User:Varnent

Varnent	Userpage Back to the home base. (Icon by Fabián Alexis)	Talk Questions? Comments? Advice? Talk to me. (Icon by Fabián Alexis)	Contributions Also see my other accounts, listed on my user page. (Icon by Fabián Alexis)	Email Drop me a note. (Icon by Fabián Alexis)	Archives Archives of information related to my account. (Icon by Fabián Alexis)	WikiLove Thank you! (Icon by Fabián Alexis)
			Pages Articles and templates I have created, expanded or hope to create or expand. (Icon by Fabián Alexis)	Media Images and videos I have contributed to Wikimedia Commons. (Icon by Fabián Alexis)	COI Conflicts of interest. (Icon by Fabián Alexis)	Edit count Where it stops, nobody knows. (Icon by Fabián Alexis)

Introduction

Varnent at Wikimania 2016 Professional free and open knowledge advocate, communications professional, former professional queer youth advocate, Wikimedian, WikiQueerian, policy wonk, tech nerd, nonprofit capacity building geek, Episcopalian, and video gamer - among other things. NOTE: I work as an employee for the Wikimedia Foundation, but my work on this username is in my capacity as a volunteer and should be treated as such. While I was a volunteer for many years before my work with the Foundation, I started with them officially in September 2015. Unless otherwise stated, any edit to this wiki by me is an act of a regular member of the community, not a legal or official office action of the Wikimedia Foundation. Official acts by me in the line of my work will be done from my office account, User:GVarnum-WMF.

Wikimedia Involvement

Wikimedia Commons Activity LGBT Free Media Collective Wikimania Involvement Wikimania 2023 in Singapore Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department Wikimania 2022 online Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department Wikimania 2021 online Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department Wikimania 2019 in Stockholm Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department Wikimania 2018 in Cape Town Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department Wikimania 2017 in Montreal Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department Wikimania 2016 in Esino Lario Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department Wikimania 2015 in Mexico City Member of Wikimania 2015 Programme Committee Wikimania 2014 in London Member of Wikimania 2014 Programme Committee Did not attend in-person Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong Member of Wikimania 2013 Programme Committee Wikimania DevCamp 2013 Co-Coordinator Fourth Annual Wikimania LGBT Meetup Wikimania 2012 in Washington, DC Member of Wikimania 2012 Program Committee Wikimania Hackathon 2012 Co-Coordinator Accepted Wikimania 2012 submissions The Land of Wikis Beyond Wikimedia‎ MediaWiki Extensions:What they are and why we love them‎ Third Annual Wikimania LGBT Meetup

Meta / Wikimedia Foundation Activity Co-founder of Wikimedia LGBT Member of Wikimedia Affiliations Committee (2013-2015) Vice-Chair of Wikimedia Affiliations Committee (2014-2015) Chair of 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee Communications Committee Teahouse Wikimedia Conference 2018 Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department Wikimedia Conference 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department Wikimedia Conference 2016 Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department Wikimedia Conference 2015 Wikimedia Conference 2014 Wikimedia Conference 2013 Creating Change 2012 English Wikipedia Activity WikiProject Amusement Parks Cedar Fair Task Force WikiProject Biography WikiProject LGBT studies Person task force WikiProject Michigan Detroit task force WikiProject Organizations MediaWiki Development AddThis extension Blackout extension WikiShare extension TweetANew extension‎ MediaWiki Outreach MediaWiki Group Promotion WikiProject Extensions WikiProject SysAdmins WikiProject Bug Squad Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2012 backup administrator

New pages Main page: User:Varnent/Pages § New pages Current count: Content pages: 206 Disambig pages: 8 Active templates: 7 Hope to create in the future Main page: User:Varnent/Pages § Hope to create in the future Extensively worked on Main page: User:Varnent/Pages § Extensively worked on On my blip screen Main page: User:Varnent/Pages § On my blip screen

My User Page on Sister Wikimedia Projects (Please note my account on Meta is my global user page on other Wikimedia wikis)
Meta-Wiki Wikimedia Commons	Wikitech

WikiLove Main page: User:Varnent/WikiLove Barnstar A Dobos torte for you! A kitten for you! The Writer's Barnstar PumpkinSky Prize: foundation Tireless Contributor Barnstar The Special Barnstar Teahouse Host Badge The Brilliant Idea Barnstar Bubble Tea

Outside Projects

Currently, I have no active project life outside of the Wikimedia universe. ;)

