...

Archives

• 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 - Jan-Aug - Aug-Dec • 2014 - Jan-Aug - Aug-Dec • 2015 - Jan-Jun - Jul-Dec • 2016 - Jan-Jul - Aug-Dec • 2017 - Jan-Aug - Aug-Dec • 2018 - Jan-Jul - Jul-Dec • 2019 - Jan-Aug - Aug-Dec • 2020 - Jan-Jun - Jul-Dec • 2021 Signpost Archive Tech News Archive Notes Recent Changes

March 17, 2022 Current UTC time and date (refresh)

This user has opted out of talkbacks

Happy Holidays![edit]

	Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2022!
	Hello! I hope you have great holidays! --Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 19:27, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies for the delay - Thanks so much Ozzie10aaaa and I wish you and yours a a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 22:44, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Songs of the season[edit]

		Holiday cheer
		Here is a snowman a gift a boar's head and something blue for your listening pleasure. Enjoy and have a wonderful 2022 D. MarnetteD|Talk 00:00, 20 December 2021 (UTC) [reply]

Hey MarnetteD, I'm so sorry for not responding sooner - I thanked you via Echo but completely forgot to check back to your greeting - Thank you so much for your lovely greeting and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy, Healthy and safe New Year, Always nice to see your friendly face here :), Take care, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 19:08, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No worries at all D. Cheers! MarnetteD|Talk 21:57, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays[edit]

	Bring on the cheer!
	Hi Davey2010, May you have a bright and beautiful holiday season, thank you everything you do for the encyclopedia and community (and for creating this cool card template.) Have a happy and healthy 2022! Netherzone (talk) 17:31, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Netherzone (talk) 17:31, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much Netherzone, and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 21:25, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas![edit]

Hi User:CAPTAIN RAJU, Thanks so much and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 15:09, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays![edit]

	Happy Holidays!
	Hi, Davey2010! Have a happy and safe season, and a blessed new year!! Holiday cheers, --Discographer (talk) 10:28, 22 December 2021 (UTC) [reply]

Hi Discographer, Thanks so much and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 12:44, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays![edit]

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2022!

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 2022. Happy editing, Katniss May the odds be ever in your favor ♥ 16:05, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply] Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Hi {{u|KatnissEverdeen, Thanks so much and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year, I hope you all have a wonderful day, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 16:14, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas![edit]

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) 20:18, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BOZ, Thanks so much and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 17:54, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas![edit]

Hello, Davey2010! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Linguist111 (talk) 17:52, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Linguist111 (talk) 17:52, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Linguist111, Thanks so much and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 17:55, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2022![edit]

	Merry christmas and Happy New Year!!!
	Hi Davey2010, Best wishes for you and your family. Keep up the good work!    – Arjuno (talk )

Hi Arjuno3, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting - I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 18:24, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas![edit]

Hi User:YoungForever, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting - I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year, –Davey2010^Talk 22:34, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too![edit]

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2022!

Hi Davey2010, thank you very much! 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 2022. Happy editing! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:28, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ~ ToBeFree, Thank you so much and I wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas and a happy, healthy and safe New Year,

I'm sorry for the comment but for a very long time I've hated people copying the xmas template word for word... it does my head in, So when I saw them change "PLEASE DON'T COPY THIS TEMPLATE WORD FOR WORD - BE CREATIVE!, THANKS, Davey2010 :)" to their name it[1] .... yeah my blood pressure hit the roof!.

It may seem stupid getting irate over something so trivial as a Crimbo template but when you've put work, effort and care into it just to see someone copypaste it and then seemingly deciding to take the credit for it ... yeah I don't appreciate things like that,

Thank you for not indeffing me although lets face it I should've been, There's no excuse for that vulgar word and I sincerely apologise for using it. You're a kind person ToBeFree and I appreciate you not doing what any other admin would've done, Sorry for the comment and sorry you had to see it, Anyway I hope you have a lovely Christmas and New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 21:09, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What did you expect, an indef for Christmas? It took me a while to see the thought process behind the message. While the reaction is an individual one, I can understand what led to it.

The ideal target of an apology in this case isn't me though... :) I see such words often enough not to be surprised angered by them either.

