Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down

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A nice cup of tea...
...and a sit down.
Wikipedians also recommend biscuits with tea.
biscuity goodness
.

A nice cup of tea and a sit down is, in the spirit of WikiLove, a chance to declare publicly what you appreciate about other members of the community or their contributions. As Sidney Clare wrote, and Thumper's mother echoed: If you can't say anything real nice, it's better not to talk at all. That rather idealistic concept is the fundamental rule on this page. The goal is to create goodwill and perhaps assist the dispute resolution processes that occur on other pages – or, if we're lucky, avoid disputes at all.

Of course, this page should not replace complimenting people directly on their talk pages, or on article talk pages. A nice cup of tea and a sit down is for when things have gone beyond that, and there is a need for some more formal and serious niceness.

If you get the urge to say something like "I think that such-and-such has worked really hard on Wikipedia, but...", you should stop there. The rule of thumb when making a compliment is to "stop at the but/however/although". Just the complimentary part, please. When you're done pouring, you may want to leave the {{tea}} template on their talk page, so they know that their tea is ready.

(Note that drinking tea is only a metaphor; if you are living in the heat, you can take a nice cold drink; if these aren't your style, you can sit around a fire and drink beer. If you hate all of these drinks, maybe a nice hot cocoa will do. Or even a glass of water!)

What A nice cup of tea and a sit down is for

  • Saying nice things about other contributors, especially those with whom you are currently having problems.
  • Publicly declaring what you like about a person or their contributions.
  • Directing people to, when disagreements on other pages get heated.

What A nice cup of tea and a sit down is not for

  • Dispute resolution
  • Mediation or arbitration
  • Arguing
  • Newbie biting
  • Fooling around
  • Baiting
  • Irony or sarcasm in any form
  • Personal attacks
  • Legal threats
  • Wikilawyering
  • Anything that is not 100% positive

Okay, the pot is brewing. Milk? Sugar?

Tea ceremony

2005

2006

January 2006

  • I'd like to thank
    Thunderbrand because even though I'm a newcomer, and made a totally srewed over mistake and almost destroyed an article in which he spent the utmost care in, he calmly explained to me what I did wrong and fixed everything. Go Thunder! (dee 04:46, 5 January 2006 (UTC))[reply
    ]
  • To Dismas for helping me not look like an incompetent boob on my user page for great justice! Cernen Xanthine Katrena 10:20, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • civility on the users talk page, but upon reading an entry by matt, realised that such behaivor would be fruitless. Cheers.--jfg284 you were saying? 01:41, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • User:Flcelloguy is mentoring one of wikipedias most difficult editors (who i wont name here). its a hard and thankless task. i cant make it less hard, but i can make it less thankless here... thanks Flcelloguy :) BL kiss the lizard 03:22, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

February 2006

  • JesseW, the juggling janitor
    02:49, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
  • #wikipedia is most friendly and responsive place on the internet. thanks Spencerk 09:25, 12 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Knowledge Seeker is one of the kindest people imaginable. For an example of superhuman politeness and restraint, have a look at User talk:Knowledge Seeker#EXCUSE ME.21. I wish to remain anonymous to spare his embarrassment.
  • Silence has poured oil on troubled waters recently with patience, wisdom, and erudition, in two recent but unrelated high-stress areas. Many thanks. Herostratus 15:54, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

March 2006

  • All the people who wanted to downplay the fact that depleted uranium causes Gulf War syndrome have good qualities. --James S. 05:24, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I love you! 'Who?' I hear you ask. Well, you! All of you! No, I'm not really kinky. No, I'm not hopelessly unfaithful. I am, in fact, just hopelessly naïve, and like telling people how much they kick @#!*% .
  • Thanks to User:Iantresman for being persistent but affable in supporting dissemination of fringe ideas. zowie 18:33, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks to TheKMan for unknowingly leading me to this page where I cooled off after a heated discussion a few minutes ago. Rosa 07:23, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Evrik, believe it or not, I do understand what you were trying to do with the PUA's. Thank you being interested in the welfare of Wikipedia.Rosa 20:24, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sam Spade's dedication to Wikipedia is truly astounding. Kudos! --Ashenai 00:07, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

