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Happy New Year Davey2010!

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Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, Chris Troutman (talk) 00:20, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]



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Happy New Year, Davey2010!

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Hi Davey2010, Thank you very much! 🙂

Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

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Right back at you!

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Have a Happy New Year to you too! I get to witness the New Year at my work station lol. Jhenderson 777 04:05, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Davey2010!

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Hello Davey2010: Thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and have a great New Year! Cheers, — YoungForever(talk) 08:08, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]



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Happy New Year, Davey2010!

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Davey2010,
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Happy New Year, Davey2010!

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Wishing you a happy 2022! Happy holidays

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Happy New Year, Davey2010!

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Davey2010,
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Your Christmas greeting to me

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Hi Dave,

Thanks very much for your Christmas greetings you sent to me earlier.

Sorry I wasn't around to reciprocate, but I hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year, and I also hope things are going well with you since then.

Cheers, --Jules (Mrjulesd) 17:01, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy April Fool's Day! Thanks for your contributions to improve the dissemination of free knowledge to humanity! North America1000 15:03, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Check it!
  • Hey Northamerica1000, Thanks for your AFD greeting - I have absolutely no idea how you did that but it's certainly amazing! :), Hope you had a fantastic day, Hope you and yours are safe and well as can be too, Take care and stay safe mate, Warm Regards, Dave // –Davey2010Talk 00:00, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey AafiOnMobile, Many thanks for the kitten :), Happy editing, Thanks, –Davey2010Talk 17:42, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Precious anniversary

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Seven years!

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Looking for feedback: Elliot Grainge draft

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Hi Davey2010 I saw you’re a member of WikiProject Hip Hop. I created a draft article for music executive Elliot Grainge from 10K Projects - are you able to take a look and give me feedback?I work for Elliot, which I understand is a conflict of interest according to Wikipedia policy, so was hoping to get the assistance of an independent editor. The draft article is here: [1] Thanks. Musicfan100 (talk) 14:34, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Musicfan100, Apologies only just seen this, The Cosmopiltan and People cites should be replaced (imho) but other than that I would say it's absolutely fine!, Many thanks, –Davey2010Talk 12:47, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Deletion review at Princess Princep Shah of Nepal

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Hi, I'd like to work on Princess Princep Shah of Nepal as I understand it (I could be wrong, this is a first) I need to ask for deleteion review to re-open it and I need to notify you because you closed it. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Princess Princep Shah of Nepal Of course the close was sensible, no arguments to keep came forward, but I think she passes WP:ANYBIO so I think I need to do the deletion review. None of this is a criticism of you, you did the obvious close. So I hope this is not a pain.

Discussion should start here: Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2022_August_4

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Hi CT55555, Many thanks for letting me know - I have no qualms with this article being recreated, Anything can change in 7 years and I trust your judgements re her notability etc, Thanks again, –Davey2010Talk 14:31, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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You have been blocked from editing for a period of 72 hours for personal attacks and edit warring. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  El_C 02:46, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Look, Davey, you've lost your shit like a million times and been warned about that also like a million times. And while I recognize that you've been doing it less lately, which is good, and that, crucially, your attacks are rarely if ever truly egregious or mean-spirited — even still, telling us that this is just the way you are, is not good enough. Telling us to expect more attacks in the future, even if at a low frequency, that is likewise not good enough. I mean, I appreciate the honesty, but the concern is twofold: 1. Driving users away, maybe not from the project itself, but from various pages. Users may not want to challenge or correct you, even when it's due, simply for not wishing to deal with you potentially going off on them. 2. Related to that is the seeming random nature of the outbursts. It's one thing for these to happen as a consequence of getting worn down by a longstanding, intractable dispute. But it's wholly another for it to seemingly come out of nowhere, over changes that seem relatively unimportant (i.e. the capricious and unpredictable nature of the attacks makes them, or their specter, worse).

Briefly on the specific dispute: neither one of you have consensus, which is now something to be determined. That you didn't notice the change for nearly 2 years, that's on you. Your opponent enjoyed WP:SILENTCONSENSUS throughout much of that time, until you objected, at which point it evaporated. In that sense, neither one of you has an edge over the other wrt consensus. Though I do note that your opponent was edit warring over an image that they, themselves, had uploaded — which can be a red flag, but I don't view as an immediate problem in this instance.

