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2024

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Anthony Bradbury (Anthony Bradbury)

Anthony Bradbury joined Wikipedia in April 2006. He liked to be called Tony.

Offline, he was born in 1943 and worked as a general practitioner for many years; he lived in Newhaven, England, and was twice mayor of the town. He was also a governor of a number of local schools.

Online, after a few years editing a large number of articles, particularly on naval history, he became an administrator on the English Wikipedia and served in that role for over sixteen years. Tony's areas of interest were naval and military history, Imperial and contemporary Rome, Ancient Egypt, pre‑Dreadnought battleships, Dreadnought battleships, battlecruisers, military aircraft, Nazi Germany, and medical science and practice. Wikipedia brought him a great deal of pleasure, particularly after his retirement. He passed away on January 1, 2024.

Corran Daemon Plain (Vami_IV)

Vami_IV joined Wikipedia in November 2014 and soon became a prolific editor across a wide variety of topics, including buildings, wildfires, video games, and the history of Europe, Texas, and Latin America. In total, he brought ten articles to featured status, including two worthy of the Four Award, and had nominated two more at WP:FAC at the time of his passing; he also brought numerous articles to A or GA-class, including a year-long project on Simón Bolívar. Vami often collaborated in these efforts with other editors; he was active at both WikiProject Military history, at which he was a coordinator between 2021 and 2023, and WikiProject Women in Red, for which he created 167 articles on primarily Latin American women. He also contributed extensively to WP:CCI and was active at the Wikimedia Discord, where he was unfailingly witty and generous with his time, especially with newer editors.

Vami passed away as a result of suicide on February 13, 2024, at the age of 24. He will be remembered for his editing talents, his personality, and his dedication to the project, exemplified by his philosophy of Completionism:

"As a Wikipedia editor, I understand that my goal is the destruction of my purpose."

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