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Good Work

I, Ramallite, hereby award you this **Barnstar** for your efforts at revamping Jerusalem. (KC) 20:50, 17 February 2006

Now to add Palestinian culture/history/etc in the near future (I hope). My turn to see what I can dig up from that great city on the other side of the wall. Well done, very nice work. Ramallite ^(talk) 20:50, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shukran ya Ramallite. I really appreciate it. There is room for much more information in the article. gidonb 21:48, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For your service and dedication to helping Wikipedia grow and improve. Your work on the Hitler page is most notable. Keep up the good work!Sharkface217 01:48, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Farris (mineral water)

		The Rescue from Deletion Barnstar
		I, Eco Lee Tage, award User:Gidonb with this star for saving Farris (mineral water) from deletion. Please present this barnstar at any participating Oslo supermarket to claim your free six-pack of Farris (mineral water) :) Ecoleetage (talk) 00:14, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ecoleetage, your barnstar and the withdrawal are much appreciated! I'll stick it into the collection and will think of you when drinking Farris (mineral water)! ;-) Best regards, gidonb (talk) 22:30, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for a very special editor

		The Editor's Barnstar
		for your help breaking a new user into Wikipedia Katrinpark (talk) 16:06, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Katrinpark! gidonb (talk) 16:15, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

balance
Thank you, Gidon, open for many languages, for quality articles on a wide spectrum of topics, such as International Society for Contemporary Music, Moroccan Wall and Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma, for the correct Netherlands, for dispute resolution, consensus building and "creating a first or better balance in many articles", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:50, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for you kind words, Gerda. I really appreciate your feedback!!! gidonb (talk) 20:19, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Line the Label

On 2 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Line the Label, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that so many people wanted a Line the Label jacket that the company's server crashed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Line the Label. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Line the Label), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	For creating wonderful articles on notable works of architecture and design E.M.Gregory (talk) 10:39, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, E.M.Gregory!

A Dobos torte for you!

7&6=thirteen (☎) has given you a Dobos torte to enjoy! Seven layers of fun because you deserve it.

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7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:11, 27 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Citation Barnstar
	Your work on Daniella van Graas was exceptional. Over and above the norm. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:39, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Daniella van Graas

On 18 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daniella van Graas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that spokesmodel Daniella van Graas thinks she has been largely typecast as a model, but wishes to gain 20 kilograms (44 lb) and play a Monster? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daniella van Graas. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Daniella van Graas), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Civility Barnstar
	You were right and polite. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:05, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, User:7&6=thirteen! 00:23, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Some stroopwafels for you!

Thanks for your post at the AFD G. Many years ago they changed the "D" from deletion to discussion. I liked that because it meant we could be open to something being done to improve the article. I am glad you gave some thought to a redirect as well. I appreciate your input so I hope you enjoy these. They can be a bit sticky but my sweet tooth has taken a liking to them. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 01:36, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Marnette! I love stroopwafels. I wish all the nominators were as open-minded and thorough as you! gidonb (talk) 01:56, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome G! Enjoy the rest of your week. MarnetteD|Talk 03:13, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Kopstoot for you

		A kopstoot for you
		Here is a kopstoot for all the drama in your history. I couldn't find any Jenever on commons, so you have to mix it with a whiskey. I assume the effect will be similar.
		See Wikipedia:Free beer for more info or give some one a free wiki beer with {{subst:freebeer}}

KittenKlub (talk) 16:01, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I sure needed that! Drama is not the pleasant part of the Wikipedia. I prefer editing any day! gidonb (talk) 03:13, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

Thank you for keeping it on top ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:48, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Gerda. Much appreciated! gidonb (talk) 03:49, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

For your work on Spijkstaal

The Banner talk 08:19, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, User:The Banner. In my early childhood we used to get our bakery and dairy products delivered with these cars. Sometimes I would get a ride. gidonb (talk) 11:28, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Our milkman had such a car/cart. And many, many, many moons later the husband of a friend had an SRV-wagen from this brand. So, good memories. The Banner talk 12:29, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mediator in AFD

		The Mediator Barnstar
		Correct and timely message in the AFD discussion that had the potential to escalate. Thanks! And well done. NiklausGerard (talk) 05:31, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, NiklausGerard! I appreciate your feedback! gidonb (talk) 12:07, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For your work on Jeonathan Prato. Bearian (talk) 14:27, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Bearian! gidonb (talk) 14:28, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the barnstar

Hello @Gidonb, thank you so much for the barnstar. Here's a plate full of cookies for you!

