User talk:Bzuk/Archive 13

Four years ago ...
flying high
	... you were recipient; no. 129 of Precious,; a prize of QAI!

Four years ago ...
flying high
	... you were recipient; no. 129 of Precious,; a prize of QAI!

Wikipedia 15 in Winnipeg

Wikipedia is celebrating its 15th birthday on January 15, 2016. I have thought for a while that it would be neat to meet some local wikipedians. According to the wikipedians in Winnipeg or Wikipedians in Manitoba category you are one of us. I am contacting people in this category to say: Let's celebrate this milestone. If you know other wikipedians, please ask them to join in as well.

I am posting this to your talk page as a transclude so that any updates will show up automatically.

Hope to see you there! Tenbergen (talk) 04:46, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One other Winnipeg Wikipedian showed up, in addition to a number of regular skullspace members. It was nice to actually talk to someone else who has worked with Mediawiki and actually "gets" transclusion. Cake was eaten! Tenbergen (talk) 06:37, 16 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Aw, apparently I haven't logged in to Wikipedia in over 6 years and I totally missed this message and the event! I guessed I missed any 20 year celebration, too. Let me know if you end up doing a 25 year one. :) Clayton Rumley (talk) 22:52, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Merry

I guess that it is that time of the year once more my friend. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Tony the Marine (talk) 03:14, 18 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Saturnalia

Have one of these for me, & try not to get bombed. ;p Enjoy the holidays. Sheldon Cooper ^{and yet, I'm still smarter than you} 04:43, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons Greetings

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Alan. (A. Carty (talk) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (UTC))[reply]

Merry Christmas!

A very happy Christmas and New Year to you!
May 2016 bring you joy, happiness – and no trolls or vandals! All the best Gavin / – SchroCat (talk) 16:21, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's Greetings

Thank you kindly - same to you! Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:25, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Same from me! Hope you have a great 2016! - Ahunt (talk) 17:28, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And the same from me! Still hope to get to ywg one of these days. - BC _{talk to me} 17:44, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the lovely ornament. A very merry holiday season to you, too! -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:50, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, back atchya. DonFB (talk) 02:40, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 December 2015

In focus: Drone photography: New possibilities and new challenges

In the media: Wales in China; #Edit2015

Arbitration report: GMO case decided

Featured content: An unusually slow week

WikiProject report: Women in Red—using teamwork and partnerships to elevate online and offline collaborations

Traffic report: A feast of Spam

Gallery: WikiConference USA 2015: images, slide decks, and videos

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and all your loved ones, and a joyous and prosperous 2016. All the very best from your friends: Cliftonian, Mrs Cliftonian and the two little Cliftonians. — Cliftonian (talk) 20:27, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yo Ho Ho

MarnetteD|Talk 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/Dec15b}} to your friends' talk pages.

Make sure to click on both pictures to see them full size Bzuk as they will give you a chuckle. May your 2016 be full of joy and special times. MarnetteD|Talk 03:17, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas to you too! WhisperToMe (talk) 09:13, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiclaus Cheer

		Wikiclaus greetings
		Michael Q. Schmidt ^talkback is wishing you the happiest of Wikipedia cheer from Wikiclaus himself. This message celebrates the holiday season, promotes WikiCheer, and hopefully makes your day just a little bit better. Choose to spread smiles, fellowship, and seasonal good cheer by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone with whom you had disagreements in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Share the good feelings and the happiest of holiday spirit from Wikiclaus. - MQS

Happy Holidays/New Year!

Ozzie10aaaa (talk) has given you a Christmas tree! Christmas trees promote WikiLove and are a great way to spread holiday cheer. Merry Christmas!

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Seasons Greetings

	greetings
	Happy Christmas and New Year Prof. Manna (talk) 11:10, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2015!!!

Hello Bzuk, 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 a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2015.
Happy editing,
Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 11:50, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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suggestion:

Love your greeting, but it causes a malformation in any posting that follows yours. What I have done when coming across a few is to add a "{{clear}}" immediately after your sig. Fixes the glitch. Schmidt, ^{Michael Q.} 11:57, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yo Ho Ho

Jim Carter 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!

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Allow others to flood your page with seasonal greetings because Christmas is coming... Jim Carter 13:00, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Passel for you

Thank you for seasonal greeting to the Bishonen conglomerate! darwinbish ^BITE ☠ 15:37, 20 December 2015 (UTC).[reply]

Crimbo wishes

Hey, thanks for the greetings, wish the best for you and your family this Christmas. The mayor of Yurp (talk) 19:18, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Quviahugvik

From high in the Canadian Arctic CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate the Winter or Summer Solstice, Quviahugvik, Eid, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hannukah or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Adapted from User:WereSpielChequers greetings

Season's Greetings!

Hello Bzuk: Enjoy the holiday season and upcoming winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 19:40, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Nadolig Llawen

Martinevans123^{Santas Grotto} ... sends you warmest wishes for a:

"Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda"

May the true spirit of Christmas bless you with warmth and peace! ... And "Mele Kalikimaka" (Hawaiian Merry Christmas)!!

Yuletide felicitations

... and may 2016 be full of sunshine.

Cheers. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 20:35, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's that time of year...

Christmas tree worm, (Spirobranchus gigantic)
	Time To Spread Some Happy Holiday Cheer!!
	While you've been flying high, I've been swimming low on the opposite end of the vertical axis. I decorated a special kind of Christmas tree* in the spirit of the season.* Best of all, it doesn't need water and won't catch fire. 😊
	Wishing you a joyous holiday season... ...and a prosperous New Year!! 🍸🎁 🎉
	Atsme^📞📧 20:55, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Pure pun-ishment. [1]

Seasons Greetings!

	Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016!!!
	Seasons' Greetings FWiW Bzuk. May you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this Christmas and New Year. It has always been a pleasure editing alongside you and I wish you all the very best in 2016. Happy editing, SW3 5DL (talk) 21:03, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much!

Thank you for the charming holiday greeting on my talk page. The Very Best of Regards, Barbara (WVS) (talk) 23:58, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's Greetings

File:Xmas Ornament.jpg

Likewise!

Nightscream (talk) 21:24, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Anythingyouwant (talk) 22:15, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings

And compliments of the season to you, too - may you have a happy, safe, and festive holidays! Grutness...wha? 23:48, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons greetings

Have a good Xmas, to you and your family! --Jules (Mrjulesd) 00:05, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much!

You really made my day! Yoiotoshio! (Happy New Year from Japan!)--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 01:28, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Barlow

Hi Bzuk. You send a Season's Greeting to Paul Barlow; he died this year... Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 05:58, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Christas greetings

Thank-you for the seasonal bauble - from a Briton in Germany.

One question, why was your user page written in the third person? It looks like it was written by somebody else.

RASAM (talk) 11:00, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays

Thanks buddy :) Merry Christmas to you too! F-16 Viper (talk) 12:46, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Right back atcha

Thanks for the season's greetings! Happy holidays to you as well, and best wishes for a wonderful 2016! DonIago (talk) 14:07, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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} 16:13, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the Christmas message on my Talk page. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well. Chris (talk) 00:45, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bad Santa delivers a lump of coal for the last time.

Ho! Ho! Ho! Clarityfiend (talk) 01:41, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas !

