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This page is transwikied from an old version of Wikinews:A nice cup of tea and a sit down, plus I have made some minor edits to be appropriate for Wikipedia. Here is the page history:
— MESSEDROCKER ( talk) 20:50, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
I like this page, it's a pretty damn good idea. R e dwolf24 ( talk) 04:43, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
You know, these kind of things can backfire if someone sees condescension in the message, which has a rather feminine tone to it. I added a link to Nighthawks for balance and for those so inclined to that moody sort of atmosphere. I myself am not much of smoker, but that painting might also assist those so inclined, since it was from a time when that sort of thing could be done in a more intimate public setting such as that depicted. -- PlsTalkAboutIt 01:49, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
This comment above was misplaced in the project page, I'm putting it here... Rosa 20:11, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
Great idea, but what are we to do about vitriol dressed up as niceness? Current examples:
which sort of thing translates (approximately) as
"the people I'm referring to are (due to the fact that they disagree with me) self-evidently a bunch of complete jerks, and I'm going to (mis)use this page to draw attention to the fact while pretending that I'm broad-minded enough to accept the fact that some people are always going to be incorrigible idiots".
If this sort of thing gets accepted, it will subvert the whole purpose of the page. What to do? Delete it? Have a word (nicely, of course) on their talk pages? Or perhaps be more specific about "What A nice cup of tea and a sit down is not for"? Vilĉjo 00:26, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
How often should the page be "cleaned up"? Whenever it starts to get full, or on a more regular basis? I'm just afraid some of the tea ain't so hot anymore, and people's bums are falling asleep from sitting so long. :-) Thanks. -- LV (Dark Mark) 01:35, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
"Look, just because it's an armour-plated alien killing machine that salivates unspeakable slobber doesn't mean it's a bad person. What we've got to do is get it round a table and put together a solution package - perhaps over tea and biscuits." - Rimmer in "Polymorph" — WAvegetarian• CONTRIBUTIONS TALK• EMAIL• 06:08, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
I was thinking of making a new template for this lovely project. Here is a copy of the draft. To tell me what you think/edit the draft/tell what a silly idea this is (choose one), go to User:Tamino/Tea2 template draft. Tamino 16:18, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Someone has poured you a nice cup of tea. Won't you come and sit down? |
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WKC |
Since when is a nice, fresh cup of tea not a delightful, welcome thing? I say, Kudos to you. David Spalding Talk/ Contribs 17:05, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
So 'Compliment Someone' or 'Compliment a Wikipedian!' is a better title. Auroranorth 08:08, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
this is messedrocker
(talk)
01:20, 26 October 2006 (UTC)I'm not sure if one of these has already been made but I made this:
This user enjoys pouring nice cups of tea. Would you like a cuppa? |
at {{ User:Yuanchosaan/Userbox/User teatime}}.
Is it any good? I'm part of the Kindness Campaign and wanted to make a userbox for this. Anyway, enjoy your tea and happy editing! Yuanchosaan 00:35, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
I am considering nominating this page for deletion. In my experience this page and its associated template are used primarily as a passive-aggressive or patronising tool for suggesting an opponent is over-reacting or otherwise lacking self-control. Plus this page provides a forum for posting a public record of the (usually false, and made in bad faith) accusation that someone needed a nice cup of tea and a sit down. I don't doubt the good intentions of the creators and maintainers of this page, nor of those of you who use this in good faith, but in my opinion the contribution of this page to the encyclopaedia is overwhelmingly negative. Hesperian 03:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
This page should really have a link to NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown from which both the name and the positive attitude have been taken. -- Derek Ross | Talk 04:03, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
How about some coffee for us coffee drinkers? Rebelyell2006 ( talk) 02:04, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
User:Scott5114 had told us once to take a cup of coke and settle down when I had a warring on numbers of California articles. Should this article be named as WP:A cold cup of soda and calm down? Usually when epople is about to get crazy a cold cup of coke settles them down.-- Freewayguy What's up? 05:18, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Will anyone mind if I try to find an editor who's willing to put this page up at WP:MfD? A case could be made that it isn't directly relevant to building the encyclopedia and watching the ensuing drama would really life my spirits. Isn't it a bit like hidden pages? I guess it might just end in a speedy keep, but you never know! Oh well, one can dream... ChildofMidnight ( talk) 21:11, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Would an Octocat reference be appropriate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.207.100 ( talk) 15:35, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
The introductory notes currently read: " … if you are living in the heat you can take a nice cold drink; if these aren't manly enough you can sit around a fire and drink beer."
