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== IP-range sock is back ==


Seems like the IP-sock of ] is back . I got a notification from {{u|Narky Blert}}. I'd like to request PP for these two articles , . Regards. - ] (]) 12:25, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
==The Mattisse biscuit==
:Seconded. This guy is an absolute pest who wastes a lot of volunteer DABfixers' time and effort by introducing or reintroducing bad links, and has been known to remove {{tl|dn}} tags without fixing the problem. ] (]) 15:40, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
Hi, RegentsPark. It's unpleasant altogether for me to read Mattisse's page at this time, naturally, and I tend to avoid it; but now that for once I've read it all the way through, I've got to say your defense of Mattisse at my expense really takes the bisquit. Would ''you'' like to be accused of cabalism, or of harassing Jimbo Wales? Or being called a "toxic personality"? No? Really, you wouldn't? Well, I'm surprised, since you apparently think such attacks are perfectly all right—quite appropriate—"innocuous", "limited", merely "juvenile in character", "barely abusive" (!) etc—as long as they're levelled at somebody else. Are you sure you ''read'' the diffs of the CallMeNow account before calling them innocuous? Or is there some special reason why you think it's proper for me, in particular, to have snake venom and bile spat at me by Mattisse? Have I offended you in some way? And do you see how your insistence on the harmlessness of Mattisse's sock edits is encouraging her to offer a mind-blowing defense which can only harm her cause? ("I made a few harmless edits" ... "I thought that was the 'playful' way to do it".) You're far from alone on that page in carelessly offering offense to me, or in handing Mattisse a spade with which to enlarge the hole she's standing in, but I do believe you're the worst; congratulations. ] | ] 07:15, 29 August 2009 (UTC).
::IP sock is . - ] (]) 17:43, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
:Hmm. I haven't come across your monicker before and don't know you so I can assure you that no offense was intended and I apologize for any taken. I didn't expect that anyone would be offended by random drive by comments of this sort but clearly I was wrong. Thank you for letting me know. --] <small>(])</small> 13:32, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Another sock IP - . Have a look. - ] (]) 12:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
::::{{ping|Fylindfotberserk}} Just saw this. Let me know if this is still an issue. Also, I'm not getting email notifications when someone edits my talk page. I wonder why? ] <small>(])</small> 17:15, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
:::::Actually found a new one while going through the last IP's edits , reverted them in one article . - ] (]) 18:14, 5 January 2025 (UTC)


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== Season's Greetings ==
In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.


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:{{ping|Fowler&fowler}} Thanks Fowler. Hope 2025 is a good year for you. "Full of things that have never been" but, hopefully, good things! ] <small>(])</small> 17:25, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you {{re|RegentsPark}} for that nice quote from Rilke. I tried to find the fuller version and came up with (middle of the page): <blockquote> And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been, full of work that has never been done, full of tasks, claims, and demands; and let us see that we learn to take it without letting fall too much of what it has to bestow upon those who demand of it necessary, serious, and great things.</blockquote> but am having a hard time figuring out the end of that sentence. I wonder if you have the German version. It is been a long time since I passed my German requirement in graduate school by the skin of my teeth, but perhaps I could run it through Google translate and see if they come up with the same.
::Regardless, thanks for the nice words. I too hope the coming year will bring some unexpected but pleasant things for all of us. ]] 21:39, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Or maybe {{re|Joshua Jonathan|Austronesier}} might have the original German source. ]] 21:40, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
::::I once had the collected works in pocket-format, but got rid of it a couple of decades ago... ] - ] 04:22, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I still have the 6-vol. ] edition of Rilke's works in my shelf, however this hasn't the letters in it. The German original text floats around in several web pages and goes: {{tq|Und nun wollen wir glauben an ein langes Jahr, das uns gegeben ist, neu, unberührt, voll nie gewesener Dinge, voll nie getaner Arbeit, voll Aufgabe, Anspruch und Zumutung; und wollen sehen, daß wirs nehmen lernen, ohne allzuviel fallen zu lassen von dem, was es zu vergeben hat, an die, die Notwendiges, Ernstes und Großes von ihm verlangen.}} (I've verified it by means of Google Books snippets.) Wish you all wonderful holidays! –] (]) 08:28, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::Thank you {{re|Austronesier}}. This exchange on Regents Park's page captures the spirit of my greeting card. It is a "rare privilege" indeed. The German text clarifies a little how it might be translated in simple English with the help of Google Translate: " in a long year that is given to us ... full of tasks, demands, and even unreasonable demands; and let us learn to accept them without letting go too much of what it has to give to those who demand the necessary, serious, and great things." It is not perfect, but it is at least in the form in which it can go into my ] ]] 11:12, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
*A throwaway quote inspired this enjoyable exchange! Ah, the pleasures of Misplaced Pages! Unfortunately my German is limited to Nein andDas Boot and I'm forced to stick with English translations.] <small>(])</small> 17:31, 25 December 2024 (UTC)


== Happy Holidays! ==
... we did the laundry, mended the fence, extended the library, and kept (most) of the zombies out, while you were vacationing. Trust you'll at least weed the lawn ? :-) ] (]) 21:52, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
:.... if the lawn doesn't weed me first....! --] <small>(])</small> 08:26, 4 September 2009 (UTC)


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Hi, Can you please create a 2 paragraph introduction to the article. You seem better at editing .