All the best!
~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:32, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly would've topped off the crap year that's for sure! :), You're far too kind ToBeFree far too kind. Seems unreal to think 2011 was a whole 10 years ago now, Only today me and the family were talking about me being a kid, memories etc and now I'm a man-child lol, 2021 really has just flown by, Anyway Take care and all the best for 2022, –Davey2010^Talk 22:15, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I came here looking for an explanation for that edit summary. I still don't quite understand but see that it's been addressed by ToBeFree so I'll let it be. Happy holidays. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:12, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Liz - Picture this - You make a christmas template which you put a lot of effort and care into, spent a few hours working with the coding, colours etc .... You add hidden messages encouraging people not to copy it word-for-word and you copypaste that hidden message like 5-6 times within that template hoping someone wouldn't copypaste it word for word. You then come across this where not only has it been copied word-for-word but also that person's replaced your name with theirs (giving the impression they created it all themselves) - How would you feel in all honestly ?,

Obviously no one with an ounce of sense would ever say what I did but you wouldn't be happy would you in all honestly ?,

Certainly not justifying what I said but in some respects you can sort of see where I'm coming from and sort of understand why I reacted the way I did,

I dunno maybe I care too much, Maybe I shouldn't care as much as I do but it just seems so disrespectful to replace usernames implying it was all their work, –Davey2010^Talk 22:28, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's not that clear-cut. To me personally, the text modification (in the linked case, to reflect the posthumous nature of the greetings) did seem to address your HTML comment request. And Special:Diff/1061754401 went even further with personalizing the greeting text.

To probably most editors, and honestly even to my CSS-enthusiast¹ self, the text is the central thing; it's Wikipedia after all, where everything revolves around text and images are decoration. So taking your CSS and adhering to the wish expressed in the HTML comment by replacing the text as individually as possible doesn't seem to be an evil thing to do. Not even really tactless in my personal opinion.

Of course people sign greetings with their own signature. Yet the source of the template was publicly attributed with a link to User:Davey2010/MerryChristmas, even in the visible text. Not bad?

¹I mean, I wore the CSS of my userpage on a t-shirt, beat this. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 01:46, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for noticing and asking, Liz; I was sure Davey2010 would return after a few hours after their message, look at it again, see it deleted, know how to check who did that and then notice that my Christmas greetings have been sent after the deletion. Seemed like the ideal way to start a discussion without throwing accusations at anyone, as I lacked the context.

I originally wanted to return with my 01:46 message contents tomorrow, but your question and the response provided the ideal opportunity to write it today instead. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:03, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas![edit]

Chris Troutman (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! Spread the Christmas cheer by adding {{subst:Xmas3}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

I'm so sorry for missing you out Chris troutman - You were on my xmas list as being retired for some reason hence why you never got it, I'm so sorry!, Thank you so much and I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 21:13, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No worries! I essentially quit editing last year, and the two dozen Christmas messages sent today were about half of all my edits this December. Thanks again. Chris Troutman (talk) 00:23, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas![edit]

★Trekker (talk) 22:16, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ★Trekker, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting - I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year, –Davey2010^Talk 22:34, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Davey, I hope the same for you and all others. And that if we're lucky this pandemic may be over eventually.★Trekker (talk) 22:37, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Trekker, Lets hope so mate, I miss the non-covid world and hope next year we can go back to that world, I honestly doubt we will but one can hope :), Anyway take care and stay safe, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 13:52, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings[edit]

Hi Davey2010. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and best wishes for 2022 (hopefully a lot better than 2020 and 2021!). Take care, be safe, but have fun! --RegentsPark (comment) 23:30, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey RegentsPark, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting, Agreed mate I've enough of it all, miss the old world and hope next year we can go back to it!, Anyway I hope you and yours have a wonderful day tomorrow and hope you all have a happy, healthy and safe New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 14:01, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas[edit]

	Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2022!!
	Hello Davey2010, warm wishes to you and your family throughout the holiday season. May your heart and home be filled with all of the joys the festive season brings. Here is a toast to a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year!. scope_creepTalk 00:22, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey scope_creep, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting, and I hope you and yours have a wonderful day tomorrow and hope you all have a happy, healthy and safe New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 14:01, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cheer![edit]

	Season's Greetings
	To Davey2010, best wishes to you and yours for a holiday season to remember and a happy & healthy 2022. Ewulp (talk) 01:49, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Ewulp, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting, and I hope you and yours have a wonderful day tomorrow and hope you all have a happy, healthy and safe New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 14:01, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and Merry Christmas to you as well![edit]