April 2006

  • The users who want to remove all references to
    War crimes from the Slobodan Milošević article simply because he died before he could be convicted surely have positive qualities as well. savidan(talk) (e@) 22:46, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • The Portal:Portugal is more than one month old, thanks to Joaopais and all the others (excluding me). By now it is showing delays in the updating of the data, after all, it's Portugal! Next step to make it the most realistic page in wikipedia:
    Try to make it exceed the budget by 1000%... the good Portuguese way. Afonso Silva 23:48, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd like to thank everyone at #vandalism-en-wp for being nothing but welcoming and helpful to newcomers; hats off to you all. T. J. Day 14:44, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Even though a few of us have been struggling with 999 recently, this user has made some fine edits, has great knowledge of Wikipedia, and is clearly dedicated to improving all the Thelema-related articles. When the "good-faith" and "compromise" functions are switched on, articles tend to improve, as we've all been showing. Frater5 17:03, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think it's time all the editors of Charles Whitman had a well-deserved cup of tea, for comrades Jareha, Katefan0, Chesschamp21, Johntex, Woohookitty and everybody else. The article is a good example of a variety of Wikipedia editors working together, through agreement and disagreement, to make the article great over the past 6 months - all while keeping their cool through continued trolling. For all you do, this bud's for you. Sherurcij (talk) (Terrorist Wikiproject) 00:07, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

May 2006

June 2006

  • I want to keep the trend of having compliments every month, so here's my compliment: PHAEDRIAL: You are a very kind and polite contribu-TOR. When I sent you that e-mail, you replied in such an enthusiastic way that I would have never expected. Please run for adminship so I can support you. —
    (TALK) 04:14, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply
    ]

July 2006

The credit goes mainly to you, Che, for bringing the warring parties together and acting as a, well, voice of reason. VoiceOfReason 21:26, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I would just like to thank the good people of Wikipedia for making me feel welcome after a very, very long absence. I promise to pull more weight around here from now on. Jacqui 18:17, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

August 2006

September 2006

October 2006

  • brendel 06:16, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Uncle G for having nice things to say to me on my talk page. He's been very encouraging, and I appreciate that. --Jayron32 06:40, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Everyone who are good people here, for being such great people! Moneyman (guest) 9:52 October 29 2006

November 2006

December 2006

2007

January 2007

  • That is still not as accurate as wannabe_kate; it still has a huge gap of lag time. Vic226(chat) 02:23, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • While that is true, I thank
    talk|contribs) 14:15, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • I just wanted to say kudos to everyone for working so well together to improve some problematic sections in the
    good article status, and I'm looking forward to continuing to work with everyone on it. --JaimeLesMaths (talk!edits) 06:28, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Nateland shows a great passion for the causes he believes in, and an intense willingness to improve Wikipedia. --Illuminato 08:01, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

February 2007

  • I just have to say that Xiner has been a great mentor and has taught me a lot. He himself has said that he has never been awarded anything, so I think that Xiner deserves some recognition. --Cremepuff222 (talk) 02:53, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unschool has provided some valuable advice for a new editor like myself on the 2000s talk page. Goyston talk, contribs, play 19:19, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Just to say NipokNek is doing a great job burgeoning as an anti-put whatever crap you want in the encyclopedia ranger.A mcmurray 18:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • EVERYONE IN THE DANIEL BRANDT WHEEL WAR: Here's to reconciliation and getting this war over as soon as possible!
    Signed, your friendly neighborhood MessedRocker. 05:14, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]