I suggest this passage be reconsidered and rewritten; the first contrasted metaphor lacks symmetry (drink+sit ≠ drink), the endophoric "these" diminishes tropic intent, I'm assuming "manly" is safe under the Humour umbrella, and the latter example disrupts the metaphoric structure in such a way as to introduce ambiguity (compare alone "sit sown" with "sit around a fire") as well as designates a group activity rather than an individual one. Additionally, the phrase "living in the heat" sticks in my craw for some ineluctable reason (construction? formality?). —Preceding unsigned comment added by RestChem ( talk • contribs) 05:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
The page is getting pretty long. Should we archive the older posts? by year on separate subpages, like /2006, /2007 etc.? I'm hesitant to do this though, because this page is all about displaying the thank yous, it should all be visible, and the age of the post shouldn't really matter, the gratitude is still and always relevant. Another alternative would be to collapse the older posts using {{ collapse top}} and {{ collapse bottom}}, similar to how it was done on the WP:Cleanup page, but once again, I'm hesitant because although with this method the posts will remain on the page and still be listed in the TOC, they'll still be hidden from immediate view and searching. Nevertheless, I think collapsing is the better option of the two, and I intend to do this soon but would like to hear the community's thoughts first. -- œ ™ 09:29, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Recently, almost all the activity on this page is from the 99.* "global warming" IP, thanking editors for reverting my reverting them. (There are only one, or possibly two, editors editing under that swarm of IP addresses.) Although this may still fall into the spirit of this page, recently, some of "them" have been thanking others of "them".(
Perhaps this page should be semi-protected, if it still has any use. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 17:37, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
OK I've had enough, this board is clearly being abused by someone with a clear purpose towards climate change advocacy and I'm not buying it. No prejudice towards anyone removing all the shallow thank-yous but for now I extended the semi-protection. -- œ ™ 23:30, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Is Wikipedia:Boston Tea Party appropriate in "Also See" for the spirit of this Project? 99.181.137.81 ( talk) 06:12, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
*For your comments on Talk:Politics of global warming, thank you Special:Contributions/141.218.36.44. 97.87.29.188 ( talk) 21:40, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you Special:Contributions/64.27.194.74 for your contributions to Talk:Sojourners. 97.87.29.188 ( talk) 21:58, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you Special:Contributions/97.87.29.188 for your defense on Talk:Geoengineering. 99.190.85.220 ( talk) 01:14, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
99.190.85.220 ( talk) 01:43, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Why are IP Users abused on Wikipedia? Is it hazing? 166.252.69.48 ( talk) 18:40, 31 August 2011 (UTC) See Special:Contributions/Arthur Rubin. 166.252.69.48 ( talk) 18:46, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Why biscuits? I prefer stroopwafels! Wasbeer 21:24, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
I placed the {{tea}} template on someone's Talk page after adding an entry within the article, and for some reason the box displays a smile icon with the following unparsed text next to it:
Someone has poured you [[Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down#{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}|tea]].
Is there something wrong with the template? Thanks! Amarand ( talk) 18:32, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
best of luck. Ditch ∝ 02:33, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
What about a Double Ristretto Venti Half-Soy Nonfat Decaf Organic Chocolate Brownie Iced Vanilla Double-Shot Gingerbread Frappuccino Extra Hot With Foam Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended, One Sweet'N Low and One Nutrasweet, and Ice and a sit down? Oh wait... that's an old Internet meme. ARGH!!!! KILL IT!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!! Another old Internet meme. I should stop being so hypocritical. MyOwnBadSelf | Consult the Fossil 10:37, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
It's a great page to have on our wiki, and should be used MUCH more often than it is, as of 2017. Jjjjjjdddddd ( talk) 02:04, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
What kind of cakes y'all got? Isn't it supposed to sometimes be tea and cakes? That way I can have water and cakes.
