This comes like a shock to me. It seems more and more good people are leaving. I wish you do well whether leave or decide to stay, but remember that your contributions here are well appreciated. Mohamed CJ (talk) 16:41, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
This giraffe is extremely sad to see you go, but wants to let you know how much it appreciates all the quality work you're done for Wikipedia. (I can tell all that, just by looking at its expression.)
It also hopes you return soon, and it thinks you're one of the best. I've never been one to argue with a giraffe, and I'm not going to start now. – Quadell ( talk) 19:13, 4 December 2013 (UTC) |
The Friendship Barnstar | ||
It has been an extreme pleasure to work with you at WP:WER/Editor of the Week. Your nominations kept the place going and they will be missed. Please know that the door is always open. ``` Buster Seven Talk 19:45, 4 December 2013 (UTC) |
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
This is you - a seemingly tireless contributor, although all of us can get tired of the at times confrontational community structure. Take a nap, but please don't leave us permanently, as I for one will certainly miss your work at both EotW and in GA reviews, predominantly for sports articles. We need excellent content contributors such as yourself. Best regards, Go Phightins ! 21:41, 4 December 2013 (UTC) |
The Original Barnstar | |
You told it like it is. You stood up to the bully. Unfortunately, standing up to the bully doesn't work here because the bully has too many friends. It's no surprise that the bully treated you like you were inferior, but your pedigree shows that your contributions were very important and should not be overlooked. Too bad that doesn't matter to the bully. Automatic Strikeout ( ₵) 22:11, 4 December 2013 (UTC) |
The Barnstar of Integrity | ||
I, like many others, am sad to see you leave. In my short time under your mentorship, I learned a lot about what it means to be a Good Articles reviewer, a good editor, and generally a good member of the project. I got a real sense of the respect held by many for you, and of the great contribution you made to Good Articles, human rights, and Wikipedia as a whole. You were in many ways an inspiration, so I wish you and your family all the best, and I do hope that something down the line entices you back to the project when you feel refreshed. If there is ever anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to ask. — Sasuke Sarutobi ( talk) 22:44, 4 December 2013 (UTC) |
This kitten is very said that you're retiring. Just wanted to let you know that your contributions will never be forgotten.
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Best of luck. Sad to see you go . Sportsguy17 ( talk • contribs • sign) 03:05, 5 December 2013 (UTC) |
Usually I just shrug off seeing retired messages. I know that 95% of the people that put those up are annoying users who just come back the next day after baiting everyone. Unfortunately the 5% are generally quality users that we don't want to see leave, and you're definitely in that camp. Hopefully you'll simply take some time off and return later on. Seemed like GAN was finally working somewhat well for a while with you taking the reins on reviews... Wizardman 03:22, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
You've definitely made Wikipedia a more enjoyable place to collaborate. After we put so many hours into this place, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that this is, after all, just freakin' Wikipedia. I think we have something really cool going with this project, but it isn't worth compromising your health or sanity. I'm glad you're doing what makes the most sense to you right now. EricEnfermero HOWDY! 07:55, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Best of luck to you, and know that you are always welcome back! BOZ ( talk) 16:09, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
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The Interior ( talk · contribs), Ocaasi ( talk · contribs) 16:48, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
It is so sad that you have to leave. You're one of the project's most prolific editors, and despite your being here for less that two years, everyone wants you to keep editing. Don't retire—just take a long wikibreak and come back whenever it suits you. Epicgenius ( talk) 19:35, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your valuable article contributions during your time on this wiki. Also appreciated are your many thoughtful and comprehensive GA reviews and the many other ways you sought to help. I hope to see you editing again someday. Best wishes, -- Diannaa ( talk) 22:11, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
