User talk:Edlectro28

Can Confirm.

This is to record that I have confirmed that Edlectro28 has asked Sunshinezguy to post a message on their talk page in the event of their demise. --Guy Macon (talk) 03:23, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Alive check

dead? on break? please answer. Jq ☞ (c) 18:25, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Unwell. I had an MRI the other week which showed the tumor had come back, and they’d said of it reappeared I’d be dead so you can imagine what is imminent. A matter of weeks I’d think. My friend User:Sunshinezguy will confirm when I do pass. Thanks for asking, all the best. ~2026-52069-91 (talk) 18:29, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Temporary account of Edlectro28, I am Edlectro28 ~2026-52069-91 (talk) 18:29, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

alright Jq ☞ (c) 23:34, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Update on Ed

Hi everyone. I said I’d post an update when Edlectro (Ed) died. He hasn’t yet, but his health has worsened recently, his liver function is worsening. That’s where his tumour came back, and I guess his organs are starting to shut down. He’s from Vancouver, but has lived in the UK for over ten years, and It’s odd but I’m certainly happy that as of his wishes, it’s been arranged for him to be flown back to Canada for his final period of life (<2 weeks, I’d say). There he can be surrounded by family as he goes, and be at home. Thanks for everything. This was nice for him to do for the final months of his life, and I’d like to say I know it ended badly, but as you can imagine he was seriously struggling. I’ll post a proper obituary when I confirm his passing. Thanks again. Sunshinezguy (talk) 00:40, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

So long, and thanks for all the fish. I’m glad we got to have him for the time we got. <3 Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 01:00, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

I am so sorry to hear about this. I will be sure to think about you all in my good thoughts. Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 01:40, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Sorry to hear about this, even though I didn't know him very much. I'm happy he at least got to return back to Canada to see his family one last time. I've been thinking about him lately. <3 ‮qJ ☞ (c) 00:47, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Bringing Up Buster

@Sunshinezgy: do you know if Ed wants a DYK for Bringing Up Buster? If/when it passes, does he want a topicon on his userpage? Thanks. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 02:00, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi. Yes, I think he probably would. Adding the icon to his userpage would be appreciated, and for GA. Thanks for taking that article over by the way, Sunshinezguy (talk) 02:03, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Yes for DYK? Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 02:07, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Yes. Thanks Sunshinezguy (talk) 02:08, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Gotcha. Anything in mind that he’d like? My guess would be something about Buster “swearing” the alphabet. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 02:09, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

I’d agree that’s the most interesting part, likeliest candidate, would make sense. Thanks Sunshinezguy (talk) 02:11, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

@Sunshinezguy: Any DYK for key decisions? If so, feel free to handle it as an envoy of Ed. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 00:21, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Would be good, not as clear what to do here though. Maybe the Aristotle bit? Or Minnelli doing the vertigo scenes herself, as she is Hollywood royalty, could be an intriguing bit for a reader who wouldn’t think someone as famous as her would be willing to do that kind of slapstick. Sunshinezguy (talk) 00:27, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

I’m indifferent to it. Also, I hope you stay on-wiki, even if it’s slow at first. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 01:01, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Cracker Jacks for you!

	Cracker Jacks
	For helping to get "Bringing Up Buster" to GA status, take some Cracker Jacks, also known as cornballs! I hope you enjoy, and I hope you have a happy life somewhere over that rainbow. Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 02:17, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Bringing Up Buster has passed

Your good article nomination of the article Bringing Up Buster has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Dragonhawk12 -- Dragonhawk12 (talk) 02:22, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Do you possibly want to do the same shebang on Key Decisions? Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 19:18, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Sure. Once I am able to, I'll start the review and ping you. Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 19:21, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 19:22, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

If you didn't get pinged, I started (and did the first sweep of) the GANR. Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 03:43, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

hope you got to see your family in Canada, here'sone last cookie, goodbye. ‮qJ ☞ (c) 15:20, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Key Decisions is under review

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Your nomination of Key Decisions is on hold

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Keys for you!