No image, but I really wish you a Merry Christmas ! Boeing720 (talk) 02:47, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My thanks...

for your Season's Greetings, which I appreciated. I hope your holiday season is a joyous one, and your New Year brings good things to you and yours. Best, BMK (talk) 03:14, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016 !!!

Hello Bzuk! As we gather to celebrate the changing of years and reflect on the meaning of life, the universe, and everything, I would like to wish you and yours a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Attached is a small snack which I hope will give you the energy to continue being an amazing person and editor in the coming year.

Happy editing,
— El Matador (talk) 16:02, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And thank you for your greetings! Cheers, El Matador (talk) 16:02, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

Bzuk, have a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous new year. Koplimek (talk) 01:52, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons Greetings!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016!

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Happy editing,
TriiipleThreat (talk) 13:14, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Best wishes for the holidays...

		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)[reply]

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016!

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Happy editing,
BIGNOLE (Contact me) 17:29, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Season's Greetings

My best wishes to you and yours in this holiday season

and in the year ahead. Finetooth (talk) 18:08, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And to you!

Bzuk,
Thanking you for your Holiday greetings! Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! Londonjackbooks (talk) 21:14, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays!

File:Xmas Ornament.jpg

Thanks, and also to You and Yours!

Regards, DPdH (talk) 23:11, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

	Merry Christmas!!
	A Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, All the best to you and yours for the festive season –Hughesdarren (talk) 01:25, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

thanks Bzuk for the Merry Christmas how do I deserve this- where did we interact? --Wuerzele (talk) 03:20, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

	Merry Christmas!!
	May you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help and support, and of course all your work, on Wikipedia! – Onel5969 ^{TT me} 03:36, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Seasons greetings

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016!

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Happy editing,
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Thanks!

Thank you for the holiday cheer! Enjoy good times with family and friends. Jllm06 (talk) 16:15, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings

All the best for the festive season and new year.
— Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 18:31, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Christmas!

		Happy Christmas!
		Have a happy holiday season. May the year ahead be productive and happy. John (talk) 19:01, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Et tu

I told him you’d been good, made lots of useful edits, did not engage in, but fought against vandalism, were always willing to come to the aid of a friend, were a downright upright editor who had generally made wikipedia a better place in 2015 than you found it in 2014.

He told me he’d keep it in mind.
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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)

Solstice & Season's greetings

	Merry Christmas and happy New Year
	Thanks for making Wikipedia A better encyclopedia. Best wishes to you and your family. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:32, 24 December 2015 (UTC) \|}[reply]

Season's Greetings

Thank you for the good wishes! I hope you too have a warm and wonderful holiday season! Yoninah (talk) 21:08, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays!

	Happy Holidays!
	Hi, Bzuk! Have a happy and safe season, and a blessed new year! Holiday cheers, --Discographer (talk) 00:53, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for the card. Hmains (talk) 23:41, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

All the best for the festive season and new year. Quis separabit? 01:09, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Holiday Greetings!

The Reason For This Season Is Happiness And Sharing—hope you'll be enjoying some good groundtime/downtime. Best : HarryZilber (talk) 14:23, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers

And now for 2016

A view of Lake Bondhus in Norway, and in the background of the Bondhus Glacier, part of the Folgefonna Glacier.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 16:45, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's Greetings!!

Happy Holidays!, Thank you for the nice greeting, here is another bauble for your collection . Enjoy the last days of 2015 and have a happy new year!! --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 18:03, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and Season's Greetings

Donner60 (talk) has given you a Christmas tree! Christmas trees promote WikiLove and are a great way to spread holiday cheer. Merry Christmas!

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Thanks for adding me to your Season's Greetings list. Happy Holidays to you. Donner60 (talk) 19:39, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Bzuk, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and hope your day is full of the true spirit of the day.
Plus, good food, good family and good times. :) Have a Great Day! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 15:24, 25 December 2015 (UTC) [reply]

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Merry Christmas and happy holidays

Merry Christmas and happy new year. (:

--Pine^✉

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family NapoleonX (talk) 21:21, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays

	Season's greetings!
	I hope this holiday season is festive and fulfilling and filled with love and kindness, and that 2016 will be successful and rewarding...Modernist (talk) 22:09, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Wilhelmina Will (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!

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Hope your Christmas has been great! :) Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 23:59, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays!

Season's Greetings and Happy New Year!

Wishing you a happy holiday season and a Merry Christmas. May your new year be happy and prosperous. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:38, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry New Year and Happy Christmas!

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Poepkop (talk) 12:47, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays!

Hello Bzuk: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Gongshow talk 16:31, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016!

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Happy New Year Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Miniapolis 15:02, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year Bzuk!

Hello All the Best for next Year, Great Bzuk Sorry I can't do all these pictures of wishes... I am an old style guy --Gian piero milanetti (talk) 17:14, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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2016

	Happy New Year 2016!
	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 unneccessary blisters. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 22:51, 30 December 2015 (UTC) –[reply]

Happy New Year!

Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Quis separabit? 17:45, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Poepkop (talk) 13:34, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia! ~~--Tenebrae (talk)

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Almost New Year (UTC)

	Happy New Year!
	Hello Bzuk: 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 unneccessary blisters. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:28, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2016!

FWIW Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. SW3 5DL (talk) 01:04, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 05:41, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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By the way, did you know that this edit was the last edit made in 2015, and this is the first edit of 2016? (Times in UTC, of course). —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 05:41, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for 2016!

Cheers and happy new year! -

DVdm (talk) 10:17, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
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)[reply]

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Happy New Year, Bzuk

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Happy New Year, Bill!

(Charles R. Knight, 1922)

Bill, I wish you and those dear to you
golden days of love and joy in a

Happy New Year 2016!

Best regards,
Sam Sailor ^Talk! 23:06, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Pass on!

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(Unknown artist, Norway, 1916)

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A bit shocked to discover that hysterical stuff having come from an experienced (and usually "nice"?) editor. My own assumption of course was that he was a beginner and/or a fool - neither seems to be the case, which actually makes it worse. On the other hand even if "Men" was a documentary his remarks would be out of place in this article, at least at the point he made them. As for being rude - suppose I can't talk really - and as for messing up an article with a hasty and careless edit - I suspect we've all done that on occasion. The "ganging up" accusation is a bit rich - if we had NOT been in accord (as has happened from time to time) I'm sure he wouldn't have felt that he was "ganging up" on me (or you, as the case may have been). --Soundofmusicals (talk) 23:52, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Evans 1984

Hi Bill. I see you've entered a number of footnotes in your articles for "Evans 1984," but have forgotten to add the title to your bibliography or to source it the first time with the full publication name. Do you see what I mean? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:58, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I see the error of omission in The Home Front, does it occur elsewhere? FWiW Bzuk (talk) 21:50, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I saw it somewhere else but don't, now. I'll let you know if I spot it anywhere... Shawn in Montreal (talk) 23:37, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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I was trying to find out if there already was a Wikipedia article on the John McDougall who worked on Canada Carries On. Still not sure but my Google search unexpectedly pulled up this article Shooting the War: The Canadian Army Film Unit in the Second World War, by a Sarah Klotz, for Library and Archives Canada. You seemed to have your own extensive bibliography in this area but I thought I flag it for you, in case you hadn't seen it. best, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 23:54, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Corral

