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[[Image:Ironing guinness 0357.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Some world record attempts are more unusual than others. [[Suresh Joachim]], minutes away from breaking the [[ironing]] world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at [[Shoppers World, Brampton]].]]
'''A nice cup of tea and a sit down''' is a chance to declare publicly what you appreciate about other members of the community or their contributions. As [[Bambi|Thumper's mother]] said: ''If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all''. That rather idealistic concept is the fundamental rule on this page. The goal is to create goodwill and perhaps assist the dispute resolution processes that occurs on other pages – or, if we're lucky, avoid disputes at all.
[[Image:Toronto's CN Tower.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The [[CN Tower]] has been the [[world's tallest freestanding structure on land]] since its opening in 1976.]]
[[Image:Madonnact.JPG|right|250px|thumb|[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] is the highest earning female singer of all time, according to the 2007 Guinness Book of Records.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=407501&in_page_id=1773 Queen of Pop Madonna crowned highest earning female singer on earth] [[Daily Mail]], 2006-09-28</ref>]]
'''''Guinness World Records''''', known until [[2000]] as '''''The Guinness Book of Records''''' (and in previous [[United States|U.S.]] editions '''''The Guinness Book of World Records'''''), is a [[reference book]] published annually, containing an internationally recognised collection of [[world record]]s, both human achievements and the extreme of the natural world. The book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling copyrighted series.<ref>Watson, Bruce. (August 2005). "World's Unlikeliest Bestseller". ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]'', pp. 76–81.</ref>
Of course, this page should not replace complimenting people directly on their talk pages, or on article talk pages. ''A nice cup of tea and a sit down'' is for when things have gone beyond that, and there is a need for some more formal and serious niceness.
==Origins==
If you get the urge to say something like "I think that such-and-such has worked really hard on Wikipedia, but...", you should stop there. The rule of thumb when making a compliment is to "stop at the but/however/although". Just the complimentary part, please.
On [[10 November]] [[1951]], [[Hugh Beaver|Sir Hugh Beaver]], then the managing director of the [[St. James's Gate Brewery|Guinness Brewery]], went on a shooting party in [[Wexford Harbour|North Slob]], by the [[River Slaney]] in [[County Wexford]], [[Ireland]]. He became involved in an argument: which was the fastest game bird in [[Europe]], the [[Eurasian Golden Plover|golden plover]] or the [[grouse]]? That evening at Castlebridge House, he realized that it was impossible to confirm in reference books whether or not the golden plover was Europe's fastest game bird.<ref>[http://freespace.virgin.net/james.robertson/history2.htm Early history of Guinness World Records] - page 2</ref>
Beaver thought that there must be numerous other questions debated nightly in the 81,400 pubs in Britain and in Ireland, but there was no book with which to settle arguments about records. He realised then that a book supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove popular. <!-- Reference at http://www.brandchannel.com/features_profile.asp?pr_id=15 unavailable -->
When you're done pouring, you may want to leave the {{tl|tea}} template on their talk page, so they know that their tea is ready.
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===What ''A nice cup of tea and a sit down'' is for===
* Saying nice things about other contributors, especially those with whom you are currently having problems.
* Publicly declaring what you like about a person or their contributions.
* Directing people to, when disagreements on other pages get heated.
Beaver’s idea became reality when Guinness employee [[Christopher Chataway]] recommended University friends [[Norris McWhirter|Norris]] and [[Ross McWhirter]], who had been running a fact-finding agency in [[London]]. The brothers were commissioned to compile what became ''The Guinness Book of Records'' in August 1954. One thousand copies were printed and given away.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spyhunter007.com/spy_guinness_book_history.htm|title=History of Guinness Book of Records|accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref>
===What ''A nice cup of tea and a sit down'' is not for===
* Dispute resolution.
* Mediation or arbitration.
* Arguing.
* Anything that is not 100% positive.