March 2007

Has it only been a month?! You seem like part of the furniture... Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 02:32, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I want to recognize VirtualEye for his passion towards the subject of articles he edits. --Hojimachongtalk 22:38, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I just wanted to wish everybody a wonderful day. Always remember - if there's an article, there's probably something that can be edited. ^_^ Be well! Saber girl08 13:29, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • California WikiProject and throughout Wikipedia, and I think I see his point, now. —ScouterSig 16:49, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Smee 19:14, 13 March 2007 (UTC).[reply
    ]
Thanks for the cuppa, mate! Much appreciated. :-) Ekantik talk 01:23, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • The lion's share of contributors at the
    reference desks for being helpful, handling difficult users with grace, and allowing me to regain my cool. ---Sluzzelin talk 15:32, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Tip the hat to
    WP:ATT. Pity shooting the prisoner before having the trial is the norm around here. Still, that doesn't detract from the patient work she put into it, for which, thanks. Grace Note 13:51, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]

April 2007

  • User:Iamcuriousblue shows a sincere desire to improve adolescent sexuality related articles. --Illuminato 21:27, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • To anyone who wants to step away from
    WP:BOWN#Cydebot_Block for a moment and relax. — xaosflux Talk 20:11, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]

May 2007

Wow--thank you! This also happens to be a really nice piece of wiki that I hadn't come across yet (or had and forgotten), and as someone who has recently started to drink tea, I can attest that just the suggestion brought a smile to my face. Miss Mondegreen talk  22:11, May 13 2007
  • Can I be (I hope) gallant and not sexist and suggest that Miss M should pour .. well done all Victuallers 15:52, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    You can, especially since a name is just a name (though mine is rather literary, ain't it ;)), but I should warn you that I'm a fair hand at spilling, so you may want to select someone without fresh battle wounds of hot liquid. Ah! Now that's what this page needs...a picture of oven mitts! Toasty, pretty, and protective! Tea, biscotti and protective gear. That's all a lady of the green could ever ask for. Miss Mondegreen talk  22:45, May 14 2007
  • Smee 05:59, 17 May 2007 (UTC).[reply
    ]
  • Max Naylor 10:15, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • I would like to pour tea for Darkson and Pak21, who I have butted heads with on different issues in the past, but have contributed quite a lot to improve WikiProject Warhammer 40,000 and have proven that they are dedicated to making the pages as Encyclopedic as possible. SanchiTachi 02:47, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I thank Miketedting and Titopao for helping improve numerous Philippine-related articles. Atenista 20:01, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

June 2007

  • "Thank you" to User:Smallweed for cleaning up after me on the new botany-related articles I have created. --ŴôôD ẼĿF 18:25, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Thank you" to Scientizzle for being kind!Invisible Noise 18:40, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • That's mighty kind of you, thanks!

August 2007

A "cuppa" for everyone!
  • talk – desk) 05:33, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • I'd like to thank Pedro and Stwalkerster for their kindness and helpfullness. Charineeimagebkk 07:44, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Luna Santin has assisted tremendously in the reverting and prevention of vandalism on Wikipedia. He/she has welcomed me to Wikipedia, and I thank that person most of all for that. LOZ: OOT 02:23, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Here is a nice cup of tea for everyone! You are all great for watching this quiet, comfy little corner of Wikipedia, and it is so nice to see the encouragement and support offered here. ArielGold 23:52, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks to all the reference desk contributors who provide me with a dose of knowledge every day.
  • Toyota F1 article without his advice. A Wikipedian of the very finest. Lradrama 09:35, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]

September 2007

  • Kralizec! welcomed me here! That was nice of him or her (it's impossible to tell online!)! --TheWikiLoner 01:22, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • User:KP_Botany is always very kind to me, even after some misunderstanding. I appreciate his/her (don't know) mood very much. Aelwyn 23:03, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • What a nice comment. Thank you. KP Botany 23:08, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • User:Infrogmation has been contributing to Wikipedia for a very long time. I commend him/her on their devotion to the project and hope Wikipedia gets many more users like him/her. 64.230.5.75 05:06, 2 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

