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My winter vacation has arrived. I will only be sporadically online until December 27th.

Re: about the other day...

Dear Jeffpw,

I would like to apologize to you for the harsh comments and the sudden block yesterday. I admit I should have spoken with you about this issue and I should have left you a reminder instead of blocking you. I would like to also apologize if I had caused you to feel that you need to review your participation on Misplaced Pages. Looking back into your contributions, I believe that you are a good contributor to this online project, and that your participation has made this a better encyclopedia. I would also like to add that if and when X3210 returns from his block, that instead of reverting his edits, that you will discuss with him, attempt to understand his concerns and his positions, and remind him that edit warring and constant reverting will solve nothing. I hope that you will continue to contribute to Misplaced Pages, and that you will not leave this project as a result of the block. I hope that we could put this incident behind us, and that we can contribute and collaborate, to make Misplaced Pages a better encyclopedia. I wish you all the best in all and any of your endeavours.

Yours Sincerely,

Nat
10:28, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

FA Buddying

Jeff, could you mention this in the next newsletter so we can get some idea of how many people would be interested in participating in this on both sides? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 19:16, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Sure thing, honey! By the way, I keep meaning to email you, but between work and the usual insanity here I have been remiss. Please forgive me and expect an email tomorrow. Love, Jeffpw (talk) 19:44, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

No worries, I'm in the same boat. How do you think we should go about the Portal? Just update it with all the FAs and picture and PPR it or what? I want to get it over with, it's been hanging around for months now. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 13:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I was thinking that since it is now assigned to that "Random" thingie, we could simply add every FA and GA article to the list, as well as "B" articles at our discretion. That would solve the updating problem for the bulk of the Portal. The rest I would be willing to update on a weekly or semi-weekly basis. Jeffpw (talk) 13:34, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I was thinking that for the articles, and maybe the pictures too. I'll add a whole load of stuff over the weekend. Do you think we should bring the news section back? I thought that was the most useful part of the portal, personally. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 14:56, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

yes, let's do! I will personally oversee that starting after the holidays. I have 365gay.com on my home page, so can update it practically daily with news items. Jeffpw (talk) 14:58, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Cool. I will start with that as soon as I wake up from my nap then - god, between this, the LGBT history textbook I've started researching with some way overly enthusiastic other people, and alcohol, I don't think I'll be seeing anything straight this Christmas... :) Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 15:08, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Straight? Straight?!? let's hope not dear. Think of how disappointed so many young lesbians would be if that were so. Jeffpw (talk) 15:10, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Christmas card

Jeff, thanks for the card. I'm not as wiki-savvy as you are, so I don't know how to find/create a card of my own to return the favor, but please know that the sentiment is returned! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, whatever's appropriate, and have a wonderful vacation! Applejuicefool (talk) 20:11, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for my card as well. Have a happy holiday season! -- Kendrick7 20:40, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Hello Jeff, I was going to leave a message on Riana's talk page, but when I try to leave the message, it gets included in your card. I think there's something missing on your card to close the syntax, but I'm not sure what. If you know how to fix this, could you please do so? Thank you. --Kyoko 20:43, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Yep, I have a message someone left me that has been incorporated into your card. So you can see on my talk page exactly what Kyoko is talking about. I don't know how to fix it either. Aleta (talk) 20:56, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

I suggest looking at one of the many RfA thank you cards and see if you can find whatever must be missing. I think I have some in my User talk:Kyoko/Archive16 if you need examples. Hope this helps. Happy holidays to you too! --Kyoko 21:06, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry, merry, happy, happy to you, too, Jeff. Thanks for the card. :D Peace on earth, good will to all most ;p . deeceevoice (talk) 20:52, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks jeff! :) futurebird (talk) 21:03, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Jeff, how very thoughtful of you ! Thanks so much, and have a very Merry Christmas yourself. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:12, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, Jeff, and my best wishes for the season to you, too. SlimVirgin 21:27, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Jeff. Same to you! - Rjd0060 (talk) 21:37, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

May the turn of the Green Man from Holly to Oak bring with the lengthening days an increase of joy. Blessed Be to those you love and those who love you. Tonywalton  22:12, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Jeff! If I could make an even nicer card and leave it here, I would, but we both know that's not going to happen, so you'll have to take my word for it. All the best! •97198 talk 04:53, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Xmas card.