After founding the ''Guinness Book of Records'' at [[Fleet Street|107 Fleet Street]], the first 198 page edition was bound on [[27 August]] [[1955]] and went to the top of the British best seller lists by [[Christmas]]. "It was a marketing give away—it wasn't supposed to be a money maker," said Beaver. The following year it launched in the U.S., and it sold 70,000 copies.
== Okay, the pot is brewing. Milk? Sugar? ==
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===2005===
*[[User:Petaholmes|Petaholmes]] is doing a great job maintaining the [[Template:Did you know|''Did you know?'' template]] every day. [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 21:48, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
After the book became a surprise hit, many further editions were printed, eventually settling into a pattern of one revision a year, published in October to coincide with Christmas sales. The McWhirters continued to publish it and related books for many years. Ross was [[assassination|assassinated]] by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] in 1975. Both brothers had an encyclopedic memory — on the TV series ''[[Record Breakers]]'', based upon the book, they would take questions posed by children in the audience on various world records, and would usually be able to give the correct answer. Following [[Ross McWhirter#Death|McWhirter's assassination]], the feature was called "Norris on the Spot".
*I'd like to start things off with kudos to [[User:DocendoDiscimus|DocendoDiscimus]], who has—quietly and without fanfare—amassed over 5000 article-namespace edits, all in the two months he's been here. He is systematically going over thousands of business- and finance-related articles, improving each and every one of them. Keep up the good work! [[User:OwenX|Owen×]] [[User talk:OwenX|<big>☎</big>]] 21:51, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
==Evolution==
*A huge compliment to [[User:SlimVirgin|SlimVirgin]] for somehow managing to not let all the accumalating stress get to her. Most people would have ran off after going through what she's been through. [[User:Redwolf24|<font color="darkblue">R</font>]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<font color="green">e</font>]][[User:Redwolf24|<font color="darkblue">dwolf24</font>]] ([[User talk:Redwolf24|talk]]) 04:43, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
Recent editions have focused on record feats by [[human]] competitors. Competitions range from obvious ones such as [[weightlifting]] to the more entertaining such as longest [[egg (biology)|egg]]-throwing distance or the number of [[hot dog]]s that can be consumed in ten minutes - although [[competitive eating|eating contest]] and [[Drinking game#World record|beer and alcohol consumption]] entries are no longer accepted, possibly for fear of [[litigation]]. Besides records about competitions, it contains such facts as the height of the [[list of tall men|tallest person]] ([[Robert Pershing Wadlow]]), the heaviest [[tumor]], the most poisonous plant, the shortest [[river]] ([[Roe River]]), the longest-running drama (''[[Guiding Light]]''), the longest serving members of a drama series ([[William Roache]] for [[Coronation Street]] in the UK, [[Kate Ritchie]] and [[Ray Meagher]] for [[Home and Away]] in Australia), the world's most successful salesman ([[Joe Girard]]) and the only brother and sister to have solo number one singles in UK chart history ([[Daniel Bedingfield|Daniel]] and [[Natasha Bedingfield]]).
Each edition contains a selection of the large set of records in the Guinness database, and the criteria for that choice have changed over the years.
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*To those who consistently vote to delete articles on high schools and/or middle schools: I realize that the reason why you feel strongly about the whole thing is the same reason why I do — we care about Wikipedia and want what we think is best for it. I'm hoping that sometime we can come to the middle and achieve some [[non-duality]], so here's a cup of reconciliation. [[User:Jacqui M Schedler|<font color="#663366">Jacqui]]</font><sup> [[User_talk:Jacqui M Schedler|★</sup>]] 06:07, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
The ousting of Norris McWhirter from his consulting role in 1995 and the subsequent decision by Diageo plc to sell the Guinness World Records brand have shifted it from a text-heavy reference book to a highly-illustrated, colourful product.
*To [[User:Vitalyb]] for making [[Template:Satanism]] into a sexy little infobox. <font color="#000000">♠[[User:PMC|P]]</font><font color="#FF00FF">[[User_talk:PMC|M]]</font><font color="#000000">[[Special:Contributions/Premeditated Chaos|C]]♠</font> 01:07, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
These changes have done no harm to its commercial success: the ''Guinness Book of Records'' is the world's most sold [[copyright]]ed book, thus earning it an entry within its own pages. A number of [[spin-off]] books and [[television]] series have also been produced. Again the emphasis in these shows has been on spectacular, entertaining stunts, rather than any aspiration to inform or educate. The Guinness World Record brand is now owned by [[HIT Entertainment]].
