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KHON-TV

KHON-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, serving the Hawaiian Islands as an affiliate of Fox and an owned-and-operated station of The CW. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside MyNetworkTV affiliate KHII-TV (channel 9). The two stations share studios at the Haiwaiki Tower in downtown Honolulu; KHON's main transmitter is also located downtown at the Century Center condominium/business complex.

NBC affiliate
KHON-TV first signed on the air on November 16, 1952, as the first Hawaiian television station and a primary NBC affiliate, KONA, occupying the channel 11 position. It also had a secondary affiliation with DuMont (which it later shared with KULA-TV, now KITV, after it signed on in 1954) until that network's demise in 1955. The station was originally owned by Herbert Richards. Two years later in 1954, the Honolulu Advertiser purchased the station.

On October 16, 1955, KONA changed channels from 11 to 2 due to the lower VHF positions (2 to 6) having the most powerful ERPs at the time. The channel 11 frequency now belongs to PBS member station KHET. In 1956, KONA was sold to Pacific and Southern Broadcasting, the forerunner of Combined Communications. KALU signed on in 1958, with KALA following in 1961.

In 1965, all three stations' call letters were changed: KONA became KHON-TV, with KALA becoming KHAW-TV and KALU changing to KAII-TV.

In 1973, Pacific and Southern Broadcasting decided to spin off KHON to company president Arthur H. McCoy. The move was made so Pacific and Southern could merge into Combined Communications (which would itself merge with the Gannett Company six years later). Between them, the two companies were one station over the ownership limit of the time.

In 1979, KHON and Maui's KAII were sold to Western-Sun Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Cowles Communications; the Hilo satellite KHAW-TV was sold to Simpson Communications, but leased back to Cowles/Western-Sun. In 1985, KHON and KAII were sold to Burnham Broadcasting as part of the Cowles family's liquidation of most of its media assets; Burnham would acquire KHAW outright the next year, reuniting the stations.

Fox affiliate
In March 1994, the Fox Broadcasting Company (then a division of News Corporation) entered into a partnership with minority-owned communications firm Savoy Pictures to form a television station ownership group called SF Broadcasting. On August 25, 1994, the company bought KHON, WVUE-TV in New Orleans and WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama for $229 million; fellow sister station WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin was sold to the company one month earlier in a separate $38 million deal, which for a time, was challenged by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) petition filed by NBC alleging that the deal violated foreign investment limits for U.S. broadcasters (a fifth Burnham station, KBAK-TV in Bakersfield, California, was excluded from the SF deal and was instead spun off to Westwind Communications, a new company formed by several former Burnham executives). As part of the deal, all four stations (three NBC affiliates, including KHON, and one ABC affiliate) would disaffiliate from their respective network and become Fox affiliates. Fox was slated to control the voting stock in the venture, but prior to the sale's closure in 1995, it was determined that Fox would still hold an interest in SF although it opted not to have voting stock in the company. Savoy Pictures controlled the day-to-day operations of the four stations.

On January 1, 1996, KHON-TV switched its affiliation to Fox (and changed its on-air branding to "Fox 2"); the NBC affiliation moved to former Fox affiliate KHNL (channel 13). Unlike the New World Communications-owned Fox affiliates that joined the network during the previous 18-month span, KHON ran Fox Kids programming on weekdays (until Fox discontinued the weekday block in December 2001, airing weekdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and then from 2 to 4 p.m. until the fall of 2001 when it was moved to 10 a.m. to noon) and Saturday mornings (until November 2008, when 4Kids Entertainment ceased programming Fox's children's block, with the network discontinuing its children's programming altogether). KHON also expanded its local news programming on weekdays, seeing an increase in newscast ratings with the affiliation switch. KHON currently has the distinction of having the highest-rated local news programming of any Fox affiliate nationwide, and also declares itself as "America's No. 1 Fox affiliate", though the network's Miami affiliate WSVN makes this claim as well. Neither station mentions Fox in its logo or branding; when KHON was rebranded to KHON 2 in 2004, it became the first Fox station to ditch the network's brand standardization for its stations while it was still an affiliate. KHON is one of a handful of Fox affiliates that omit network references in their branding.

On November 28, 1995, Silver King Communications (operated by former Fox executive Barry Diller) announced that it would acquire Savoy Pictures; as a result, Savoy Pictures and Fox ended their partnership and sold the SF Broadcasting stations, including KHON-TV, to the USA Networks division Silver King Broadcasting. Silver King, which later became known as USA Broadcasting, owned several stations on the United States mainland that were affiliated with the Home Shopping Network, which was also owned by USA Networks. The sale of KHON and the other SF stations was approved and finalized in March 1996, with its other assets being merged into the company that November.

In 1999, KHON relocated from its longtime studios on Auahi Street and moved to their current studios on Piikoi Street. Also on April 1 of that year, USA sold all four of its Fox stations to Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications for $307 million in cash and stock, as part of a sale of its major network affiliates in order to concentrate on its formerly HSN-affiliated independent stations.

A year later in 2000, Emmis purchased CBS affiliate KGMB, effectively bringing Hawaii's two oldest television stations under common ownership, though both stations retained separate operations—unlike what would become the common operational structure of most duopolies. Emmis received a cross-ownership waiver to acquire KGMB as FCC duopoly rules prohibit two of the four highest-rated stations in the same market from being owned by one company.

From September 2, 2002, to October 31, 2004, KHON carried select UPN programming via a secondary affiliation shared with KGMB; each station aired programs from that network that the other station did not air. The two stations began carrying UPN programming in September 2002 after KFVE (which had been with UPN since its January 1995 launch) disaffiliated from the network to become a full-time affiliate of The WB (whose programming aired on KFVE in a secondary capacity since December 1998). KIKU, an independent station specializing in Japanese programming, became a secondary UPN affiliate on November 1, 2004, and remained with the network until its closure on September 15, 2006.

Sale to Montecito
On May 15, 2005, Emmis Communications announced that it would sell its 16 television stations in order to concentrate on its portfolio of radio stations. On September 15, Emmis sold KHON as well as CBS affiliate KOIN in Portland, Oregon, and NBC affiliates KSNW in Wichita and KSNT in Topeka, Kansas to the Montecito Broadcast Group (formerly SJL Broadcast Management) for $259 million; the sale closed on January 27, 2006. The acquisition resulted in one of the rare instances in which two stations operated in a duopoly were completely separated due to Emmis owning KHON and KGMB under a waiver.

Montecito planned to replace 35 of KHON's 111 employees with automation. KHON employees first learned of the plan on January 12, when general manager Rick Blangiardi notified the staff of his intent to resign once the sale was finalized. At a station staff meeting that afternoon, SJL announced the layoffs, which would take place in two phases over the course of two months. Anchor Joe Moore announced the plan at the end of that evening's 6 p.m. newscast, and stated his concern that the change would impact the station's ability to serve its viewers. Montecito responded on January 15, assuring the public that no reporters or anchors would be affected, and the 6 p.m. newscast would be largely unchanged from the viewer's perspective.

The purchase of KHON was scheduled to close on January 26; however, Montecito was unable to complete the purchase of KHON that day, due to a mix-up in paperwork. As a result, Emmis announced that no employees would be fired as a result of the sale until at least March 31, and that Emmis would pay additional benefits to the affected employees. Moore used the last minutes of the 6 p.m. newscast, the final newscast under Emmis' ownership, to bid farewell to Blangiardi (who continued to manage KHON's former sister station, KGMB) and to criticize Montecito. Among other charges, he claimed that the layoffs were tantamount to "the butchering of an already lean work force" and accused Montecito of being a "virtual company" with no physical offices. Montecito's chief operating officer, Sandy Benton, disputed the charges, saying that "what was said last night was not the truth".

Since the purchase, KHON's new general manager, Joe MacNamara, changed the scope of the terminations: instead of a number of people to fire, a salary goal was given. Eight of KHON's nine managers resigned over three days, each stating that they could not support Montecito's decision to terminate employees (only the chief engineer remained). The managers involved, including Blangiardi, denied that the mass exodus was planned. Montecito continued to stand by the automation plan, pointing out that most of the markets it had entered have seen ratings increases as a result of Montecito management.

On June 28, 2006, Moore appeared to take another on-air dig at Montecito's automation plan. For two weeks, a noticeable echo could be heard during the newscast. At the start of that night's 10 p.m. newscast, it prompted Moore to stop and ask the technical crew if the problem could be fixed. A visibly disgusted Moore, who then blamed the new automated system, said "We're going to go to commercial. We're going to get this straightened out because I'm fed up with this crap." When the newscast returned, the problem was fixed, and Moore resumed as normal. Moore, who was rumored to be considering leaving KHON as a result of the sale, decided to remain as the station's chief anchor. In a February 6 email sent to staff members, Moore wrote, "How could I possibly work for owners I do not respect? After much deliberation, I reached this conclusion ... the owners are not KHON-2. We, the people who work here are KHON-2. I would not be working 'for the owners'. I would be working 'for our viewers', and 'with' fellow employees I deeply respect. I have decided not to let our owners drive me out of KHON-2."

Sale to New Vision Television, then LIN Media
On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its stations (KHON, KOIN in Portland, KSNW in Wichita and its satellites, and KSNT in Topeka) to New Vision Television. On November 1 of that year, New Vision officially took over ownership of the stations.

On May 7, 2012, LIN Media announced its acquisition of the New Vision stations for $330.4 million and the assumption of $12 million in debt. The FCC approved the sale to LIN on October 2, and the group deal was consummated ten days later on October 12, 2012, reuniting KHON-TV and its Oregon and Kansas sister stations with several former Emmis-owned stations which had been purchased by LIN seven years earlier, such as WALA-TV, WLUK-TV and Albuquerque, New Mexico's KRQE.