Anyway, obviously I didn't indef you, but I do feel that there needs to be some consequence. Which includes having a record of the misconduct in the block log. I suppose you could argue that's it's a punitive block, but from my perspective, warning you yet again would be giving you tacit license to attack folks with impunity (and again, somewhat randomly/unpredictably). Which is just too WP:UNBLOCKABLE for me. The negative atmosphere it cultivates, by potentially pushing users away from challenging you in the course of normal collaboration — that kind of chilling effect is a problem. It's a problem when folks know there'll be no consequences for you when you attack them, save perhaps yet another warning. So, I'm sorry (truly), but no more warnings. Now it's this. El_C 02:46, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @El C, That's fair enough, I'll be honest for whatever reason (and as explained on ockstone35s talkpage) I did forget about the whole silent consensus thing, Had I remembered about it I would've stopped edit warring much much sooner but still at the end of the day had I not edit warred I still would've been blocked anyway,
I also feel I should mention that I've never once believed I was unblockable never - But at the end of the day I was uncivil and I was fairly blocked for it.
Anyway could I be a pain and ask that the block be changed to Personal attacks and edit warring please? Harassment implies I've followed someone around or kept bugging someone constantly when I haven't, Thanks and thank you for your detailed explanation, Have a great day, Thanks, Warm Regards, –Davey2010Talk 11:49, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hey. Thanks man. Briefly, that's just the default drop-down menu option. So, if we look at your own block log, for example, we can see:
18:32, 6 May 2020 Ivanvector talk contribs block blocked Davey2010 talk contribs with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or violations of the harassment policy) (unblock change block)
10:46, 21 July 2018 Nick talk contribs block blocked Davey2010 talk contribs with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or violations of the harassment policy) (unblock change block)
Hope that clears things up. Thanks again. Cheers! El_C 13:58, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hey @El C, I swear it never used to say that otherwise I would've had a problem with that 4 years ago lol, Not really happy with it but guess I can query it once I'm unblocked, Anyway thanks for clearing that up and thanks for your help, Take care and have a great day, Thanks, –Davey2010Talk 17:20, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. Personally, I'd emphasize on it being phrased as Personal attacks or violations of the harassment policy, as opposed to Personal attacks and violations of the harassment policy, if that makes sense. Thanks, hope you have a good weekend. P.S. I'm looking for my cat, Juno, let me know if you see her anywhere. El_C 17:53, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@El C, Ah true yep that makes sense mate, In my little head I sort of see it as if someone randomly stumbles on my name, views my contribs and then sees my block (or checks out my block log) - they're going to assume I've either been blocked for personal attacks or harassment .... I dunno maybe I'm caring too much, I guess I just dont want it to appear that I've been blocked for harassment when that's not the case, Anyway that's a discussion for 3-4 days lol,
I'll leave you in peace and harmony now lol, Thanks will do and you have a great weekend too El_C, Haha that did make me laugh :), Take care, Warm Regards, –Davey2010Talk 18:27, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Many thanks @Barkeep49 for the heads up greatly appreciated, Cheers, –Davey2010Talk 22:29, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Many thanks Mr Reading Turtle & CAPTAIN RAJU for the wishes, Hope you're both safe and well, Warm Regards, –Davey2010Talk 13:11, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Wishing Davey2010 a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee!   Chris Troutman (talk) 13:25, 22 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks @Chris troutman, Another year older, Another year wiser 😝, Thanks, –Davey2010Talk 15:43, 22 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification, per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 04:29, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:LDV Convoy orange lights (rear).jpg listed for discussion

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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:LDV Convoy orange lights (rear).jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you.

Also File:LDV Convoy orange lights (front).jpg -- Whpq (talk) 03:59, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of file deletion tag

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Regarding this exchange, Marchjuly is correct. As the uploader, you cannot remove the deletion tag. You may dispute it, and you may post on the tagger's talk page as you did, but you should not remove it. It even has that in big bold letters. -- Whpq (talk) 04:03, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Whpq, In all fairness I never read anything after "These vehicles are still in use. No proper explanation as to why this image is not replaceable" but once you replied depending on what you were going to say I was either going to FFD them or CSD them - Given your reply on your talkpage my next action would've been to CSD them as you know a lot more about images and NFCC then I ever could,
Obviously there's means and ways of doing things but the "keeping" of those images was never going to be a permanent thing - As I said I didn't want the images deleted before you replied which was the only reason I was insistent of the tags being kept off the files but as I said once you replied I would've then done something about them, I appreciate neither you or MJ would'e known that and I should've also stated that on your talkpage and in the editsum instead of immediately becoming so defensive,
Anyway I apologise for the unintentional disruption that I caused, Thanks again for your help it's always greatly appreciated, Many Thanks, Warm Regards, –Davey2010Talk 12:51, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

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~~~ Merry Christmas! ~~~
Joyeux Noël! ~ Buon Natale! ~ Vrolijk Kerstfeest! ~ Frohe Weihnachten!
¡Feliz Navidad! ~ Feliz Natal! ~ Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ~ Hyvää Joulua!
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Häid Jõule! ~ Wesołych Świąt! ~ Boldog Karácsonyt! ~ Veselé Vánoce!
Veselé Vianoce! ~ Crăciun Fericit! ~ Sretan Božić! ~ С Рождеством!
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สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส! ~ Selamat Hari Natal! ~ Giáng sinh an lành!
Весела Коледа!

