User:Atsme

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Atsme (right) with wikifriends heading to WCNA2019 @ MIT

(2008) Heading to Sturgis, SD!

Chillaxin' at the Sturgis Bike Rally

Atsme w/Tanya Tucker, at the 12/12/2019 Annual Cutters' Reunion, prior to the 62nd annual Grammy Awards where Tanya won Best Country Song, Bring My Flowers Now and Best Country Album, While I'm Livin'

When Happy Hour runs into overtime.

Betty Wills selfie (May 20, 2025)

Appeal the t-ban in 6 mos. 2+ yrs.

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  Caribbean reef squid
  (Sepioteuthis sepioidea)
  

  

  2015 POTY Finalist

  

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  Yellow papillae flatworm
  (Thysanozoon nigropapillosum)
  

  

  2015 POTY Finalist

  

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  Spotted trunkfish
  (Lactophrys bicaudalis)
  2016 POTY Finalist

  

  

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  Longnose batfish
  (Ogcocephalus corniger)

  
  
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  Pink skunk clownfish
  (A. perideraion)
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  Chain moray eel
  (Echidna catenate)

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  The finger
  Arches National Park

  
  
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  Venezuelan troupial
  (Icterus icterus)

  
  
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  Pacific feather duster
  Chuuk State, Micronesia

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  NCHA Non-Pro cutting event.}}
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  American goldfinch
  (Spinus tristis)
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  2006 Suzuki Blvd C50c, 45º V-twin, shaft, 53 hp @6,000 RPM

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  Snowy egret
  (Egretta hula)
  Mangroves, Bonaire
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  The Three Gossips
  Arches National Park, Utah
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  Cuernos del Paine
  Torres del Paine Ntl Park
  Puerto Natales, Magallanes Region, Chili

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  Grizzly bear
  (Ursus arctos ssp.)
  If you're going to be a bear, be a grizzly.
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  Glacier Bay Ntl Park
  Glacier Bay, Alaska
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  On Golden Pond
  Private lake in Texas.

  
  

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  Frustrated orangutan
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  Caribbean reef squid
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  Glacier Bay Ntl Park

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  Sunflower
  (Helianthus)
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  Bee on a thistle
  (Carduus nutans)
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  Daffodil
  (Narcissus)

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  WCNA2019 w/Atsme Photoshopped in, 4th row, far right
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  That look when things drive you batty.
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  Something to think about.

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Well...some of it you can.

On a serious note...sorta...for new editors: read WP:AVDUCK for no good reason.

Congratulations! One of your submissions to the 2017 Wiki Science Competition in the United States, Paddlefish 5-Day Embryo To Hatching, has been named a national finalist and will proceed to the international round! See all the U.S. finalists in the full results. Thanks for contributing!

Helped w/promotion & review of FAs & GAs, also includes FP

Good Karma

Atsme

Editor of the Week for the week beginning February 17, 2019

One of the best contributors to Wikipedia, she has created 43 articles and provided 84 Images. A member of WP Response Team, the Guild of Copy Editors and Wikipedia:WikiProject Horse racing. A talk page filled with humor and enjoyably fun.

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Quotes

Thought Grenades by Atsme

There's something indescribable, yet intrinsically beautiful about sharing knowledge, making contributions, and helping others.

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The quantity of one's edits matters far less than the quality of one's prose.

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We don't appreciate history until we become an integral part of it.

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I may not be perfect, but I can certainly strive to be.

^{Atsme📞📧}

Any Point?

Your quote- "I may not be perfect, but I can certainly strive to be."

If there is absolutely no chance of being perfect, why try to be. Just a random question. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.99.140.221 (talk) 22:39, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

Because as long as you are striving to be perfect you keep getting better. Grasping that concept may be difficult for those who set limits on themselves or lack self-confidence.^{Atsme📞📧}

Oxymoron

Requesting a block against an editor for ignoring all rules when WP:IAR is our policy.

06:03, 18 February 2015 (UTC) Helpful tool for subpages

Hmmmm.....

Don't let your fingers type faster than your brain can analyze context.

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The problem with being "politically correct" today is that we have allowed it to obfuscate truth.

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Having character and being a character are not the same. ~Atsme

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A classic line by User:NE Ent [1] during the 2014 ARBCOM elections: Um, if wiki elections were run on American Democratic party guidelines IPs could vote early and vote often.

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The universe is made of protons, neutrons, electrons and morons. ~anonymous

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On Wikipedia, it's important to know when to stop arguing with people, and simply let them be wrong. ~anonymous

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Declaration See my website which includes original documents and fairuse copies of published material, there's also a December 1, 2015 interview in Issue #37 of Bokeh magazine, 2018 Voyage Dallas, 2020 SHOUTOUT DFW, and some news articles at Newspaper.com. Gawd!! I'm old enough to be in newspaper archives. Founder and Executive Director (emeritus) of Earthwave Society, a small non-profit conservation organization (see following section, My first year, 2011); Former National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) judge; 1985 NCHA National Nonpro Champion but have not shown a cutting horse or cut cattle since 2008; Publisher of regional & local horse magazines (sold & retired) Scriptwriter, and/or executive producer of four weekly television series, and post production editor for a fifth Former field producer for CNN Headline News Documentary filmmaker, producer of the nature series, Exotic and Unusual Fishes for PBS In the business of boarding horses and ranching; it is inescapable Retired freelance writer of various print and online articles. I still pay dues to the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Contribute much of my time to volunteer work when I'm not diving, snorkeling, or basking in the sun on Bonaire where I reside part of the year. Scuba and NITROX instructor (emeritus) for NAUI, a former SSI accredited advanced open water instructor, and also taught underwater photography/video and navigation; A published freelance writer of magazine articles, and have self-published two lay-flat books; My oldest daughter owns American Bulldogs and a couple of Frenchies, and also competes in Cutting Horse competition. I have no financial COI, and no longer own a dog or a horse. She lives in Texas, I'm living part time on Bonaire. My youngest daughter shows Quarter Horses, and so do my grandkids, but again, I have no financial COI. If you discover something I've done or am involved in that isn't included here, please feel free to remind me on my TP, especially if you think it may create a WP:COI. Errors and omissions are not intentional.

Nothing but barnstars

It is a good thing to look back on fond memories. It keeps the journey in perspective. ^Atsme _Talk 📧 21:29, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

	The Resilient Barnstar
	OK, I hope you're happy with your work, I think it's fabulous! And I'm also glad that we could (resolve? set aside? put on hiatus?) our differences elsewhere and that it led to this accomplishment of yours. Cheers! — alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 19:11, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		To Atsme, an overdue barnstar for the impressive articles she has written on "primitive" fish. Well done! --Epipelagic (talk) 19:38, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	GREAT job! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:36, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Integrity
		In recognition of your COI Ducks essay, which I find to be of value in facing the fact that Wikipedia has a serious ongoing problem. It takes bravery and moral conviction to stand up against the forces of organized COI editing. Thanks for your work. Jusdafax 15:38, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	For your work in Nirmala. Looks like you are a bit busy with all. Good day.. -The Herald ^the joy of the LORDmy strength 03:59, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diplomacy
		I really can't claim to be a fan of the essay, but I would like to say that I appreciate the edits made in response to my concerns. I also respect and appreciate that you were willing and able to hear my concerns in the midst of an emotional and confrontational discussion. Formerly 98 ^talk|contribs|COI statement 12:54, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	You deserve the barnstar and the credit. Forget not to add a userbox in Nirmala's name.... -The Herald ^the joy of the LORDmy strength 11:33, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	For your tireless contributions in bringing Loham to GA status. :-) Charles Turing (talk) 11:35, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

		The Involuntary Recumbency Barnstar
		For your contributions toward a greater understanding of human–bovine interactions. Thank you for the GA review of Cow tipping. Moo. Brianhe (talk) 14:03, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

	The Working Woman's Barnstar
	For your thankless efforts at the Faisalabad GA review, and, in general, for all your splendid contributions to Wikipedia. We are blessed to have someone like you here! Sainsf (talk · contribs) 07:45, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	You went above and beyond helping a newcomer to Wikipedia. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:52, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	for your engagement on the NPP and ACTRIAL issues whether or not your opinions concur with mine. At least you now have the eyes and ears of the WMF. Thank you :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:58, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

		The Special Barnstar
		To Atsme, for your tireless and patient mentoring of me on the article Charmayne James in order to bring it to good article status. My first good article attempt. And also for your outstanding editing skills. There aren't enough words. Thank you! User:Dawnleelynn 22:07, July 8, 2017

		The Half Barnstar
		For cooperating so well with MrX on the article and talk page for Trump campaign–Russian meeting and for taking it with a good balance of grace and productivity, I award you the Right Half of the Barnstar! DARTHBOTTO talk•cont 20:53, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

		Home-Made Barnstar
		"The Home-Made Barnstar is awarded to people who do a lot of work in difficult areas and do it well." Factchecker_atyourservice 18:10, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for excellent work on the merger. Gareth Griffith‑Jones ^The Welsh Buzzard 12:50, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Your Golden Words and obvious dedication to the integrity of the Project are most appreciated. petrarchan47คุก 06:46, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

	Rescue Barnstar
	Your editing and assistance at Bachelor Lake and at the AFD discussion made a big difference. In the face of adversity, article improved; rescue done. Congratulations. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:32, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	For all of your help in getting Willa Brown to GA status - I couldn't have done it without your assistance. creffett (talk) 12:35, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Heartfelt thanks to a remarkable editor for her work to improve our encyclopedia. Your edits to Jimbo's page will make a difference - and if they don't it's not because you didn't try or that your effort was less than heroic. Those of us that cannot afford to pay for our sources should not be barred from being responsible, productive editors! Gandydancer (talk) 16:34, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

	The Working Woman's Barnstar
	I’m very sorry to see the harassment you have faced. Stay strong Atsme! GenQuest ^"Talk to Me" 19:46, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

	The Civility Barnstar
	I want to present to you this barnstar, you are inspiring to a new(ish) editor, Seeing you handle the situations you did while keeping your cool and dealing with certain wiki editors who obviously trying to break your spirit, its the very least I can do. Keep up the good work, dont let them get you down! Eruditess (talk) 20:36, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

		The Photographer's Barnstar
		We may not always agree, but I want you to know that you are appreciated in many ways, not the least for your amazing photos. Keep up the good work! -- Valjean (talk) 00:53, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	Thank you for your help at the Paper Mario: The Origami King peer review! I hope I can see your support at the featured article nomination. Le Panini ^Talk 11:02, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

		The Signpost Barnstar
		for Dr. Seuss's Guide to Wikipedia. Smallbones(smalltalk) 18:20, 4 February 2021 (UTC) ]]) 18:14, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	File:Complaints take a number.jpg - probably the most accurate depiction of ANI I have seen. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 15:12, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	I might have given one of these to you before...if so here's another. MONGO (talk) 08:19, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

		The Helping Hand Barnstar
		For your work at NPP school. I thoroughly enjoyed learning the ins and outs of patrolling new pages from you, and hope that this is not the end of our interactions!! For your attitude towards questions, for your gentle explanations when something was not clear, for your encouragement, and for everything in between, thank you. HouseBlaster^talk 12:29, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Well-deserved! --Tryptofish (talk) 20:24, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Thanks for teaching me the NPP ropes and taking the time to do other things as well. Zippybonzo | talk 14:48, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Deserved. Any appreciation I offer now will be a mere (star-shaped) shadow. Ready for some reviewing subjects, ma'am. BusterD (talk) 14:12, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Thank you for your comments at a recent ANI regarding NPP. They are so important that they deserve more exposure, which is what I have done. I hope you don't mind. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:10, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

• (Sidenote: reference made to the following 2 comments: one and two. 15:55, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

	The Special Barnstar
	Did not forget about it—thanks for all you've done! I went from someone who literally just G11'd user pages to someone who makes a small impact on the NPP backlog! — 3PPYB6 — TALK — CONTRIBS — 01:46, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		For standing up and speaking up. Lightburst (talk) 23:02, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

		The Helping Hand Barnstar
		Atsme, as my teacher and mentor from NPP school I wanted to let you know about my recent success. During the recent NPP backlog drive I completed the most reviews (879) and was awarded three barstars for my efforts. I could never have accomplished this without your expect guidance, wisdom, and effort. Thank you for having me as your student, for your time, for your feedback, and your trust. There is still a lot of work to do and I still have a lot to learn; I won't let you down. Dr vulpes ^(💬 • 📝) 04:56, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	While I haven’t interacted with you in a while, I wanted to say thank you for the help you provide at NPP and NPPSCHOOL (the best school on Wikipedia IMO). I hope you have a great day and that you continue doing your things at NPP. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 18:15, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Kindness, DYKs, GAs, FAs/FPs