*I've been a wikipedian for a little over a year now, and it still constantly amazes me how well it works. Sure, there are occasional blow-ups and vandals and such, but the loving maintenance of an astounding group of volunteers have made this dream into a reality. To quote [[Are You Being Served?|Young Mr. Grace]], "''you've all done very well!''" [[User:Grutness|Grutness]]...''<small><font color="#008822">[[User_talk:Grutness|wha?]]</font></small>'' 09:50, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
Guinness World Records do not monitor the category of 'Person with the most records' as this changes too frequently, and records that once existed may now have been 'rested' and therefore this would not be a fair category.
*You know, I really think [[user:Gateman1997|Gateman1997]] is doing a very noble thing pursuing his cause to get [[List of Caucasian Americans]] un-speedied. [[User:Cernen|Cernen]] 15:09, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
In 2005, Guinness designated [[9 November]] as ''International Guinness World Records Day'' to encourage breaking of world records; it was described as "phenomenally successful". The 2006 version was dubbed as, "the world’s biggest international event" with an estimated 100,000 people participating in over 10 countries. The promotion has earned Guinness a whopping 2,244 all-new valid records in 12 months, which is a 173% increase over the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20061106005761&newsLang=en|title=Records Shatter Across the Globe in Honor of Guinness World Records Day 2006|accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref>
* Happy Christmas and everything else, everyone! I'm very much glad to see Wikipedia is functioning, and the fundraiser is doing well. I hope you all have nice holidays. —[[User:Messedrocker|'''M'''<small>'''ESSED'''</small>'''R'''<small>'''OCKER'''</small>]] <small>([[User talk:Messedrocker|talk]])</small> 00:10, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
In 2006, [[Michael Jackson]] visited the Guinness World Records office in London to collect 7 Official Records Certificates related to his successful career as a vocalist and song writer.<ref>http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/mediazone/pdfs/entertainment/061114_michael_jackson.pdf/</ref>
*I'd like to thank [[User:FrancisTyers]] for his kind and efficient transformation of my first first draft and for making me feel welcome at Wikipedia. The whole project is an extraordinary affirmation of the human spirit. Amazing. [[User:Puffball|Puffball]] 22:22, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
On [[9 January]] [[2007]] Guinness announced it was working with [[AskMeNow]] to offer mobile access to the Guinness World Records databases. Users can use [[short message service|SMS]] text messages to ask questions and the answers are sent back.
===January 2006===
* I'd like to thank [[User:Thunderbrand|Thunderbrand]] because even though I'm a newcomer, and made a totally srewed over mistake and almost destroyed an article in which he spent the utmost care in, he calmly explained to me what I did wrong and fixed everything. Go Thunder! ([[User:Dee man 45|dee]] 04:46, 5 January 2006 (UTC))
==Ethical issues==
* To [[User:Dismas|Dismas]] for helping me not look like an incompetent [[boob]] on my user page for great justice! [[User:Cernen|Cernen]] [[User Talk:Cernen|Xanthine]] [[Special:Contributions/Cernen|Katrena]] 10:20, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
[[Image:Guinness_Beer_Record.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Steven Petrosino]], drinking 500 ml beer in 0.4 seconds in June 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beerrecord.com|title=World Speed Beer Drinking Record|accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbX33Zkl9Nw|title=Video clip|accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref> Guinness accepted only the record for one litre, but later dropped all beer and alcohol records from their compendium in 1991.]]