Hello, Davey2010! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 15:05, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Many Thanks Ozzie and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks, –Davey2010Talk 17:45, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Joyous Season

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I wish that you may have a very Happy Holiday! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Hogmanay, Festivus or your hemisphere's Solstice, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! May the New Year provide you joy and fulfillment! Thanks for everything you do here. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:05, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for your lovely greeting Iggy, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 20:14, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays!

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Hello Davey2010: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Katniss May the odds be ever in your favor ♥ 21:04, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for your lovely greeting KatnissEverdeen, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 20:14, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons greetings

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Ohara Shoson (Koson), Egrets in Snow, Ohara Koson, 1927
Ohara Shoson (Koson), Egrets in Snow, Ohara Koson, 1927
 Have a wonderful holiday season
filled with peace, joy, prosperity and wonder.

Hi Davey2010, Thank you for all your contributions during the year, and for creating this cool and useful card template that I've used numerous times (and modified of course per BE CREATIVE!)
May your 2023 be filled with creativity and good health.
Image: Egrets in Snow, Ohara Koson, 1927

Netherzone (talk) 21:19, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your lovely greeting Netherzone, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 20:14, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

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A very happy Christmas and New Year to you!


Have a great Christmas, and may 2023 bring you joy, happiness – and no trolls, vandals or visits from Krampus!

Cheers

SchroCat (talk) 11:23, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your lovely greeting SchroCat, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 20:14, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays!

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Happy Holidays!
Hi, Davey2010! Have a happy and safe season, and a blessed new year!!
Holiday cheers, --Discographer (talk) 20:08, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your lovely greeting Discographer, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 20:14, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas, Davey2010

Or Season's Greetings or Happy Winter Solstice!
As the year winds to a close, I would like to take a moment to
recognize your hard work and offer heartfelt gratitude for all you do for Wikipedia.
May this Holiday Season bring you and yours nothing but joy, health and prosperity.
Onel5969 TT me 20:07, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your lovely greeting Onel, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 12:51, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

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BOZ (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Don't eat yellow snow!

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I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas, because that is what I celebrate. Feel free to take a "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" if you prefer.  :) BOZ (talk) 23:06, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your lovely greeting BOZ, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 17:15, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Diggerland Logo.png

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Merry Christmas

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Hello Davey2010: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 23:43, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 23:43, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your lovely greeting @CAPTAIN RAJU, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 00:37, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons Greetings

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Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, whether it's Christmas or some other festival, I hope you and those close to you have a happy, restful time! Have fun, Donner60 (talk) 00:16, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Donner60 (talk) 01:18, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your lovely greeting Donner60, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 11:10, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas Davey! FeydHuxtable (talk) 19:33, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your lovely greeting FeydHuxtable, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 20:05, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

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MBlaze Lightning (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!

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MBlaze Lightning (talk) 09:35, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your lovely greeting @MBlaze Lightning, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 11:12, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!!

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Hello Davey. My very best wishes for this holiday season. May your heart be filled with happiness during this special time. --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 10:06, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]


Thank you for your lovely greeting User:Crystallizedcarbon, I wish you and yours a lovely Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 11:14, 25 December 2022

Merry Christmas

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Hello Davey2010: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, TheSandDoctor Talk 18:01, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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From my family to yours: Merry Christmas! TheSandDoctor Talk 18:01, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your lovely greeting @TheSandDoctor, I hope you and yours had a lovely Christmas and a hope you all have a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 11:54, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays

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Happy Holidays
Hello, I wish you the very best during the holidays. And I hope you have a very happy 2023! Bruxton (talk) 20:44, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your lovely greeting @Bruxton, I hope you and yours had a lovely Christmas and a hope you all have a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 11:54, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays

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The 12 Days of Wikipedia
On the 12th day of Christmas Jimbo sent to me
12 BLPs
11 RFAs
10 New Users
9 Barnstars
8 Admins Blocking
7 Socks Socking
6 Clerks Clerking
5 Check Users Checking
4 Oversighters Hiding
3 GAs
2 Did You Knows
and an ARB in a pear tree.

-May your holiday season be filled with joy, laughter and good health.--Chris Troutman (talk) 03:26, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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This one never fails to make me smile :), Thank you for your lovely greeting User:Chris troutman, I hope you and yours had a lovely Christmas and a hope you all have a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010Talk 11:56, 26 December 2022

Happy Holidays

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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2023!

Hello Davey2010, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2023.
Happy editing,
★Trekker (talk) 12:31, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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★Trekker (talk) 12:31, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your lovely greeting User:*Trekker, I hope you and yours had a lovely Christmas and a hope you all have a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warmest Regards,, –Davey2010Talk 12:34, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Davey2010!

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Happy New Year!

Davey2010,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Abishe (talk) 21:56, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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