Achievements & accolades that represent the wonderful community that is Wikipedia
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
I added this section, not as a show of vanity, but as a reminder for why I tolerate the occasional injustices, ill-will, and incivility by the few who are here to push an agenda or WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS while hiding behind the veil of anonymity. It's one thing to disagree - it's healthy discourse when collegiality is maintained - but when disagreements lead to PAs and aspersions that result in a successful railroading to eliminate one's opposition, it's nothing short of despicable. No editor is immune, so if it happens to you, just pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again. ^Atsme📞📧 20:40, 2 September 2018 (UTC) Gabor B. Racz Thought of complimenting you for this article. A good one mainly in terms of prose quality. Best --PeterCRames (talk) 19:20, 19 July 2014 (UTC) What a nice compliment. Thank you, PeterCRames.Atsme☯^Consult 03:50, 20 July 2014 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Resilient Barnstar OK, I hope you're happy with your work, I think it's fabulous! And I'm also glad that we could (resolve? set aside? put on hiatus?) our differences elsewhere and that it led to this accomplishment of yours. Cheers! — alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 19:11, 12 April 2014 (UTC) Thank you, Alf. It means a great deal more to me coming from you. I don't even consider our differences as anything to set aside, much less consider. I learned a great deal from the experience, and thank you kindly. Now then, is the article still supposed to be in my sandbox, or did I screw-up yet again? Atsme☯^Consult 19:17, 12 April 2014 (UTC) No, it's normal that it's still in your sandbox. When you move a page out of userspace into mainspace that just happens. You can blank the sandbox version and it won't affect the real version, and then use your sandbox for other stuff. Would you be interested in trying to write a DYK (WP:DYK) from your new article? It'll get it on the main page for a few hours. That process can be a little overwhelming, I know, but if you'd like to try I can help you, or if you'd like it to happen but don't want to get involved, I can do it for you (which is normal, other people proposing DYKs for new articles).— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 19:23, 12 April 2014 (UTC) I'd love to do something new. If you have the patience to work with me, I'm game. Also, I noticed in the "view history" of my new article, it shows all the edits. Uh oh? Or is that normal? You might want to take a peek at it. Atsme☯^Consult 19:26, 12 April 2014 (UTC) It's supposed to show the history, don't worry about that. I'll think about what might be a good hook, and maybe you can read over the instructions at the DYK page. I believe you have 5 days or 10 days or something from when it's moved into mainspace, so it's not a super hurry.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 19:28, 12 April 2014 (UTC) You can take the lead, and just coach me along so I can see first hand how it's done. Is that ok? Atsme☯^Consult 19:33, 12 April 2014 (UTC) OK, will do later today or tomorrow and let you know what's going on.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 19:38, 12 April 2014 (UTC) I miss your insightfulness, your patience, and your genius, Alf.laylah.wa.laylah. I hope you are checking in from time to time, and will see my post. Please come back soon. Atsme☯^Consult 20:49, 13 March 2015 (UTC) The above thread is referring to Gabor B. Racz which further substantiates how wrong it was for editors to initiate a WP:GAR within minutes following the wrongful accusations of a COI against me at COIN, particularly regarding this BLP. What ensued at the GAR discussions and on the article's TP should serve as a lesson to all of us regarding allegations of COI without justification, and the only reason I am now bringing it up. Atsme^📞📧 17:19, 25 November 2015 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Alligator gar The article Alligator gar you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Alligator gar for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:42, 11 July 2014 (UTC) For your information, your chain moray eel image is now in The Signpost. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:57, 15 July 2014 (UTC) Cwmhiraeth, thank you for the update, and congratulations on your accomplishments!! Atsme☯^Consult 03:59, 16 July 2014 (UTC) I did the DYK nomination It's here: Template:Did you know nominations/Gabor B. Racz‎. You might want to put it on your watchlist because it's sometimes necessary to do a little editing before it's accepted, but in this case I think that'll be minimal. By the way, you should be quite proud of the minimal attention the article got from new page patrollers. You probably didn't realize it, but those two or three small edits people made right after you moved it were just the tip of the iceberg of probably around a hundred people looking it over to make sure it wasn't too crappy to survive, and then it got assessed with a C by the bio wikiproject. Very good!— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 22:10, 13 April 2014 (UTC) Makes me smile. Thank you. I'm reading up on QPQ, DYK, KMA, IDK, MMD, etc., etc., etc. I have a 6 ft. sheet of initialisms and acronyms that will probably take me 3 years to learn. Atsme☯ talk 22:23, 13 April 2014 (UTC) @Alf.laylah.wa.laylah: So what happens next? DYK for Gabor B. Racz On 25 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gabor B. Racz, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gabor Racz fled Budapest in 1956 after the Hungarian revolution and went on to hold a million-dollar endowed chair in anesthesiology at Texas Tech? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gabor B. Racz. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. slakr^\ talk / 23:08, 25 April 2014 (UTC) Congratulations! For this!— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 22:23, 24 April 2014 (UTC) Oh, WOW, Alf!!! WOW!! We did it!!! Thank you, thank you!!! Atsme☯ talk 23:46, 25 April 2014 (UTC) Did you look at the main page and see it on there? I took a screenshot for you in case you want a souvenir, which I can email to you if you'd like. Fabulous work, it flew right through the review. That's very rare on a first try. You should be proud. There are all kinds of little widgets you can put on your userpage to commemorate the occasion if you want to.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 00:20, 26 April 2014 (UTC) The article's main page, or one of the links on the banner? Not quite versed in navigating DYK. I would love a souvenir, Alf - thank you bunches, and thank you for the kind words, but I can't take full credit. I had one helluva teacher in you! Where do I get the widgets? Oh, and I added the DYK tool, I think. I need to read up on the DYK procedures, because right now it's all a bit confusing. Once that light goes on in my head, I'll be on the fast track. I also made my first template, and uploaded more pictures to Commons. That was fun, too. Just have to be careful I don't grow roots in this chair. I lose track of time, and before I realize it, 10 to 12 hrs have passed. Atsme☯ talk 02:46, 26 April 2014 (UTC) No, the actual front page of Wikipedia that the whole world sees when they land on it. It's still on there now, so you can see it live, but in case you don't get this in time I'll send you the screenshot anyway. It's amazing how time flies, isn't it?— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 02:58, 26 April 2014 (UTC) Oh, Wow!!! No, I didn't know!! Atsme☯ talk 03:01, 26 April 2014 (UTC) Yeah, that's the payoff for writing good new content. Amazing, isn't it? Do you know how to check page views in the article history? Wait till the date changes and you'll see your article got thousands of views today.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 03:05, 26 April 2014 (UTC) Sure is a good feeling, Alf. Amazing, and very rewarding. Page views? I don't know how to check page views. That is really awesome beyond words! Is there a link to the Widgets for my user page? --Atsme☯ talk 03:17, 26 April 2014 (UTC) I'm not sure if there's a general link. I use little teensy ones that I copied off someone else's page, you can see them on my user page. Also you can just look at other people's userpages who do DYKs and see what they do. That's probably the best way to find them, but also there might be a category or a list of them somewhere, I just don't know.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 03:24, 26 April 2014 (UTC) DYK for Alligator gar On 20 July 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alligator gar, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that alligator gars (pictured) are "living fossils" that can breathe in both air and water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alligator gar. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. Gatoclass (talk) 05:37, 20 July 2014 (UTC) A kitten for you! Great works!! You have improved a lot....Keep up.... The herald 15:33, 27 July 2014 (UTC) The Herald - how sweet - thank you!! And thank you for being so patient and giving of your time. I'm pretty excited about a couple new projects I'm working on offline, and also trying to improve a very inaccurate "start" article that relies heavily on self-published sources, and original research. Atsme☯^Consult 16:13, 28 July 2014 (UTC) Your GA nomination of American paddlefish The article American paddlefish you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:American paddlefish for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 00:42, 5 September 2014 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Bowfin The article Bowfin you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bowfin for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:43, 29 September 2014 (UTC) DYK for American paddlefish On 7 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article American paddlefish, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the elongated rostrum of the planktivorous American paddlefish (pictured) is used like an antenna to locate swarms of zooplankton? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/American paddlefish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. —HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:02, 7 October 2014 (UTC) Barnstar The Original Barnstar To Atsme, an overdue barnstar for the impressive articles she has written on "primitive" fish. Well done! --Epipelagic (talk) 19:38, 11 October 2014 (UTC) Thank you kindly, User:Epipelagic. Your recognition is much appreciated. Atsme☯^Consult 22:31, 11 October 2014 (UTC) DYK for Bowfin On 19 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bowfin, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that bowfins can survive up to five days' exposure to air because they can breathe both air and water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bowfin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:43, 19 October 2014 (UTC) DYK for Synodus intermedius On 9 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Synodus intermedius, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the eyes of the sand diver (pictured) have an iridescent surface layer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Synodus intermedius. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 November 2014 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Gabor B. Racz The article Gabor B. Racz you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Gabor B. Racz for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:03, 1 December 2014 (UTC) Cwmhiraeth, thank you for your tireless efforts. Atsme☯^Consult 22:06, 1 December 2014 (UTC) FA congratulations Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of American paddlefish to FA status recently. If you would like to see this (or any other FA) appear as "Today's featured article" soon (either on a particular date or on any available date), please nominate it at the requests page. If you'd like to see an FA appear on a particular date in the next year or so, please add it to the "pending" list. In the absence of a request, the article may end up being picked at any time (although with about 1,287 articles waiting their turn at present, there's no telling how long – or short! – the wait might be). If you'd got any TFA-related questions or problems, please let me know. Bencherlite^Talk 10:46, 3 December 2014 (UTC) Thank you, Bencherlite. I believe in the DYK/GA/FA process, admire the reviewers for their diligence, and generosity of their time, and hope I will be able to help bring more quality articles to Wikipedia. Atsme☯^Consult 12:25, 3 December 2014 (UTC) Today's Featured Article: Notification This is to inform you that American paddlefish, which you nominated at WP:FAC, will appear on the Wikipedia Main Page as Today's Featured Article on 24 December 2014. The proposed main page blurb is here; you may amend if necessary. Please check for dead links and other possible faults before the appearance date. Brianboulton (talk) 23:24, 4 December 2014 (UTC) Precious intrinsic beauty of sharing knowledge Thank you, free at last, for quality articles such as American paddlefish and Gabor B. Racz, written with the background of experience and in the spirit that there's "something indescribable, yet intrinsically beautiful about sharing knowledge", - you are an awesome Wikipedian! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:49, 24 December 2014 (UTC) One of the best Christmas gifts ever. Thank you Gerda Arendt. It is such an honor to receive this from you!! Atsme☯^Consult 13:35, 24 December 2014 (UTC) A year ago, you were recipient no. 1072 of Precious, a prize of QAI! Thank you for great wishes, starting early, - I am still on my way and found in a 16th century text (and music) inspiration to go over the mountains, be inspired, support each other, and sing! All the good wishes are open now on my talk, to be shared, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:17, 24 December 2015 (UTC) Two years ago, you were recipient no. 1072 of Precious, a prize of QAI! My Christmas card will appear on my talk later today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:57, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Awww...thank you, Gerda Arendt. Your "Precious" prize generates feelings of warmth, love and peace. You are a very special Wikipedian as its founder and distributor. ^Atsme📞📧 15:00, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Precious three years! Precious Three years! Had to be OTD ;) - card improved but still needs more decoration, look at Puer natus est nobis --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 24 December 2017 (UTC) Gerda Arendt, thank you sweetie pie. I love your "Precious" gems. Just one question - in 2014, you adorned my page with the 3 yr. precious gem. Has time stood still? *lol* ^Atsme📞📧 17:16, 24 December 2017 (UTC) I am perhaps too brief: in 2014 I found you precious, still on this page, but collapsed, therefore I sent the reminder that it was three years ago. It's forever ;) - Did Texas see my green heart? (There will more tomorrow, but a start is made.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:22, 24 December 2017 (UTC) Ohhhh...now I understand. Love it even more. ^Atsme📞📧 17:27, 24 December 2017 (UTC) Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Chain Moray An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Chain moray eel.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust ^The Homunculus 03:32, 6 February 2015 (UTC) Congrats. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 03:00, 7 February 2015 (UTC) Thank you. Atsme☯^Consult 08:36, 10 February 2015 (UTC) Barnstar Awarded! The Barnstar of Integrity In recognition of your COI Ducks essay, which I find to be of value in facing the fact that Wikipedia has a serious ongoing problem. It takes bravery and moral conviction to stand up against the forces of organized COI editing. Thanks for your work. Jusdafax 15:38, 7 April 2015 (UTC) By the way, I see you had the same type of visitor I had today. I've banned him from my talk page, just so you know you aren't the only one. Best wishes, Jusdafax 21:47, 7 April 2015 (UTC) Thank you for the lovely barnstar, Jusdafax. My TP will wear it with pride. Atsme☯^Consult 04:08, 8 April 2015 (UTC) To Atsme Ice Cream Award Atsme, gotta love being propped up to do a favor for others, only to be thrown to the wolves with no one by your side, eh? Welcome to Wikipedia! I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out how to make it up to you, and then i remembered..... ice cream exists. Please have some. You deserve it. petrarchan47tc 23:10, 5 April 2015 (UTC) I'll definitely take it!! Thank you, Petra! Atsme☯^Consult 01:16, 6 April 2015 (UTC) While you're enjoying your ice cream, you might feel to watch this. petrarchan47tc 23:25, 8 April 2015 (UTC) And this. petrarchan47tc 00:12, 9 April 2015 (UTC) Believe it or not, I just sat down with a bowl of ice cream (Chocolate Royale) and fired up the computer and read this, so yes, I thoroughly enjoyed all the treats, thank you! Atsme☯^Consult 02:14, 9 April 2015 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Copyeditor's Barnstar For your work in Nirmala. Looks like you are a bit busy with all. Good day.. -The Herald ^the joy of the LORDmy strength 03:59, 8 April 2015 (UTC) This is lovely, TH. Thank you. It was a fun article to collaborate on with you. Atsme☯^Consult 04:05, 8 April 2015 (UTC) God willin', you will have another collaboration soon. Its a mammoth one. -The Herald ^the joy of the LORDmy strength 04:13, 8 April 2015 (UTC) Shall I hint you? It's the most beautiful building in the world. Check my contribs and help me. -The Herald ^the joy of the LORDmy strength 07:31, 11 April 2015 (UTC) Some bubble tea for you! Drink it and tie your belt to review pending changes..:) -The Herald ^the joy of the LORDmy strength 09:16, 13 April 2015 (UTC) Bubble tea!! Thank you!! Atsme☯^Consult 17:37, 13 April 2015 (UTC) Essay The Barnstar of Diplomacy I really can't claim to be a fan of the essay, but I would like to say that I appreciate the edits made in response to my concerns. I also respect and appreciate that you were willing and able to hear my concerns in the midst of an emotional and confrontational discussion. Formerly 98 ^talk|contribs|COI statement 12:54, 14 April 2015 (UTC) Thank you, Formerly 98. I am flattered and honored by your gesture of kindness. I do hope we can work together in a productive collaboration in the near future. I really do like your style. Atsme☯^Consult 00:23, 15 April 2015 (UTC) A kitten for you! Woke up just now to see Nirmala already a GA!!! Gratitude........ -The Herald ^the joy of the LORDmy strength 02:03, 18 April 2015 (UTC) Almost, but not quite. I'll still gratefully accept the fuzzy little kitty. Atsme☯^Consult 03:28, 18 April 2015 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar You deserve the barnstar and the credit. Forget not to add a userbox in Nirmala's name.... -The Herald ^the joy of the LORDmy strength 11:33, 18 April 2015 (UTC) Dearest Mentor O Mine, I am honored. Thank you. Atsme☯^Consult 15:49, 18 April 2015 (UTC) Great..can you do just another small favor? Check your mail...-The Herald ^the joy of the LORDmy strength A barnstar for you! The Editor's Barnstar GREAT job! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:36, 3 January 2015 (UTC) Thank you, User:7&6=thirteen. Your collaboration was much appreciated. Atsme☯^Consult 01:12, 4 January 2015 (UTC) A cupcake for you! Have a nice day Atsme Govindaharihari (talk) 13:50, 1 August 2015 (UTC) How sweet! Thank you, Govindaharihari. Your cupcake made it a nice day. Atsme^📞📧 14:20, 1 August 2015 (UTC) A beer for you! (It was this or something called "bubble tea"- hope you like beer!) I see WP has regained a bit of its sanity. Welcome back xxxooo petrarchan47คุก 00:07, 14 August 2015 (UTC) A kitten for you! Missing our chats at NPPS!!!! BTW - have not heard back from my PERM request, but helping out at AFC until I do. Stay well Atsme. MaxnaCarta (talk) 05:46, 2 September 2022 (UTC) Awww...sweet kitty!! Thank you for the kind words! And CONGRATULATIONS, MaxnaCarta!! I see that PM granted you the NPP user right today!! Oh, and if you get a chance, see what a bit of research turned up on that one AfD that somehow fell through the cracks and missed the KEEP close with the others. Granted, NEXIST & GEOLAND sometimes requires extra work and critical thinking skills, almost at the level of investigative reporting. Now that you are a full-fledged member of the NPP team, you have access to a huge pool of great talent – you will fit right in. You might also want to stay apprised of the goings on @ Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration Committee/Requests for comment/Article creation at scale. Happy patrolling!! Atsme 💬 📧 17:09, 2 September 2022 (UTC) @Atsme THANK YOU! I have had a few days off because I was preparing a giant feast for Father’s Day. Dry aged steaks, crispy skin chicken, potatoes, carrots, gravy, lemon tart and a cheeseboard. When I put on a spread, i like to go hard or go…out to eat because there is no point unless its extravagant!! Thank you so much for helping me get probably the most important userbit there is (other than adminship i suppose!). I will treat it with great care. Until I develop experience I may stay away from any gray areas. I also warmly welcome you to monitor my performance and let me know if you spot any errors. Cheers :) MaxnaCarta (talk) 09:59, 4 September 2022 (UTC) Crispy skin chicken!! OMG!! 🍽 🍗 If the care you put into preparing your meals is any indication of the care you will put into your work, I have no doubt that you will do an excellent job. It was an honor to have worked with someone of your caliber, MaxnaCarta! Please feel free to join the discussions over at WT:NPP/R. Atsme 💬 📧 20:34, 4 September 2022 (UTC) FAC of Schmerber v. California Hi Atsme, I hope all is well these days! I have nominated an article I wrote, Schmerber v. California, for FA status. In light of your invaluable contributions to United States v. Washington during that article's FA review, I was wondering if you would be willing to take a look at the nomination for Schmerber? Here is a link to the nomination. Thanks in advance for your help! Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 17:23, 6 October 2015 (UTC) (talk page stalker)Along those same lines, you both might want to participate in the discussion of Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/United States v. Washington.Minor4th 17:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC) Hi, Notecardforfree - I will be happy to give it a "look-see". Atsme^📞📧 17:47, 6 October 2015 (UTC) Thanks Atsme, I truly appreciate your help! -- Notecardforfree (talk) 17:52, 6 October 2015 (UTC) Thanks for uploading the pictures A cute pinto foal for you! Thanks for uploading the photos, I added them to the articles (both the I Am Jose ones to his article, and one of him and the arena picture to the TWHNC article. Thanks again! 😊 White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 20:33, 17 November 2015 (UTC) You are very welcome! 😊Atsme^📞📧 17:03, 18 November 2015 (UTC) By the way, you're invited to suggest material for my crazy edits page. 😀White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 21:38, 18 November 2015 (UTC) Some dim sum for you! Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. North America^1000 09:54, 7 April 2016 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Copyeditor's Barnstar For your tireless contributions in bringing Loham to GA status. :-) Charles Turing (talk) 11:35, 3 March 2016 (UTC) Thank you, Charles Turing. It was an interesting project to work on. Atsme^📞📧 17:55, 3 March 2016 (UTC) A kitten for you! Meow! This cat swings all ways, vax and anti-vax, and will accept homeopathy, acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, and milk. And kitten hugs. Drmies (talk) 14:34, 15 March 2016 (UTC) Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur. Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr. *lol* Thanks, Drmies. If that cat ever authors a book about feline acupuncture, I'll do my best to include a section on the motivation and inspiration behind it. In kitty language, CAM/Alt Med can only mean one thing - creature comfort. Cats are pretty amazing creatures, as I'm sure you're well aware. Following is what homeo-pity meant to our 20+ yr. old barn cat who actually knew she was going to die. I say that with conviction because of the events that led up to it, beginning with her rare visit to the house. She stood at my front door meowing until I answered. I didn't know what was wrong with her - she looked fine for her age - so I picked her up, and sat on the porch swing with her in my lap. She responded well to a little love and attention; laid very still purring while I gently rubbed her head. After I went back into the house, she stayed there in the swing. I found her little lifeless body the next morning exactly where I left her. She came to tell me goodbye. Atsme^📞📧 17:04, 15 March 2016 (UTC) A cup of coffee for you! Have a coffee and get ready.... -The Herald (Benison) • ^the joy of the LORDmy strength 16:52, 23 March 2016 (UTC) Yay!! Thank you. Glad you're back, TH. Atsme^📞📧 16:57, 23 March 2016 (UTC) Tipping The Involuntary Recumbency Barnstar For your contributions toward a greater understanding of human–bovine interactions. Thank you for the GA review of Cow tipping. Moo. Brianhe (talk) 14:03, 1 June 2016 (UTC) Well earned, although I personally have to admit that when I saw "involuntary recumbency" in the edit summary I was thinking that it was some sort of euphemism for being sick or in the hospital or something. John Carter (talk) 14:26, 1 June 2016 (UTC) Thank you Brianhe - it's not only a creative barnstar, it's one that is udderly appreciated. It really moooved me. Sooo...along the lines of what John Carter said, when I first saw "involuntary recumbency" I thought someone was going to force me to ride a recumbent. Q: What did the cow say to the cow-tipping rednecks? A: Don't mooove a muscle! ^Atsme📞📧 15:39, 1 June 2016 (UTC) So is that what "don't forget to tip your server" means? --Tryptofish (talk) 16:49, 1 June 2016 (UTC) When you need an engineer instead "Everything I Know About Engineering" Award The highest honor bestowed upon editors who ask scientists a question that only engineers can answer. Choo-choo on that for a while. ^Atsme📞📧 13:38, 8 June 2016 (UTC) Hello Hi Atsme, I saw your post on Anarchyte's talk page and just now discovered your amazing work on Wikipedia. Why have you not yet applied for the Rfa? Xender Lourdes (talk) 00:34, 12 June 2016 (UTC) Thank you for the kind words, Xender Lourdes. I actually self-reverted after I re-read A's user page and realized their userbox correctly displayed their time as an editor, which to me is pretty amazing considering all the accomplishments in such a short period of time. And thank you Xender for your contributions and the excellent work you've been doing. I actually have given some consideration to adminship but I'm not quite ready for it. I occasionally help at DRN when I can - not as much as I should - and from time to time I'll close at ANI, but at this point in time, I very much enjoy working with the Equine Project team, creating articles, reviewing GA/FA candidates, improving/expanding articles for GA/FA promotion as well as helping others prep theirs, and I also enjoy spending time on Commons, providing photographs that are needed for articles, and helping review FP candidates. It's "happy time" for me. Admins have a huge responsibility, and to do the job right requires a great deal of time, patience, and understanding. Perhaps after I achieve most of my goals as a content creator and GA/FA contributor, adminship may be something I'd consider. ^Atsme📞📧 04:26, 12 June 2016 (UTC) Understood :) It was good to have come across you. See you around. Xender Lourdes (talk) 10:16, 12 June 2016 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Working Woman's Barnstar For your thankless efforts at the Faisalabad GA review, and, in general, for all your splendid contributions to Wikipedia. We are blessed to have someone like you here! Sainsf (talk · contribs) 07:45, 20 June 2016 (UTC) Thank you, Sainsf. What a wonderful surprise, and an honor. ^Atsme📞📧 10:47, 20 June 2016 (UTC) What goes around... ...comes around. With the "what" being the fact that I'm going to have that image on my talk page beyond the death of humanity itself, when only the barren expanses of the empty internet remain. But I'll let crazy pig man speak for himself. Colonel Wilhelm Klink (^Complaints|Mistakes) 01:31, 30 August 2016 (UTC) Seriously though, I'm glad you enjoyed my depository of failed amateur comedy user page. Colonel Wilhelm Klink, I don't trust that the internet will be here in recognizable form in the future, so I printed & framed your crazy pig man and hung it on the wall. Our little pot bellied pig gazes upon it dreamily every day. ^Atsme📞📧 15:13, 31 August 2016 (UTC) I hope your pig gets many hours of enjoyment from it (because God knows nobody else will). Now the only thing left to do is invite Kramer over to your house. ("Jerry! It's the pig man!") :) Colonel Wilhelm Klink (^Complaints|Mistakes) 18:11, 31 August 2016 (UTC) POTD notification POTD Hi Betty, Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Chain moray eel.