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Little 'un's page Pesky ( talk) 06:56, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
Just as others are pleased by a good horse or dog or bird, [Socrates said,] I myself am pleased to an even higher degree by good friends.... And the treasures of the wise men of old which they left behind by writing them in books, I unfold and go through them together with my friends, and if we see something good, we pick it out and regard it as a great gain if we thus become useful to one another.
— Xenophon, Memorabilia I, vi, 14
Yup, it's a real one. Pesky ( talk) 08:53, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
Is this OCLC 38497421? If so, it's way beyond just "rare". Congratulations. Now get it locked away somewhere safe (and climate controlled) before it disappears on you, then figure out what to do next. Of course, a freely accessible online image would always be welcome. :-) LeadSongDog come howl! 19:04, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
Hehe! No, it's the one before that one! Even rarererer! (it's this one ...; OCLC 741270249). ESTC knows of only eight copies (whole or part) catalogued worldwide. Hmmmm. And Cambridge University Library has 4 of them, the British Library one; CUL's copies include two partials. It will most probably go to the Bloomsbury Auction House, as one of their specialities is old, important and rare books. It's survived remarkably well in our normal household atmosphere; still seems to be in its original blue-black, gilt-decorated leather. I'll upload a few more pics in a little while and slap 'em in here. Of course if you happen to know anyone who wishes to pay vast oodles of filthy lucre for it, that would also be kewl ;P Pesky ( talk) 22:26, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
I apologize, I know your plate is very full right now, but I can't think of anyone else who might be able to assist the editor referred to here, and I'm a bit worried about him. Please feel free to remove this. Yngvadottir ( talk) 18:49, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
"The penis, mightier than the sword ..." ... laffed my butt off on that one. Loved it. :) — Ched : ? 02:21, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
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Caught on video! Pesky ( talk) 22:50, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
Anyway. You're getting this note because you've participated in discussion and/or asked for updates to either the Article Feedback Tool or Page Curation. This isn't about either of those things, I'm afraid ;p. We've recently started working on yet another project: Echo, a notifications system to augment the watchlist. There's not much information at the moment, because we're still working out the scope and the concepts, but if you're interested in further updates you can sign up here.
In addition, we'll be holding an office hours session at 21:00 UTC on Wednesday, 14 November in #wikimedia-office - hope to see you all there :). I appreciate it's an annoying time for non-Europeans: if you're interested in chatting about the project but can't make it, give me a shout and I can set up another session if there's enough interest in one particular timezone or a skype call if there isn't. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) ( talk) 11:23, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
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Just wanted you to know I mentioned you here. Intothat darkness 17:11, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, I saw your post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Editor Retention. As for myself, I've been focused on content covered by WikiProject Medicine, and I haven't dealt with the issues you raise. Maybe you might take a look around, perhaps at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Medicine#Good_article_top-500_goals_for_2013.3F or elsewhere around the project, and find a new and productive home? Best wishes. Biosthmors ( talk) 19:50, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
I will certainly take a look at it when I have some spare minutes - just now I have to finish redecorating / sorting etc. my daughter's house ... with a two-day deadline for part of it! Pesky ( talk) 12:08, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi. I just read through your case report. How awful. What a bunch of lazy and ignorant fools in the ANI thread. I'm so glad that greasy little weasel has left the project. What a pile-on. You have my sympathy. You got mobbed by Wikipedia's finest. -- Anthonyhcole ( talk) 00:23, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Yes, what an awful loss to the 'pedia it was, losing Chzz. I still miss him. Geniuses aren't always easy for other people to understand and get along with, and people equate the odd kick in someone's gallop over one issue with malintent, which are two things very different from each other. Pesky ( talk) 15:07, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Adding: I was treading on eggshells trying to work out how to cope with it, having received an admonishment from an admin who had clearly already made a comment against me earlier in the thread (violation of WP:INVOLVED), and worried sick that if I tried to address that issue I'd end up blocked, etc., for having complained about it. Didn't help that the admin regularly hang out on the Arb boards dealing with Arby stuff. So, rock and hard place stuff. How do you try to get some sense and balance from the involved admin, huh? Several people tried to, without much success. I'm thankful that Chzz managed to keep on going until the admonishment was struck from the record. Many other editors wouldn't have had such an experienced person available to them; they'd have given up in despair and disgust. But all those sinners sinned - every last one of them. And I'd be mightily surprised if I was the only editor they've done it to. Looked at in the light of that, the almighty kerfuffle over the odd snap, snarl, cussword here and there is just pathetically hypocritical. Pesky ( talk) 15:23, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Just hadn't run into you lately, hope all is well with you & yours and that 2013 will the the very best of New Years.