Several world records that were once included in the book have been removed for ethical reasons. By publishing world records in a category, the book may encourage others to try to beat that record, even at the expense of their own health and safety. For example, following publication of a "heaviest cat" record, many [[cat]] owners overfed their pets beyond the bounds of what was healthy{{Fact|date=February 2007}}, so entries such as these were removed. Likewise, records related to dangerous [[stunt]]s are often not published, for example those closely related to [[freediving]]. The Guinness Book also dropped records within their "eating and drinking records" section of Human Achievements in 1991 due to concerns that potential competitors could do harm to themselves and expose the publisher to potential [[lawsuit|litigation]]. These changes included the removal of all [[liquor]], [[wine]] and [[beer]] drinking records, along with other unusual records for consuming such unlikely things as bicycles and trees.<ref>Guinness Book of World Records 1990 edition, p. 464</ref>
Other records, such as [[sword swallowing]], were closed to further entry as the current holders had performed beyond what are considered safe human tolerance levels. There have been cases where closed records have been reopened. For example, the sword swallowing record was listed as closed in 1990 Guinness Book of World Records, but the ''[[Guinness World Records Primetime]]'' TV show, which started in 1998, accepted three sword swallowing challenges.
*[[User:Matt Crypto|Matt Crypto]] was ridiculously good at being able to hold his temper at another user over what became (as I saw it) an increasingly frustrating debate in which the user continually failed to [[WP:AGF|assume good faith.]] I was close to dropping any pretense of [[WP:Civil|civility]] on the users talk page, but upon reading an entry by matt, realised that such behaivor would be fruitless. Cheers.--[[User:Jfg284|jfg284]] <sup>[[User talk:Jfg284|you were saying?]]</sup> 01:41, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
Chain letters are also not allowed. "Guinness World Records does not accept any records relating to chain letters, sent by post or e-mail. If you receive a letter or an e-mail, which may promise to publish the names of all those who send it on, please destroy it, it is a hoax. No matter if it says that Guinness World Records and the postal service are involved, they are not." (http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/member/faqs.aspx).
*[[User:Flcelloguy]] is mentoring one of wikipedias most difficult editors (who i wont name here). its a hard and thankless task. i cant make it less hard, but i can make it less thankless here... thanks Flcelloguy :) <font color="red">[[User:BL Lacertae|BL]]</font> <small><font color="#555555">[[User talk:BL Lacertae|kiss the lizard]]</font></small> 03:22, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
===February 2006=Museums==
[[Image:6764 Guinness.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Guinness Museum in Hollywood.]]
*[[User:Ambi]] has written many excellent and interesting articles, such as [[Richmond railway station, Melbourne]]. Good work. [[User:JesseW/sig|JesseW, the juggling janitor]] 02:49, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
In recent years the Guinness company has permitted the [[franchising]] of small [[museum]]s with displays based on the book, all currently (as of 2005) located in towns popular with tourists: [[Tokyo]], [[Surfers Paradise, Queensland|Surfers Paradise]], [[Copenhagen]], [[San Francisco]], [[San Antonio]], [[Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls]], [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]], [[Atlantic City]], [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]] and [[Gatlinburg, Tennessee]]. While some displays are dramatic, like the statues of the world's tallest and shortest people, or videos of records being broken, much of the information is presented simply with text and photos.
== See also ==
*[[#wikipedia]] is most friendly and responsive place on the internet. thanks [[User:Spencerk|Spencerk]] 09:25, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
* [[Ashrita Furman]], who holds the record for the most Guinness World Records
*[[User:Knowledge Seeker|Knowledge Seeker]] [[User talk:Knowledge Seeker|দ]] is one of the kindest people imaginable. For an example of superhuman politeness and restraint, have a look at [[User talk:Knowledge Seeker#EXCUSE ME.21]]. I wish to remain anonymous to spare his embarrassment.
* [[List of world records]]
* [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]
==References==
*[[User:Silence|Silence]] has poured oil on troubled waters recently with patience, wisdom, and erudition, in two recent but unrelated high-stress areas. Many thanks. [[User:Herostratus|Herostratus]] 15:54, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
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* All the people who wanted to downplay the fact that [[depleted uranium]] causes [[Gulf War syndrome]] have [[Wikipedia talk:Requests for arbitration/Depleted uranium#A nice cup of tea and a sit down|good qualities]]. --''[[User:Nrcprm2026|James S.]]'' 05:24, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
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*[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ Guinness World Records] (the official Book website)
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* I love you! 'Who?' I hear you ask. Well, you! All of you! No, I'm not really kinky. No, I'm not hopelessly unfaithful. I am, in fact, just hopelessly naïve, and like telling people how much they kick ass.
