Taavi
Joined 26 June 2019
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Hi, I'm Taavi (he/him).
I'm a Wikimedia system administrator and a MediaWiki developer with +2 rights. In August 2022 I was awarded the Wikimedia Tech Contributor of the Year award. I am also a Debian Developer.
Between September 2023 and June 2024 I was a Wikimedia Foundation contractor, for details see User:Taavi-WMF.
- Me on Wikidata: Q118521440, on Commons: Category:Taavi Väänänen
- Me on the technical Wikimedia world: Phabricator, Wikitech, developer account details
- Me elsewhere: Mastodon (what's that?), my website
- IRC (best way to contact me): taavi @ libera.chat, oftc
- Babel: fi-N, en-3, sv-1
I formerly worked for or provided services to the Wikimedia Foundation, but this is my personal account. Edits, statements, or other contributions made from this account are my own, and may not reflect the views of the Foundation.
My account was named Majavah before it was renamed on June 20, 2022.