75.142.254.3 ( talk) 22:42, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
Essays Mid‑impact | ||||||||||
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This page is transwikied from an old version of Wikinews:A nice cup of tea and a sit down, plus I have made some minor edits to be appropriate for Wikipedia. Here is the page history:
— MESSEDROCKER ( talk) 20:50, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
I like this page, it's a pretty damn good idea. R e dwolf24 ( talk) 04:43, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
You know, these kind of things can backfire if someone sees condescension in the message, which has a rather feminine tone to it. I added a link to Nighthawks for balance and for those so inclined to that moody sort of atmosphere. I myself am not much of smoker, but that painting might also assist those so inclined, since it was from a time when that sort of thing could be done in a more intimate public setting such as that depicted. -- PlsTalkAboutIt 01:49, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
This comment above was misplaced in the project page, I'm putting it here... Rosa 20:11, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
Great idea, but what are we to do about vitriol dressed up as niceness? Current examples:
which sort of thing translates (approximately) as
"the people I'm referring to are (due to the fact that they disagree with me) self-evidently a bunch of complete jerks, and I'm going to (mis)use this page to draw attention to the fact while pretending that I'm broad-minded enough to accept the fact that some people are always going to be incorrigible idiots".
If this sort of thing gets accepted, it will subvert the whole purpose of the page. What to do? Delete it? Have a word (nicely, of course) on their talk pages? Or perhaps be more specific about "What A nice cup of tea and a sit down is not for"? Vilĉjo 00:26, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
How often should the page be "cleaned up"? Whenever it starts to get full, or on a more regular basis? I'm just afraid some of the tea ain't so hot anymore, and people's bums are falling asleep from sitting so long. :-) Thanks. -- LV (Dark Mark) 01:35, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
"Look, just because it's an armour-plated alien killing machine that salivates unspeakable slobber doesn't mean it's a bad person. What we've got to do is get it round a table and put together a solution package - perhaps over tea and biscuits." - Rimmer in "Polymorph" — WAvegetarian• CONTRIBUTIONS TALK• EMAIL• 06:08, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
I was thinking of making a new template for this lovely project. Here is a copy of the draft. To tell me what you think/edit the draft/tell what a silly idea this is (choose one), go to User:Tamino/Tea2 template draft. Tamino 16:18, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Someone has poured you a nice cup of tea. Won't you come and sit down? |
||
WKC |
Since when is a nice, fresh cup of tea not a delightful, welcome thing? I say, Kudos to you. David Spalding Talk/ Contribs 17:05, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
So 'Compliment Someone' or 'Compliment a Wikipedian!' is a better title. Auroranorth 08:08, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
this is messedrocker
(talk)
01:20, 26 October 2006 (UTC)I'm not sure if one of these has already been made but I made this:
This user enjoys pouring nice cups of tea. Would you like a cuppa? |
at {{ User:Yuanchosaan/Userbox/User teatime}}.
Is it any good? I'm part of the Kindness Campaign and wanted to make a userbox for this. Anyway, enjoy your tea and happy editing! Yuanchosaan 00:35, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
I am considering nominating this page for deletion. In my experience this page and its associated template are used primarily as a passive-aggressive or patronising tool for suggesting an opponent is over-reacting or otherwise lacking self-control. Plus this page provides a forum for posting a public record of the (usually false, and made in bad faith) accusation that someone needed a nice cup of tea and a sit down. I don't doubt the good intentions of the creators and maintainers of this page, nor of those of you who use this in good faith, but in my opinion the contribution of this page to the encyclopaedia is overwhelmingly negative. Hesperian 03:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
This page should really have a link to NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown from which both the name and the positive attitude have been taken. -- Derek Ross | Talk 04:03, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
How about some coffee for us coffee drinkers? Rebelyell2006 ( talk) 02:04, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
User:Scott5114 had told us once to take a cup of coke and settle down when I had a warring on numbers of California articles. Should this article be named as WP:A cold cup of soda and calm down? Usually when epople is about to get crazy a cold cup of coke settles them down.-- Freewayguy What's up? 05:18, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Will anyone mind if I try to find an editor who's willing to put this page up at WP:MfD? A case could be made that it isn't directly relevant to building the encyclopedia and watching the ensuing drama would really life my spirits. Isn't it a bit like hidden pages? I guess it might just end in a speedy keep, but you never know! Oh well, one can dream... ChildofMidnight ( talk) 21:11, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Would an Octocat reference be appropriate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.207.100 ( talk) 15:35, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
The introductory notes currently read: " … if you are living in the heat you can take a nice cold drink; if these aren't manly enough you can sit around a fire and drink beer."