...you might have left when the Dmowski's GA suddenly evaporated, but I hoped I was wrong. Still, I swung by here today... and sadly, that's the case. First, let me say that it's been a pleasure working with you, and I am sad too see you go. Second. I read your statement, and I understand quite well where you are coming from; I wrote about this very issue years ago. In the end, despite the flaws of this project, I decided to stay, because for all the bullies, trolls and morons, the project still delivers something immensely valuable. Of course, slugging it out with certain characters is not fun, but the solution that I found was to avoid controversial topics and editors, and focus on writing "for fun". No troll or foul mouthed fratboy can take away our joy from adding another DYK or GA to the stack. It has worked for me for the last few years quite well. So take a break, for however long you feel you need it, but remember: Wikipedia is a great idea, and we can still have fun on it. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:24, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Okay, I'll stop trying to keep up with the many kind wishes here, but let me just say one last thanks to everybody. I've saved a copy of this and will long look back at it and smile. All best and happy holidays, -- Khazar2 ( talk) 17:38, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
I'm awfully sorry to see that you've retired. I hope my bugging you with GA questions wasn't a cause of your departure. I'm so appreciative of your support and am not sure what I'll do without my mentor. I'm one forlorn grasshopper! Best wishes to you.-- Jburlinson ( talk) 21:28, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article United Nations you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of TonyTheTiger -- TonyTheTiger ( talk) 06:01, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
-- Mark Miller ( talk) 08:14, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Thanks so much for nominating me for Editor of the Week! It means a lot to me that you, Go Phightins! ( talk · contribs), and Buster7 ( talk · contribs) all appreciate all the work I try to do! WikiRedactor ( talk) 18:18, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
You will be greatly missed! Thanks for your contributions, GA reviews, and for in general making Wikipedia a nicer and more friendly place to be. Wishing you all the best, -- 1ST7 ( talk) 03:52, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
Sportsguy17 ( talk • contribs • sign) 03:03, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar | |
This is for your efforts on Wikipedia. I'm so sorry to hear that you have retired. You have been a great contributor and I appreciate all of your efforts. I hope you reconsider your retirement. Best of luck in your future endeavors. Best wishes, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 21:14, 12 December 2013 (UTC) |
Hey Khazar, I've archived your HighBeam application because of your retirement - if you do decide to come back, just let me know and we can look at getting you access. Nikkimaria ( talk) 20:36, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
Please don't go !!!
You're one of our strongest quality contributors on topics of freedom of speech, censorship, and human rights!
I hope you will take some time to rest and reconsider.
Thanks very much for your many many many varied and high quality contributions,
— Cirt ( talk) 04:46, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, I interacted with you only once but kept a watch on your work. Sorry to see you go, best of luck for the future. I hope you'll come back. Soham ( talk) 14:17, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 20:14, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
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Sadads ( talk) 17:05, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
Sorry to see you go. I hope you and yours have a great 2014. Maybe we'll see you back here someday, but if not, you left a hell of a legacy. Take care. INeverCry 22:36, 6 January 2014 (UTC) |
The article United Nations you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:United Nations for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chris troutman -- Chris troutman ( talk) 19:42, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
Good! - Did you see that I closed too? Back on reduced energy ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:06, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
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For your contributions to bring United Nations (estimated annual readership: 2,400,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you with would could be the first ever post-retirement Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you have done for Wikipedia's readers. – Quadell ( talk) 12:05, 13 January 2014 (UTC) |
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Hi. I saw you hangin' 'round WP:GAN and such, and I looked into why you left. I agree - this place is becoming harder to stay in because editors do tend to try to run each other out. I've had at least one experience like that in the last year, and I can expect many more from the looks of things.
Anyway, I am adding you to the page in the section title of this post. You were a great contributor and this will serve as a reminder of what you did here, when you left and why you left. If you don't want to be on that list, or if you ever change your mind and decide to come back, feel free to remove yourself from that list. If you want to remain kept off the list, I recommend using an edit summary to say this so it'll be there when other editors look at your contributions list.