Sorry I can't help with that film date glitch. Hopefully some bot will come along and fix it. Just curious: what channel was Corral on? Want to see if I get it out here. Did they show the entire film? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:48, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

oh you did it. Good for you. Those instructions on the template page are not terribly helpful. I can't see why one would put the year before the month. Anyway, that's sorted. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:51, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Boy there's a wealth of info here, in this just-resurrected interview. I'll starting mining it for info, when I get a chance -- and see if it's useful for you. It's a gold mine. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:28, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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What didn't work for you with {{ill|fr|Guy L. Coté}}? If you go back to the article, click on the little bluelinked (fr) at right, it will take you to the French Wikipedia article. Once someone creates the article in English, the template will automatically disappear. It's a wonderful tool and I'm trying to understand what doesn't work, at your end. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:02, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The War is Over (1945 film)

Hi again. You've made a small mistake with the capitalization of "is." Verbs are capitalized in title case and indeed I see the NFB collection page for the film writes it "The War Is Over." Would you like me to move the article for you? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:52, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, "Hawkeye". FWiW Bzuk (talk) 22:07, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I only spotted it because I got a red link when I tried to add it the first time at the disambiguation page The War Is Over. I had copied the Renais film and added "1945" and it didn't work... So that got me a-thinkin'. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:11, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Flip me an email, I can send you some incredible screenshots from the "lost" NFB production, Air Cadets. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 22:14, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've never used email here. How would I go about emailing you? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:26, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Check the "Tools" menu box, select "Email this user" and a new screen will pop up. Send that email; I get it and send photos back to you on your offline email account. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 23:07, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Got them, thanks. Not really much of an aviation or WWII buff but they seem very nice and crisp. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:09, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Help with a documentary submission - healthcare and aviation

Hello, Bzuk. I could use some help getting an article launched, so to speak. It's been rejected twice, but I think the current draft meets all criteria in terms of notability, reliable secondary sources, and encyclopedic description. It's a made for TV documentary produced by and aired on the Discovery Channel about hospital accidents, which kill 440,000 American annually. It has some of the top leaders in healthcare featured in the film as well as celebrities like Dennis Quaid and Sully Sullenberger. It's widely known and respected, especially in the medical and healthcare worlds. I thought you might be particularly interested since at the core of the film is the idea of learning from aviation best practices to improve healthcare. It discusses an NTSB Blue Cover Report approach to healthcare that could save countless lives. It also interviews Chesley Sullenberger about US Airways Flight 1549 and how his experience landing on the Hudson can be applied to healthcare. And there's some sweet Blue Angels footage. This is the current draft Draft:Surfing_the_Healthcare_Tsunami:_Bring_Your_Best_Board. Any help would be appreciated.Radom event gen (talk) 17:47, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Which pipeline in Battle for Oil?

Hi Bill. Trying figure out what pipeline from Alberta to Montreal was being built during WWII so I could link to it -- and drawing a blank. Is it possible the film depicts work on the Canadian Oil Pipeline, a crude oil pipeline from Norman Wells, NT to Whitehorse, YK? I found a nice history list here. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:50, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bill, that just doesn't make sense to me. If it's indeed the Portland–Montreal Pipe Line being built in the film, that's Portland Maine not Oregon -- and it was created to bring oil to Montreal, not western Canadian oil to central Canada. The geography as you've described it in the article just doesn't compute. Why would you build pipeline from Oregon, 100s of miles to the south west, on the Pacific coast, if the goal was to bring Albertan oil to Montreal? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:07, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ah perfect. yes, if that's what the film shows, that makes sense! great. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:25, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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How does the DVD surpass the opening title in historical value? I received a notice saying that the screenshot is orphaned. --George Ho (talk) 05:13, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

See article: Buster Keaton Rides Again. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 13:30, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Shall we take the images up to FFD instead? WP:NFCC encourages very minimal amount of images. --George Ho (talk) 22:02, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what that entails. Both images have a place and rationale. AFAIK, having two images in an article does not seem excessive, especially since the caption with the screenshot gives more detail as to why it is being used. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 00:31, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

While I was editing the article, I could not find the information in the source that you give. Also, I found that the book may have bad or mixed reviews. Masem looks like an expert on non-free images; that person can take a look and say his analysis. (BTW, no need to copy the whole thread. Simply ping me if you can.) George Ho (talk) 07:43, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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My two cents

Hi Bill. I want to begin by reiterating how impressed I am with your work in Canadian film, especially, these days, Canadian World War II propaganda films. But I'll be remiss if I didn't share a concern that I have: that too many of these short WWII newsreel series films might be challenged at some point as individually non-notable, per WP:NFILM. I say this because I've noticed of late that aside from the detailed synopses that you provide on each film, most or all of the rest of the content seems given over to repeating text that has appeared in multiple articles on other series titles: the distribution for the series as a whole, the ways that these were compilation documentaries, Lorne Greene as the "voice of doom," etc. You've put so much time and effort into these articles and I'd hate to see them end up AfD. I trust that you've mined as much from your references as possible in support of the individual notability of the films, but I thought I'd flag this. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:14, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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McDonnell XF-85 Goblin

You were the one who added the sentence that I have a problem with, so I'll ask you. The article does not explain what an "F-85" is, but this one sentence and a note at the end seem to suggest the term "F-85" was defined.

Deeday-UK did not seem to object to my changing the redirect for "F-85" to an American car from the 1960s, but I decided to create a disambiguation page "F85" when I saw the other uses. I need some guidance to know just what this means in the Goblin article. — Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 20:07, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Vchimpanzee: In that case, since the F85 dab page covers both forms of the acronym – with and without the hyphen, then F-85 should probably redirect to the dab page itself. There are a few other F-numbers that follow such redirect pattern, e.g. F-100. --Deeday-UK (talk) 23:54, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking the same thing. Bzuk, could you at least explain to me what should go on the disambiguation page to explain how F-85 relates to the Goblin? Obviously if it's a featured article no one had a problem with the lack of explanation of just what F-85 meant, though I would be happier if it was explained somehow.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:50, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I'm not sure Bzuk is around, but I'll try to help. I'm not sure exactly what you're asking about the F-85. Are you asking why the article title has XF-85, but F-85 redirects to it? Or something else? - BilCat (talk) 15:57, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Redirected. There are multiple uses. I want to know exactly what to put on the disambiguation page to explain what an F-85 is if it is an airplane. The article doesn't make that clear.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:37, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

F-85 is a designation used by the USAF in the 1924 United States Army Air Service aircraft designation system, and means it's the 85th aircraft in the Fighter series. Is that what you're asking? That isn't usually explained in the aircraft article, and would be far too much info for a DAB page. Pennants numbers for ships aren't usually explained either, as with Spanish frigate Navarra (F85). - BilCat (talk) 16:50, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I needed that information too, as that's another of the entries.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:56, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Agree that the F85 dab page is OK as it is, without further detail. I doubt the 'X' in front of the Goblin's designator will cause readers much confusion either. --Deeday-UK (talk) 14:09, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy Holiday!

"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."

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Happy Christmas, Hogmanay and New Years from OzFoofbun (talk) 07:09, 23 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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	Hi, Bzuk! Have a happy and safe season, and a blessed new year! Holiday cheers, --Discographer (talk) 00:02, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Dear Bzuk,
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Best wishes to you, your family and relatives this holiday season! Take this opportunity to bond with your loved ones, whether or not are you celebrating Christmas. This is a special time for everybody, and spread the holiday spirit to everybody out there!
From a fellow editor,
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And a healthy, happy, and peaceful new year, to you and all of yours. Wikishovel (talk) 14:33, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

X-Mas

Thank you! Here's another merry X-mas, from the hot and humid south of China! :) WhisperToMe (talk) 14:43, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You too!