Thanks a million for the cute Xmas card! What a great idea!

The only problem is that it somehow messes up the rest of the page display from the point where you insert it on downwards - so I couldn't see the next message on my talk page! I took a look at the Wikicode and didn't see anything immediately broken...but clearly something is.

SteveBaker (talk) 22:19, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

See above (fixed mine). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:27, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

What a nice surprise! Thanks, Jeff and Merry Christmas! Chaz 02:09, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Santa

I am surprised at the heated arguments about Santa Claus. As my name suggests, I am more interested in the Easter Bunny but have some warm feelings for the Easter Bunny's colleague, Santa.

Because of my user name, I feel some may think that I have a conflict of interest so I have not tried to mediate the situation.

I can understand some of the feelings about editing the WP Santa Claus article. We should be mindful of a neutral viewpoint, editing with sources, and compassion to children without censoring information. That's the WP way for any article.

Part of a compromise could be editing that the sprit of Christmas giving, like St. Nicholas, continued centuries later (are there sources to confirm this obvious statement?). We might even go so far as to say that parents participate in maintaining the giving spirit of giving and re-tell the tales of Santa Claus (assuming we can find sources).

The slightly dishonest part is when the news, air force or meteorologists report that they are tracking the path of Santa's sleigh. There are references to that. However, the references are not accurate (I don't think radar really shows Santa) and there may not be references that the radar reports are an embellishment of Christmas spirit. (If a person, any person even Santa, could cover the entire world in 24 hours, covering most homes in every time zone, that person is a space alien and not a person. That space alien would be a boon to UPS, DHL, or Fedex, who could lay off their entire workforce and hire just Santa)

Let's hope that nobody will want to use this source, which the headlines is more sensational than the body of the story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1060040.stm Children cry as fake Santa arrested

Mrs.EasterBunny (talk) 22:41, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Cute Christmas card! I grew up with a secular Christmas, if there really is such a thing, but that's because my Jewish mom was still reeling from the self-hating craziness of her parents when I was a kid. Now I'm a Channukah person in December... but my family likes to say "Happy XmaChannuKwanStice!" (I actually dislike Kwanzaa, which I feel is my prerogative as an African American, but that's another story...) Cheers, Melty girl (talk) 22:56, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

I grew up with both Christmas and Channukah (mixed marriage), and celebrate both today. December is a wonderful month, with all the festivities in all the different cultures! It really brings out the kid in me. Happy holidays, honey! Jeffpw (talk) 23:21, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Here's to mixed marriages and happy holidaze! --Melty girl (talk) 23:26, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Christmas Card

Thanks! I SO believe in Santa. He is real!! Thanks again, fellow Santa believer! Loolylolly1997 (talk) 00:22, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hello Jeffpw. Thank you for the card. People like you make Misplaced Pages such a great place. Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 04:56, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi Jeff. Thanks for the really great card. Unfortunately I'm not very good at creating such things but I wish you happy holidays too. You have really been extremely helpful and I appreciate it very much! You are the exception that makes me keep trying! Cheers, EconomicsGuy (talk) 06:05, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Ho ho ho

thumb I'm not sure if this can be used on the Larry Craig article but I thout you'd get a giggle regardless. I'm hoping a fully free version will be released but it's from the Southern Strategy Group which doesn't, as of yet, have an article. Benjiboi 06:10, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Pssst. How do you spell candy in tap-code? Benjiboi 17:34, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Hey!

