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==Prof. Madhav Gadgil ([[User:MadhavDGadgil|MadhavDGadgil]]) == |
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[[File:Madhav_Gadgil_and_Ashwin_Baindur_at_Wikidata_workshop_in_Pune_(2017).jpg|thumb|150px|Professor Gadgil (right) with [[User:AshLin]] at a Wikidata workshop, 2017]] |
[[File:Madhav_Gadgil_and_Ashwin_Baindur_at_Wikidata_workshop_in_Pune_(2017).jpg|thumb|150px|Professor Gadgil (right) with [[User:AshLin]] at a Wikidata workshop, 2017]] |
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Prof. [[Madhav Gadgil]] was a founding figure in Indian ecology research. He did not edit Wikipedia much, but was aware of it from at least 2005. He made some edits on the Marathi wiki and wiktionary (under a different [https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF:Madhav.gadgil username]) but most of all was a big promoter of the Wikipedia idea. He spoke about it at many academic fora (from at least 2005 onwards) and was a prominent supporter of bottom-up community organizations for the well-being of the world including the natural resources commons and the intellectual commons. One of his students worked with [[Elinor Ostrom]], who gained fame for pointing out the fallacy of the [[tragedy of the commons]]. He had many ideas for the creation of Indian village/town articles which he hoped could be managed in a decentralized way. When he was informed of how it might run afoul of [[WP:OR]] and pointed towards Wikidata, he was quite keen on exploring the idea and creating bots to seed the system. Towards the end of his life he was involved in promoting the acceptance of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel that he headed to people in the sensitive zones, particularly in Kerala. He went on a self-sponsored speaking tour across the Western Ghats to explain to ordinary citizens, the suggestions made in the report and to quash misinformation that had been spread by various power lobbies. |
Prof. [[Madhav Gadgil]] was a founding figure in Indian ecology research. He did not edit Wikipedia much, but was aware of it from at least 2005. He made some edits on the Marathi wiki and wiktionary (under a different [https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF:Madhav.gadgil username]) but most of all was a big promoter of the Wikipedia idea. He spoke about it at many academic fora (from at least 2005 onwards) and was a prominent supporter of bottom-up community organizations for the well-being of the world including the natural resources commons and the intellectual commons. One of his students worked with [[Elinor Ostrom]], who gained fame for pointing out the fallacy of the [[tragedy of the commons]]. He had many ideas for the creation of Indian village/town articles which he hoped could be managed in a decentralized way. When he was informed of how it might run afoul of [[WP:OR]] and pointed towards Wikidata, he was quite keen on exploring the idea and creating bots to seed the system. Towards the end of his life he was involved in promoting the acceptance of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel that he headed to people in the sensitive zones, particularly in Kerala. He went on a self-sponsored speaking tour across the Western Ghats to explain to ordinary citizens, the suggestions made in the report and to quash misinformation that had been spread by various power lobbies. |
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Mark Miller began editing Wikipedia in January 2007 and had made over 50,000 edits, expanding articles about a variety of topics, especially military history and Hawaii. Mark was proud of his Hawaiian heritage and descended from the formal Kamehameha family from the Royal Court of Kamehameha III. He took some pages to good and featured status and won the Million Award twice. He also helped out new users at the dispute resolution noticeboard and the teahouse. Mark was instrumental in the earliest days (late 2012) of the Editor of the Week award. He was known as User Amadscientist back then and was an integral participant in the creation discussions for Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention and the EDDY Award.
Mark was an amazing artist, a passionate researcher and writer (especially genealogy), cook, gardener, avid outdoorsman, and enjoyed traveling. Just before his passing he had recently discovered a love of cooking, and enjoyed making lasagne especially for his neighbors.
Mark will be dearly missed by his beloved lifelong partner of 37 years. They enjoyed many adventures together and especially loved traveling. Mark also loved his dogs Zeus and Loki, and they were important members of his family.
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Prof. Madhav Gadgil was a founding figure in Indian ecology research. He did not edit Wikipedia much, but was aware of it from at least 2005. He made some edits on the Marathi wiki and wiktionary (under a different username) but most of all, he was a big promoter of the Wikipedia idea. He spoke about it at many academic fora (from at least 2005 onwards) and was a prominent supporter of bottom-up community organizations for the well-being of the world including the management of natural resources commons and the intellectual commons. One of his students worked with Elinor Ostrom, who gained fame for pointing out the fallacy of the tragedy of the commons. He had many ideas for the creation of Indian village/town articles which he hoped could be managed in a decentralized way. When he was informed of how it might run afoul of WP:OR and pointed towards Wikidata, he was quite keen on exploring the idea and creating bots to seed the system. Towards the end of his life he was involved in promoting the acceptance of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel that he headed to people in the sensitive zones, particularly in Kerala. He went on a self-sponsored speaking tour across the Western Ghats to explain to ordinary citizens, the suggestions made in the report and to quash misinformation that had been spread by various power lobbies.
