly, collaborative outcomes. First Class editing work. Recognized for extraordinary consistency and engaging productively with editors in conflict. Notable work Talk:World War II Submit a nomination
This is NOT Tim Riley Tim riley   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 27,2019 A creator of numerous finely crafted, detailed and grammatically superior articles. A prolific reviewer of all manner of FA nominees. His insight, sympathy and dry wit lift the tone and quality for all of Wikipedia. Recognized for being a Wikipedian sans peur et sans reproche Notable work(s) abound in the areas of culture and upmarket entertainment Submit a nomination	John from Idegon   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 3, 2019 96,000 edits since 2012. Active new page reviewer and Wikipedia Teahouse host. A long serving member at Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools and Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention. Has more experience on US school articles than probably any other WP editor). One of WP's most active editors (#617). Diplomatically pursues a healthy workplace for fellow editors. Recognized for many years of high quality contributions, with varied interests and pursuits. Notable work Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools Submit a nomination	A Technician Beetstra   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 10, 2019 Diligently works to curtail spam and other unwanted content. Instrumental in safeguarding Wikipedia against external link spamming. Maintains two anti-spam bots that monitor edits that may be affected by conflicts of interest. On the content side, Beetstra has contributed to the Chemicals, Chemistry, and Pharmacology. Wikipedia's reliability has benefitted from him ensuring the trustworthiness of our resource. Recognized for stewardship of the spam blacklist and whitelist, bots and COIBot Submit a nomination
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with Wikipedian Lefcentreright Lefcentreright   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 17, 2019 Tireless effort on behalf of South African political articles. Writes and sources above average. A pleasure to interact with. Alwys thankful for assistance. Excellent contributions. Loves politics but remains nonpartisan when editing and contributing. Recognized for stating his occupation as Wikipedian Notable work NPP reviewing Submit a nomination	Falcon by Edwin Henry Landseer Nick Moyes   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 24, 2019 10 year veteran editor. Incredibly welcoming to new editors, willing to share knowledge and experience. Adopter in the Adopt-A-User program with expertise and interests in several areas.Organised WP events and promoted and supported Wikipedia in the real world Recognized for being the top editor for the WP:Teahouse and organizing Glam events Notable work(s) Falconry, Flora and Mountain climbing are just a few interests Submit a nomination	Elinruby has a Global Account Elinruby   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 1,2019 Copyeditor and Translator. Inserts punctuation, corrects verb tenses, improves substance, fixes typos and edits and writes for "geeky topics" such as internet protocols. Does RfCs and answers questions and does third-party edits on very contentious articles, Recognized for foreign language skills Notable work(s) Corruption in Brazil, Operation Car Wash, Panama Papers, Biens mal acquis and Cinema of Africa Submit a nomination
An image of Margaret Rebecca Lahee recently added by Antiqueight Antiqueight   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 8, 2019 Makes outstanding and sustained contributions with over 24,500 global edits to Wikipedia projects. Pays attention to detail when referencing. Involved in training new users in Ireland and is an active member of the working group for Wikimedia Community Ireland. Actively and positively thanks other editors in the WP community. Recognized for demonstrating the collaborative spirit of Wikipedia Notable work(s) Alix E. Harrow and Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red Submit a nomination	Vlag van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap CPA-5   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 15, 2019 A true unsung hero working behind the scenes giving sage advice to all. Nicknamed "Eagle Eyes" for their proficiency at editing. Coordinator at MilHist. Assessing and reviewing articles that are nominated for promotion, Totally committed to the WP project. Recognized for reviewing over 200 GANs, ACRs and FAcs Submit a nomination	A driving force at Women in Red SusunW   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 22, 2019 Veteran editor of a staggering number of quality articles, including 187 DYKs, 40 GAs and recently their first FA. A pre-eminently qualified teacher of the Art of Creating WP articles. A modest and unassuming Wikipedian and a tireless and skilled researcher. Knowledgeable, extremely productive and supportive, and keen to pass on praise and knowledge. Effusive in their appreciation of suggestions, assistance or assessments. Recognized for increasing the representation of women on Wikipedia. Submit a nomination
HandsomeFella   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 29, 2019 Takes the time to fix referencing errors. Veteran editor with 75K edits, 70% in mainspace and only 6% in talk. Solid and consistent work, averaging 6K edits a year with almost 300 pages created. Using WP:CITESTYLE, he brings consistency to references. Recognized for being a member of WikiProject:Olympics, WikiProject:Paralympics task force and WikiProject:Speed Skating. Submit a nomination