Sale to Media General, then Nexstar
On March 21, 2014, Media General announced that it would purchase LIN Media and its stations, including KHON-TV, in a $1.6 billion merger. The merger was completed on December 19. KHON was the only LIN-owned Fox affiliate affected by the SF Broadcasting deal that was retained by Media General, as WALA and WLUK were respectively sold to the Meredith Corporation and Sinclair Broadcast Group to resolve ownership conflicts with existing Media General stations in the Mobile and Green Bay markets (WVUE had previously been sold to the Louisiana Media Company in 2007, and has since transferred that station's operations to what is today Gray Television, which also owns KGMB/KHNL; WVUE reunited with WALA in 2021 following the latter's acquisition by Gray, along with the rest of the Meredith Local Media division, and, as a result, the two stations remain as the only Burnham/SF stations under common ownership).

On January 27, 2016, Nexstar Broadcasting Group announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Media General and its stations, including KHON-TV, with the sale being completed on January 17, 2017, marking Nexstar's first entry into Hawaii.

KHON-DT2 (Hawaii's CW)
KHON-DT2, branded Hawaii's CW, is the CW-owned and operated second digital subchannel of KHON-TV, broadcasting in 720p high definition on channel 2.2.

History
On October 23, 2006, KHON-TV was announced as the Honolulu affiliate of The CW, carrying the network on its second digital subchannel. Beginning in March 2006 (two months after the network's launch was announced), The CW had struggled to find an affiliate in Honolulu after the market's then-WB affiliate KFVE, which was seen by many as the likeliest candidate to join The CW, signed with competing network MyNetworkTV, and former UPN affiliate KIKU (which aired the network's programming in the afternoons) declined to take the CW affiliation.

The network premiered on KHON's main channel on October 24 and 25 with airings of the regular CW schedule before moving to digital channel 2.2 on October 30; this was possible due to Fox's World Series coverage airing live at 2 p.m. Honolulu time, freeing up prime time. On December 11, 2006, Oceanic Time Warner Cable began offering KHON-TV's CW subchannel on digital cable channel 93; until the fall of 2011, the subchannel used its cable channel position within its branding.

KHON-DT2 presently clears The CW's entire schedule, including its Saturday morning block. However, the subchannel had aired The CW's Sunday night lineup an hour off-schedule, from 5 to 10 p.m. until the Sunday lineup was dropped and the hours given to its affiliates in September 2009. The subchannel is also available locally on DirecTV and Dish Network; the '93' in the subchannel's branding was removed for this reason, as its channel numbers are different on those providers, and was later dropped by KHON across the board on both Oceanic Time Warner and Hawaiian Telcom (on cable channel 3), going with only "Hawaii's CW" for that same reason. On August 20, 2007, "Hawaii's CW" began airing the nationally syndicated morning news program The Daily Buzz. The show's former home in the Honolulu market, KGMB, dropped the show three days earlier on August 17 in favor of a local morning newscast titled Sunrise on KGMB9, which launched on September 17. Unlike KGMB, which only aired the first two hours of The Daily Buzz, "Hawaii's CW" aired the entire three-hour broadcast each weekday from 5 to 8 a.m. Upon the sudden cancellation of The Daily Buzz in mid-April 2015 by its distributor, the channel switched to a simulcast of KHON's morning news in full.

Incidentally, KHON was a secondary affiliate of one of The CW's predecessor networks, UPN, from 2002 to 2004—at a time when secondary affiliations were more common and the advent of digital subchannels was not as widespread as it is today. "Hawaii's CW" does not have its own website; the only mentions of the subchannel on KHON's website are in the station's programming schedule and a link to The CW's website.

Programming
When it was an NBC affiliate, channel 2 carried most of the network's lineup. The only exception was The Today Show, which the station had preempted since its sign-on due to the program being telecast live at 7 a.m. Eastern (which is 2 a.m. Hawaii time during standard time and 1 a.m. Hawaii time during daylight saving time, which Hawaii does not observe) and Hawaii's geographical location, making it difficult to deliver a taped broadcast to the islands. As a result, the station would not start its full day of programming until at least 7 a.m., usually with ethnic programming, cartoons, and from 1966 to 1972, an hour of Romper Room. In 1968, KHON would finally air a one-hour taped version of Today but would then drop it a year later. It finally began airing the full two-hour program via same-day satellite in 1972.

For most of its first 30 years on the air, KHON aired the NBC schedule on one-week tape delay, with some shows airing out of pattern. For instance, it aired the NBC Nightly News after 12 midnight or 6 a.m. the following morning via air mail. The Saturday morning schedule aired on Sunday morning, and Meet the Press aired on Saturday morning on a one-week delay. It would not be until 1985 when KHON would start airing NBC programming on the same day in the same timeslots as the U.S. mainland thanks to advances in satellite technology. Since its switch from NBC in 1996, KHON clears the entire Fox network schedule (nightly prime time, Saturday late night, and Fox Sports programming, along with the network's Saturday morning E/I programming block Xploration Station, and the political talk show Fox News Sunday). As of 2020, KHON also airs the syndicated infomercial block Weekend Marketplace on Sundays, making the station one of the few Fox affiliates that airs both Xploration Station and Weekend Marketplace. Most other Fox stations carrying Xploration Station air the block instead of Weekend Marketplace. The station presently airs Fox's Sunday night programming one hour later than other affiliates, from 7 to 10 p.m. Hawaii Time (all other stations start Sunday prime time at 6 p.m.), and the network's Animation Domination HD late night lineup on Saturdays aired a half-hour later airing at 10:30 p.m., due to its nightly 10 p.m. newscast. In 2014, KHON launched a half-hour prime time newscast at 9 p.m. on weekdays, followed by a second-run syndicated program, while network programs air in that hour on Sundays (syndicated programs may air in place of network shows if Fox airs a sporting event that is scheduled for prime time on the U.S. mainland, but due to the time differences between Hawaii and the continental United States, airs on KHON earlier that day).

KHON's CW subchannel aired weekly CFL broadcasts for the 2007 season after former University of Hawaii star quarterback Timmy Chang earned a backup spot with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the pre-season. The station airs preseason games and special programming of the Las Vegas Raiders via a deal signed between the team and KHON owner Nexstar Broadcasting. The Raiders feature Hawaii native (and 2014 Heisman Trophy winner) Marcus Mariota. The station aired Tennessee Titans preseason games supplied via the team's primary affiliate (and sister station through Media General) WKRN-TV when Mariota played in Tennessee.

For over a decade, both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune aired on KHON. Jeopardy! was then moved to CBS affiliate KGMB in 2002 in order for KHON to begin a 5 p.m. newscast, which makes Honolulu one of the few markets where Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune air on separate stations.

News operation
KHON-TV presently broadcasts 37 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with seven hours each weekday, and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays); in regards to the number of hours devoted to locally produced newscasts, it has the largest newscast output of any television station in the Hawaiian Islands. When it switched to Fox, KHON maintained a news schedule similar to what it offered as an NBC affiliate. This resulted in KHON being the only news-producing Fox affiliate—indeed, the only Fox station that ran any local news programming—that did not air a prime time newscast. Hawaii's local stations use the same prime time scheduling as network-affiliated stations in the Central, Mountain and Alaska time zones in the continental U.S. While most Fox stations in these time zones generally air their late evening newscasts at 9 p.m., instead KHON airs its late newscast at 10 p.m., competing against KITV, KGMB and KHNL instead of only competing with KFVE (whose 9 p.m. newscast is produced by the joint Hawaii News Now operation also involving KFVE sister stations KGMB and KHNL). On September 8, 2014, KHON launched its first 9 p.m. weeknight newscast, which is 30 minutes in length. This marked the first time KHON aired news programming in prime time since it was an NBC affiliate, when its Eyewitness News began its late evening broadcast at 9:30 p.m. to accommodate the delayed NBC schedule from 1972 to 1980. KHON's 10 p.m. newscast will continue in the same time slot.

KHON's newscasts have been the highest-rated in Hawaii for almost 40 years. The station's news operation is so well respected that even when it branded itself as "Fox 2" from 1996 to 2004, it still titled its newscasts Channel 2 News (the name it had used since the early 1980s) rather than Fox 2 News. Also for this reason, its late newscast is not titled The Ten O'Clock News like with other Fox stations.

The station's dominance has been especially pronounced since it lured KGMB sports anchor Joe Moore to become its lead anchor in 1979. Moore, billed as "Hawaii's most watched television newscaster," remains the station's lead anchor. In addition to his duties on the 6 and 10 p.m. flagship newscasts, he also anchors Hawaii's World Report at 5:30, a round-up of world and national news reports from CNN and Fox News. Moore is frequently the subject of controversy, but his popularity in the state usually prevents any attempts to rein him in.

As of 2012, KHON was the only major U.S. network-affiliated television station in Hawaii that had yet to make the upgrade to high definition or 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen local newscasts (KITV (channel 4) upgraded its newscasts to widescreen that year), as well as one of two LIN Media television properties that has yet to broadcast its local programming in high definition or widescreen (the other being WLFI-TV). On March 23, 2012, KHON president and general manager Joe McNamara stated in a New Vision Television press release that "in the coming months, additional changes will be taking place inside our (KHON) studios with state-of-the-art HD upgrades of cameras, lighting and newsroom systems that will enhance our on-air look tremendously." On October 11, 2013, KHON became the last LIN-owned station to broadcast its newscasts in high definition with a new set and new logo. The debut was made during their 5 p.m. newscast. Included in the upgrade was a new logo and updated news music. The station uses the "Inergy" news music package by Stephen Arnold Music that was originally intended for stations owned by the E. W. Scripps Company; however, KHON uses a custom version with traditional Hawaiian instrumentation.

