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== The Kindness Campaign ==
{{User:FireFox/Kindness}}

== Remembering Brian Boulton ==
[Message text copied here from [[User talk:Brianboulton#Remembering Brian]]:]<br>
Dear colleagues,<br>
I wanted to create something by which those of us who have had the pleasure of working with him could commemorate our friend [[User:Brianboulton|Brian Boulton]], who died peacefully on 9 December 2019. Although userboxes are often used for frivolous purposes, it occurred to me that it would be meaningful simply to display the following userbox on our user pages:
{{User:Pdebee/UBX/Remembers}}
{{clear}}
To add this userbox to your page, just apply: <code><nowiki>{{User:Pdebee/UBX/Remembers}}</nowiki></code>
<br>
With kind regards;<br>
Patrick. [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>([[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|become old-fashioned!]])</sup>

== Remembering Sarah (SlimVirgin) ==
[Message text copied here from [[User talk:SlimVirgin#Remembering Sarah]]:]<br>
Dear colleagues,<br>
I created a generic userbox to commemorate our absent Wikifriends, and I keep a copy for Sarah at my user page:
{{User:Pdebee/UBX/RemembersAbsentFriend|SlimVirgin}}
{{clear}}
To add this userbox to your user page, just copy/paste:<br />
<code><nowiki>{{User:Pdebee/UBX/RemembersAbsentFriend|SlimVirgin}}</nowiki></code>
<br>
With kind regards;<br>
Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup>

== in friendship ==
{{User QAIbox
| title = [[User:Gerda Arendt/Places and songs 2022#22 Jan|January songs]]
| image = Forest in snow, Engenhahn.jpg
| image_upright = 0.8
| bold = in friendship
}}
[[User:Gerda Arendt/Images 2022|Happy new year, in friendship]]! - Thank you for still being around! - [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1064074527 One of my pics] is on the Main page, DYK? - In this young year, I enjoyed [[User:Gerda Arendt/Places and songs 2022|meetings with friends in real life]], and wish you many of those. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 17:35, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

:Thank you <u>so much</u>, dear {{U|Gerda Arendt|Gerda}} {{smiley}}, and Happy New Year to you too, of course: in friendship, in good health and in good spirits: please keep well and joyful!<br />With kindest regards;<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 02:41, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
:: lovely wishes, thank you! - new pics --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 22:58, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
:: 30 January means 10 years of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Precious|Precious]]. It's also the birthday of [[Werner Bardenhewer|a friend]], - I'm so happy I mentioned his DYK on his 90th birthday when he was still alive. I have a great singer on DYK whom I heard, [[Elena Guseva]], and wait for a Recent death appearance of [[Georg Christoph Biller]] whom I saw in action. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 22:12, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
{{User QAIbox
| title = [[User:Gerda Arendt/Places and songs 2022#26 Feb|February songs]]
| image = Creek frozen.jpg
| image_upright = 0.8
| bold = [[User talk:Gerda Arendt#RexxS|frozen]]
}}
:: [[Wikipedia:Main Page history/2022 February 7|my joy]] - more [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1070459492 on my talk] --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 19:28, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
:: [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1071802461 Valentine's Day edition], with spring flowers and plenty of music --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 20:12, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
:: [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1074342292 listen] to [[Prayer for Ukraine]], with a history from 1995 to 2022, - the article a work in progress, help wanted - translation of some of it would also help --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 20:33, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
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== A goat for you! ==

[[File:Boer Goat (8742860752).jpg|left|150px]]
People don't send enough goats. Well, I am sending you a goat for thinking to add me to the counter list for the typo team. 

