This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
Oh my god that is terrible. Really, really horrible. Adrianne is awesome, super smart and dedicated. Years ago we had a crew for Skype chats and she was a regular and popular participant... Very sad and a major loss.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Jane Darnell jane023@gmail.com wrote:
This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
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This is terribly sad. I've just heard about it yesterday on Twitter. I was in touch with Adrianne and have been inspired by her contributions on the HASTAC website. Really sad...
Am 4/11/14 4:51 PM, schrieb Jane Darnell:
This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
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Subject: [Gendergap] Blogger and Wikipedian Adrianne Wadewitz died whilerock-climbing
This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
How truly sad.
While I did not work with her on any gendergap-related issues, I remember her well as a tenacious reviewer of DYK submissions, mine included. We didn't always agree, but I never doubted her integrity and commitment to the ideals of Wikipedia and Wikimedia.
I would note for this list her high output of featured articles, many of them on works of women like Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, from her chosen period of literary study, the late 18th and early 19th century, as well as biographies of some major and minor figures of that epoch (including the now-infamous [[Fanny Imlay]] article, one of the few nominated for deletion (albeit strategically) on the same day it was on the main page. Nobody *but* her could have defended that article on the talk page as well as she did (compare with yours truly, a few grafs down)). Oh, and a nice collaboration with another editor on [[Joseph Priestley House]].
Are there any further details on the circumstances of her death, like where and what she was doing or attempting to do at the time? I ask only because they will inevitably be reported in this year's "Accidents in North American Mountaineering" along with the usual critique, and it would be useful to know before reading it since names are not usually given and I would like to know so I know when I'm reading about the death of an acquaintance.
Daniel Case
All I know is what is reported on her Wikipedia userpage
2014-04-11 18:32 GMT+02:00, Daniel and Elizabeth Case dancase@frontiernet.net:
Subject: [Gendergap] Blogger and Wikipedian Adrianne Wadewitz died whilerock-climbing
This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
How truly sad.
While I did not work with her on any gendergap-related issues, I remember her well as a tenacious reviewer of DYK submissions, mine included. We didn't always agree, but I never doubted her integrity and commitment to the ideals of Wikipedia and Wikimedia.
I would note for this list her high output of featured articles, many of them on works of women like Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, from her chosen period of literary study, the late 18th and early 19th century, as well as biographies of some major and minor figures of that epoch (including the now-infamous [[Fanny Imlay]] article, one of the few nominated for deletion (albeit strategically) on the same day it was on the main page. Nobody *but* her could have defended that article on the talk page as well as she did (compare with yours truly, a few grafs down)). Oh, and a nice collaboration with another editor on [[Joseph Priestley House]].
Are there any further details on the circumstances of her death, like where and what she was doing or attempting to do at the time? I ask only because they will inevitably be reported in this year's "Accidents in North American Mountaineering" along with the usual critique, and it would be useful to know before reading it since names are not usually given and I would like to know so I know when I'm reading about the death of an acquaintance.
Daniel Case
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I don't want to get into the details of what happened to Adrianne, as it could be a trigger for some people. If you really really need to know you can email me off list.
Just so people know, a group of us in the HASTAC/FemBot/FemTech community are planning a series of edit-a-thons in her honor in late May. Another group of us, Wikimedia and academia related, are organizing ways to coordinate an academic scholarship on her behalf.
I'm taking some much needed personal time this week (and longer if needed) to mourn. But, I'll keep this list posted as things proceed (and perhaps others will, too).
-Sarah
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Jane Darnell jane023@gmail.com wrote:
All I know is what is reported on her Wikipedia userpage
2014-04-11 18:32 GMT+02:00, Daniel and Elizabeth Case < dancase@frontiernet.net>:
Subject: [Gendergap] Blogger and Wikipedian Adrianne Wadewitz died whilerock-climbing
This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
How truly sad.
While I did not work with her on any gendergap-related issues, I remember her well as a tenacious reviewer of DYK submissions, mine included. We didn't always agree, but I never doubted her integrity and commitment to
the
ideals of Wikipedia and Wikimedia.
I would note for this list her high output of featured articles, many of them on works of women like Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, from her chosen period of literary study, the late 18th and early 19th century, as well
as
biographies of some major and minor figures of that epoch (including the now-infamous [[Fanny Imlay]] article, one of the few nominated for
deletion
(albeit strategically) on the same day it was on the main page. Nobody
*but*
her could have defended that article on the talk page as well as she did (compare with yours truly, a few grafs down)). Oh, and a nice
collaboration
with another editor on [[Joseph Priestley House]].
Are there any further details on the circumstances of her death, like
where
and what she was doing or attempting to do at the time? I ask only
because
they will inevitably be reported in this year's "Accidents in North
American
Mountaineering" along with the usual critique, and it would be useful to know before reading it since names are not usually given and I would
like to
know so I know when I'm reading about the death of an acquaintance.
Daniel Case
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Daniel,
You might have been aware that Adrianne was investing a lot of time and energy in organizing the NYC Wikiconference. http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Main_Page
I also am helping plan this, and I presume you will be attending. Whatever happened was presented to us organizing the conference as minor and unexpected, as her partner sent a message that she would not be able to call in for a meeting. He said that she was in a coma the day before but was optimistic, and my interpretation at the time was that she had a serious injury from which she would recover with time. I am not sure what happened - so far as I know she was in good condition in the hospital for two days before passing on the third. She was an experienced climber who loved the sport. I understand that she fell thirty feet.