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* Thanks to [[User:Iantresman]] for being persistent but affable in supporting dissemination of fringe ideas. [[User:Zowie|zowie]] 18:33, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
*Thanks to [[User:TheKMan|TheKMan]] for unknowingly leading me to this page where I cooled off after a heated discussion a few minutes ago. <font color="violet">[[User:Rosameliamartinez|'''Rosa''']]</font> 07:23, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
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* [[User:Evrik|Evrik]], believe it or not, I do understand what you were trying to do with the PUA's. Thank you being interested in the welfare of Wikipedia.<font color="violet">[[User:Rosameliamartinez|'''Rosa''']]</font> 20:24, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
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**Thanks. [[User:Evrik|evrik]] 20:41, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
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* [[User:Sam Spade|Sam Spade]]'s dedication to Wikipedia is truly astounding. Kudos! --[[User:Ashenai|Ashenai]] 00:07, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
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===April 2006===
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* The users who want to remove all references to [[War crimes]] from the [[Slobodan Milošević]] article simply because he died before he could be convicted surely have positive qualities as well. [[User:Savidan|savidan]]<sup>[[User_talk:Savidan|(talk)]] [[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<span style="color:#008000;">(e@)</span>]]</sup> 22:46, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
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* The [[Portal:Portugal]] is more than one month old, thanks to [[User:Joaopais|Joaopais]] and all the others (excluding me). By now it is showing delays in the updating of the data, after all, it's Portugal! Next step to make it the most realistic page in wikipedia:
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:Try to make it exceed the budget by 1000%... the good Portuguese way. [[User:Afonso Silva|Afonso Silva]] 23:48, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
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* I'd like to thank everyone at #vandalism-en-wp for being nothing but welcoming and helpful to newcomers; hats off to you all. [[User:TJDay|T. J. Day]] 14:44, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
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* Even though a few of us have been struggling with [[User:999|999]] recently, this user has made some fine edits, has great knowledge of Wikipedia, and is clearly dedicated to improving all the [[Thelema]]-related articles. When the "good-faith" and "compromise" functions are switched on, articles tend to improve, as we've all been showing. [[User:Frater5|Frater5]] 17:03, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
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* I think it's time all the editors of [[Charles Whitman]] had a well-deserved cup of tea, for comrades [[User:Jareha|Jareha]], [[User:Katefan0|Katefan0]], [[User:Chesschamp21|Chesschamp21]], [[User:Johntex|Johntex]], [[User:Woohookitty |Woohookitty ]] and everybody else. The article is a good example of a variety of Wikipedia editors working together, through agreement and disagreement, to make the article great over the past 6 months - all while keeping their cool through continued trolling. For all you do, this bud's for you. [[User:Sherurcij|Sherurcij]] <sup>([[User_talk:Sherurcij|talk]]) ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Terrorism|Terrorist Wikiproject]])</sup> 00:07, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
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===May 2006===
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* I think EVERYONE who has contributed to any part of Wikipedia and/or the Wikimedia foundation should sit down and have a nice cup of tea for expanding, even if just a little bit, how far human knowleage can go if we all put our heads together. Congrats everyone! [[User:Spyco|Spyco]] 05:43, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