2020

Editors of the Week

SlimVirgin   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 5, 2020 15 year veteran, known by many, respected by all. Wields a steady collaborative persona. Highlights COI issues and calmly combats paid-editing on Wikipedia's top articles. A rare bright star among the sleeping throngs. Improves WP at a high level. Recognized for integrity and dedication Notable work(s) High quality contributions to multiple important topics and intersects with multiple WikiProjects. Submit a nomination	Flag of Cambridgeshire Keith Edkins   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 12, 2020 Hard working 15 year veteran dedicated to creating and improving articles about Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons as well as regional Cyclone and Typhoon seasons. His other interests are Aircraft, Insects, UK and World Politics. Recognized for his commendable dedication Notable work(s) as a member of WP:Olympics, WP:Tropical Cyclones, and WP:Paralympics Submit a nomination	Ss112 lives in Australia Ss112   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 19, 2020 14 years and more than 400,000 edits mostly dedicated to music articles. Does quiet gnomish work behind the scenes. Thwarts vandalism and makes sure citations are reputable. Has created numerous redirect pages and uploaded hundreds of images of album art. Recognized for his primarily focus on music articles and chart information Notable work(s) Hundreds of music and album articles. Prince is a favorite Submit a nomination
The Dharma Wheel Joshua Jonathan   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 26, 2020 8 years of editing with 70,000 edits and many quality articles. Improves WP's coverage of the history and cultures of southern, eastern and central Asia. Protects articles in controversial subjects from being tainted with fringe theories. Recognized for keeping WP up to date in the research of the archaeological history of Eurasia Notable work(s) Buddhism and Hinduism Submit a nomination		A Favored Image I grieve in stereo   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 9, 2020 A very busy start since Aug2019. Well written articles like Quichotte (novel), House of Sugar and Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead. 11,500 edits with 82% in mainspace and 12% in Categories and categories talk. Recognized for dozens upon dozens of improvements and page moves Notable work(s) DYK for Ducks and Newburyport Submit a nomination
Editor MONGO's own work MONGO   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 16, 2020 Editing for 15 years with over 75K edits, Mongo has started over 1223 articles, collaborated on 13 FAs and earned a Half Million Award for bringing Elk to Featured Article status. Active member of 9 WikiProjects. Recognized for writing or significantly contributing to hundreds of articles on glaciers, lakes, mountains, forests and waterfalls among other topics Notable work Elk Submit a nomination	Money emoji is owned by one or more Kunekune pigs Money emoji   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 23, 2020 Recently appointed arbcom clerk trainee prepared to do a great efficient job. Impressive amount of work relating to copyright-related matters with particularly notable contributions to WP:CCI where cases can linger for years and require someone with commendable effort to reduce this backlog. Money emoji fits the bill Recognized for dealing with copyright, writing the occasional rap article, and reverting vandals Notable work becoming an ADMINISTRATOR the day after receiving this Award Submit a nomination	Primefac enjoys gazing at the night sky Primefac   Editor of the Week for the week beginning Over 142000 diverse edits, 42% mainspace, 11% WP back room stuff and 17% templates. A member of WikiProject Fraternities and Sororities, WikiProject Astronomy, WikiProject Physics, and WikiProject Templates. A high standard of conduct. Pursues excellence. Respectful and civil with all editors. Recognized for presenting a fine example for all to emulate Notable works Astronomical spectroscopy and Normani and List of Sinfonians Submit a nomination
Frietjes   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 8, 2020 Persistent and dedicated work implementing and replacing tens of thousands of uses with Module:Sports table without much recognition. One of the top edit counts of all time with an amazing 750000 edits. Recognized for behind the scenes effort Notable work Fb cl TfD Submit a nomination	2019 African Games Simeon   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 15, 2020 Creates wonderful and interesting articles. Over 45,000 edits, more than 90% with 736 pages in mainspace; 609 quality stubs, 85 start-class articles, and 3 DYKs. Improves BLPs and many sports-related topics. An absolute delight to work. Recognized for improving coverage of African-sports related topics Notable work 2019 African Games Submit a nomination	WhatamIdoing   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 22, 2020 Confers with our most knowledgeable and experienced editors. Impressive knowledge of WP with ability to clarify for others. A Peacemaker during disagreements. Active since 2007 with 93000 edits over a broad spectrum of WP platforms. Focuses on efforts to improve articles of special importance to women and displays a keen interest and participation in Medical topics. Has been very involved with the Village Pump, dealing with policy and proposals and other important decisions. A truly diversified Editor deserving appreciation. Recognized for work at the Village Pump, being a member of WP:MED, and active at External Links. Notable work(s) Leukemia, Cancer, Breastfeeding and Breast cancer awareness Submit a nomination
Flag of India Fredericknoronha   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 29, 2020 One of the Original Wikipedia Editors that is still active. Raises the profile of the Indian state of Goa in Wikipedia and vice-versa. Does the quality and important work of giving due representation to Indian places, people and culture. Translates from Portuguese. Promotes Wikipedia-editing to the wider India community. Active at Wikimedia Commons and Konkani Wikipedia. Recognized for substantial articles such as Portuguese presence in Asia and Churches and convents of Goa Notable work(s) Book publishing in India, Goan literature and Goa Arts and Literature Festival Submit a nomination	Proud Canadian PKT   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 5, 2020 13 year veteran editor with more than 185,000 edits, many about about Canada and Canadians. A self-described wikignom. Vast and noteworthy breadth of contributions. Active part of WikiProject Canada. Extensive contributions to articles about major Canadian cities and to coverage of Canadian sports. Recognized for contributions to Windsor, Ontario, Newmarket, Ontario, Markham, Ontario, Barrie, Aurora, Ontario, Georgetown, Ontario, Thornhill, Ontario, Whitby, Ontario, Owen Sound, Milton, Ontario and Cambridge, Ontario. Submit a nomination
JezGrove plays the guitar JezGrove   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 19,2020 Over 10,500 phenomenal edits with more than 4,800 over 1,000 bytes. Created 35 articles such as Let Toys Be Toys, Women of the Year Lunch and Emma Sophia Galton. Substantial contributions to pre-existing articles like Buglife, Life in Squares, and The Lego Group. This handful is a small example of their vast contributions to the encyclopedia. Recognized for Gender studies Submit a nomination	AutoPatroller Indignant Flamingo   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 26, 2020 Writes biographies of women recipients of an Akutagawa Prize, Naoki Prize, or MacArthur Fellowship. Tirelessly translates material from Japanese to English. Has had 7 articles featured on the main page at Did You Know and 1 GA. Editing Wikipedia since June 2018 and has shown high-quality work. Over 50 articles created since he started. Recognized for improving articles at WikiProject Japan Notable work(s) Akane Takada, Snakes and Earrings Submit a nomination	Wikipedia:WikiProject COVID-19   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 3, 2020 Wikipedia influences and informs the media and the public by way of dedicated editors who provide reliable sources for coronavirus-specific content. The 150+ members of the COVID-19 project consistently protect these articles from vandalism and bias, organize reliably sourced data into a readable format and, most importantly, instill and maintain accuracy amongst all edits with the expertise and professionalism expected by the Wikipedia community. This Award encompasses all the editors (members or not) who have shown focussed collaboration. Recognized for continuous dedication to Wikipedia's coverage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the COVID-19 disease, and the 2019–20 COVID-19 pandemic. Submit a nomination
Old Dixie Highway Ebyabe   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 10, 2020 At work since 2006 amassing 200,000 edits and 20,000+ images. Focus is on coverage of National Register of Historic Places articles in particular those in Florida. Finds time to keep articles free from vandalism and BLP violations and to show his thanks and appreciation toward other editors. Recognized for starting Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places Submit a nomination		The symbol "Chai" (חי) which means "living" in Hebrew Buidhe   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 24, 2020 Improved Wikipedia's coverage of the Holocaust in Poland and Czechia, and of Ireland. Brought a dozen articles to Good Article status (with one to Featured). Involved in reviewing activity at FAC and ACR. Recognized for diligent editing of a difficult subject matter Submit a nomination
Girth Summit is a Teacher Girth Summit   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 31, 2020 Counter-vandalism, article creation, and the featured article nomination process are ares where this editor works. Reverts and blocks vandals and trains others at CVUA. Has created many articles, mostly about obscure Scottish buildings; some achieved GA status. Shows civility to all. Recognized for being Generous, Patient and Forgiving Notable work Margaret Macpherson Grant Submit a nomination	Project Ice Hockey Flibirigit   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 7, 2020 Editing since 2005. An amazing asset to Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey. Created over 290 articles but spends most of their time improving stubs. Often works alone but embraces the collaborative spirit of Wikipedia. Wikipedia has become a better encyclopedia due to Flibirigit's involvement. Recognized for George Dudley and IIHF Hall of Fame Notable work Frank Sargent (sports executive) Submit a nomination
Works Well With Others Levivich   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 20, 2020 A consistent voice of reason to many policy boards since NOV2018. Brought levity and humour into heavy discussions at ANI and AN and other RFC discussions. Contributed 2 high-quality GA's and 5 DYK's. Editing balance within the namespace count totals. A highly productive and insightful editor. Recognized for production and insight Notable work(s) Killing of George Floyd and Yellow vests movement Submit a nomination		Newm30 hails from Australia Newm30   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 5, 2020 A behind-the-scenes hero. Created over 2K new articles on historic characters or places, working sources to maximise WP information. Reduced red links in large articles, Provided context and background. Friendly and serious editor creating pleasurable interactions. Set up 115 new categories. Recognized for endless page creation and Wikignoming Submit a nomination
Sydney Opera House Ian Rose   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 12, 2020 Effective FAC coordinators, writers and protectors. Co-edits the MilHist Project newsletter. Participates in many necessary but unheroic backroom activities providing sane and sage advice. Recognized for co-editing The Bugle newsletter Notable work David Bowe Submit a nomination	Small Detail from a Larger Chalk Art Piece Intitled "What's Your Grandmother's Name?" Penny Richards   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 19, 2929 A top editor with a kind manner and over 1,200 articles with many as contributions to Women's biographies and gender and/or disability. Participates in de-stub-ithons with a beeming collaborative spirit. Shares information that is consistently informative and well presented. Active in promoting and attending edit-a-thons and Wikimedia events. Active with uploads to Pinterest and social media on behalf of the Women in Red Project. Recognized for a sharing and collaborative spirit Notable work Women In Red Submit a nomination	One of BrownhairedGirl Heroes BrownHairedGirl   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 26, 2020 Works toward the goal of making WP one of the world's best sources for information. Joined in Jan2006, over 1.5 million edits and 3,000 articles. Reliable. selective writer, looks for human interest and encyclopaedic salience. A strong content contributor to Irish & British politics. Removes incorrect information, enhances other editors work with format improvements and contributes to the organisation of information with edits to our catalogue & disambiguity pages. Committed to integrity, she is one of our more peaceful editors; helpful and kind. Recognized for a cornucopia of important work Submit a nomination
Yupik lives in Finland Yupik   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 2, 2020 Focussed editing of articles associated with indigenous people, specifically the Sami with editing more on the Sami and Finnish wikis than on the English version. Readers learn more about indigenous people and editors learn how to write about their own culture by seeing Yupik's personal work and cultural advocacy. Has uploaded many images and helped others understand the culture of Wikipedia so that things are done right when creating and improving articles within this focus. Active with Wikidata in this regard. Recognized for teaching about Indigenous people Notable work Sami Submit a nomination	Tom is a member of the Guild Of Copy Editors Cthomas3   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 9,2020 A gifted and dedicated and praiseworthy contributor to Wikipedia with a talent that shines through all his extensive contributions. Unfailingly kind and polite, and an insightful contributor all along his journey. A clerk of the Arbitration Committee, he engages in much of the behind-the-scenes maintenance work that keeps the encyclopedia humming along. Recognized for being a Solid WikiPedian Notable work(s) Forest Reserve Act of 1891 and Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Submit a nomination
	Central Asian Shepherd Dog Cavalryman   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 30,2020 A tireless worker improving the dog-related articles. Removes unreferenced material, provides expert WP:RELIABLE & WP:SECONDARY sources, and always engenders discussions in a mature, constructive, and WP:POL knowledgeable manner. Countless hours are spent by Cavalryman in the necessary research, the adding of reliable sources and copy editing, and participating in the clear collaborative effort to improve the overall quality of Wikipedia's articles. Recognized for a quote on his User Page:My contributions are usually to rectify information gaps I notice in Wikipedia (usually on obscure topics). I hope others will take up the baton and expand upon my meagre effort Notable work WP:WikiProject Dogs Submit a nomination	Chiswicks Own Work Chiswick Chap   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 6, 2020 A top promoter and reviewer of FA and GA articles in numerous topic areas; Agriculture, Animals, Biology, Camouflage, Coloration, Evolution, Species interactions, Mimicry, History and philosophy of science, Natural history, Living things in culture, Culture, Cookery, Islamic culture, Maths and art, Tolkien, and Yoga. Acquired 9 Million Awards, 22 Half Million Awards, and 7 Quarter Million Awards. This second Eddy is small thanks for years of outstanding collaboration Recognized for excellant Editorship Notable work Too many to mention Submit a nomination
Peno de le Conquesta Kingsif   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 13, 2020 He is diligent in maintaining the high level of WP quality. A relatively new editor with almost 26000 edits with 56% of them in mainspace. While creating numerous GAs, making an impact on Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, and assisting with NPR, they also help new editors and provide items for WP:In The Know. An active participant at Wikipedia:WikiProject COVID-19 and Wikipedia:WikiProject Venezuela and many more. Recognized for Talk:Laura Harrier/GA1 (and this). Notable work(s) The House of Flowers (TV series) and 2018 Caracas drone attack Submit a nomination	JennyOz   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 20, 2020 A wonderful example of a true Wikignome: inserts grammar corrections and MoS compliances in a helpful and almost ridiculously modest way. They assess things on many levels. They correct basic grammar flaws in your FAC in such a way as to leave it error-free. Many veteran highly-experienced editors turn to Jenny asking to check over their articles. She has spent years of putting that final sparkle on Wikipedia's best articles. Recognized for a congenial and friendly editor Notable work Repairing Australian BLP's Submit a nomination	LuK3   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 27, 2020 Consistent and excellent worker in the behind-the-scenes areas of Wikipedia: WP:UAA, WP:RFPP, WP:CSD, and revision deletion requests. A helpful and consistent contributor in those areas as well as recent changes patrol work, These are the thankless areas of Wikipedia that most editors don't even know about but are nevertheless very important tasks. Recognized for diligence in the hidden recesses of WP Notable work Revision Deletion Requests Submit a nomination
Maple Leaf Flag of Canada MrLinkinPark333   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 4, 2020 A diligent 6 year Veteran Editor contributing widely throughout the encyclopedia. Has created over 200 articles to increase the visibility of women on Wikipedia, usually focusing on red links in Hall of Fame articles. Over 45000 edits are mostly (68%) to mainspace. Member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Reliability, Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange and Wikipedia:WikiProject Copyright Cleanup. Contributes to the expanding advancement of Wikipedia. Recognized for notable work at WikiProject Canada and Project:Women In Red Submit a nomination	Alcaios is a native of France Alcaios   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 11. 2020 Active for five years with more than 20,000 tpical edits. Significant contributions related to the politics of Europe, European ethnography and Indo-European studies: a complicated and fluctuating group of articles marred by numerous controversies. His knowledge and approach to the subject of Indo-European studies display scholarship and neutrality. He has improved coverage of tribes of ancient Gaul. A critical voice of reason and productive arbiter in heated discussions. Recognized for Notable work(s) Proto-Indo-European mythology and Proto-Indo-European society Submit a nomination	New Page Reviewer of the Year in 2019 Rosguill   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 18, 2020 Works untiringly at the NPP and guides other editors on NPP policies. They work dedicatedly, every day, cleaning and editing and protecting the queue. The time spent accomplishing the needed work and their dedication to Wikipedia is impressive and is appreciated by all editors. Recognized for Taking a stand to do the Work Notable work Top New Article Reviewers in Last 365 Days Submit a nomination
An Example of Adam's Work Adam Cuerden   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 15, 2020 Adam Cuerden does amazing things with image restoration that enhance the enjoyment of Wikipedia readers.. He turns image flaws into wonderful depictions that naturally enhance article presentation. His User page explains: "Image restoration requires careful work and attention to detail, and a willingness to spend a few hours removing individual dust spots with the healing brush....". His focus and the time he invests into his unique participation at WP lifts the pride of all editors. Recognized for Image Restoration Notable work His restorations currently make up about 7.5% of all featured pictures on English Wikipedia. Submit a nomination	Garuda Pancasila Juxlos   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 22, 2020 Juxlos provides outstanding contributions to Indonesian articles and Covid topics. He regularly checks the news for covid information and should a notable Indonesian die, he creates a biographical article for their historic record. He promotes Indonesian articles to DYK and ITN. Recognized for Indonesian Focus Notable work Johannes Leimena Submit a nomination	Zeke Obenritter   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 29, 2020 A veteran and longtime valuable editor and professional historian making numerous invaluable contributions to Wikipedia by improving large numbers of important articles. He delves into complicated and controversial subjects with dedication and expertise and has played a decisive role in keeping such articles scholarly and neutral. Recognized for articles related to German History and the Germanic peoples. Notable work(s) Schutzstaffel, Responsibility for the Holocaust, Operation Barbarossa, Sicherheitsdienst, Walter Schellenberg, Alaric I and Liuvigild Submit a nomination
Hog Farm hails from Missouri Hog Farm   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 6, 2020 User Hog Farm has been a Wikipedian for about a year and has been very busy. Last count was in Sept2020 with 56 GAs, 7 ACRs and 3 Featured articles. The count deserves checking daily. They have managed to review over 200 GANs and are just as busy with ACR and FAC reviews, as well as "advanced Wikignoming", such as becoming a minor expert on WP:NGEO. An administrator in the making. Recognized for content creation and keeping things ticking behind the scenes Submit a nomination	Eddie891 Uploaded This Image Eddie891   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 13, 2020 One of the stalwart unselfish editors of Wikipedia. 19 GAs, 2 unusually difficult and thorough FAs, 30 DYK's and 85 GANs reviewed. A high level reviewer while performing basic Wikignoming. Writes descriptions and lists of all Featured Articles, Featured Lists and Featured Topics for The SignPost. An administrator specializing in page deletion (an oft contentious area). A Military History coordinator. Recognized for contributions to Women in Red Submit a nomination	The World Of Conan Airborne84   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 20, 2020 A long time veteran editor, typical of the backbone of Wikipedia. Broad interests: two Featured Articles are Hyborian War - it features Conan and Sentence spacing! Conscientious and thorough in their article creation; filling in gaps in a much neglected area. Their approachability, helpfulness and civility are models of best Wikipedia practice. Their level of Wiki-activity is commendable. Recognized for Helpfulness and Approachability Notable work Hyborian War Submit a nomination

