Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week
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| Jolielover |
| Editor of the Week for the week beginning March 15, 2026 |
| Jolie has amassed a very respectable body of work in her first year of editing, and is always a joy to work with. Her 21000+ article edits and 70 articles created speak volumes about her dedication to the project and are examples for all of Wikipedia. When working on filmographies she scours far and wide to find sources to assure accuracy, including characters names. Her work at articles such as One Direction and Rob Reiner are showcases of the type of underappreciated editors who form the backbone of this encyclopedia. She participates in the annual Wikipedia:WikiCup and has had multiple submissions to DYK. |
| Recognized for |
| being a joy to work with |
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Editor of the Week
Editor of the Week is a recognition award to thank editors for excellent work, such as the following:
- Writing or significantly expanding and improving articles on a regular basis
- Cleaning up articles by, for example, adding sources, expanding citations with the necessary information, aligning prose with the manual of style, or improving the quality of the prose through copy-editing (such as making the text more concise and removing redundant wording).
- Serving as a notable voice of reason in discussions with other editors.
- Performing behind-the-scenes work, not normally seen by the general community.
The Editor of the Week recognition is intended to demonstrate appreciation of an editor's positive behaviours and collaborative spirit. Recipients aren't expected to be positively perfect in every way; if you encounter editors with sustained patterns of excellence, please feel free to nominate them!
Although editors of all levels of experience can be recognized, please consider nominating an unsung hero: someone less celebrated yet deserving of greater renown. Encourage typically unnoticed editors by giving them their day in the sun!
Process
To nominate an editor for Editor of the Week, add your nomination to the Nominations page. It should be around 100–200 words, describing why the editor should be recognized, including specific tasks and behaviours that are beneficial to the encyclopedia and the community. After working its way up the queue, your nomination will be posted to the recipient's talk page, so make it a good one. Recipients appreciate knowing the precise actions that are being recognized.
Absent any extenuating circumstances, the clerks for the Editor of the Week program will accept the nomination and modify it if necessary. On Sunday, a clerk will present the Editor of the Week award to the editor at the top of the queue. During the following week an "Eddybox" (the current Eddybox for the current week can be seen on the right) is also added to the recipient's page.
Additional guidelines
To spread the wealth, an editor can be recognized as Editor of the Week no more than once in a 12-month period.
If a nomination is discussed, please focus on the editor's praiseworthy characteristics and word any concerns as positively and constructively as possible. It isn't necessary for a nominee to be a perfect editor—the Editor of the Week initiative is designed to spotlight the specific beneficial behaviours and actions described in the nomination.
Members
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A basic task is visiting the Editor of the Week's talk page the day after to offer congratulations
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Recipients of Editor of the Week aka The Eddy
2013
| Visit the Editor of the Week Hall of Fame Nominate a fellow editor Here Queue of accepted nominations |
2014
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2015
| Visit the Editor of the Week Hall of Fame Nominate a fellow editor Here Queue of accepted nominations |
2016
| Visit the Editor of the Week Hall of Fame Nominate a fellow editor Here Queue of accepted nominations |
2017
| Visit the Editor of the Week Hall of Fame Nominate a fellow editor Here Queue of accepted nominations |
2018
| Visit the Editor of the Week Hall of Fame Nominate a fellow editor Here Queue of accepted nominations |
2019
2020
| Visit the Editor of the Week Hall of Fame Nominate a fellow editor Here Queue of accepted nominations |
2021
| Recipient | Date awarded | Reason |
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| No award distributed | January 3, 2021 | Happy New Year |
| Coffeeandcrumbs | January 10, 2021 | Tireless contributing |
| Harrias | January 17, 2021 | Distiguished career |
| Ermenrich | January 24, 2021 | Quality edits |
| Lajmmoore | January 31, 2021 | Focused beginning |
| Srnec | February 7, 2021 | Article creation |
| Invasive Spices | February 14, 2021 | A good start |
| SandyGeorgia | February 21, 2021 | Special editor |
| Rickfive | February 28, 2021 | Consistent effort |
| Gog the Mild | March 7, 2021 | Fellowship |
| Premeditated_Chaos | March 14, 2021 | Effective efforts |
| Vanamonde93 | March 21, 2021 | Positive impact |
| Neopeius | March 28, 2021 | Spaceflight content |
| No award distributed | April 4, 2021 | Easter Sunday |
