Comments:Wikinews mourns loss of volunteer John Shutt
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Thread title | Replies | Last modified |
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This site seems to have died with him! | 1 | 04:28, 3 July 2023 |
RIP Pi zero | 5 | 14:37, 6 March 2023 |
This is a bit belated, but.......... | 0 | 18:41, 15 July 2021 |
Thank you | 0 | 13:57, 18 March 2021 |
Goodbye | 0 | 02:50, 13 March 2021 |
R.I.P. | 0 | 16:18, 9 March 2021 |
Thank you, dude | 0 | 22:59, 7 March 2021 |
Condolences | 0 | 04:16, 4 March 2021 |
Rest in peace | 0 | 18:45, 2 March 2021 |
Rest in peace | 0 | 08:48, 2 March 2021 |
Rest in peace | 0 | 23:50, 1 March 2021 |
Rest in peace | 0 | 05:08, 1 March 2021 |
Rest in peace | 0 | 11:01, 28 February 2021 |
Just a scribble | 0 | 05:12, 28 February 2021 |
Rest In Peace | 0 | 03:03, 28 February 2021 |
R.I.P. Pi zero | 0 | 16:27, 27 February 2021 |
Sadden | 0 | 15:10, 26 February 2021 |
Regards | 0 | 14:45, 26 February 2021 |
Hardly anything seems to get published here anymore. Is this site even worth the servers it's hosted on?
1. While June saw rather a slump in production (about 11 articles), we published about 22 articles in May. In May 2020, for example, we published about seven (less than this June). Yes, that still means en.wikinews isn't prolific in gross output, but no one is stopping you from writing if you want to see more published. 2. Frankly, that's bullshit because the WMF literally exists to host and support the projects, not rule volunteers (closure of en.wikinews has been discussed here and here, BTW).
Seems to be happening to a lot of people lately. These sudden deaths. I wonder what it could be.
The original generation of Wikimedians aging out? He wasn't from that early, of course, but people like Brianmc were, not to mention all the Wikipedians who have died recently...
He wasn't even that old though.
I put something on the talk page, but really: More appropriate here. I will say again: that man was the GLUE around this place. When people (and I'm not excluding myself from the list!) would get emotional or ego-driven or whatever, he really knew how to re-focus everyone back onto what really mattered. A place like this, in order to succeed, needs selfless people......and he rocked in that department. I never met you John, but I really miss you. We exchanged many comments, notes and remarks. We lost someone important around here when you left this Earth.
Although I haven't been that active in years, Pi Zero was the backbone who kept the project going. However, hopefully, his loss is not insurmountable. I'm gonna miss you.
Shocked and saddened. He truly was the backbone of this project. Pi zero taught me everything I know about newswriting, and working with him on here was a great pleasure. His legacy will live on in every writing project I'm involved with moving forward. Thanks for everything man
I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Pi zero. To paraphrase another Wikinewsie, he was the glue that held Wikinews together.
I think I saw him somewhere before. Rest in peace.
My sincere condolences for John's family and friends, and for all the Wikinews contributors, who don't only lose a companion but also their great asset in keeping English Wikinews going. With the great amount of work he gave over here, I can't hardly imagine how he can ever be replaced. He'll be surely missed! Dear John, alias Pi Zero, rest in peace. Dear regards from NL Wikinews.
I am at a loss for words. This is shocking and devastating news, for the Project he so loved -- and for those who loved him. I had occasion to interact with Pi many, many times over the years. He was one of the most prolific reviewers and administrators on the Project, and plugged away tirelessly to keep Wikinews churning. His feedback was always thorough, incisive, and helpful -- I learned much from Pi, about writing articles here, about the art and the science of writing generally, about evaluating facts and information with a healthily critical eye and an ever-analytical mind. I can think of no more fitting a way for his legacy to survive -- nay, to thrive -- than in the continuing collaborativeness of this community in the days, months, and years ahead. Rest in Peace, Pi -- and thanks for everything.
I am very sorry for the death of Pi zero, he was someone who dedicated a large part of his time to the growth of Wikinews and Wikibooks. Without a doubt, his absence will be too noticeable around here.