User talk:John/Archive 2018-2022

Flowers for the future

May

Rapeseed
... with thanks from QAI

You are alive, - happy! - In case of interest: keep reading. Out of the depths today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:48, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Many were interest in the cry oout of the depths. Next: Warum? - thinking of you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:33, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Re: Closing statement

I hear you, John. I actually wrote something similar, but far more specific on my grievances, last week, but in the end, I didn't post it. (I think your version is better anyway, so I may "borrow" it when I finally do leave, whenever that is.) I've been around long enough to remember your previous username, so that's a long time! And yes, Wikipedia is more a social site now. We even have a fan page devoted to an admin! (This hard-working admin actually does deserves a fan page somewhere, but it's inappropriate on Wikipedia, or at least use to be.) - BilCat (talk) 16:44, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

I finally did leave. - BilCat (talk) 00:27, 15 June 2019 (UTC)

Sorry

We surely sparred and quarrelled greatly over the years but I am still appreciative of your assistance on FAC and think your input there and elsewhere will be greatly missed. Best wishes.--MONGO (talk) 22:36, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Randy

You'll be intrigued to know that Justin Kruger got a mention on Radio 4's More or Less from the Hay Festival this week. His experiments varied the way in which Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestants answered their questions. Even though all contestants had the same levels of success, those who stuck to their first answer, without any doubts or second thoughts, were perceived as performing much better. I hope you have some second thoughts over your retirement, John. But you obviously value this encyclopedia as something more than just a social media site (which is all it's ever been for me, of course). So that deserves some respect from your fellow editors. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:55, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

VvG

..is the last significant work I've done here and it was an honor to have had you along for that wild ride! Relax, enjoy, and stay away from the Randy types. Couldn't agree more. Victoria (tk) 20:14, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

TY

Thank you for your hard work...Modernist (talk) 20:36, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Cheers John. Thank you for all you've done for our beautiful project. Drmies (talk) 18:07, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Hear hear. MastCell ^Talk 18:12, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

"And here's a beautiful beer for all you've done for our duff project." Martinevans123 (talk) 20:29, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Sorry to see that you've gone. Thanks for all the hard work you did here. – filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 20:50, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Reading Kafka

Thank you for watching over Franz Kafka. Miss you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:53, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

A beer for you!

I'm sure we had our ups and downs—who doesn't—bt that's a damn sad sign you put up there. Still, it was the sanest thing you could do! (*but cf. that Catch 22...) ——SerialNumber54129 15:34, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Scholasticism search box

Feel free to weigh in here as to whether the Scholasticism template should have a search box or not: User_talk:Epiphyllumlover#Search_boxes_on_templates.--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 23:47, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Thinking of you

August

red admiral
... with thanks from QAI

All the best, but it's really sadder here without you, little lightness and many thorns. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Missing you

John, my friend and shield. You are a huge loss to the Project. Best of everything in the future. Sarah777 (talk) 19:34, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

When improving Clara Schumann to GA (and hopefully more to come), I tried to avoid calling her Clara throughout, remembering you. Every time I change "committed suicide" I think of you. Best wishes --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:43, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

Awesome

Ten years!

I miss you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:25, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

I miss you too. I've been cleaning up BLPs that cite The Sun again (such as this); I will not rest until there are none left. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 12:03, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Io Saturnalia!

		Io, Saturnalia!
		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 16:32, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

John

February

Alte Liebe I Will Mention the Loving-kindnesses

Valentine month, thinking of you, - I put a John on the Main page, on his 75th birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:36, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

... today's Alte Liebe became especially meaningful after yesterday's funeral. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:36, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

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Thistles

July

pale globe-thistle above the Rhine

Sure, there are sometimes thistles in editing here, but also beauty. Miss you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:16, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Thought of you when updating Jürgen Schadeberg. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 3 September 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) 14:58, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

your day

thinking of you on John's Day, decorated with St. John wort and a rainbow, with some impressions of places, flowers and music for you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:59, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Not so much as a full stop, in two years, you lazy bastard. Hope you are keeping well, John. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:11, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Gone but not forgotten. Take care. Drmies (talk) 01:04, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

October thanks

October songs

Missing you on your precious anniversary, and often. - Today: see yourself, read about a hymn praying to not be on earth in vain, about a comics artist whose characters have character (another collaboration of the "perennial gang", broken by one of us banned), and in memory of the last prima donna assoluta, Edita Gruberová. I had to go to two grave sites last week, one who died now, one who died 10 years ago, so standing upright and in black seems appropriate. More colours - but subdued - can be had on hikes, - click on songs if you ever look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:26, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

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Io, Saturnalia!

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		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) 14:57, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

in friendship

January songs

in friendship

Thinking of you, miss you! - Happy new year, in friendship! - One of my pics was on the Main page, DYK, and even made it to the stats. - In this young year, I enjoyed meetings with friends in real life, and wish you many of those. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:55, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

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Great laughter

Just read your Signpost Op-ed, the one about using she/her for ships. It was hysterical, sad to hear you've left since then. I hope you're enjoying greener pastures. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Axisroi (talk • contribs) 22:55, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

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Thinking of you

June songs

My song collection is especially rich, look, and the hall where I first heard DFD, Pierre Boulez and Murray Perahia. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:05, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Article correction

First off, my apologies for dropping this here, as the current talk page is protected, hence I can’t add tropic to your current archive. There’s been some call/agreement to rewrite a correction in Harry Holmes’ testimony in the police interrogation section on Oswald article: the current words, “went downstairs where he encountered Baker” give the impression Oswald said the encounter took place at the second floor lunchroom but Holmes clarifies that Oswald was talking about encountering the officer at the vestibule on the first floor by the front entrance. Holmes describes two set of doors which were in the building vestibule (which were a front lobby between two set of doors). The paragraph could be rewritten to reflect Holmes’ testimony something like: “Oswald said he was at the first floor vestibule by the front entrance and wanted to see what the “commotion” was when he encountered an officer.” 62.254.8.217 (talk) 07:27, 15 September 2022 (UTC)