Johnny Au

This user is a veteran Wikipedian among the top 1485 Wikipedians in edit count, editing since December 21, 2006, as a registered user. This user also holds the record for the longest current editing streak on the English Wikipedia with over 6000 consecutive days since November 2007 (over 17 years straight), the only one whose current streak began before 2008 and the top of the two whose current streak began before the SOPA boycott of January 18, 2012, despite participating in said boycott and the boycott is based on Eastern Standard Time as it is a United States congressional bill and all such bills are made in the capital of Washington, D.C., while the streak is based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), as with the rest of Wikipedia. Read more in the Wikimedia Diff blog entry here. This user is also featured in a major nationally distributed reputable newspaper of a G7 country (see below). You can also see my impact here: Special:Impact/Johnny Au. Note that the editing streak counter in Special:Impact is not accurate and Wikipedia:Database reports/Longest active user editing streaks is preferred as the latter also accounts for non-mainspace edits and I make many non-mainspace edits, while Special:Impact only accounts for mainspace edits.

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Welcome!

Hello, Johnny Au, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! Just H 19:20, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Toronto WikiClub meetup

Hello! The Toronto WikiClub is hosting a meetup event on 7 July 2024. We have a photowalk and an editathon planned, as well as time for discussion! More info here: Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto/2024 July 7

SophieWMCA (talk) 17:05, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the invite. However, I am busy on that day as I have other plans. Oh, and I post plenty of photos of buildings under construction on UrbanToronto anyways, especially The One skyscraper in downtown Toronto, which anyone can see without needing to register. However, uploading my photos to Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons requires my permission as I took these photos on my iPhone 15 Pro Max. The One skyscraper, for example, I take photos of this building twice a week at or near the base of the structure and occasionally take photos of it from the York Beltline Trail near Dufferin Street near my neighbourhood. Therefore, I must politely decline the invitation. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:52, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Invitation to participate in a research survey

Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a research survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

You do not have to be a Wikipedia Administrator to participate.

The survey should take around 10 to 15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement.

Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind Regards,

WMF Research Team

BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 19:29, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. I will complete the survey once I have the time to do so. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:37, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

However, the survey expired without any prior notice, which is a bad design as participants should have known the end date ahead of time. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:43, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

I'll save a place for you at The Signpost if you are interested

Hi Johnny. We're coming up on a 20th anniversary edition of The Signpost. I noticed you were mentioned recently here. If you'd like to tell the readers more about this achievement and your long-term involvement in Wikipedia more generally, I'll save you a place. ☆ Bri (talk) 20:09, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

@Bri: Please save me a place at The Signpost so others will know! Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:09, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

You can add your essay to this article outline. I provided a brief intro with what I imagine you might create, but plan to re-write the intro after I see what you have created. Here's hoping you enjoy writing. If you need anything just ping me. ☆ Bri (talk) 17:38, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 01:41, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

@Bri: I wrote my essay to the article outline. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 15:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Johnny, thanks so much for your contribution! I'm wondering if you can put a little more into it for the retrospective nature of the upcoming issue. For instance (don't take this if you don't like it): describe how you feel about having the #1 streak, and what would happen that might make you lose it and how you would feel about that; are you holding on to that position any more strongly now that it's been noted, or would you be doing the very same thing if nobody ever mentioned it; do real-life people know this about you, and do you think they should? I'm looking for any more personal reflections you might be able to provide on your involvement with Wikipedia and the community, how internal Wiki stuff relates to the outside world and how we as Wikipedians relate to the outside world, different personas we take in in the two arenas (or maybe don't!). Anything you can do along these lines is welcome! ☆ Bri (talk) 22:34, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

@Bri: I have added another paragraph about much of what you have mentioned. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks again. This should appear in the special issue which will be the first one of 2025 (not the upcoming final 2024 edition in a few days). ☆ Bri (talk) 15:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

@Bri: You are very welcome! Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:56, 21 December 2024 (UTC)