Notable current on-air staff

 * Joe Moore – anchor

Notable former on-air staff

 * Emily Chang – reporter, October 2003 – September 2004
 * Bob Hogue – sports director
 * "General" Les Keiter – sports director (1971–1993; died April 14, 2009, at age 89)
 * Barbara Marshall – reporter/anchor for Action Line (was a member of the Honolulu City Council; died February 22, 2009, at age 64)
 * Tina Shelton – reporter (now Director of Public Relations, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii-Manoa)

Subchannels
The stations' signals are multiplexed:

Analog-to-digital conversion
KHON-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on January 15, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the State of Hawaii transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts (almost five months before the June 12 transition date for full-power stations on the U.S. mainland). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 8, using virtual channel 2.

On that same date, KHAW-TV relocated its digital signal from UHF channel 21 to its former analog-era VHF channel 11; while KAII-TV relocated its digital signal from UHF channel 36 to its former analog-era VHF channel 7. K55DZ formerly broadcast in analog only, though it had applied with the FCC to operate a digital signal on channel 28.

Satellite stations
As with other major television stations in Hawaii, KHON operates multiple satellite stations and translators across the Hawaiian Islands to rebroadcast the station's programming outside of metropolitan Honolulu.

Notes:
 * 1. Was KALU until becoming KHAW-TV on July 9, 1965.
 * 2. Was KALA until becoming KAII-TV on August 23, 1965.
 * 3. The FCC had originally intended to allocate VHF channel 7 to Honolulu as a non-commercial assignment. KALA was intended to broadcast on channel 8 but given authority to begin operation on channel 7; the owners of KGMB asked for the change in order to remove potential interference concerns for KGMB viewers on Maui and the Big Island.
 * 4. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KAII-TV signed on November 17, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on November 19; the FCC history card says the station began operating on November 21.

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Rest in peace
Adrianne, I find myself at a loss for words. We only crossed paths a few times, but I've spent years ogling at your achievements both on- and off-wiki. I wish you the best with whatever comes after. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:23, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Desperately sad. Tony   (talk)  06:28, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * SAD........YOUR LEFT YOUR MARK IN THIS WORLD WOMAN!!....Condolences to your family & friends...Thank you. from a seldom but grateful user... 24.46.231.222 (talk) 15:32, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

RIP
I've just been informed off-wiki that Adrianne died while rock climbing. An experienced editor with dozens of featured and good articles to her name and someone who worked to try and decrease systemic bias and increase contributions from women and other minority groups, Adrianne embodied many of the things which are best about this project. She will be missed by many fellow Wikipedians, and the contributions she did not get a chance to make will be missed by readers. Farewell, Adrianne Wadewitz. —Tom Morris (talk) 06:25, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll second Tom's comments. Adrianne was a great voice for Wikipedia, and for female editors specifically. She actively brought her academic background to Wikipedia and brought Wikipedia to her campus.  She was an active participant in the various meet-ups, edit-a-thons, and Wikinics in Los Angeles.  The Wikipedia community has lost a great contributor and I hope all our thoughts are with the loved ones she left behind.  Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 06:40, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm so sorry to hear about this. Andrianne was one of the few Wikimedians that I have met in real life, and it was always a pleasure to see her at local meetups. Thank you for everything you've done for this project. --Rschen7754 06:43, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I heard about Adrianne's passing this morning, and am stunned. You will be missed by us all, and always remembered. Rest in peace, Adrianne. Steven Zhang  Help resolve disputes! 06:48, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh what terrible news. What an amazing person and great loss. Adrianne was simply one of the best editors this project has ever had. Not only a talented writer and researcher but a great teacher who successfully used Wikipedia in the classroom. Adrianne and friends formed a little FA-making-machine and I was fortunate to be helped and encouraged by her in my own FA. Thank you Adrianne. -- Colin°Talk 07:43, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne was one of the best editors Wikipedia has ever had. I was lucky enough to meet her in person a year or two ago, after having worked with her on-wiki for years; and I was looking forward to getting to know her better after she joined the board of the Wiki Education Foundation a few months ago.  This is a sad, sad loss. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 08:20, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * There are no words. It's hard to think joyfully about the time we had with her... when we just want her back.  Philippe Beaudette, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 08:29, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh this is so sad. What a loss. She will be missed. Raystorm   (¿Sí?)  08:32, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I was shocked to hear this. Dear, Adrianne. I met her years ago, at the Wikipedia Academy at the National Institutes of Health, and we kept in touch. She was a true friend, a nerd and such a wonderful person. I miss her so much.//Hannibal (talk) 08:37, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * A tragedy - a life cut short o suddenly. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:26, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I am so sorry to see this tragic news - love and condolences to Adrianne's family and friends. She will be missed...Modernist (talk) 10:44, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Remembering Adrianne Wadewitz - ...Modernist (talk) 13:39, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I just found this news and find it desperately sad. You were one of those rare wikimedians who was respected by all - for your content creation volume, quality, cultural-sector outreach, academic work, gender-gap advocacy, everything. Many of us would be lucky to be considered significant in any of these fields, you were significant in all of them.

 * I interviewed you for the Wikipedia Weekly podcast episode 35 Wikipedia Weekly Episode 35 Secretly Famous Interview with Adrianne Wadewitz.ogg (archived MP3) in November 2007. At the time you were "secretly famous" (hence the name of the podcast episode) because you had not declared your real name or wanted to be publicly associated with you on-wiki activities out of fear that it would harm your career. This was your first "public" appearance. Not long after you "came out" and made your wiki-work a core part of your career - using it (particularly the Mary Wollstonecraft feature topic [I firmly believe that as a result of this work you are the single most cited/read Wollstonecraft scholar ever]) to bolster your academic CV. I believe you also invented the phrase "wikium vitae" (see the userpage) for that idea!
 * I first met you at a side-meeting during the lunch break at Wikimania 2008 in Alexandria. You struck me as an intensely thorough, academic type. Since then I met you many times across the world, including at several GLAM events and notably co-lecturing with me at the Indianapolis Museum of Art for the local university course in museum studies. The last time that I saw you was at Wikimania 2012 in D.C.

