Re: [WikiEN-l] [Foundation-l] sad news

[Shlomi Fish]

Hi,

On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:42:05 -0700
phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@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

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Re: [WikiEN-l] [Foundation-l] sad news

[Samuel Klein]

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:12 PM, phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@gmail.com wrote:
 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!

And he was very good at it.  I am glad to have known him, and will
dearly miss his thoughtful views.

Sam.

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Re: [WikiEN-l] [Foundation-l] sad news

[George Herbert]

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.w...@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 ws; 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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