Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
He / Him
I am Open to Write, Teach, Speak, Meet at MoTaCon 2026, Podcasting
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

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Testing Scholar
MoT Community Certificate
MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Scholarship Hero
Trend Spotter Bronze
TestBash Speaker
99 Second Speaker
The Testing Planet Contributor
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MoT Streak
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In the Loop
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MoT Inked
404 Talk (Not) Found
Bug Finder
Collection Curator
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Meme Maker
Photo Historian
TestBash Brighton 2025 Attendee
TestBash Brighton 2024 Attendee
TestBash Teacher
Cert Shaper
Course creator
Author Debut
A tester's role in continuous quality
Prompting for testers
Cognitive biases in software testing
Introduction to software development and testing
Introduction to modern testing
Introduction to accessibility testing
Bug reporting 101
Introduction to JavaScript
Advanced prompting for testers
99 and Counting
Meetup Contributor
Pride Supporter
Inclusive Companion
Social Connector
Open to Opportunities
Found at 404
Picture Perfect
Story Sharer

Certificates

MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate image
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Awarded for: Passing the exam with a score of 100%
MoT Community Certificate image
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Awarded for: Achieving 5 or more Community Star badges

Activity

Contributions

Proud of My MoT profile and reaching 50 Badges image
I gained my 50th Badge on my MoT profile today, and it felt like such a proud moment for me. I wanted to celebrate it and create a memory.
Automated Dunning-Kruger effect  image
Drake is leaning away with his hand up (no) with the text, wondering why AI is so confident when it's wrong? Drake is smiling at the camera and pointing to the answer that says, realising it is an ...
Andrew Morton when the MoT site goes down image
The MoT site was down briefly and Andrew posted he was going scorched earth on it. Made me think of him in a maze looking for the cause.
The Community's Guide to Building a Portfolio image
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Top tips and advice for showcasing your talent with an engaging portfolio
Max the intelligent  image
The smartest and possibly grumpiest dog we had. Max had the nickname grumpy old man when he turned grey around 5 years old.
The gorgeous Roxy  image
Only in our lives for a few years, Roxy was the most loving dog we ever had.
404 Patient not found image
My aunt, who has learning difficulties, fell and broke her hip. Just home after 9 hours at the hospital but couldn’t find her.
TWIQ or treat: Ghostly bug stories - Ep 110 image
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  • Judy Mosley's profile
  • Demi Van Malcot's profile
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Celebrate the spooky side of quality as community members share their funniest, scariest, and most unforgettable stories that turn everyday mishaps into lessons worth laughing about.
Email Dead III - Don't. Open. The. Attachment.  image
From Friday, the 31st of October, TWiQ or Treat, this week in quality session. I told a horror story of triggering emails that wouldn't stop coming. What was supposed to be one was thousands. We ca...
Email Dead 2: BCC - You won't see them coming  image
From Friday, the 31st of October, TWiQ or Treat, this week in quality session. I told a horror story of triggering emails that wouldn't stop coming. What was supposed to be one was thousands. We ca...
Email Dead image
From Friday, the 31st of October, TWiQ or Treat, this week in quality session. I told a horror story of triggering emails that wouldn't stop coming. What was supposed to be one was thousands. We ca...
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