 * Your professionalism, commitment, prodigious output of high quality content, and good-humour made you one of, if not the most, respected Wikimedians in my books. When I was worried about what was happening in the wikiverse I would think of you being part of the community and be comforted. You will be sorely missed, by me and by many others. Wittylama 10:49, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * My condolences to her family, the project has lost a prolific contributor and a community advocate. May she rest in peace.  James ( T •  C ) • 10:04pm • 11:04, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, I will miss her comments on the project in particular. She was one of the most interesting voices in the debate of what we are, what we do and how we do it. /Julle (talk) 11:31, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Precious and missed, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:58, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * My deepest sympathies to Adrianne's family & friends. She will be sorely missed--Cailil  talk 12:08, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Love and sympathy to Adrianne's family and friends. She was just simply wonderful in every way. A bright spark, now gone. Victoria (tk) 12:16, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * A terrible loss to all who knew her, and to the millions who didn't, but who benefited (and will continue to benefit) from her contributions. Ijon (talk) 12:50, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne and I didn't have cause to cross paths very often, but over the years did have occasion to come together now and again. People like Adrianne are rare and always a pleasure to deal with. She knew what she was doing, and she did it kindly and gracefully. So, so sorry to hear of her passing. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:43, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Man, I am lost for words. It's been hard to not cry over this, because I had the utmost respect for Adrianne. Sure, we disagreed on Gender Gap and other things on Not the Wikipedia Weekly/WikiVoices. I only got to meet her once in person, at Wikimania 2012 in DC, but I had known her for years thanks to NTWW. One of the most prolific writers on the English Wikipedia, the coverage of Mary Shelley and Mary Wallstonecraft would have never been better without her. She was the go-to person for anything on English literature and for Wikipedia Education Program, which she was nice enough to email two professors interested in the program. Today I was going to ask her to send another one, but then this came up. Adrianne, we at the English Wikipedia and those formerly of Not the Wikipedia Weekly/WikiVoices are going to miss your great ability to take a topic and make great arguments over it. We're all going to miss you. Mitch 32 (Any fool can make a rule, And any fool will mind it.)  13:47, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Terrible news. Adrianne made huge contributions, both in her own work and her effects on others. After many online interactions, I also met her in DC in 2012, where she was just as impressive in person. A great loss to the project, and my deepest sympathy to her family and friends. Johnbod (talk) 13:52, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I just heard the news this morning, and I'm stunned by the shock of the loss. I never met Adrianne (and really wish I had), but I admired her greatly.  I consider her one of my mentors in Wikipedia.  She helped me greatly as a female editor and modeled how to write, research, and improve high-quality articles.  Her contributions to this project and to academia cannot be measured, and she will be terribly missed throughout this community. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 13:56, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Really sad, our thoughts to her friends and family from the UK Chapter Jon Davies (WMUK) (talk) 13:57, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I am grateful for all the things that Adrianne has done for me. I regret the loss of Adrianne as a supporter of LGBT participation in Wikipedia and her efforts to organize "Queering Wikipedia" meetups like the one she supported for the art of Tom of Finland.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  14:03, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Rest in Peace Adrianne. :( -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Victorgrigas (talk • contribs) 14:05, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * This is incredibly sad. I only knew her from afar, but she will continue to be an inspiration in so many different ways. ASengupta (WMF) (talk) 14:29, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Such a massive loss for the project, and for the academic world, in many, many ways. Deepest condolences to her family and friends. — foxj 14:33, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * I am so sorry to hear this terrible news. I interacted with Adrianne for many years, here on Wikipedia and via email.  I was pleased to meet her a few years ago in Bloomington.  And I last saw her a couple of weeks back in LA, where she came across town to have lunch with me and we chatted about the Wikipedia education program, among other things.  Adrianne was smart, thoughtful, funny, and a delight to know and work with in every way. She touched many people in many different contexts: teaching, online, rock-climbing...  This is a great loss.  --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 14:33, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * This is a crushing loss, for the Wikipedia community and the world. There was no one else like her. I posted some memories here.--ragesoss (talk) 14:47, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Terribly sad news. I huge loss for the Wikimedia movement and the world! Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 14:49, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * She was an epic Wikipedian, and an epic soul. It was my luck to be able to meet her at a number of Wikimedia gatherings, where she proved every bit as thoughtful and engaging as in her writing; the writing that did so much to make free knowledge a bigger, better, friendlier place.  She was the best of us.--Pharos (talk) 14:54, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * It's difficult to know what to say. I didn't know you. I've recently joined this community. You've obviously inspired so many. I'll be thinking of all the knowledge and goodness and affection that you left in your wake, Adrianne. Annaproject 15:11, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * This is a great loss. My deep condolences go to Adrianne's family, her partner, and her close friends. As a fellow Wikipedian, I always admired Adrianne for her passion and her intellect. We shared the love for 18th-century history and literature and I will miss her dearly. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:11, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * What a terrible loss for Wikipedia, may she rest in peace. Secret account 15:13, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * A shocking loss. Thank you for your numerous contributions to the world, Adrianne. You will be missed dearly. Hmlarson (talk) 15:24, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne embodied brilliance, determination, and enthusiasm in everything she did. I posted this remembrance of her on behalf of the Wiki Education Foundation community. LiAnna (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:46, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Shocking and sad. Godspeed, Adrianne. Keilana|Parlez ici 15:52, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I got the news this morning, and I am highly saddened. --In actu (Guerillero) | My Talk  16:04, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * quelle tristesse et quel choc! Je ne peux réfreiner mon émotion et la tristesse qui m'envahit aujourd'hui. Il n'y a pas de mots. Seulement les larmes et le manque. Adieu Wadewitz, repose en paix! Akseli9 (talk) 16:23, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Just checked in and saw this very sad news. We really only crossed paths at FAC, where Adrianne made many great contributions, but her loss will be felt throughout the community.  My condolences to her family and friends. Ian Rose (talk) 16:26, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne was an amazing person, and her passing is a terrible loss. Rest in peace. :( Eloquence* 16:28, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Rest in peace, dear online friend. Thank you for providing such wonderful and informative articles for us to read, for pushing me to be a better writer, for helping me with research, for celebrating achievements and offering a kind word during defeats.  Thank you for inspiring me and so many others to give our best, on WP and in life.   You will be missed so, so much. Karanacs (talk) 16:37, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * One of the reasons I enjoyed planning the Los Angeles Wikinic was the pleasure of seeing Adrianne in person. She truly was the epitome of a Wikipedian and I will miss her tremendously. — howcheng  {chat} 16:43, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne was a huge inspiration to those who knew her. A tireless wikiwoman and brave spirit, Adrianne, you are sorely missed. <3 Siko (WMF) (talk) 17:02, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for all you've done here. Another name that will be silent here.  bibliomaniac 1  5  17:45, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Such a huge loss. Awadewit was a major inspiration to me, and I'm glad I "knew" her for the few years I did -- back when we wrote awesome articles, spurned each other on, and kicked major FA ass. Her first message to me from November 2007 says it all: "Always nice to meet another graduate student! We 'lucky few' have to stick together. If you ever need a peer review or something, let me know." Awesome scholar. Awesome human being. María ( yllo submarine ) 17:55, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I am wordless. This is a terrible loss not only to Wikipedia but to the free knowledge movement.  → Call me  Hahc 21 18:11, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * It is so sad to hear. — fnielsen (talk) 18:21, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I am shocked to hear about this. We've not only lost an excellent contributor, but an amazing person, too. :( Acalamari 18:45, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Wow, what terrible, tragic news. She has been such an inspiration -- what a life cut short. I just met Adrianne in person for the first time a month or so ago, and I'm so sad I won't be able to continue working with her on Wikipedia events in LA.  Best wishes and sincere condolences for her friends and family. Calliopejen1 (talk) 18:56, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I am tremendously sad about Adrianne's death. Adrianne was a model Wikipedian. Here's what she said about herself in a blog post from 2011: “I would hope that I am providing a model for any new editor, not just women, and I would hope that I am contributing to making Wikipedia a professional and respectful environment.” She did exactly that, and we are diminished by her loss. My thoughts are with her family and her friends, here and outside Wikipedia. Sue Gardner (talk) 19:07, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I always greatly valued her ability to step back and help guide deliberations. Miss you :( --Jan eissfeldt (talk) 19:09, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I recently met Adrianne IRL, and was awed by her incredible intellect, wit and warmth. She inspired the work that has come to give meaning and direction to my professional life, and for that, I can never thank her enough. I am deeply, deeply saddened, and I am sending my condolences to her family, friends and colleagues. You will be profoundly missed, but never, ever forgotten. Bluujayy (talk) 19:44, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I had the genuine fortune of encountering “Awadewit” after stumbling upon Lessons for Children, a charming article she had written and nominated for a good article review. Nearly seven years later, I still remember vividly sitting in a hotel room in New Hampshire as the review led to a most unexpected and intellectually stimulating conversation with the (then) internet stranger who had authored it.  One simply does not forget such passion and brilliance.  I am grateful to have had numerous subsequent opportunities to collaborate with Adrianne over the years, and to have experienced her great insight and humor.  Hers is a profound loss.  Эlcobbola  talk 20:48, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * A class act. One of the best.  A great loss.  Durova  412 21:00, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Seconding the many above. She was someone who recognized that Wikipedia had serious problems, but also understood that sitting around complaining wasn't going to make it go away and that someone needed to make concrete suggestions for ways to fix it. Both those who hope Wikipedia grows and prospers, and those who hope Wikipedia in its current form withers away as soon as possible, are poorer for this loss. While I never met her, she also seemed that rarity on Wikipedia, a pleasantly normal and fundamentally decent person. – iridescent 21:16, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, a class act definately. She was very encouraging to me (the only person who has been), and was wonderfully articulate, expressing herself clearly and concisely, and passed on her enthusiasm (and didn't need swear words to say what she meant!) Parabolooidal (talk) 21:23, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Rescias in pace. —DerHexer (Talk) 21:53, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne was a person who could have been and perhaps should have been the lead curator of the entirety of Wikipedia. The loss of such a scholar is absolutely heartbreaking. jps (talk) 22:41, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm so sad to hear this news—my condolences to all of her family and friends. Adrianne was one of the best contributors to and speakers about the projects, and her writing on and off the projects was among the best. I was always impressed with her ability to be sharply critical without losing motivation, and to be sharply insightful and intelligent while being approachable. This is a huge loss to all of us--and as a friend who did not see her nearly often enough, I will miss her. RIP. Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 22:49, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Intelligent and perceptive, and both rigorous and kind, she understood and exemplified why we are here. Kablammo (talk) 00:36, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne, you were and will continue to be an inspiration to so many people, and especially to women who edit.  I so wish I could have thanked you face to face. -Sarasays (talk) 01:12, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne, rest in peace. Dick Bos (talk) 01:58, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * My sympathies to Adriannes family. -- Andreas Werle (talk) 04:21, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * so sad. no words. --elya (talk) 05:45, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I am terribly saddened about this tragic accident and my sympathies go to all who were close to her. --AFBorchert (talk) 05:53, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Rest in peace, Adrianne. I loved your work here. Graham 87 06:34, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Das Klettern im Fels, also das Streben nach Höhe und Erkenntnis, ist eines der schönsten menschlichen Gefühle. --Schlesinger (talk) 09:20, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Very sorry to hear about this. Adrianne will be missed and her lost felt across the movement. --Varnent (talk)(COI) 09:48, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Rest in peace. Alan (talk) 13:21, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Te recordaremos con orgullo. Saludos desde Uruguay. --NaBUru38 (talk) 13:24, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I am so sorry and sad to hear this. What a loss. My condolences to her family and all her friends and colleagues here, at HASTAC and Occidental College. --Andreas JN 466 14:00, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Ugh such a sad loss. You will be sorely missed Adrianne. Very fondly remember the days of Skype chats and long discussions in the Voices channel. Nathan  T 14:56, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * One of my favorite people. Very sad. Tim Vickers (talk) 15:09, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I remember Adrianne best as a committed and tenacious reviewer of DYK submissions, mine included. I didn't always agree with her, but I never doubted that she was doing anything less than upholding the project's ideals. The featured content she produced, meticulously detailed on her user page, speaks for itself as to what an editor like her can do, and did, for Wikipedia. I wish I'd gotten to meet her in person more than the one brief time I did, near the end of Wikimania 2012 in Washington. Too little, and now, too late. Daniel Case (talk) 16:18, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your strong voice and all your work devoted to bridging the gap between education and the Wikimedia community. Crtew (talk) 16:26, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I didn't work much with her but always found her sensible. A great loss.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:43, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I knew Adrianne as a grad student, we were part of the same dissertation support group. We went on the market at the same time, bitched about advisors, shared strategies for success. She was the first person in the group to finish her dissertation (after I joined). It was great to see her leave the group and an inspiration for the rest of us to finish our work and do the same. I'm astounded by how many people she touched and affected and now I'm thinking a lot about how she affected me - even though I wasn't fully aware of it. --Jose — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.91.253.4 (talk) 20:39, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm so so sorry to hear this. KConWiki (talk) 21:29, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Very sad and shocking news. My condolences to her loved ones. SlimVirgin (talk) 23:24, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Shocked to hear this. Adrianne embodied the very best of Wikipedia; she will be sorely missed. My condolences to all her relatives and friends. Espresso Addict (talk) 23:44, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * RIP. πr2 (<i style="color:#0f3;font-family:Arial">t</i> • <i style="color:#03f;font-family:Arial">c</i>) 03:43, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I admire Adrianne for her efforts to bring more women into Wikipedia. I was always inspired by her thoughts and ideas. Her passing away is a great loss for Wikipedia. RIP. -- Netha   (talk)  05:31, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I came to know her when I was attempting a Telugu version of Editing Wikipedia guide, as she was featured on the  English version. My condoloences to her loved ones.Arjunaraoc (talk) 09:11, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * This is Wikipedia's day of infamy. I came to email Wadewitz the disheartening news of a friend and colleague from the education program, Cindamuse; finding that terrible news can become unimaginably worse as quick as a page can load, and faster than an eye can dry. I am in wikishock.—John Cline (talk) 11:55, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * This is horrible! User talk:Cindamuse was a participant in West Coast United States community organization, and a Wikipedia Education Program Supporter, and a supporter of women's outreach! All of these things are so underserved anyway and now we lose two of the most active community members! It is horrible and not fair at all. It must be awful for her family that she died in another country.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  13:41, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * On consecutive days, no less. This is a dark day for Wikipedia, knowing that two of our most beloved users are gone. Epicgenius (talk) 14:13, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Ruhe in Frieden und danke für alles - rest in peace and thank you for your work from deWP. --Codc (talk) 01:44, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * A terrible loss. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:54, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Even though we never had the pleasure of talking, professionally or otherwise. I mourn your loss anyway. Farewell my Wikipedian colleague. Prayers to your family. <b style="font-family:sans-serif;text-shadow:2px 2px 2px #9eceee;color:#fd0;"><font color="#00285D">CRRays <font color="#00285D">Head90 | <font color="#00285d">#RaysUp</b> 05:12, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * RIP. --<font style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#008C3A 0.1em 0.1em 1.5em,#01796F -0.1em -0.1em 1.5em;color:#000000"><font color="#01796F">Pine <font color="#01796F">✉ 06:40, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * A tragic and terrible loss for the entire Wikimedia community. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 09:33, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * My prayers and sympathy to the family. Thank you-RFD (talk) 13:15, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Condolences to her family, friends and the Wikimedia movement among the others.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 16:51, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * One can I only feel sorry and sad for the loss of such creative people. My condolences to the family and friends of Wadewitz.  Mohamed CJ  (talk)  16:59, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Condolences to friends and family for such a loss. If it is time for an avid climber to move on, climbing in Joshua Tree with its numerous climbs and brilliant blue skies is a nice place to spend the last days.(Littleolive oil (talk) 18:45, 13 April 2014 (UTC))
 * Requiem aeternam --M/ (talk) 21:14, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Really really sad to read this! My condolences to all friends and family. --BR, .js (talk) 03:51, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Learned of this very heart breaking news this evening while I was at work. Adrianne was my friend since attending our Los Angeles Wikinics since 2012. I'm at a loss for words right now, but I will be attending the memorial service at Occidental College. We will never forget you Adrianne when we meet together at our wikinics in the years ahead. John Francis aka Tinkermen (talk) 07:28, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * What a horrible loss! RIP. Bearian (talk) 14:06, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I continue to be at a loss for words. RIP, Adrianne. Condolences to family and friends. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:07, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Really sad! May your soul rest in perfect peace. →Enock 4 seth  (talk) 14:43, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Very sorry to see you've gone, Adrianne. Much love to your friends and family, and to everyone who is hurting from your passing.  The  Interior  (Talk) 23:02, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I've never heard of you before, but I've definitely read some of your featured articles and noted their high quality. You will be missed. Tezero (talk) 23:29, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * RIP, Wadewitz. <font style="color:white;background:#6E0121;">starship.paint  "YES!" 08:18, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for all that you have done. RIP, Wadewitz. Reh  man  15:12, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * RIP Wadewitz, My condolences to family & friends. - →Davey 2010→  →Talk to me!→  15:42, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne is the reason I started a Wikipedia account at Meetup/Feminists Engage Wikipedia. She was an impressive scholar, a kind person, and every conference became a bit better because she was there. FaulkTest (talk) 19:22, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I just heard this heart-shattering news, and wanted to stop by to express my condolences to Adrianne's family and friends. I've seen some of your work, and it is invaluable, words cannot give enough praise for it. While I do not recall interacting with you during the time that I was active (I may have, but like I said, I cannot remember since it's been so long), I recall seeing your interactions with others as being helpful and kind. May you rest in peace. --<font face="Segoe Script"> Vandalism destroyer 03:02, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne, I don't know what to say or to whom I should address this note. I don't know if you believed in prayer. I don't think either of us do, really. I recall some really great times on WikiVoices, and it was a pleasure to have had the chance to meet you in person the times that I did. You are by far one of the most driven people I know, and you aren't here anymore. This community is at a loss, one from which it cannot ever recover. Your loved ones (and those who you loved) have my strongest condolences. Thank you, Adrianne, for everything that you've done for me, for our community, and for those touched by your presence. Yours,  Blurpeace  06:51, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * So sorry to hear about the loss of such an incredible Wikipedian and voice for women. Thank you for your contributions, your inspiration. JourneySarah (talk) 16:42, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * RIP, Adrianne. We have never met, but I know the world was made better, and richer, by your presence and your contributions. Thank you,  QualityJo 4/19/14 — Preceding unsigned comment added by QualityJo (talk • contribs)