Season's Greetings, Bzuk!
At this wonderful time of year, I would like to give season’s greetings to all the fellow Wikipedians I have interacted with in the past! May you have a wonderful holiday season!Nightscream (talk) 14:56, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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	Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
	Thank you for helping make Wikipedia a better place. Blessings in the great white north. May we all have peace in the coming year. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:57, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold,

I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

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Merry Christmas to you too, Bzuk. SarahSV ^(talk) 16:46, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas to you too

Thanks for leaving a season greeting on my page. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too. I once visited your wonderful city back in 2004. Unfortunately, it was during a very cold front. But, other than that, it's a delightful city and much larger than I had imagined. Thank you for engine block heaters, lol. Dawn — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dawnleelynn (talk • contribs) 17:31, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings...

...to you, too, from the not-so-frozen South. (Not the Deep variety, mind...bit further north than that.) Happy new year, and happy editing into 2017! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:57, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Winter solstice holidays

Thank you for remembering me on Christmas. I shall lift a mug of warm spiced cider hoping Christmas finds you with good friends near a warm stove. I fondly recall the breathtaking beauty of winter nights with the northern lights and sharply defined stars above shadowy conifers silhouetted against the snow; but I also remember how good it felt to find the first patch of dry ground where one could enjoy the mid-day sun of the equinox while surrounded by granular snowdrifts. This image is a reminder of the warm sun to be found beyond the winter darkness. Thewellman (talk) 18:33, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Quviahugvik

Hello Bzuk: From high in the Canadian Arctic I hope you enjoy the holiday season, the Winter or Summer Solstice, Quviahugvik, Eid, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hannukah or even the Saturnalia, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 18:36, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Yet another

Merry
Rexxmas

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Oi!, Mr Flying Mountie, 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... !!

Loving the spirit of the season...

Christmas tree worms live under the sea...they hide in their shells when they see me,
So with camera in hand I captured a few, and decorated them to share with you.
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Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas, Bzuk!
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. And for all the help you've thrown my way over the years. May this Holiday Season bring you nothing but joy, health and prosperity. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 23:49, 20 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Holiday card

Wishing you a Charlie Russell Christmas,
Bzuk!

"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.
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Happy holidays

A merry Christmas to you up there, Bzuk, and say hello to Santa Claus for me. --Antiquary (talk) 09:33, 25 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yo Ho Ho

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Merry Christmas!

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Holiday greetings

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Happy holidays

Thanks for the greetings. I get to reply on Christmas itself, which is kind of cool. Finetooth (talk) 20:48, 25 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Best Wishes

FWiW Bzuk,

I wish you the best this holiday season.

May the new year bring you nearer to your dreams.

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Merry, merry!

From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 20:52, 25 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And to yourself and yours, have a great 2017, from sweltering Sydney Australia ! BTW, I dimly remember you being involved with a project to restore an old Canadian variant of a Bristol Beaufort. How did that go ?

regards, Rod. Rcbutcher (talk) 00:32, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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 Barn Stars 8 Admins Blocking 7 Socks Socking 6 Clerks Clerking 5. Check Users Checking 4 Over Sighters 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. --Cameron11598

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	Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all the best in 2017! Yours, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 01:08, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Christmas greetings

G'day from Oz, where it's about 28°C in my slice of heaven. Thanks for your message, and a merry Christmas to you too. Having about two dozen people for Boxing Day lunch, and my fiancée has just told me to spruce myself up, so Cheers! to you. YSSYguy (talk) 01:16, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Thanks Bill and a very merry, happy Christmas and gear new year to you and yours! :) Gwen Gale (talk) 02:23, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

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Ho Ho Ho!

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Greetings

Happy holidays, fellow Canuck!
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A gifting of holiday cheer

Happy Holidays from Fylbecatulous!

May the coming year lead you to peaceful places and wherever you desire for a good year. Thank you for my Christmas greeting... Truly wishing you all the best.

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Merry Christmas

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Seasonal Greetings!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well

I am returning the favor for the message you left on my talk page. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Chris (talk) 18:03, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

happy seasonal greetings

Hello Bzuk, all best wishes for the season and the coming new year -- all best to you and yours -- ! --Lockley (talk) 18:58, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

Thanks very much for your message, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you as well. Kosack (talk) 19:24, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and Happy Holidays

Thanks for your holidays wishes and for the beautiful, bright tree. Happy holidays and hope you have a great 2017. JTF17A (talk) 19:24, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Boxing Day

...and a Happy New Year.Nigel Ish (talk) 21:47, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry & happy

Thanks kindly for your holiday greetings and same wishes to you! DonFB (talk) 22:33, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Many Happies!

All the best for the festive season to you too! I hope it's a good one! Grutness...wha? 22:39, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year 2017!

Hello Bzuk, it's always a pleasure editing with you. May you be surrounded by health, wealth, and happiness at Christmas and in the New Year. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2017.
Happy editing, my friend.
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Merry Merry

Hey - I need to thank you for your ceaseless and untiring devotion to Wikipedia, especially keeping the aviation-related topics moving toward perfection. Kudos !--Spray787 (talk) 23:03, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Thank you for your holiday cheer. I hope you also had a wonderful Christmas!Jllm06 (talk) 23:05, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings

Hi Bzuk; thank you for your message; it is much appreciated. Have a good new year, and I hope the coming year treats you well! Kyteto (talk) 00:22, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Happy Holidays & New Year!

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Thanks

Thanks for wishing me on my talk page. I appreciate and reciprocate your kind greetings although i wonder if you mistook me for someone else. I don't recall interacting with you before. Soham321 (talk) 04:38, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Fraternal greetings from the not-so-icy east coast of England.;o)Keith-264 (talk) 08:51, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Season's soggy greetings from the wet West of Scotland – well it was sunny and dry afterwards, but very rainy on Christmas Day and most of Boxing Day – so hope you and yours also enjoyed the festivities so far, and best wishes for Hogmanay and the New Year! . . . dave souza, talk 20:11, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank for your kind message, with you and loved ones Happy Xmas and Prosperous 2017! Cheers, DPdH (talk) 09:31, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A cup of coffee for you!

A digestif to help with all that Christmas food. Thanks for the Christmas greeting...hope yours was splendid & that next year is magnificent. TheLongTone (talk) 14:50, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

To a better 2017!

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Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year!

Hello Bzuk:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, JustBerry (talk) 00:31, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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On a quite New Year's Eve

Carptrash (talk) 02:43, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
–Davey2010 ^{Merry Xmas / Happy New Year} 12:51, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Class455 (talk | stand clear of the doors!) 17:28, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy 2017!

Wishing good health and happiness as we start the new year! --Rosiestep (talk) 20:17, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2017!

FWIW Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia and for your season's greetings. El Matador (talk) 20:33, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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.

Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Donner60 (talk) 23:17, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year, Bzuk!

(Charles R. Knight, 1922)

Thank you for all you did for this project in 2016, Bzuk.
May your house be safe,
and may you
and those privileged with your company
enjoy good health in a

Happy New Year 2017!