| ferret | April 11, 2021 | Supporting newbies |
| Berig | April 18, 2021 | Consensus creator |
| Isaacl | April 25, 2021 | Community solutions |
| Farang_Rak_Tham | May 2, 2021 | Editorial guidance |
| Tagishsimon | May 9, 2021 | Dedication |
| Dsp13 | May 16, 2021 | Loves lists |
| 4TheWynne | May 23, 2021 | Women's sports |
| Wizardman | May 30, 2021 | Inspiring others |
| Davemck | June 6, 2021 | Quality work |
| Mean_as_custard | June 13, 2021 | Removes promo's |
| Vaticidalprophet | June 20, 2021 | Quality work |
| Borsoka | June 27, 2021 | Creates quality content |
| No award distributed | July 4, 2021 | Independence Day |
| Balon Greyjoy | July 11, 2021 | Quality editing |
| Ghmyrtle | July 18, 2021 | Personal touch |
| No award distributed | July 25, 2021 | Vacation |
| No award distributed | August 1, 2021 | Vacation |
| Tcr25 | August 8, 2021 | Longevity |
| Viridian_Bovary | August 15, 2021 | Vandalism warrior |
| WOSlinker | August 22, 2021 | Dedication |
| Bduke | August 29, 2021 | Integrity |
| DannyS712 | September 5, 2021 | Technical skills |
| Nedrutland | September 12, 2021 | Rutland |
| MarioGom | September 19, 2021 | Administrative skills |
| Nova Crystallis | September 26, 2021 | Informative editing |
| Amy1111 | October 3, 2021 | Solid contributing |
| ImaginesTigers | October 10, 2021 | Article improvement |
| No award distributed | October 17, 2021 | Vacation |
| Jon698 | October 24, 2021 | Quality editing |
| Blablubbs | October 31, 2021 | Quality editing |
| Richard3120 | November 7, 2021 | Music articles |
| DanCherek | November 14, 2021 | Active participant |
| Sennecaster | November 21, 2021 | Renaissance at CCI |
| No award distributed | November 28, 2021 | Thanksgiving weekend |
| No award distributed | December 5, 2021 | Awarding On Hold |
| No award distributed | December 12, 2021 | Awarding On Hold |
| No award distributed | December 19, 2021 | Awarding On Hold |
| No award distributed | December 26, 2021 | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
2022
| Visit the Editor of the Week Hall of Fame Nominate a fellow editor Here Queue of accepted nominations |
2023
2024
| Visit the Editor of the Week Hall of Fame Nominate a fellow editor Here Queue of accepted nominations |
2025
| Visit the Editor of the Week Hall of Fame Nominate a fellow editor Here Queue of accepted nominations |
2026
| Recipient | Awarded | Reason |
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| Oronsay | January 4 | Closes gender gap on Wikipedia |
| Vanderwaalforces | January 11 | Content contributions to Nigeria-related articles |
| LuniZunie | January 18 | Finding and preventing vandalism |
| Polygnotus | January 25 | Amazing scripts and Teahouse help |
| Qcne | February 1 | Teahouse and mentoring skills |
| Mjroots | February 8 | 20 Years of service |
| Bunnypranav | February 15 | Categories for Discussion |
| Noleander | February 22 | Tireless dedication |
| Plifal | March 1 | Collegial and helpful |
| Adolphus79 | March 8 | Gnome extraordinaire |
| Jolielover | March 15 | Filmographies |
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| Visit the Editor of the Week Hall of Fame Nominate a fellow editor Here Queue of accepted nominations |
Administrative procedures
Processing nominations
- Discuss the nomination on the nominations talk page if necessary.
- After minimal vetting, place the newly accepted nomination at the bottom of the queue of accepted nominations.
- Note non-free images cannot be used in the infobox.
Announcing recipients
- Remove the nomination at the top of the queue of accepted nominations and add the recipient to the bottom of the table above.
- Update Template:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Project main page with a new infobox for the current Editor of the Week. The infoboxes are created and stored at Template:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Project main page/sandbox. Transfer the information from the sandbox to the main page. This will display the weekly changing infobox at both the Project main page and the Editor of the Week main page.
- Update Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Hall of Fame with the latest version of Template:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Project main page. The current method of updating the Hall of Fame page involves copying the current EotW infobox to a newly created archive page. The current archive pages can be found at Template:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Project main page; the next one in sequential order should be created and used for the Hall of Fame (on Monday) and for adding to the recipients talk page (on Tuesday).
- Update the recipient's talk page:
- Add the Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Recipient notification to the recipient's talk page. Use the subst: syntax as specified on the template page. Note any diffs in the nomination text must be modified; see the template documentation for details.
- On Tuesday, add the Template:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Project main page template to the recipient's talk page. Use the subst: syntax for the sequential archive as specified on the template page.