October 2007

November 2007

  • User:Mattisse has such a breadth of knowledge on issues about psychology, I learn about things I've never heard of before just from reading the psychology edits and legal edits she makes. She's also a very bold editor who makes a lot of new articles. My first article was deleted about a year ago, so I'm not very confident at starting them, but since I have read more of Mattisse's contributions on wikipedia, it has inspired me to make two new articles in the space of about a week.Merkinsmum 14:15, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Dweller for reminding us that the presence of tea alone doesn't always foster goodwill. We need biscuits too. ---Sluzzelin talk 00:40, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

December 2007

  • Cheers to Alison for gaining the chekuser tool. She is doing quite well. Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 03:28, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep up the good work User:Moe Epsilon. Kaiba does alot of external links cleaning we need done. Mercury 14:08, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ems57fcva, it looks like you intend to stop contributing. I loved your work and your MO. Take care. DVdm (talk) 10:43, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you to
    Talk!) 02:14, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]

2008

January 2008

The Cup of Tea, Mary Cassatt, 1880
  • I admire User:Coppertwig's civility and his commitment to harmonious collaboration. His widespread contributions to the WP project mark him as a valuable member of the community. Phyesalis (talk) 04:32, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm impressed by Jayjg's courtesy in responding to a variety of talk page messages, and I think I've managed to raise the civility level of my own contributions a notch or two by following the user's example. --Coppertwig (talk) 14:47, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Here's to the Admins for letting us vandal fighters have rollback. Thanks guys! Fléêťflämẽ U-T-C 23:20, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd like to thank Phyesalis for patiently continuing in a long dispute resolution process, and for acknowledging diversity of opinion. --Coppertwig (talk) 00:51, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm delighted by User:Jeepday's friendly messages to me on user talk, in spite of my having criticized the user -- and gotten the facts wrong! -- smack in the middle of a close RfA. --Coppertwig (talk) 01:07, 18 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

February 2008

March 2008

  • I wish to praise Mikkalai for making constructive edits to amazingly huge numbers of articles. Mikka reminds us all that spending time on the actual articles is supposed to be the reason we're here. :-) --Coppertwig (talk) 12:52, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I wish to thank User:ScienceApologist and User:Raymond arritt for working hard towards removing fringe theories. Wikipedia needs more people like them.   Zenwhat (talk) 00:11, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I would like to take this opportunity to applaud the hard work in protecting the community shown by folks opposing the ban of mantanmoreland. I do believe that they have the best interests of the project at heart, even though I disagree. --Rocksanddirt (talk) 22:03, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

April 2008

May 2008

July 2008

August 2008

  • Here you go
    Pie is good (Apple is the best) 16:15, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • This is in praise and appreciation for
    User:Nrswanson. Through his obvious passion and experience, this highly intelligent user has been a significant and enthusiastic contributor to wikipedia. This users knowledge about the workings of wikipedia is amazing. So have a cup of your favorite tea (herbal or caffeinated) on me. Maybe a few biscotti too. :-) / A FANTASTIC RESOURCE. Also just noticed that Nrswanson created an index on his userpage yesterday. Not only does it chronicle his NUMEROUS contributions to this community (which make mine pale in comparison), but it's actually is a FANTASTIC list of resources/information covering the gamut of the performing arts. If the performing arts is your area of interest, this page would be a great one to bookmark. Cheers, Nrswanson! Even if we disagree sometimes, you're all right in my book. :-) Hrannar (talk) 17:22, 14 August 2008 (UTC)Hrannar[reply
    ]
  • Thanks
    talk) 04:05, 16 August 2008 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Well done to all the IP editors constantly improving
    Day and Age. It's really refreshing to see IP edits on my watchlist that aren't vandalism. Keep it up. WilliamH (talk) 15:31, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • Amazing work by
    Cluebot, who always beats me to an edit( @#!*% it!). Also to all those Huggle users, helping me crusade against vandalsVinson 23:23, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply
    ]