Regardless, I hope this finds you well and I'm sorry to see you go. God bless, Lazy Bastard Guy 00:44, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
I noticed you had left when I saw someone had added you to WP:MISS. Like all the people above, I wish you were still active here. I have never been active in the area of reviewing GANs, as you apparently were. However, I have noticed your many AWB-assisted contributions, particularly on recently created pages. I hope you will someday change your mind about Wikipedia being too hateful an environment for you to work in. Jinkinson talk to me 16:40, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
On 19 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article United Nations, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Poland is considered a founding member of the United Nations despite not having attended the first meeting? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United Nations. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks for helping the wiki Victuallers ( talk) 16:02, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
Sad news, but I understand your reasoning. People come and go, but their impact is seldom forgotten. If you ever change your mind, know that you'll always be welcome back here. Kurtis (talk) 22:38, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
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I just found out you left! That's terrible. I wish you the best in your endeavors. We have not had much contact, but I often saw your contributions on my watchlist and appreciated them immensely. Λuα ( Operibus anteire) 02:54, 18 February 2014 (UTC) |
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I'm a Khazar too :)))) Are you Turkic, Chinese, Jewish, or Russian? Khazar ( talk) 21:58, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
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See Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Should_my_lone_active_ban_continue.3F.-- TonyTheTiger ( T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:46, 2 September 2014 (UTC)
It's been a while since I caught up on this page, but I just wanted to thank everybody who left a kind note here. After a year or so of thinking about it, I'm still basically at the same point I was before--Wikipedia's a great project and a huge service to the world, but any time I look at a talk page I can't imagine wading back into the mess again. I've made my mark in a small way and I'm satisfied to leave it at that (and Mrs. and Little Miss Khazar certainly appreciate that more of my hours are now devoted to cooking instead of encyclopedia writing!).
But though I'm still awfully glad to be retired, it's always a pleasure to look here and remember all the great people I got a chance to work with. Keep up the good work, everybody; you'll always have me as a devoted reader. Cheers, -- Khazar2 ( talk) 16:06, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
Khazar, the amount of work you did with good article nominations last year has to be commended. You put a lot of effort and interest into this project and process, which I feel is one of the most important ones on Wikipedia, as I feel that improving an article to GA status is within every long term editor's grasp. Eric Corbett feels the same, he likes the GA process as it's lightweight and is a good way of showing to a reader that an article is readable and trustworthy. The comment you were upset about was with Eric being cross about a long term editor who was up for an Arbcom case, having previously been banned for two years, and that time got an indefinite topic ban as a result. I'm not sure that editor has ever taken an article to GA status (and if he has, it's not obvious). So, Eric was right.
I think possibly what happened is it was just the straw that broke the camel's back. You did an awful lot of work for Wikipedia and you were possibly simply burned out. It happens to all of us here who do good work - when you do that, you find the next thing is more work. Even though I have improved 30 articles to GA status, it's approximately 0% of all articles on Wikipedia. Take care and come back when you ready. Try improving an article to GA with Eric, you may be surprised at the collaboration and the end result. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:18, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery (
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Hi, Khazar2, I hope you're doing well, and thanks very much for creating WP:Million Award. :)
I used your model at the award you created, giving out one combined award for multiple articles, together, DIFF.
Unfortunately, this appears to have irked some who are complaining about wanting to have received multiple different awards for each individual article. I tried to explain that you created the award to be no big deal, that one could even award themselves the award, to no avail, so far.
The phrase don't look a gift horse in the mouth comes to mind, but oh well. :P
Perhaps you could comment at Wikipedia_talk:Million_Award#Cleared_the_backlogs ? — Cirt ( talk) 08:17, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
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After seeing your name appear on a talk page somewhere it reminded me that I had not seen it a long time. Last year I had seen it frequently around DYK and now I found out that you are retired. I just wish to express my sincere thanks for all the great work you've done in your time here. More than once I have found myself reading articles that you have contributed to making GA (albeit unknown to me at the time). Your argument on improving important articles still makes a lot of sense, though I have to admit I'm one those editors on obscure topics myself, haha. Thank you for your lasting contributions. Crispulop ( talk) 21:19, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
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Hi Khazar2! As a Steward I'm involved in the upcoming unification of all accounts organized by the Wikimedia Foundation (see m:Single User Login finalisation announcement). By looking at your your account, I realized that you don't have a global account yet. In order to secure your name, I recommend you to create such account on your own by submitting your password on Special:MergeAccount and unifying your local accounts. If you have any problems with doing that or further questions, please don't hesitate to ping me with {{ping|DerHexer}}. Cheers, — DerHexer (Talk) 11:16, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 23:36, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
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You previously participated in a merger discussion at Talk:She_Has_a_Name#Merger_proposal.