Jhenderson ⁷⁷⁷ 03:07, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Jhenderson777, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting, and I hope you and yours have a wonderful day tomorrow and hope you all have a happy, healthy and safe New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 14:01, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Holiday greetings (2021)[edit]

Davey,
I sincerely hope your holiday season goes well this year especially with what we went through last year. I'm optimistic that 2022 will be a better year for all of us: both in real life and on Wikipedia. Wishing you the best from, Interstellarity (talk) 05:58, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Interstellarity, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting, and I hope you and yours have a wonderful day tomorrow and hope you all have a happy, healthy and safe New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 14:01, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!![edit]

Hey Crystallizedcarbon, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting, and I hope you and yours have a wonderful day tomorrow and hope you all have a happy, healthy and safe New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 14:01, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Same to you. Enjoy the eating, the drinking, and of course friends and family (in person or remotely). Merry Christmas. --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 14:07, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas![edit]

Merry Christmas Davey! FeydHuxtable (talk) 12:09, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey FeydHuxtable, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting, and I hope you and yours have a wonderful day tomorrow and hope you all have a happy, healthy and safe New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 14:02, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yo Ho Ho[edit]

Hey WereSpielChequers, Thank you so much for your lovely greeting, and I hope you and yours have a wonderful day tomorrow and hope you all have a happy, healthy and safe New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 14:01, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas[edit]

Adapted from {{Season's Greetings}}

Merry Christmas for you[edit]

Merry Christmas[edit]

Merry Christmas!![edit]

Season's greetings[edit]

	A Shaker Christmas wish
	Give good gifts, one to another Peace, joy and comfort gladly bestow Harbor no ill 'gainst sister or brother Smooth life's journey as you onward go. Broad as the sunshine, free as the showers. So shed an influence blessing to prove; Give for the noblest of efforts your pow'rs; Blest and be blest, is the law of love.

--Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:39, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Ser Amantio di Nicolao, Thanks for your lovely greeting - I hope you and yours have a wonderful yesterday and hope you all have a happy,healthy and safe new year, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 15:27, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A somewhat premature New Year's greeting[edit]

John Vanderlyn, Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos (c.1812), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts		Best wishes for a safe, healthy and prosperous 2022.
		Thank you for your contributions toward making Wikipedia a better and more accurate place. BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 20:27, 26 December 2021 (UTC) Moral lesson: John Vanderlyn was an American painter who studied in Paris, and his life-sized Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos was one of the first large nudes exhibited in the United States. Peddling the poison as well as the cure, this overtly sensuous work was presented to the public as a moral lesson on the consequences of lascivious behavior. Visible in the distance is the ship of Princess Ariadne's secret lover, Theseus, for whom she has betrayed her people by helping him to escape the Labyrinth and slay the Minotaur. Ariadne's bliss will come to an end when she awakens from her post-coital reverie, only to discover that the faithless Theseus has sailed away without her.[reply]

The Signpost: 28 December 2021[edit]

RFA 2021 Completed[edit]

01:46, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy New Year!![edit]

	Happy New Year!
	Hello Davey2010: Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels? Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unnecessary blisters. CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 09:32, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Happy New Year elves}} to send this message

• Many thanks User:CAPTAIN RAJU and I hope you and yours have a happy, healthy and safe New Year, Lets hope 2022 is a better year for us all!, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 16:59, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year!![edit]

Happy New Year Davey2010![edit]

Happy New Year!

Hello Davey2010:
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]

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks (static)}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

Happy New Year, Davey2010![edit]

   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Right back at you![edit]

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![edit]

Happy New Year!

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]

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year snowman}} to people's talk pages with a friendly message.

— YoungForever^(talk) 08:08, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Davey2010![edit]

   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Happy New Year, Davey2010![edit]

   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Wishing you a happy 2022! [edit]

• 
• 
• 

Happy New Year!

• 

  MMXXII Lunar Calendar

Davey2010,
Have a great 2022 and thanks for your continued contributions to Wikipedia.

---

   – Background color is Very Peri (#6868ab), Pantone's 2022 Color of the year

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year 2022}} to user talk pages.

– North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 16:16, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Davey2010![edit]

   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Your Christmas greeting to me[edit]

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]

The Signpost: 30 January 2022[edit]

The Signpost: 27 February 2022[edit]