Cookies!

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UMStellify (talk) 18:28, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Some baklava for you!

Thanks for bringing the such great energy to Wikipedia. Love the positivity! SuperTah (talk) 14:12, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, SuperTah! Your feedback is much appreciated! gidonb (talk) 15:30, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:29, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Gerda! gidonb (talk) 19:10, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Anat Schwartz

I tend to agree with your edit summary on the AfD, but I did want to mention that WP:ATTACK articles are subject to deletion when there is no previous version to which one can revert. Coretheapple (talk) 17:08, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for sharing that! It's really sad when BLPs are abused for ATTACKs. I may write something about that later. I believe that anything that has to do with Israel and/or Palestine is over-politicized. When you try to de-politicize you also get attacked. I comment on about 95% of the Israel deletion queue that doesn't deal with the Israel-Palestine conflict. When it does, maybe 60%? gidonb (talk) 17:52, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The entire area is a mess, and unfortunately due to the high volume of hostility and tendentiousness it tends to drive away editors, leaving only the true believers. Anyway, I was just interested by your edit summary and wanted to note that notability is not always the only criteria in AfDs. Coretheapple (talk) 17:54, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Folks can be super zealous and then project themselves on you. gidonb (talk) 19:56, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Otterbeen

Hi Gidonb. Not sure if you got the ping (at the AFD), but based on your ability to find sources for Belgian athlete Georges Demulder (specifically with BelgicaPress), I was wondering if you could determine if there's any significant coverage for Joseph Otterbeen (at AFD). Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:45, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I saw the debate, as User:Habst had tagged me, yet would be more hesitant to decide that Otterbeen was notable. Here, too, I have no access to articles. Let's assume that I accept that one article supports notability based on the title. Consistent with that logic, I would also need to reject the rest as not supporting notability as one can't have it both ways. Then Demulder and Otterbeen have one article. Yet, for Demulder it is more likely that additional notability-supporting sources exist. Soccer is better covered than athletics and Demulder played at the highest level. Look at the stats. User:Habst said that the number of sources for Otterbeen is greater than 150. It isn't. It's 24. That's a third of Demulder. Plus Demulder also played in Portugal. gidonb (talk) 03:52, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BeanieFan11, I looked at the article and it is SIGCOV as I assumed. Still, I am unsure that I support keeping. I have supported the deletion without prejudice of such extreme stubs in the past. Also, I was pinged there and addressed here. I will sit this one out for now. gidonb (talk) 01:43, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BeanieFan11, Another reason why I did not get into this is that you called upon me as your expert witness. That's a real honor. The debate went well for the keep-sayers and my intervention would not have helped this case. I hope you will consider me again another time! gidonb (talk) 12:58, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Thank you for preventing folks with an ideological axe to grind from deleting articles. Bearian (talk) 20:50, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much, Bearian! gidonb (talk) 04:09, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Noam Bettan and Maor Ashkenazi

Thank you for the help, I am giving 100% to be able to maintain the articles by Noam Bettan and Maor Ashkenazi, I am correcting any errors that may exist, I am very convinced that these two articles can be saved but it is the decision to continue improving to avoid its erasure thanks for your help. Acartonadooopo (talk) 16:44, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:List of Belgians

You nominated Talk:List of Belgians for deletion at WP:MFD. It looks like you meant to nominate the list article for deletion. I've procedurally closed the MFD. You will need to nominate the article at WP:AFD. -- Whpq (talk) 18:12, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. The system suggested that this belongs in MFD, not in AFD. I should have overruled the system. gidonb (talk) 21:11, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect you were on the talk page when you invoked Twinkle or whatever tool you were using. A talk page is not an article so its deletion would be discussed at MFD. -- Whpq (talk) 21:23, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That could have been it. Thank you for suggesting a plausible reason for strange advise! gidonb (talk) 21:53, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re-submitted. Thank you! gidonb (talk) 02:30, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:38, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Gerda! gidonb (talk) 10:37, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sandbox

Hello, Gidonb. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Sandbox".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:03, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aqua Security

@Gidonb have some kanafeh for your keeping off the page. it should be removed anyway. Allah bless you, son. 2603:7080:B07:D22C:B548:29E9:7783:9071 (talk) 11:30, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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