Hello everyone,
We've been given the sad news that Filceolaire passed away recently, confirmed by his family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Filceolaire
He's been a familiar face around Wikipedia for many years and we send our condolences to those who knew him.
Richard Nevell
That *is* sad news. I believe I only met Filceolaire once or twice at meet-ups, but he left an impression, and I remembered his name.
I Googled him to make sure I was matching the right face to the name, and stumbled across his YouTube account. It said this was the last video he liked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtJPuu5TE3E
It's kind of a Wikipedian's video, celebrating knowledge. It seemed to fit the man, and what he was about – and perhaps, alongside all his contributions to the wiki, a good way to remember him.
Condolences to his friends and family.
Andreas
On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Richard Nevell < richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Hello everyone,
We've been given the sad news that Filceolaire passed away recently, confirmed by his family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Filceolaire
He's been a familiar face around Wikipedia for many years and we send our condolences to those who knew him.
Richard Nevell
-- Richard Nevell Project Coordinator Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0921
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*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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I was really sad to see this. I met Joe a few times and he volunteered with WMUK at events fairly frequently. I always enjoyed his company.
Joe was a very warm hearted man, kind and thoughtful. He loved to share knowledge and I will always remember how his face would light up when sharing the joys of Wikimedia projects with new people.
I will miss him and my thoughts are with his friends and family.
Stevie
On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Andreas Kolbe jayen466@gmail.com wrote:
That *is* sad news. I believe I only met Filceolaire once or twice at meet-ups, but he left an impression, and I remembered his name.
I Googled him to make sure I was matching the right face to the name, and stumbled across his YouTube account. It said this was the last video he liked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtJPuu5TE3E
It's kind of a Wikipedian's video, celebrating knowledge. It seemed to fit the man, and what he was about – and perhaps, alongside all his contributions to the wiki, a good way to remember him.
Condolences to his friends and family.
Andreas
On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Richard Nevell < richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Hello everyone,
We've been given the sad news that Filceolaire passed away recently, confirmed by his family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Filceolaire
He's been a familiar face around Wikipedia for many years and we send our condolences to those who knew him.
Richard Nevell
-- Richard Nevell Project Coordinator Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0921
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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