[[User:Oopsemoops|Oopsemoops]] ([[User talk:Oopsemoops|talk]]) 20:00, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
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== Precious anniversary ==
{{User QAIbox/auto|years=Six}} - look and listen on my talk --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 08:13, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
{{od}}
Thank you once again for being so thoughtful, generous and kind in support of our community of editors, dear {{U|Gerda Arendt|Gerda}}; you are a real Wikitreasure! {{smiley}} Please keep well and safe.<br />With kindest regards;<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 11:56, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
[[File:Wild daffodils - geograph.org.uk - 2309001.jpg|thumb|left]]<br />P.S.: No lilies of the valley yet, but an abundance of daffodils in our garden and all around our region, here in West Wales. {{smiley}} 
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== Help with 'rowspan=', please ==

{{Help me-helped}}
Dear helpful fellow editors, {{smiley}}<br />
I am in the process of building the table below (section '''Table 1'''), in which the third row has 4 internal sub-rows (under a heading of '''Cite''') and am experiencing a glitch: having coded 'rowspan=5' (since 5 table row marks {{kbd|<nowiki>|-</nowiki>}} are needed to define that third row), the table formats properly, but when I sort on any column, a 5th sub-row appears, void of any content. Another table I created some time ago (section '''Table 2''') also uses the 'rowspan=' parameter, but works perfectly, without displaying an extra row when sorted.    

I have been checking and re-checking the wikicode for '''Table 1''' and consulting [[Help:Table]] etc., but am now at a loss to understand what’s causing this glitch. It's probably something really simple, but I just can't see it. I would therefore appreciate any helpful pointers, and/or an explanation of what I am doing wrong.

Very many thanks in advance for your helpful assistance. {{smiley}}<br />With kind regards;<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 18:08, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Pdebee|Pdebee]]; I'm fairly certain its because you have <code>rowspan=5</code>, but as far as I can see that specific row only has 4 (49 F.R.D. 184 (E.D. La. 1967, 1968), 310 F. Supp. 536 (E.D. La. 1970), 319 F. Supp. 314 (E.D. La. 1970), and 321 F. Supp. 1241 (E.D. La. 1971)). Setting it to 4 seems to fix the issue, at least for me (see [[User:Asartea/sandbox]]). ''-- [[User:Asartea|<span style="color:#ad0000;">Asartea</span>]] [[User Talk:Asartea|<span style="color:#ad0000;"><sup>Talk</sup></span>]] <sup>&#124;</sup> [[Special:Contributions/Asartea|<span style="color:#ad0000;"><sup>Contribs</sup></span>]]'' 18:27, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

::Dear {{U|Asartea}}, {{smiley}}
::Thank you for your prompt reply! As  I hope you will be able to see, I have now changed the parameter to <code>rowspan=4</code>, and the table is not formatted correctly. By the way, I had already tried with that value before requesting help, and obtained the same result. I am intrigued by your comment, though: “Setting it to 4 seems to fix the issue, at least for me”, even though the parameter was still set to ‘5’ when I read your reply just now; did you actually copy the table into your Wiki environment, and got it to display correctly after changing it to <code>rowspan=4</code>? Or did you apply the fix here, got it to work, and then changed it back to ‘5’? Thank you for letting me know if I understood correctly that you tested the fix and got the table to display differently from the way the same table is displayed below, now that I changed it myself to <code>rowspan=4</code>.
::With kind regards;<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 20:05, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
{{od}}
Dear {{U|Asartea}}, {{smiley}}<br />
Please ignore my reply above, with my apologies; unfortunately, I missed the end of your sentence, where you added: "(see [[User:Asartea/sandbox]])." You have clearly fixed it, which is wonderful! I will have a close look at your solution in order to learn from it, and then adopt the same code as a new version of the table. Thank you so much for your kind and helpful assistance!<br />
With kind regards;<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 20:39, 18 March 2022 (UTC)  