As you noted she produced a tremendous amount of excellent Wikipedia content. Just weeks earlier she had gotten a dream job which was encouraging her Wikipedia collaborations, and she was also deeply invested in Wikipedia outreach to schools.
Besides her outreach to women I feel a great loss from her no longer doing outreach to LGBT communities. As hard as it is to address the gender gap with women it is even more difficult to do so with minority genders, and Adrianne was a compassionate spokesperson for LGBT interests.
yours,
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Daniel and Elizabeth Case < dancase@frontiernet.net> wrote:
Subject: [Gendergap] Blogger and Wikipedian Adrianne Wadewitz died
whilerock-climbing
This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who
spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
How truly sad.
While I did not work with her on any gendergap-related issues, I remember her well as a tenacious reviewer of DYK submissions, mine included. We didn't always agree, but I never doubted her integrity and commitment to the ideals of Wikipedia and Wikimedia.
I would note for this list her high output of featured articles, many of them on works of women like Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, from her chosen period of literary study, the late 18th and early 19th century, as well as biographies of some major and minor figures of that epoch (including the now-infamous [[Fanny Imlay]] article, one of the few nominated for deletion (albeit strategically) on the same day it was on the main page. Nobody *but* her could have defended that article on the talk page as well as she did (compare with yours truly, a few grafs down)). Oh, and a nice collaboration with another editor on [[Joseph Priestley House]].
Are there any further details on the circumstances of her death, like where and what she was doing or attempting to do at the time? I ask only because they will inevitably be reported in this year's "Accidents in North American Mountaineering" along with the usual critique, and it would be useful to know before reading it since names are not usually given and I would like to know so I know when I'm reading about the death of an acquaintance.
Daniel Case
Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
On Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:51:17 +0200 Jane Darnell jane023@gmail.com wrote:
This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
I'm terribly sorry to hear that. My condolences go to whoever knew her - online or in real life.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
I've mostly been silent about the loss of Adrianne and Cindy publicly, because I've mostly not had any idea what to say. I'd been working with both on various projects for quite a while, and had a multi-hour skype call with Adrianne in the recent past about the gendergap and education outreach efforts. I've rarely met a Wikimedian as passionate about making the world a better place than Adrianne. Cindy and Adrianne will both be terribly, terribly missed. I wish I had the eloquence that has been put forth by other people in various places, but right now a large part of me is still just trying to process.
---- Kevin Gorman
On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 2:13 AM, Shlomi Fish shlomif@shlomifish.org wrote:
On Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:51:17 +0200 Jane Darnell jane023@gmail.com wrote:
This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
I'm terribly sorry to hear that. My condolences go to whoever knew her - online or in real life.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish--
Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Optimising Code for Speed - http://shlom.in/optimise
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I understand Kevin. I think this is when the world of the internet is challenging - grief in the digital age is something I'm still trying to sort out in my own head, and having so many friends so spread out around the world makes it challenging to "feel like you're not alone". It also makes me, at least, feel more helpless in regards to what has happened to people (which was out of my control, but, that's part of the grieving process).
It's all really weird. I never thought the day would come anytime soon where I'd be talking about the legacy of Wikipedian freinds who are no longer alive.
I know Wikipedians who have died, but I haven't known anyone this close, let alone...in one week (WTF UNIVERSE). It's just...weird, especially since these two women were involved in our little corner of...said universe.
hugs to everyone from afar.
-Sarah
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Kevin Gorman kgorman@gmail.com wrote:
I've mostly been silent about the loss of Adrianne and Cindy publicly, because I've mostly not had any idea what to say. I'd been working with both on various projects for quite a while, and had a multi-hour skype call with Adrianne in the recent past about the gendergap and education outreach efforts. I've rarely met a Wikimedian as passionate about making the world a better place than Adrianne. Cindy and Adrianne will both be terribly, terribly missed. I wish I had the eloquence that has been put forth by other people in various places, but right now a large part of me is still just trying to process.
Kevin Gorman
On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 2:13 AM, Shlomi Fish shlomif@shlomifish.orgwrote:
On Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:51:17 +0200 Jane Darnell jane023@gmail.com wrote:
This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
I'm terribly sorry to hear that. My condolences go to whoever knew her - online or in real life.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish--
Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Optimising Code for Speed - http://shlom.in/optimise
There is no IGLU Cabal. The problem of founding an IGLU Cabal has been proven, in a surprise move, to be equivalent to the question of the existence of God, fully‐tolerant religions and NP‐complete oracles. — Omer Zak
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On 4/11/2014 10:51 AM, Jane Darnell wrote:
This is to inform you that one of the contributors to this list who spent a lot of time working on the Gendergap issue and ways to solve it, has died in a rock-climbing accident. http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/blog/adrianne-wadewitz/
FYI, "Keeps" are two to one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Adrianne_Wadew...
Discuss as you please...
Also I added above FemTechNet tribute as an external link to the article, in case anyone wants to add content to article and see if there's a debate about whether it's RS. A bit burned out myself right now... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrianne_Wadewitz
CM