 * My heartfelt condolences to all Adrianne's family and friends. Adrianne's work and devotion remains as true inspiration. — Cactus Writer (talk) 18:18, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I couldn't stay silent at this heartbreaking news. Like many others above, I guess I'll always remember you as "Awadewit"... All I can say is "Thank you". Thank you for your kindness; for your willingness to devote your time to the increasingly quixotic endeavor that is this project; for some of the finest writing and scholarship ever to grace the pages of Wikipedia. I haven't cried in many years, but I will tonight. RIP. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 21:00, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I wish I knew you sooner. Rest in peace.--Taranet (talk) 21:20, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Rest in peace. You were an inspiration to us all M nunoo (talk) 07:11, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I never met you, but you seem like a great person. RIP :/ -Newyorkadam (talk) 01:52, 22 April 2014 (UTC)Newyorkadam
 * Rest in Peace, Adrianne. Your beautiful contributions, your great personal ethics and your hard work will remain alive. --Veneziano (talk) 08:48, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
 * So glad we met a couple of times at Wikimania, so sad we have had to leave it there. Charles Matthews (talk) 14:21, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
 * What a disproportionate loss. So sorry Adrianne is gone; one of the few women who were allowed to contribute their knowledge to Wikipedia. Most of us with long-term authentic knowledge on women issues and the women's movement have met with such hostility and downright hatred that we've long since given up trying to contribute to Wikipedia. With only nine percent female contribution, they're will be few to replace her, save those approved entry by the male Praetorian Guard and their male rights legion activists who relentlessly purge Wiki contents to reflect their interests. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:6:2c00:90:c85d:c9f4:5255:305c (talk • contribs)
 * So sad to read of Awadewit's passing. She was one of the first editors I collaborated with here. I stumbled into a few edits to Boydell Shakespeare Gallery and discovered she was building a comprehensive treatment of the subject. It was a lot of fun to see the article evolve, and reaching FA status was quite gratifying. Adrianne was gracious enough to credit me as co-editor on her talk page, although I now realize that the work was 90% hers and 10% mine. Working with a fellow editor who held to such high standards but was at the same time so welcoming was a great antidote to the occasional short-tempered or partisan contributor I later encountered. This is a great loss for scholarship at Wikipedia. I trust the WP community will rise to the challenge of continuing her work. Rupert Clayton (talk) 03:12, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Riposa in pace--Piaz1606 (talk) 11:39, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for all. Repose en paix. --Oursdesmontagnes (talk) 11:55, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I watched your work for years, a great loss but also a great legacy. -- <font color="#006A4E">Green <font color="#009933">C 03:01, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * It took me a couple of days to make this connection and realize with a sad heart that I did know Adrianne (as User:Awadewit). I spoke with her years ago about writing about films on Wikipedia, and she opened my eyes about seeing films critically and writing about these analyses on Wikipedia. Since then, I have always kept her insight in the back of my mind. I have sought to write about films in a way I hope she would appreciate, and I have tried to encourage others to do the same. Her insight has led me to grow as a film-lover, to watch films more critically and to read what has been said about them. She will be sorely missed, and I hope the writings about her career (Wikipedia and beyond) will inspire others to follow similar paths. Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 14:37, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Rest in peace. Cwobeel (talk) 17:12, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry to hear about this. I didn't know her although the user name is familiar. I am well aware of the top quality work that went into the Mary Wollstonecraft articles though, but I gather she did a lot of other important work here. I've been to Joshua Tree and it's a rugged place. She must have been a very brave person to climb in that park.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:25, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * By writing great articles, Awadewit led by example and gained the respect of the community. I am profoundly saddened by this loss. She is missed. --maclean (talk) 17:29, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Super sad. She's one of the only Wikipedians I've actually met in person. She reached out to me at a Wikipedia picnic in LA, explained a lot of stuff to me about both Wikipedia and living in LA, gave me her business card, and told me I could call her at Occidental if I ever had questions. Super nice person. It's sad that she's gone. Vojen (talk) 20:22, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I was going over my backlog of unread Wikipedia Signpost articles and came across this... how horrible! It is still a huge shock. I encountered Awadewit on Wikipedia through another user, who said she was an English professional and could help with language and style. Indeed after talking to her, it was clear that she was not just an experienced professional, but also a Wikipedian of the highest integrity who dedicated countless hours to making the encyclopedia better, especially making excellent articles out of decent ones, and helping others to the same. Once she took some time out of her busy schedule to go over one of my larger and better articles, which I had thought would be difficult to improve—and improved it loads. I regret not working more with Awadewit when she was here, and am deeply saddened by her passing. Rest in peace. —Ynhockey (Talk) 14:14, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I have been off the site for awhile and just came across this news. I'm heartbroken.  Awadewit was an amazing editor and person.  I will miss her greatly. May she rest in peace. Remember (talk) 12:02, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I interacted with Awadewit around 2007/2008, in the context of bringing articles to FA (of course!). So sorry to find out, just now, what happened in 2014. Quite happy though to find out that from being a prolific and meticulous editor even back then (working on one FA after another, participating in others' reviews) she went on to become such a prominent proponent of what's best about Wikipedia (which, as always, includes a heavy dose of confronting the things that need improving!). Also, since back then she had mentioned concerns about the compatibility between her Wikipedia activities and her academic career, it's good to see that she managed to reconcile the two so fittingly! A great loss; my condolences to her loved-ones. Wikipedia needed and needs editors like Adrianne, and apart from all other things, it's infinitely sad to think what future articles of her's we're missing out on. (And yes, of course she would have corrected that "infinitely", changing it to something less hyperbolic.) Markus Pössel (talk) 22:20, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Awadewit
Of all the terrible things Wikipedia has introduced me to over the years, this is by far the absolute worst. Fuck you once more, Wikipedia. So hard. I do not have words sufficient to describe how awful this news is, and this stupid fucking site for making it so awful. Fuck you, Wikipedia.