If you can add anything to this list it would be appreciated. I think we need to talk about a central repository for this splintered discussion. Perhaps a notice in Signpost? -- Anthonyhcole ( talk) 14:13, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of New Forest pony know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on January 13, 2013. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 13, 2013. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegates Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), Gimmetoo ( talk · contribs), and Bencherlite ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you can change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
The New Forest Pony is one of the recognised mountain and moorland or native pony breeds of the British Isles. Height varies from around 12 hands (48 inches, 122 cm) to 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm). The ponies are valued for hardiness, strength, and surefootedness. The breed is indigenous to the New Forest in Hampshire in southern England, where equines have lived since before the last Ice Age. The New Forest Pony can be ridden by children and adults, can be driven in harness, and competes successfully against larger horses in horse show competition. The population of ponies on the Forest has fluctuated in response to varying demand for youngstock. Numbers fell to fewer than six hundred in 1945 but have since risen steadily, and thousands now run loose in semi-feral conditions. The welfare of ponies grazing on the Forest is monitored by five Agisters, employees of the Verderers of the New Forest. The ponies are gathered annually in a series of drifts, to be checked for health, wormed, and tail-marked; each pony's tail is trimmed to the pattern of the Agister responsible for that pony. Many of the foals bred on the Forest are sold through the Beaulieu Road pony sales, which are held several times each year. ( Full article...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:03, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
The pony looks bold on the Main page, precious again! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 00:15, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Pony!
Congratulations! In hono(u)r of your first TFA appearance of
New Forest Pony, you have received a special
pony award (I think it's your horse, but still)! Ponies are cute, intelligent, cuddly, friendly (most of the time, though with notable exceptions), promote good will, encourage patience, and enjoy carrots. Treat your pony with respect and he will be your faithful friend!
Montanabw
(talk)
00:36, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Yes, he's mine :D Getting a little above himself just at the moment, but as and when time and weather allows we will do a little revision on boundaries and education and such-like. There's no malice in him, he's just a big flashy clown ... Pesky ( talk) 10:39, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
KW, I'm glad you love that video! It creases up all parents that I know who have a smattering of self-knowledge and enough sense of humour to laugh at themselves ;P (Link to full song here, by the way. Pesky ( talk) 10:39, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Your post at Blocking policy. Very well said. I'd like to eliminate all indef blocks (except for what I call technical blocks, e.g. username) with this as rationale. I saw one admin claim they have never asked for groveling, but I don't think some realize how requests for conditions before unblocking can be viewed.-- SPhilbrick (Talk) 19:49, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Please respond if you agree, I will make the changes to AN/I when agreed.
... I had to apologise for this and this before an entirely unjustified admonishment was removed ... make your own mind up on that one, eh? Pesky ( talk) 20:18, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
I've finally had a chance to read through the discussions, with mixed emotions. Some very good points made, but I feel that the discussion is not heading to a consensus. I may not weigh in at the moment, partly because I don't know ow to do anything other than pick at some edges, plus, I have to visit my brother in the hospital tomorrow, then off to NY for 3 days, so wary of starting something I cannot continue. Which pains me because it is a subject I'm very interested in. I thought Chris was going to pull it together, but that effort was derailed. Will have to think about how best to contribute, but thanks again for pinging me, and don't take my possible failure to weigh in as lack of interest.-- SPhilbrick (Talk) 20:26, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Just uploaded awesome video of Cuddles here. Yup, it's Commons; not putting entire file on my page as it has a runtime of about 20 minutes! Pesky ( talk) 20:46, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
An' she is gonna be faymuss again! She was Media of the Day on August 1 2010 with her strike-feeding on a rat; she's making another star appearance on 21 January as MOTD, eating a Runny Babbit. Or something like that. Pesky ( talk) 22:13, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I would like to invite you to apply to join the IEG Advisory Committee on Meta. -- Pine ✉ 09:33, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Pesky, I love analogies, problem is, they are always tough, to make good ones. (For example, the rising water was threatening to do the Man of Faith in, and it only defeated him, after he stupidly refused aid. Problem is, the rising water, representing a future threat, giving time to make correct decision to accept aid, is passe in this case. The water has already drowned the Man of Faith, before the story begins. The block/threat/damage/drowning, has already taken place, it is not a future threat. Ask yourself if there is a future threat on Peny now that is worse than his present situation. They already "got him", he feels unjustly so, without policy basis. He's been roasted already, and in heaven already. The story was cute, but the analogy is broken.) Ihardlythinkso ( talk) 07:30, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Me thinks Peny & Malleus have in common, not only each are brilliant (different, of course), but each have resolute conviction, and are ... not wrong. Ihardlythinkso ( talk) 08:13, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