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:{{ping|Ekdalian}} Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you as well! ] <small>(])</small> 17:22, 23 December 2024 (UTC)


== Happy Holidays ==
:I'll try but this holiday weekend here does not help! Nice work on the article - you're taking it up several notches on the quality rungs. --] <small>(])</small> 01:39, 6 September 2009 (UTC)


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I am sorry, I am not an expert on this .I have been expanding the article based on the available definition.


--] (]) 03:20, 16 September 2009 (UTC)


] (]) is wishing you ]! This greeting (and season) promotes ] and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user ], whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year! <br />
Thank you, That was very nice of you.
BTW if you have info about nepalese in Burma , maybe a new article can be started


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Ultimatum from the reviewer. CAn you do any epansion? especially introduction and economic roles.
:Thank you {{ping|LukeEmily}}. Best wishes for the holiday season to you and your loved ones and hope that 2025 turns out to be a great year! ] <small>(])</small> 16:29, 24 December 2024 (UTC)


== Happy New Year, RegentsPark! ==
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::Not till Monday. Plus, I can only really copy edit and rewrite based on what is in the article because all I have is personal and anecdotal information (no sources). --] <small>(])</small> 12:28, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
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:Thanks {{ping|Dympies}}, Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! --] <small>(])</small> 17:41, 1 January 2025 (UTC)


== Sat Jan 25: Misplaced Pages Day NYC 2025 ==
Hi, do you think we should ask for another editor to review the article since the current reviewer seems to have become inactive
--] (]) 12:54, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
:Perhaps a good idea. My problem is that I can't edit to the GA (or FA) timetables so, though I'll try to lend a hand, don't count on me for too much! --] <small>(])</small> 14:17, 24 September 2009 (UTC)


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You are invited to ''']''', hosted by ] at the ]'s central branch.
Aye, after checking ] and ] pages history and latest edits by ], seems that he/she wishes to change "]" to "independence of Pakistan". I'd say that is one side of the story, though, but the Partition of India page at least tells background. I've reverted edits in ], ], ], ], ] and ].


The special focus this year will be the launch of our "400 Neighborhoods" campaign for the city's 400th anniversary and ].
I'd like to ask for opinion &mdash; what to do next, wade through his/hers log or accept Pakistani side of view? Cheers, --] (]) 20:02, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
:Well, in this case I think you are doing the right thing. I don't see how the situation of the various Kashmir entities can be understood solely in terms of the independence of Pakistan (i.e., without reference to the partition of India). --] <small>(])</small> 22:03, 6 September 2009 (UTC)


We'll also have ] and you're invited to sign up for one, though space is somewhat limited.
A sock of the banned ] who was the formerly banned {{User|Siddiqui}} who has an obsession with removing the word India everywhere. Like many of his compatriots, he likes to write websites claiming that Pakistanis are Arabs/Persians and racially distinct from the people of India and Bangladesh etc, and likes referring to things like "ancient Pakistani poet" to avoid the word India. We need to ask someone to make an edit filter to catch these edits from the usual banned Pakistanis ''']''' ('']'') 06:04, 7 September 2009 (UTC)


* Saturday, January 25, 2025
:Aye, dug through Aziz's edits, reverted obvious issues wherever Yellowmonkey wasn't already done with it. Some of his/hers edits were actually helpful, typically masking the not-so-useful ones, though. However, there are several page moves that need more experience than I have. BTW, ] also has a habit of removing ''Category:Pre-Islamic heritage of Pakistan''. Cheers, --] (]) 21:40, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
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Can you take a look at this? It got on my watchlist because I've been G4 tagging a set of related articles that created under a new title every day because the previous one is SALTed. On this one, one particular user {{User|KhatriNYC}} comes by every few days and reverts ALL edits between their prior visit and now. Don't know what to make of it other than it's absurd. -<span style="color:#B13E0F">SpacemanSpiff</span><sup>]&#8225;]</sup> 04:03, 9 September 2009 (UTC)


Its not absurd, its the truth and i live by it unlike some users here. Some people post edits from unrelieble and unacredited sources, so I have every right to put the Khatri page back to its original format, with everything at the point have acredited citations/references.