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* I had a very enjoyable experience a moment or two ago. See, I created the article [[matkot]], which is still a stub, but nonetheless... having quoted a resource from a travel guide to Israel (don't worry, I'll cite it as soon as I get my hands on a copy again) I was then re-quoted by national newspaper [[HaAretz]].. see [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/710393.html this page]. Isn't that nice :-) [[User:Matthew Platts|Matthew Platts]] 16:19, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
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* I usually have rotten days over here where I reside, but not today. I just completed expanding and referencing [[Zero (Mega Man)]] and [[Mega Man X (character)]] (with proper citations even!) after they failed GA status about a month ago. Why, I even encountered the [[Keiji Inafune]] article on a tour of the wiki and greatly expanded that as well. I feel quite optimistic about the latter two, so I'll re-summit them for GA status. And if they don't make it, I can always make another attempt. -[[User:Megaman Zero|Zero]]<sup>[[User talk:Megaman Zero|Talk]]</sup> 17:07, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
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*Just another comment. I think praise should be offered to [[User:The Land|The Land]], [[User:The JPS|The JPS]] and [[User:Xezbeth|Xezbeth]] for always being consistently fantastic. [[User:Matthew Platts|Matthew Platts]] 10:32, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
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===June 2006===
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* I want to keep the trend of having compliments every month, so here's my compliment: PHAEDRIAL: You are a very kind and polite contribu-TOR. When I sent you that e-mail, you replied in such an enthusiastic way that I would have never expected. Please run for adminship so I can support you. —[[User:Messedrocker|<small>THIS IS</small> M<small>ESSED</small>]][[Image:R with umlaut.png]][[User:Messedrocker|<small>OCKER</small>]] <small>[[User talk:Messedrocker|(TALK)]]</small> 04:14, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
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* My thanks and appreciation to all the editors who have been working on [[Democratic Underground]] who came together, despite their vast differences of opinion, to achieve and to honor community consensus and to end the disputes on the article. Well done, everyone -- that's how Wikipedia should work! - [[User:CheNuevara|CheNuevara]] 20:50, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
:The credit goes mainly to you, Che, for bringing the warring parties together and acting as a, well, voice of reason. [[User:VoiceOfReason|VoiceOfReason]] 21:26, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
* I would just like to thank the good people of Wikipedia for making me feel welcome after a very, very long absence. I promise to pull more weight around here from now on. [[User:Jacqui M|<font color="#663366">Jacqui</font>]][[User_talk:Jacqui M|<sup>★</sup>]] 18:17, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
===August 2006===
* To those with album articles on their watchlists: I'm sorry my bot is flooding up your watchlist, and thank you for not yelling at me about it. The pain will be over soon enough (by which I mean in slightly over 12 hours). —[[User:Messedrocker|<font color="blue"><code>this is messedrocker</code></font>]] [[User talk:Messedrocker|<font color="blue"><code>(talk)</code></font>]] 08:44, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
* [[User:Xmeghanx|Xmeghanx]]: [[Media's Influence on Homosexual Perception]] is good work. --[[User:Calieber|♥ «Charles A. L.»]] 18:22, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
===September 2006===
*To [[User: Robert K S|Robert K S]]: You are doing a fine job on the [[Jeopardy!]] article. Truly, you are an expert among experts. --[[User:Aussie Evil|Aussie Evil]] 22:11, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
*To [[User: Longhair|Longhair]]: Your work in helping with odd problems is appreciated [[User talk:SatuSuro|SatuSuro]] 13:33, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
*To [[User:Seldumonde|Seldumonde]] for being very understanding and helpful when I thoughtlessly moved a page I probably shouldn't have. [[User:Quaerere|Quaerere]] 20:23, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
* [[User:Tangotango|Tangotango]] for helping me through cross-namespace redirection fixes. [[User talk:Auroranorth|Auroranorth]], 15 September 2006.