2021

Editors of the Week

	Dahlia' Coffeeandcrumbs   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 10, 2021 In a 3 year career they've created many quality and interesting articles improving Wikipedia's coverage of women while tirelessly working to create thousands of edits at WP:ERRORS, WP:ITN and WP:DYK. A Model editor that is polite, helpful and productive. Recognized for working behind the scenes at WP:ERRORS, WP:ITN and WP:DYK. Notable work(s) Mae Jemison, Valentina Tereshkova and Elizabeth Willing Powel Submit a nomination	Remains of St Michael's Church at the summit of Glastonbury Tor Harrias   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 17, 2021 15 year veteran with over 500 articles created. Enormously helpful reviewing and contributing to many other articles. A regular contributor to the MilHist and FAC processes. Offers constructively critical advice that is content-focussed and founded in subject matter and wiki-savoir-faire. Approachable and enormously helpful to all editors. Produces and amends high quality maps, several of which grace FAs. Active participant in the WikiCup competition and is a newly elected coordinator at MilHist. zed --> Recognized for helping increase the coverage of women on Wikipedia Notable work Somerset County Cricket Club Submit a nomination
Ermanrich can read Fraktur Ermenrich   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 24, 2021 Since joining Wikipedia in March2018 Ermenrich has left a strong mark. He has a PhD in medieval German literature and has created several high-quality articles related to this field such as Legends about Theodoric the Great and Sigurd. Ermenrich has made substantial contributions to articles on important controversial subjects and ensures that such articles remain neutral and of high-quality. When the inevitable controversial discussions occur he plays an important role in helping reach consensus Recognized for neutrality Notable work(s) Nibelungenklage, Lied vom Hürnen Seyfrid, Biterolf und Dietleib, Ermenrichs Tod, Dietrich und Wenezlan, Eckenlied, Rabenschlacht, and Dietrichs Flucht Submit a nomination	Lajmmoore   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 31, 2021 A 2 year editor with over 200 articles in English Wikipedia. Focused efforts on WP's biographies of women from the Global South. Able to track down and assimilate reliable but hard to find information about important female figures. Active involvement in Women in Red and other projects. She opens a future for sharing the world's knowledge. Recognized for an impactful beginning Notable work(s) Aïcha Ben Abed, Paulina (wife of Pammachius), Fatima al-Suqutriyya) Submit a nomination	Srnec   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 7, 2021 15 year Veteran Editor with broad knowledge on many topics. Has created thousands of high-quality articles and made a monumental contribution to our coverage on these topics. Also a welcome and frequent voice of reason in complex discussions. Recognized for his editing experience and broad knowledge Notable work(s) Late Antiquity and History of Christianity Submit a nomination
Under Construction Invasive Spices   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 14, 2021 In just a few months of being an editor Invasive Spices has already accumulated over 1000 edits in areas of interest like invasive species, entomology, agriculture, and other scientific topics. Considering that these topics and articles receive sparse attention and input by editors, it is appreciated to see this much activity. Recognized for Ug99, Asian giant hornet, and Tsetse fly Submit a nomination	SandyGeorgia surrounded by admirers SandyGeorgia   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 21, 2021 Recognized for being "a high profile, experienced editor that is also a regular bloke" and for doing incalculable good for the project. Always helpful: willing to school, guide and encourage. Has helped hundreds of articles attain FA status. Winner of the The Jolly Tired After Having Done a Fantastic Job Award in 2012. Takes the heat for speaking the truth. A Hero to many and Villain to a few. Notable work(s) Tourette syndrome, Samuel Johnson, Dementia with Lewy bodies Submit a nomination	Royal Artillery Badge Rickfive   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 28, 2021 Rickfive straightens out inconsistencies and has created many readable, well referenced new articles every day. 17500 edits with an amazing 95% in mainspace. Fixes article duplicates with either deletion or merger and is the type of editor who forms the bedrock of Wikipedia. Recognized for his sustained and high-level of creativity. Notable work Editing various British Army AA artillery units of World War II Submit a nomination
Military History Project Gog the Mild   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 07, 2021 The scale and quality of Gog's contributions in many topics and interests are impeccable. Plus, he appreciates fellow editors with words (and awards) of encouragement. His lists of promoted articles and draft main page blurbs (and, especially, its archive}, are impressive. He finished in second place in the 2020 Military Historian of the Year Award. 32 Featured Articles and 81 Good Articles. Known for his tactful, honest and knowledgeable advice. Recognized for contributing to WP:DYK, Featured article candidates, and Military History Notable work helping a group of university students learn how to use Wikipedia Submit a nomination	Premeditated Chaos   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 14, 2021 Active for four years. Administrator w/over 60% of edits in main space. Multi-talented editor who is a mergist with a bent towards deletionism and has worked on a bewildering array of articles and lists. A talented writer. reviewer, and producer of the sort of back room work that WP needs to keep running. Recognized for chasing topics down rabbit holes Notable work main author of 7 Good Articles Submit a nomination	Vanamonde93 gives a hoot! Vanamonde93   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 21, 2021 Tirelessly works on a wide range of maintenance activities. Produces impeccable FACs on speculative fiction. They have 12 FA's and 48 GA's. Contributes to DYK Recognized for impressively broad interests: Page protection, Main page editor, vandalism intervention, Guatemalan politics, South African music, specialised biology, Abu Ghraib, Indian politics, etc. Notable work(s) Bharatiya Janata Party and Ursula K. Le Guin Submit a nomination
Supports Spaceflight Neopeius   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 28, 2021 Creates content with an emphasis on spaceflight. Two FAs and eight GAs, 52% of edits in mainspace. Encourages and mentors newbies. Strong positive, civil and mature voice for civility and positive reinforcement at WP:WikiProject Spaceflight. Inspires other editors Recognized for creating Space content Notable work SOLRAD 1 Submit a nomination		ferret   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 11, 2021 A long-term vandalism focused administrator and vanguard for WP:VG content. Early this year ferret spent hour after hour fixing the lists (1, 2, 3, 4) which assisted and supported new editors. Awards banners to newbies which often keeps them participating. Recognized for helping new editors on various projects Submit a nomination
Narke--A Province of Sweden Berig   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 18.2021 Veteran editor, administrator and educator with a Ph.D. in linguistics. Created and substantially contributed to hundreds of complicated and controversial articles on varied subjects such as Germanic peoples, runology and the Viking Age. Berig's frequently contributes to the establishment of a consensus based on sound conclusions. Recognized for creating consensus Notable work(s) Greece runestones, Midvinterblot and Norse funeral Submit a nomination	Isaacl   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 25, 2021 A deep thinker about the WP community and community processes. His observations come from a place of great study. A valued participant in maintaining the Editor Retention Project. Brings level headed, helpful and fair thoughts into conversations in which he participates. Recognized for being consistently helpful in dispute resolution Notable work(s) User:Isaacl/Community consensus and User:Isaacl/Community/Content dispute resolution toolbox Submit a nomination	Farang_Rak_Tham   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 2, 2021 A thorough and diligent assistant (with 15,787 edits to English Wikipedia) in helping editors revise articles so that they to meet the strict WP criteria. He has created eleven articles, five of these have GA status and has helped edit over twenty-four articles to achieve GA status. Many of Farang Rak Tham's good articles are on challenging and complex Buddhist theological topics. He works to improve English Wikipedia's coverage of Asian culture. Recognized for Asian Culture articles Notable work(s) Great Renunciation, Filial piety in Buddhism, Five precepts, and Merit (Buddhism) Submit a nomination
Imports images and text from Project Gutenberg Tagishsimon   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 9, 2021 Diligent & selfless service since 2004. 72,000 English Wikipedia edits mostly about the geography of England. Wide-ranging interests like the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and Angelus Silesius. Imports open-source or public-domain information. Nearly 4.5m Wikidata edits, particularly in relation to Women in Red. Consistently applies WP editing policies. Recognized for dedication Notable work(s) Battersea Town Hall and major contributions to Alnmouth Submit a nomination	Dsp13   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 16. 2021 Over 77000 edits with 85% in mainspace.He has created lists of periodicals, of women writers, of women architects, of elected Members of Parliament and more. Has started articles such as Cedar Paul, Robert Leslie Ellis, John Grote, and George Ballard. Has written scripts to match wikipedia pages to library name authority records, the National Register of Archives and the ODNB and has added about 4,000 references (for use by Cambridge alumni), to ACAD, a recent online edition of Venn's Alumni Cantabrigienses. Recognized for Winner of Women in Red 2021 Africa contest Women's History wikiproject Submit a nomination	4TheWynne   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 23, 2021 Does extensive work on pages related to women's sports. 69% of his 25000 edits are to Mainspace. Commitment to Wikipedia is appreciated by all. Recognized for Notable work(s) AFL Women's competition, Daisy Pearce Submit a nomination
Wizardman   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 30, 2021 A fifteen-year veteran with a staggering amount of Good and Featured content under his belt, Focusses on baseball history and striking down the backlog at CCI. His tireless work is a constant inspiration to those who work with him. Recognized for his editing at Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball Notable work Baseball Articles Submit a nomination	Knows Sam Spade Davemck   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 6,2021 Makes significant contributions to maintain the health and welfare of Wikipedia. Many years of interaction with articles and editors. Over 49000 edits w/89% in main space. Has received droves of compliments from editors he has interacted with. Recognized for collaborative editing at it's best Submit a nomination	Mean as custard   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 13.2021 Tireless removal of all kinds promotional content from Wikipedia. Skillfully handles the ensuing Drama. 12 years of laser focus and incredible patience. 175K edits with a commendable 73% in mainspace. Recognized for intervening against vandalism and improper usernames Submit a nomination
An Editor at Wikivoyage Vaticidalprophet   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 20, 2021 High-quality work and amusingly helpful conversation. Pristine, easygoing manner, supportive and conducive to the building this Encyclopedia. Produces quality content that is a joy to read. Contribututes to WikiProject Medicine. Many GAs on a spectrum of topics that swings from oft-overlooked areas of medicine to comically serious topics. Wields semi-colons with the passion of an artist wielding a paintbrush. Recognized for Adding quotes with the precision of a surgeon> Notable work(s) F.A.T.A.L and flanderization Submit a nomination	This is not Editor Borsoka Borsoka   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 27, 2021 Valued contributions to the coverage of Medieval European history (notably of Hungary). Three Featured articles and over 50 Good articles as well as dozens of other well referenced articles. Expands the coverage of historical events. Recognized for Notable work(s) Medieval European history and Hungary Submit a nomination
Balon is a Captain in the U.S. Air Force Balon Greyjoy   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 11, 2021 Works tirelessly to create new WikiPedia content while Wikignoming all over the place. He has mentored the nominator User:Neopeius for two years and is one of the backbones of Project Spaceflight. Recognized for fellow editors claiming he is a really nice guy Submit a nomination	Ghmyrtle has never been blocked Ghmyrtle   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 18, 2021 A well deserved second award goes to Ghmyrtle who helps new editors understand Wikipedia's rules and regulations with kindness and concern. A teacher that likes Rock and roll. Since 2006, over 118K edits with 64% in mainspace. Also edits the articles Origins of rock and roll and Rock music. Recognized for teaching the ropes to the "newbies" Submit a nomination
	Owns a Book of Knowledge Tcr25   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 8, 2021 A seasoned 15 year veteran. Trusted/Productive/Perpetually curious/Helpful. Interested in learning. Has created/translated/ improved/significantly revamped dozens of articles. A Userbox creator on call, active at Wikipedia talk:Userboxes/New Userboxes and Wikipedia talk:Userboxes/Ideas. Fields requests with tact and diplomacy. Member of Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians and takes time to add pictures and maps to Wikimedia Commons. Participates as a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations and Wikipedia:WikiProject Languages. Recognized for The WikiPedia we know today was nourished by editors like this Submit a nomination	Viridian Bovary   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 15, 2021 Tirelessly works to keep Wikipedia free of vandalism and spam. Recently became an administrator. Dedicated to making the English Wikipedia a better place. Extraordinarily welcoming to new editors by nominating their newly-created articles for DYK so they don't have to figure out how to navigate the complex DYK process as novices. Content contributor, especially for articles about songs, albums, and artists. Promoted a featured article (Lights Up), two featured lists (Harry Styles discography and List of awards and nominations received by Harry Styles), numerous good articles, and over thirty DYKs. A hardworking, helpful Wikipedian who very much deserves recognition for all they do. Recognized for combating vandalism while helping newbies Submit a nomination
WOSlinker   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 22, 2021 A tireless contributor to Wikipedia. 668k edits across 14 years working at behind the scenes gnomery by improving templates and fixing broken markup. The Template Editor user group was introduced in October 2013 and WOSlinker and played a major role by lowering the protection level of over 3,700 templates. Since 2018, they have been involved in the tedious task of cleaning up Lint errors. A head-down get-things-done type of editor valuable to Wikipedia. Recognized for dedicated Gnomery Submit a nomination	Bduke is a Yorkshireman Bduke   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 29, 2021 Bbuke has edited Wikipedia since 2005 and has been a quality administrator for many, many years. He has created nearly 150 articles and has 30000 edits in that time. When he recently requested his mop be retired, he displayed the type of rare integrity and mentorship that other members of the admin corps might take a lesson from. Recognized for long and productive service Submit a nomination	Member of WikiProject Outlines DannyS712   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 5, 2021 Creator of the very useful bot DannyS712 bot III which patrols thousands of redirects on the Wikipedia:Redirect whitelist. The Bot initiates many other approved tasks. The technical side of Wikipedia is complicated. Editors working in that area deserve a pat on the back. Recognized for technical expertise Submit a nomination
Rutland County Flag Nedrutland   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 12 User Nedrutland does amazing editing of articles about his name sake Rutland. Has added local knowledge to improve many of the articles created by other editors without conflict. Editor since 2007 with over 50K edits and a stunning 98% in main space. A superb editing history. Recognized for adding local knowledge Notable work Rutland Submit a nomination	MarioGom   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 19, 2021) A multi-faceted writer with over 50 article creations which include translations and original writing. An absolutely invaluable contributor at sockpuppet investigations where they are primarily responsible for rooting out dozens of the most sophisticated UPE socks that Wikipedia has ever experienced. One of the most dedicated editors and a model Editor of the Week. Recognized for administrative efforts at WP:SPI Notable work Murder of Miquel Grau Submit a nomination	Nova Crystallis   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 26, 2021 Editing since mid-2013 w/ half of edits to mainspace. 110 Good Articles and a yearly competitor in The Wiki Cup. Enjoys highway articles spanning Nevada, Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio. Has enriched articles on tropical storms, typhoons and cyclones. Recognized for informative editing! Notable work(s) Kentucky Route 1508 and Tropical Storm Zelda (1991) Submit a nomination
The Netherlands Amy1111   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 2, 2021 After nearly 5 years without making any edits they returned to the project to dedicate themselves to article improvement. Recognized for Zoë and Naomi Sedney Submit a nomination	Six time winner of Million Award ImaginesTigers   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 10,2021 Improves good articles into great articles. Two of history's most important pieces of literature are examples of 'Tigers' ability to take available information and correlate and compile them into a well-done collaborative article. He is the type of valuable editor that sculpts high-importance, high-traffic, low-quality articles into high-quality articles. A helpful, kind, and supportive editor Recognized for improving Dracula and The Odyssey Submit a nomination
Flag of Wyoming Jon698   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 24, 2021 Outstanding contributor to Wikipedia's coverage of American politics, especially US State legislatures, which has been a two year mission. Dedication shows by way of their trawling through thousands of Newspaper.com clippings and their sharing their interest and openness about the topic through conversations on the Discord server. Several Good Articles speak to the quality of his work. Level-headed and humorous. Recognized for covering American politics Notable work David Duke 1988 presidential campaign Submit a nomination	Blablubbs   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 31, 2021 Does outstanding work at SPI & WPOP. Started editing last June. with 45k+ edits, Blablubbs mainly works as an SPI clerk, helping to analyze and manage sockpuppet investigations of all backgrounds and sizes; work which involves hours of in-depth analysis of diffs and patterns, and can sometimes involve receiving talk page abuse and impersonation. Consistently one of the most active SPI clerks and despite having to deal with LTAs, trolls, and disruptive users, is unfailingly civil and always approachable. An excellent content creator, having translated three articles from German into eloquent and sophisticated English: Dachau camp trial, Hannibal (network), and Das Begräbnis, and expanded another three from existing stubs: Styles Hutchins, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, and Sandwich First Baptist Church (the last one as a collaboration with User:Spicy). His article contributions merited a Precious Award from Gerda Arendt. Experienced, professional, and dedicated. A valuable asset to this project. Recognized for SPI clerking Submit a nomination
Member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Copyright Cleanup DanCherek   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 14, 2021 In one year DanCherek has quickly become a highly competent, net positive WikiEditor. He fulfills requests at the resource exchange, does copyright cleanup, counter-vandalism, and is always kind and competent. 53% of his 33K edits are to mainspace. A prolific content writer w/ 4 GAs, 1 featured list and 59 articles created with 47 of them high quality DYK articles and articles on women in red. Recognized for Active participation in improving WP Notable work The House of Asterion Submit a nomination	"It's A Jungle!" Sennecaster   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 21, 2021 The work of copyright cleanup maintains Wikipedia status as a reliable source for neutral information. Sennecaster, although a newer editor, has already become a determined and excellent CCI clerk, inspecting articles, and is part of the renaissance at CCI. She also contributes at WP:3O and has been a capable spokesperson for the faction of editors engaging in cleaning up copyright violations. Recognized for copyright cleanup Submit a nomination