If you could help me fill in the refs on Sanna Jinnedal it would be very much appreciated. Thanks.-- BabbaQ ( talk) 12:04, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Just stopping by to say, I hope the little one is holding his own. All best wishes to you and your family, Pesky.( olive ( talk) 19:37, 29 January 2013 (UTC))
Hey my friend, My question is,it is possible to change Typeface.-- EEIM ( talk) 05:38, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject Conflict Resolution.-- Amadscientist ( talk) 09:46, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
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inspiration of civility |
Thank you for speaking up for civility, decency and fairness, treating editors as living people, - you are an awesome Wikipedian! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:58, 14 March 2012 (UTC) |
A year ago, you were the 59th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize. I miss the photographer, again, and Ched, and you ... and put "Letting go of the past" on top of my talk, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:28, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
I'm so sorry, Pesky. Nikkimaria ( talk) 00:28, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
Wow, guys. Wow. You're all just amazing. Reading all these messages just now has brought tears to my eyes. I'm overwhelmed by it. I'm not likely to be doing much in WikiLand for a while, as my back is being a total bastard and I can't sit for long at all. (50mg Morphine every 4 hours kind of total bastard.) It's going to need more surgery, almost certainly, before I'll be able to sit for long enough to do much in the way of editing, etc, but I'll pop in from time to time just to see how you's all getting on. Big MegaHugz to everyone. We played this for the going-in music at Leon's funeral, and family members carried his coffin. Pesky ( talk) 17:27, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
This memorial video was put together by Leon's parents, and was played at the wake.
Pesky (
talk)
21:30, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Leon's site, for some of the background story. Also some news stories. Pesky ( talk) 19:31, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
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Little 'un's page Pesky ( talk) 06:56, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
Just as others are pleased by a good horse or dog or bird, [Socrates said,] I myself am pleased to an even higher degree by good friends.... And the treasures of the wise men of old which they left behind by writing them in books, I unfold and go through them together with my friends, and if we see something good, we pick it out and regard it as a great gain if we thus become useful to one another.
— Xenophon, Memorabilia I, vi, 14
Yup, it's a real one. Pesky ( talk) 08:53, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
Is this OCLC 38497421? If so, it's way beyond just "rare". Congratulations. Now get it locked away somewhere safe (and climate controlled) before it disappears on you, then figure out what to do next. Of course, a freely accessible online image would always be welcome. :-) LeadSongDog come howl! 19:04, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
Hehe! No, it's the one before that one! Even rarererer! (it's this one ...; OCLC 741270249). ESTC knows of only eight copies (whole or part) catalogued worldwide. Hmmmm. And Cambridge University Library has 4 of them, the British Library one; CUL's copies include two partials. It will most probably go to the Bloomsbury Auction House, as one of their specialities is old, important and rare books. It's survived remarkably well in our normal household atmosphere; still seems to be in its original blue-black, gilt-decorated leather. I'll upload a few more pics in a little while and slap 'em in here. Of course if you happen to know anyone who wishes to pay vast oodles of filthy lucre for it, that would also be kewl ;P Pesky ( talk) 22:26, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
I apologize, I know your plate is very full right now, but I can't think of anyone else who might be able to assist the editor referred to here, and I'm a bit worried about him. Please feel free to remove this. Yngvadottir ( talk) 18:49, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
"The penis, mightier than the sword ..." ... laffed my butt off on that one. Loved it. :) — Ched : ? 02:21, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
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Caught on video! Pesky ( talk) 22:50, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
Anyway. You're getting this note because you've participated in discussion and/or asked for updates to either the Article Feedback Tool or Page Curation. This isn't about either of those things, I'm afraid ;p. We've recently started working on yet another project: Echo, a notifications system to augment the watchlist. There's not much information at the moment, because we're still working out the scope and the concepts, but if you're interested in further updates you can sign up here.