Better I direct it to the site in general than to Awadewit, to whom I directed a good share of swearing while I was active here. I was a proficient writer when I wrote my first article here, Ann Bannon. Awadewit reviewed it, encouraged me to make it a Featured Article, then proceeded to block me at every turn so the article eventually became the most informative, authoritative account of Bannon's life available anywhere, in print or online. Awadewit blocked my first attempt to get To Kill A Mockingbird to FA status because the article just was not good enough. Harper Lee outlived Awadewit. Who could wrap their mind around such a thing?

Because of Awadewit, Wikipedia got an extraordinarily thorough account of the issues surrounding the Everglades. She led the FA team effort to review these articles. I was the primary writer. Her enthusiasm propelled these articles from nonexistent to FA status in eight weeks. A discussion about her dissertation led me to write the article for "Amazing Grace". She encouraged me to write articles related to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. If anyone reading just snorted in derision, she suggested I rewrite them for your scorn, so that I could add serious critique to them, invalidating your snort. So fuck you too.

It is somehow fitting that since I left Wikipedia some of these articles have devolved into the kind of mediocrity she rejected. She became Wikipedia's champion, while I do not have a vocabulary filthy enough to impart to this site to do it the cursed justice it deserves. I logged in for the first time in more than a year to leave this message. To whom?

Awadewit was active in promoting women's participation here. A repeated theme in criticism directed toward Wikipedia is its collective apathy toward women's issues, both in how topics are handled in article space and how female editors are treated. Awadewit chose to focus on this when she wrote articles, and when she wrote about Wikipedia offsite. The claim that women were treated poorer than editors who identified themselves as male always mystified me. Some of the strongest editors here are women--or were when I was active. Awadewit and SandyGeorgia on their own seemed to invalidate the claim that female editors are maligned and their opinions not taken seriously. Awadewit did more to raise expectations on Wikipedia perhaps than anyone else. My writing changed because of her. I know my reading did too.

Goddammit. --Moni3 (talk) 15:18, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Moni, this is so beautiful, even the cursing part. ;) I agree with everything, especially how Adrianne inspired you to write and read and think better, because she inspired me to do the same. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 15:37, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * If the one-and-only has insufficient curse words to do Wikipedia the justice it deserves, less so do I.  To whom do you write, Moni3?  Yes, Wikipedia is the cursed definition of (dangerous) mediocrity, and most everything here either never rises above that mediocrity, or eventually sinks to that level.  You, Moni, on the other hand, change lives, and that is enduring.  I'm sorry that so many of us, who once thought we could help this place rise above mediocrity, find ourselves posting now often in times of sorrow, but the way your writing entered and affected my life endures.  You inspire.  My condolences to Adrianne's family and loved ones; what a tragic loss.  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 18:54, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Amen. A tragic loss for not just us but the world. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:09, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Oh no. A rock, a go-to editor and critic, a wonderful human being, funny and quirky and serious and in-depth; I respected her greatly. Goodbye Adrianne. Drmies (talk) 19:13, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * I would never have done anything meaningful on Wikipedia if not for Awadewit. Coincidentally, I came across this Thich Nhat Hanh clip just days ago. I want you to be the cloud, A, but I guess you gotta be rain now. We love you. Scartol  •  Tok  22:26, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Genuinely appalled about this, and speechless. I scarcely have words. My love and sympathy to all who know this truly amazing woman. Kafka Liz (talk) 23:57, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Thank you Moni for that. She was one of my inspirations during my early work, and I missed her when she reduced her involvement at FA. I see that the last major project Adrianne was working on was Steph Davis, whom she must have admired and is an amazing free spirit. Two women among many, scaling the most amazing walls and living lives that are beacons to others. hamiltonstone (talk) 23:52, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Shocked and saddened. Difficult to believe she has gone. I met Adrianne at Wikimania 2012 and remain proud and grateful to have worked with her when she agreed to assess my first attempt at GA: "Entertainment". Her diligence, intelligence and generosity is a combination needed by any project, and applied to ours, a genuine gift. Whiteghost.ink (talk) 00:49, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

 * So sad and at a loss for words. Adrianne (who I still think of in some ways as "Awadewit") was so good - at writing, at reviewing, at arguing her point, at inspiring others, at teaching, seemingly at everything. My sincere condolences to her loved ones and family. Ruhrfisch ><> ° ° 02:30, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Had Wikipedia ten times as many editors and they ten times as good as they are, we should still feel this loss keenly. Godspeed, Adrianne: a wonderful Wikipedian and a good person. You've left a precious legacy here. Choess (talk) 11:14, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

 * A sickening loss. Like Ruhrfisch, above, I always thought of her as Awadewit; she was an inspirational reviewer when I began writing featured content, and I missed her wisdom and encouragement greatly when she became less active. Her reappearances from time to time lifted me up, and I always hoped to see her return to regular editing. Only last week I saw she had nominated an article at peer review, Fanny Bullock Workman, about one of the first female professional mountaineers.  I intended to review it - too late now, alas. She intended that it should be a featured article; perhaps an editor with a better knowledge of the subject than me can help to get it there; knowing Adrianne's standards, there won't be much wrong with it.  It would be a small tribute. Brianboulton (talk) 23:25, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * There certainly is nothing wrong with the last articles she had started to improve about women mountaineers and women rock climbers. Especially the article about Fanny Bullock Workman is very close to the best an encyclopaedia has to offer. The last one she was working on is Steph Davis, and she did an excellent job expanding it. She was planning to improve some more, including Catherine Destivelle and Alison Hargreaves. So soon after losing Nathan Johnson, it's now yet another one of the best Wikipedia editors who is immensely missed at the WikiProject Climbing. Akseli9 (talk) 08:40, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I had forgotten that Adrianne had asked me--yes, me!--to copyedit/review this article back in late October. I was so incredibly honored that she would even ask me, was daunted by it, and it's made me shed lots of tears all over again.  I said at the time that I thought that it was already good enough to just bypass the GAC process, so I was willing to just pass it and list it as a GA, but she refused because as she put it, "I'll probably do formal GA just because I like lots of reviews!"  Not that I want to go against her wishes, but I'm inclined to go ahead and pass it to GA, and then take it to FAC, or at the very least, submit it to GAC.  There are a few writers here that should get their articles passed to higher levels just on the basis of their reputation, and Adrianne was one of them.  It speaks volume that she was willing to go through all aspects of the review process, though, just like everyone else. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 15:49, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Aren't we getting a little carried away now? If Adrianne wanted a proper GA review then I'll give her one, but nobody should "have their articles passed to higher levels" simply on the basis of their reputation. Nobody. Eric   Corbett  16:00, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I agree with Eric Corbett, and I think that would be also Adrianne's point of view. I wish Christine and you had time to review both articles (Fanny Bullock Workman and Steph Davis), because the Steph Davis one, as it is now so efficiently expanded, will be very difficult to improve, and IMO could perhaps get to another level too? I'm too new here to judge myself, at least I can tell you that these are probably the most complete articles in this field (mountaineering and rock climbing) that can be found anywhere in specialized magazines or in mainstream papers articles. Akseli9 (talk) 16:23, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Of course you guys are right, and it's exactly what Adrianne would have told me. I'm going to re-submit Workman to PR and follow it, and then I'll submit it to GAC.  After that, we can discuss more. In the next couple of days, I'll take a look at Davis.  How cool and appropriate it is that we're talking about article improvement here?  She would've liked that, I think. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:39, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I think she would too. Eric   Corbett  17:55, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Wadewitz was not yet completely satisfied with the Later life and death part of the Fanny Bullock Workman article. She wanted to add a picture of her tomb in Rural Cemetery (Worcester, Massachusetts), she had asked for it. Akseli9 (talk) 18:12, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I am within driving distance of Worcester, Mass. Again, I reiterate that I do not intent to return to Wikipedia, but I can take a shot of someone's tomb and load it. Leave a note on my talk page if this is necessary and I will do it this week at some point. --Moni3 (talk) 18:41, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that would be great! Akseli9 (talk) 19:04, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