There are now two (2) ongoing deletion discussions related to that, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2012 tour of She Has a Name and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Critical response to She Has a Name.
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Rare and enlightening
Thank you for raising awareness for Human Rights and those who suffer fighting for them, people who deserve attention and serve as models! On the day when you achieved your goal, - you are an
awesome Wikipedian!
-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:30, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
Three years ago, you were the third person to whom I gave the sapphire as a token of recognition, - you received the Pumpkin Sky Prize before PumpkinSky ;) - you serve as a model for article quality and for human right, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:30, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
We thought of you: did you know ... * ... that the chronicle Gesta Hungarorum (pictured) explicitly mentions only the Khazars and Székelys as peoples who inhabited the realm of Duke Menumorut around 900? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:40, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2. I am Piotr Konieczny ( User:Piotrus), you may know me as an active content creator (see my userpage), but I am also a professional researcher of Wikipedia. Recently I published a paper (downloadable here) on reasons editors participated in Wikipedia's biggest vote to date (January 2012 WP:SOPA). I am now developing a supplementary paper, which analyzes why many editors did not take part in that vote. Which is where you come in :) You are a highly active Wikipedian (73rd to be exact), and you were active back during the January 2012 discussion/voting for the SOPA, yet you did not chose to participate in said vote. I'd appreciate it if you could tell me why was that so? For your convenience, I prepared a short survey at meta, which should not take more than a minute of your time. I would dearly appreciate you taking this minute; not only as a Wikipedia researcher but as a fellow content creator and concerned member of the community (I believe your answers may help us eventually improve our policies and thus, the project's governance). PS. If you chose to reply here (on your userpage), please WP:ECHO me. Thank you! -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 23:28, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi, Khazar. I'm just posting to let you know that CPJ International Press Freedom Awards – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for March 23. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 22:32, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
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The Interior 15:23, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
Please become involved in the discussion on the Wiki page for BBC Southern Counties Radio. IT appears someone doesn't understand rules and the notable person scenario. 86.151.115.174 ( talk) 20:58, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
Please become involved in the discussion on the Wiki page for BBC Southern Counties Radio. IT appears someone doesn't understand rules and the notable person scenario. 86.151.115.174 ( talk) 20:58, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
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This comes like a shock to me. It seems more and more good people are leaving. I wish you do well whether leave or decide to stay, but remember that your contributions here are well appreciated. Mohamed CJ (talk) 16:41, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
This giraffe is extremely sad to see you go, but wants to let you know how much it appreciates all the quality work you're done for Wikipedia. (I can tell all that, just by looking at its expression.)
It also hopes you return soon, and it thinks you're one of the best. I've never been one to argue with a giraffe, and I'm not going to start now. – Quadell ( talk) 19:13, 4 December 2013 (UTC) |
The Friendship Barnstar | ||
It has been an extreme pleasure to work with you at WP:WER/Editor of the Week. Your nominations kept the place going and they will be missed. Please know that the door is always open. ``` Buster Seven Talk 19:45, 4 December 2013 (UTC) |
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
This is you - a seemingly tireless contributor, although all of us can get tired of the at times confrontational community structure. Take a nap, but please don't leave us permanently, as I for one will certainly miss your work at both EotW and in GA reviews, predominantly for sports articles. We need excellent content contributors such as yourself. Best regards, Go Phightins ! 21:41, 4 December 2013 (UTC) |
The Original Barnstar | |
You told it like it is. You stood up to the bully. Unfortunately, standing up to the bully doesn't work here because the bully has too many friends. It's no surprise that the bully treated you like you were inferior, but your pedigree shows that your contributions were very important and should not be overlooked. Too bad that doesn't matter to the bully. Automatic Strikeout ( ₵) 22:11, 4 December 2013 (UTC) |
The Barnstar of Integrity | ||
I, like many others, am sad to see you leave. In my short time under your mentorship, I learned a lot about what it means to be a Good Articles reviewer, a good editor, and generally a good member of the project. I got a real sense of the respect held by many for you, and of the great contribution you made to Good Articles, human rights, and Wikipedia as a whole. You were in many ways an inspiration, so I wish you and your family all the best, and I do hope that something down the line entices you back to the project when you feel refreshed. If there is ever anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to ask. — Sasuke Sarutobi ( talk) 22:44, 4 December 2013 (UTC) |
This kitten is very said that you're retiring. Just wanted to let you know that your contributions will never be forgotten.