October 2008

  • Thank you to User:Carcharoth for suggesting tea in the somewhat heated discussion here The tea is excellent, very tasty, and warm. A great way to end my day. Perhaps next time you can join me in a cuppa. Thanks again. Truthanado (talk) 02:10, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you,
    CCF's use of anti-CSPI websites. And I'm sorry I called you a name on your talk page. Rnickel (talk) 18:47, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply
    ]

November 2008

December 2008

  • I like
    talk · contribs) because he seems to be friendly with me. I first saw him as Pedrovip, but he seems good and witty. Have a drink! -- MISTER ALCOHOL T C 05:09, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • talk) 06:11, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply
    ]

2009

January 2009

February 2009

  • Recently, there has been a great deal of controversy over
    boy00 @076, i.e. 00:49, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply
    ]

April 2009

May 2009

June 2009

July 2009

August 2009

September 2009

  • I have learned a lot from several editors since coming here, especially Benjiboi, Yobmod and Rebecca. Coppertwig was very helpful when I found myself in an edit war situation. Even editors I have clashed with have their good sides: Born Gay, for example, does hear what is said, and when we have disagreed, I have found him accommodating some aspect of my point after a few days. JoshuaJohnson I don't often agree with, but I have not found him offensive or difficult to work with, and he is willing to find a way of arriving at an agreed edit. Destinero I find difficult, because while I might be sympathetic to some of his edits, he goes about editing in a very confrontational way, so while I might want to support him I find at times I cannot because it does not conform to what is expected of editors. Tobit2 is somebody I quite enjoy editing with, even if we have some divergent views, because he is always willing to accept a solution if it ticks all the right boxes in terms of policy and guidelines. James Cantor is somebody I have certain issues with outside the encyclopedia, and specifically on one particular article, but I have come to respect the way he approaches editing on another article we are both involved with. Oh yeah, Cameron, I didn't like the way he cut out the deadwood at first, but now I think he has a cool approach, and wish I could be as ruthless. I do aspire to editing in ways that conform to policy and guidelines, and have found it hard to place my own interests in second place to NPOV in a way that produces better articles and improves the encyclopedia - to this end, I have learned that avoiding
    WP:RS. I am sure that there are editors I have not mentioned, and only one or two of those will be because I cannot think of a good word to say for them - but I am grateful to all those I have interacted with and come to learn from. Sorry if this is a bit long. Mish (talk) 22:47, 5 September 2009 (UTC)[reply
    ]

October 2009

  • User:Lightbound has been considerate enough to note that material likely inappropriate for the Rick Berman article could nevertheless be of some use at Star Trek. Lightbound has maintained an admirable focus on improving the Berman topic, articulating a clear understanding of BLP and ways to improve that particular article. --EEMIV (talk) 04:12, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    LOL. I love it. Tea accepted. --Lightbound talk 04:19, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I got great help today from Chzz and fleet. They were great Thanks a million-

- Pageedit123

  • Thanks very much Pageedit! It's well known that I like tea!  Chzz  ►  23:26, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    No trouble Pageedit. Glad to help. :-] Fleetflame · whack! whack! · 23:33, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Where else would "HAPPY BIRTHDAY INTERNET!!!" be appropriate? I guess really only here... HAPPY BIRTHDAY INTERNET!--Unionhawk Talk E-mail Review 02:17, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you
    Good (magazine) (I saw a quote), because you really are someone who has given a @#!*% . Thank you for giving me hope. 99.155.159.249 (talk) 04:32, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply
    ]