 * My condolences to her family and friends and everyone who knew her. This is such a tragic loss. — Cirt (talk) 22:53, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Though you are no longer with us, we will continue to celebrate the ways you have made us better, and how you inspired us through the edits you've made, the relationships you've fostered and the ideals you brought to the project. Thank you for being bold, and doing the Wikipedia Weekly interview that connected you to the greater community and motivated so many other female editors and academics. Your work and your time with us will live on, as long as Wikipedia lives on. -- Fuzheado | Talk 22:17, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Adrianne was extraordinary. I worked with her, wrote with her, went to events with her, and counted her as a friend who I wished I had known better and spent more time with. She was full of life and intensity; she was a superstar. We will continue to work for her goals and passions. We are all richer for having known her, and the world is richer for her contributions. -- phoebe / (talk to me) 23:54, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I did not know Adrianne in person, but I knew of her through her work in education, in outreach to women and to new users in general. Her loss is a deeply sad blow to the community and to the wider movement for free knowledge. On Wikipedia, we can easily get fixated with our own little areas, our individual achievements, or our petty disagreements. Adrianne had her eyes on the big picture; on what Wikipedia and Wikimedia are really about, and the change for good they can be in the wider world. She knew that Wikipedia is not just for Wikipedians: it's for everybody. We should all think how we can build on her work, whether in terms of content, education or outreach to new users. Best wishes to the friends and family of this extraordinary person. MartinPoulter (talk) 14:53, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

 * I just learned about this from the NYT article. I spoke to this gifted scholar for many hours online about all kinds of topics. I met her in person as well last summer. I am shocked and saddened.--Filll (talk | <font color="Green"> wpc ) 20:50, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

 * May your gentle soul rest in peace. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.195.93.79 (talk • contribs)
 * My thoughts are with Adrianne's family and friends. Our community is so lucky to have had an advocate and champion such as her. <font face="DejaVu Sans" color="333300">gobonobo + c 04:27, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I just saw the news, which is very sad. Awadewit wrote a lot of great articles for us, but it's her constant pushing for higher quality standards that will be missed most. Rest in peace, Adrianna, and rest assured that you have left Wikipedia a better place. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 00:25, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
 * O! Emw (talk) 03:37, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
 * RIP. Lotje (talk) 09:38, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Memorial Services
There will be a memorial service and reception for Adrianne this coming Monday, April 14 in Los Angeles. There will also be a service on Saturday, April 26 in Indiana. Any interested Wikipedians should contact me if you would like to attend.

Thank you, everyone, for your incredible outpouring of love and support! It's amazing to see just how many people Adrianne has positively affected in her decade on Wikipedia. I hope we can all work together to keep her amazing energy and passion alive on Wikipedia by making it as good a resource as she could imagine it possibly becoming.

-her partner, Peter Pbjamesphoto (talk) 01:30, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Peter - I am immensely sorry for your loss! There are a number of people attending a Wikimedia conference in Berlin that knew Adrianne. Perhaps we can hold a brief memorial or moment of silence while folks are here. --Varnent (talk)(COI) 14:40, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for letting us know, Peter, and I am so so sorry for you, her family, and all of us. Please let us know if there's anything we can do, publicly or otherwise. I know you're in touch with many folks, but let me know if you need a contact at the WMF. -- phoebe / (talk to me) 23:46, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Like most, I didn't know Dr. Wadewitz personally, but I work for a radio reading service in Fort Wayne, IN. I noticed her obituary while I was preparing the paper this morning, because it mentioned Wikipedia. I am very sorry for your loss, and hope that her legacy here will be carried on by others. Fortdj33 (talk) 14:51, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Tribute edit-a-thon
Colleagues of ours from HASTAC and FemTech are encouraging a series of edit-a-thons on behalf of the memory of Adrianne. You can learn more here. SarahStierch (talk) 21:01, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Rest in peace Dr. Wadewitz
Thank you Ms. Wadewitz, for all that you taught me. You will be missed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.213.237.223 (talk • contribs)

 * Very sorry to hear this news. Sympathies to all her friends and family. Pkeets (talk) 15:30, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Tribute
In honor of Adrianne Wadewitz it might be nice to create articles on the winners of the Ginetta Sagan Fund Award and turn those that don't already exist from red to blue. I know I would be interested to learn about the work of these human rights campaigners and I think it would be consistent with the constructive efforts of Adrianne. I am currently working on Sima Wali. (If someone could add the 2013 winner (not sure when the 2014 award takes places but maybe it hasn't happened yet..) that would be helpful.

 * 2012: Jenni Williams, Zimbabwe
 * 2010: Rebecca Masika Katsuva, Democratic Republic of Congo
 * 2009: Yolanda Becerra Vega, Colombia
 * 2008: Betty Makoni, Zimbabwe
 * 2007: Lydia Cacho Ribeiro, Mexico
 * 2006: Ljiljana Raicevic, Serbia and Montenegro
 * 2005: Hawa Aden Mohamed, Somalia
 * 2004: Nebahat Akkoc, Turkey
 * 2003: Sonia Pierre, Dominican Republic
 * 2002: Jeannine Mukanirwa, Democratic Republic of Congo
 * 2000: Helen Akongo, Uganda; Giulia Tamayo Leon, Peru; Hina Jilani, Pakistan
 * 1999: Sima Wali, Afghanistan
 * 1999: Adriana Portillo-Bartow, El Salvador
 * 1998: Beatrice Mukansinga, Rwanda
 * 1997: Mangala Sharma, Bhutan

If there are other article subjects that would be appropriate please feel free to add them below. Candleabracadabra (talk) 19:52, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you,, that's a thoughtful idea. See another initiative, started by , at Wadewitz Tribute Edit-a-thons. — Cirt (talk) 22:49, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

A good idea, I'll inform a few others of this. I've started Mangala Sharma.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:27, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Gone Too Soon
Thank you, Adrianne, for your contributions to the world through Wiki! You will be missed by so many. Rest in peace and condolences to your family.Ilubumywiki (talk) 15:04, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Memorial service in Fort Wayne
Today, Sue, SJ and I attended Adrianne's memorial service in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her parents were moved by the tremendous amount of sympathy and respect for their daughter expressed on this talk page and otherwise. They allowed me to upload a couple of images that I took prior to the service, so you could share the moment. Best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:05, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

RIP their beloved siter
May the Good Lord bless and keep you. Thanks a lot for your contibution. My sincere condolence to all biological and professional family.

— Mndetatsin (talk) 12:46, 05 June 2014 (UTC)

Goodbye
I have been away from Wikipedia for over four years. I accidentally came across the sad news. Had to relogin under my old account and say goodbye. We never met, but I really felt like I knew you. You were the best critic for my amateurish writing. You set high standards. Awadewit, Adrianne, why did you have to go home so soon??? RelHistBuff (talk) 20:44, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

RIP
Requiescat in pace. --JB82 (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Memorial effort
User:Koavf, who has my profoundest thanks for this, and I have recently finished the wikisource transcription of the book at Original Stories from Real Life in an effort to honor this editor, who brought our own article on that subject found at Original Stories from Real Life, up to GA level. If anyone has any idea of how to maybe prepare some sort of template which might be added to a talk page here at wikipedia or elsewhere, maybe at wikisource for instance, to indicate such "thank you" efforts for editors who are no longer with us for whatever reason, I and others would I think be very grateful. John Carter (talk) 20:11, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

One Year Later
Hard to believe she has already been gone for a year. Thank you to everyone who has carried on with a memory of her passion, dedication, and tenacity to help move Wikipedia forward, and worked to continue her legacy of inclusive advancement of knowledge. I know she will continue to inspire us all. Your contributions are the best tribute possible!

Pbjamesphoto (talk) 21:22, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

Wikimania 2014 memorial and moment of silence
May be easier to access at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HrJY9ruKu4#t=26m11s
 * File:Jimmy Wales Speaks at Closing Ceremony of Wikimania 2014.webm

Jimmy Wales held a brief memorial and moment of silence for departed Wikipedians from 2014, including Adrianne Wadewitz. — Cirt (talk) 23:08, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

From a Wikipedian to a Wikimedian
The sheer number of tribute-editathons that sprang up around the world in memory of Adrianne Wadewitz inspired this woman to get more active in Wikipedia -- and then also in Wikimedia.
 * File:From a Wikipedian to a Wikimedian.webm

Can be seen at above links or at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDX2EJuxRsc.

— Cirt (talk) 23:12, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Thank you
Back in 2007 you gave me a Wiki award for my work on William Shakespeare with a note that "choosing to edit such a high-profile, controversial and research-intensive article is a mark of patience, perseverance and dedication to Wikipedia that is rarely seen." Those words should have instead been applied to your work here. You did so much to improve literary articles at Wikipedia and your excellence remains a guide to all editors. Thank you. Your contributions and example won't be forgotten.--SouthernNights (talk) 15:18, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Hey Wadewitz--I just ran into a former colleague of yours, a poet and French professor. It's a small world, isn't it? She tells me she still rides the bike you gave her years ago. Much love, and I still miss you.

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the age of reason
Your legacy lives, thank you for The Age of Reason, and we wait for it. On a funeral day, with more flowers --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:45, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

You are remembered. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:36, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

TFA Mary Shelley
We thank her (Awadewit in 2008) and conom for the article about Mary Shelley, introduced: "We are happy to nominate this article on an important Romantic writer, whom most will know as the author of Frankenstein. As we researched and wrote this article, we were delighted to learn about all of Mary Shelley's other works and we hope the reviewers will enjoy reading about them as well. Mary Shelley's life is the stuff of melodrama, but we have attempted to write that story in a subdued tone and to keep the wild speculation that often creeps into the story of the Shelleys at bay."