===Table 1 ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
|-
! Case !! Case type !! Cite !! class="unsortable"|{{ref heading}}
|-
| ''Moses v. Washington Parish School Board''
| School desegregation
|data-sort-value="276FSupp834" |  276 F. Supp. 834 (E.D. La. 1967)
| <ref name="276FSupp834">{{cite court |litigants= Moses v. Washington Parish School Board |vol= 276 |reporter= F. Supp. 834 |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= E.D. La. |date= 1967 |url= |access-date= |quote= |postscript= }}</ref>
|-
| ''Carter v. West Feliciana School Board''
| School desegregation
|data-sort-value="396US290" | 396 U.S., 290 (1969)
| <ref name="396US290">{{cite court |litigants= Carter v. West Feliciana School Board |vol= 396 |reporter= U.S., 290 |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= U.S. |date= 1969 |url= |access-date= |quote= |postscript= }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan= 4 | ''Hicks v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.''
|rowspan= 4 | Employment discrimination
|- 
|data-sort-value="49FRD184" | 49 F.R.D. 184 (E.D. La. 1967, 1968)
| <ref name="49FRD184">{{cite court |litigants= Hicks v. Crown Zellerbach Corp. |vol= 49 |reporter= F.R.D. 184 |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= E.D. La. |date= 1967, 1968 |url= |access-date= |quote= |postscript= }}</ref>
|- 
|data-sort-value="310FSupp536" | 310 F. Supp. 536 (E.D. La. 1970)
| <ref name="310FSupp536">{{cite court |litigants= Hicks v. Crown Zellerbach Corp. |vol= 310 |reporter= F. Supp. 536 |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= E.D. La. |date= 1970 |url= |access-date= |quote= |postscript= }}</ref>
|- 
|data-sort-value="319FSupp314" | 319 F. Supp. 314 (E.D. La. 1970)
| <ref name="319FSupp314">{{cite court |litigants= Hicks v. Crown Zellerbach Corp. |vol= 319 |reporter= F. Supp. 314 |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= E.D. La. |date= 1970 |url= |access-date= |quote= |postscript= }}</ref>
|- 
|data-sort-value="321FSupp1241" | 321 F. Supp. 1241 (E.D. La. 1971)
| <ref name="321FSupp12411">{{cite court |litigants= Hicks v. Crown Zellerbach Corp. |vol= 321 |reporter= F. Supp. 1241 |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= E.D. La. |date= 1971 |url= |access-date= |quote= |postscript= }}</ref>
|}

