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Happy New Year Davey and thanks for the last one! Happy New Year! Hello Davey2010: Thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and have a great New Year! Cheers, ★Trekker (talk) 19:53, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
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margin: 0 auto !important; Editor experience invitationHi Davey2010 :) I'm looking for people to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 10:33, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
Good day, local contributor.Interesting to see other Wikipedia editors from Strood! Coming from the better side of the bridge - it's nice to see local contributors! Synorem (talk) 13:59, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
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With cricket and some cute baby reindeer! Proposed updates for Dark Castle EntertainmentHi Davey2010, I am trying to update the Dark Castle Entertainment article. I see that you are a member of WP:HORROR, and as Dark Castle has produced many horror films, I hope you will consider implementing the edit request I posted at Talk:Dark Castle Entertainment#Proposed updates. Thanks for your help, DJ for Katz (talk) 15:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
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Hi User:The Herald, So sorry not sure how I missed this - Thanks so much:), Thanks, Warm Regards, –Davey2010Talk 15:27, 22 October 2024 (UTC) The Signpost: 19 October 2024
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Hi User:Adr28382, Thanks so much, Another year wiser lol, Anyway thanks again, Warm Regards, –Davey2010Talk 15:24, 22 October 2024 (UTC) Happy Birthday!
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Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to you too! 😊![]() ![]() ![]() Hello Davey2010: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:18, 18 December 2024 (UTC) ![]() Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message
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Happy ChristmasThanks so much Onel5969, I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010Talk 12:09, 23 December 2024 (UTC) Happy Holidays!![]() ![]() ![]() Hello Davey2010: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:52, 23 December 2024 (UTC) ![]() Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:52, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
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Incomprehensible edit summary on Golden ToursHi, Merry Christmas and all that, but I know you've seen that edit summary over on Golden Tours... any idea what that's about? I know I (and a few others) have my disagreements with some of your edits, but not only has that just come out of nowhere from some IP, why are they putting your username in the same run-on sentence as 'death penalty' and 'Pope John II'? Has the IP got a general vendetta against Wikipedia and gone to the first page they could find and banged out their angry comment, or are they specifically after you over some nonsensical disagreement? I don't know about you, but I'm just concerned for everyone involved. Hullian111 (talk) 22:16, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
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Wicked war, martial law, killing, death and an Indian movie with a new chess champ! Change from MDY to DMY dates at ChristmasHi, I am just wondering why you changed the date format from the long-established MDY to DMY at Christmas, including changing the "Use mdy dates" template to the "Use dmy dates" template? According to your edit comment, it is "as per MOS:DATEFORMAT", but I fail to understand how such a change is justified by that guideline? Maybe I am missing something here? Otherwise I think it should be changed back unless consensus can be established to change it. Thank you.McRandy1958 (talk) 08:07, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
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