2022

Editors of the Week

CaffeinAddict   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 2, 2022 CaffeinAddict has dutifully improved coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada with over 1,400 edits to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario article in particular and hundreds of informative edits across many other COVID-19 related articles. Their efforts throughout the Covid pandemic deserve community recognition. Recognized for imparting Covid information Notable work COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario Submit a nomination	Diannaa   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 9, 2022 Has received multiple million and half-million awards, plus entry in the GOCE Hall of Fame. Most notable is her copyright work spanning over a decade with endless patience, civility, and knowledge. Struggling with copyright policy? Ask Diannaa. She rules the CopyPatrol leaderboard, with over 85,000 closed cases and significant work on multiple cases at CCI. She is an editor and admin that many people respect and aspire to be like. Recognized for Leadership Submit a nomination	Austin, Texas Bryanrutherford0   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 16, 2022 Does commendable "behind the scenes" work maintaining the Wikipedia:Good articles lists. Monitoring and fixing the Wikipedia:Good articles/mismatches page since early 2020. Handles the hard to notice background tasks that allow everything to keep ticking along. Helps at Featured and Good topics space and contributes splendid content. Recognized for Good Article Monitoring Submit a nomination
Member of WikiProject Ice Hockey HickoryOughtShirt?4   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 23, 2022 Creating over 1000 articles among 81000 edits to help build the encyclopedia. An admin that doesn't need attention: a quiet, admirable, valuable member of our community. Participated in the Women in Red panel at Wikimania 2021. Recognized for Article creation Submit a nomination	First WP Edit Trainsandotherthings   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January30, 2022 Dedicated to rail-related articles and varied content creation. Editing since July, 2021 has created over a dozen articles and contributed to scores more. Deserved commendation is due for their service to the project, especially considering they are a newbie. Creates remarkably interesting DYKs about trains (and other things); reading his articles and promoting his hooks is always a joy. Recognized for Rail Transport related articles Submit a nomination	Giraffer Likes Garlic Giraffer   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 06, 2022 In a short period, thru content creation and administrative work, Giraffer has become one of our very best editors. He shines on the administrative and anti-abuse front; as a CU he is one of the most dedicated, prolific, and competent sockpuppet investigators. Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sanketio31 is an example of his skill at finding and responding to cases of ongoing abuse from sophisticated actors seeking to exploit Wikipedia's vulnerabilities. Without Giraffer's work and input, significant cases of ongoing abuse would have gone undetected. Recognized for Sockpuppet Investigations Notable work Social media in the 2016 United States presidential election Submit a nomination
A member of WikiProject Orphanage Coolabahapple   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 13, 2022 Coolabahapple has created hundreds of articles on notable children's books, provided assessments for thousands more, and frequently chimes in with thoughtful responses in AfD discussions. Many appreciative messages on their talk page speak to their always cheerful demeanor and invaluable contributions to Wikipedia.. Also performs valuable tasks like fixing reference errors in articles and adding references to unsourced material. A great Wikipedian Recognized for work within Children's literature Submit a nomination	JenOttawa   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 20, 2022 More than half of the over 10,000 edits since she began in 2016 have been to mainspace. An active member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine, she efficiently edits varied medical articles such as Leprosy, Asthma, Concussion and COPD and communicates evidence-based medical approaches. Actively recruits, connects and shepherds new editors and works toward the best interests of WikiPedia. A great example of the type of collaborative and friendly editors needed by Wikipedia Recognized for work at Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine Notable work Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Cochrane Submit a nomination	JPxG   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 27, 2022 Almost 50,000 edits (over half to mainspace). Over 100 informative articles about island territories in the US which have made for a couple dozen ridiculously interesting DYKs. Has a ""chefs kiss" of information about tiny islands. Written quality articles such as Simp, 1-pentadecanol, and Extremely Online. Great software work with the Oracle for Deletion and PressPass. Taken ownership of some technical newsletters and is helping to revive them. Recognized for being a bit of a Wikipedia historian Notable work(s) Newsletter and Signpost activities Submit a nomination
A Featured Picture Kavyansh.Singh   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 6, 2022 Almost 10,000 edits, 13 featured lists, 11 good articles, 19 DYK nominations, an A-class article, a featured picture, and 3 featured articles. Greatly interested in American politics. Their efforts to cover the history of U.S. presidents, presidential candidates, presidential elections, and other aspects of national politics have been absolutely outstanding and super engaging. Active in the field of DYK with 14 Featured while helping to build prep sets and raise flags at WT:DYK. Personable, enjoyable to work with, and remarkably sane. Recognized for creating political lists Notable work "Daisy" Submit a nomination	gets the jist Trappist the monk   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 13, 2022 Dedicated to the CS1 template and cite errors where Trappist is a leader in doing the repairs that are necessary. 330K edits to mainspace. Takes the time to understand people and get the gist of things. Does the arduous work that needs to be done like fixing hundreds of thousands of cite errors. He contributes to making the CS templates and works with Monkbot. Member of WikiProject Ships. Recognized for Help Desk Volunteer Notable work Clitoris Submit a nomination	Firefly is a lint fixer Firefly   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 20, 2022 Outstanding technical editor with versatile mainspace and behind-the-scenes work. Part of BAG and is a template editor and bot-operator to a host of highly valuable jobs, including G13 draft notices and DRN statuses. Fixes messes caused by MediaWiki bugs. Filled the void after the loss of HasteurBot so that editors receive "return to work" reminder notices from Firefly Bot after 5 months of inactivity. Helps out at copyright cleanup, helping close cases at CCI, and is a trainee arbclerk. Still has time for writing GA articles such as Anna Sorokin and Chicken gun. An extremely well-rounded editor that helps make the project run smoothly with a friendly attitude Recognized for record setting RFA Notable work Anna Sorokin Submit a nomination
The Ukrainian chamber choir OREYA Rlink2   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 27, 2022 A new hard working editor that cleans-up and archives dead bare URLs. Helps combat article vandalism with over 99% (260K edits) to mainspace. Very collegial and cooperative. Recognized for articles related to the Russo-Ukrainian crisis Notable work(s) 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis and 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Submit a nomination	Breda Moonraker   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 3, 2022 Editor since June of 2009 with 80% of edits in mainspace. Over 300 of the "most visited" for the month WP:DYK's. Love of everything British has led to dozens of biographies from the Ancient World to the 20th century. Helpfully gives excellent advice and thoughtful suggestions". A hard working member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Wiltshire, Wikipedia:WikiProject Horse racing, Wikipedia:WikiProject Latin and Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools, Moonraker deserves both praise and thanks. Recognized for being a gentleman and a scholar Notable work(s) Frederick Thesiger (naval officer) and High School of Montreal Submit a nomination	Composition pour Jazz AleatoryPonderings   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 10, 2022 User:AleatoryPonderings/Articles exemplifies the best of the attributes that this editor brings to the encyclopedia. Writes about court cases and literature. Fills in major gaps in our coverage. Does the leg work at WP:WIR, WP:ITN/WP:ITNRD, and WP:AFD. A great team approach makes it a pleasure to work with such an invaluable contributor. One of the friendliest people on the site, always happy to help people out. Stellar work (with many others) at Wikipedia:Featured article review/J. K. Rowling/archive1 Recognized for bios on Women in Red (such as Katherine Garrison Chapin Notable work(s) Whitey Schafer, Prise d'Orange, Seneca mission, Photography in Canada Submit a nomination
AutoWikiBrowser User Moxy   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 24, 2022 A dedicated editor working on all things Canadian covering a wide range of history, politics, and social issues; always with good sources and good writing. Created a well-crafted, aesthetically pleasing gallery of templates for article topics on Canadian matters. Strives for visual and thematic consistency. A good, solid, dependable editor who does "the job of choice" with a minimum of fuss. Recognized for excellent contributions to the Canadian presence on Wikipedia! Submit a nomination	A New York Mets Fan WikiCleanerMan   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 1, 2022 His name says it all. WCM is an editor that is busy working at navigational boxes such as [World leaders|World leaders], [American Presidents|American presidents], [Politics and government navigational boxes|Politics and government], and other [Politics and government templates]. He created the Unused Templates Task Force of WikiProject Templates to clear the enormous backlog of unused templates. He improves many articles dealing with bilateral relations between countries such as the Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflict. He has created 39 articles and 40 templates and is a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject International relations. Recognized for keeping Wikipedia tidy Notable work Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflict Submit a nomination	Fan of the Philadelphia Flyers GhostRiver   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 22, 2022 Positive efforts at WikiProject Ice Hockey by writing and significantly expanding hockey articles on a regular basis. Excellent work at their good article nomination (GAN) of Connor McDavid, an article that needed a thorough overhaul and was a daunting task. Created 36 articles with 1 achieving Featured status. 10K edits with over 52% to mainspace. Participates in monthly GAN Backlog Drives and GA reviewing. Recognized for Impressive attention to detail and committment to the Philadelphia Flyers Notable work Tyler Skaggs Submit a nomination
Joseph Smith's First Vision Jgstokes   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 29, 2022 Jgstokes has overcome arduous life-challenges in order to edit Wikipedia. They have donated their time since 2007 with over 10K edits with 58% in mainspace. Their main area of focus is particularly difficult to edit: Religion. A member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement. Their honest inciteful and stellar writing has greatly enhanced the articles they work on. One of the most cooperative editors Recognized for overcoming obstacles Notable works List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Submit a nomination	7&6=thirteen   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 6, 2022 A dedicated user of the edit summary. Active since Nov2007 with over 144K edits with almost 70% in mainspace. Article Rescue Squadron member and frequent contributor to WP:DYK and WP:In The News. Has created 32 articles on the English language Wikipedia; notably Frank Murphy and Northern Michigan. Reports vandals and spam at Administrator Intervention Against Vandalism. Works for the benefit of Wikipedia and to improve the World through shared knowledge. Recognized for being warm and friendly Submit a nomination	Flag of Western Australia Betterkeks   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 12, 2022 Active since May 2018. Over 9000 edits with 91% in mainspace. Especially active at improving information at COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and Louis Giustiniani. A trusted, productive and helpful editor and a member in good standing at Wikipedians in Western Australia Recognized for Submit a nomination
