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''The following [[Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 705#Seasonal Greetings from all at the Teahouse. The Night After Wikimas...|first appeared at The Teahouse]] in 2017, and was later modified in accordance with the spirit of Wikimas:''



==T'was The Night Before Wikimas==
[[File:1914 Santa Claus.jpg|thumb|Saint Jimbo arrives to help a pair of sleepy editors.]]
'Twas the night before Wikimas, when all through the [[WP:TH|Teahouse]]<br>
Not an [[WP:EDITOR|editor]] was stirring, not even a [[Computer mouse|mouse]].<br>

The [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|references]] had been inserted by users [[WP:AGF|with care]],<br>
In hopes that [[User:Jimbo Wales|St. Jimbo]]{{who}} soon would be there.<br>

Most editors were nestled all snug by their beds,<br>
While visions of [[WP:YFA|new articles]] danced in their heads.<br>
When out from a [/media/wikipedia/commons/3/38/JIMBOARD.jpg keyboard] there arose such a clatter<br>
I sprang to my screen to see what was the matter.<br>
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,<br>
but a question on [[H:FOOT|sources]] and how to [[WP:IC|use them well]] here.<br>

More rapid than eagles these questioners came,<br>
And the [[Wikipedia:Teahouse/Hosts|hosts]] from the [[WP:TH|Teahouse]] welcomed each one [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&offset=&limit=500&username=Christmas+12&group=&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form by name.]<br>
[[File:Jimmy-matryoska-2.png|thumb|Reindeers #1 to #3 (left to right): <br>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Dashes|em Dasher]]; [[WP:IMAGES|Images]] and [[WP:ACTRIAL|Actrial]]]]
[[File:Jimmy-matryoska-3.png|thumb|Reindeers #4 to #6 (left to right): <br> [[WP:PATROLLED|Patrolled]]; [[WP:USERS|Users]] and [[WP:IP|IPs]]]]

"Now, [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Dashes|em Dasher]]! Now, [[WP:IMAGES|Images]]!<br>
Now, [[WP:ACTRIAL|Actrial]]! Now, [[WP:PATROLLED|Patrolled]]!<br>
On, [[WP:USERS|Users]]! On, [[WP:IP|IPs]]!<br>
On, [[WP:YOUNG|Young]] and on, [[Silver surfer (internet user)|Old]]!<br>
To the [[WP:LEAD|top of each article]], be it long, [[WP:STUB|short]] or tall,<br>
Now, [[Help:Editing|type away]], [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|type away]], [[Help:Wikitext|type away]] all!"{{cite quote}}<br>

As dry words that before an [[Wiktionary:Main Page|old dictionary]] fly,<br>
when they meet with a [[WP:SYNONYM|synonym]], mount to the sky,{{Citation needed}}<br>
So, onto these articles the edits they flew,<br>
With a sleigh full of [[WP:RS|facts]], and [[WP:ILC|citations]], too.<br>

And then in a twinkling, I saw on the page<br>
Our wiki-creator: a man of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenarian great age].<br>
As I checked it on [/media/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Jimbo.svg/757px-Jimbo.svg.png Commons] and was turning around,<br>
Down my router [[Jimmy Wales|St. Jimbo]] came in with a bound.<br>

Over [[WP:STATS|6 million articles]] he had flung on his back,{{Quantify}}<br>
And he looked like most users with the editing knack.{{According to whom}}<br>
His eyes{{spaced ndash}}how they twinkled! [[Eye strain|slightly square]]{{spaced ndash}}but how merry!<br>
[[WP:ADDICTED|Too much editing]], folks, had turned his nose red like a cherry!{{medical citation needed}}<br>
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,<br>
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow.{{cn}}<br>
[[File:Jimbo Ded Moroz.png|thumb|St. Jimbo: ''"Happy Editing to all, and to all users a good night!"''<br>[[Facial composite]] of man wanted for questioning in connection with digital break-ins on [[Christmas Eve]].]]

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head<br>
Soon gave me to know I had [[WP:ANI|nothing to dread]].<br>
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his [[WP:COPYEDIT|editing]],<br>
And filled [[WP:BAREURLS|bare URLs]]; did [[WP:SOURCES|sourcing]] and [[MOS:CREDITS|crediting]]<br>
And confirming [[WP:N|notability]] with a tap on his nose,<br>
And pressing '[[Help:Editing#Edit_screen(s)|Publish changes]]', back up my modem{{Technical inline}} he rose.<br>

He sprang to his sleigh, to his [[WP:WMF|team]] gave a [[WP:NOTIFY|whistle]],<br>
And away they all flew, leaving me to my [[WP:TOOLONG|epistle]].{{anachronism inline}}<br>
But I heard him exclaim, 'ere he drove out of sight,<br>
''"Happy Editing to all, and to all users a good night!"''{{quote needs citation}}<br>

By [[WP:TH|Teahouse]] host, {{u|Nick Moyes}}<br>
(with [[WP:PARAPHRASE|grudging acknowledgement]] to [[Clement_Clarke_Moore#A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas|Clement C. Moore]], 1823.)


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