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Best of luck. Sad to see you go . Sportsguy17 ( talk • contribs • sign) 03:05, 5 December 2013 (UTC) |
Usually I just shrug off seeing retired messages. I know that 95% of the people that put those up are annoying users who just come back the next day after baiting everyone. Unfortunately the 5% are generally quality users that we don't want to see leave, and you're definitely in that camp. Hopefully you'll simply take some time off and return later on. Seemed like GAN was finally working somewhat well for a while with you taking the reins on reviews... Wizardman 03:22, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
You've definitely made Wikipedia a more enjoyable place to collaborate. After we put so many hours into this place, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that this is, after all, just freakin' Wikipedia. I think we have something really cool going with this project, but it isn't worth compromising your health or sanity. I'm glad you're doing what makes the most sense to you right now. EricEnfermero HOWDY! 07:55, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Best of luck to you, and know that you are always welcome back! BOZ ( talk) 16:09, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
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The Interior ( talk · contribs), Ocaasi ( talk · contribs) 16:48, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
It is so sad that you have to leave. You're one of the project's most prolific editors, and despite your being here for less that two years, everyone wants you to keep editing. Don't retire—just take a long wikibreak and come back whenever it suits you. Epicgenius ( talk) 19:35, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your valuable article contributions during your time on this wiki. Also appreciated are your many thoughtful and comprehensive GA reviews and the many other ways you sought to help. I hope to see you editing again someday. Best wishes, -- Diannaa ( talk) 22:11, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
...you might have left when the Dmowski's GA suddenly evaporated, but I hoped I was wrong. Still, I swung by here today... and sadly, that's the case. First, let me say that it's been a pleasure working with you, and I am sad too see you go. Second. I read your statement, and I understand quite well where you are coming from; I wrote about this very issue years ago. In the end, despite the flaws of this project, I decided to stay, because for all the bullies, trolls and morons, the project still delivers something immensely valuable. Of course, slugging it out with certain characters is not fun, but the solution that I found was to avoid controversial topics and editors, and focus on writing "for fun". No troll or foul mouthed fratboy can take away our joy from adding another DYK or GA to the stack. It has worked for me for the last few years quite well. So take a break, for however long you feel you need it, but remember: Wikipedia is a great idea, and we can still have fun on it. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:24, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Okay, I'll stop trying to keep up with the many kind wishes here, but let me just say one last thanks to everybody. I've saved a copy of this and will long look back at it and smile. All best and happy holidays, -- Khazar2 ( talk) 17:38, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
I'm awfully sorry to see that you've retired. I hope my bugging you with GA questions wasn't a cause of your departure. I'm so appreciative of your support and am not sure what I'll do without my mentor. I'm one forlorn grasshopper! Best wishes to you.-- Jburlinson ( talk) 21:28, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article United Nations you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of TonyTheTiger -- TonyTheTiger ( talk) 06:01, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
-- Mark Miller ( talk) 08:14, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Thanks so much for nominating me for Editor of the Week! It means a lot to me that you, Go Phightins! ( talk · contribs), and Buster7 ( talk · contribs) all appreciate all the work I try to do! WikiRedactor ( talk) 18:18, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
You will be greatly missed! Thanks for your contributions, GA reviews, and for in general making Wikipedia a nicer and more friendly place to be. Wishing you all the best, -- 1ST7 ( talk) 03:52, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
Sportsguy17 ( talk • contribs • sign) 03:03, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar | |
This is for your efforts on Wikipedia. I'm so sorry to hear that you have retired. You have been a great contributor and I appreciate all of your efforts. I hope you reconsider your retirement. Best of luck in your future endeavors. Best wishes, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 21:14, 12 December 2013 (UTC) |
Hey Khazar, I've archived your HighBeam application because of your retirement - if you do decide to come back, just let me know and we can look at getting you access. Nikkimaria ( talk) 20:36, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
Please don't go !!!