Conflict of Interest (COI) Disclosure

Main article: m:User:Varnent/COI

Varnent In a Nutshell

My Wikimedia Life 18 This user joined Wikipedia 18 years, 5 months, and 6 days ago as of May 9, 2025. This user has created a global account. Varnent's main account is on Meta. 112,372+ This user has made over 112,372 contributions to Wikimedia projects. 32,169+ This user has made more than 32,169 contributions to Wikipedia. 3,386 This user is ranked 3,386 on the list of Wikipedians by number of edits. This user is ranked 3,780 on the list of Wikipedians by articles created. This user has pending changes reviewer rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user has autopatrolled rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user is a Wikipedia Librarian. This user previously served on Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee ^(verify) This user is an administrator on MediaWiki.org. (verify) This user is an administrator on the Wikimania 2015 Official Site. (verify wm2015) This user is an administrator on the Wikimania 2014 Official Site. (verify wm2014) This user is a Wikimaniac. This user participated in Wikimania 2023 held in Singapore. This user participated in the virtual Wikimania 2022. This user participated in the virtual Wikimania 2021. This user participated in Wikimania 2019 held in Stockholm, Sweden. This user participated in Wikimania 2018 held in Cape Town, South Africa. This user participated in Wikimania 2017 held in Montréal, Canada. This user participated in Wikimania 2016 held in Esino Lario, Italy. This user participated in Wikimania 2015 held in Mexico City, Mexico. and served on the Programme Committee This user participated in Wikimania 2014 held in London, United Kingdom. did not attend but served on the Programme Committee This user participated in Wikimania 2013 held in Hong Kong. and served on the Programme Committee and as a DevCamp coordinator This user participated in Wikimania 2012 held in Washington, D.C., United States. and served on the Program Committee and as a Hackathon coordinator This user tries to do the right thing. If he makes a mistake, please let him know. This user is a member of the Association of Eventualist Wikipedians. This user participated in the #100wikidays challenge. (contribution) This user is a participant in WikiProject LGBTQ+ studies. Talk | To do | Alerts | Watchlist This user participates in WikiProject Biography. This user is a member of WikiProject Organizations. This user participates in WikiProject Apple Inc. This user is a participant in WikiProject Michigan. This user participates in the Detroit task force. This user is a member of WikiProject Amusement Parks. This user is a member of Cedar Fair task force. This user participates in WikiProject Video games. This user is a member of the Atari task force. TA This Tech Ambassador monitors changes that may affect English Wikipedia. en Non nobis solum This user can, and will, make difficult edits if needed. This user is interested in helping with GLAM projects. This user is signed up for the Feedback Request Service. This user believes free images should be moved to the Commons. This user is interested in the history of the United States. This user is interested in politics. This user feels that deletions subject to a popularity contest rather than a verifiability test damage Wikipedia more than any userbox ever could. This user is against cyberbullying. This user is a Developer and develops tools and scripts to help Wikipedia. This user has an account on Wikitech. This user is a proud MediaWiki extension developer and participant in WikiProject Extensions. This user is a proud MediaWiki third-party wiki system administrator and participant in WikiProject SysAdmins. This user is an official member of the MediaWiki Bug Squad. This user uploads files to Wikimedia Commons using VicuñaUploader. This user account is secured with a unique committed identity.

My Non-Wikimedia Life This user lives in the U.S. State of California. This user is a part-time resident of the U.S. State of Michigan. This user has lived in the United States District of Columbia. It is approximately 11:51 PM where this user lives (PT). [refresh] en This user is a native speaker of the English language. US This user uses American English. This user is an Episcopalian. EMU This user attended or attends Eastern Michigan University. This user has visited one or more of the United States' National Parks. This user is a Pisces. This user owns an iPhone. This user runs macOS. This user identifies as a gaymer. This user believes that video games are not as dangerous as parental ignorance of the rating system. ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED Loyal Xbox Player This user is a vault dweller This user believes the cake is NOT a lie, but in fact tastes very good. This user posts on X. This user is a proud WikiQueerian. mysql This user writes programs that access MySQL. PHP-2 This user is an intermediate PHP programmer. This user edits wikis on Fandom. According to The Political Compass this user is: Economic Left (−6.88) and Social Libertarian (−6.77) Je suis Charlie This user supports a free, independent, undivided, and fully restored Ukraine.

Random Other Stuff This user passed GO! (…so where is my $200?) This user's favourite colour is blue. This user is a fan of The West Wing. 01001000 01101001 There are 10 types of people: those who read binary and those who don't. — This space is for rent.

Subscriptions

Tip of the day... Using templates Templates are a type of page that contain boilerplate text that is intended to be displayed on more than one page in Wikipedia. This Tip of the day box is an example of a template (there are several versions actually), and besides being displayed here it is displayed on many userpages as well. Template names start with the prefix "Template:" followed by the page name. The main version of the template you are reading right now is called "Template:totd". To display a template on a page, go to the target page, click "edit", and add the template's name (with or without the prefix) surrounded by double curly brackets to the page's source text. (The text you see in the edit box when you click edit this page is called "source text", because it is a lot like programming code, which is called "source code"). Including a template on a page in this way is called "transclusion". Here's an example: To include the Template:Philosophy topics, type this at the end of the philosophy article you wish to place it on:: {{Philosophy topics}} Prior tip – Tips library – Next tip Read more: Help:Template   Become a Wikipedia tipster To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd3}}

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