Kind regards,
— Sam Sailor 01:34, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pass on!

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Automatic level-2 heading and auto-signing included.

The Holiday Season past

Thanks so much for the kind Holiday message. I'm behind as usual, but I do want to express my appreciation. Hope your own holiday season was perfectly joyous. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:07, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results
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Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at three recent works
Op-ed: TomStar81 on a curious episode of World War I
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Happy New Year

Hello Bzuk, please forgive my manners on this late response. Hope you and your family had a joyous Christmas and that you have a safe and prosperous New Year. Happy editing in 2017. Peace and Blessings!Koplimek (talk) 15:59, 13 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Christmas greetings. Hope that you come back on from time to time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TAZ4463 (talk • contribs) 21:51, 13 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Screen shot Hero.png

Thank you for uploading File:Screen shot Hero.png. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline is an == Wikipedia 15 in Winnipeg ==

Wikipedia is celebrating its 15th birthday on January 15, 2016. I have thought for a while that it would be neat to meet some local wikipedians. According to the wikipedians in Winnipeg or Wikipedians in Manitoba category you are one of us. I am contacting people in this category to say: Let's celebrate this milestone. If you know other wikipedians, please ask them to join in as well.

I am posting this to your talk page as a transclude so that any updates will show up automatically.

Hope to see you there! Tenbergen (talk) 04:46, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One other Winnipeg Wikipedian showed up, in addition to a number of regular skullspace members. It was nice to actually talk to someone else who has worked with Mediawiki and actually "gets" transclusion. Cake was eaten! Tenbergen (talk) 06:37, 16 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Aw, apparently I haven't logged in to Wikipedia in over 6 years and I totally missed this message and the event! I guessed I missed any 20 year celebration, too. Let me know if you end up doing a 25 year one. :) Clayton Rumley (talk) 22:52, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Merry

I guess that it is that time of the year once more my friend. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Tony the Marine (talk) 03:14, 18 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Saturnalia

Have one of these for me, & try not to get bombed. ;p Enjoy the holidays. Sheldon Cooper ^{and yet, I'm still smarter than you} 04:43, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons Greetings

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Alan. (A. Carty (talk) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (UTC))[reply]

Merry Christmas!

A very happy Christmas and New Year to you!
May 2016 bring you joy, happiness – and no trolls or vandals! All the best Gavin / – SchroCat (talk) 16:21, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's Greetings

Thank you kindly - same to you! Happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:25, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Same from me! Hope you have a great 2016! - Ahunt (talk) 17:28, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And the same from me! Still hope to get to ywg one of these days. - BC _{talk to me} 17:44, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the lovely ornament. A very merry holiday season to you, too! -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:50, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, back atchya. DonFB (talk) 02:40, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 December 2015

In focus: Drone photography: New possibilities and new challenges

In the media: Wales in China; #Edit2015

Arbitration report: GMO case decided

Featured content: An unusually slow week

WikiProject report: Women in Red—using teamwork and partnerships to elevate online and offline collaborations

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and all your loved ones, and a joyous and prosperous 2016. All the very best from your friends: Cliftonian, Mrs Cliftonian and the two little Cliftonians. — Cliftonian (talk) 20:27, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yo Ho Ho

MarnetteD|Talk 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!

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Make sure to click on both pictures to see them full size Bzuk as they will give you a chuckle. May your 2016 be full of joy and special times. MarnetteD|Talk 03:17, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas to you too! WhisperToMe (talk) 09:13, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiclaus Cheer

		Wikiclaus greetings
		Michael Q. Schmidt ^talkback is wishing you the happiest of Wikipedia cheer from Wikiclaus himself. This message celebrates the holiday season, promotes WikiCheer, and hopefully makes your day just a little bit better. Choose to spread smiles, fellowship, and seasonal good cheer by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone with whom you had disagreements in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Share the good feelings and the happiest of holiday spirit from Wikiclaus. - MQS

Happy Holidays/New Year!

Ozzie10aaaa (talk) has given you a Christmas tree! Christmas trees promote WikiLove and are a great way to spread holiday cheer. Merry Christmas!

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Seasons Greetings

	greetings
	Happy Christmas and New Year Prof. Manna (talk) 11:10, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2015!!!

Hello Bzuk, 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 a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2015.
Happy editing,
Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 11:50, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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suggestion:

Love your greeting, but it causes a malformation in any posting that follows yours. What I have done when coming across a few is to add a "{{clear}}" immediately after your sig. Fixes the glitch. Schmidt, ^{Michael Q.} 11:57, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yo Ho Ho

Jim Carter 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!

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Allow others to flood your page with seasonal greetings because Christmas is coming... Jim Carter 13:00, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Passel for you

Thank you for seasonal greeting to the Bishonen conglomerate! darwinbish ^BITE ☠ 15:37, 20 December 2015 (UTC).[reply]

Crimbo wishes

Hey, thanks for the greetings, wish the best for you and your family this Christmas. The mayor of Yurp (talk) 19:18, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Quviahugvik

From high in the Canadian Arctic CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate the Winter or Summer Solstice, Quviahugvik, Eid, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hannukah or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Adapted from User:WereSpielChequers greetings

Season's Greetings!

Hello Bzuk: Enjoy the holiday season and upcoming winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 19:40, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Nadolig Llawen

Martinevans123^{Santas Grotto} ... sends you warmest wishes for a:

"Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda"

May the true spirit of Christmas bless you with warmth and peace! ... And "Mele Kalikimaka" (Hawaiian Merry Christmas)!!

Yuletide felicitations

... and may 2016 be full of sunshine.

Cheers. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 20:35, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's that time of year...

Christmas tree worm, (Spirobranchus gigantic)
	Time To Spread Some Happy Holiday Cheer!!
	While you've been flying high, I've been swimming low on the opposite end of the vertical axis. I decorated a special kind of Christmas tree* in the spirit of the season.* Best of all, it doesn't need water and won't catch fire. 😊
	Wishing you a joyous holiday season... ...and a prosperous New Year!! 🍸🎁 🎉
	Atsme^📞📧 20:55, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Pure pun-ishment. [2]

Seasons Greetings!

	Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016!!!
	Seasons' Greetings FWiW Bzuk. May you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this Christmas and New Year. It has always been a pleasure editing alongside you and I wish you all the very best in 2016. Happy editing, SW3 5DL (talk) 21:03, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much!

Thank you for the charming holiday greeting on my talk page. The Very Best of Regards, Barbara (WVS) (talk) 23:58, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's Greetings

File:Xmas Ornament.jpg

Likewise!

Nightscream (talk) 21:24, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Anythingyouwant (talk) 22:15, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings

And compliments of the season to you, too - may you have a happy, safe, and festive holidays! Grutness...wha? 23:48, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons greetings

Have a good Xmas, to you and your family! --Jules (Mrjulesd) 00:05, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much!

You really made my day! Yoiotoshio! (Happy New Year from Japan!)--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 01:28, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Barlow

Hi Bzuk. You send a Season's Greeting to Paul Barlow; he died this year... Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 05:58, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Christas greetings

Thank-you for the seasonal bauble - from a Briton in Germany.

One question, why was your user page written in the third person? It looks like it was written by somebody else.

