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Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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STEC Certified. MoT Ambassador, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Consulting, training, Leeds meetup host. MoT Certs curator and contributor. Testing wisdom, friendly, jokes, parody songs and poems
October 2025
Registered for an event
MoTaCon 2026
Contributed to This Week in Quality
TWIQ or treat: Ghostly bug stories - Ep 110
Participated in This Week in Quality
Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ or Treat. Your scary story was utterly scary! π»
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Added a meme
Email Dead III - Don't. Open. The. Attachment.
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Email Dead 2: BCC - You won't see them coming
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Email Dead
Recommend an item for the MoT Observatory
WCAG free accessibility foundations course online
Recommend an item for the MoT Observatory
Digital Accessibility Specialist Apprenticeship - Skills England
Bug congrats!
Bug congrats on 250 community stars! Let's make it 404 β
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Fashion bug in the wild
Started a conversation on The Club
What are some misconceptions you have seen in Quality Engineering?
Introduced themselves on an introductions thread
Thanks for introducing yourself on an introductions thread. I'm glad folks get to meet you!Β
Chatty at a MoT event
Thanks for participating in the chat during TWiQ.Β
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Live test found in the wild
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AI cannot replace these
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Cross-Functional Pairing
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Pairing
Featured on the MoT homepage
Featured your We Will STEC you memory on the homepage.Β
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I think therefore I test 99 seconds talk poem
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We will STEC you 99 seconds talk / song
Contributed to TestBash
99 Second Talks β Day 2 β TestBash Brighton/MoTaCon 2025
Contributed to TestBash
Elevate your career: Become a testing generalist
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Software Development Life Cycle | SDLC
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DevEx | Developer Experience
Accepted challenge
Thanks for the STEC testermonial.
Contributed to This Week in Quality
Quality revelations: From SLO to better listening - Ep 108
Participated in This Week in Quality
Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Quality. Great to hear about course badge tips and SQEC. π
Contributed to TestBash
99 Second Talks β Day 1 β TestBash Brighton/MoTaCon 2025
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Repping MoT at A11y North
Recommend an item for the MoT Observatory
Everyday accessibility and advocacy: a conversation with Wayne Pulford
Amazing work
Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. π
Thanks for supporting all the Day 1 workshop facilitators and attendees. We appreciate the effort that went into it, particularly having to manage the excess demand.
Started a conversation on The Club
Whatβs one way youβve seen responsibilities for quality change?
Contributed to This Week in Quality
TWiQ: Testing in production - EP 107
Participated in This Week in Quality
Weβre grateful you joined the stage for This Week in Quality and shared your MoTaCon reflections with the community.
Expanded the MoTaverse
They just kept turning up!
Went above and beyond in a given month
Thanks for going above and beyond in September 2025. Your community contributions create sparks and support many good things. π€©
Expanded the MoTaverse
THANK YOU
Expanded the MoTaverse
Classy double act
Delivered a 99 Second Talk
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Talking on stage
Thank you for talking at TestBash 2025
Expanded the MoTaverse
Ady and Scott talk in general
Amplified MoT Certifications
We will, we will, STEC you!Β
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Early start for the event team
Grateful for help
404 MoTe not found
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Goodbye TestBash, welcome MoTaCon
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The calm before the storm
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