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''This user is a veteran Wikipedian ], editing since December 21, 2006, as a registered user. This user also holds ], the only one whose current streak began before 2008 and the top of the two whose current streak began before the ] ], despite participating in said boycott and the boycott is based on ] as it is a United States congressional bill and all such bills are made in the capital of ], while the streak is based on ] (UTC), as with the rest of Misplaced Pages. . This user is also featured in ] (see below). You can also see my impact here: ]. Note that the editing streak counter in Special:Impact is not accurate and ] is preferred as the latter also accounts for non-mainspace edits and I make many non-mainspace edits, while Special:Impact only accounts for mainspace edits.''

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| title = Meet the man keeping the Jays’ reputation intact – on Misplaced Pages: With success, the Blue Jays entry has been getting more attention than ever — along with vandals — but Johnny Au stays on top of it.
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| quote = </nowiki> Au]] spends an average 10 to 14 hours a week ensuring the </nowiki> Blue Jays]] and ] are up to date and error-free. He’s made 492 edits to the Blue Jays page since he started in 2007, putting him squarely in the number one spot for most edits, and far beyond the second-placed editor, who has made 230 edits.
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== September 2015 ==
Hello! I noticed that with , you changed another user's name in their signature, by replacing the word "****" with asterisks. This caused the links to their user and talk pages to break. Furthermore, your edit summary did not indicate the fact that you did this. In the future, please do not edit other users' signatures unless they are blatantly disruptive. If you think ]'s username is offensive, you should report them to ]. Thank you. ] (]) 19:04, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

:I wouldn't waste your time, it's the name of a ] and has been discussed or trolled depending on the person complaining but in the end it was acceptable, in the meantime . ] (]) 22:54, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
::I must apologize. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 02:56, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

== Like a virgin ==

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHW5RVvg2v4

Hello Johnny, this song is really in E♭ minor, but it's written ''F major'' in the page '']''. ] (]) 01:23, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
:It is done to prevent YouTube from terminating the account of the uploader, as Google has an algorithm that detects copyright violations. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 04:06, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
::The real version is also in E♭ minor. ] (]) 10:59, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
:::Ah. Perhaps two versions were made. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 16:41, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

::::On this video, you heard an F♯ major or E♭ minor? ] (]) 17:26, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
:::::Hard to tell. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 02:28, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
::::::It sounds more like E♭ minor? ] (]) 14:23, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
:::::::Very slightly. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 02:02, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

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Hi Johnny, do you hear the key here? ] (]) 01:20, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
:It is close to F♯ major. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 02:12, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

== Toronto Star Interview ==

Hey, I'm a reporter with the Toronto Star. I'm interested in writing about the Jays Misplaced Pages page and the extra attention it must be receiving from editors in the last few weeks/months. Not sure if this is the best way to contact you, but if you would be OK with chatting, can you drop me a line? Email at osachgau@thestar.ca or phone at 416-869-4398 works.<small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
:{{ping|Staroliversachgau}} I have e-mailed you. I am interested in being interviewed at One Yonge Street. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 01:59, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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== Toronto Star article ==

That's a great article in the Star. You are a hero, and it's good to see you are getting some well deserved recognition. - ] (]) 16:08, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
:No problem. I am becoming a minor celebrity at my workplace as well. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 20:55, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
:Congratulations on your new-found fame, and thank you for your contributions to Misplaced Pages. <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">]</span> (<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); ]; ]</span> 16:24, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
::Just read the article featuring you and Blue Jays/Toronto-related articles, congrats and keep up the good work! ]] 20:24, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
:::Thank you all for your support. Go Jays go! <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 00:47, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

== 2015 Toronto Blue Jays season ==

Hey Johnny, I appreciate your edits to the page, but could you try to spell out more than one numeral per edit? I understand why you're doing it, but doing them one at a time just inflates the page history. By the way, I saw your article in the Star - very cool. ] <small>(] • ]) </small> 02:50, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
:Thank you for congratulating me. I should try to make more changes per edit then, rather than to inflate my edit count, despite them being constructive yet incremental. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 02:56, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

::I've been known to have bouts with ] myself on occasion. No worries - go Jays go! ] <small>(] • ]) </small> 03:02, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

== Au ==

Hi Johnny, is there some Anglophone pronounce your last name as ? ] (]) 22:36, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
:I believe so. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 02:09, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

==Canadian English==

Hi Johnny, I have been contributing to Misplaced Pages for over five years but am still having some difficulty with HTML coding. And I know some experts who would be a great benefit to Misplaced Pages, such as my neighbor, a professor of Natural History and Environmental Biology, but he finds the HTML aspect confusing, so he has given up trying to contribute.