RASAM (talk) 11:00, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays

Thanks buddy :) Merry Christmas to you too! F-16 Viper (talk) 12:46, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Right back atcha

Thanks for the season's greetings! Happy holidays to you as well, and best wishes for a wonderful 2016! DonIago (talk) 14:07, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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} 16:13, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the Christmas message on my Talk page. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well. Chris (talk) 00:45, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bad Santa delivers a lump of coal for the last time.

Ho! Ho! Ho! Clarityfiend (talk) 01:41, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas !

No image, but I really wish you a Merry Christmas ! Boeing720 (talk) 02:47, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My thanks...

for your Season's Greetings, which I appreciated. I hope your holiday season is a joyous one, and your New Year brings good things to you and yours. Best, BMK (talk) 03:14, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016 !!!

Hello Bzuk! As we gather to celebrate the changing of years and reflect on the meaning of life, the universe, and everything, I would like to wish you and yours a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Attached is a small snack which I hope will give you the energy to continue being an amazing person and editor in the coming year.

Happy editing,
— El Matador (talk) 16:02, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And thank you for your greetings! Cheers, El Matador (talk) 16:02, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

Bzuk, have a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous new year. Koplimek (talk) 01:52, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons Greetings!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016!

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Best wishes for the holidays...

		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)[reply]

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016!

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Happy editing,
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Season's Greetings

My best wishes to you and yours in this holiday season

and in the year ahead. Finetooth (talk) 18:08, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And to you!

Bzuk,
Thanking you for your Holiday greetings! Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! Londonjackbooks (talk) 21:14, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays!

File:Xmas Ornament.jpg

Thanks, and also to You and Yours!

Regards, DPdH (talk) 23:11, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

	Merry Christmas!!
	A Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, All the best to you and yours for the festive season –Hughesdarren (talk) 01:25, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

thanks Bzuk for the Merry Christmas how do I deserve this- where did we interact? --Wuerzele (talk) 03:20, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

	Merry Christmas!!
	May you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help and support, and of course all your work, on Wikipedia! – Onel5969 ^{TT me} 03:36, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue CXVII, December 2015

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Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results
Articles: Last month's new featured and A-Class content
Book review: Hawkeye7 on the German retreat from France in 1944
Op-ed: TomStar81 on empires of World War I
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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016!

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Thanks!

Thank you for the holiday cheer! Enjoy good times with family and friends. Jllm06 (talk) 16:15, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings

All the best for the festive season and new year.
— Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 18:31, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Christmas!

		Happy Christmas!
		Have a happy holiday season. May the year ahead be productive and happy. John (talk) 19:01, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Et tu

I told him you’d been good, made lots of useful edits, did not engage in, but fought against vandalism, were always willing to come to the aid of a friend, were a downright upright editor who had generally made wikipedia a better place in 2015 than you found it in 2014.

He told me he’d keep it in mind.
Carptrash (talk) 19:24, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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)

Solstice & Season's greetings

	Merry Christmas and happy New Year
	Thanks for making Wikipedia A better encyclopedia. Best wishes to you and your family. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:32, 24 December 2015 (UTC) \|}[reply]

Season's Greetings

Thank you for the good wishes! I hope you too have a warm and wonderful holiday season! Yoninah (talk) 21:08, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays!

	Happy Holidays!
	Hi, Bzuk! Have a happy and safe season, and a blessed new year! Holiday cheers, --Discographer (talk) 00:53, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for the card. Hmains (talk) 23:41, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

All the best for the festive season and new year. Quis separabit? 01:09, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Holiday Greetings!

The Reason For This Season Is Happiness And Sharing—hope you'll be enjoying some good groundtime/downtime. Best : HarryZilber (talk) 14:23, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers

And now for 2016

A view of Lake Bondhus in Norway, and in the background of the Bondhus Glacier, part of the Folgefonna Glacier.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 16:45, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's Greetings!!

Happy Holidays!, Thank you for the nice greeting, here is another bauble for your collection . Enjoy the last days of 2015 and have a happy new year!! --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 18:03, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and Season's Greetings

Donner60 (talk) has given you a Christmas tree! Christmas trees promote WikiLove and are a great way to spread holiday cheer. Merry Christmas!

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Thanks for adding me to your Season's Greetings list. Happy Holidays to you. Donner60 (talk) 19:39, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Bzuk, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and hope your day is full of the true spirit of the day.
Plus, good food, good family and good times. :) Have a Great Day! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 15:24, 25 December 2015 (UTC) [reply]

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Merry Christmas and happy holidays

Merry Christmas and happy new year. (:

--Pine^✉

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family NapoleonX (talk) 21:21, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays

	Season's greetings!
	I hope this holiday season is festive and fulfilling and filled with love and kindness, and that 2016 will be successful and rewarding...Modernist (talk) 22:09, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Wilhelmina Will (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!

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Hope your Christmas has been great! :) Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 23:59, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays!

Season's Greetings and Happy New Year!

Wishing you a happy holiday season and a Merry Christmas. May your new year be happy and prosperous. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:38, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry New Year and Happy Christmas!

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Happy Holidays!

Hello Bzuk: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Gongshow talk 16:31, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2016!

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Happy New Year Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Miniapolis 15:02, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year Bzuk!

Hello All the Best for next Year, Great Bzuk Sorry I can't do all these pictures of wishes... I am an old style guy --Gian piero milanetti (talk) 17:14, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 30 December 2015

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2016

	Happy New Year 2016!
	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 unneccessary blisters. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 22:51, 30 December 2015 (UTC) –[reply]

Happy New Year!

Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Quis separabit? 17:45, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Poepkop (talk) 13:34, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia! ~~--Tenebrae (talk)

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Almost New Year (UTC)

	Happy New Year!
	Hello Bzuk: 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 unneccessary blisters. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:28, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2016!

FWIW Bzuk,
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.

Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 05:41, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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By the way, did you know that this edit was the last edit made in 2015, and this is the first edit of 2016? (Times in UTC, of course). —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 05:41, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for 2016!

Cheers and happy new year! -

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Evans 1984

Hi Bill. I see you've entered a number of footnotes in your articles for "Evans 1984," but have forgotten to add the title to your bibliography or to source it the first time with the full publication name. Do you see what I mean? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:58, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I see the error of omission in The Home Front, does it occur elsewhere? FWiW Bzuk (talk) 21:50, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I saw it somewhere else but don't, now. I'll let you know if I spot it anywhere... Shawn in Montreal (talk) 23:37, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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I was trying to find out if there already was a Wikipedia article on the John McDougall who worked on Canada Carries On. Still not sure but my Google search unexpectedly pulled up this article Shooting the War: The Canadian Army Film Unit in the Second World War, by a Sarah Klotz, for Library and Archives Canada. You seemed to have your own extensive bibliography in this area but I thought I flag it for you, in case you hadn't seen it. best, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 23:54, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Corral

Sorry I can't help with that film date glitch. Hopefully some bot will come along and fix it. Just curious: what channel was Corral on? Want to see if I get it out here. Did they show the entire film? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:48, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

oh you did it. Good for you. Those instructions on the template page are not terribly helpful. I can't see why one would put the year before the month. Anyway, that's sorted. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:51, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Boy there's a wealth of info here, in this just-resurrected interview. I'll starting mining it for info, when I get a chance -- and see if it's useful for you. It's a gold mine. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:28, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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What didn't work for you with {{ill|fr|Guy L. Coté}}? If you go back to the article, click on the little bluelinked (fr) at right, it will take you to the French Wikipedia article. Once someone creates the article in English, the template will automatically disappear. It's a wonderful tool and I'm trying to understand what doesn't work, at your end. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:02, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The War is Over (1945 film)