Many helped in the 13 years, - please see the talk and history, and thanks to all! We are happy to enjoy the article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Thoughts on the Education of Daughters Featured article review
I have nominated Thoughts on the Education of Daughters for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  02:00, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

TFA
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a 1792 book of feminist philosophy by Mary Wollstonecraft. Wollstonecraft argues that women ought to have an education commensurate with their position in society, claiming that women are essential to the nation because they educate its children and could be "companions" to their husbands. Instead of viewing women as ornaments or property, she maintains that they are human beings deserving of the same fundamental rights as men. Wollstonecraft was prompted to write the Rights of Woman by Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord's 1791 report to the French National Assembly which stated that women should only receive a domestic education; she commented to launch a broad attack against sexual double standards and to indict men for encouraging women to be excessively emotional. She wrote the Rights of Woman hurriedly in order to respond quickly; she died before completing a more thoughtful second volume. Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:26, 2 July 2022 (UTC) Ten years ago, you were found precious. We'll remember. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:12, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Entertainment
Entertainment has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 14:38, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * She is deceased. QuicoleJR (talk) 00:12, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

R.I.P.
I am new here, so I did not know Wadewitz. However, with just a glance over her user page, I can tell she was a great asset to Wikipedia, and is dearly missed by many. I would like to offer my condolences. QuicoleJR (talk) 00:15, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Rest In Peace, Wadewitz
I only joined in April of this year, so I didn't get the chance to know Wadewitz. After reading through the talk page, I can tell she has touched the lives of many and was taken from us far to soon. I would like to offer my condolences to her loved ones. Rest in peace, Wadewitz. You are dearly missed. <span style="background-color:black; color:white; padding: 3px; Grumpylawnchair  ( talk ) 19:03, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

RIP
We will remember you. D o o t e d . (talk) 23:42, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Replaceable non-free use File:PriestleyStamp.jpg
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 * @Vanjagenije I hope you saw the message at the top of this page that the user which you're notifying has deceased (almost 10 years ago). <b style="color: #0000FF;">OhanaUnited</b><b style="color: green;">Talk page</b> 20:06, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
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User talk:GregoryWeir

Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! Hope you like it here, and stick around.

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Screenshots of The Majesty of Colors
Hello Gregory,

I am an editor from the french speaking Wikipedia (see my page fr:User:Jean-Frédéric over there).

You stated on Talk:Gregory Weir that you agreed to release screenshots from this game under Creative Commons license. Thanks a lot for that ! I would like to transfer them to our media repository Wikimedia Commons, so that they can be used by all Wikipedias. Indeed, I would like to use them for an article in French about The Majesty of Colors, the only of your game I have played to so far (and which I liked very much, by the way :-).

I just wanted to make sure that it was still your wish. If so, they would then need the « formal licensing statement » you suspected to survive on Commons ;-). Would you agree to send an e-mail with this formal statement ? I shall move the files, and get back to you so you can send the e-mail.

I would have another question about these files, to be completely accurate in their description:
 * The first and fourth are screenshots from the actual game ?
 * The third file is a pre-version screenshot (the view is slightly different)
 * Could File:The Majesty of Colors (videogame) screenshot.JPG be transferred as well ?

Cheers,

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Coursing

Coursing by humans is the pursuit of game or other animals by dogs—chiefly greyhounds and other sighthounds—catching their prey by speed, running by sight, but not by scent. Coursing was a common hunting technique, practised by the nobility, the landed and wealthy, as well as by commoners with sighthounds and lurchers. In its oldest recorded form in the Western world, as described by Arrian—it was a sport practised by all levels of society, and it remained the case until Carolingian period forest law appropriated hunting grounds, or commons, for the king, the nobility, and other landowners. It then became a formalised competition, specifically on hare in Britain, practised under rules, the ''Laws of the Leash'.

As a zoological term, it refers to predation by running down prey over long distances, as opposed to stalking, in which a stealthy approach is followed by a short burst of sprinting. Humans also employ coursing as a means of hunting, but the term is normally reserved for predation by non-human predators.

Sport and hunting
Animals coursed in hunting and sport include hares, foxes, deer of all sorts, antelope, gazelle, jackals, wolves. Jackrabbits and coyotes are the most common animals coursed in the United States. Competitive coursing in Ireland, the UK (until prohibition in 2004), Portugal and Spain has two dogs running against each other. In the United States, generally speaking, three dogs are run together. The Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act and the Hunting Act 2004 (in England and Wales) made it illegal to hunt any type of mammal with dogs with the exception of rabbits and rats. Dogs are still permitted to chase (flush) game into the path of a waiting gun, as long as no more than two dogs are used.

In Australia, dogs may be used to hunt feral animals such as foxes, deer, goats, rabbits, and pigs.

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Banned in Boston

"Banned in Boston" is a phrase that was employed from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, to describe a literary work, song, motion picture, or play which had been prohibited from distribution or exhibition in Boston, Massachusetts. During this period, Boston officials had wide authority to ban works featuring "objectionable" content, and often banned works with sexual content or foul language. This even extended to the $5 bill from the 1896 "Educational" series of banknotes featuring allegorical figures that were partially nude.

History
Boston was founded in the early 17th century by Puritans, who held strict moral standards. Boston's second major wave of immigrants, Irish Catholics, began arriving in the 1820s and also held conservative moral beliefs, particularly regarding sex.

Early instances of works being "banned in Boston" extend back at least to the year 1651. That year, William Pynchon, the founder of Springfield, Massachusetts—Massachusetts' great settlement in the Connecticut River Valley—and the former treasurer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, wrote a book criticizing Puritanism entitled The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption. Boston, founded by Puritans and, at that time ruled as a de jure theocracy, banned Pynchon's book and pressed him to return to England. He did so in 1652, which nearly caused Springfield to align with the nearby Connecticut Colony.

This reputation persisted throughout the Puritan era. In 1700 an objection to the religious doctrines of Increase Mather carried with it an advertisement that Boston publishers had refused to print it out of fear of Mather. This advertisement caused such an uproar in Boston that many half-hearted denials by Boston printers were collected and printed by Mather's party.

The phrase "banned in Boston", however, originated in the late 19th century at a time when American moral crusader Anthony Comstock began a campaign to suppress vice. He found widespread support in Boston, particularly among upper-class officials. Comstock was also known as the proponent of the Comstock Act, which prevented obscene materials from being delivered by the U.S. mail.

Following Comstock's lead, Boston's city officials took it upon themselves to ban anything that they found to be salacious, inappropriate, or offensive. Aiding them in their efforts was a group of private citizens, the Boston Watch and Ward Society. Theatrical shows were run out of town, books were confiscated, and motion pictures were prevented from being shown; sometimes movies were stopped mid-showing, after an official had "seen enough". In 1935, for example, during the opening performance of Clifford Odets' play Waiting for Lefty, four cast members were placed under arrest.

This movement had several unintended consequences. One was that Boston, a cultural center since its founding, was perceived as less sophisticated than other cities without stringent censorship practices. Another was that the phrase "banned in Boston" became associated, in the popular mind, with something lurid, sexy, and naughty. Commercial distributors were often pleased when their works were banned in Boston—it gave them more appeal elsewhere. In 1961, singer/host Merv Griffin recorded a novelty song, "Banned in Boston," written by Clint Ballard Jr. and Fred Tobias, which became a modest hit.

Literary figure H. L. Mencken was arrested in Boston in 1926, after purposely selling a banned issue of his magazine The American Mercury. Though his case was dismissed by a local judge and he later won a lawsuit against the Watch and Ward Society for illegal restraint of trade, the effort did little to affect censorship in Boston. Strange Fruit, the novel of forbidden interracial romance by Lillian Smith, was also banned by the Watch and Ward Society, and, in 1929, Boston's mayor Malcolm Nichols and the city censor banned Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Strange Interlude.

During the same era, there were also periodic "purity campaigns" on radio, as individual stations decided to ban songs with double-entendres or alleged vulgar lyrics. One victim of such a campaign was bandleader Joe Rines who, in November 1931, was cut off in mid-song by John L. Clark, program director of WBZ, for performing a number called "This is the Missus", whose lyrics Clark deemed inappropriate. Rines was indignant, saying he believed Clark was over-reacting to a totally innocent song, but Clark insisted he was right to ban any song whose lyrics might be construed as suggestive.

The Warren Court (1953–69) expanded civil liberties and in Memoirs v. Massachusetts and other cases curtailed the ability of municipalities to regulate the content of literature, plays, and movies. The last major literary censorship battle in the U.S. was fought over Naked Lunch, which was banned in Boston in 1965. Eventually the Watch and Ward Society changed its name to the New England Citizens Crime Commission, and made its main emphasis against gambling and drugs and far less on media.

Works banned
In four final cases the bans were overturned in court:
 * Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1881)
 * "$5 'Educational Series' Silver Certificate (1893, issued 1896)
 * The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (1894)
 * Three Weeks by Elinor Glyn (1909)
 * Many Marriages by Sherwood Anderson (1923)
 * Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley (1923)
 * The American Mercury (magazine, April 1926)
 * Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O'Neill (play, 1926)
 * Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis (1927)
 * An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser (1927)
 * The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (1927)
 * Oil! by Upton Sinclair (1927)
 * Black April by Julia Peterkin (1927)
 * Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos (1927)
 * Mosquitoes by William Faulkner (1927)
 * Nigger Heaven by Carl Van Vechten (1927)
 * The World of William Clissold by H. G. Wells (1927)
 * Dark Laughter by Sherwood Anderson (1927)
 * Strange Interlude by Eugene O'Neill (play, 1929)
 * Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence (1929)
 * A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (magazine serial, 1929)
 * Jews without Money by Michael Gold (1930)
 * God's Little Acre by Erskine Caldwell (1933)
 * The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman (play, 1934)
 * Within the Gates by Seán O'Casey (play, 1935)
 * Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets (play, 1935)
 * Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith 1944
 * Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor (1944)
 * The Moon Is Blue (1953)
 * "Wake Up Little Susie" by The Everly Brothers (song, 1957)
 * "Beans in My Ears" by the Serendipity Singers (song, 1964)
 * Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs (1965)
 * Fanny Hill by John Cleland (1966)
 * I Am Curious (Yellow) by Vilgot Sjöman (1967)
 * Caligula by Tinto Brass (1979)

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