===Table 2===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
|-
! Title !! Role !! Theatre !! Opening date !! Closing date !! # of<br />perf. !! class="unsortable"|{{ref heading}}
|-
| ''[[Aren't We All?]]'' 
| Martin Steele 
| [[Gaiety Theatre (New York City)|Gaiety Theatre]]
|data-sort-value="1923-05-21"| May 21, 1923 
|data-sort-value="1923-06-01"| June 1, 1923
|style="text-align: right;" | 32 
| {{sfn|''Aren't We All?'' IBDB #9244}}{{sfn|''Aren't We All?'' Playbill}}
|- 
| ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (play)|Arsenic and Old Lace]]''
| Mortimer Brewster
| (1941–1942 National tour)
| (Unknown){{efn|name=aoltour}}
| (Unknown){{efn|name=aoltour}}
|style="text-align: right;" | N/A 
| {{sfn|Arsenic and Old Lace 1941}}{{sfn|''Arsenic and Old Lace'' 1942}}
|-
| ''[[Design for Living]]'' 
| Otto or Leo 
| [[Hanna Theatre]]; [[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]]
|data-sort-value="1943-07-06"| July 6, 1943 
|data-sort-value="1943-07-11"| July 11, 1943
|style="text-align: right;" | 8 
| {{sfn|Fairbanks, Jr.|1995|pp=245–246}}{{sfn|The Rittman Press; July 8, 1943; p.4, col.7}}
|- 
| ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (play)|Arsenic and Old Lace]]''
| Mortimer Brewster
| (1944 National tour)
|data-sort-value="1944-01-29"| January 29, 1944 
|data-sort-value="1944-06-03"| June 3, 1944
|style="text-align: right;" | 80 
| {{sfn|Rhodes|2006|pp=179–180}}
|-
|rowspan=3 | ''The Overtons'' 
|rowspan=3 | Jack Overton 
| [[Booth Theatre]]
|data-sort-value="1945-02-06"| February 6, 1945 
|data-sort-value="1945-03-10"| March 10, 1945
|rowspan=3 style="text-align: right;" | 175
|rowspan=3 | {{sfn|''The Overtons'' IBDB #1671}}{{sfn|''The Overtons'' Playbill}}
|-
| Forrest Theatre
|data-sort-value="1945-03-12"| March 12, 1945
|data-sort-value="1945-06-23"| June 23, 1945
|-
| National Theatre
|data-sort-value="1945-06-25"| June 25, 1945
|data-sort-value="1945-07-07"| July 7, 1945
|-
|rowspan=2 | ''Springtime Folly'' 
|rowspan=2 | Benjamin Tauber 
| New Gayety; Washington, DC
|data-sort-value="1951-02-19"| February 19, 1951
|data-sort-value="1951-02-24"| February 24, 1951
|rowspan=2 style="text-align: right;" | ≈&nbsp;10
|rowspan=2 |{{sfn|Springtime Folly Gayety 1951}}{{sfn|''Springtime Folly'' IBDB #1926}}{{sfn|''Springtime Folly'' Playbill}}
|-
| [[John Golden Theatre]]
|data-sort-value="1951-02-26"| February 26, 1951
|data-sort-value="1951-02-27"| February 27, 1951
|-
| ''A Girl Can Tell'' 
| J.G. 
| [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre|Royale Theatre]]
|data-sort-value="1953-10-29"| October 29, 1953 
|data-sort-value="1953-12-19"| December 19, 1953
|style="text-align: right;" | 60 
| {{sfn|''A Girl Can Tell'' IBDB #2381}}{{sfn|''A Girl Can Tell'' Playbill}}
|}

===Table 1 - solution with 'rowspan=4'  ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Case
!Case type
!Cite
! class="unsortable" |{{ref heading}}
|-
|''Moses v. Washington Parish School Board''
|School desegregation
| data-sort-value="276FSupp834" |276 F. Supp. 834 (E.D. La. 1967)
|<ref name="276FSupp834">{{cite court|litigants=Moses v. Washington Parish School Board|court=E.D. La.|reporter=F. Supp. 834|vol=276|opinion=|pinpoint=|date=1967|url=|quote=|postscript=|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
|''Carter v. West Feliciana School Board''
|School desegregation
| data-sort-value="396US290" |396 U.S., 290 (1969)
|<ref name="396US290">{{cite court|litigants=Carter v. West Feliciana School Board|court=U.S.|reporter=U.S., 290|vol=396|opinion=|pinpoint=|date=1969|url=|quote=|postscript=|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |''Hicks v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.''
| rowspan="4" |Employment discrimination
|49 F.R.D. 184 (E.D. La. 1967, 1968)
|<ref name="49FRD184">{{cite court|litigants=Hicks v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.|court=E.D. La.|reporter=F.R.D. 184|vol=49|opinion=|pinpoint=|date=1967, 1968|url=|quote=|postscript=|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="310FSupp536" |310 F. Supp. 536 (E.D. La. 1970)
|<ref name="310FSupp536">{{cite court|litigants=Hicks v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.|court=E.D. La.|reporter=F. Supp. 536|vol=310|opinion=|pinpoint=|date=1970|url=|quote=|postscript=|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="319FSupp314" |319 F. Supp. 314 (E.D. La. 1970)
|<ref name="319FSupp314">{{cite court|litigants=Hicks v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.|court=E.D. La.|reporter=F. Supp. 314|vol=319|opinion=|pinpoint=|date=1970|url=|quote=|postscript=|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="321FSupp1241" |321 F. Supp. 1241 (E.D. La. 1971)
|<ref name="321FSupp12411">{{cite court|litigants=Hicks v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.|court=E.D. La.|reporter=F. Supp. 1241|vol=321|opinion=|pinpoint=|date=1971|url=|quote=|postscript=|access-date=}}</ref>
|}


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== Would you consider becoming a New Page Reviewer? ==

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Hi Pdebee,

I've recently been looking for editors to invite to join the new page reviewing team. Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time but it requires a good understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines; the new page reviewing team '''needs help''' from experienced users.