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on September 22, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-09-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:12, 8 September 2017 (UTC) Thank you, Crisco! Great news...I'll check the caption.^Atsme📞📧 11:30, 8 September 2017 (UTC) DYK for Chris Sherwin On 10 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chris Sherwin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that animal behavior scientist Chris Sherwin wrote that insects can experience "negative mental states"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chris Sherwin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chris Sherwin), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 10 November 2017 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar You went above and beyond helping a newcomer to Wikipedia. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:52, 28 April 2017 (UTC) Awwww...thank you, Magnolia677. ^Atsme📞📧 19:16, 28 April 2017 (UTC) Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Longnose batfish.jpg An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Longnose batfish.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust ^The Homunculus 20:29, 21 June 2017 (UTC) Congrats! It's an excellent likeness of me! --Tryptofish (talk) 21:39, 21 June 2017 (UTC) I uploaded that image in your honor, Tryp!! ^Atsme📞📧 00:32, 22 June 2017 (UTC) If I say so myself, the red lipstick looks very fetching on me. --Tryptofish (talk) 00:36, 22 June 2017 (UTC) And it doesn't leave a trace. Kiss away!! 👄💋^Atsme📞📧 01:04, 22 June 2017 (UTC) Nice to see it made it. • • • Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 18:24, 23 June 2017 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar for your engagement on the NPP and ACTRIAL issues whether or not your opinions concur with mine. At least you now have the eyes and ears of the WMF. Thank you :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:58, 25 June 2017 (UTC) Thank you Kudpung, but it is you I applaud for your leadership and steadfastness in this worthy endeavor. I believe we are of the same opinion regarding the essential elements; however, as an ideaologist ^who makes-up words I'm not above throwing stuff against the wall to see what sticks, especially when there's a stalemate. It is long past due for the project to have safeguards in place to assure sustainability and integrity of the encyclopedia. ^Atsme📞📧 16:41, 25 June 2017 (UTC) Thank you for the kind words:) If you have not already done so, you might like to follow the other pages this issue spreadaccross, namely WP:KNPP & talk, WT:NPPAFC, andWikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Analysis and proposal. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:39, 26 June 2017 (UTC) Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/spotted trunkfish An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Spotted Trunkfish.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust ^The Homunculus 13:05, 2 July 2017 (UTC) Congrats again, and having looked at the FPC page, I actually have a question that reflects my limited knowledge of photography: what does "high EV" mean? --Tryptofish (talk) 21:32, 2 July 2017 (UTC) Thank you, Tryptofish - EV = Encyclopedic Value...it's a requirement for WP:FP candidates, but not for Commons FP candidates. They judge differently. ^Atsme📞📧 21:37, 2 July 2017 (UTC) Oh, of course, and nothing to do with camera settings! If I weren't a fish already, I'd self-whale! --Tryptofish (talk) 21:41, 2 July 2017 (UTC) And Tryp, I had the perfect template made for that, too -  Self-whale... for when a trout just isn't enough, as you already know, but reminders don't hurt considering the antsy trigger fingers of template deletionists which make the saying "use it or lose it" encyclopedic. I was hoping that my template creator would add the words "...when a trout just isn't enough." to the self-whale template^I figured it out, now done!20:24, 5 August 2017 (UTC) but I was happy and appreciative for the template he created. I will add that he did make the perfect template for Just curious... which included the emoji & dots... ^Atsme📞📧 22:35, 2 July 2017 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Special Barnstar To Atsme, for your tireless and patient mentoring of me on the article Charmayne James in order to bring it to good article status. My first good article attempt. And also for your outstanding editing skills. There aren't enough words. Thank you! Awwww...how sweet of you Dawnleelynn. It truly was my pleasure. ^Atsme📞📧 22:49, 8 July 2017 (UTC) The Half Barnstar The Half Barnstar For cooperating so well with MrX on the article and talk page for Trump campaign–Russian meeting and for taking it with a good balance of grace and productivity, I award you the Right Half of the Barnstar! DARTHBOTTO talk•cont 20:53, 22 July 2017 (UTC) 😂 My first!! Priceless...thank you, DarthBotto. You get the other half + a whole one!! ^Atsme📞📧 21:11, 22 July 2017 (UTC) Blessings Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).قبل أسبوع ويوم الحسين عليه السلام عليكم ورحمة اللة الرحمن الرحيم السلام عليكم ورحمة اللة الرحمن الرحيم السلام عليكم ورحمة 🤔😆😇😘😇🤗😍😎😋😋😋😊😊😊😊😚🤗😘😇🎩📿💎💄💄📿📿📿👑👚👟👙🎒🎒🛍🛍👝👝👜👜👜❣❣💟💞💥💣💝👏👣👃👂✍✍✍🖎💅👐👀💪👪💏💏👬👈👊✊🖐🤘🙇👥👥👤🗣🙏🙏129.45.69.222 (talk) 12:18, 14 November 2017 (UTC) (talk page stalker)Google translate gives "A week ago and the day of al - Hussein peace and mercy be upon you". Galobtter (talk) 12:34, 14 November 2017 (UTC) Galobtter Thank you for the translation. ^Atsme📞📧 20:39, 14 November 2017 (UTC) A barnstar for you Home-Made Barnstar "The Home-Made Barnstar is awarded to people who do a lot of work in difficult areas and do it well." Factchecker_atyourservice 18:10, 27 April 2018 (UTC) Three little birds Pitch by my doorstep Singing sweet songs Of melodies pure and true Saying, this is my message to you Keep it up and keep citing great sources, Atsme. It's going to be alright. Factchecker_atyourservice 18:10, 27 April 2018 (UTC) A beer for you! Have a cold one--on me! :-)))) – Lionel^(talk) 03:37, 23 May 2018 (UTC) Thx, Lionelt - I'll probably need a chaser 🍸🍾 to go with it before this mess is over. Maybe they'd like me better if I stopped being civil and respectful toward others and act more like a POV pusher who has outbursts of cursing and engages in TE. 😳 It's just that my fingers freeze up when I even think about typing the F-💣 😂 ^Atsme📞📧 18:25, 23 May 2018 (UTC) Fuck fuck fuck. It's not that hard. ―Mandruss ☎ 07:39, 24 May 2018 (UTC) Ohhhhhh....my eye, my eye!!! Where the heck is that chaser...oh, and Mandruss...please refer to the top of this page for the proper English usage of the F-word. Our PBS colleagues worked hard on that well-received presentation. ^Atsme📞📧 15:00, 24 May 2018 (UTC) Some kale for you! Hello! Tryptofish has given you some delicious kale to go along with whatever else you have! You see, these things promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else some delicious kale! Enjoy! --Tryptofish (talk) 18:25, 27 June 2018 (UTC) Karma needs help sometimes... Karma needs help sometimes... Smudge away the negativity and maybe karma will visit more expediently. Worth a try, right?! -- ψλ ● ✉ ✓ 22:35, 11 August 2018 (UTC) Just cuz... Ole Thunderbritches has bought you a pint! Sharing a pint is a great way to bond with other editors after a day of hard work. Spread the WikiLove by buying someone else a pint, whether it be someone with whom you have collaborated or had disagreements. Cheers! Spread the good cheer and camaraderie by adding {{subst:WikiPint}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Message received at 15:47, 17 August 2018 (UTC) ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 15:47, 17 August 2018 (UTC) Extremely rare award I hereby award you the rarest of rare barnstars! Given only to American Flag lovin All-Americans!--MONGO 18:13, 14 June 2018 (UTC) Dang, she's a beauty! PackMecEng (talk) 18:16, 14 June 2018 (UTC) Yeah, but with a big nose! --Tryptofish (talk) 18:17, 14 June 2018 (UTC) Tryp, I've heard that's far more desirable than small hands. ^Atsme📞📧 18:58, 14 June 2018 (UTC) Like --Tryptofish (talk) 19:36, 14 June 2018 (UTC) Oh my!! I'm speechless, MONGO. Anybody know a good ghostwriter I can contract to write a speech for me? I'm too emotional to write it myself right now but I can dictate the parts I want expressed in my own words. Oh, and I prefer someone who won't turn on me 20 years from now. 🤣 God save the flag-wearing eagle!! 🤠 ^Atsme📞📧 18:29, 14 June 2018 (UTC) Just don't let the wackos drag you too deep into their cesspool of idiocy. If their system of government actually worked, the cities/municipalities and states where they are in charge would not all look like either a war zone or a poorly maintained boy scout jamboree tent city.MONGO 15:34, 15 June 2018 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Trump Barnstar Is hereby awarded for hugely contributing to articles relating to Donald Trump and his presidency. WikiProject Conservatism is a fun and friendly place for winners who enjoy making Wikipedia great again. – Lionel^(talk) 09:54, 15 June 2018 (UTC) Well deserved, Atsme. You've been a cool head and someone who is able to inject some good humor into moments where things could, or are ready to, blow apart with tempers and impatience on either side of a discussion at some highly charged talk pages, not just at the Donald Trump article. Thanks for recognizing her, Lionelt . -- ψλ ● ✉ ✓ 13:31, 15 June 2018 (UTC) Thank you so much, my WP friends. I am flattered, very appreciative of the kind words, and equally appreciative of your efforts in deflecting potential disruption by putting collegiality first when editing highly controversial political articles. I often visit the “Thought Grenades” at the top of my user page - it helps keep things in perspective. The world is experiencing a Trumpadigm shift, much of which has been a culture shock to the establishment, a wake-up call on a world-wide scale, and a welcome reversal to those who opposed the open border/global direction proposed by establishment elites who mistakenly believe they know what’s best for everyone, including how best to spend other people’s money. The compilation of Davy Crockett memos by Edward Ellis speaks volumes, as does this very telling email. Happy editing!!! ^Atsme📞📧 15:54, 15 June 2018 (UTC) A Chick-Fil-A sammie for you! Hello! Lionelt has given you a delicious Chick-Fil-A sammie for finding the Newsweek article at Presidency of Donald Trump. You see, these things promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a delicious Chick-Fil-A sammie! Enjoy! – Lionel^(talk) 06:36, 27 June 2018 (UTC) Yummy!! Breakfast!!! Thank you, Lionel. ^Atsme📞📧 10:08, 27 June 2018 (UTC) A pie for you! A neighborly nod, country-style. I've missed seeing you around and reading your viewpoints. -- ψλ ● ✉ ✓ 15:12, 29 July 2018 (UTC) Thank you, Wink - ^Atsme📞📧 15:36, 29 July 2018 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Editor's Barnstar For all of your help in getting Willa Brown to GA status - I couldn't have done it without your assistance. creffett (talk) 12:35, 14 April 2020 (UTC) Awww...you are such a sweetie! Thank you for the kind words but you did quite a bit of it without me. Either way, it was a pleasure to collaborate with you Creffett - it makes me happy to see you walk away smiling over a job well done. 💃💃💃 ^Atsme Talk 📧 13:31, 14 April 2020 (UTC) DYK for Willa Brown On 28 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Willa Brown, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Willa Brown's efforts to train African-American pilots in the United States led to the creation of the Tuskegee Airmen? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Willa Brown. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Willa Brown), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. — Maile (talk) 00:01, 28 April 2020 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Barnstar of Diligence Heartfelt thanks to a remarkable editor for her work to improve our encyclopedia. Your edits to Jimbo's page will make a difference - and if they don't it's not because you didn't try or that your effort was less than heroic. Those of us that cannot afford to pay for our sources should not be barred from being responsible, productive editors! Gandydancer (talk) 16:34, 4 May 2020 (UTC) Awww, Gandy - a tear squeezed out as I read your kind words. I am honored by your presence here and deeply moved. Thank you so much...from my ❤️ ~ ^Atsme Talk 📧 16:47, 4 May 2020 (UTC) A kitten for you! I hope it will cheer you up. — Ched (talk) 19:23, 22 November 2019 (UTC) You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. - Marcus Aurelius Cheer up girl! Feast your blue eyes on these rather than transcriptions of past incidents. You were never going to win against the system in battle anyhow, that is how it has been designed. Should you decide to drop in from time to time, come and help us rag-tag reprobates to wage guerrilla warfare on the dog-related articles. A much more limited scale than you are use to, but with simpler, more achievable objectives. Plus, I even thought that I saw the first stirrings of a pack beginning to form.........William Harristalk 10:48, 27 November 2019 (UTC) William Harris - awww...how sweet and uplifting. Just a quick note: our project is part of the kitchen I’m allowed in. ^Atsme Talk 📧 11:44, 27 November 2019 (UTC) You better believe it, else there could be some serious biting! Take care. William Harristalk 11:53, 27 November 2019 (UTC) I echo William’s sentiments and look forward to continuing our work at the dog project. Cavalryman (talk) 12:11, 27 November 2019 (UTC). Awww, thank you Cavalryman! I am delighted to be a member of such an excellent project; one that is populated by a wonderful collaborative team of editors. I feel inspired to get back to work, doing whatever I can to help organize our project pages, and maybe even help get a few more dog articles promoted to GA...or even FA. The vast improvements our team has made are a bright light at the end of a dark tunnel that I no longer wish to travel. Happy editing!! ^Atsme Talk 📧 13:50, 27 November 2019 (UTC) There comes a time when an interest in Wikipedia can become an obsession if we are not careful. Then it is only a matter of time before we find ourselves on the wrong side of "the system" - which is really not a system because little thought has been given to its design - and we then undergo that "dark night of the soul" questioning why we are even here. I have seen far too many dedicated and talented editors leave because of this. Sometimes all we need is a few people to show support, and a rethink about our focus here - what we are going to get involved in and what we are not. I have my focus. Cavalry man probably has his. Hopefully, soon you will find yours. Then you can remove that ridiculous SEMI-RETIRED nonsense from the top of this page and start getting on with it!! William Harristalk 20:47, 27 November 2019 (UTC) 👍🏻 ^Atsme Talk 📧 20:57, 28 November 2019 (UTC) DYK for Disappearing World (TV series) On 6 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Disappearing World (TV series), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one of the producers of the television series Disappearing World acknowledged that the episodes "more often reflect a changing world than a disappearing one"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Disappearing World (TV series). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Disappearing World (TV series)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. Vanamonde (talk) 12:02, 6 December 2018 (UTC) Thanks, Atsme, for improving this and helping get it to DYK! Rigadoun (talk) 17:10, 6 December 2018 (UTC) You're welcome Rigadoun - as a retired producer of nature programming for PBS, I know how difficult it is to find RS for verification and accuracy. Every now and then I get lucky with my research; there's no other way to do it except to throw stuff into the Google search bar and various archives to see what sticks. ^Atsme✍🏻📧 18:37, 6 December 2018 (UTC) DYK for Jerry Frankel On 23 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jerry Frankel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Broadway producer Jerry Frankel sometimes named racehorses after his shows, their songs and actors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jerry Frankel. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jerry Frankel), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. Alex Shih (talk) 12:02, 23 December 2018 (UTC) Greetings from Wales The daffodil is the national flower worn on St David's Day (1 March) in Wales. The daffodil may be known as Welsh: cenhinen Bedr (Saint Peter's leek) I know I'm a week too early, but I hope to put some cheer on your talk. For what it's worth, I always enjoy your humour. Don't let the B*s*a*d* grind you down! All the best! Gareth Griffith-Jones (contribs) (talk) 20:26, 22 February 2019 (UTC) ❤ to my special new friend. ^Atsme Talk 📧 21:13, 22 February 2019 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Staffordshire Bull Terrier The article Staffordshire Bull Terrier you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Staffordshire Bull Terrier for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 15:01, 24 September 2019 (UTC) Thank you, FunkMonk. It was one endeavor we won't soon forget. Your patience, understanding and the fine work you did as a reviewer is much appreciated. I hope all who participated will proudly share the GA achievement on their UTP. ^Atsme Talk 📧 15:30, 24 September 2019 (UTC) Welcome, I look forward to working with you again under less heated circumstances! FunkMonk (talk) 14:05, 25 September 2019 (UTC) I'll be sure to time my future GA noms for Fall and Winter. 😁 ^Atsme Talk 📧 14:28, 25 September 2019 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Barnstar of Diligence Heartfelt thanks to a remarkable editor for her work to improve our encyclopedia. Your edits to Jimbo's page will make a difference - and if they don't it's not because you didn't try or that your effort was less than heroic. Those of us that cannot afford to pay for our sources should not be barred from being responsible, productive editors! Gandydancer (talk) 16:34, 4 May 2020 (UTC) Awww, Gandy - a tear squeezed out as I read your kind words. I am honored by your presence here and deeply moved. Thank you so much...from my ❤️ ~ ^Atsme Talk 📧 16:47, 4 May 2020 (UTC) A Barnstar for you The Working Woman's Barnstar I’m very sorry to see the harassment you have faced. Stay strong Atsme! GenQuest ^"Talk to Me" 19:46, 9 July 2020 (UTC) Thank you, GenQuest - you lifted my spirits. ^Atsme Talk 📧 21:49, 9 July 2020 (UTC) Like. It all seems to escalate quickly huh? PackMecEng (talk) 23:14, 9 July 2020 (UTC) Uh huh - SpaceX!! ^Atsme Talk 📧 00:28, 10 July 2020 (UTC) A cup of tea for you! Time to grab a cup of tea and relax. MONGO (talk) 23:55, 9 July 2020 (UTC) Sounds wonderful, thank you, MONGO!! I feel so guilty - bad, bad, bad - for indulging in a bowl of Tiramisu ice cream with whipped cream and a jigger of Cherry Cordial brandy poured over the top. OMG!!! It was sooooo good. Tomorrow I must run up and down 3 flights of stairs 50 times. A piece of cake compared to what I've endured over the past few days. ^Atsme Talk 📧 00:21, 10 July 2020 (UTC) I have to avoid carbs and sugars as much as possible but least I have no restrictions on meat for the most part and I like meat, as one might expect.--MONGO (talk) 00:23, 10 July 2020 (UTC) Atsme, TGIF, I try to take a break every so often and unwatch some pages as they pop up on my watchlist, but sometimes the infuriation gets the best of me, and as I'm sure you know, being accused of something you're not is not a good feeling. And the human body is interesting, I remember being "ordered" by my doctor to drink a chocolate milkshake a day. Those were the days, back when things were simpler (and doctors didn't care about things too much). Sir Joseph ^(talk) 20:46, 10 July 2020 (UTC) After a certain admin made an ill willed caution against me yesterday, I thought seriously about a long break. I really loathe it when folks lack a sense of humor or single one person out of a crowd and ignore far worse accusations and heated commentary that is in the same thread. But, I know that even admins are human and have flaws as we all do. Everyone should avoid deep entanglements here and state their arguments succinctly and backed with plenty of reliable sources. Knowing to walk away when faced with quasi schizophrenic, hypersensitive brick walls is the best thing to do.--MONGO (talk) 21:04, 10 July 2020 (UTC) MONGO, that sounds like a wise approach. Atsme, glad today is proving calmer than yesterday (though not to jinx it!). El_C 21:07, 10 July 2020 (UTC) I really loathe it when folks lack a sense of humor or single one person out of a crowd and ignore far worse accusations and heated commentary that is in the same thread. Me too. Levivich ^[dubious – discuss] 21:14, 10 July 2020 (UTC) This place is sometimes a terrible place with terrible admins. I was blocked once due to VM taking me to AE, and I was going to just be warned, but one admin didn't like that I didn't think I did anything wrong (which many admins felt there was grey area) so he decided to make it a block. Other admins argued that it was wrong, it was punitive, etc. Speaking of VM and BLP and AE, he once took me to AE for saying a politician lied, surprisingly I didn't get sanctioned for that, even if it was on a Trump page. User_talk:Sir_Joseph/Archive_8#Inappropriate_comments, and I didn't even remember but the first link was to a "warning" from MastCell regarding "shithole" countries and of course civil language that is only policed when you disagree with it User_talk:Sir_Joseph/Archive_8. On the flip side it's pretty amazing how many times certain people show up at AE and yet don't get blocked. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 22:32, 10 July 2020 (UTC) A barnstar for you! The Civility Barnstar I want to present to you this barnstar, you are inspiring to a new(ish) editor, Seeing you handle the situations you did while keeping your cool and dealing with certain wiki editors who obviously trying to break your spirit, its the very least I can do. Keep up the good work, dont let them get you down! Eruditess (talk) 20:36, 10 July 2020 (UTC) Thank you, Eruditess. I hope your time on Wikipedia is enjoyable, and productive. If you have any questions about editing, don't hesitate to ask. Have a wonderful weekend!! ^Atsme Talk 📧 00:28, 11 July 2020 (UTC) Atsme, you're most definitely welcome! It seems like there is a nice welcoming community after all on Wiki, just took a little while to find them. I do have a couple of follow up questions, as that TPUSA RFC was the first I had ever participated in as well as BLP noticeboard discussion. The experience was quite enlightening for a semi new editor. I tried to keep up with the BLP noticeboard activity but it hit the top of the queue and disappeared, I wasnt sure what happened with that, was there an arbitration ruling over it or is it just gone now? Also as far as the RFC there hasnt really been any new comments on it, and the consensus wasn't super clear on a direct verdict for the section in question (although there seemed to be unanimous agreement to trim it down a bit at the very least). What is the protocol now to resolve the edits on that particular section? Once again thank you for your time, its very much appreciated.Eruditess (talk) 7:39 pm, 16 July 2020, Thursday (19 days ago) (UTC−4) (reply) Hi, Eruditess! I read you loud and clear about the welcoming but I must say that you'll find many more welcoming editors away from the controversial topic areas like AP2. See the AE 2019 AP2 log for some insight. There is also Wikipedia:Arbitration enforcement log where you can find a list of the various topics subject to DS. Regarding the TPUSA BLP/N, RfCs and surveys, it doesn't surprise me when WP:PAGs are ignored - sometimes WP can appear to represent a microcosm of the anarchy we see in the RW. We also have WP:IAR, although I doubt that it was created with anarchy in mind, but that's debatable. I don't think it should apply to NPOV or consensus, but I'm only one voice. An admin should never use their tools or status if they are involved in a content dispute - I don't see how the two can be separated - and it does happen occasionally which tends to magnify the double standards. If it's a case where no incivility is involved and the editor still gets blocked, there are excuses for that, too, with the most popular being WP:CPUSH; however, I believe it aligns more with WP:POV railroad, intentional or otherwise - the behavioral patterns are obvious. Based on my own experiences, the prevailing perspective is whatever aligns with the Systemic bias in Wikipedia, especially in the AP2 topic area during a presidential election year. Few admins want to get involved in politics anyway, and who can blame them? It is highly divisive, so it's not hard to guess which POV has the most aggressive POV warriors, most of which are not hesitant to bully their way in. Look at what just happened over at the New York Times, something to which I can relate based on the bullying right here on my UTP and elsewhere, such as this question, this warning, the discussion that devolved here, which I attempted to clarify here and am now borderline regretting it, and this one. When you get a little time, you might consider reading the May Signpost op-ed, and also read How Woke Are We? with its included links. The best advice I can give you at this point is WP:DGAF and you'll be just fine. ^Atsme Talk 📧 18:19, 17 July 2020 (UTC) The Photographer's Barnstar The Photographer's Barnstar We may not always agree, but I want you to know that you are appreciated in many ways, not the least for your amazing photos. Keep up the good work! -- Valjean (talk) 00:53, 5 August 2020 (UTC) Awwww...how sweet of you!!! Thank you, Valjean! ^Atsme Talk 📧 00:57, 5 August 2020 (UTC) A treat from Wales Welsh cakes (Welsh: Pice ar y maen) here's the recipe Gareth Griffith-Jones (contribs) (talk) 15:43, 30 January 2021 (UTC) Oh my!! I must confess...the only time I ever rolled out dough was at the casino!! But just looking at those cakes makes me hungry for the warm, buttery taste! Yummy! Atsme 💬 📧 08:53, 31 January 2021 (UTC) No worries.... next time you're in Tesco, just pick up a pack for me too?! Martinevans123 (talk) 15:06, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Holidays and special occasions