I suggest this passage be reconsidered and rewritten; the first contrasted metaphor lacks symmetry (drink+sit ≠ drink), the endophoric "these" diminishes tropic intent, I'm assuming "manly" is safe under the Humour umbrella, and the latter example disrupts the metaphoric structure in such a way as to introduce ambiguity (compare alone "sit sown" with "sit around a fire") as well as designates a group activity rather than an individual one. Additionally, the phrase "living in the heat" sticks in my craw for some ineluctable reason (construction? formality?). —Preceding unsigned comment added by RestChem ( talk • contribs) 05:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
The page is getting pretty long. Should we archive the older posts? by year on separate subpages, like /2006, /2007 etc.? I'm hesitant to do this though, because this page is all about displaying the thank yous, it should all be visible, and the age of the post shouldn't really matter, the gratitude is still and always relevant. Another alternative would be to collapse the older posts using {{ collapse top}} and {{ collapse bottom}}, similar to how it was done on the WP:Cleanup page, but once again, I'm hesitant because although with this method the posts will remain on the page and still be listed in the TOC, they'll still be hidden from immediate view and searching. Nevertheless, I think collapsing is the better option of the two, and I intend to do this soon but would like to hear the community's thoughts first. -- œ ™ 09:29, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Recently, almost all the activity on this page is from the 99.* "global warming" IP, thanking editors for reverting my reverting them. (There are only one, or possibly two, editors editing under that swarm of IP addresses.) Although this may still fall into the spirit of this page, recently, some of "them" have been thanking others of "them".(
Perhaps this page should be semi-protected, if it still has any use. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 17:37, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
OK I've had enough, this board is clearly being abused by someone with a clear purpose towards climate change advocacy and I'm not buying it. No prejudice towards anyone removing all the shallow thank-yous but for now I extended the semi-protection. -- œ ™ 23:30, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Is Wikipedia:Boston Tea Party appropriate in "Also See" for the spirit of this Project? 99.181.137.81 ( talk) 06:12, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
*For your comments on Talk:Politics of global warming, thank you Special:Contributions/141.218.36.44. 97.87.29.188 ( talk) 21:40, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you Special:Contributions/64.27.194.74 for your contributions to Talk:Sojourners. 97.87.29.188 ( talk) 21:58, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you Special:Contributions/97.87.29.188 for your defense on Talk:Geoengineering. 99.190.85.220 ( talk) 01:14, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
99.190.85.220 ( talk) 01:43, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Why are IP Users abused on Wikipedia? Is it hazing? 166.252.69.48 ( talk) 18:40, 31 August 2011 (UTC) See Special:Contributions/Arthur Rubin. 166.252.69.48 ( talk) 18:46, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Why biscuits? I prefer stroopwafels! Wasbeer 21:24, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
I placed the {{tea}} template on someone's Talk page after adding an entry within the article, and for some reason the box displays a smile icon with the following unparsed text next to it:
Someone has poured you [[Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down#{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}|tea]].
Is there something wrong with the template? Thanks! Amarand ( talk) 18:32, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
best of luck. Ditch ∝ 02:33, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
What about a Double Ristretto Venti Half-Soy Nonfat Decaf Organic Chocolate Brownie Iced Vanilla Double-Shot Gingerbread Frappuccino Extra Hot With Foam Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended, One Sweet'N Low and One Nutrasweet, and Ice and a sit down? Oh wait... that's an old Internet meme. ARGH!!!! KILL IT!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!! Another old Internet meme. I should stop being so hypocritical. MyOwnBadSelf | Consult the Fossil 10:37, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
It's a great page to have on our wiki, and should be used MUCH more often than it is, as of 2017. Jjjjjjdddddd ( talk) 02:04, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
What kind of cakes y'all got? Isn't it supposed to sometimes be tea and cakes? That way I can have water and cakes.
75.142.254.3 ( talk) 22:42, 17 March 2024 (UTC)