Would you please consider becoming a [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers|New Page Reviewer]]? Kindly read <u>[[Wikipedia:New pages patrol|the tutorial]]</u> before making your decision (if it looks daunting, don't worry, most pages are easy to review, and habits are quick to develop). If this looks like something that you can do, please consider joining us. If you choose to apply, you can drop an application over at [[WP:PERM/NPR]]. If you have questions, please feel free to drop a message on my talk page or at the reviewer's [[Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers|discussion board]]. 

Cheers, and hope to see you around, ([[User talk:Buidhe|t]] &#183; [[Special:Contributions/Buidhe|c]]) '''[[User:buidhe|<span style="color: black">buidhe</span>]]''' 17:37, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
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== Your Places in Finland list ==

Hello,
I am not sure if you are updating your list "Places in Finland", but I have created articles on [[Konginkangas]] and [[Äänekosken maalaiskunta]]. ---- [[User:Kapulakone|Kapulakone]] ([[User talk:Kapulakone|talk]]) 14:23, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
:Dear colleague {{U|Kapulakone}} {{smiley}},<br />Thank you so much for making contact, and belated welcome to Wikipedia! (I’ve just added a Welcome template to your talk page, so it’s no longer showing in red {{wink}}).<br /> Thank you also for enquiring about my Finnish locations project, which I have left dormant for quite some time now, I am ashamed to admit! Would you like to participate in this project? If so, please feel free to use its structure if you wish; as you probably gathered, my main goal was to create articles which are currently missing here at the anglophone Wiki, simply by translating the equivalent articles at the Finnish Wiki. By the way, I can’t speak Suomen Kieli, but I discovered that Google translator does a fairly good job. I had asked a Finnish Wikipedian to assist me, but then discovered that she had left the project. In any case, please go ahead and take over this project if you wish, and I send you my very best wishes of success!<br />With kind regards for now;<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 15:08, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

== Thank you for your welcome ==

Thank you =

I was so pleased to hear from you as it is a bit daunting starting out. I am grateful for all the useful information you have provided and I look forward to being part of this community[[User:VivalaFrancais|VivalaFrancais]] ([[User talk:VivalaFrancais|talk]]) 11:27, 15 November 2022 (UTC) -->

:To: {{U|VivalaFrancais}}<br />Dear colleague, {{smiley}}<br />Thank you so much for taking the time to post the above message! It's always a pleasure to welcome new editors, especially those who, like you, apply good quality improvements from the beginning; well done! I also commend you for taking the time to provide useful [[Help:Edit summary|edit summaries]], which is really good practice and helpful to other editors. Therefore, when you have the time, please consider looking at my subpage of [[User:Pdebee/Sample edit summaries#Sample edit summaries linked to guidelines|sample edit summaries]], which I developed partly to remind myself of the myriad of editorial guidelines from our [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]. This approach saves me a lot of time and might therefore be helpful to you also, although I hasten to add that it's only a suggestion: you are under no obligation to go to such lengths in your own edit summaries! In any case, I hope you will enjoy being part of our project and that you will find it interesting and rewarding.<br />All very best wishes, and thank you for contributing to our encyclopaedia.<br />With kind regards;<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 16:34, 15 November 2022 (UTC)<br />PS: As a fluent French speaker, I was quite intrigued by your choice of user name! {{wink}}