* [[User:Brian1979|Brian1979]] for vandal fighting. [[User:Kaldari|Kaldari]] 06:11, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
* [[User:MER-C|MER-C]]; helps remove obsolete articles, vandal fighting.--<font style="background:white">[[User:Andypandy.UK|Andeh]]</font> 15:19, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
* [[User:Ryulong|Ryulong]]; serial vandal fighter.--<font style="background:white">[[User:Andypandy.UK|Andeh]]</font> 15:19, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
* [[user:CP\M|CP\M]] for numerous contributions to [[WP:TES]] --[[User:Niroht|Niroht]] 00:47, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
*I already gave a barnstar, but I should really mention [[User:Shinmawa]] for their excellent [[WP:AFC|AFC]] wizard. More of these should be made. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 12:53, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
===October 2006===
*[[User:Bravada|Bravada]] for being most professional, courteous and civil editors as well as continously editing with the Wikipedia's best intrests at heart. <b><font face="Arial" color="1F860E">[[User:gerdbrendel|Signature]]</font><font color="20038A"><sup>[[User:gerdbrendel|brendel]]</sup></font></b> 06:16, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
*[[User:Uncle G|Uncle G]] for having nice things to say to me on my talk page. He's been very encouraging, and I appreciate that. --[[User:Jayron32|Jayron32]] 06:40, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
*Everyone who are good people here, for being such great people! Moneyman (guest) 9:52 October 29 2006
===November 2006===
*I'd like to thank all the [[Wikipedia:wikignome | WikiGnomes]] and [[wikifairy | WikiFaeries]] that worked on Hallowe'en, even though it was their night off. [[User:Robnpov|Robnpov]] 01:17, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
*[[User:Mais Oui!|Mais Oui!]] puts forth a tireless effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of [[Scotland]] and Scottish topics. Thank you, Mais Oui!. [[Image:Icons-flag-scotland.png]] <b><span style="background-color: #008000"><font color="#ffffff">[[User:Canaen|Canæn]]</font></span></b> [[Image:Icons-flag-scotland.png]] 05:52, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
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[[Category:Wikipedia Kindness Campaign]]
*I'd like to thank all the [[Wikipedians]] who have kept this running. [[User:Sharkface217|Sharkface217]] 20:59, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
**Amen to that, Sharkface217. [[User:HubmaN|-HuBmaN!!!!]] 16:35, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
*[[User:SlimVirgin|SlimVirgin]], [[User:Thatcher131|Thatcher131]], and [[User:Vic226|Vic226]] deserve praise for rightfully putting an unregistered anti-Semite in his/her place on reguards to the [[AMIA bombing]]. --[[User:GHcool|GHcool]] 01:24, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
*I would like to thank [[User:Daniel Olsen|Daniel Olsen]] for [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User|adopting me]] and helping me through a minor technical mystery (to me, anyway), and helping me find projects that interest me. [[User:Marialadouce/Esperanza|Marialadouc<span style="color:green;">e</span>]] | <small>[[User_talk:Marialadouce|parlami]]</small> 21:04, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
*Even though [[User:Thryduulf]] and I are on opposite sides of a contentious issue right now, at an unrelated place he gave me a nice compliment on my closing of an AfD. That shows real class and deserves a lovely cup of tea. [[User:Herostratus|Herostratus]] 23:44, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
*I wish to unite Esperanzians and Non-Esperanzians, Pro-Esperanza and Anti-Esperanza, together for the encyclopedia. I hope that the MFD does not tear the community apart, and I wish goodwill for all contributors. If you are hurt by Esperanza's potential fate, please don't leave over it. That would be antithetical to your mission: keeping everyone together. Please stay for the encyclopedia's sake. [[User:Messedrocker|<font color="red">★<small>MESSED</small></font>]][[User talk:Messedrocker|<font color="red"><small>ROCKER</small>★</font>]] 01:49, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
**Messedrocker, these comments are both reasonable and kind, both constructive and sincere. Have a cup of your own tea, friend: this is how all Wikipedians should strive to be. - [[User:CheNuevara|<font color="f0b400">Che</font> <font color="004411">Nuevara</font>]] 18:33, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
===December 2006===
*I'd like to thank [[User:Shakirfan|Shakirfan]] for his work on [[Shah Rukh Khan]], making many sensible edits. [[User:Ekantik|Ekantik]] 19:46, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
*I would like to thank all of the Wikipedians who fight against the constant vandalization of articles. [[User:Ricksal0224|Rick]] 19:42, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
*I would like to thank that new guy on the reference desk whose name I can never spell right for helping me re-learn my role. [[User:Cernen|Cernen]] [[User Talk:Cernen|Xanthine]] [[Special:Contributions/Cernen|Katrena]] 17:18, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
*I'd like to thank [[User:Merbabu|Merbabu]] for turning what was becoming an edit war into a productive collaboration. —[[User:ShadowHalo|ShadowHalo]] 19:29, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
*I'd like to thank [[User:Gungadin|Gungadin]] for her pictures! '''[[User:Trampikey|Trampik]]<font color="green">[[Wikipedia:Esperanza|e]]</font>[[User:Trampikey|y]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Trampikey|talk to me]])([[Special:Contributions/Trampikey|contribs]])</sup> 19:59, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
*I would like to wish everyone a good day! Especially [[User:wossi|wossi]] & [[User:Kitia|Kitia]]!
