Get Simon to 5,000 community stars
23 Sep 2026
In this moment:
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes is an awesome person who works incredibly hard for the MoTaverse. He has supported me and helped improve my ideas for years. Whether it is a conversation, feedback on the Quality Engineering Principles or my new Mindsets Model, he always elevates my work.
I've been (selfishly) trying to reach 5,000 stars, and I'm under 20 away as I write. Simon is under 150! Let's see if we can have a double celebration at MoTaCon next week. If you think Simon is awesome, award him a community star. Tag him in a moment telling everyone how he helped you. Thank him for a post. There are many ways to recognise someone in the MoTaverse.
Double celebration!!!
I've been (selfishly) trying to reach 5,000 stars, and I'm under 20 away as I write. Simon is under 150! Let's see if we can have a double celebration at MoTaCon next week. If you think Simon is awesome, award him a community star. Tag him in a moment telling everyone how he helped you. Thank him for a post. There are many ways to recognise someone in the MoTaverse.
Double celebration!!!
Ady Stokes
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MoT Ambassador. Currently semi-retired and freelancing. I am, amongst other things, a writer, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator and article editor for WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified. Struggling to write a book about testing mindsets and thinking's application in software development.
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