In addition, we'll be holding an office hours session at 21:00 UTC on Wednesday, 14 November in #wikimedia-office - hope to see you all there :). I appreciate it's an annoying time for non-Europeans: if you're interested in chatting about the project but can't make it, give me a shout and I can set up another session if there's enough interest in one particular timezone or a skype call if there isn't. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) ( talk) 11:23, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, peoples rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension.
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Please comment re application of WP:SIGCOV to career defending people on death row: >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Log/2012_December_17#Stephen_Aarons <<<< — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.142.163.23 ( talk) 07:37, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
Just wanted you to know I mentioned you here. Intothat darkness 17:11, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, I saw your post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Editor Retention. As for myself, I've been focused on content covered by WikiProject Medicine, and I haven't dealt with the issues you raise. Maybe you might take a look around, perhaps at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Medicine#Good_article_top-500_goals_for_2013.3F or elsewhere around the project, and find a new and productive home? Best wishes. Biosthmors ( talk) 19:50, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
I will certainly take a look at it when I have some spare minutes - just now I have to finish redecorating / sorting etc. my daughter's house ... with a two-day deadline for part of it! Pesky ( talk) 12:08, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi. I just read through your case report. How awful. What a bunch of lazy and ignorant fools in the ANI thread. I'm so glad that greasy little weasel has left the project. What a pile-on. You have my sympathy. You got mobbed by Wikipedia's finest. -- Anthonyhcole ( talk) 00:23, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Yes, what an awful loss to the 'pedia it was, losing Chzz. I still miss him. Geniuses aren't always easy for other people to understand and get along with, and people equate the odd kick in someone's gallop over one issue with malintent, which are two things very different from each other. Pesky ( talk) 15:07, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Adding: I was treading on eggshells trying to work out how to cope with it, having received an admonishment from an admin who had clearly already made a comment against me earlier in the thread (violation of WP:INVOLVED), and worried sick that if I tried to address that issue I'd end up blocked, etc., for having complained about it. Didn't help that the admin regularly hang out on the Arb boards dealing with Arby stuff. So, rock and hard place stuff. How do you try to get some sense and balance from the involved admin, huh? Several people tried to, without much success. I'm thankful that Chzz managed to keep on going until the admonishment was struck from the record. Many other editors wouldn't have had such an experienced person available to them; they'd have given up in despair and disgust. But all those sinners sinned - every last one of them. And I'd be mightily surprised if I was the only editor they've done it to. Looked at in the light of that, the almighty kerfuffle over the odd snap, snarl, cussword here and there is just pathetically hypocritical. Pesky ( talk) 15:23, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Just hadn't run into you lately, hope all is well with you & yours and that 2013 will the the very best of New Years.
If you can add anything to this list it would be appreciated. I think we need to talk about a central repository for this splintered discussion. Perhaps a notice in Signpost? -- Anthonyhcole ( talk) 14:13, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of New Forest pony know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on January 13, 2013. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 13, 2013. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegates Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), Gimmetoo ( talk · contribs), and Bencherlite ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you can change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
The New Forest Pony is one of the recognised mountain and moorland or native pony breeds of the British Isles. Height varies from around 12 hands (48 inches, 122 cm) to 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm). The ponies are valued for hardiness, strength, and surefootedness. The breed is indigenous to the New Forest in Hampshire in southern England, where equines have lived since before the last Ice Age. The New Forest Pony can be ridden by children and adults, can be driven in harness, and competes successfully against larger horses in horse show competition. The population of ponies on the Forest has fluctuated in response to varying demand for youngstock. Numbers fell to fewer than six hundred in 1945 but have since risen steadily, and thousands now run loose in semi-feral conditions. The welfare of ponies grazing on the Forest is monitored by five Agisters, employees of the Verderers of the New Forest. The ponies are gathered annually in a series of drifts, to be checked for health, wormed, and tail-marked; each pony's tail is trimmed to the pattern of the Agister responsible for that pony. Many of the foals bred on the Forest are sold through the Beaulieu Road pony sales, which are held several times each year. ( Full article...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:03, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
The pony looks bold on the Main page, precious again! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 00:15, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Pony!
Congratulations! In hono(u)r of your first TFA appearance of
New Forest Pony, you have received a special
pony award (I think it's your horse, but still)! Ponies are cute, intelligent, cuddly, friendly (most of the time, though with notable exceptions), promote good will, encourage patience, and enjoy carrots. Treat your pony with respect and he will be your faithful friend!
