Nomination of @abbe98 for the Core Developer Group

Development & Design
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Hello

Following the OpenRefine Governance Member Election protocol, I would like to nominate @abbe98 to be part of the Core Developer group of OpenRefine.

@abbe98 has been contributing regularly since 2020, demonstrating sustained engagement with the project. He has opened over 80 pull requests on the main OpenRefine repository and reviewed 77 PRs. Albin also helps maintain the Commons Extension (for Wikimedia Commons) and brings valuable Wikimedia ecosystem expertise to the project.

@abbe98’s consistent contributions and review work show that he cares deeply not only about writing code, but also about the health of the community, the project infrastructure, and the governance that supports it.

I believe we would all benefit from having him in the Core Developer Group.

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November 21, 2025 Advisory Committee
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I do have some of the rights outlined as belonging to core developers, so if nothing else it improves transparency.

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@abbe98, on top of better acknowledging your contributions, the vote would give you some additional permissions, including:

  • Being part of the Admin team on GitHub
  • Access to Security Advisories reports

Currently, only @tfmorris can vote for you to join the group, as only current Core Developer Group members can vote

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Welcome! I'll make the necessary changes.

I do have some of the rights outlined as belonging to core developers, so if nothing else it improves transparency.

Yes, we need to improve/regularize the permissions structure. Martin recently added me to the "admins" group, but as the creator of both the Github organization, I was always effectively an admin.

Tom

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November 28, 2025 Advisory Committee