Hi again. You've made a small mistake with the capitalization of "is." Verbs are capitalized in title case and indeed I see the NFB collection page for the film writes it "The War Is Over." Would you like me to move the article for you? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:52, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, "Hawkeye". FWiW Bzuk (talk) 22:07, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I only spotted it because I got a red link when I tried to add it the first time at the disambiguation page The War Is Over. I had copied the Renais film and added "1945" and it didn't work... So that got me a-thinkin'. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:11, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Flip me an email, I can send you some incredible screenshots from the "lost" NFB production, Air Cadets. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 22:14, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've never used email here. How would I go about emailing you? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:26, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Check the "Tools" menu box, select "Email this user" and a new screen will pop up. Send that email; I get it and send photos back to you on your offline email account. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 23:07, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Got them, thanks. Not really much of an aviation or WWII buff but they seem very nice and crisp. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:09, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there! I was wondering if you could elaborate on what this image is a screenshot of? The fact that it's titled a screenshot seems to conflict with the self-work claim, at least without further explanation. Cheers, Nick⁠—⁠^Contact/_Contribs 05:12, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Help with a documentary submission - healthcare and aviation

Hello, Bzuk. I could use some help getting an article launched, so to speak. It's been rejected twice, but I think the current draft meets all criteria in terms of notability, reliable secondary sources, and encyclopedic description. It's a made for TV documentary produced by and aired on the Discovery Channel about hospital accidents, which kill 440,000 American annually. It has some of the top leaders in healthcare featured in the film as well as celebrities like Dennis Quaid and Sully Sullenberger. It's widely known and respected, especially in the medical and healthcare worlds. I thought you might be particularly interested since at the core of the film is the idea of learning from aviation best practices to improve healthcare. It discusses an NTSB Blue Cover Report approach to healthcare that could save countless lives. It also interviews Chesley Sullenberger about US Airways Flight 1549 and how his experience landing on the Hudson can be applied to healthcare. And there's some sweet Blue Angels footage. This is the current draft Draft:Surfing_the_Healthcare_Tsunami:_Bring_Your_Best_Board. Any help would be appreciated.Radom event gen (talk) 17:47, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Which pipeline in Battle for Oil?

Hi Bill. Trying figure out what pipeline from Alberta to Montreal was being built during WWII so I could link to it -- and drawing a blank. Is it possible the film depicts work on the Canadian Oil Pipeline, a crude oil pipeline from Norman Wells, NT to Whitehorse, YK? I found a nice history list here. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:50, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bill, that just doesn't make sense to me. If it's indeed the Portland–Montreal Pipe Line being built in the film, that's Portland Maine not Oregon -- and it was created to bring oil to Montreal, not western Canadian oil to central Canada. The geography as you've described it in the article just doesn't compute. Why would you build pipeline from Oregon, 100s of miles to the south west, on the Pacific coast, if the goal was to bring Albertan oil to Montreal? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:07, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ah perfect. yes, if that's what the film shows, that makes sense! great. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:25, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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See article: Buster Keaton Rides Again. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 13:30, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Shall we take the images up to FFD instead? WP:NFCC encourages very minimal amount of images. --George Ho (talk) 22:02, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what that entails. Both images have a place and rationale. AFAIK, having two images in an article does not seem excessive, especially since the caption with the screenshot gives more detail as to why it is being used. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 00:31, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

While I was editing the article, I could not find the information in the source that you give. Also, I found that the book may have bad or mixed reviews. Masem looks like an expert on non-free images; that person can take a look and say his analysis. (BTW, no need to copy the whole thread. Simply ping me if you can.) George Ho (talk) 07:43, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I would argue that the DVD cover is unnecessary, given the title card of the film. Clearly the DVD came much later, so it's not really the original marketing of the film, and one can argue there's more information in the title card (regarding his outfit and the B&W nature) that can be used here. --MASEM (t) 16:27, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Bill. I want to begin by reiterating how impressed I am with your work in Canadian film, especially, these days, Canadian World War II propaganda films. But I'll be remiss if I didn't share a concern that I have: that too many of these short WWII newsreel series films might be challenged at some point as individually non-notable, per WP:NFILM. I say this because I've noticed of late that aside from the detailed synopses that you provide on each film, most or all of the rest of the content seems given over to repeating text that has appeared in multiple articles on other series titles: the distribution for the series as a whole, the ways that these were compilation documentaries, Lorne Greene as the "voice of doom," etc. You've put so much time and effort into these articles and I'd hate to see them end up AfD. I trust that you've mined as much from your references as possible in support of the individual notability of the films, but I thought I'd flag this. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:14, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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McDonnell XF-85 Goblin

You were the one who added the sentence that I have a problem with, so I'll ask you. The article does not explain what an "F-85" is, but this one sentence and a note at the end seem to suggest the term "F-85" was defined.

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@Vchimpanzee: In that case, since the F85 dab page covers both forms of the acronym – with and without the hyphen, then F-85 should probably redirect to the dab page itself. There are a few other F-numbers that follow such redirect pattern, e.g. F-100. --Deeday-UK (talk) 23:54, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking the same thing. Bzuk, could you at least explain to me what should go on the disambiguation page to explain how F-85 relates to the Goblin? Obviously if it's a featured article no one had a problem with the lack of explanation of just what F-85 meant, though I would be happier if it was explained somehow.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:50, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I'm not sure Bzuk is around, but I'll try to help. I'm not sure exactly what you're asking about the F-85. Are you asking why the article title has XF-85, but F-85 redirects to it? Or something else? - BilCat (talk) 15:57, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Redirected. There are multiple uses. I want to know exactly what to put on the disambiguation page to explain what an F-85 is if it is an airplane. The article doesn't make that clear.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:37, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

F-85 is a designation used by the USAF in the 1924 United States Army Air Service aircraft designation system, and means it's the 85th aircraft in the Fighter series. Is that what you're asking? That isn't usually explained in the aircraft article, and would be far too much info for a DAB page. Pennants numbers for ships aren't usually explained either, as with Spanish frigate Navarra (F85). - BilCat (talk) 16:50, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I needed that information too, as that's another of the entries.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:56, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Agree that the F85 dab page is OK as it is, without further detail. I doubt the 'X' in front of the Goblin's designator will cause readers much confusion either. --Deeday-UK (talk) 14:09, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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The Bugle: Issue CXXVIII, December 2016

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Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results
Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content
Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at America's nuclear capability at the start of the Cold War
Review essay: Hawkeye7 on the Manhatten Project suite of articles
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Merry Christmas!

Dear Bzuk,
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Best wishes to you, your family and relatives this holiday season! Take this opportunity to bond with your loved ones, whether or not are you celebrating Christmas. This is a special time for everybody, and spread the holiday spirit to everybody out there!
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X-Mas

Thank you! Here's another merry X-mas, from the hot and humid south of China! :) WhisperToMe (talk) 14:43, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You too!