Holiday greetings beginning with 2015 to present - I treasure them all.
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Happy Thanksgiving! A Thanksgiving turkey for you! Happy Thanksgiving! White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 16:22, 25 November 2015 (UTC) How sweet!! Thank you!! I intend to make it the happiest Thanksgiving ever!! I say that every year and because of my spotty memory, each one is the happiest!!! Atsme^📞📧 16:43, 25 November 2015 (UTC) Hope it was happy, now that it's mostly over!😃 White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 02:53, 27 November 2015 (UTC) Happy Holidays! Ozzie10aaaa (talk) has given you a Christmas tree! Christmas trees promote WikiLove and are a great way to spread holiday cheer. Merry Christmas! Spread the WikiLove by adding {{subst:User:The Utahraptor/Christmas tree}} to any editor's talk page with a friendly message. --Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 15:16, 10 December 2015 (UTC) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Santa Claus and horses Merry Christmas and happy new year!🎄🎁🎉 White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 23:01, 14 December 2015 (UTC) happy holidays to you as well Season's Greetings File:Xmas Ornament.jpg To You and Yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 11:00, 20 December 2015 (UTC) Thank you, Bzuk, and the same to you!! Atsme^📞📧 19:28, 20 December 2015 (UTC) Season's Greetings! Hello Atsme: Enjoy the holiday season and upcoming winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America^1000 18:47, 20 December 2015 (UTC) Use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message Beautiful!! Thank you, Northamerica1000 --Atsme^📞📧 19:28, 20 December 2015 (UTC) Merry Christmas Merry Christmas!! Hello, I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!    –Davey2010 ^Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 16:12, 21 December 2015 (UTC) Best wishes for the holidays... II you Season's Greetings Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Hafspajen (talk) 11:53, 23 December 2015 (UTC) Beautiful - thank you, Hafspajen. Greetings Season's greetings and all the best in the upcoming New Year! Brandmeister^talk 15:31, 23 December 2015 (UTC) Wow - animated, too. Love it!! Thank you, Brandmeister. Merry Christmas Merry Christmas! I've been hearing from the elves that you've been a little worried about how Santa's list is looking for you. They say he's almost done with his second check, and so far it looks like you've hardly been naughty at all! Thanks for the work you do and the help and nice words that you have shared with me. You have brought joy into my work here. I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year Gandydancer (talk) 17:52, 23 December 2015 (UTC) My thanks to you... ...for your card. I hope that you and yours have had, and will have, a good holiday, and a happy and productive New Year. BMK (talk) 20:38, 23 December 2015 (UTC) Wonderful holidays Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! --Tremonist (talk) 15:22, 23 December 2015 (UTC) Awwww...how sweet, Tremonist. Thank you!!! Atsme^📞📧 15:35, 23 December 2015 (UTC) Merry Christmas Atsme! Popish Plot (talk) 20:34, 23 December 2015 (UTC) Back at ya, Popish - on your TP. Atsme^📞📧 20:56, 23 December 2015 (UTC) Season's Greetings Wishing you a Charlie Brown Charlie Russell Christmas! 🎄 Best wishes for your Christmas Is all you get from me 'Cause I ain't no Santa Claus Don't own no Christmas tree. But if wishes was health and money I'd fill your buck-skin poke Your doctor would go hungry An' you never would be broke." —C.M. Russell, Christmas greeting 1914. Montanabw^(talk) Thank you, Montanabw. I imagine it's snowing where you are right now, so snuggle up by the fireplace and stay warm. I hear a fire in the fireplace is ok on Christmas Eve because Santa has an alternate route. 🎁 Atsme^📞📧 20:37, 24 December 2015 (UTC) Season's Greetings Season's Greetings A very happy holidays to you! --Godot13 (talk) 06:03, 25 December 2015 (UTC) Best wishes for 2016 . . . Atsme, may you continue to make Wikipedia a better place in the New Year. Cheers. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 04:42, 31 December 2015 (UTC) Auld Lang Syne brings back so many memories. 🎼 🎤 Thank you, Dirtlawyer1. I am ready for the countdown. 💃🍸🎉 Atsme^📞📧 15:08, 31 December 2015 (UTC) Happy New Year, Atsme! Happy New Year! Atsme, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. –Davey2010 ^Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 10:35, 1 January 2016 (UTC) Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages. Thank you, Davey2010!! It was certainly happy last night!! Wishing you a happy and productive 2016!! Atsme^📞📧 16:00, 1 January 2016 (UTC) You're welcome :), Haha same here!, By Monday It'll all be back to normal & everyone will be miserable again , Thanks and I wish you a very Happy New Year too :) .... again! . –Davey2010 ^Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 22:10, 1 January 2016 (UTC) Yo Ho Ho ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec15c}} to your friends' talk pages. 2016 year of the reader and peace 2016 peace bell Thank you for your wishes, returned with my review, and the peace bell by Yunshui! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:33, 31 December 2015 (UTC) So sweet! Thank you, Gerda Arendt. You are such a special Wikipedian. Atsme^📞📧 15:09, 31 December 2015 (UTC) Thank you! - Click on bell for the sound ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:09, 2 January 2016 (UTC) Oh, wow! Beautiful sound. It resonates! Thanks, Gerda. Atsme^📞📧 14:33, 2 January 2016 (UTC) Happy Easter! Happy Easter To celebrate Easter and the beginning of spring, here's a cute Easter bunny for you! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh Awww, how cute...thank you, White Arabian Filly and HAPPY EASTER to you, too!! Atsme^📞📧 15:41, 26 March 2016 (UTC) Happy Easter! Happy Easter Happy Easter! And have a great day! Horsegeek^(talk) 17:15, 27 March 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Thank you, Horsegeek! I love bunnies that lay eggs!! Hope they're full of chocolate inside. ^Atsme📞📧 17:18, 27 March 2016 (UTC) Of course Atsme! 😋🍫 Horsegeek^(talk) 17:21, 27 March 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Happy Fourth of July! Happy Fourth of July! Here's hoping you have a great Fourth of July! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh I'm wearing ear plugs and body armor. Times have changed!! *lol* Thank you for the well-wishes, White Arabian Filly!! Happy 4th Happy 4th! Hope your 4th is red white and blue! (With other colors too) Horsegeek^(talk) 22:11, 3 July 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Thank you, Horsegeek - I'm enjoying the fireworks displays all around me while being thankful for the rains we just had, especially considering the expanse of my coastal hay fields - the same fields we haven't been able to cut because of all the rain. ^Atsme📞📧 02:50, 4 July 2016 (UTC) Halloween cheer! Happy Halloween! Hello Atsme: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!     – North America^1000 23:55, 31 October 2016 (UTC) Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message. Thank you, Northamerica1000. I look forward to your cheers on holidays/occasions. They remind me what day it is!! ^Atsme📞📧 01:14, 1 November 2016 (UTC) Well, Halloween is already over on UTC time, but glad to provide the reminder! North America^1000 01:42, 1 November 2016 (UTC) Halloween cheer! Happy Halloween! Hello Atsme: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!     – –Davey2010^Talk 12:29, 1 November 2016 (UTC) Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message. Sorry I was meant to have sent this last night, Late's better than never :P, Anyway a Happy Halloween :), –Davey2010^Talk 12:30, 1 November 2016 (UTC) I'm still wearing my Halloween costume so you're right - it's never too late!! Thank you for the cheers, Davey2010 ^Atsme📞📧 17:58, 1 November 2016 (UTC) Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of good food and family! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh Ohhhh...how sweet!! Thank you, White Arabian Filly. I'm feeling a little homesick for our American traditions and above all missing my family, but it's hard to resist the beautiful sunrises and sunsets of this island. Wishing you & yours a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! ^Atsme📞📧 23:38, 23 November 2016 (UTC) Island? That sounds interesting and exotic. I'm jealous! --Tryptofish (talk) 00:44, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Tryptofish, spreek je Nederlands? Dat doen we op Bonaire alsmede Papiamentu, en een Spaanse, en Engels. ^Atsme📞📧 02:43, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Mais non. Je parle Anglais très mal, bien sur, aussi un peu de Français. Je suis encore jaloux. Papiamentu? Formidable! --Tryptofish (talk) 22:42, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Tryptofish I think your English is great, and I'm impressed with your French. I'd be happy to give you a personal tour of the island as my honored guest if that will lift your spirits. As for Papiamentu, I can throw out a few sentences....Un buricu no ta un bestia bunita, ma tampoco un bestia mahos. And in closing, I can say without reservation, "Mi ta hari henter dia." ^Atsme📞📧 23:32, 24 November 2016 (UTC) LOL! Don't hear Dutch spoken very often. (That is Dutch, right?) Horsegeek^(talk) 04:45, 24 November 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Yes it is - the perfect Google translate Dutch. ^Atsme📞📧 13:31, 24 November 2016 (UTC) So I'm not the only Wikipedia editor who can't speak multiple languages?! 😊White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 15:45, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Totally not! I can speak Cantonese, and a bit of Vietnamese. Mostly on the understanding side though. So not perfect! Horsegeek^(talk) 18:06, 24 November 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Impressive!! ^Atsme📞📧 23:32, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Gobble Gobble "Gobble. The gobble is a loud, rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys. The gobble is one of the principal vocalizations of the male wild turkey and is used primarily in the spring to let hens know he is in the area." Happy Thanksgiving! Let's just say you've been gobbled. Horsegeek^(talk) 18:04, 24 November 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Horsegeek, if I've been gobbled, it's probably because my wattle confused ole Tom. Hoping you had an amazing turkey day!! 😂 ^Atsme📞📧 23:06, 24 November 2016 (UTC) I hope you had a good one too! Though honestly, I had more ham than turkey Horsegeek^(talk) 04:02, 25 November 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Happy Holiday! Merry Cristmas everybody!!! "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10-11 (King James Version) Ozzie10aaaa (talk)is wishing you a Merry Christmas. This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove. Spread the cheer by adding {{Subst:Xmas4}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Atsme, Happy Holiday/New Year!--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 11:42, 7 December 2016 (UTC) Hi, Ozzie10aaaa - thank you so much for the beautiful wishes! I will reciprocate in kind by wishing you and yours a joyous and merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as we near the close of 2016. I pray we'll be around to celebrate many more!! ^Atsme📞📧 16:57, 10 December 2016 (UTC) Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas Hoping you stay warm and have lots of good times and good food this holiday season! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Merry Christmas! Have a safe Christmas! Horsegeek^(talk) 17:17, 16 December 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Season's Greetings Hello Atsme: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America^1000 15:30, 18 December 2016 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message Thank you, Northamerica1000. Your greeting is as close as I'll be getting to snow this holiday season. It's a nice time of the year, at any rate. Hope you and yours have a happy 2017! North America^1000 16:38, 18 December 2016 (UTC) Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Atsme!! Hi Atsme, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!    –Davey2010 ^Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 01:41, 22 December 2016 (UTC) Holiday card Wishing you a Charlie Russell Christmas, Atsme! "Here's hoping that the worst end of your trail is behind you That Dad Time be your friend from here to the end And sickness nor sorrow don't find you." —C.M. Russell, Christmas greeting 1926. Montanabw^(talk) 23 December 2016 (UTC) Thank you, Montanabw, I'm looking forward to seeing some really kewl racetrack pictures!! ^Atsme📞📧 23:34, 23 December 2016 (UTC) Muhammad Ali Hi Atsme, could I get some feedback or assistance from you on how to convert Muhammad Ali into a GA article? Please note that there are some regulars who have been contributing to this article, and if you decide to get involved personally, it might help if you comment on the talk page of this article. Thank you. Soham321 (talk) 00:06, 24 December 2016 (UTC) and a very merry christmas and happy new year to you. Soham321 (talk) 00:15, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Hi Soham321, I'm happy to help. Will give it a look tomorrow. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, too!! May your holidays be filled with many blessings! ^Atsme📞📧 02:02, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Merry Christmas 2016 Merry Cristmas everybody!!! "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10-11 (King James Version) Tito Dutta (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas. This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove. Spread the cheer by adding {{Subst:Xmas4}} to their talk page with a friendly message. --Tito Dutta (talk) 15:51, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Happy Holidays Hello Atsme: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Samsara 15:54, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message I know this is terribly lazy, but there is so much else to do! A good one to you and yours! Samsara 15:54, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Yet another Merry Rexxmas --RexxS (talk) 16:12, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Oi!, Marine Boy, me ol' china ... Martinevans123 ^(Santa's Drop-in Centre) ... sends you ... ... warmest seasonal wishes for ... Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Hoping that Christmas may bless you with peace, love and understanding... and wishing that you may find your true star... !! Season's Greetings Hello Atsme: 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, Doug Weller talk 16:56, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message Season's greetings Hi Atsme, many thanks for the card, and a very Merry Christmas to you too. Best, SarahSV ^(talk) 17:02, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Yo Ho Ho ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec16a}} to your friends' talk pages. Merry, merry! From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 19:51, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Seasons Greetings! Hello Atsme: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, -- Dane ^talk 08:27, 25 December 2016 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message Holiday Greetings! Atsme Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Thank you for helping make Wikipedia a better place. Blessings. May we all have peace in the coming year. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:08, 26 December 2016 (UTC) Belated Holiday Greetings Merry... uh, well, I guess Christmas! My apologies for not reaching you sooner; I've been on a three week break for some reason. Hence, let me belatedly thank you for your thoughts this holiday season; I am very grateful for the thought, and I sincerely appreciate the gesture. Allow me to wish you and your loved ones a happy (remainder of the) holiday season, and a prosperous year to come. :) Colonel Wilhelm Klink (^Complaints|Mistakes) 21:49, 27 December 2016 (UTC) Happy Easter! Happy Easter To celebrate Easter and the beginning of spring, here's a cute Easter bunny for you! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh Awww, how cute...thank you, White Arabian Filly and HAPPY EASTER to you, too!! Atsme^📞📧 15:41, 26 March 2016 (UTC) Happy Easter! Happy Easter Happy Easter! And have a great day! Horsegeek^(talk) 17:15, 27 March 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Thank you, Horsegeek! I love bunnies that lay eggs!! Hope they're full of chocolate inside. ^Atsme📞📧 17:18, 27 March 2016 (UTC) Of course Atsme! 😋🍫 Horsegeek^(talk) 17:21, 27 March 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Happy Fourth of July! Happy Fourth of July! Here's hoping you have a great Fourth of July! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh I'm wearing ear plugs and body armor. Times have changed!! *lol* Thank you for the well-wishes, White Arabian Filly!! Happy 4th Happy 4th! Hope your 4th is red white and blue! (With other colors too) Horsegeek^(talk) 22:11, 3 July 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Thank you, Horsegeek - I'm enjoying the fireworks displays all around me while being thankful for the rains we just had, especially considering the expanse of my coastal hay fields - the same fields we haven't been able to cut because of all the rain. ^Atsme📞📧 02:50, 4 July 2016 (UTC) Halloween cheer! Happy Halloween! Hello Atsme: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!     – North America^1000 23:55, 31 October 2016 (UTC) Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message. Thank you, Northamerica1000. I look forward to your cheers on holidays/occasions. They remind me what day it is!! ^Atsme📞📧 01:14, 1 November 2016 (UTC) Well, Halloween is already over on UTC time, but glad to provide the reminder! North America^1000 01:42, 1 November 2016 (UTC) Halloween cheer! Happy Halloween! Hello Atsme: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!     – –Davey2010^Talk 12:29, 1 November 2016 (UTC) Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message. Sorry I was meant to have sent this last night, Late's better than never :P, Anyway a Happy Halloween :), –Davey2010^Talk 12:30, 1 November 2016 (UTC) I'm still wearing my Halloween costume so you're right - it's never too late!! Thank you for the cheers, Davey2010 ^Atsme📞📧 17:58, 1 November 2016 (UTC) Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of good food and family! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh Ohhhh...how sweet!! Thank you, White Arabian Filly. I'm feeling a little homesick for our American traditions and above all missing my family, but it's hard to resist the beautiful sunrises and sunsets of this island. Wishing you & yours a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! ^Atsme📞📧 23:38, 23 November 2016 (UTC) Island? That sounds interesting and exotic. I'm jealous! --Tryptofish (talk) 00:44, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Tryptofish, spreek je Nederlands? Dat doen we op Bonaire alsmede Papiamentu, en een Spaanse, en Engels. ^Atsme📞📧 02:43, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Mais non. Je parle Anglais très mal, bien sur, aussi un peu de Français. Je suis encore jaloux. Papiamentu? Formidable! --Tryptofish (talk) 22:42, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Tryptofish I think your English is great, and I'm impressed with your French. I'd be happy to give you a personal tour of the island as my honored guest if that will lift your spirits. As for Papiamentu, I can throw out a few sentences....Un buricu no ta un bestia bunita, ma tampoco un bestia mahos. And in closing, I can say without reservation, "Mi ta hari henter dia." ^Atsme📞📧 23:32, 24 November 2016 (UTC) LOL! Don't hear Dutch spoken very often. (That is Dutch, right?) Horsegeek^(talk) 04:45, 24 November 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Yes it is - the perfect Google translate Dutch. ^Atsme📞📧 13:31, 24 November 2016 (UTC) So I'm not the only Wikipedia editor who can't speak multiple languages?! 