You're one of our strongest quality contributors on topics of freedom of speech, censorship, and human rights!
I hope you will take some time to rest and reconsider.
Thanks very much for your many many many varied and high quality contributions,
— Cirt ( talk) 04:46, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, I interacted with you only once but kept a watch on your work. Sorry to see you go, best of luck for the future. I hope you'll come back. Soham ( talk) 14:17, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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Sorry to see you go. I hope you and yours have a great 2014. Maybe we'll see you back here someday, but if not, you left a hell of a legacy. Take care. INeverCry 22:36, 6 January 2014 (UTC) |
The article United Nations you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:United Nations for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chris troutman -- Chris troutman ( talk) 19:42, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
Good! - Did you see that I closed too? Back on reduced energy ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:06, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hi. I saw you hangin' 'round WP:GAN and such, and I looked into why you left. I agree - this place is becoming harder to stay in because editors do tend to try to run each other out. I've had at least one experience like that in the last year, and I can expect many more from the looks of things.
Anyway, I am adding you to the page in the section title of this post. You were a great contributor and this will serve as a reminder of what you did here, when you left and why you left. If you don't want to be on that list, or if you ever change your mind and decide to come back, feel free to remove yourself from that list. If you want to remain kept off the list, I recommend using an edit summary to say this so it'll be there when other editors look at your contributions list.
Regardless, I hope this finds you well and I'm sorry to see you go. God bless, Lazy Bastard Guy 00:44, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
I noticed you had left when I saw someone had added you to WP:MISS. Like all the people above, I wish you were still active here. I have never been active in the area of reviewing GANs, as you apparently were. However, I have noticed your many AWB-assisted contributions, particularly on recently created pages. I hope you will someday change your mind about Wikipedia being too hateful an environment for you to work in. Jinkinson talk to me 16:40, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
On 19 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article United Nations, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Poland is considered a founding member of the United Nations despite not having attended the first meeting? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United Nations. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks for helping the wiki Victuallers ( talk) 16:02, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
Sad news, but I understand your reasoning. People come and go, but their impact is seldom forgotten. If you ever change your mind, know that you'll always be welcome back here. Kurtis (talk) 22:38, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
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I just found out you left! That's terrible. I wish you the best in your endeavors. We have not had much contact, but I often saw your contributions on my watchlist and appreciated them immensely. Λuα ( Operibus anteire) 02:54, 18 February 2014 (UTC) |
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I'm a Khazar too :)))) Are you Turkic, Chinese, Jewish, or Russian? Khazar ( talk) 21:58, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
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See Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Should_my_lone_active_ban_continue.3F.-- TonyTheTiger ( T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:46, 2 September 2014 (UTC)
It's been a while since I caught up on this page, but I just wanted to thank everybody who left a kind note here. After a year or so of thinking about it, I'm still basically at the same point I was before--Wikipedia's a great project and a huge service to the world, but any time I look at a talk page I can't imagine wading back into the mess again. I've made my mark in a small way and I'm satisfied to leave it at that (and Mrs. and Little Miss Khazar certainly appreciate that more of my hours are now devoted to cooking instead of encyclopedia writing!).
But though I'm still awfully glad to be retired, it's always a pleasure to look here and remember all the great people I got a chance to work with. Keep up the good work, everybody; you'll always have me as a devoted reader. Cheers, -- Khazar2 ( talk) 16:06, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
Khazar, the amount of work you did with good article nominations last year has to be commended. You put a lot of effort and interest into this project and process, which I feel is one of the most important ones on Wikipedia, as I feel that improving an article to GA status is within every long term editor's grasp. Eric Corbett feels the same, he likes the GA process as it's lightweight and is a good way of showing to a reader that an article is readable and trustworthy. The comment you were upset about was with Eric being cross about a long term editor who was up for an Arbcom case, having previously been banned for two years, and that time got an indefinite topic ban as a result. I'm not sure that editor has ever taken an article to GA status (and if he has, it's not obvious). So, Eric was right.