Soccer Spiderone   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 19, 2022 Joined in 2006 but has re-activated their activity in the end of year 2020. Very active at Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Nominations for deletion and page moves and Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting on a vast variety of topics such as: sports people, women, football, India, England and many others. A veteran editor that participates in respectable content creation while also involved in behind the scenes work. Continues to be a process-savvy asset to the project. Recognized for excellent search skills Submit a nomination	Resides in Michigan LucasKannou   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 26, 2022 Consistently works at reducing the image sizes of non-free works. He has received barnstars to recognize that it means we don't have to wait for DatBot to do it. Active since February 2020 and has over 6000 edits with 95% in mainspace (about 70% of the mainspace edits are in the file namespace). Reverts unconstructive edits and has created over 100 user talk pages where he informs the users that their edits were either unconstructive or vandalism. The user has also created a couple of pages and is a member of WikiProject COVID-19 Recognized for reducing image sizes Submit a nomination	ScottishFinnishRadish   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 3-2022 Handled 9000 edit requests (It's over 9000!) and engages in positive, collaborative behavior with other editors. Recognized for Collaborative behavior Notable work ARBIPA + GS/CASTE areas. Submit a nomination
Edmonton City Hall Hwy43   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 10, 2022 An active editor that diligently improves articles about Canada and does a lot of great work all around Wikipedia. Contributed to 10 featured lists about municipalities. Created several maps about highways and communities. Been enthusiastically working on a variety of articles since 2009 with more than 108,000 edits (more than 80,000 have been dedicated to mainspace). Well deserves wide spread recognition outside of WikiProject Canada Recognized for editing about Canada Submit a nomination	Oolong   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 17, 2022 Contributes good additions on pages related to Autism, Autism Spectrum, Applied behavior analysis, Neurodiversity, and Asperger syndrome. Wikipedian since 2005 with over one thousand edits. Recognized for dedication Submit a nomination	Author Tuckerlieberman   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 24, 2022 Editing since Dec 2017 with 97% of his edits in mainspace. Focusses on American political events and related subject matter. Improves working relationships, especially with new editors. A great researcher and considerate editor with valuable and forwarding input during article construction. Recognized for Notable work United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack Submit a nomination
The metaphorical ship in which CaptainEek sails to edit CaptainEek   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 31, 2022 Engaging, thoughtful, and fun. An arbitrator and upstanding administrator with an impressive amount of content work. The primary contributor at varied articles like Cactus wren, Vermilion flycatcher, Gallic Wars and Giant pumpkin. Creative, patient, and deeply kind. Recognized for being a courteous content creator Submit a nomination	Witte Brigade Buster7   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 7, 2022 A full decade of dedicated Editor of the Week awarding. A one-man-army, just keeping up nominations, posting, and keeping regular tabs on every aspect of this Wikiproject. A tireless contributor to all of Wikipedia with edits spanning back 14 years. Forever present, making good solid contributions wherever he goes. Recognized for facilitating Editor of the Week Notable works List of United States post office murals Submit a nomination	RoySmith   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 14, 2022 RoySmith works tirelessly behind-the-scenes at SPI. Editing for 17 years with over 70,000 contributions and shows no signs of slowing down. Defends the barricades against the "socky" hoards and puts his coding skills to work developing tools that allow SPI clerks and CUs to extract information from old cases quickly and effectively. SPI is a corner of Wikipedia that is very much behind-the-scenes; working there is repetitive, often pretty grimy. RoySmith has been doing a disproportionate amount of that work for a long time. Recognized for preventing spammers from damaging the encyclopedia Submit a nomination
Deor   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 21, 2022 Editing since 2006 with 130,000+ edits. An all-around amazing WikiGnome. Helps at the Help Desk and the Language reference desk. Does helpful things like adding coordinates to geography-related articles. Recognized for being a great contributor Notable work(s) Arthur Conan Doyle, Atlantis and C.S. Lewis Submit a nomination	Gderrin   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 27, 2022 Consistent and patient in creating a plethora of articles on Australian flora especially for the Australian Biota project. Contributed a mass of varied plant photographs from all over Australia. Polite and patient with solid editing skills, depth of knowledge, relentless work ethic and the ability to calmly engage with others. Recognized for being a calm, polite and helpful article builder. Submit a nomination	2 Tower of London ravens discuss Colin's attributes Colin   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 3, 2022 Reknowned for his collegial, helpful input and talk space demeanor and for having a balanced and neutral approach that is a model for all editors. Colin joined many years ago and has created 268 pages/articles, the Commons:Photo challenge and Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) (aka MEDRS). He won Picture of the Year 2016 and wrote the essay Wikipedia is not UTube Recognized for 89 Featured Pictures on Commons Notable work Ketogenic diet Submit a nomination
A Road Fan 25or6to4   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 11, 2022 Editing in some capacity since 2006 while compiling a superb track record of being civil, polite and helpful. Articles on comets and courthouses and counties among other interests. 85% majority of his efforts are to mainspace. A member of Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads and Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places Recognized for assorted Texas state highway articles Notable work United States National Register of Historic Places listings Submit a nomination	Aza24   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 18, 2022 A class act. Contributions across several arenas and topics such as paintings and Chinese history. Quality source reviews to several featured article candidates, both thorough and constructively worded. A magnificent 112 reviews at FAR making them part of the essential backbone of FAR. A wonderful servant of Wikipedia. A special mention for reforming the WP:Vital articles project, seen here. Aza24's work ethic, civility, and underrated work on obscure topics are an example for the rest of us and make them a deserving candidate for this honour. Recognized for delegating at WP:FGTC and playing a major part in keeping that project alive Submit a nomination	Interplanetary Transport System CactiStaccingCrane   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 25, 2022 Enthusiasm coupled with openness, coordination and realism is rather remarkable, An active participant at Wikipedia:WikiProject Rocketry and WikiProject Spaceflight/SpaceX. Time will decide any outcome, but, even if the moon is missed, one falls among the stars. Recognized for outer space enthusiasm Notable work SpaceX Starship Submit a nomination
Beanie editing a Wikipedia article BeanieFan11   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 2,2022 A good-faith, solid editor. Improves the WikiPedia MainPage. Creates positive efforts for the Wilmington, Delaware sports scene. Improves overall coverage of sports in general. Member of WikiProject National Football League, WikiProject American football, WikiProject Canadian football and WikiProject United States. 61% of his over 19500 edits in Mainspace and has made 7 good articles and 26 DYKs. In the top 7,000 Wikipedia editors in terms of the number of edits. Recognized for maintaining Sports articles Submit a nomination	Cass is a World Citizen Cassiopeia   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 9, 2022 A tireless trainer and mentor of editors wanting to become counter vandalism patrollers and new page patrollers. Tutors several students at once while they, themself, engage in heavy counter vandalism and main space editing. A true all-rounder, incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and patient. Recognized for training and mentoring many at NPP school and at CVUA Submit a nomination	Neutrois gender symbol Chaotic Enby   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 16, 2022 Creates new articles See some examples. Shows special initiative in setting up and coordinating the London Bridge task force. Recognized for their work about the death, succession and legacy of Elizabeth II. Submit a nomination
WELCOMER Spf121188   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 23, 2022 Welcomes new members and gets them started with important editing information. Paves the way for newbies to become as similarly enthusiastic as he is to increase the circle of WikiPedia editors Recognized for the effort to replicate himself Submit a nomination	WomenArtistUpdates   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 30, 2022 Creates & expands multiple women's biographies on a regular basis, and coordinates behind-the-scenes work Women in Red events at Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Ideas. Has edited over 650 articles since 2017, uploaded over 1200 files to commons and regularly coordinates events for Women in Red. Recognized for being a definite asset to the project Notable work(s) designing numerous logos for editathons for both Women in Red and Women in Green Submit a nomination	A Team Player MaranoFan   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 6, 2022 Author of 42 GA's, 7 FA's, 6 featured lists, 3 good topics and 1 featured topic mostly about modern pop music. American singer Meghan Trainor's article was littered with fancruft. Marano transformed it into a featured Article. Puts in solid shifts at FAC, reviewing other editors' nominations and making insightful and constructive comments to help them on their way to promotion. A wonderful contributor at DYK. Recognized for being a team player Submit a nomination
Taterian   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 13, 2022 A nice, steady reliable 3000 edits since joining Wikipedia in 2015. Trouble-free and easy to work with. Has added hundreds of mural images to the article List of United States post office murals. The enhancement to the article that other editors created many years ago is like seeing a seed that was planted still producing new flowers under the watchful care of a new gardener. Recognized for enriching a list with images Submit a nomination	"It's the little things that count" Veg_Mapper   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 20, 2022 Edits articles about the smaller streams and tributaries in the Mid-Atlantic states of the U.S. Mainspace edits number over 10000. An active participant at Wikipedia:WikiProject Rivers. Added census and population figures to various articles on U.S. towns and municipalities, improving their informative value. Recognized for improving article value Submit a nomination	Mattdaviesfsic   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 27, 2022 Does "the work that all too often goes unappreciated" which is exactly what this award was designed to do: give a deserving editor a pat on the back for a job well done. Matt is a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Railways. Recognized for improving SouthEast UK railway station articles Submit a nomination
A leek on a white background Theleekycauldron   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 4, 2022 Recognized for her brilliant DYK prep work, eclectic article writing and active promotion at DYK, creating many prep sets and userscripts to speed up the process. She frequents WT:DYK, making quick decisions on nominations and significant contributions to discussions. leek's featured work ranges from United States congressional delegations from Hawaii to C. J. Cregg to the ever-debated Pronunciation of GIF, and her GAs are no less varied! Her sense of humor and ease of manner does not go unnoticed. Recognized for creating PSHAW allowing for easy promotion Submit a nomination	Alanna_the_Brave   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 11, 2022 She deserves much of the credit for her incredible work at Women in Green, making it into what it is today. Her attention to the project has kept it alive and growing. Her initiative in organizing project editathons has inspired a huge influx of high quality contributions while accommodating new and inexperienced editors. Recognized for creating and substantially improving dozens of articles about notable women Notable work October 2022 Wildcard Edition Editathon Submit a nomination	Kiwipete   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 18, 2022 This veteran editor finds it "always a pleasure to help". Works on (among other things) articles about cantons and townships and voivodeships as a member of WikiProject France and WikiProject Poland. 85% of his article creating efforts are in Mainspace. Cycling is another interest. Recognized for helping others Submit a nomination