😊White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 15:45, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Totally not! I can speak Cantonese, and a bit of Vietnamese. Mostly on the understanding side though. So not perfect! Horsegeek^(talk) 18:06, 24 November 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Impressive!! ^Atsme📞📧 23:32, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Gobble Gobble "Gobble. The gobble is a loud, rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys. The gobble is one of the principal vocalizations of the male wild turkey and is used primarily in the spring to let hens know he is in the area." Happy Thanksgiving! Let's just say you've been gobbled. Horsegeek^(talk) 18:04, 24 November 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Horsegeek, if I've been gobbled, it's probably because my wattle confused ole Tom. Hoping you had an amazing turkey day!! 😂 ^Atsme📞📧 23:06, 24 November 2016 (UTC) I hope you had a good one too! Though honestly, I had more ham than turkey Horsegeek^(talk) 04:02, 25 November 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Happy Holiday! Merry Cristmas everybody!!! "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10-11 (King James Version) Ozzie10aaaa (talk)is wishing you a Merry Christmas. This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove. Spread the cheer by adding {{Subst:Xmas4}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Atsme, Happy Holiday/New Year!--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 11:42, 7 December 2016 (UTC) Hi, Ozzie10aaaa - thank you so much for the beautiful wishes! I will reciprocate in kind by wishing you and yours a joyous and merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as we near the close of 2016. I pray we'll be around to celebrate many more!! ^Atsme📞📧 16:57, 10 December 2016 (UTC) Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas Hoping you stay warm and have lots of good times and good food this holiday season! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Merry Christmas! Have a safe Christmas! Horsegeek^(talk) 17:17, 16 December 2016 (UTC)Horsegeek Season's Greetings Hello Atsme: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America^1000 15:30, 18 December 2016 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message Thank you, Northamerica1000. Your greeting is as close as I'll be getting to snow this holiday season. It's a nice time of the year, at any rate. Hope you and yours have a happy 2017! North America^1000 16:38, 18 December 2016 (UTC) Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Atsme!! Hi Atsme, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!    –Davey2010 ^Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 01:41, 22 December 2016 (UTC) Holiday card Wishing you a Charlie Russell Christmas, Atsme! "Here's hoping that the worst end of your trail is behind you That Dad Time be your friend from here to the end And sickness nor sorrow don't find you." —C.M. Russell, Christmas greeting 1926. Montanabw^(talk) 23 December 2016 (UTC) Thank you, Montanabw, I'm looking forward to seeing some really kewl racetrack pictures!! ^Atsme📞📧 23:34, 23 December 2016 (UTC) Muhammad Ali Hi Atsme, could I get some feedback or assistance from you on how to convert Muhammad Ali into a GA article? Please note that there are some regulars who have been contributing to this article, and if you decide to get involved personally, it might help if you comment on the talk page of this article. Thank you. Soham321 (talk) 00:06, 24 December 2016 (UTC) and a very merry christmas and happy new year to you. Soham321 (talk) 00:15, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Hi Soham321, I'm happy to help. Will give it a look tomorrow. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, too!! May your holidays be filled with many blessings! ^Atsme📞📧 02:02, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Merry Christmas 2016 Merry Cristmas everybody!!! "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10-11 (King James Version) Tito Dutta (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas. This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove. Spread the cheer by adding {{Subst:Xmas4}} to their talk page with a friendly message. --Tito Dutta (talk) 15:51, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Happy Holidays Hello Atsme: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Samsara 15:54, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message I know this is terribly lazy, but there is so much else to do! A good one to you and yours! Samsara 15:54, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Yet another Merry Rexxmas --RexxS (talk) 16:12, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Oi!, Marine Boy, me ol' china ... Martinevans123 ^(Santa's Drop-in Centre) ... sends you ... ... warmest seasonal wishes for ... Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Hoping that Christmas may bless you with peace, love and understanding... and wishing that you may find your true star... !! Season's Greetings Hello Atsme: 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, Doug Weller talk 16:56, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message Season's greetings Hi Atsme, many thanks for the card, and a very Merry Christmas to you too. Best, SarahSV ^(talk) 17:02, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Yo Ho Ho ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec16a}} to your friends' talk pages. Merry, merry! From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 19:51, 24 December 2016 (UTC) Seasons Greetings! Hello Atsme: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, -- Dane ^talk 08:27, 25 December 2016 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message Holiday Greetings! Atsme Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Thank you for helping make Wikipedia a better place. Blessings. May we all have peace in the coming year. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:08, 26 December 2016 (UTC) Belated Holiday Greetings Merry... uh, well, I guess Christmas! My apologies for not reaching you sooner; I've been on a three week break for some reason. Hence, let me belatedly thank you for your thoughts this holiday season; I am very grateful for the thought, and I sincerely appreciate the gesture. Allow me to wish you and your loved ones a happy (remainder of the) holiday season, and a prosperous year to come. :) Colonel Wilhelm Klink (^Complaints|Mistakes) 21:49, 27 December 2016 (UTC) Happy happy! Happy New Year! North America^1000 01:51, 1 January 2017 (UTC) Beautiful picture, Northamerica1000. Thank you, and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!!! My kindest & warmest wishes to you & yours with hopes for a prosperous and peaceful new year. ^Atsme📞📧 14:16, 1 January 2017 (UTC) Happy New Year, Atsme! Happy New Year! Atsme, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. –Davey2010 ^Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 12:47, 1 January 2017 (UTC)    Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages. Thank you, Davey2010 - can you believe another year just passed us by? Wow...I hope we can celebrate many, many more!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!!! 🎉🎈🍾🍸 ^Atsme📞📧 14:13, 1 January 2017 (UTC) You're welcome, I know eh 2016 had gone too quick but in the end It was a crap year so kinda glad it did fly by! :), Arr thanks and I too hope we celebrate many more!!!, I hope you and your family have a very Happy and Healthy New Year :), –Davey2010 ^Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 16:03, 1 January 2017 (UTC) Happy New Year Happy New Year! Hello Atsme: Thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and have a great New Year! Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU ^(✉) 21:38, 1 January 2017 (UTC) Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year snowman}} to people's talk pages with a friendly message. CAPTAIN RAJU - thank you!!! Happy New Year to you!! May all your wishes for 2017 come true!!! ^Atsme📞📧 00:42, 3 January 2017 (UTC) Happy Easter! Happy Easter To celebrate Easter and the beginning of spring, here's a cute Easter bunny for you! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 20:57, 16 April 2017 (UTC) Thank you White Arabian Filly. I hope you had a Blessed holiday, too!! ^Atsme📞📧 02:53, 17 April 2017 (UTC) Halloween cheer! Happy Halloween! Hello Atsme: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!     – North America^1000 15:32, 25 October 2017 (UTC) Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message. Thank you, Northamerica1000 - I'm looking forward to all the Skittles & Snickers bars the kids will be bringing home!! ^Atsme📞📧 00:41, 27 October 2017 (UTC) Halloween cheer! Happy Halloween! Hello Atsme: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!     – Adityavagarwal (talk) 14:06, 5 November 2017 (UTC) Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message. Thank you, Adityavagarwal - such sweet words. I'm still eating Halloween candy, so that's a one-day holiday that keeps on giving!! ^Atsme📞📧 15:00, 5 November 2017 (UTC) Enjoy the candy! :D It is awesome that despite the halloween being finished, your candies are not. I am taking a few candies from you, as it is not over yet, and i also love to eat them! :) Adityavagarwal (talk) 16:20, 5 November 2017 (UTC) Happy thanksgiving –Davey2010^Talk has given you a Turkey! Turkeys promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a turkey, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy Thanksgiving! Spread the goodness of turkey by adding {{Thanksgiving Turkey}} to their talk page with a friendly message. YUMMY!! I'm thinking Cajun this year. 🦃 ^Atsme📞📧 21:02, 22 November 2017 (UTC) Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of good food and family! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 22:42, 22 November 2017 (UTC) Thank you, WAF!!! Tomorrow is going to be a fun day for us!! Hope it is for you, too!! ^Atsme📞📧 22:48, 22 November 2017 (UTC) Happy Turkey Day Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday with your family and friends! dawnleelynn^(talk) 20:54, 23 November 2017 (UTC) Great times! Thank you, Dawn!! ^Atsme📞📧 16:07, 24 November 2017 (UTC) Happy turkey day Northamerica1000 is wishing you a happy Thanksgiving. If you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, don't forget that "Any time is turkey time" (see image). North America^1000 05:53, 24 November 2017 (UTC) Yes indeed it is!! Thanks, NA1000!! Fun times! ^Atsme📞📧 16:08, 24 November 2017 (UTC) Holiday Cheer + a barnstar The Happy Holiday Barnstar How about combining a Barnstar with a Christmas Card? That is why this message is appearing on your talk page. Simultaneously and at the same time, this barnstar is conferred upon you because during this past year you worked and contributed your time to improve the encyclopedia. You also have received far too little recognition for your contributions. In addition, this is a small attempt at spreading holiday cheer. I've appreciated all the things that you have done for me. The Best of Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐  ✉ ^and Merry Christmas 01:01, 17 December 2017 (UTC) Love this, Barb!! Thank you! ^Atsme📞📧 16:30, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Happy Saturnalia! Happy Saturnalia Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free and you not often get distracted by dice-playing. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:58, 17 December 2017 (UTC) Love the uniqueness of your holiday wishes! Thank you, Ealdgyth! ^Atsme📞📧 16:29, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas Hoping you stay warm and have lots of good times and good food this holiday season! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 22:06, 17 December 2017 (UTC) Thank you, WAF!! We'll probably have the cold without the snow (as usual) but it promises to be another wonderful Christmas to remember! ^Atsme📞📧 16:27, 23 December 2017 (UTC) No fancy template... Atsme, but just but to wish you happy holidays and all the best for 2018. It's probably a lot warmer where I am than where you are 😎 Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:44, 21 December 2017 (UTC) Awwwe, Kudz - thank you! The well wishes themselves are what make the holidays happy, not the templates they come in. Add to that, the holiday music and watching Miracle on 34th Street, and I get so santa-mental. ^Atsme📞📧 04:48, 21 December 2017 (UTC) Season's greetings Hi Atsme, thank you for the lovely card. I would never have guessed that it was a Christmas tree worm! They're beautiful. Anyway, Merry Christmas to you and wishing you all the best for the New Year. SarahSV ^(talk) 22:17, 22 December 2017 (UTC) Thank you! Imagine...3 more sleeps, SV - and I've become duly dutifully santamental... 🤶🎁🎉🎊 🥂🍾 ^Atsme📞📧 00:38, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Merry Christmas! Wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2018! A very Happy, Glorious, Prosperous Christmas and New Year! God bless!  — Adityavagarwal (talk) 17:09, 22 December 2017 (UTC) Thank you, Adityavagarwal - I can almost hear the jingle bells on Santa's sleigh! The sound keeps getting closer! ^Atsme📞📧 16:24, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Ho ho! That is awesome. Adityavagarwal (talk) 08:51, 24 December 2017 (UTC) Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas Atsme!! Hi Atsme, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help and contributions on the 'pedia! ,    –Davey2010 ^Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 13:21, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Looks like that picture will be as close as I'll be getting to snow this year! Thanks, Davey!! Buckle up for 2018!! ^Atsme📞📧 16:31, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Seasons' Greetings ...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 16:45, 23 December 2017 (UTC) What a surprise!! So happy to meet your acquaintance Bzuk. There are several parallels in the adventures we've experienced in life. I reciprocated on your TP. ^Atsme📞📧 19:24, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Merry Christmas! ~~~ Merry Christmas! ~~~ Joyeux Noël! ~ Buon Natale! ~ Vrolijk Kerstfeest! ~ Frohe Weihnachten! ¡Feliz Navidad! ~ Feliz Natal! ~ Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ~ Hyvää Joulua! God Jul! ~ Glædelig Jul! ~ Linksmų Kalėdų! ~ Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! Häid Jõule! ~ Wesołych Świąt! ~ Boldog Karácsonyt! ~ Veselé Vánoce! Veselé Vianoce! ~ Crăciun Fericit! ~ Sretan Božić! ~ С Рождеством! Hello, Atsme! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 20:46, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove and leave other users this message by adding {{subst:Multi-language Season's Greetings}} Thank you, CAPTAIN RAJU!!! You have been a staple in AfD listings and relists. Thank you again!! ^Atsme📞📧 21:03, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Merry Christmas! ~~~ Merry Christmas! ~~~ Joyeux Noël! ~ Buon Natale! ~ Vrolijk Kerstfeest! ~ Frohe Weihnachten! ¡Feliz Navidad! ~ Feliz Natal! ~ Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ~ Hyvää Joulua! God Jul! ~ Glædelig Jul! ~ Linksmų Kalėdų! ~ Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! Häid Jõule! ~ Wesołych Świąt! ~ Boldog Karácsonyt! ~ Veselé Vánoce! Veselé Vianoce! ~ Crăciun Fericit! ~ Sretan Božić! ~ С Рождеством! Hello, Atsme! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ―Buster7 ☎ 22:25, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove and leave other users this message by adding {{subst:Multi-language Season's Greetings}} Thank you, Buster7 - wishing you & your loved ones a Blessed and Merry Christmas, and may the New Year reward you with success, happiness and harmony. ^Atsme📞📧 05:25, 24 December 2017 (UTC) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Merry Christmas! Wishing you warmth and joy throughout this holiday season and a very Happy New Year! -dawnleelynn^(talk) 22:29, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Thank you, Dawnleelynn!! Hoping 2018 will be a fun and productive New Year for us all!! ^Atsme📞📧 05:36, 24 December 2017 (UTC) HH! Happy Holidays! Happy New Year! Thinking of you and wishing you good health and happiness. --Rosiestep (talk) 23:23, 23 December 2017 (UTC) Awww, thank you Rosiestep!! Hope Santa brings you everything you wished for, and that the New Year rewards your efforts with much success and happiness!! ^Atsme📞📧 05:33, 24 December 2017 (UTC) Yet another Merry Rexxmas 2018 --RexxS (talk) 01:31, 24 December 2017 (UTC) LOL* Love it, RexxS - thank you! Wishing you & yours much happiness, and that 2018 will be a prosperous one!! ^Atsme📞📧 05:42, 24 December 2017 (UTC) Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Martinevans123 ^(Santa's Drop-in Centre) ... sends you ... ... warmest seasonal wishes for ...... Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda. Hoping that Christmas may bless you with peace, love and understanding... and wishing that you have a good run in 2018!! Yo Ho Ho ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec17a}}~~~~ to your friends' talk pages. ϢereSpielChequers 18:29, 24 December 2017 (UTC) HNY Happy New Year! Best wishes for 2018, —PaleoNeonate – 14:20, 29 December 2017 (UTC) 2018‼️ WooHoo‼️ 🎉🥂🍾 Thank you, PaleoNeonate! Wishing you a happy & prosperous New Year! ^Atsme📞📧 15:45, 29 December 2017 (UTC) Happy new year to you too Paleo. :) —usernamekiran(talk) 18:33, 29 December 2017 (UTC) Thank you, Kiran - have fun Sunday night at countdown and party like a rock star!!! ^Atsme📞📧 18:47, 29 December 2017 (UTC) oh hey Atsme! Didnt see you there. You too, have a great new year. Naa, nothing different for me at all, just another day like every other day. Well, except for the TV shows. They have many special programs on 31st. —usernamekiran(talk) 18:51, 29 December 2017 (UTC) Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! Atsme, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable Calennig, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:54, 31 December 2017 (UTC) Thank you, Martin!! And wherever you may be performing or traveling - BE SAFE!! Thank you for all you do and have done. May our 2018 be even more productive and inspiring than last year!! ^Atsme📞📧 00:09, 1 January 2018 (UTC) Happy New Year, Atsme! Happy New Year! Atsme, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. –Davey2010 ^Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 00:46, 1 January 2018 (UTC)    Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages. Thank you Davey2010, you never fail to make me smile!! Wishing you and yours a happy & prosperous NEW YEAR!!! ^Atsme📞📧 01:30, 1 January 2018 (UTC) Happy New Year! New Year cats Atsme, Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! North America^1000 13:15, 1 January 2018 (UTC) – Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year}} to user talk pages. Oh my! What a beautiful card, Na1000 - ❤❤❤ - Happy New Year to you!!! ^Atsme📞📧 14:34, 1 January 2018 (UTC) Ugly but tasty! I might be ugly but ever eat a Flamingo? Peace Dove Christmas Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, peoples rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension. Happy Holidays.―Buster7 ☎ 22:15, 10 December 2018 (UTC) —————————————— Thank you, Buster7 - what a beautiful thought. It's hard to believe another year passed so quickly! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 23:11, 10 December 2018 (UTC) Reply to Santa quiz Because he only comes once a year, and it's down the chimney. ^Atsme✍🏻📧 00:22, 12 December 2018 (UTC) Seasons Greetings It's the most wonderful time of the year. Wishing you peace and joy this holiday season! dawnleelynn^(talk) 17:09, 13 December 2018 (UTC) Thank you for the lovely greetings, Dawn!! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 14:26, 14 December 2018 (UTC) Merry 🍷 Christmas 🍷 to you 🎉🎁🎄🎁🎉 Merry Cristmas everybody!!! "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10-11 (King James Version) petrarchan47คุก is wishing you a Merry Christmas. This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove. Miss Atsme, you are such a blessing to this project, and I'm sure that extends to everything you get involved in. Thank you for sticking around through thick and thin. You encourage the rest of us to follow suit... though we may not have the same stamina ☺️ Lovely, thank you, Petrar!! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 14:27, 14 December 2018 (UTC) Happy Saturnalia Happy Saturnalia Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:48, 18 December 2018 (UTC) Love it!! Thank you, Ealdgyth! Can't believe it's only a week away! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 17:29, 18 December 2018 (UTC) Merry Christmas Merry Cristmas everybody!!! "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10-11 (King James Version) Wishing you a happy and blessed Christmas and New Year. Best, Gandy Thank you for the beautiful wishes, Gandy. {{{{{Only 3 more sleeps}}}}} ^Atsme✍🏻📧 20:58, 22 December 2018 (UTC) Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Martinevans123 ^(Santa's Hard Brexit Grotto) ... sends you ... ... warmest seasonal wishes for ...... Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda. Merry Christmas Baby... and hoping that you have a good New Year  !! ..... "I paint the things I want to see. But it don't come easier. I love you all the same." ❤️🥂🍾🎅🏻🎄🤶🎊🎁 28 hours to go at the time my sig ^Atsme✍🏻📧 01:34, 24 December 2018 (UTC) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Hi Atsme, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Prosperous New Year, Thanks for all your help and thanks for all your contributions to the 'pedia,    –Davey2010 ^Merry Christmas / Happy New Year 14:30, 23 December 2018 (UTC) Davey2010 - your Holiday Greetings have become part of the holiday tradition for me here on WP! Thank you so much! 👼🏻 ^Atsme✍🏻📧 21:48, 23 December 2018 (UTC) Haha arr thank you, You're so so welcome, Hope you have a lovely Crimbo and New Year, Take care, Thanks, –Davey2010 ^Merry Christmas / Happy New Year 00:06, 24 December 2018 (UTC) Yo Ho Ho ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec18a}}~~~~ to your friends' talk pages. ϢereSpielChequers 23:00, 23 December 2018 (UTC) WereSpielChequers, maybe some day when you have time you can share the story of the swimming bear. ^Atsme✍🏻📧 01:38, 24 December 2018 (UTC) Dear Atsme, others have already done so. But we can hope that archaeologists more cold tolerant than me will find more out about them in the future. ϢereSpielChequers 09:17, 24 December 2018 (UTC) WSC, the {{{{cold}}}} part came in loud and clear! Several years ago, I met a family who live in Nova Scotia and they invited me to visit them in Halifax. While there, I learned about the Northwest Territory and Nunavut based on stories they told me about family members born and raised in that part of the world and what they had to do to survive. It sparked my interest in producing a special for Discovery, so when I got back to the US, I submitted a treatment (pre-script). It captured the interest of an exec who walked it over to legal within a week of receiving it. Legal quickly squelched it because they considered parts of the documentary "too controversial". My treatment focused on the plight of the native peoples (modern day hunters and gatherers) and what they had to do to survive the cold, feed their children and overcome life-threatening obstacles in some of the most forboding areas in the world. At that time, the animal rights movement was at its peak, and apparently the need for human beings to eat and stay warm by utilizing animals (particularly white baby seals) is what legal considered controversial. ^Atsme✍🏻📧 12:44, 24 December 2018 (UTC) That sounds like marketing rather than legal, but yes I can see that the sort of people who get upset at my eating venison and call me a cannibal for eating rabbit will go ape over the culling of baby seals, even where it is traditional hunting. ϢereSpielChequers 13:16, 24 December 2018 (UTC) Xmas FWiW Bzuk (talk) 01:15, 24 December 2018 (UTC) Thank you, Bzuk! And a merry HO-HO-HO! to you and yours!! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 01:39, 24 December 2018 (UTC) Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays! May your winter holidays be filled with joy, laughter and good health. Wishing you all the best in 2019 and beyond. --Cameron11598 ^(Talk) 04:27, 24 December 2018 (UTC) Hide the wine, Cameron - one or two glasses makes joy, laughter and good health - the bottle, not so fun the day after 🤢. Vodka is a cleaner fuel and has fewer pollutants. 😆 ^Atsme✍🏻📧 00:52, 26 December 2018 (UTC) Happy Christmas! Hello Atsme: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Polyamorph (talk) 22:28, 24 December 2018 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message Quite lovely, and CHRISTMAS CHEERS to you as well. ^Atsme✍🏻📧 00:13, 25 December 2018 (UTC) Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019! Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019! Hello Atsme, 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 2019. Happy editing, Walk Like an Egyptian (talk) 05:48, 25 December 2018 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages. I really like the part about "Merry" and "Prosperous" 😊🎄🎁 - thank you, WLaE!! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 00:47, 26 December 2018 (UTC) And a Happy New Year Merry Rexxmas 2018 4 wk. old American Bulldog puppy. We now have 9 Christmas babies who came down the "chimney" wrapped warmly in their own transparent wrappings from Santa Claus! Thanks, RexxS - this Christmas has been quite a busy one, indeed!! A whole lotta American Bulldog puppies couldn't wait to see Santa, so they started arriving at 11:00 pm Christmas Eve - 10 11 born, 9 10 still alive! ^4:30pm We think the last one arrived just before 3 pm CDT. ^Atsme✍🏻📧 21:52, 25 December 2018 (UTC) Happy Holidays 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. L293D (☎ • ✎) 04:18, 26 December 2018 (UTC) This message was generated using {{subst: The 12 Days of Wikipedia}} Very creative, L293D. Thank you! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 13:42, 26 December 2018 (UTC) Happy New Year, Atsme ! Happy New Year! Some celestial fireworks to herald another year of progress for mankind and Wikipedia. All the very best , Atsme, Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:46, 1 January 2019 (UTC) Thank you, Kudz - I am paying for some of that happiness this morning! Wishing you a happy and prosperous 2019! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 14:24, 1 January 2019 (UTC) Gwin poeth sbeislyd i chi ... ... gan yr hen Gymro; rwy'n gobeithio eich bod wedi cael gwyliau Nadolig gwych ac rwy'n dymuno 2019 heddychlon i chi! That is Welsh and translates to: Spicy hot wine for you from the old Welshman; I hope you have had a great Christmas holiday and I wish you a peaceful 2019! Thank you for your excellent work on the 'pedia. Sincerely, Gareth Griffith-Jones (contribs) (talk) 11:12, 1 January 2019 (UTC) Thank you, GGJ - I can imagine how tasty that spicy hot wine would be! Wishing you a happy and prosperous 2019! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 14:29, 1 January 2019 (UTC) Happy New Year! Atsme, Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! North America^1000 14:18, 1 January 2019 (UTC) – Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year}} to user talk pages. WOW!! that is quite the postcard, Na1000! Thank you! Wishing you a very happy and prosperous 2019!! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 14:32, 1 January 2019 (UTC) 2018–2019 Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht Happy 2019 - begin it with music and memories Thank you for your help last year, and the pictured wishes! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:37, 1 January 2019 (UTC) Thank YOU for the remarkable work you do for the project, Gerda! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 21:29, 1 January 2019 (UTC) Thank you! Please check out "Happy" once more, for a smile, and sharing (a Nobel Peace Prize), and resolutions. I wanted that for 1 January, but then wasn't sad about having our music pictured instead. Not too late for resolutions, New Year or not. DYK that he probably kept me on Wikipedia, back in 2012? By the line (which brought him to my attention, and earned the first precious in br'erly style) that I added to my editnotice, in fond memory? . Good to meet you on his talk! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:11, 12 January 2019 (UTC) Happy New Year! Atsme, Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! Adityavagarwal (talk) 00:21, 14 January 2019 (UTC) – Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year}} to user talk pages. I know I might be very late but let me insinuate this while nobody might be watching! Adityavagarwal (talk) 00:21, 14 January 2019 (UTC) My goodness - thank you, Adityavagarwal!! I'll take this opportunity to wish you a happy & prosperous New Year, my Wiki friend. I am humbled by your visit, and feel a little guilty for not having stayed in touch with you, oh Great Editor of the Wiki. I hope you haven't lost even an ounce of the enormous energy you generate. It appears that you have managed to maintain the same level of enthusiasm you had when we first crossed paths a few years back. My, my - doesn't time fly?!!! ^Atsme✍🏻📧 01:01, 14 January 2019 (UTC) Time does fly! Also, I have been tremendously busy for a while, so I was unable to edit for a long time. However, when I noticed a couple of New Year greetings on my talk page when I logged in, I suddenly remembered to leave such messages to the people whom I remember the most! Also, I am not an ounce as prolific as you are; you are among the best editors Wikipedia has, and the works you have done are ultra commendable! Adityavagarwal (talk) 08:43, 14 January 2019 (UTC) ☺️ Thank you for the kind words, Aditya...I couldn't have mixed a better cocktail to top off my day. ^Atsme✍🏻📧 04:22, 15 January 2019 (UTC)     Thank you too! Adityavagarwal (talk) 06:01, 18 January 2019 (UTC) (tps) Hey -- you were right on time by the Julian calendar! Eman235/talk 23:16, 14 January 2019 (UTC) Hey Eman235 thanks for the support! Great fact there! Adityavagarwal (talk) 06:01, 18 January 2019 (UTC) 2020 US Holidays Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Simon Adler (talk) 03:41, 26 November 2020 (UTC) Thank you, Simon!! It's good to hear from you. Wishing you & yours a very Happy Thanksgiving as well. Atsme 💬 📧 10:27, 26 November 2020 (UTC) Happy 20th anniversary! Celebration~! Wikipedia will only ever turn 20 once! Hope you are doing well and have a prosperous onwiki experience in the future. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 01:59, 15 January 2021 (UTC) Awww...how sweet, thank you MJL!! Happy 20th Anniversary to you, too! It's hard to fathom how quickly time flies!!! 20 years - 2 decades ago - WOW! I've been editing WP for half that amount of time. Well, you keep smiling, MJL! I hope in the years ahead that all your expectations are met, and that happiness sticks to you like cellophane around a bologna sandwich. Atsme 💬 📧 02:53, 15 January 2021 (UTC) That's a very specific simile, haha. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 04:53, 15 January 2021 (UTC) 2022 God Jul! Hello Atsme: 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, Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:45, 21 December 2022 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:45, 21 December 2022 (UTC) Thank you, Gråbergs Gråa Sång! And my very best wishes to you for the merriest of holidays!!! Atsme 💬 📧 16:45, 21 December 2022 (UTC) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 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. ~ dawnleelynn (talk) 21:39, 21 December 2022 (UTC) Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:Coffee/Holidays}} to your fellow editors' talk pages. Thankyou, Dawnleelyn!!! And a MERRY, MERRY XMAS TO YOU!!! Atsme 💬 📧 01:08, 22 December 2022 (UTC) Merry Christmas! I wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new Year. Best regards RV (talk) 09:08, 23 December 2022 (UTC) Thank you, RV - my very best wishes to you and yours for a blessed & merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!! Prosperity is all about being happy! Ho-Ho-Ho!! Atsme 💬 📧 15:42, 23 December 2022 (UTC) Email Request I hesitate to share my email, for several reasons, but you can always send me a message on my Talk page. Merry Christmas! Not Illogical (talk) 14:51, 23 December 2022 (UTC) No problem. Good luck to you! Atsme 💬 📧 15:43, 23 December 2022 (UTC) Seasons Greetings 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) Donner60 (talk) 02:31, 24 December 2022 (UTC) I still can't believe 2022 flew by so quickly, Donner!! My very best wishes to you & yours this Holiday Season - be it Christmas or another - at least we know the retailers are happy!! I have every intention to celebrate, with high hopes that 2023 will be the year of prosperity and good health. It's long past due! Atsme 💬 📧 23:22, 24 December 2022 (UTC) Happy Holidays Happy Holidays Hello, I wish you the very best during the holidays. And I hope you have a very happy 2023! Bruxton (talk) 18:31, 25 December 2022 (UTC) Thank you, Bruxton!! And wishes for the happiest Holiday Season to you and yours!! Atsme 💬 📧 00:18, 26 December 2022 (UTC) Happy Christmas! Rlink2 (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. Rlink2 (talk) 20:30, 26 December 2022 (UTC) Thank you, Rlink2 - and a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year to you!! Atsme 💬 📧 01:33, 27 December 2022 (UTC) Happy Kalends of January Happy New Year! Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free and may Janus light your way. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:35, 1 January 2023 (UTC) So far so good!! Thanks Ealdgyth - the same happy wishes to you & yours! May it be a prosperous one but better yet, one of good HEALTH!!! Atsme 💬 📧 18:55, 1 January 2023 (UTC) Happy New Year, Atsme! Happy New Year! Atsme, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. See this for background context. — Moops ^⋠T⋡ 00:31, 4 January 2023 (UTC)    Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages. — Moops ^⋠T⋡ 00:31, 4 January 2023 (UTC) Thank you so very much! And I wish you a very happy and prosperous new year! Atsme 💬 📧 01:32, 4 January 2023 (UTC) Boo! Happy Halloween! Hello Atsme: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!     —usernamekiran • sign the guestbook • (talk) 18:51, 30 October 2021 (UTC) 2020-2021 Holiday greetings Hope for 2021 take courage Thank you for improving article quality in December, and good wishes for a time of transition. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:42, 21 December 2020 (UTC) Awww...thank you, sweet Gerda! Atsme 💬 📧 18:50, 22 December 2020 (UTC) Have a good new year 2021! Thank you for your elfish card, - here's "mine", calendar pics included. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:20, 31 December 2020 (UTC) I'm an eternal "hope-ist", and 2021 looks hopeful, indeed. Thank you for sharing your lovely picture, Gerda Arendt! Wishing you a happy & prosperous New Year!! Atsme 💬 📧 19:42, 31 December 2020 (UTC) Not exactly sure which pic you mean, this one (December 2020), or my 2021 pic (click on 2021), or the 12 calendar pics below it? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 31 December 2020 (UTC) Well blow me down - I didn't notice 2021 was wikilinked to such lovely pictures. I can almost imagine the smell of the wild garlic. Thank you for sharing!! Atsme 💬 📧 23:34, 31 December 2020 (UTC) Happy holidays This year, many people had COVID to fear, The holidays are getting near, One thing that will be clear, We will still have holiday cheer, Happy holidays and happy new year!! From Interstellarity (talk) 14:09, 22 December 2020 (UTC) And to all that I raise a great big glass of beer! --Tryptofish (talk) 18:05, 22 December 2020 (UTC) Back at ya!! 🍻💃🎄🎅🏻 Atsme 💬 📧 18:52, 22 December 2020 (UTC) Holiday Cheers to one & all TO ALL MY WIKIFRIENDS! Atsme 💬 📧 19:01, 22 December 2020 (UTC) Back at you! Happy Holidays, A! GenQuest ^"scribble" 19:07, 22 December 2020 (UTC) Merry Christmas, Atsme, from the great white north! We have a relatively rare white one in my area of Ohio, 2 or 3 inches on the ground. Cold too, in the teens. wbm1058 (talk) 20:01, 25 December 2020 (UTC) Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Atsme Hi Atsme, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very happy and healthy New Year, Thank you for all your contributions to Wikipedia,    –Davey2010^Talk 19:37, 23 December 2020 (UTC) Thank you, Davey2010!! Same to you and yours!! Atsme 💬 📧 19:44, 23 December 2020 (UTC) Season's Greetings ... with best wishes for a much better year in 2021. X Merry Christmas & Happy New Year X Just for being you. Lurve ya babe x Si Simon Adler (talk) 03:23, 24 December 2020 (UTC) Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you, Si.💝 🎁 🎄 I hope all your wishes come true, and that 2021 tops the charts as your best year ever!! Atsme 💬 📧 03:43, 24 December 2020 (UTC) We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Merry Christmas everybody!!! When things get rough, don't get your nose all out-of-joint. Just think of me stuck up on this church and remember how easy you've got it! Smallbones(smalltalk) 04:32, 24 December 2020 (UTC) Yo Ho Ho Donner60 (talk) is wishing a foaming mug of Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec20}} to your friends' talk pages. Merry Christmas Hello Atsme: From high in the Canadian Arctic I hope you enjoy the holiday season, Quviasukvik, the Winter or Summer solstice, Christmas, Eid, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah or even the Saturnalia, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 11:02, 24 December 2020 (UTC) Adapted from {{Season's Greetings}} Merry Christmas in Texas! User:William Harris 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. Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:Flaming/MC2008}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Yo Ho Ho ϢereSpielChequers is wishing a foaming mug of Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec20}} to your friends' talk pages. Merry Christmas! ~~~ Merry Christmas! ~~~ Joyeux Noël! ~ Buon Natale! ~ Vrolijk Kerstfeest! ~ Frohe Weihnachten! ¡Feliz Navidad! ~ Feliz Natal! ~ Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ~ Hyvää Joulua! God Jul! ~ Glædelig Jul! ~ Linksmų Kalėdų! ~ Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! Häid Jõule! ~ Wesołych Świąt! ~ Boldog Karácsonyt! ~ Veselé Vánoce! Veselé Vianoce! ~ Crăciun Fericit! ~ Sretan Božić! ~ С Рождеством! শুভ বড়দিন! ~ 圣诞节快乐！~ メリークリスマス！~ 메리 크리스마스! สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส! ~ Selamat Hari Natal! ~ Giáng sinh an lành! Hello, Atsme! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Linguist111^talk 23:20, 24 December 2020 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove and leave other users this message by adding {{subst:Multi-language Season's Greetings}} Thank you, Linguist111 - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you, too!! Atsme 💬 📧 00:34, 25 December 2020 (UTC) Greetings of the season I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Said the Lady of Shalott Happy holidays Dear Atsme, For you and all your loved ones, "Let there be mercy". Wishing you health, peace and happiness this holiday season and in the coming year. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:42, 25 December 2020 (UTC) Happy Holidays Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2021! Hello Atsme, 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 2021. Happy editing, Megan☺️ ^Talk to the monster 10:55, 25 December 2020 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages. Megan!! It's wonderful to hear from you! Thank you so much for the lovely wishes! Atsme 💬 📧 11:30, 25 December 2020 (UTC) Natalis soli invicto! Natalis soli invicto! Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 14:23, 25 December 2020 (UTC) - thank you, Ealdgyth!! Atsme 💬 📧 16:03, 25 December 2020 (UTC) Merry Christmas Merry Christmas! Iamnotabunny (talk) 15:12, 25 December 2020 (UTC) 🎁🎄🎅🏻🍻 Merry Christmas! Atsme 💬 📧 19:17, 25 December 2020 (UTC) Happy Holidays Hello Atsme: 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, ―Buster7 ☎ 18:43, 26 December 2020 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message Season's Greetings to you & yours Buster7!! We don't get snow here on Bonaire so the pictures in your greeting are a good reminder. Thank you for stopping by my UTP. If you had showed-up in person, I'd offer you some Christmas treats and a drink. Be well, and rest assured knowing that your work and efforts on WP are greatly appreciated. Atsme 💬 📧 20:44, 26 December 2020 (UTC) To all my WikiFriends, 2021 is upon us! It's ok if WP editors are amateurs. Just remember: Noah's Ark was built by amateurs – the Titanic was built by professionals. Thanks for helping to build the encyclopedia! 