Montanabw
(talk)
00:36, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Yes, he's mine :D Getting a little above himself just at the moment, but as and when time and weather allows we will do a little revision on boundaries and education and such-like. There's no malice in him, he's just a big flashy clown ... Pesky ( talk) 10:39, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
KW, I'm glad you love that video! It creases up all parents that I know who have a smattering of self-knowledge and enough sense of humour to laugh at themselves ;P (Link to full song here, by the way. Pesky ( talk) 10:39, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Your post at Blocking policy. Very well said. I'd like to eliminate all indef blocks (except for what I call technical blocks, e.g. username) with this as rationale. I saw one admin claim they have never asked for groveling, but I don't think some realize how requests for conditions before unblocking can be viewed.-- SPhilbrick (Talk) 19:49, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Please respond if you agree, I will make the changes to AN/I when agreed.
... I had to apologise for this and this before an entirely unjustified admonishment was removed ... make your own mind up on that one, eh? Pesky ( talk) 20:18, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
I've finally had a chance to read through the discussions, with mixed emotions. Some very good points made, but I feel that the discussion is not heading to a consensus. I may not weigh in at the moment, partly because I don't know ow to do anything other than pick at some edges, plus, I have to visit my brother in the hospital tomorrow, then off to NY for 3 days, so wary of starting something I cannot continue. Which pains me because it is a subject I'm very interested in. I thought Chris was going to pull it together, but that effort was derailed. Will have to think about how best to contribute, but thanks again for pinging me, and don't take my possible failure to weigh in as lack of interest.-- SPhilbrick (Talk) 20:26, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Just uploaded awesome video of Cuddles here. Yup, it's Commons; not putting entire file on my page as it has a runtime of about 20 minutes! Pesky ( talk) 20:46, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
An' she is gonna be faymuss again! She was Media of the Day on August 1 2010 with her strike-feeding on a rat; she's making another star appearance on 21 January as MOTD, eating a Runny Babbit. Or something like that. Pesky ( talk) 22:13, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I would like to invite you to apply to join the IEG Advisory Committee on Meta. -- Pine ✉ 09:33, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Pesky, I love analogies, problem is, they are always tough, to make good ones. (For example, the rising water was threatening to do the Man of Faith in, and it only defeated him, after he stupidly refused aid. Problem is, the rising water, representing a future threat, giving time to make correct decision to accept aid, is passe in this case. The water has already drowned the Man of Faith, before the story begins. The block/threat/damage/drowning, has already taken place, it is not a future threat. Ask yourself if there is a future threat on Peny now that is worse than his present situation. They already "got him", he feels unjustly so, without policy basis. He's been roasted already, and in heaven already. The story was cute, but the analogy is broken.) Ihardlythinkso ( talk) 07:30, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Me thinks Peny & Malleus have in common, not only each are brilliant (different, of course), but each have resolute conviction, and are ... not wrong. Ihardlythinkso ( talk) 08:13, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
If you could help me fill in the refs on Sanna Jinnedal it would be very much appreciated. Thanks.-- BabbaQ ( talk) 12:04, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Just stopping by to say, I hope the little one is holding his own. All best wishes to you and your family, Pesky.( olive ( talk) 19:37, 29 January 2013 (UTC))
Hey my friend, My question is,it is possible to change Typeface.-- EEIM ( talk) 05:38, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject Conflict Resolution.-- Amadscientist ( talk) 09:46, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
![]() |
inspiration of civility |
Thank you for speaking up for civility, decency and fairness, treating editors as living people, - you are an awesome Wikipedian! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:58, 14 March 2012 (UTC) |
A year ago, you were the 59th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize. I miss the photographer, again, and Ched, and you ... and put "Letting go of the past" on top of my talk, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:28, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
I'm so sorry, Pesky. Nikkimaria ( talk) 00:28, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
Wow, guys. Wow. You're all just amazing. Reading all these messages just now has brought tears to my eyes. I'm overwhelmed by it. I'm not likely to be doing much in WikiLand for a while, as my back is being a total bastard and I can't sit for long at all. (50mg Morphine every 4 hours kind of total bastard.) It's going to need more surgery, almost certainly, before I'll be able to sit for long enough to do much in the way of editing, etc, but I'll pop in from time to time just to see how you's all getting on. Big MegaHugz to everyone. We played this for the going-in music at Leon's funeral, and family members carried his coffin. Pesky ( talk) 17:27, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
This memorial video was put together by Leon's parents, and was played at the wake.
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Leon's site, for some of the background story. Also some news stories. Pesky ( talk) 19:31, 13 April 2013 (UTC)