2023

Editors of the Week

Flag of Ireland WatermillockCommon   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 8, 2023 This editor has made over 5200 edits since 2014 with a remarkable 96% of them to article Mainspace. Many of the 500 articles he has created display his interest in Ireland and the English Civil War. He recently began designating the category for the various Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland into the article for each. He is to be commended for taking the additional time and effort to create articles for the missing personages as he uncovers them. Recognized for article creation Notable work Conservative-DUP agreement Submit a nomination	A fan of Arsenal Football Club Phikia   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 15,2023 Thie veteran editor has created many assorted articles on subjects as varied as Figure skating rink to all kinds of Water polo stats and records to All or Nothing: Arsenal. A member of English football task force and varied other sports related WikiProjects such as Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography, Wikipedia:WikiProject Olympics and Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports, Phikia strives to make sure that statistics/standings/accomplishments/comments are correct and orderly as befits a world-class Encyclopedia. Recognized for standing in the way of constant vandalism and fancruft Submit a nomination	National emblem of Indonesia Hanif Al Husaini   Editor of the Week for the week beginning Januaary 22, 2023 Persistently creates and tidies up articles, constantly improving and refining the all-important citation information while repairing headings and links to other articles. 52% of his 13000 edits are to Mainspace while often making contributions to Wikipedia:In The News and Wikipedia:Vital Articles. He is a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Indonesia and has created 16 Mainspace articles. Recognized for Notable work Salatiga Submit a nomination
Kazamzam   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 29, 2023 A busy unreferenced article patroller, Kaazamzam has started 49 diverse articles ranging from Hananoiwaya Shrine, a Japanese shrine, to Katja Perat, a Slovenian novelist. In her short career as an editor she has become a member in good standing at Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan, Wikipedia:WikiProject Mongolia, and Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red and has over 10000 edits, 82% of which are to Mainspace. Recognized for quality editing Notable work Hananoiwaya Shrine Submit a nomination		Grapesoda22   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 12, 2023 Grapesoda22 has been editing since 2009 and has made 72,000+ contributions.with a staggering 93% percent of those edits to mainspace. Articles and lists about Aqua Teen Hunger Force are favorites. They do many helpful things around the encyclopedia and deserve recognition for their efforts. Recognized for good deeds Notable work Aqua Teen Hunger Force Submit a nomination
Sdkb   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 19, 2023 Sdkb has done a lot of amazing things. Created 239 articles, 68K edits with a respectable 56% to mainspace. But most memorable is their diligent effort in streamlining many of the templates used to welcome new editors. They also run the valuable SdkbBot and help out at the Teahouse. Recognized for streamlining welcome templates Notable work Pomona College Submit a nomination	North Lake Shore Drive AlphaBeta135   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 26, 2023 This editor inputs Commons maps for 100's of articles on stations/operations of the Chicago "L" and converts maps to improved formats on Interstate and U.S. Route articles in Illinois. Adds Commons categories where needed. Improved the standard of coverage for these articles in incremental but impactful ways Recognized for inspiring other editors to take initiative in mapping-out stations and landmarks Notable work Lake Shore Drive Submit a nomination	Space Zinnias Czar   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 5, 2023 The amazing Czar is a long time editor and administrator. The project would hit a deadlock without them. Additionally, they have over 100 GA's and is always around to help others with their own GAs and FAs, asking for no recognition of their own. They are a wonderful addition to the halls of EOTW Recognized for their instrumental work at WikiProject Anarchism Submit a nomination
WikiProject Military History A-Class Indy beetle   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 12, 2023 Amazing contributions in both Wikipedia and Commons. Focus is on North Carolinian articles. Heavy contributions to countless other articles (full list can be found here) ranging from notable political leaders, towns, cities, and counties in the state. Helped to improve multiple county pages. Spends hours working on them, especially in the "History" sections. Has uploaded 100s of images to Commons with a fair portion of that number being their own creations. Helps to improve lesser-known pages which many times lack a photo in the infobox. Recognized for sterling work being done as a coordinator at WikiProject MilHist. Notable work Battles of the Uganda–Tanzania War Submit a nomination	Francis Place Dudley Miles   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 19, 2023 15 years of magnificent service to Wikipedia and outstanding help around FAR and PR. Sadly, the royalty section of Wikipedia is not as active as other sectors. However, Dudley has constantly managed to push out quality article after quality article. See this PR as an example. Recognized for Anglo-Saxon enrichment Submit a nomination	This user is owned by a poodle Doug Weller   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 23, 2023 A scholar, a gentleman and one of the truly bright lights and inspirational editors in the WP community. He has made massive contributions for 16 years, especially as an administrator, helping to make Wikipedia a more trustworthy source by rooting out misinformation and vandalism. A trusted, productive and helpful editor who is worthy of a talk page filled with thanks and well wishes from fellow editors. Recognized for dedicated service in support of Wikipedia Submit a nomination
Co-founder of one of the more important WikiProjects Victuallers   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 2, 2023 Victuallers' article creation efforts at WP:WIRED are a tour de force. He has created nearly 3,000 articles in total, personally tipping the imbalance of gender biographies towards equity. As a helpful collaborator, Victuallers provides advice to others (see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red). In 2020, Victuallers created a biographical article about one woman every day for 360 days straight. Amazing! Recognized for WikiProject Women in Red Submit a nomination		This User is a Physician Whispyhistory   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 16, 2023 You will not find Whispyhistory on any of the drama boards. Content creation is her calling card. She has a staggering 433 (at last count) DYK credits to her name and over 500 article creations. Her edits number 48883 with over 82% to Mainspace. Recognized for membership in many varied WikiProjects Notable work COVID-19 pandemic Submit a nomination
YoungForever   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 23, 2023 An active editor since 2018. Edits various TV series articles such as Big Sky. Has made over 100K edits with a remarkable 90% to mainspace Has the ability to remain civil despite "heat" thrown her way. An exemplary editor. Recognized for staying cool under pressure Notable work A Million Little Things Submit a nomination	Dale Arnett   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 30, 2023 A top WP editor with over 280000 edits, 89% to mainspace. Over 400 articles created on topics like college football, basketball and rugby, and other sports related articles pertaining to conferences and tournaments and realignment and statistics and more. A long standing member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Kentucky. Recognized for many Did You Know contributions Notable works List of NCAA Division I conference changes since 2010 Submit a nomination	Rhododendrites   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 7, 2023 :Rhododendrites edits an exceptionally wide variety of topic areas (example:here) both in WP content (62000 edits) and at Commons (78000 edits), many attaining deserved Featured Article and Picture recognition. This editor has a history of helping at the reference desk, inputs dialogue at various noticeboards with thorough, logical, courteous and civil comments, and is dedicated to improving the neutrality & integrity of Wikipedia. Also, they have improved many "List" articles (see:List of hip hop musicians) and is a recent event coordinator at Wikimedia New York City. Recognized for improving Wikipedia Notable works List of hip hop musicians Submit a nomination
Ken Gallager   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 14, 2023 A consistent and steady inputting of knowledge into Wikipedia since 2006. 192K edits with a remarkable 93% in mainspace. Focusses on many aspects of New Hampshire geography but stretches his efforts to reach many regions in the U.S. Interested in maps and mapmaking and is a member in good standing at the typo team. Recognized for List of shopping malls in the United States Notable work New Hampshire Submit a nomination	Netherzone   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 21, 2023 This editor diligently works to create and improve biographical articles about women artists and is helpful and informative to so many editors in so many ways. They went above and beyond to finish and develop articles that were in draft status for deceased editor User:Possibly. When articles that are in need improvement are identified, Netherzone seems to, without fail, put the time in to improve them. Recognized for improving articles Notable work Firelei Báez Submit a nomination	Library of Alexandria JoelleJay   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 28, 2023 A very active editor that exhibits role-model behaviour, exercised care, and handles disagreement with diplomacy. At WP:AFD JoelleJay carefully analyses every candidate and provides evidence and policy-based votes. They maintain a list of women academics that have high impact creating a starting point to enable other editors to create articles about notable women academics, thereby reducing the gender imbalance on Wikipedia. Recognized for assessing the notability of academic biographies Notable work KYVE Apple Bowl Submit a nomination
Red-tailed hawk   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 4, 2023 Red-tailed hawk is reasonable, methodical and a pleasure to work with. RTH continues to create detailed articles about vital social issues with about a third achieving A/B/C class. RTH is exceptionally cooperative and collaborative, making positive contributions as a AFD copyright clerk. Displays diplomacy, kindness and helpful editing . Recognized for being easy to work with Notable work Started article creation activities with Uyghur genocide in 2019 Submit a nomination	Nofretete Iry-Hor   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 11, 2023 Makes profound and immense improvements to Ancient Egypt related topics, often surpassing 100 references, carefully balancing the diverse opinions of Egyptologists and spanning English, French and German sources. Authored 14 featured articles and 7 good articles, which includes an FA for all nine rulers of Egypt's Fifth Dynasty. Their contributions extend to a host of other Egyptian rulers, including edits to articles for nearly every ruler of the region's ancient history. A member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Ancient Egypt Recognized for academic and scholarly rigor Notable work Pepi I Meryre Submit a nomination	A Fan Cbl62   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 18, 2023 16 year veteran that makes immense contributions to the encyclopedia. Has written over 10,000 articles, many of high quality and has over 1000 DYKs placing him sixth all-time. Has hugely improved Wikipedia's coverage of American football, and may be the greatest editor in that topic area ever. Has saved countless articles from AFD. Recognized for DYKs Notable work Michigan Wolverines Submit a nomination
Sunflowers Beccaynr   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 25, 2023 Very active at WP:AFD. Notable for article improvement efforts & carefully presented arguments. Consistently makes detailed justifications of their !votes and notable for finding lesser known sources. A long list of bios is impressive. Avoids the rush of extreme keep or delete camps. Very active at various WP:WIRED endeavours and significantly helps reduce gender imbalance on Wikipedia. Recognized for AFD's and Bio's Notable work Chicago Seven Submit a nomination	Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Significa_liberdade   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 2, 2023 The article 2023 Titan submersible incident required skill and foresight to assure clarity while maintaining camaraderie between editors. Significa liberdade has been one of the most active members to the contributions of this fast-moving article to assure timely and factual information for our readers. Created almost 400 articles on books, people and literacy awards Recognized for creating WP articles for current and rapidly fluctuating events. Notable work 2023 Titan submersible incident Submit a nomination	Harper_J._Cole   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 9, 2023 8,500 edits since December 2020. Many substantial improvements relating to the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers. An active member of Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League, bringing many articles from poor quality to WP:GA. Brought the Chargers seasons of 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 2021 all to GA. He also has brought to WP:FL the List of Los Angeles Chargers first-round draft picks and List of Los Angeles Chargers starting quarterbacks, as well as brought to good article status Dan Fouts and LaDainian Tomlinson Recognized for bringing 10 out of 70 Chargers seasons articles to GA Submit a nomination
Canadian sports Cmm3   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 16, 2023 A true unsung hero. Over 24,000 edits going back to 2009. Maintains articles relating to Canadian football and collegiate Canadian sports, updating player and coach articles with the most recent transactions and news. Also a prolific article creator, having written a high percentage of the articles for players in the Canadian Football League, plus many of the teams' seasons and coaches, totaling over 1,100 article creations. Additionally is active in getting photos for sportspeople, having uploaded nearly 2,000 images Recognized for managing Canadian sport articles Submit a nomination	Flag of Alabama Patriarca12   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 23, 2023 Active editor at Wikipedia:WikiProject College football, Patriarca12 has been a key editor in the College football season articles campaign, totaling around 2,000 season creations (and close to 3,000 articles total). Patriarca12 has compiled close to 34,000 edits, going way back to 2006. They have also brought several articles to GA and FL, for example List of Alabama Crimson Tide head football coaches and 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Recognized for being among the top three in the Seasons Articles category Submit a nomination	Loch Muick Mike Christie   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 30, 2023 84 Featured Articles on science fiction magazines, prehistoric and Anglo-Saxon history plus all the reviews he does at FAC and the fabulous work he has done revamping ChristieBot at the Good Article process. 380 reviews at GAN. Editing since 2006 with 60000 edits. 663 reviews at FAC (174 of them in 2022) Recognized for keeping the FAC statistics up to date and the associated tools working Submit a nomination
	Coney Island Epicgenius   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 13, 2023 Nominated for the second time to receive the Editor of the Week award. This time for consistency in expanding a high volume of articles to an outstanding level of quality, nominating these articles and getting most of them to pass GA nomination. Additionally, they nominate many items to DYK following all procedures and guidelines including completing high quality nominations and QPQ at DYK. A frequent and insightful reviewer at FAC. Recognized for never losing their cool while working constructively and determinedly Submit a nomination	Sammi Brie   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 20, 2023 Expands Wikipedia's coverage of American broadcasting with over 600 DYKs since March 2019. 89 Good Articles and one Featured Article. Dedicated to creating quality content for the project. Always a pleasure to work with. Recognized for her prolific, high-quality work in the GA area and on radio stations Submit a nomination
Goldenrod Aoba47   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 27, 2023 A quality content reviewer at WP:FA and WP:peer review. Excellent work in music, TV, and video game content. Always thoughtful and kind, no matter where he is posting, and he is especially good at making editors feel appreciated with positive feedback. He brightens the day and is valued by the WP community. Recognized for My Man (Tamar Braxton song) Submit a nomination	A member of WikiProject Women Scientists Kj cheetham   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 3, 2023 Rarely seen in high profile volatile noticeboards, instead making careful opinions at WP:AFD, and giving advice, something many have benefited from over the years. Active in new page patrol, article assessment, and has created 30+ articles. A deserved award for their kindness, especially to newbies. We need more of that around here Recognized for being helpful to all that ask Notable work Maybole Castle Submit a nomination	A Favorite Pic PericlesofAthens   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 10, 2023 A kind soul that frequently offers sage advice about content creation and is diligent in the creation of GA and FA content. He has pushed quality article after quality article and is one of the most individually influential and important editors the site has ever had. Set a high standard for high-importance Chinese topics, yet has also brought this quality to Parthian, Macedonian and Egyptian topics. He may be the only editor to have more than one VITAL-3 FA. Recognized for joyful correspondence Notable work Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom) Submit a nomination
A member of Wiki Project Theatre Star Mississippi   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 17, 2023 After the passing of editor Possibly, this Wiki Friend organized efforts to complete all of Possibly's drafts. A regular contributor at articles for deletion, both in terms of contributing and making difficult closes. Active at Deletion Review. Always kind, humble and open minded to alternative opinions, Star works on articles about artists, especially women artists, and museums and has created over 300 articles! The project benefits from Star's kindness, work, and collaborative spirit. Recognized for being a sensible and dedicated editor and administrator Submit a nomination	A Cherokee Rose ARoseWolf   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 24, 2023 This editor has been working at WikiPedia since August of 2020 and has over 10000 edits. Thru the efforts of many fellow editors, Women in Red gave her the purpose of sharing (with her daughter) the stories of amazing women. At her core she is about civil collaboration. Kindness, civility, understanding and respect are her "Wikipedia symphonies" that she shares with others. Her view of Life speaks to her heritage and culture. She sees our individual lives as a Song and the path we walk as a Dance. She brings these beautiful embracing thoughts to her Wikipedia editing and deserves acknowledgement. Kind, diplomatic and encouraging of others. This nomination was seconded by User:CT55555 and User:Hamid Hassani Recognized for being a diligent, useful contributor to Wikipedia. Submit a nomination	PawełMM   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 1, 2023 Works tireless at Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Photography workshop to create, edit and repair graphic content of articles by improving photo images. The forum is active with editors requesting photo edits. A graphics design superstar that handles requests by fellow editors to enhance their images all the while improving Wikipedia's finished product. PawełMM has nearly single-handedly curated the requests and delivered excellent results for many months now, possibly years. Quick with requests and thorough in their work. Instrumental in giving many language versions of Wikipedia a better outlook by improving images. A truly selfless editor and the definition of an unsung hero! His efforts are behind the scenes. Recognized for elevating Wikipedia to the highest standards Submit a nomination
Project Video Games PresN   Editor of the Week for the week beginning A consistent and reliable editor, who maintains administrative and content-creations sides of Wikipedia with ease and excellence. Over 70,000 edits over his 15 active years with over 120 good articles, 24 featured articles, and next to 100 featured lists, mainly about animals, science fiction, and the early years of video games. Active in maintaining scripts in Wikiproject video games for quick-glance stats. Recognized for his well-mannered cooperation and continuously friendly reputation Submit a nomination	A Shelf Cloud Tails Wx   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 15, 2023 Does virtually everything from countervandalism, AfC, CSD, NPP, to cleaning up copyvios and more. Mainspace work, especially in weather and current events related articles, is solid too, with 4 DYKs, 3 GAs and several In The News nominations. Projected to get a mop and bucket one day. Recognized for being an excellent content creator and vandal fighter Submit a nomination	Created This Logo Illusion Flame   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 22, 2023 A prolific NPP coordinator and a VRT Agent. Can be seen closing Requested Move discussions and responding to edit filter false positives. Works to train student editors at the CVUA. Always polite and civil towards all other editors and his maintenance work is top-notch. Recognized for his tireless work in the back end of Wikipedia Submit a nomination
	Member of Project Mining Larataguera   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 5, 2023 Larataguera edits to improve and expand content on environmental justice issues with most of their contributions found in the intersection between human rights and the environment. Maintains a helpful page of needed articles and created a local impacts template to improve how Infoboxes on mines are able to document environmental impacts. Participates at Good Article Reviews and Featured Article reviews, pushing for greater coverage of historical issues of injustice. Has created many articles with the notable theme of resource extraction and its impacts on local populations and the environment. Recognized for spending time on much needed set of often neglected issues Submit a nomination	Logic Phlsph7   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 12, 2023 A major contributor to some of Wikipedia's most important and vital articles that were in sub-standard condition. Phlsph7 brought them all to good article status in a matter of months with forbearance and top-tier contributions. This user makes knowledge more accessible to all. Recognized for Increasing Available Knowledge Notable work(s) Philosophy, Logic, Communication, Education, and Knowledge Submit a nomination
Fakescientist8000   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 19, 2023 Fakescientist8000has around 10,000 edits with a solid 57% of them to mainspace. Fake's best known for their work and suggestions at WP:ITN/C, where their input is always welcome and appreciated. They are known for their reversion of vandalism and work around Recent Changes Patrol. Always civil and willing to collaborate with everyone. Recognized for quality editing and collaboration Notable work Paul Gosar Twitter video incident Submit a nomination	Owned by two Cats Hey man im josh   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 26, 2023 An excellent content creator having contributed to multiple featured lists for NFL players such as List of National Football League annual passing yards leaders and List of National Football League annual passing touchdowns leaders. 50% of his over 220K edits are to Wikipedia main space. Among the most active in maintenance work such as New Pages Patrol (46,000 patrols). Also, an excellent AfC reviewer doing excellent work at RfD, Articles for Creation, countervandalism and XfDs. Sports related articles attract new editors that are unfamiliar with our policies and Josh is always willing to help editors navigate the varied Wikipedia processes. Recognized for remaining civil when others are not Submit a nomination	Administrator Novem Linguae   Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 3, 2023 His dedicated and excellent work is known by many. As an NPP reviewer and co-ordinator, a valued content creator and writer of many useful scripts and many software patches on Twinkle and the (ever-ailing) PageTriage. Has over 14,000 edits to Wikipedia mainspace along with numerous important contributions to the encyclopedia. Recognized for writing many useful userspace essays Submit a nomination