Also, you sent me a note about using British spelling such as favour and US spelling (favor) in Canadian items on Misplaced Pages. Most newspapers use US spelling here, while some publications use British spelling. So there is no clear rule on which to use. (<I>In a recent edit to the page Flexity Outlook (Toronto streetcar), you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Misplaced Pages has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Misplaced Pages articles.)</I> Does your comment mean that either spelling is fully acceptable in Canada? ] 13:45, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
:{{ping|Peter K Burian}} Good question. See ]. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 15:07, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

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Hi Johnny. We're coming up on a 20th-anniversary edition of ''The Signpost''. I noticed you were mentioned recently ]. If you'd like to tell the readers more about this achievement and your long-term involvement in Misplaced Pages more generally, I'll save you a place. ☆ <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family: Papyrus">]</span> (]) 20:09, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
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:{{ping|Bri}} Please save me a place at ''The Signpost'' so others will know! ] <small>('''talk'''/])</small> 00:09, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
==Streetcar loops==
::You can add your essay to ''this article outline''. I provided a brief intro with what I imagine you might create, but plan to re-write the intro after I see what you have created. Here's hoping you enjoy writing. If you need anything just ping me. ☆ <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family: Papyrus">]</span> (]) 17:38, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Which parts of ] are outdated? I could work on improving the article, if I knew what the problems were. ] (]) 03:52, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
:{{ping|Secondarywaltz}} I have updated the part about the Queens Quay loo. There may be a few others that may be outdated. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 17:50, 10 November 2015 (UTC) :::Thanks. ] <small>('''talk'''/])</small> 01:41, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
::::{{ping|Bri}} I wrote my essay to the article outline. ] <small>('''talk'''/])</small> 15:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
::But the banner you added after that says "This article '''is''' outdated". You sort of fixed the one at Spadina and Queens Quay. What are the other problems? ] (]) 17:59, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
{{outdent}} Johnny, thanks so much for your contribution! I'm wondering if you can put a little more into it for the retrospective nature of the upcoming issue. For instance (don't take this if you don't like it): describe how you feel about having the #1 streak, and what would happen that might make you lose it and how you would feel about that; are you holding on to that position any more strongly now that it's been noted, or would you be doing the very same thing if nobody ever mentioned it; do real-life people know this about you, and do you think they should? I'm looking for any more personal reflections you might be able to provide on your involvement with Misplaced Pages and the community, how internal Wiki stuff relates to the outside world and how we as Wikipedians relate to the outside world, different personas we take in in the two arenas (or maybe don't!). Anything you can do along these lines is welcome! ☆ <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family: Papyrus">]</span> (]) 22:34, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Some of the rest, especially the "Former loops" section, with some of the loops being stated as "Currently under renewal for new streetcar/bus loop in 2014." Not just that, but the (old) Exhibition Loop is replaced by the Direct Energy Centre (which has since been renamed Enercare Centre). <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 19:53, 10 November 2015 (UTC)


:{{ping|Bri}} I have added another paragraph about much of what you have mentioned. ] <small>('''talk'''/])</small> 00:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
== New ==
::Thanks again. This should appear in the special issue which will be the first one of 2025 (not the upcoming final 2024 edition in a few days). ☆ <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family: Papyrus">]</span> (]) 15:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::{{ping|Bri}} You are very welcome! ] <small>('''talk'''/])</small> 00:56, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
::::It's now live. ] <small>('''talk'''/])</small> 00:20, 11 January 2025 (UTC)


==Happy First Edit Day!==
It's pronounced in British English, but in American English and in Canadian English, I prefer to speak with an Canadian accent, because I live in Canada. ] (]) 04:10, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
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:Canadians used to pronounce "new" as and I pronounce it as that way. <font face="Old English Text MT"> ]</font> <sub>(]/])</sub> 14:52, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
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Have a very happy first edit anniversary!