*I just got myself a nice [[cup of tea]] and would like to wish you all a [[Happy New Year]] in advance, since I'll be on [[WP:WB|wikibreak]]. HAPPY NEW YEAR! [[User:Mtijn|Mtijn]] 22:33, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
* Good job and hats off to all who participate in the [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk]]. This is an excellent resource and your participation is noteworthy and commendable. [[User:Dreftymac|dr.ef.tymac]] 03:17, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
===January 2007===
* HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wikipedia, please stay classy, kick ass, and fight crime in 2007. [[User:Messedrocker|<font color="red">★<small>MESSED</small></font>]][[User talk:Messedrocker|<font color="red"><small>ROCKER</small>★</font>]] 05:16, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
* Over the last year, I let off a lot of steam in regards to sourcing of articles and just plain Rambled on deletion debates. To everyone annoyed about that, I'm just saying I'm sorry. I try to seek compromises but sometimes I'm just plain dumb. Apologies to everyone whose time I've wasted by making them read mountains of stupid rambling. Sorry, it's a really annoying habit that I just can't shake... [Eh, hit save when I was supposed to hit preview.] Anyway, I still wish to compliment everyone who demands accurate sourcing and all; I only disagree with the source ''paranoia'' that seems to be prevalent these days. I believe sourcing and accuracy is important. --''[[User:Wwwwolf|wwwwolf]]'' ([[User talk:Wwwwolf|barks]]/[[Special:Contributions/Wwwwolf|growls]]) 13:21, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
* I've only just started editing Wikipedia heavily. At first, I thought the level of vandalism was frankly depressing - but now I see that for every vandal, there are two great editors to revert it. Great job folks! [[User:Angus Lepper|Angus Lepper]] 00:26, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
* I copied [[User talk:Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|<font color="black">'''Nearly Headless Nick'''</font>]]'s user header and made it my own on my user page. I wouldn't have been able to do it without looking at NHN's example. —[[User:Malber|Malber]] ([[User talk:Malber|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/Malber|contribs]]) 14:12, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
* [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/count_edits Old-fashioned edit counter] seems to be working again. I just refound it. '''[[User:Ikiroid|The ikiroid]] ([[User talk:Ikiroid|talk]]·[[User:Ikiroid/Desk|desk]]·[[User talk:Ikiroid/Help Me Improve|Advise me]])''' 03:14, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
:* That is still not as accurate as wannabe_kate; it still has a huge gap of lag time. [[User:Vic226|<span style="background:#008"><font size="4" color="#ffffff" face="Vivaldi">Vic226</font></span>]]<sub><i>([[User talk:Vic226|chat]])</i></sub> 02:23, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:* Can't stand tea !! [[User:Peterkirchem|Peterkirchem]] 13:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
* I just wanted to say kudos to everyone for working so well together to improve some problematic sections in the [[Robert P. Casey]] article. I think it's getting closer to [[WP:GOOD|good article status]], and I'm looking forward to continuing to work with everyone on it. --[[User:JaimeLesMaths|JaimeLesMaths]] <sup>([[User talk:JaimeLesMaths|talk]]![[Special:Contributions/JaimeLesMaths|edits]])</sup> 06:28, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
*[[User:Nateland|Nateland]] shows a great passion for the causes he believes in, and an intense willingness to improve Wikipedia. --[[User:Illuminato|Illuminato]] 08:01, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
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