2024

Editors of the Week

Gonnym   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 7, 2024 A 12 year veteran with over 60,000 edits to the main space and an additional hundred thousand in other spaces. Has created over 10,000 pages and has been inspirational in getting other editors to follow his lead. Gonnyms is an editor that has been lacking the recognition he deserves. This will fix that quandary. He is a busy member of both Wikipedia:WikiProject Film and Wikipedia:WikiProject Television Recognized for Hard work and diligence Submit a nomination	Chinese characters Ctxz2323   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 14, 2024 Ctxz2323 has created or expanded over a dozen articles on Chinese characters, including: Chinese character orders, Chinese character components, Chinese character sounds and Chinese character meanings. His contributions are backed with emphasis on offline/non-English sources that are traditionally under-represented on the English Wikipedia. Makes use of the WP:AFC process to ensure new pages are aligned with Wikipedia's editorial policies. Furthermore, Ctxz2323 has participated constructively in editorial processes that can be challenging for newcomers, such as this AFD nomination Recognized for getting off to a fast start Submit a nomination	Soman   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 20, 2024 A prolific article creator, especially articles related to organized labor, left wing politics and biographies. Written almost 5.000 articles which are always well referenced with reliable sources and are a pleasure to read. Featured over 700 times on the "Did you know...." section of the Main Page. They are always civil when interacting with others, especially when reviewing other DYK nominations Recognized for prolific article creation Submit a nomination
Project Video Games The Night Watch   Editor of the Week for the week beginning January 28, 2024 The Night Watch is known for their excellent mainspace and maintenance work. A member of WikiProject Video Games, Some of their best works include Kingdom Two Crowns, Five Nights at Freddy's (video game) and The Longing. Contributed significantly to five other GA's and 4 DYK's. Also spends a good amount of their time working at New Pages Patrol, closing Requested Moves and cleaning up vandalism. A remarkable editor in many ways and would make an excellent administrator. Recognized for maintenance in varied venues Submit a nomination	New York Yankee fan Yankees10   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 4, 2024 One of the most prolific and respected sports editors of all time, contributing to baseball and football articles for almost two decades. Amassed over 200,000 edits (#251 all time), reverting an untold number of subtlety hidden vandals and making pages conform to style guidelines. Created over 5,000 articles (top 100 all time) on some of the most popular modern athletes. The vast realm of athletic articles would be drastically diminished without his hard work. Recognized for maintaining accurate statistics Submit a nomination	A member of the Volunteer Response Team Mdaniels5757   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 11, 2024 Acknowledged for tireless back end work at WP:ACC doing the thankless task of creating accounts for users who wish to make an account but cannot due to underlying IP blocks. Operates MDanielsBot, which helps clear stale AIV reports. Additionally, they work on responding to edit filter false positive reports. Their technical skills have been a continuing benefit to Wikipedia and its editors. Recognized for getting the job done Submit a nomination >
Gyeongbokgung Palace Toobigtokale   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 18, 2024 A great and prolific editor who works and provides fantastic contributions in the underappreciated and underrepresented area of Korean topics. A member of WikiProject Korea, Toobigtokale combats systematic bias by engaging in high quality editing such as Utoro, Uji, Budae-jjigae and Koryo Ilbo. Recognized for quality input Submit a nomination	The Content Review Medal of Merit Schminnte   Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 25, 2024 Recently retired Schminnte was a wonderful editor and top-notch content writer who mainly worked on articles about music, with recognized work such as Blood on the Floor (Turnage), Scaramouche (Milhaud), Monotron and A (For 100 Cars). They also worked on maintenance tasks such as New Pages Patrol, CSD, AfC and vandalism reversion in addition to content work. Well wishes are in order! Recognized for quality contributions Submit a nomination	Flag of Switzerland Jo-Jo Eumerus   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 3, 2024 A prolific source and image reviewer at FAC while clearing up the backlog at WP:FACSR, Their myriad of extremely high quality contributions demonstrates extraordinary skill and knowledge. Serves as an administrator on the English Wikipedia displaying their dedication to the project, One of the pillars on which FAC relies producing endless high quality source reviews. Recognized for bringing calm precision and dedicated knowledge Submit a nomination
Kent:The Garden of England ChrisTheDude   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 10, 2024 Over 170 FLs, dozens of FAs and several GAs and DYKs. A 15-year admin with a kind and humble attitude and modest demeanor. He keeps the FLC and FAC process running by tirelessly producing prodigious numbers of quality reviews and numerous well researched nominations. Appreciates the work of others. Sublime content work spans areas including sports and music. Identified as an Awesome Wikipedian. Recognized for being a prolific featured content contributor and reviewer Notable work Wikipedia:Featured topics/Billboard number-one country songs Submit a nomination	UNESCO Headquarters in Paris Tone   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 15, 2024 An editor since 2005 and admin since 2006. A prolific content creator and Featured Lists creator about UNESCO World Heritage Sites with over 50 successful FLCs in total, which put them in 15th place on the List of Wikipedians by featured list nominations. Aside from FL's, they are also quite active on ITN/C. Recognized for prolific work on featured lists. Submit a nomination	Find JWeiss11 in this picture Jweiss11   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 20, 2024 A truly fantastic editor. Editing since 2005, he is one of the most prolific Wikipedians of all time, contributing to college sports articles and amassing over 500,000 edits (#42 all time), while cleaning up an untold number of infoboxes and making pages conform to style guidelines. A prominent member of the College football WikiProject. Created over 1,000 articles. Recognized for never using any semi-automated tools Submit a nomination
Chats at Wikipedia:Discord Generalissima   Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 24, 2024 Creates quality content at a surprising rate:38 articles with 21 GAs. Works at articles about historical figures and coins and is dedicated to producing the best editing possible. Additionally, she is fun to chat with on the Wikimedia Discord server. Recognized for producing quality over quantity Submit a nomination	Member of the Maritime warfare task force Pickersgill-Cunliffe   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 7, 2024 A persistent quality content contributions. They have helped to promote over 70 articles to Good Article status and at least 4 articles to Featured Article status, 2 of which they created. They have been a quality contributor and coordinator at the military history WikiProject since October of 2022. Their contributions (over 20000 mainspace edits) to the site are always of the utmost quality and they are always easily approachable. Recognized for their Military History coordination work Submit a nomination	Mongolian Empire AirshipJungleman29   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 10, 2024 A tireless work-a-holic at Mongolian history articles. Airship has improved vital articles such as Genghis Khan, Tolui and Ai-Khanoum throughout their 8 year Wiki-career and has written FAs such as Baljuna Covenant and Siege of Bukhara. Work in promoting hooks to prep areas in DYK and regularly participates in GA and FA reassessments/reviews. Their frequent FAC reviews are notable for their incisiveness and thoroughness. Recognized for articles about Mongolian history Submit a nomination
This is not Editor Sawyer-mcdonnell Sawyer-mcdonell   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 14, 2024 Although a relatively new user as far as active editing is concerned he has done really high-quality work on religious history topics. His general but not exclusive interest is on the topic of Celtic Christianity. Two examples can be found at Gates of Heaven Synagogue or Melangell. Religious history is sadly under-represented area on-wiki and great editors like Sawyer strive to improve it. Recognized for Improving the encyclopedia Submit a nomination	Seattle skyline SounderBruce   Editor of the Week for the week beginning April 28. 2024 This editor has displayed continuous and impressive effort in improving and creating articles related to Washington state. Recent contributions include 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, List of Seattle Mariners seasons, and MLS Cup 2019. In addition to having nearly 200 good articles, which is the 16th most of any editor, they have over 240 DYKs, 20 featured articles, and 11 featured lists, a very large portion of which are related to Washington state or entities within the state. Their quality contributions are just fantastic and the content work is impressive, needed, and valuable. Recognized for always being a pleasant editor to interact with Submit a nomination	excellent new page reviewer JTtheOG   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May i, 2024 They do very impressive work at NPP. Last year JTtheOG reviewed over 10,000 articles as part of new page patrolling, making this the fifth time they have done so in a single year. It also marks the (at least) seventh consecutive year that they've reviewed a minumum of 5,000 articles. Due to this impressive and continued effort, they currently rank second all-time in article reviews. In addition, they recently won the 2024 January NPP backlog drive and the WP:FEB24 unreferenced backlog drive. Recognized for "crushing" backlogs at NPP Submit a nomination
A member of WikiProject New York City Voorts   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 5, 2024 Awarded for their exemplary content work. Worked to promote Running Out of Time (song), Well he would, wouldn't he?, Cora Agnes Benneson, as well as a number of other articles to featured and good article status. This is no small feat for someone who has been editing for less than a year. Voorts has done exceptionally well in a short time. In addition, he has been quickly taking to internal processes like new page patrol. I have a feeling this is only the beginning of a long and barnstar-studded on-wiki career. Recognized for exemplary content work Submit a nomination	thebiguglyalien   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 8, 2024 Does exceptional content work on many topics but particularly impressive is their work on the first ladies of the United States. Created 4 Featured Articles such as Barbara Bush, Frances Cleveland, and Lou Henry Hoover plus 65 Good Articles (69 GAs promoted) and 1 Featured List. Examples of their work are Dictatorship, Centre-left politics, and Iron Man, for which they received a Million Award. I believe we should recognize their significant contributions and efforts to improve Wikipedia. Recognized for being a wonderful writer on content, back-page discussions and in satire Submit a nomination	Church of St Mary the Great KylieTastic   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 12, 2024 An expert "back of WikiProject Articles for creation queue reviewers" that handles all the hard drafts. Without editors like this, AFC would grind to a halt. Over 12,000 edits to their AfC log page, including processing over 1,000 drafts so far this year, indicates how much they do. One of WikiPedia's most consistent and best AfC reviewers, they are not just taking the easy accepts and declines. They are often working requests from the back of the queue and dealing with the more difficult drafts that others have passed over. Recognized for patience, understanding, and a willingness to assist newer editors Submit a nomination
Flag of India MPGuy2824   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 15, 2024 A multi-talented editor working in New Pages Patrol, content work and script development. His MoveToDraft script helps many do their NPP work making easier work of the repetitive process of draftifying, tagging the redirect and then notifying the user whose page was draftified. A wikignome here and there on articles about Indian constituencies and has 1 GA, 1 DYK and 1 FL credit with another FLC "in the works". Recognized for treating everyone with kindness and respect Submit a nomination	Gvssy   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 19, 2024 A new editor that has done a lot of good work in a very short time. Approaching 1800 edits with 63% in main space. Almost always uses the edit summary. A member of WP:Military History with over 20 high quality articles regarding Sweden and other Scandinavian counties. A good beginning that deserves notice. Recognized for a good start Submit a nomination	Grungaloo   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 22, 2024 An 18 year veteran, they have produced some very polished articles on birds - including the featured article tufted jay. A member of WikiProject Birds, WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Cleanup, their contributions to the community by copy editing at the hard-pressed GoCE are commendable and important. Recognized for polished bird articles Submit a nomination
a leek theleekycauldron   Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 26, 2024 A constant font of good advice. Friendliness towards newbies and veterans alike. Continuous leadership work at DYK along with excellent article work. Her Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review is a much-needed restart of an important discussion to improve WP. Creates Featured Articles which are entertaining and amusing. Recognized for efforts at WP:DYK Notable work reforming the requests for adminship process Submit a nomination	Coat of Arms of Slovenia Doremo   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 2, 2024 Active since 2009. Over 120K edits with 2K new pages created. Contributes to WikiProject Slovenia, and has created and improved lots of Slovenia-related articles. They created almost all articles in Category:Former settlements in Slovenia). Translated lots of articles from the Norwegian and Estonian Wikipedia. Does helpful gnome work and translates articles about Europe. Recognized for efforts at WikiProject Intertranswiki. Submit a nomination	Escarapela de Bolivia Krisgabwoosh   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 9, 2024 Prolific content creator with 58 GAs and many biographies related to Bolivian politics and politicians. Latin America is an area that is under covered by Wikipedia articles. Their philosophy that "there's no reason to create an article that isn't a good article" shows that they are committed to quality over quantity and truly want to improve the encyclopedia Recognized for creating quality biographies Notable works List of presidents of Bolivia Submit a nomination