2010

January 2010

February 2010

March 2010

  • Everyone here has a problem or something. They're all freakin' awesome. CheeseDeluxe (Feel like talking?) 01:08, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ash is giving strong and positive guidance by leading by example. Cheers! 38.109.88.196 (talk) 06:53, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • avs5221 (talk · contribs), calm and thoughtful in the face of adversity; superb; have a cuppa and relax a bit!  Chzz  ►  11:37, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • A philosophical question: Milk and then tea, or tea and then milk? I personally would go for a coffee, but the occaisional Earl Grey is nice on a cold day. But tea is so quitessentailly... calm and pleasant. Coffee makes some people go nuts. Not me, though. Anyway, milk and then tea, or the other way around? I say tea and then milk, otherwise the milk might go all funny... but does it really matter? --Aubs 400 (talk) 14:25, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Not philosophy, but science: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/jun/25/science.highereducation
    Executive summary: Milk first, to allow it to heat gradually as the tea is poured into it. Crucial quote: "Dr Stapley is adamant. 'If milk is poured into hot tea, individual drops separate from the bulk of the milk, and come into contact with the high temperatures of the tea for enough time for significant denaturation - degradation - to occur. This is much less likely to happen if hot water is added to the milk.'" Bricaniwi (talk) 11:42, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

April 2010

Greatly appreciated - but you did all the hard yards. It was nice to work with you. "Have a nice day" :p  Chzz  ►  18:48, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

May 2010

  • Big props to EVERYONE for keeping the humor while working hard. You make this place hospitable! Tweil (talk) 14:31, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Some valuable and beneficial disambigation work recently done by JustAGal (talk · contribs) deserves recognition! -- œ 23:12, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • For participating on this page, thank you! Rolyatleahcim (talk) 03:27, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

June 2010

With the feedback sorted out, Wikipedians can relax and enjoy themselves.

July 2010

August 2010

September 2010

October 2010

November 2010

December 2010

2011

January 2011

February 2011

March 2011

April 2011

May 2011

  • A big general thank you to everyone who's working so hard all over Wikipedia because they feel like it, without the barnstars and trumpets. I'd like to pour you a nice cup of tea and offer some homemade
    talk) 02:28, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply
    ]

July 2011

August 2011

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October 2011

November 2011

December 2011

2012

January 2012

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April 2012

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June 2012

July 2012

August 2012

September 2012

2013

January 2013

  • I really wanted to thank all Wikipedians who are working together to keep improving this, the world's biggest (and best) encyclopedia, which is free to anyone who can access the internet. I find people's inner spirit of cooperation, generosity and kindness very moving. Invertzoo (talk) 13:58, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you User:Mrfebruary for your contributions to James Hansen.24.73.41.1 (talk) 04:47, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • A thumbs up for User:StarryGrandma for her contributions to an AfC project that helped its approval (by me) to the article namespace. - hmssolent\Let's convene My patrols 00:03, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

April 2013

Thank you to everyone who makes essays on how new editors should act.

talk) 01:01, 21 April 2013 (UTC)[reply
]

May 2013

November 2013

  • A hearty thank you! to User:HalfGig for his great work lately on the Squash-related articles. He's toiled tirelessly in a neglected but important corner of Wikipedia. Started many new articles, improved others, and a great GA promotion on Cucurbita. Keep up the good work! --Tom Hulse (talk) 07:27, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • User:Ser Amantio di Nicolao is a very helpful wikipedian, who categorizes newly drafted articles. I don't know where he gets the information of the newly made pages, but he knows his stuff! --Rrallepermall (talk) 22:31, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014

March 2014

September 2014

  • Thank you to all our copy-editors at the
    Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:14, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply
    ]

December 2014

  • Hello everyone, just taking a moment to wish all users and Wikipedians a Happy New Year. I've made a return after a sustained period of relative inactivity, and it's nice to be amongst you all again. I hope 2014 has been good to you all. :) Orphan Wiki 13:52, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015

January 2015

Just kicking off the New Year with a swift mention of User:RegistryKey. In their first four months (approx) of editing, RegistryKey has been of immense help to our community. Keep up the great work! Orphan Wiki 17:22, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

May 2015

  • A big shoutout to all the vandal fighters that have worked tirelessly to keep Wikipedia clean. When you have time, please have a seat and join the tea party! --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 00:36, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

July 2015

Carnism article

@Sammy1339: Thanks so much for everything you've done to rescue, build, and improve the article, and for your great patience in talking through 13 and many more picayune quibbles. I can't wait to meetup with you!