Thanks. That was very sweet. Good cheer to you. Haiduc (talk) 08:37, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

That was a really beautiful card Jeff, thank you so much! I need to learn to do these cool things...:-D Happy X-mas to you too, and have a brilliant 2008! Miss Julie will be coming back on January with her newsletter, right? I can't wait to read her column advice! XD Have a good one! Raystorm (¿Sí?) 15:38, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the Christmas card Jeff, and merry Christmas to you too!--BelovedFreak 16:56, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

thanks

Hi Jeff, thanks for the card, and thanks for fixing everyone else's cards! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you! --Kyoko 18:31, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

RE:Happy Holidays!

Happy holidays to you as well! Thanks for the card! Tiptoety (talk) 19:50, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

And Merry Christmas --BoogaLouie (talk) 21:29, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Warmest Wishes

Hi Jeff, and thanks for the card! Sorry about my tardiness in replying. Wishing you, your husband and your loved ones a very merry Christmas and a great 2008! Pedro :  Chat  12:23, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Aww, they're adorable! Are they housebroken???????? I'm glad I have some nice, stable wikifriends to provide some much-needed balance here. Jeffpw (talk) 22:55, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

I think it's time I told you... I, too, am Andrew Rice. Boo! -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 22:57, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Eek! This is like that scene in When A Stranger Calls, when she wakes her husband, he turns over in bed, and you see he's actually the serial killer! I'm gonna have nightmares for a week now! Jeffpw (talk) 23:06, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Your photo

I love the photo, Jeff! Which one is you?  :) Aleta (talk) 20:10, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Huh? Which photo? I actually came here to say thanks for the card and have a Feliz Navidad. Thanks, SqueakBox 20:19, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Squeakbox, see Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands. Aleta (talk) 20:20, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm the little one who looks like he is gonna pee his pants from fright! Thanks Aleta, and Merry Christmas to you, too, Squeakbox. Jeffpw (talk) 20:28, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your photo. I took the liberty of uploading it to Wikimedia Commons and use it in polish article about same-sex marriage. :) BR --Plywak (talk) 22:47, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh wow! I guess this makes me an "admitted homosexual"! I'm glad you moved it to Commons, and more glad that it is on the Polish Misplaced Pages. Isäac and I both love Poland. Jeffpw (talk) 09:20, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

You'll delete my comment as soon as i leave it (im sure you can guess who i am lol), but I just wanted to say your wedding photo is an inspiration to us all Jeff. Youre husband is a very lucky man :) 89.242.241.209 (talk) 09:37, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Awwww! How could I delete something so very very sweet! Merry Christmas, Ben. Jeffpw (talk) 09:39, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

I bet you were pissing yourself, Jeff. Getting married is the most terrifying of experiences, as I found out myself about 5 hours before tying my own knot. Thanks, SqueakBox 17:12, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas, Jeff

I liked you in my past incarnation, and I still think that you're a pretty good guy, even with our differences. I hope you and yours have a merry Christmas, and a blessed New Year! Best Regards, Mr Which??? 16:20, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Mmmmmm fruitcake!

Hi Jeffpw! Just wanting to spice up your festivus season with a nice traditional fruitcake. Hope all is drama-free (except in the nice ways) and you and Miss Julie are enjoying some refreshing and rewinding activities. p.s. You can use the fruitcake as a decorative doorstop if it doesn't get eaten expeditiously. Benjiboi 22:43, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Yummy fruitcake! I haven't had any in years and years. There was a wonderful article in the New York Times last week about Caribbean fruitcake. Did you happen to see it? And my wishes for you are similar, my dear. Warm happy fuzzy Christmas, carols on the CD, and prezzies exchanged with those you love. And let's hope 2008 brings peace and harmony, both here on Misplaced Pages and the world at large. Jeffpw (talk) 22:46, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Huzzah! Benjiboi 23:57, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

consumeraffairs.com

Jeff, are you confident of the reliability of that site? We've had quite a number of covert and overt legal threats in respect of Video Professor, I don't want to see someone else sucked into the cesspit. Guy (Help!) 22:32, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

