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== Tech News: 2024-24 == == Rest in peace ==
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* RIP – ] (''']''') 08:04, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Requiescat in pace. ] (]) 09:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* You were one of the first administrators whose work I admired, all the way back in 2008 when I first started editing seriously. Fare thee well. ] (he/him • ] • ]) 10:11, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Us Wikipedians will miss you. We hope that someone who is your successor does just as good a job as you did with the bot. ] (]) 12:07, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* RIP ] (]) 13:35, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* My condolences to your family; we'll miss you. <3 ] (]) 13:54, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Oh this is sad. Although low-intensity, James has been a consistent presence on Misplaced Pages for a very long time. ] &#124; ] 15:22, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Very sad, indeed. When you turned in your mop, James, you said you had hoped to be back but unfortunately life took another turn. You will be missed. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">] ]</sup> 18:13, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* I hope you rest in peace James, my condolences to your family. —usernamekiran ] 22:46, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
*RIP, I didn't know him personally, but his ] was invaluable for my work on the ] page and of course ]'s worth is incalculable. I think it's remarkable that he kept his bots running for sixteen years, through all the software/hardware changes that happened during that time, including the changeover from the ]. ] (]) 03:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
*May you rest in peace James, My sincere condolences to friends and family. –]<sup>]</sup> 20:38, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
*My sincere condolences to all friends and family of James. ''']] (])''' 12:11, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
*Sad news. I didn't see James around too, too often, but he was one of the most amicable people I've had the pleasure of interacting with on Misplaced Pages. He'll be missed. ] ] 05:38, 24 July 2024 (UTC)


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: Thank you! Do you think we could hide some of the archive box? --] (]) 07:26, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
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::{{replyto|Gerda Arendt}} It took quite a lot of fiddling to figure out how to do it ... but I've managed it! I also disabled archiving while I was here because it's not needed now. ] (]) 09:07, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
::: Thank you for the fiddling! --] (]) 09:20, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
::::No worries! I also took the liberty of ]. ] (]) 09:29, 19 July 2024 (UTC)


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Hello, JamesR,

The bot doesn't seem to be working as it is not updating the page which isn't too surprising as other bots I rely on aren't functioning correctly either. I know you aren't around much any more but I thought I'd drop you a line about it in case you do check this page. Hope all is well with you. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">] ]</sup> 23:12, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

== Tech News: 2024-25 ==

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I've written a quik first draft of an obituary at the deceased Wikipedians page at Misplaced Pages:Deceased Wikipedians/2024#JamesR. Feel free to edit/add to it. Graham87 (talk) 03:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Do you think we could hide some of the archive box? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:26, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
@Gerda Arendt: It took quite a lot of fiddling to figure out how to do it ... but I've managed it! I also disabled archiving while I was here because it's not needed now. Graham87 (talk) 09:07, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for the fiddling! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:20, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
No worries! I also took the liberty of linking earlier archives. Graham87 (talk) 09:29, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

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