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== Typo Team member count ==
Sorry for not updating the number![[User:Eugene-elgato|Eugene-elgato]] ([[User talk:Eugene-elgato|talk]]) 19:17, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
:Dear {{U|Eugene-elgato}}, {{smiley}}<br />That’s OK! Thanks for your message, and welcome to the team!<br />With kind regards;<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 20:03, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

== Help with reviewing new navbox ==

{{Help me-helped}}
I have just created a navbox for [[Template:Films by Charles Saunders]] by moving its [[User:Pdebee/Films directed by Charles Saunders|final draft]] from user space into main space, but I am not sure I have completed the task correctly, because the 'v' and 't' are still shown in red font. Please would one of the helpful editors manning the Help Desk kindly double-check this and let me know what I might have done wrong, if anything, and what I should do to correct it? Very many thanks in advance!<br />With kind regards;<br />
Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 15:28, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
:I had a go at fixing the template; see my edit [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Template%3AFilms_by_Charles_Saunders&diff=1128146609&oldid=1128132224 here]. Have a look and see if you are happy with the result. [[User:PhilKnight|PhilKnight]] ([[User talk:PhilKnight|talk]]) 17:04, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
::Dear {{U|PhilKnight|Phil}} {{smiley}}<br />Thank you so much for your prompt review and most helpful correction! It is the simplest things that we overlook, sometimes: I first intended the navbox's name to be the simpler 'Charles Saunders', then changed my mind later on, and forgot to check the obvious... In any case, I am most grateful to you!<br />With kind regards<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 17:14, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

==Happy holidays!==
[[File:Surrealist painting of raccoons in fancy clothes enjoying New Years Eve party in a light bulb factory, writing encyclopedias.png|thumb|Happy New Year!]]
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, Patrick! 

The other day, I was having a conversation with someone about holiday cards and social media. It occurred to me that, in the years since I left Facebook, the site I use most to communicate with people I like isn't actually a social media site at all. If you're receiving this, it's pretty likely I've talked with you more recently than I have my distant relatives and college friends on FB, at very least, and we may have even collaborated on something useful. So here's a holiday "card", Wikipedia friend. :) Hope the next couple weeks bring some fun and/or rest. &mdash; <samp>[[User:Rhododendrites|<span style="font-size:90%;letter-spacing:1px;text-shadow:0px -1px 0px Indigo;">Rhododendrites</span>]] <sup style="font-size:80%;">[[User_talk:Rhododendrites|talk]]</sup></samp> \\ 18:49, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

:Dear {{U|Rhododendrites|Ryan}} {{smiley}}<br />Thank you so much for your friendly post, and my very best seasonal wishes to you too! I know exactly what you mean and I certainly feel the same way: I am often amazed at how editors just focus on the task at hand instead of just chatting about non-encyclopaedic matters. And it is clear that when we collaborate on a given topic, this shared focus helps to develop a sense of trust in each other's abilities and willingness to help and learn, which I find truly heartening. So, thank you for your part in this, and for being a Wikifriend to me and&mdash;most likely&mdash;many others!<br />I send you my best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year, in good health, joyful spirits, and a sense of achievement here at the Wiki.<br />With kind regards;<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 08:46, 23 December 2022 (UTC)<br />PS: I so love that image you added!!! {{wink}}

== December music ==
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We sang Charpentier's delightful [[Messe de minuit pour Noël]] today, which was on DYK yesterday, - a first for me, [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1129486661 pictured], - thank you for good wishes, and enjoy the season! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 18:12, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
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== Happy New Year, Pdebee! ==
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'''Pdebee''',<br />Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable [[New Year]], and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
<br />[[User:Abishe|Abishe]] ([[User talk:Abishe|talk]]) 18:11, 31 December 2022 (UTC)<br /><br />
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:Thank you very much, and the same to you and yours! {{smiley}}<br />With kind regards;<br />Patrick. ツ [[User:Pdebee|Pdebee.]]<sup>[[User talk:Pdebee|(talk)]]</sup><sup>(become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old-fashioned!]])</sup> 18:19, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

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