You can revert me if you want, but there are more sites with similar information:

It's a recent news story, so I think more sites will pick it up. It wouldn't look good if we didn't present the info accurately and neutrally, in my opinion. That said, I have no objection if you want to delete until you verify the info with the Foundation. Jeffpw (talk) 22:41, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Need to add: Jimbo verified that Misplaced Pages did give the info. He says the story was not well reported, though. Jeffpw (talk) 22:43, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

That's not in dispute, the issue is how reliable that source is, given that VP have already threatened to sue us more than once. I'm hoping your IP will not be added to the list, if you see what I mean. We need to be really careful about keeping to the most reliable sources possible here. Best, Guy (Help!) 15:58, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Ooh, I see what you mean. But since I am not in America, and am using a source, and reporting it neutrally, I am not too worried. However, if you think it's unreliable, please revert it. I just saw the article and thought it was interesting. And like I said, I also think we should report first about stuff affecting us, so people cannot say we censor information. Jeffpw (talk) 16:07, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your kind words on my talk page - you're right, I wouldn't want the job (I'd block half a dozen admins on my first day!). Sometimes I wonder why I comment on pages like AN, but silence tends to be taken as consent, and I've always had a fondness for kicking against the pricks. We have some great admins, and we have some lousy ones, sadly it seems that the wrong ones get to make the most noise. Anyway, I'm away for Christmas, and won't be online much for a while, so best wishes to you and yours, DuncanHill (talk) 23:06, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Hello Jeffpw. Thanks for removing warning. I made that error by mistake. Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 10:24, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

I know you did, Masterpiece2000. You are the definition of a good faith contributer. Merry Christmas. Jeffpw (talk) 10:25, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

James I & VI

Despite the insults from the anon (who I will block immediately if there is any one further after now), please consider whether he may in fact be correct that the category should not be applied if it is disputed. There's an ANi discussion. . I've also mentioned this at the talk page for the category. . DGG (talk) 15:09, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

I've seen that, Guy. I also noted the cat was kept with consensus, including the consent of the person responsible for restoring it to FA quality. Jeffpw (talk) 15:12, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Guy is User:JzG. User:DGG is, I believe, David. :-) Carcharoth (talk) 15:41, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Oops. All these initials get so confusing! thanks so much for your help, Carcharoth! It's not the first time you've gently corrected me. :-P Jeffpw (talk) 15:45, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Here comes Santa Claus

NORAD and the U.S. Air Force tracks Santa! As I write this, he's in India, making his way through the Himalayas! Yay! -- ALLSTARecho 15:40, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

You're tracking him, too, AllStar?!? I've been watching all morning. This is the high point of my whole year!!!!!!! I missed him slipping out of his house, though, even though I nave SantaCam on. Maybe next year... Jeffpw (talk) 15:46, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

• Wishing you and yours the very best of the holiday season too. All the best.--Nemissimo (talk) 16:21, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Zombie Movie Encyclopedia

Say, is there a later edition of the Zombie Movie Encyclopedia? You said it's 4 years old, but I can only find one dated 2000. Thanks. Doczilla (talk) 22:39, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, my bad. My version is slightly later, but not 4 years old. Copyright 2001. Jeffpw (talk) 22:57, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Arsham Parsi

Hi, and thanks for the message! No, I'm not actually a member of IRQO, nor am I Iranian, although I am gay and also a supporter of the group's work. Take care! — Emiellaiendiay 23:36, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

polly is a witch!

I want her dead! she's a sockpuppet! maybe she's a sockpuppet of me! I don't care. I want her to die! and Im sure Listsvery is a sockpuppet too! By the way, this ISNT whitstable! NO NO, its not! Maybe its pollypocket herself! block her! it must be her!!Table'sWhits (talk) 14:55, 26 December 2007 (UTC)