Simon Tomes | Activities
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Thanks for taking on the challenge of sharing MoTaCon feedback in 99 words or less. Done in 99 words. Epic! 🎉
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We appreciate you taking the time to share valuable feedback about MoTaCon. Thank you.
awarded Jonathan Cole for:
Thanks for choosing TestBash MoTaCon. Glad to hear you had an enjoyable experience.
awarded Meg S for:
Thanks for choosing TestBash MoTaCon. We hope you had an enjoyable experience.
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"Bug causing trouble again, eh! 😃"
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Searching for bugs this morning and happened to catch one photobombing
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"Excellent, thanks for posting. Good to see it on your MoT profile, via the Observatory. 🔭"
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Thanks for sharing feedback about the MoT Events page. Much appreciated.
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This must be the most Brighton thing I’ve seen all week.
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They just kept turning up!
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02/10/25.
It's Thursday. The time is 16:03. It's Day 2 of MoTaCon. And I've never seen the 99-Second Talks queue grow so quickly. And even after this photo more people turned up.
Such is the...
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So cool you took on the challenge of sharing MoTaCon feedback in 99 words or less. 😃
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Thanks for taking the time to share feedback about MoTaCon. It's much appreciated.
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Chatbot Testing with SBTM and Mike Talks
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"Nice one, Ibrahim. A good photo from the archive.
I spot the old MoT ninja logo lanyards and Postman's table set up. "
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My second TestBash but remembering my 1st TestBash as it was yesterday
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"This is a brilliant photo! 😃"
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Found bug at ̷T̷e̷s̷t̷B̷a̷s̷h̷ MoTaCon
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"Nice one, Borislav. Glad you enjoyed the first day. We hope day two was also a success for you.
And what a lovely coaster. 😃"
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Great day at the TestBash/ MOTaverse conference, meeting great enthusiastic people, gathering knowledge on different topics. Time to recharge for tomorrow 😎
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"More questions: A sign of a quality professional who cares.
Nice one, Ezra.
Let us know how you get on with the course. Feel free to post updates as MoTaverse memories."
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So many questions still:) but will follow your online course first and get back to you if they remain.
Br,
Ezra
awarded Elizabeth Zagroba for:
So cool you took on the challenge of sharing MoTaCon feedback in 99 words or less. 😃
awarded Elizabeth Zagroba for:
Thank you for sharing feedback about MoTaCon.
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Catching up with Simon, Mark and Nic from Co-op, discussing MoTaCon plus bonus items of pub encounters this week, including over-friendly newly weds and unusual deposits.
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"Your 99-second talk about this was utterly inspiring! 🤩
Thank you for making the humongous journey.
Thank you for expanding the MoTaverse. "
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"Epic! No messin' 💪🏻"
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From Manila to Brighton. Finally made it to MotaCon25!!!
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I have been following Rahul on LinkedIn for sometime now. Finally get to meet him in person!
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During this talk at Test Bash 2025, Joep mention a zero bug policy. Simply put, if we can live with it forever, forget about it, if you can't, fix it right away.
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"Awesome! You got this. 💪🏻
Feel free to document your experience on the MoTaverse – if that helps keep you accountable. Folks in the MoTaverse will support your learning goal. "
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Sharing my learning goal to keep me accountable for the next 6 months (also nice memory to keep!)
awarded Saida Estela Morales Madriz for:
Great to see Bug is part of your profile pic. That Bug gets everywhere! 😃
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"Great to see and read this! Good luck with your next steps. "
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Thank you Stuart!! Have learned a lot from our chat and I feel more confident in taking the next steps in introducing quality engineering at work!! ✨
awarded Neil Costigan for:
Foundation and Intermediate Certificate in Test Automation achieved. Great work, bug congrats! 🥳
awarded Brodie Stoner for:
Great to see you're now STEC qualified. Bug congrats! 🥳
awarded Mr Ryan W Journeaux for:
Great to see you're now STEC qualified. Bug congrats! 🥳
awarded Sam Thatcher for:
Congrats on your MoT Foundation Certificate in Test Automation. 🏆
awarded Leo Donnelly for:
Great to see you are now STEC qualified. Bug congrats! 🥳
awarded Max Barthram for:
Great to see you are now STEC qualified. Bug congrats! 🥳
awarded Sunitha Kadirvel for:
Bug congrats on your MoT Foundation Certificate in Test Automation. Great news!
awarded Alex Clubman for:
Congrats on earning another test automation certificate. 🏆Looking forward to seeing you complete all three.
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Present to executives
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Build a network of peers
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Create space for others
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Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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