	Keys
	For helping to get "Key Decisions" to GA status, take this set of keys! You can probably eat it, idk. Might save your life one day ;) Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 05:22, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Key Decisions has passed

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DYK for Latch Wales

On 15 October 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Latch Wales, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 14-year-old from Aberystwyth shaved his head to raise money for Latch Wales in support of a friend with kidney cancer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Latch Wales. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Latch Wales), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Launchballer 00:02, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi! Ed is terminally ill as you’ll have seen, so I’m covering for him @Launchballer. I don’t have much Wiki experience, how do you add the DYK logo to his user page? Sunshinezguy (talk) 00:05, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

DYK user topicon, I think. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 19:08, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

You can't do it yourself, because the page is protected against ordinary edits. Malcolmxl5, could you please add the DYK topicon? WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:13, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

Already been done, it seems. — Malcolmxl5 (talk) 19:21, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

Same thing now? Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 08:50, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

No hard feelings about the AI noticeboard ;) But seriously, it was a pleasure to work with you. You were quite courteous and helpful, and I hope you've enjoyed your remaining time in Canada with your family. Cheers. KikiFur (talk) 15:43, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

DYK for Ramon Borrego

On 28 October 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ramon Borrego, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ramon Borrego retired from professional baseball because he was too small? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ramon Borrego. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Ramon Borrego), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 01:00, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Final update

Hi everyone. It feels me with deep sadness to tell you that after going to sleep last night, Ed unfortunately never woke up. He was surrounded by friends and family. He loved reading, hockey, baseball, politics and statistics. Unfortunately, in March of this year, he received a cancer diagnosis, specifically finding a tumor in his kidney, which had spread to his lung. This came as a shock as he had never drunk, smoked etc, and was very athletic. He was incredibly ill and didn’t eat solid food for over two months, but after high dose chemotherapy, a major operation and radiotherapy we thought we had made it through. We had been told if the cancer came back, it would be almost certainly fatal, especially if in the liver. Unfortunately, as discovered in an MRI in early September, that was exactly the case. Soon after the diagnosis, his state began to worsen quickly, and well, here we are today. He was so incredibly strong and took this in his stride. I’m glad I could be there with him every step of the way. I will be more than happy to handle any closing procedures his account here needs. I’d also appreciate if someone could give me a hand marking him as being dead. Thank you

P.S, I will try to stay around here. All the best. Sunshinezguy (talk) 21:04, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

I'm super sorry to hear. I will be thinking good thoughts about your family. o7 Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 00:01, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

@Sunshinezguy I'm so sorry for your loss. I requested a global lock for the account, full protection of the userpage, and informed the Deceased Wikipedians talk page of Edlectro28's passing. EaglesFan37 (talk) 16:59, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

Much appreciated Sunshinezguy (talk) 16:59, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

I am so sorry for your loss. Know that he was valued here. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 19:07, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

@Sunshinezguy: is it possible you could post an obituary if one has been made? Still thinking about Ed. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 19:52, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for letting us know, @Sunshinezguy. Please accept my condolences on your loss. WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:12, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

I am sorry for your loss @Sunshinezguy. It was a pleasure to work with Edlectro28. Eman7blue42 (talk page | recent edits) 15:59, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the update @Sunshinezguy. I'm sorry for your loss. KikiFur (talk) 13:57, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

It’s always sad when we lose a Wikipedian and doubly so when it’s someone like Edlectro28. Condolences to all his friends and family. — Malcolmxl5 (talk) 02:31, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Im so sorry, even if i barely know you, u were a great wikipedia editor. Emmanbotan🌹 (talk) 06:21, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

I'm sorry for your loss. Looking through Ed's contributions, he started quite a few articles: his creations are Latch Wales, Vanessa Davidson, Tamara Alyoshina, Ramon Borrego, VAT's the Problem and José Leger. These are all worth a read (I learned some things today). Wikipedia has lost a valuable contributor. --not-cheesewhisk3rs ≽^•⩊•^≼ ∫ (pester) 21:48, 27 October 2026 (UTC)