@SlimVirgin: Your contributions to the project are beyond compare! You're great with sources, utterly fluent in WikiText, and most importantly thrice the writer I'll ever be. Thanks for putting up with my gadflying.

@DrChrissy: I don't think I've even mentioned how wonderful it is to have a real expert helping out. Your professional eye for facts and sources is irreplaceable. I've heard it takes a deeply altruistic commitment to your field for an academic to tolerate the foibles of WP, and I can't thank you enough for doing so.

@Martin Hogbin: I know you've been trying to fix these articles for a long time, mostly without getting the results you want. I'm frankly impressed at how well you keep your cool in the face of all the cumulative frustration. Your dedication is an inspiration.

@Snow Rise: Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into jumping in, and on a tight schedule yet! I'm sorry we're not working on dance right now.

The article is a fine testament to the amount of positive effort that's been undertaken. I know we can all find ways to make the 'pedia reflect the sources; we have all the guidelines we need, and plenty of sources. This is a great opportunity to create a neutral, fair, informative locus of information on a rhetorically-fogged topic, and I can't wait to see where it ends up. FourViolas (talk) 01:24, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

November 2015

Thank you Deb (talk) for all the hard work you! --MarkYabloko 16:34, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016

February 2016

@2602:306:3357:BA0:2DCC:2A84:9C2E:FBB3: Thank you for all your contributions so far! Editors like you are the bread and butter of Wikipedia. Thank you, again! Boomer VialHolla 00:20, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017

January 2017

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Cyborg Anthropology and Digital anthropology! Tburress (talk) 18:51, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply
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2019

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2020

@The Drover's Wife: is a tireless contributor specialising in Australian content, and provides detailed and thoughtful suggestions around categories and article approaches. I'm grateful to learn from your contributions, thank you for everything you do! SunnyBoi (talk) 14:23, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SunnyBoi: This user has sadly retired due to "bullying on Wikipedia without being paid." Hope she comes back. Firestar464 (talk) 04:27, 25 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

December 2020

2021

May 2021

  • I would like to thank Steggy1 and Eckey1 for their hard work and collaborative contributions to our class project. Wikipedia editing is a new experience for all of us, and I'm so grateful to have learned a lot from both of you. - Bg4134 23:53, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

June 2021

  • As the original creator of this page (having brought it over from Wikinews), thank you for keeping this going for over 15 years. Harej (talk) 04:00, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

July 2021

  • I would like to thank Nicholas Michael Halim for their keen interest and commitment to improving Indian cinema-related pages. It is wonderful to see someone so passionate about an area and so dedicated to improving so many Wikipedia projects related to it. :) PinkElixir (talk) 19:15, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Putting the spotlight on I.yeckehzaare's bot: ExpertIdeasBot. While the bot has been inactive since late 2016, it is such a simple yet effective way to deliver expert feedback to articles here. The main flaw is it only had experts in economics. My hope is one day there will be a bot for other fields! 2603:9000:D104:8420:1543:66FB:E76B:9CAB (talk) 04:02, 26 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022

January 2022

March 2022

  • I just wanted to say "hi" to all my fellow physics/topology friends out there! SpiralSource (talk) 16:52, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2024

February 2024

I would like to thank User:Kittyroseandtheart for trying to save an article I have worked very hard to improve. On their first day, they took the time to read through many citations and provided constructive feedback despite not getting the results they wanted. Instead of a thank you, or at least an acknowledgement of the time taken to check 20 citations, your presence and opinions as a new editor were treated in a suspect way. I'm frankly impressed at how well you keep your cool in the face of first edits frustration. I hope you don't give up on the basis of this single interaction. Wikipedia needs more editors that are not just passive aggressively picking fights and vandalising (you will learn what that is). But people who are knowledgable on subjects, taking the time to edit and defend articles in spite of hostile manoeuvring are appreciated. This cup of tea is on me. Signed, Avignonesi

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