Season's Greetings, Bzuk!
At this wonderful time of year, I would like to give season’s greetings to all the fellow Wikipedians I have interacted with in the past! May you have a wonderful holiday season!Nightscream (talk) 14:56, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Merry Christmas to you too, Bzuk. SarahSV ^(talk) 16:46, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas to you too

Thanks for leaving a season greeting on my page. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too. I once visited your wonderful city back in 2004. Unfortunately, it was during a very cold front. But, other than that, it's a delightful city and much larger than I had imagined. Thank you for engine block heaters, lol. Dawn — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dawnleelynn (talk • contribs) 17:31, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings...

...to you, too, from the not-so-frozen South. (Not the Deep variety, mind...bit further north than that.) Happy new year, and happy editing into 2017! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:57, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Winter solstice holidays

Thank you for remembering me on Christmas. I shall lift a mug of warm spiced cider hoping Christmas finds you with good friends near a warm stove. I fondly recall the breathtaking beauty of winter nights with the northern lights and sharply defined stars above shadowy conifers silhouetted against the snow; but I also remember how good it felt to find the first patch of dry ground where one could enjoy the mid-day sun of the equinox while surrounded by granular snowdrifts. This image is a reminder of the warm sun to be found beyond the winter darkness. Thewellman (talk) 18:33, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Quviahugvik

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Rexxmas

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Oi!, Mr Flying Mountie, 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... !!

Loving the spirit of the season...

Christmas tree worms live under the sea...they hide in their shells when they see me,
So with camera in hand I captured a few, and decorated them to share with you.
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Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas, Bzuk!
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. And for all the help you've thrown my way over the years. May this Holiday Season bring you nothing but joy, health and prosperity. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 23:49, 20 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Holiday card

Wishing you a Charlie Russell Christmas,
Bzuk!

"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.
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Happy holidays

A merry Christmas to you up there, Bzuk, and say hello to Santa Claus for me. --Antiquary (talk) 09:33, 25 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yo Ho Ho

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Merry Christmas!

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Holiday greetings

	Thank you for the well wishes. Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy, healthy and productive 2017!
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Happy holidays

Thanks for the greetings. I get to reply on Christmas itself, which is kind of cool. Finetooth (talk) 20:48, 25 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Best Wishes

FWiW Bzuk,

I wish you the best this holiday season.

May the new year bring you nearer to your dreams.

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Merry, merry!

From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 20:52, 25 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And to yourself and yours, have a great 2017, from sweltering Sydney Australia ! BTW, I dimly remember you being involved with a project to restore an old Canadian variant of a Bristol Beaufort. How did that go ?

regards, Rod. Rcbutcher (talk) 00:32, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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 Barn Stars 8 Admins Blocking 7 Socks Socking 6 Clerks Clerking 5. Check Users Checking 4 Over Sighters 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. --Cameron11598

Season's Greetings

	Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all the best in 2017! Yours, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 01:08, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Christmas greetings

G'day from Oz, where it's about 28°C in my slice of heaven. Thanks for your message, and a merry Christmas to you too. Having about two dozen people for Boxing Day lunch, and my fiancée has just told me to spruce myself up, so Cheers! to you. YSSYguy (talk) 01:16, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Thanks Bill and a very merry, happy Christmas and gear new year to you and yours! :) Gwen Gale (talk) 02:23, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

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Greetings

Happy holidays, fellow Canuck!
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A gifting of holiday cheer

Happy Holidays from Fylbecatulous!

May the coming year lead you to peaceful places and wherever you desire for a good year. Thank you for my Christmas greeting... Truly wishing you all the best.

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Merry Christmas

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Seasonal Greetings!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well

I am returning the favor for the message you left on my talk page. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Chris (talk) 18:03, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

happy seasonal greetings

Hello Bzuk, all best wishes for the season and the coming new year -- all best to you and yours -- ! --Lockley (talk) 18:58, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

Thanks very much for your message, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you as well. Kosack (talk) 19:24, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and Happy Holidays

Thanks for your holidays wishes and for the beautiful, bright tree. Happy holidays and hope you have a great 2017. JTF17A (talk) 19:24, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Boxing Day

...and a Happy New Year.Nigel Ish (talk) 21:47, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry & happy

Thanks kindly for your holiday greetings and same wishes to you! DonFB (talk) 22:33, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Many Happies!

All the best for the festive season to you too! I hope it's a good one! Grutness...wha? 22:39, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year 2017!

Hello Bzuk, it's always a pleasure editing with you. May you be surrounded by health, wealth, and happiness at Christmas and in the New Year. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2017.
Happy editing, my friend.
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Merry Merry

Hey - I need to thank you for your ceaseless and untiring devotion to Wikipedia, especially keeping the aviation-related topics moving toward perfection. Kudos !--Spray787 (talk) 23:03, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Thank you for your holiday cheer. I hope you also had a wonderful Christmas!Jllm06 (talk) 23:05, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings

Hi Bzuk; thank you for your message; it is much appreciated. Have a good new year, and I hope the coming year treats you well! Kyteto (talk) 00:22, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Happy Holidays & New Year!

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Thanks

Thanks for wishing me on my talk page. I appreciate and reciprocate your kind greetings although i wonder if you mistook me for someone else. I don't recall interacting with you before. Soham321 (talk) 04:38, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Fraternal greetings from the not-so-icy east coast of England.;o)Keith-264 (talk) 08:51, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Merry Merry Holliday to you too! --Kim Bruning (talk) 17:56, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Season's soggy greetings from the wet West of Scotland – well it was sunny and dry afterwards, but very rainy on Christmas Day and most of Boxing Day – so hope you and yours also enjoyed the festivities so far, and best wishes for Hogmanay and the New Year! . . . dave souza, talk 20:11, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank for your kind message, with you and loved ones Happy Xmas and Prosperous 2017! Cheers, DPdH (talk) 09:31, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A cup of coffee for you!

A digestif to help with all that Christmas food. Thanks for the Christmas greeting...hope yours was splendid & that next year is magnificent. TheLongTone (talk) 14:50, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

To a better 2017!

Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

Bzuk,
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Happy Hogmanay!

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		Wishing you and yours a Happy Hogmanay. May the year ahead be productive and harmonious. --John (talk) 21:14, 31 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year!

Hello Bzuk:
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Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, JustBerry (talk) 00:31, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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On a quite New Year's Eve

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Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year, Bzuk!

Happy New Year!

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Happy 2017!

Wishing good health and happiness as we start the new year! --Rosiestep (talk) 20:17, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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FWIW Bzuk,
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Happy New Year, Bzuk!

(Charles R. Knight, 1922)

Thank you for all you did for this project in 2016, Bzuk.
May your house be safe,
and may you
and those privileged with your company
enjoy good health in a

Happy New Year 2017!

Kind regards,
— Sam Sailor 01:34, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pass on!

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The Holiday Season past

Thanks so much for the kind Holiday message. I'm behind as usual, but I do want to express my appreciation. Hope your own holiday season was perfectly joyous. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:07, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue CXXIX, January 2017

Your Military History Newsletter

Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results
Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content
Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at three recent works
Op-ed: TomStar81 on a curious episode of World War I
Timeline: This month in World War I

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Happy New Year

Hello Bzuk, please forgive my manners on this late response. Hope you and your family had a joyous Christmas and that you have a safe and prosperous New Year. Happy editing in 2017. Peace and Blessings!Koplimek (talk) 15:59, 13 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Christmas greetings. Hope that you come back on from time to time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TAZ4463 (talk • contribs) 21:51, 13 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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