From the ], ] (]) 01:18, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
==Request for a statement==
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I have been accused of considering "fair edits" to be "vandalism", as I have reincluded content that was removed by another user. Administrator EdJohnson says, "Would like to hear from others who can look at the diffs in the above complaint and give their opinion." As you seem to be an expert on vandalism and, as far as I can see, were not involved in content disputes on Elvis-related articles, you may be the right person to give a statement on ] from a neutral point of view. Thanks. ] (]) 01:31, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
Thanks. It's hard to believe that I have been editing Misplaced Pages for over 18 years now with a world-record daily editing streak of over 17 years and counting. ] <small>('''talk'''/])</small> 14:28, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

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This user is a veteran Wikipedian among the top 1485 Wikipedians in edit count, editing since December 21, 2006, as a registered user. This user also holds the record for the longest current editing streak on the English Misplaced Pages with over 6000 consecutive days since November 2007 (over 17 years straight), the only one whose current streak began before 2008 and the top of the two whose current streak began before the SOPA boycott of January 18, 2012, despite participating in said boycott and the boycott is based on Eastern Standard Time as it is a United States congressional bill and all such bills are made in the capital of Washington, D.C., while the streak is based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), as with the rest of Misplaced Pages. Read more in the Wikimedia Diff blog entry here. This user is also featured in a major nationally distributed reputable newspaper of a G7 country (see below). You can also see my impact here: Special:Impact/Johnny Au. Note that the editing streak counter in Special:Impact is not accurate and Misplaced Pages:Database reports/Longest active user editing streaks is preferred as the latter also accounts for non-mainspace edits and I make many non-mainspace edits, while Special:Impact only accounts for mainspace edits.

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Welcome!

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Toronto WikiClub meetup

Hello! The Toronto WikiClub is hosting a meetup event on 7 July 2024. We have a photowalk and an editathon planned, as well as time for discussion! More info here: Misplaced Pages:Meetup/Toronto/2024 July 7

SophieWMCA (talk) 17:05, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the invite. However, I am busy on that day as I have other plans. Oh, and I post plenty of photos of buildings under construction on UrbanToronto anyways, especially The One skyscraper in downtown Toronto, which anyone can see without needing to register. However, uploading my photos to Misplaced Pages or Wikimedia Commons requires my permission as I took these photos on my iPhone 15 Pro Max. The One skyscraper, for example, I take photos of this building twice a week at or near the base of the structure and occasionally take photos of it from the York Beltline Trail near Dufferin Street near my neighbourhood. Therefore, I must politely decline the invitation. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:52, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Invitation to participate in a research survey

Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a research survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Misplaced Pages, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

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The survey should take around 10 to 15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement.

Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 19:29, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. I will complete the survey once I have the time to do so. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:37, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
However, the survey expired without any prior notice, which is a bad design as participants should have known the end date ahead of time. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:43, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

I'll save a place for you at The Signpost if you are interested

Hi Johnny. We're coming up on a 20th-anniversary edition of The Signpost. I noticed you were mentioned recently here. If you'd like to tell the readers more about this achievement and your long-term involvement in Misplaced Pages more generally, I'll save you a place. ☆ Bri (talk) 20:09, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

@Bri: Please save me a place at The Signpost so others will know! Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:09, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
You can add your essay to this article outline. I provided a brief intro with what I imagine you might create, but plan to re-write the intro after I see what you have created. Here's hoping you enjoy writing. If you need anything just ping me. ☆ Bri (talk) 17:38, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Thanks. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 01:41, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
@Bri: I wrote my essay to the article outline. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 15:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Johnny, thanks so much for your contribution! I'm wondering if you can put a little more into it for the retrospective nature of the upcoming issue. For instance (don't take this if you don't like it): describe how you feel about having the #1 streak, and what would happen that might make you lose it and how you would feel about that; are you holding on to that position any more strongly now that it's been noted, or would you be doing the very same thing if nobody ever mentioned it; do real-life people know this about you, and do you think they should? I'm looking for any more personal reflections you might be able to provide on your involvement with Misplaced Pages and the community, how internal Wiki stuff relates to the outside world and how we as Wikipedians relate to the outside world, different personas we take in in the two arenas (or maybe don't!). Anything you can do along these lines is welcome! ☆ Bri (talk) 22:34, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

@Bri: I have added another paragraph about much of what you have mentioned. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
Thanks again. This should appear in the special issue which will be the first one of 2025 (not the upcoming final 2024 edition in a few days). ☆ Bri (talk) 15:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
@Bri: You are very welcome! Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:56, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
It's now live. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:20, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 01:18, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. It's hard to believe that I have been editing Misplaced Pages for over 18 years now with a world-record daily editing streak of over 17 years and counting. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 14:28, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

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