2021!! Out with the old, in with the new!! I'll remember 2019 like it was yesterday! Remember, a New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. Definition of a hangover: Wrath of Grapes. What kind of doctor fixes broken websites? A URLologist. 🎉🥂🍾🎊 Atsme 💬 📧 19:52, 31 December 2020 (UTC) Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Hello Atsme: 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) 01:20, 31 December 2020 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Happy New Year elves}} to send this message lol* Thanks, CAPTAIN RAJU - but here on Bonaire, the only blisters I'll be getting are like the ones on Bernard.^[stretch] HAPPY NEW YEAR, CAPTAIN!! Atsme 💬 📧 19:29, 31 December 2020 (UTC) Happy New Year! Empire AS ^Talk! — is wishing you a Happy New Year! It's the last day of 2020 and tomorrow will be 2026. Hope the coming year brings pleasures for you. Have a prosperous, enjoyable and a productive 2026. 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 Happy New Year, 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 New Year cheer by adding {{subst:New Year 2}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Empire AS ^Talk! 18:44, 31 December 2020 (UTC) It is indeed the last day of 2020 and there are lots of reasons to celebrate!! HAPPY NEW YEAR to you, Empire AS!! Atsme 💬 📧 19:31, 31 December 2020 (UTC) Thanks :) Empire AS ^Talk! 19:33, 31 December 2020 (UTC) Happy New Year, Atsme! Happy New Year! Atsme, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. –Davey2010^Talk 00:30, 1 January 2021 (UTC)    Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages. Thank you, Davey!! Don't forget to eat some blackeyed peas!! Atsme 💬 📧 16:40, 1 January 2021 (UTC) The only thing I dislike about the Christmas–New Year's holiday Undecorating!! Atsme 💬 📧 21:59, 1 January 2021 (UTC) Even worse: unbecoming!! --Tryptofish (talk) 22:05, 1 January 2021 (UTC) Fixed it. Atsme 💬 📧 22:13, 1 January 2021 (UTC) I didn't mean to imply that anything needed fixing, sorry for any confusion. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:40, 1 January 2021 (UTC) No prob, LOL. Happy New Year! Atsme 💬 📧 23:03, 1 January 2021 (UTC) Happy New Year, Atsme! Happy New Year! Atsme, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. North America^1000 05:29, 3 January 2021 (UTC)    Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages. History taught me to take precautions. Atsme 💬 📧 21:01, 3 January 2021 (UTC) From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Thank you, NA1k!! And my very best wishes to you for a happy & prosperous New Year!! 🥂🍾 🎼🎶 Atsme 💬 📧 10:22, 3 January 2021 (UTC) As the pandemic worsens, be sure to stay safe as much as possible. Happy New Year. North America^1000 12:29, 3 January 2021 (UTC) Peace Dove Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, peoples rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension. Happy Holidays ―Buster7 ☎ 14:42, 11 December 2019 (UTC) Yes, indeed. Thank you, Buster7. ^Atsme Talk 📧 17:42, 12 December 2019 (UTC) Still a bit early... But Merry Christmas as well.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 01:44, 14 December 2019 (UTC) Yo ho ho..green giant.. What's in the valley of the jolly green giant? Yo ho ho..corn on the cob. I'm old enough to remember the jingle to that ad, and it sounds faintly festive. Stay tuned until I steal someone's Christmas card from our cheery community, being too unimaginative to create my own. Get Christmas done! Love from Si :) Simon Adler (talk) 02:27, 14 December 2019 (UTC) You may enjoy reading this bit of trivia. ^Atsme Talk 📧 05:13, 14 December 2019 (UTC) Merry Christmas to all! We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas, and a happy, prosperous, and safe New Year! William Harristalk 05:23, 15 December 2019 (UTC) Loverly...thank you, WH! I'm geared-up, psyched-up and revved-up...bring it on, Santa Claus! ^Atsme Talk 📧 01:19, 16 December 2019 (UTC) Cheers Damon Runyon's short story "Dancing Dan's Christmas" is a fun read if you have the time. Right from the start it extols the virtues of the hot Tom and Jerry This hot Tom and Jerry is an old-time drink that is once used by one and all in this country to celebrate Christmas with, and in fact it is once so popular that many people think Christmas is invented only to furnish an excuse for hot Tom and Jerry, although of course this is by no means true. No matter what concoction is your favorite to imbibe during this festive season I would like to toast you with it and to thank you for all your work here at the 'pedia this past year. Best wishes for your 2020 as well Atsme. MarnetteD|Talk 17:15, 16 December 2019 (UTC) Ohhh, thank you for the sweet and thoughtful Christmas toast, MarnetteD. I am looking forward to trying some of that hot Tom & Jerry Christmas cheer. I may just make it a Captain Morgan Christmas "punch" - and I'll bet it lives up to its name! I'm saving the read to top off my night - probably tonight. ^Atsme Talk 📧 00:49, 17 December 2019 (UTC) You are welcome A. As with most warm alcohol drinks they go down easy and a couple go a long way :-P Enjoy your reading. MarnetteD|Talk 01:19, 17 December 2019 (UTC) Some stroopwafels for you! And what goes better with a hot Tom and Jerry than stroopwafels! Neomorph Xenomorph 07:38, 18 December 2019 (UTC) Thank you! ^Atsme Talk 📧 16:34, 18 December 2019 (UTC) Cheers Merry Christmas, Atsme! 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 nothing but joy, health and prosperity. Onel5969 ^TT me 18:58, 19 December 2019 (UTC) Such lovely Christmas wishes. Thank you Onel5969. ^Atsme Talk 📧 21:49, 19 December 2019 (UTC) Season's greetings Wild and free Harley-Davidson Electra Glide full dresser Hello Atsme: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America^1000 14:12, 20 December 2019 (UTC) I love the images - they brought flashback moments. Thank you, NA1000! ^Atsme Talk 📧 15:42, 20 December 2019 (UTC) Merry Christmas! ~~~ Merry Christmas! ~~~ Joyeux Noël! ~ Buon Natale! ~ Vrolijk Kerstfeest! ~ Frohe Weihnachten! ¡Feliz Navidad! ~ Feliz Natal! ~ Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ~ Hyvää Joulua! God Jul! ~ Glædelig Jul! ~ Linksmų Kalėdų! ~ Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! Häid Jõule! ~ Wesołych Świąt! ~ Boldog Karácsonyt! ~ Veselé Vánoce! Veselé Vianoce! ~ Crăciun Fericit! ~ Sretan Božić! ~ С Рождеством! 圣诞节快乐！~ メリークリスマス！~ 메리 크리스마스! สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส! ~ Selamat Hari Natal! ~ Giáng sinh an lành! Hello, Atsme! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 22:54, 20 December 2019 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove and leave other users this message by adding {{subst:Multi-language Season's Greetings}} Thank you, Captain Rajui - and a ho-ho-ho, Merry Christmas to you as well. ^Atsme Talk 📧 23:06, 20 December 2019 (UTC) Forgive me for messing around in your userspace... Only the shadow knows. ^Atsme Talk 📧 20:03, 21 December 2019 (UTC) ... but I couldn't resist the temptation to fix this minor typo. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 10:10, 21 December 2019 (UTC) I responded on your Commons page, and again I thank you. You are an awesome Wikipedian. 😊 ^Atsme Talk 📧 10:35, 21 December 2019 (UTC) I have a hard time thinking of any Spirobranchus as being gigantic. But I guess it's no, um, big deal. --Tryptofish (talk) 16:06, 21 December 2019 (UTC) Ok, we could have some fun with your last comment - no small wonder - but I don't want Santa to see me in the wrong light; therefore, I will remain quiet in the shadows. ^Atsme Talk 📧 20:03, 21 December 2019 (UTC) Greetings ~ Happy Holidays ~ ~ Have a great new year too Atsme ~ ~mitch~ (talk) 10:31, 21 December 2019 (UTC) Thank you, Mitch. I hope you're doing well. ^Atsme Talk 📧 17:54, 21 December 2019 (UTC) Happy Holidays Thank you for continuing to make Wikipedia the greatest project in the world. I hope you have an excellent holiday season. Lightburst (talk) 22:53, 21 December 2019 (UTC) Thank you, Lightburst, and the same well-wishes to you! I wasn't sure if you accepted Holiday greetings on your UTP, so look out! <-- he's coming to town. ^Atsme Talk 📧 23:44, 21 December 2019 (UTC) Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Atsme Hi Atsme, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous New Year, Thanks for all your contributions to the 'pedia this past year,    –Davey2010^talk 00:21, 22 December 2019 (UTC) Thank you, Davey! Only 4 more sleeps & Santa will be squeezing down my chimney. He's the only chimney sweep who brings presents. 😂 🎁 ^Atsme Talk 📧 04:09, 22 December 2019 (UTC) Backatcha Have a WikiChristmas and a PediaNewYear It's like a slow motion snowball fight! SilkTork (talk) 11:06, 22 December 2019 (UTC) Ha!! Snowball fight...in slow motion!! A fun way to start my day! Thank you, SilkTork. Only 3 more sleeps!! ^Atsme Talk 📧 13:58, 22 December 2019 (UTC) Season's Greetings FWiW Bzuk (talk) 01:22, 23 December 2019 (UTC) Good ole Bzuk!! Thank you my trusty annual. Eyes to the skies! ^Atsme Talk 📧 19:07, 24 December 2019 (UTC) A very merry Christmas! Hiya Atsme! I was speaking to this Leopard slug last night as it was crossing the road. It told me that it had been to three Christmas parties and was very drunk, and was going to a fourth. I said be careful leopard slug when crossing the road. It then asked if I had a cigarette but I said I was out of smokes. With that it became verbally abusive so I walked off. Have a great Christmas love, oozing with laughs and unstressy vibes! Love from Si xx Simon Adler (talk) 03:04, 23 December 2019 (UTC) LimaxMaximus 😂 Si, no one should have to put up with verbal abuse from anyone or anything. It’s a good thing you walked off when you did. You see, there’s a reason they’re called slugs, and you just happened to stumble upon a Leopard slugger that was suffering nicotine withdrawal. I have no doubt you could have taken him down but it would have been a slimy crawl; besides, why bother? A Leopard can’t change its spots. Thank you for the smiles, Si - ✨^Atsme Talk 📧 03:34, 23 December 2019 (UTC) Always a pleasure making you laugh! Si x Simon Adler (talk) 03:39, 23 December 2019 (UTC) Merry Christmas Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2020! Hello Atsme, 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 2020. Happy editing, dawnleelynn^(talk) 16:56, 23 December 2019 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages. I just went to your UTP and added suggestions for more work to do. Santa's gonna put coals in my stocking. I'd better turn-up the Christmas music so he doesn't notice. ^Atsme Talk 📧 16:23, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Happy Holidays Happy Holidays! May your winter holidays be filled with joy, laughter and good health. Wishing you all the best in 2020 and beyond. --Cameron11598 ^(Talk) 21:08, 23 December 2019 (UTC) It’s that time of year, indeed! Blubber Up! (Cetacea aercalidus) 🌿 SashiRolls ^t · c 23:40, 23 December 2019 (UTC) May your days grow l o n g e r Ha! Now that is a different sort of kite, Sashi. One comedian's take on Blubber! ^Atsme Talk 📧 15:40, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Martinevans123 ^(Santa's Oven-Ready Brexit Centre) ... sends you ... ... warmest seasonal wishes for ...Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda. Hoping that Christmas may bless you with peace, love and a Cuban groove... and wishing that you may find a little traditional fun ... Love the Cuban groove - it's a similar beat to our Caribbean music on Bonaire. Very festivus! Thank you, Martin. ^Atsme Talk 📧 14:45, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Precious anniversary Precious Five years! + seasonal vision and sound (going to change day by day, keep looking) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:44, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Thank you, Gerda!!! Wow! 5 years passed by in the blink of the eye. Sidebar note: I actually was not aware of the "precious topicon" until I saw William add one to his user page, so I added one to mine. Thank you, sweet Gerda, for being the project keeper of the precious movement. It is a big part of what helps make editing WP a pleasurable experience. You, for precious, and Buster, for his commendable efforts as the project keeper of WP:Editor retention - both of you truly are the precious ones on a global scale. ^Atsme Talk 📧 15:34, 24 December 2019 (UTC) You little spy......at least you are honest about it. My talk page has that many watchers or drive-by visitors that I should rename it Wolf-Dog Central. I did not know what the "precious" meant until I went hunting for it recently - so that is what Gerda meant by it. I hope Santa brings you and Gerda some nice things. William Harristalk 20:16, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Happy holidays! Hi Atsme! All the warmest wishes for this seasonal occasion, whichever you celebrate - or don't, while I swelter at 27℃ (80.6℉), and peace and prosperity for 2020. Seriously hoping that you'll join me for a cool beer in Bangkok in August when it will be even hotter! You are 1 person I want to share a beer with, so you'd better start saving because Bangkok is a loooong way from the US. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:07, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Be careful what you wish for, Kudz. I have a scuba friend on Bonaire who just happens to be from Thailand. KLM flies from Bonaire to Aruba, and then straight to Bangkok. . Being from Texas, the heat is not an issue for me, although humidity and my hair don't get along. I am actually gearing up to travel extensively beginning in 2020. My goal is to create a photographic world book wherein the images tell the story. I also want to scuba dive there. Thank you for the awesome Christmas wishes! ^Atsme Talk 📧 15:11, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Atsme! FeydHuxtable (talk) 11:39, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Oh, wow!! That photo is awesome, Feyd! Thank you! (The big day is tomorrow!! Woohoo! ) ^Atsme Talk 📧 14:37, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Merry Christmas and Thank You Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2020! Hello Atsme, 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 2020. Happy editing, And thank you for some sage advice, both to me but so many others during the year. I've no doubt you'll do the same in 2020, but best wishes for everything else falling your way! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nosebagbear (talk • contribs) 08:24, December 24, 2019 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages. Awww...thank you, Nosebagbear - you are doing a great job but then, I knew you would. Can you believe it's already Christmas Eve?! Wow, another year has flown by, and I'm seeing a wonderfully bright future ahead - "the power of intention" - make it happen! ^Atsme Talk 📧 15:21, 24 December 2019 (UTC) January 2020 at Women in Red January 2020, Volume 6, Issue 1, Numbers 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153 Happy Holidays from all of us at Women in Red, and thank you for your support in 2019. We look forward to working with you in 2020! Online events: New: Activists / Public domain / Geofocus: Central America / Year-long campaign: Sports! Continuing: 2019 deaths / #1day1woman Editor feedback: Help us plan our future events at the Ideas Cafe Join the conversations on our talkpage Social media: Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest / Twitter Stay in touch: Join WikiProject Women in Red / Opt-out of notifications Thank you, team!! Speaking of...oh, the timing!! ^Atsme Talk 📧 16:26, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Happy Holidays Hello Atsme: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, DBigXrayᗙ Happy Holidays! 18:32, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message Thank you DBigXray - your happy wishes are much appreciated. ^Atsme Talk 📧 19:04, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Happy holidays Interstellarity (talk) is wishing you Happy Holidays! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user Happy Holidays, 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 cheer by adding {{subst:Happy holidays}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Thank you for the cheers, Interstellarity - Ho-Ho-Ho!! ^Atsme Talk 📧 19:10, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Thank you Thank you for your kind holiday greetings, and happy holidays to you and yours as well. SunCrow (talk) 19:12, 24 December 2019 (UTC) Greetings of the season ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec19a}} to your friends' talk pages. ϢereSpielChequers 23:04, 24 December 2019 (UTC) A Joyous Yuletide to you! Christmas card by Louis Prang, showing a group of anthropomorphized frogs parading with banner and band. Carole of the Bells by Pentatonix Atsme, 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 2020. Happy editing, 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:58, 26 December 2019 (UTC) Such wonderful thoughts...thank you, Thirteen. ^Atsme Talk 📧 05:15, 29 December 2019 (UTC) New Year Hi Atsme. Thank you for all you do to spread goodwill and cheer throughout the year. ―Buster7 ☎ 14:04, 31 December 2019 (UTC) Tank Ewe Berry Muff ―Buster7 ☎ 13:54, 31 December 2019 (UTC) Buster7, the malapropisms are hillarious!! ^Atsme Talk 📧 14:54, 31 December 2019 (UTC)                                                   Happy New Year! MMXX Lunar Calendar Atsme, Have a great 2020 and thanks for your continued contributions to Wikipedia.    – 2020 is a leap year – news article.    – Background color is Classic Blue (#0F4C81), Pantone's 2020 Color of the year Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year 2020}} to user talk pages. – North America^1000 21:02, 30 December 2019 (UTC) Wow, NA1K - talk about fancy!! Thank you!! Happy New Year to you!! ^Atsme Talk 📧 23:50, 30 December 2019 (UTC) Happy New Year, Atsme! Happy New Year! Atsme, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. –Davey2010^Talk 00:10, 1 January 2020 (UTC)    Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages. Thank you, Davey2010 - hope you've been able to stop long enough to celebrate!! ^Atsme Talk 📧 23:56, 1 January 2020 (UTC) Happy New Year! MAVIC flying above fireworks, getting some great video! Atsme, Have an amazing and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikimedia commons. – wbm1058 (talk) 01:30, 1 January 2020 (UTC) (and I only knew Mavic as a French manufacturer of bicycle components!) Now that is creative, Wbm1058!! You must be a mind reader - a drone is at the top of my shopping list...prioritized ahead of food. ^Atsme Talk 📧 23:56, 1 January 2020 (UTC) Heh. It's a hint. I was searching commons creatively trying to find a different fireworks GIF but the pickings were slim. But, as for drone fireworks videos, Someone did it! wbm1058 (talk) 00:39, 2 January 2020 (UTC) OMG! The music - the visuals - beyond description!! Thank you so much for sharing. No more guess work for me! ^Atsme Talk 📧 01:41, 2 January 2020 (UTC) Happy whatevers Hi Atsme, Generic seasonal greetings, best wishes for the new year, etc. and have some good dives, they are good for the state of mind. (I even have a reference - Beneton, Frédéric; Michoud, Guillaume; Coulange, Mathieu; Laine, Nicolas; Ramdani, Céline; Borgnetta, Marc; Breton, Patricia; Guieu, Regis; Rostain, J. C.; Trousselard, Marion (18 December 2017). "Recreational Diving Practice for Stress Management: An Exploratory Trial". Frontiers in Psychology. 8: 2193. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02193. PMID 29326628.) Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 10:09, 1 January 2020 (UTC) Hey, Peter! - thank you!! My research corroborates your source, and I will add per WP:OR that fishing runs a close second. My little island in the Dutch Caribbean affords me the opportunity to enjoy both. I hope your New Year started off as delightful as mine! 🥂🍾 🎉 🎊 💃