One Edit for Each Dot Red Director   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 16, 2024 Editing since 2006. One of the most prolific Wikipedians of all time having amassed over 1 million edits (#16 all time). Added an untold number of references so that pages conform to style guidelines. Any modern American football biography will have Red Director somewhere in the edit history. Bare url's on any NFL article are as rare as gold with Red Director constantly chipping away at things and making the encyclopedia better at a pace and quality that few can match. Recognized for A Million Edits Submit a nomination	Qwerfjkl   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 23, 2024 For his tireless work behind-the-scenes, particularly at WP:CFD. The developer of User:Qwerfjkl/scripts/CFDlister—the script which makes NACs (upon which CfD heavily relies). Created User:Qwerfjkl/scripts/massCFD, which handles multi-nomination CfDs. The operator of User:Qwerfjkl (bot), which performs functions such as notifying contributors of CS1 errors and implementing PIQA (WP:PIQA). A mentor through the Growth Team, where he frequently assists new users in learning the ropes. Recognized for behind-the-scenes work Submit a nomination	Member of WikiProject:Law Enforcement Queen of Hearts   Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 30, 2024 A skillful WikiGnome with a collaborative nature. Often found at WP:RM handling all kinds of technical requests. The author of one GA, three DYKs, and one ITN page. Active since early 2022 with over 26K edits with 42% in mainspace. Moving pages and adding categories make it infinitely better for all editors to maintain the wiki. Also a very active mentor. Recognized for technical skills Notable work Richard Worley (police officer) Submit a nomination
TechnoSquirrel is a climber TechnoSquirrel69   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 7, 2024 In early February 2024 Editor TechnoSquirrel69 made a small repair to the Editor of the Week nomination page. Curious, I chased it down and discovered an editor that is a prime example of doing what it takes to retain new editors. He has almost 20000 edits with a solid 40% in mainspace. His outgoing nature and willingness to take the time to show new editors "the road less travelled", through his kindness and communication, deserve attention and recognition. His talk page archives contain interactions with new editors that are examples we can all learn from. Recognized for providing guidance and support Notable work Castle in the Sky Submit a nomination	Pokelego999   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 14, 2024 Outstanding contributor to Pokémon articles, especially characters. Proper recognition is due. They have created several brand-new articles and have successfully nominated 19 articles as GAs. Two of their articles were featured on the Main Page. Many more GA nominations are in the queue waiting to be approved. Having been given only one barnstar, it is time to acknowledge that Pokelego999's hard work deserves more recognition. Wikipedia's coverage of Pokémon and its characters would not be the same without their focused effort. Recognized for Pokémon articles Notable work(s) Mew and Ash Ketchum, featured on the main page Submit a nomination	Rhain   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 21, 2024 A content creation veteran with over 70 GAs spanning the last decade, primarily relating to video games. Some examples of his work are Hayao Miyazaki, Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Last of Us (all Million Award–eligible, by the way)! Has considerable writing experience, pays attention to detail and has a humble, helpful communication style. Always happy to help, he deserves the community's appreciation. Recognized for Submit a nomination
Kazamzam   Editor of the Week for the week beginning July 28, 2024 A dedicated, long-term editor that improves the encyclopedia by expanding and improving stubs, reverting vandalism and writing articles on a variety of topics. Joined WP in 2021 and have over 19,000 edits with over 70% in main-space. Works at WikiProject Unreferenced articles by steadily chipping away at the large backlog. Member of WikiProject Japan and WikiProject Mongols Recognized for Steady diligence Submit a nomination	Beccaynr   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 4, 2024 Dedicated to making this encyclopedia a better place. From their valuable additions to notable articles to their moral with users new and old. Always a warm welcoming for newcomers. Understanding, patient, kind & most importantly willing to take the time to explain in depth their point of view & how things work. A indispensable asset to this site. Their role in adding to Women articles is bar none. A search of their contributions shows their dedication Recognized for Dedication to the Site Submit a nomination	Women in Green Grnrchst   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 11, 2024 Grnrchst is known for consistently high-quality contributions in both writing and reviewing. Extensive work to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Eastern Europe and tireless work to help close Wikipedia's gender gap by writing about women's history. Participates at Women in Green and has stimulated other editors to make similar contributions. Recognized for "weekly updates" are unique and worth a read! Notable work Eastern Europe Submit a nomination
Bilorv has retired to San Junipero Bilorv   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 18, 2024--> No thing beside remains. round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare. The lone and level sands stretch far away...Percy Shelley Recognized for dedication and service Submit a nomination	A Cheesehead Gonzo fan2007   Editor of the Week for the week beginning August 25, 2024 Editor Gonzo is the biggest cheesehead on Wikipedia. Their Packers-related work includes promoting Bob Mann (American football) and Packers sweep, Green Bay Packers presidents (a 12-item topic!), Green Bay Packers draft history, plus 14 featured lists, 36 good articles and 50+ DYKs! Their tireless work to improve content related to the Packers is inspiring and they deserve to be commended and recognized for it. As fans of opposing teams in the Packers division, both seconds are enemies of the team but proud of outstanding editorial efforts on its behalf. Recognized for being a workaholic member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Green Bay Packers. Submit a nomination	Daniel Case   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 1, 2024 A protector of Wikipedia. They have protected almost 2,500 pages over the past year, which is nearly 50% more than the person with the second most. In addition to being the most active participant by far at requests for page protection, they have also handed out over 21.5 THOUSAND blocks. An admin for over 17 years and have not gone a single month without editing, Amazing! Their contributions and passion for protection should not go unrecognized, because they are very much appreciated and make the site a better place. Recognized for protecting the encyclopedia Submit a nomination
Operates SDZEROBOT SD0001   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 8, 2024 Recently named Tech Contributor of the Year, they run SDZeroBot, a bot which allow editors to generate their own database reports based on specified SQL queries and which also elegantly generates useful reports, such as NPP sorting, AfC sorting, draftify watch. A member of the Bot Approvals Group since late 2020, where they spend time reviewing and processing requests at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval. They created a number of useful scripts that are widely used by the at large community. Made significant contributions to existing gadgets, including Twinkle and the Articles for Creation Helper Script and to core MediaWiki. Recognized for Bot Management Submit a nomination	This is NOT Editor Howardcorn33 Howardcorn33   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 15, 2024 Revamped List of photographs considered the most important and created Blinking Sam. Has established a promising editing career. They have contributed several pieces of quality media to the featured pictures process, the often-forgotten fourth type of featured content. Also put in their time at Commons, helping make various freely licensed images more widely available to the community. Not to forget List of edit wars on Wikipedia . Recognized for improving the Encyclopedia Notable work Blinking Sam Submit a nomination	She comes from Brazil Skyshifter   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 22, 2024 Most editors would agree Skyshifter deserves recognition for the tireless work she has been putting into the encyclopedia over the past few months. She has promoted 27 good articles — 17 of them in the last six months — as well as three featured articles, among them being Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and OneShot Her focus has been primarily on music and video game–related topics. She also put a lot of time into Brazilian cultural topics, a largely underrepresented area of content on the English Wiki. English is not her first language and yet she provides excellent service to the project. Recognized for 27 good articles Submit a nomination
Creates Tornado Articles WeatherWriter   Editor of the Week for the week beginning September 29, 2024 Makes significant contributions involving weather and other meteorological topics (including wildfires). Helped expand the amount of good articles on these topics by successfully nominated six tornado-related articles to GA status. Promoted five images to featured picture status, four of which are related to weather. Works behind-the-scenes, making editors within WikiProject Weather aware of active discussions which may change the landscape of weather editing for years to come so they can be active participants. Works in the rating of files, and participates in Articles for Deletion relating to weather. One of the most active users within the weather scope. An amazing all-around editor! Recognized for 2022 Pembroke-Black Creek tornado Submit a nomination	Project Tree of Life YorkshireExpat   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 6, 2024 A dedicated editor with thousands of edits over the last four years. Part of the backbone of Wikipedia's collection of taxon articles. They regularly tweak, improve, categorize, and maintain taxon articles, managing our vast system of taxonomy templates for species boxes, creating redirects, and moving pages. One of our most valuable tree of life editors. Recognized for Tree of Life Submit a nomination	Flag of Alberta LaundryPizza03   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 13, 2024 A phenomenal contributor. A valued asset to the Categories for Discussion team. Has accumulated nearly 50,000 edits since 2017, 4,000 of which are to categories. He has closed some 2,100 XfDs and has the fifth most edits to Wikipedia talk:Categories for discussion/Working. Written several articles in areas ranging from chemistry, astronomy, and even a media company! His dedication in often-neglected areas of the project is much appreciated and deserves recognition. Recognized for Catagories for Discussion Submit a nomination >
A Yawning Cat Space4Time3Continuum2x   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 20, 2024 The current American political scene is as contentious as ever. At articles about the 2024 Presidential campaign and/or anything Trump related many editors push agendas left and right. Article management and protection becomes extremely important to maintain any chance of acceptable editor decorum. Trump articles are invariably long and lengthy with hundreds of references. Editors can sometimes misrepresent facts. Editors can be innocently wrong. Two editors, Space4Time3Continuum2x and Mandruss, have established a working relationship built on mutual trust and a desire to improve the editing environment. They constantly safeguard the articles(s) for reliance on the truth and reliable sources. Both wisely take the time to use the edit summary to explain complicated changes and provide an example of better editing for better results. Without someone (in this case two someones) the article would be a constant mess. "Fixed" is a common refrain for these two. Recognized for protecting articles Submit a nomination	Former Administrator Pppery   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 27, 2024 Pppery is the definition of a strong back-end line contributor. His work includes expanding the functionality of Template:XFD backlog to cover all XfDs, improving Module:Bad title suggestion, modernizing The Wikipedia Adventure, and a significant rewrite of Module:Authority control. He frequently steps up to the plate to take care of tasks nobody else is doing, including single-handedly keeping down the backlog at MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist and for many months he was the only one processing the endless requests for assistance at Wikipedia talk:Categories for discussion/Working. Recently he handed in the mop, and the hope is he finds editing without the tools rejuvenating,. His work is sincerely appreciated by all. Recognized for strong back-end contributions Submit a nomination	UndercoverClassicist   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 3, 2024 Writes top-flight articles on Ancient Greek archaeology and its archaeologists. Thorough and helpful contributions to other editors' FAC pages resulting in much improved articles. A gracious manner and understanding of collaboration who can write FAs with clarity and elegance. The future of Wikipedia is in safe hands. Recognized for Featured Article Candidacy assistance Submit a nomination
Participant in the June 2024 Backlog drive Riley1012   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 10, 2024 Does amazing work on articles related to artistic gymnastics. 16 GAs and 32 DYKs; with articles relating to Olympic champions in the sport such as Rebeca Andrade, Nina Derwael, Aly Raisman, and more! A joy to work with and talk to. Her work towards the sport of gymnastics, her longevity on the site, and her works to the Women in Red project are all amazing, and she certainly deserves to be recognized. Recognized for Carlos Yulo Submit a nomination	Rollinginhisgrave   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 17, 2024 A valued user that pops up more and more around good article–related processes. The nominator first met them when they reviewed a nominee and was struck by the quality of their comments and the pace at which they came. As it turns out, Rolling had done the same for over 60 other articles in just the past four months! They also have a couple of GAs to their name — History of chocolate and Chocolate in savory cooking — with even more sweet things in the oven (so to speak), as evidenced by their user page. Although they have only been active for a few months, they deserve to be recognized for the good work they have accomplished. Recognized for quality comments Submit a nomination	Flag of New Jersey Hurricanehink   Editor of the Week for the week beginning November 24, 2024 A very friendly editor and a great person all-around. They are a consistent guide to others and are pretty funny while they are at it. They have helped to promote 24 lists to featured list status, 21 of which are still featured. They have a very impressive amount of GAs and FAs: 177 of their 406 (which is impressive in itself) articles are Good Articles, and 31 are Featured. A top wikipedian that has done more than 260 unusually high quality reviews at FAC. Recognized for Featured lists Submit a nomination