I'm Bilorv and I edited Wikipedia from December 2013 to June 2024.
I've had one foot in and one foot out for a while, overcommitted to projects, and some big news means that (effective tomorrow) I won't have free time to do things properly here. I may intermittently be able to read this page or my Wikipedia emails.
I'm sad this will happen to what I've written but hopefully some of it has already been useful to some people. If you are one of those people maybe you would consider looking after something I worked on with a very small bus factor:
Give out Four Awards (watchlist the nomination page)
I haven't opted out of most bot/semi-automated messages so friendly talk page stalkers are welcome
Good article nominations currently require nominators to be "significant contributors" but sometimes this is waived if a significant contributor is consulted (see here)—this is me giving blanket permission for any articles where I am one.
We're losing so many people recently. I think there is hope of a legacy being left behind, and at least with a handful of our articles, they might stand the test of time for decades. If you want I could shepherd your articles and I'll try to help out in some of the areas you were active in, hopefully when I get back. Take care okay? You'll be remembered. The Night Watch(talk)21:10, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry to see you go as well. You have made a lot of good contributions to the site over the years, and hopefully we will cross paths again some day. – Epicgenius (talk) 23:36, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations on your new assignment, Bilorv, and thank you for your extensive coverage of women and their works. I hope that one of these days you'll find time to continue contributing. Bon voyage!--Ipigott (talk) 09:33, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I was looking at old thank you messages and came across yours, and was downed to see you have retired. Whatever the reason is, I'm thankful you were here! Every engagement I had with you was pleasant. Much love! Panini!•🥪06:28, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)
I nominate Bilorv to be Editor of the Week for unrelenting dedication to what this encyclopedia is really about. This is evident in all their contributions, from offering unusually perspicacious projectspace commentary to reviewing others' articles to inspiring heretofore unseen feats of content creation, but the best measure of their work is the impact it has on readers. When I say that Bilorv's content (about television, books, and much else) has been read 100,000,000 times, I'm more likely to be guilty of underestimation than exaggeration. And those readers – real people – encounter articles written to the highest standards, including (but not at all limited to) three FAs and fifty GAs. Bilorv is the consummate battleship: someone whose content creation reaches and sustains high levels of quantity, quality, and relevance. In the long term, that fact is far more meaningful than any award. But the award certainly won't hurt. Seconded by User:HouseBlaster.
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