Read in عربي, bahasa Indonesia, français, Deutsch, español, Kiswahili, and
Polish on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/07/28/more-than-5700-days-with-wikipedia-meet-the-editor-who-has-been-editing-each-day-for-15-years/>.
Johnny Au <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Johnny_Au>has been editing
every single day since November 11, 2007, which makes him the Wikimedian
with the longest editing streak. That's more than 15 years or - more
precisely - 5733 days of continuous editing!
Each day Johnny checks his extensive watchlist, which includes articles
related to his beloved hometown Toronto. From local sports teams and art
galleries, to Toronto transit system – Johnny is passionate about all
things Toronto-related, and carefully watches over Wikipedia articles about
it. He specializes in minor, maintenance edits: correcting spelling and
language, reverting vandalisms, adding images and correcting mistakes.
The daily habit of editing and the pure love for Wikipedia, and passion for
free knowledge, is what keeps him going. When asked about advice to share
with other editors, he says: *Never give up. Fight the good fight. We must
fight against misinformation and disinformation.*
Learn more about Johnny, his work (and this one time when his editing
streak almost broke!) on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/07/28/more-than-5700-days-with-wikipedia-meet-the-editor-who-has-been-editing-each-day-for-15-years/>or
on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WikiCelebrate/Johnny_Au>,
as we WikiCelebrate
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WikiCelebrate> his
incredible dedication to free knowledge. You can also leave some kind words
for Johnny on the meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WikiCelebrate/Johnny_Au> and
congratulate him on his amazing achievement!
Johnny is one of the great people that have contributed so much to bringing
us to where we are today, and continue to do so. Each month we
WikiCelebrate a different Wikimedian, acknowledging the amazing community,
the pillars of our movement. We warmly invite you to write about the people
celebrated each month. If you know them, share some wiki love. If there’s
an outstanding Wikimedian that you think should be celebrated, recommend
them <https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/WikiCelebrate>.
Happy celebrating!
Natalia and Mehrdad
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*Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska* (she/her)
Senior Global Movement Communications Specialist (European Region)
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>