I think possibly what happened is it was just the straw that broke the camel's back. You did an awful lot of work for Wikipedia and you were possibly simply burned out. It happens to all of us here who do good work - when you do that, you find the next thing is more work. Even though I have improved 30 articles to GA status, it's approximately 0% of all articles on Wikipedia. Take care and come back when you ready. Try improving an article to GA with Eric, you may be surprised at the collaboration and the end result. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:18, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
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Hi, Khazar2, I hope you're doing well, and thanks very much for creating WP:Million Award. :)
I used your model at the award you created, giving out one combined award for multiple articles, together, DIFF.
Unfortunately, this appears to have irked some who are complaining about wanting to have received multiple different awards for each individual article. I tried to explain that you created the award to be no big deal, that one could even award themselves the award, to no avail, so far.
The phrase don't look a gift horse in the mouth comes to mind, but oh well. :P
Perhaps you could comment at Wikipedia_talk:Million_Award#Cleared_the_backlogs ? — Cirt ( talk) 08:17, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
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After seeing your name appear on a talk page somewhere it reminded me that I had not seen it a long time. Last year I had seen it frequently around DYK and now I found out that you are retired. I just wish to express my sincere thanks for all the great work you've done in your time here. More than once I have found myself reading articles that you have contributed to making GA (albeit unknown to me at the time). Your argument on improving important articles still makes a lot of sense, though I have to admit I'm one those editors on obscure topics myself, haha. Thank you for your lasting contributions. Crispulop ( talk) 21:19, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
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Hi Khazar2! As a Steward I'm involved in the upcoming unification of all accounts organized by the Wikimedia Foundation (see m:Single User Login finalisation announcement). By looking at your your account, I realized that you don't have a global account yet. In order to secure your name, I recommend you to create such account on your own by submitting your password on Special:MergeAccount and unifying your local accounts. If you have any problems with doing that or further questions, please don't hesitate to ping me with {{ping|DerHexer}}. Cheers, — DerHexer (Talk) 11:16, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
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Rare and enlightening
Thank you for raising awareness for Human Rights and those who suffer fighting for them, people who deserve attention and serve as models! On the day when you achieved your goal, - you are an
awesome Wikipedian!
-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:30, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
Three years ago, you were the third person to whom I gave the sapphire as a token of recognition, - you received the Pumpkin Sky Prize before PumpkinSky ;) - you serve as a model for article quality and for human right, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:30, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
We thought of you: did you know ... * ... that the chronicle Gesta Hungarorum (pictured) explicitly mentions only the Khazars and Székelys as peoples who inhabited the realm of Duke Menumorut around 900? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:40, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2. I am Piotr Konieczny ( User:Piotrus), you may know me as an active content creator (see my userpage), but I am also a professional researcher of Wikipedia. Recently I published a paper (downloadable here) on reasons editors participated in Wikipedia's biggest vote to date (January 2012 WP:SOPA). I am now developing a supplementary paper, which analyzes why many editors did not take part in that vote. Which is where you come in :) You are a highly active Wikipedian (73rd to be exact), and you were active back during the January 2012 discussion/voting for the SOPA, yet you did not chose to participate in said vote. I'd appreciate it if you could tell me why was that so? For your convenience, I prepared a short survey at meta, which should not take more than a minute of your time. I would dearly appreciate you taking this minute; not only as a Wikipedia researcher but as a fellow content creator and concerned member of the community (I believe your answers may help us eventually improve our policies and thus, the project's governance). PS. If you chose to reply here (on your userpage), please WP:ECHO me. Thank you! -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 23:28, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi, Khazar. I'm just posting to let you know that CPJ International Press Freedom Awards – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for March 23. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 22:32, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
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Please become involved in the discussion on the Wiki page for BBC Southern Counties Radio. IT appears someone doesn't understand rules and the notable person scenario. 86.151.115.174 ( talk) 20:58, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
Please become involved in the discussion on the Wiki page for BBC Southern Counties Radio. IT appears someone doesn't understand rules and the notable person scenario. 86.151.115.174 ( talk) 20:58, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
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