The first few years

My first year, 2011 & other boring highlights thru 2015. 👀
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My first year, 2011 I first signed up as a WP editor in 2011 and managed to do a small amount of editing. At the time, I was still volunteering as exec dir for Earthwave Society, a small nonprofit conservation organization I founded in the 90s to help save endangered species. I was also quite busy with my photographic career. It took a few years to completely unravel from an all-consuming career as publisher of a regional magazine, and scriptwriter, series producer and post-production editor of local network programming, a bit of field work for CNN Headline News, a weekly series for sports cable, and scripting features for Travel Channel programs and the Financial News Network. I eventually focused entirely on writing/producing/shooting/editing nature programming for PBS and international broadcast, and occasionally worked in cooperation with Virginia Tech, the USF&WS and several other federal and state resource agencies. What I gleaned from my early experiences as a WP newbie bursting onto the scene was that it's best to make small edits in the beginning, and read WP:PAG to acquire a better understanding of "community", and what's expected from GF collaboration. I went about it all wrong, and because I didn't understand how the WP community functioned, I was discouraged from editing altogether. Reflecting on those experiences, I highly recommend WP:MENTORSHIP to new editors. I also believe the following behavioral guidelines will prove helpful: WP:HEAR, WP:DONTBITETHENEWBIES and the essay WP:AVDUCK, the latter of which I created and co-authored. Edit warring will get you blocked. New editors can become easy targets if they don't learn WP:3RR before they start editing. Good Articles and Featured Articles are typically overseen by project team members - do not mistake the behavior as WP:OWN. GAs and FAs undergo a stringent review process; FA is the most scrutinized of all. AGF (Assume Good Faith) is a term you will hear often. It does work most of the time but when it doesn't, it may be time to review WP:Civility and the various essays that deal with behavior issues. "Lying is a strong word. I didn't believe what they were saying." ~~ Michael Morell, former CIA, in response to a question about the Benghazi Report during a FOX interview, 05-12-2015. I traveled extensively during 2012 and 2013 to hone my photographic skills, so I took a 2-year hiatus from editing WP. There were long periods of time during my travels when I had no internet access. It was all quite peaceful and a great way to wind-down from a fast-paced career in television broadcast. 2014 learning highlights In January 2014, I opted for semi-retirement which afforded me the opportunity to give something back as a volunteer on WP by sharing what knowledge I've acquired during a wonderful 30+ year career as a writer, tv producer, and photographer. I am also an accomplished equestrian and rancher so my area of expertise covers those topics as well; ranching being the reason I may never be able to fully retire. I learned some very valuable lessons in 2014, and am happy to say I've collaborated with some very patient and understanding editors who, for years, have voluntarily invested their time and effort into making WP an exceptional online resource. They certainly have earned my respect and admiration. The most important lesson I've learned so far: I still have a lot to learn. But isn't that what keeps life interesting? Listen, observe, and try not to take criticisms and reverts personally, especially those performed by seasoned editors. In fact, before attempting to edit an existing article, utilize the article's talk page, and begin a discussion about the changes or updates you'd like to make. It's a common mistake for neophytes to jump right in, and try to change an article based on WP's open edit policy without first discussing the proposed changes with the stewards, or guardians of the article. Don't go into a discussion with preconceived notions. Try to maintain an open mind, and a closed mouth which in Wiki talk translates into not posting when your emotions are in control. WP editors come in many different shapes and sizes from many different parts of the world with many different sociopolitical views. You're not always going to win in a debate, and rightly so. Some of us will simply not be able to remember all the acronyms. Archiving one's talk page for ready access to discussions later isn't always as easy as slapping on a template. Composing an article from scratch is much different from editing someone else's work...most of the time. Be kind to newbies, even if you have to force yourself, and never forget your earliest days on WP. Composing an article from scratch, having it nominated to DYK, having few changes made during review, and being on Wiki's main page is most AWESOME!! Good collaboration between in-sync editors opens the door to unlimited possibilities. Editing an article to GA status, and then nominating it for DYK is more than most AWESOME. Editing an article from stub to DYK eligibility, then expanding it to GA and eventually to FA in collaboration with knowledgable, veteran editors is an excellent learning experience. The FA review can be humbling, as it was for me with American paddlefish, but I consider it an honor to have worked with and learned from such quality editors during the review process. FA is a goal all editors should strive to achieve. I'm sure that over time I will be adding more to my list of lesson highlights. In 9 months, I was able to contribute to the promotion of 5 GAs, 1 FA, and 5 DYKs. It's a flimsy record compared to that of the brilliant, code savvy, talented individuals I've had the honor of collaborating with but it makes me smile. Admins are people, too. A few need to use the archive feature on their talk pages more often - the autobot archiver works well, and the One Click Archiver is pretty handy. There is so much more to learn. Atsme☯^Consult 20:42, 18 December 2014 (UTC) 2015 learning highlights Disruptive cabal editing is the gift that keeps on giving and the gift is a daily beating. I don't think there is anything more detrimental to the project than a cabal with an axe to grind or a POV to push. I think we defined it pretty well in WP:AVDUCK. If your purpose here is to contribute verifiable, well-sourced information that will help improve the encyclopedia, your experience should be a pleasant one. However, if you stumble onto an article that is controlled by an advocacy known to engage in tendentious editing and reverts by tag-team, you may be able to save yourself a lot of grief by heeding the essay's advice for seeking resolution. In July 2015, I edited a handful of fish articles and was met with an unwarranted challenge at WP:COIN because of my prior affiliations as a volunteer with Earthwave Society, an all-volunteer, nonprofit conservation organization. I call it a COINoscopy because of how deeply the investigation probed into my RL, including personal domain registrations. While COIN serves a useful purpose, the case against me was retaliatory and what I believed to be an abuse of the process. I filed a WP:RfAR titled COIN Abuse but my case was denied because I failed to seek other dispute resolution first. I won't go into detail regarding the circumstances but I will say that I was wrongfully accused of mismanaging a COI over a handful of fish articles. I was also accused of a COI for an article I did not edit and for another article that was totally unrelated to the volunteer position I once held. Everything I did, every edit I made was above board and in compliance with WP:COI and WP:PAG. I participated in a 3O which resulted in an apology to me and that would have been the end of it had the apology been sincere. Oh, no!! Not another tribble!! Wiki Tribble Fortunately, most Wikipedians are neither retaliatory nor do they have bad intentions. There have been instances when various biases have been an issue, and there are also issues relating to the gender gap. I've experienced quite the gambit first hand, and while there were times I felt dominated by nothing but ill-will and was ready to call it quits, along came the magical bright spots of true collaborative editing which corrected the imbalance, all the while reminding me of everything that's good about being a WP editor. Unfortunately, not all editors survive the onslaught of certain cabals but those who do are the real heroes in my eyes. If they're reading my page now, they already know who they are and what I think about them so there's no need to mention user names. Instead I'll refer to them as Wiki Tribbles and hope they keep multiplying. I'll just put it this way, if you are among the editors I've collaborated with, past and present, and we've worked together in such a way that our disagreements didn't burn any bridges and we improved the encyclopedia, then I consider you a very special Wikipedian, and thank you for all you do and all you've done to make collaboration an enjoyable experience. 20:09, 7 July 2015 (UTC) To top-off a significant portion of 2015, I've included a link to the trailer for Anger Management. I can relate to the Dave character. Use your imagination for the role of Dr. Rydell. It was pretty easy for me to think of at least a dozen people who fit the role perfectly: [2] It's all in fun. Enjoy! Atsme^📞📧 19:16, 20 September 2015 (UTC) add new link 12:36, 21 September 2015 (UTC) 2015 in a nutshell Wrote my first essay for editors who think they've been confronted by an aggressive advocate or advocacy tag team which may also include sock puppetry. See: Advocacy ducks for guidance. If you think you're being harassed or hounded, you're not alone. Don't lose your cool or say something you'll regret later. Most admins deserve respect for what they do day to day. There are the rare few who forgot to leave their biases at login. Regardless, AGF and seek a third opinon from an experienced editor. Journalistic integrity is grounded in neutrality and so is encyclopedic integrity. Read the following for more details: SPJ Code of Ethics. Editing WP is a lot like bussing tables. The minute you get one table clean, new customers come in and create a mess undoing all your hard work. Not to be confused with coworkers adding condiments and cleaning up areas you may have overlooked. Articles I either created or made substantial contributions to in a collaborative effort Gabor B. Racz - created and co-authored; it was nominated for DYK by User:Alf.laylah.wa.laylah, included on main page at 07:20, on 26 April 2014, Wikipedia:Recent_additions/2014/April, ....(Did you know)..."that Gabor Racz fled Budapest in 1956 after the Hungarian revolution and went on to hold a million-dollar endowed chair in anesthesiology at Texas Tech?"; nominated for GA - ✅ achieved GA. Over a year later, July/Aug 2015, I was wrongfully accused of a potential COI which became the catalyst for a mishandled GA reassessment (WP:GAR) of the Racz BLP. Everything about that GAR was noncompliant with the suggested guidelines, including no prior discussion with the article's creator, no attempts to resolve what a few editors referred to as puffery or sourcing issues, and wrongful accusations of copyvio for close paraphrasing and copy/pasting a few statements of fact, specifically credentials and awards from a 60+ page curriculum vitae. It was later suggested that I validate the free use status by contacting the author(s) of the CV and a 2nd press release. I did as suggested and provided free use statements by the author. As a result of all the disruption, the article was demoted as a GA. I have since added it back as a GA candidate and am patiently waiting for it to be reviewed. Alligator gar - substantial contributions, revamped/expanded the article, nominated for GA - ✅ achieved GA, (#1 in Top 10 edits, and #1 in Top 10 by added text, (+19,919 bytes). Nominated for DYK; ✅ DYK main page feature, 20 July 2014 - Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alligator gar, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... (Did you know)...that alligator gars (pictured) are "living fossils" that can breathe in both air and water? July 20, 2014 - 14,312 hits as a DYK main page feature; total hits 34,868 from Jul 1, 2014  – Jul 21, 2014. Bowfin - collaborative editor, substantial contributions - #1 in Top 10 by added text, (+17,986 bytes); nominated for GA status - ✅ achieved GA. Nominated for DYK; ✅ DYK main page, 19 October 2014 - Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bowfin, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that bowfins can survive up to five days' exposure to air because they can breathe both air and water? American paddlefish - collaborative editor, substantial contributions with 89.3% - #1 in Top 10 edits, and #1 in Top 10 by added text - (81,994 bytes); nominated for GA status;✅ achieved GA; nominated for DYK on 09/05/2014 - ...that the planktivorous American paddlefish (pictured) is a primitive fish, and the only living species of its kind? First feature in the DYK section of the 10-07-2014 main page (7am); nominated for FA on 09/05/2014; promoted to FA on 11/12/2014; ✅ Featured Article 12-24/2014 - 25,971 views that day. Paddlefish - collaborative editor, substantial contributions - #1 in Top 10 by added text, (+6,060), Total Revisions (+3,340 bytes) ✅ promoted to GA August 21, 2015 Sturgeon - collaborative editor, #3 in Top 10 by added text, (+2,991 bytes) Synodus_intermedius (sand diver) - collaborated with User:Cwmhiraeth who did the bulk of the editing, and nominated it for DYK. ✅ Cwmhiraeth is one of the few editors I truly admire for writing ability, versatility, and extraordinary contributions to DYK, GA, and FA. Investigative Project on Terrorism - collaborative editor, substantial contributions. Currently working on a correctly titled article with properly sourced, accurate info to replace stub, and clean-up mess created in part by noncompliance with WP:NPOV, WP:NOR and WP:SYNTH. Collaboration is always welcome!! 23:15, 6 August 2014 (UTC) <---Yet another coatrack in WPs stockpile. G. Edward Griffin - tried to improve and expand but was met with resistance. Not one of my edits remain so I stopped editing it all together. It is now another coatrack. WP:FP - and a special THANK YOU to User talk:Hafspajen and The Herald for introducing me to the featured picture segment of WP. 01:30, 3 March 2015 (UTC) WP:FP - nominated my photograph of a chain moray eel for FP. ✅ achieved FP. North American Piedmontese cattle - created - nominated for DYK - ✅ 11,777 views that day; nominated for GA status - ✅ achieved GA on March 14, 2015 Nirmala (novel) - collaborative project with The Herald, his article and foundation. I helped with copy-editing and expansion. The reviewer said: Very impressive that all the progress made has made it reach the GA criteria now. The lead has been reorganised and summarises the article, whereas the other sections have been expanded. I understand regarding the reception section, it seems to make sense. Anyway well done Good article ☠ Jaguar ☠ 11:19, 18 April 2015 (UTC) ✅ Taj Mahal - did some copy editing, a bit of expansion at the end of April to mid-May 2015. 14:41, 31 May 2015 (UTC) Ismah - copy editing - also tried to do something with the table at Fourteen Infallibles but haven't found the best approach for such a list. 21:23, 7 May 2015 (UTC) Wilson Block - created article stub. Needs infobox, photos and expansion of history and architectural design. 14:41, 31 May 2015 (UTC) United_States_v._Washington - did a bit of copyediting and participated in collaborative review for FA - ✅ on 9/26/2015 it was promoted to FA. Cicada - reviewer - ✅ October 5, 2015 promoted to GA Schmerber v. California - participated in FA review - ✅ on 10/31/2015 it was promoted to FA.

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The spotted trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ostraciidae, native to the Caribbean Sea and parts of the western Atlantic Ocean. Members of this family are known as boxfishes because they have a hard outer covering consisting of hexagonal, plate-like scales fused together into a solid, triangular or box-like carapace. Because of this casing, the body of the spotted trunkfish is not flexible, and locomotion is normally limited to slow movements performed by rippling its dorsal and anal fins and gently beating its pectoral fins. If faster motion is required, it can additionally use its caudal fin for propulsion. This spotted trunkfish was photographed at a depth of about 40 ft (12 m) at Bari Reef, Bonaire. Photograph credit: Betty Wills Recently featured: Theatrical scenery Typhoon Noru John the Baptist Archive More featured pictures

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November 23 Flag of the Dutch East India Company 1635 – Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa: Soldiers from the Dutch East India Company (flag depicted) razed the village of Mattou, now part of modern-day Tainan, Taiwan. 1700 – A papal conclave, which had been deadlocked due to concerns over how a successor would respond to the impending death of Charles II of Spain, ended with the election of Clement XI. 1733 – African slaves in the Danish West Indies began an insurrection in one of the earliest and longest slave revolts in the Americas. 1980 – An earthquake struck the Irpinia region of Italy, killing at least 2,483 people, injuring more than 7,700 and leaving 250,000 homeless. 2007 – MS Explorer became the first cruise ship to sink in the Southern Ocean. Eadred (d. 955) El Lissitzky (b. 1890) Anne Burns (b. 1915) Elisabeth Leonskaja (b. 1945) More anniversaries: November 22 November 23 November 24 Archive By email List of days of the year About

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Lactarius resimus is a species of mushroom in the Russulaceae family. It has a cap which ranges from 4–15 cm in diameter, while its stalk has a length from 2–6 cm and a width of 1–3 cm. The mushroom is generally white, but stains yellow to orange. Its spores are white-yellow, elliptical and bumpy. An edible fungus, it is considered a delicacy in Russia and some other countries of Eastern Europe, often pickled in salt. This L. resimus mushroom was photographed in Katon-Karagay National Park, Kazakhstan. Photograph credit: Avustfel Recently featured: White-lipped tree frog C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) Otto von Habsburg Archive More featured pictures

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