Very sad, I met him and he seemed to be a very good guy.

Seems to be a bad week; a friend of mine from college passed on Sunday morning.

Focus on big things and have fun while you're here.

George William Herbert Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 14, 2012, at 19:42, phoebe ayers phoebe.wiki@gmail.com wrote:

Those of you who have been around for a few years may remember user:Tlogmer, aka Ben Yates -- co-author with Charles Matthews and I on "How Wikipedia Works."

I got an email from his mother this morning with the very sad news that Ben passed away yesterday. I do not know the details. He was in his 20s and lived in Michigan, USA.

There will be a memorial service in Michigan on Friday; contact me if you want that information. His userpages are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer and http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer

For several years Ben wrote a blog about Wikipedia that was incisive and widely read. Older posts can be found here: http://wikip.blogspot.com/

He also designed the Wikimania logo with the two "w"s; originally designed for Wikimania 2006, we use it to this day: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_%28spacing%29.png

Ben was a skilled artist and designer and was responsible for all of the figures in "How Wikipedia Works." He also designed posters and graphic materials for Wikimania and proposed many other merchandise designs to promote Wikipedia.

He was funny, smart, and shy; I never had a bad interaction with him. I worked with him intensively for many months but never got a chance to meet him in person, but I counted him as a friend long after we finished the book. He will be missed.

If you have any comments that you would like to be given to his family or read at the service, please post them on Ben's talk page or send to me directly. Wikimedia was meaningful to Ben, and it would mean a lot to let his mom that people cared about her son as a colleague and friend.

thanks, -- Phoebe

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I realize in my first note that I forgot to link Ben's meta page... http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer

a quick look at his contributions will remind some of us about the old fundcom, Wikimania 2006 designs, Associations of Wikipedians and the old store... Ben was one of the strongest advocates of producing good Wikimedia merchandise!

cheers, phoebe

On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 7:42 PM, phoebe ayers phoebe.wiki@gmail.com wrote:

Those of you who have been around for a few years may remember user:Tlogmer, aka Ben Yates -- co-author with Charles Matthews and I on "How Wikipedia Works."

I got an email from his mother this morning with the very sad news that Ben passed away yesterday. I do not know the details. He was in his 20s and lived in Michigan, USA.

There will be a memorial service in Michigan on Friday; contact me if you want that information. His userpages are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer and http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer

For several years Ben wrote a blog about Wikipedia that was incisive and widely read. Older posts can be found here: http://wikip.blogspot.com/

He also designed the Wikimania logo with the two "w"s; originally designed for Wikimania 2006, we use it to this day: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_%28spacing%29.png

Ben was a skilled artist and designer and was responsible for all of the figures in "How Wikipedia Works." He also designed posters and graphic materials for Wikimania and proposed many other merchandise designs to promote Wikipedia.

He was funny, smart, and shy; I never had a bad interaction with him. I worked with him intensively for many months but never got a chance to meet him in person, but I counted him as a friend long after we finished the book. He will be missed.

If you have any comments that you would like to be given to his family or read at the service, please post them on Ben's talk page or send to me directly. Wikimedia was meaningful to Ben, and it would mean a lot to let his mom that people cared about her son as a colleague and friend.

thanks, -- Phoebe

Hi,

On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:42:05 -0700 phoebe ayers phoebe.wiki@gmail.com wrote:

Those of you who have been around for a few years may remember user:Tlogmer, aka Ben Yates -- co-author with Charles Matthews and I on "How Wikipedia Works."

I got an email from his mother this morning with the very sad news that Ben passed away yesterday. I do not know the details. He was in his 20s and lived in Michigan, USA.

I have not known Mr. Yates (though the name rings a bell) but I am saddened to hear that. My condolences go to everyone who knew him.

Regards,

Shlomi Fish