--] (]) 14:20, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

== Since you are online ... ==

... and YM is perhaps not, can you take a look at ] ? Nothing urgent really, but thought I'd drop you a line since I saw you were cleaning ]. Cheers. ] (]) 17:33, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

:Can you also fix this cut-n-paste attempt-at-move: ] vs ] ? I haven't researched the preferred transliteration. ] (]) 17:38, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

:::YM can run a cu on this new user (I can't!). And you're not going to catch me doing masochistic things like reversing cut and paste moves! I'll probably just mess it up anyway. --] <small>(])</small> 18:23, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

:::: On this what would be required is G6 deletion of ] and then recreating a redirect and/or moving to the right spelling. Already someone has redirected the article, so it appears ok from at least a two article aspect, but it's still a GFDL vio (not that I think it needed clarifying, but the GFDL vios in this walled garden are getting too much, so I felt like chiming in). cheers. -<span style="color:#B13E0F">SpacemanSpiff</span><sup>]&#8225;]</sup> 18:37, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

<deindebt> <br>
''"not going to catch me doing masochistic things"'' A non-masochistic admin is an oxymoron. De-sysop! Desysop! :-) <br>
But seriously, I myself am unsure on the preferred Punjabi transliteration, so it may be best for the article name to be discussed before deciding on its final resting place (no pun intended). The current situation with ] redirecting to ] at least prevents the article history from being split. I'll raise the ], and hopefully some knowledgeable users will chime in. Cheers. ] (]) 20:31, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

== Thanks. ==

Thanks for protecting the ] page. I am sure is the reason for the mess. Sorry, and thanks!--]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;] 22:10, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
:No worries. I won't even pretend to understand what's going on :-) --] <small>(])</small> 22:13, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
::A long story blow way out of proportion by kids who feel the need to vandalize WP. 's All. Thanks again.--]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;] 22:16, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

== Monitoring page ==

I appreciate your input. If you could watchlist ''']'''' you could help me in dealing with future problems. I hope not to disappoint you again. I am very sorry. —] (]) 23:18, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
:Watching. Hope I can do a better job of advising you the next time! --] <small>(])</small> 02:19, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
::Oh. And glad to have you back in un-retired form! :-) --] <small>(])</small> 02:57, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

== ] ==

I just wanted to let you know that I've re-protected this article following persistent vandalism almost immediately after you unprotected it. Hopefully this is acceptable. Regards, –''']'''&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;] 01:05, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
:Why am I not surprised :-) --] <small>(])</small> 01:54, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

== Ode on Indolence FAC ==

"makes a number of pertinent points (the 'most enjoyed' is a prime example) " - The source says that something was the "most enjoyed" thing he did that year. That would mean that it was more enjoyed than everything else that year. It is not a leap or original research to claim that he stated that he enjoyed writing the ode than any of the other odes, as that was the most enjoyed. Other sources say the same thing and in different words. The critics interpret what he says as being exact and claim it is puzzling why if he enjoyed -writing- the poem so much why he didn't enjoy the actual poem. That is the point of the sentence and I don't see where there are any grammar problems in it. ] (]) 21:45, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
:I think the point is that, though Keats did say that writing the ode was the thing 'he most enjoyed that year', he did so in a letter and did not directly say that he enjoyed writing that particular ode more than he did writing the others. The fact that he did do so in a letter makes it a casual comment that should not be accepted with a great deal of certainty. At best, one can conclude is that "In a letter to Miss Jeffery, Keats said that writing this ode had been 'the thing he had most enjoyed that year' and that this was the same year that he wrote Ode to a Nightingale, Ode to a Grecian Urn, etc." I guess the issue is the leap to the conclusion 'enjoyed writing this ode more than the others' because Keats might not have made the same statement if an explicit comparison had been offered. Since we can't examine the state of his mind at the point he wrote the letter, we are likely better off not going beyond his exact words. I also agree that there is an unwarranted connection being drawn between 'unpublished' and 'most enjoyed' in the first paragraph. The 'though' that is being used as a connector should not be there. I would prefer to separate the two thoughts. ''In a June xx letter, Keats wrote that this ode 'brought him the most joy that year'.(ref) Unlike the other four, "Ode on Indolence" remained unpublished until 1848, 27 years after Keats's death.(ref)'' I have no issues with the grammar but Fowler is a grammar pedant, at times excessively so, and he does tend to go on about it (I have a vague recollection of his insisting that we write something in a convoluted past simple because that was grammatically correct while I argued that past perfect would make for simpler sentences. Or something like that anyway.) Plus, I can see that his past conflicts with you were getting the better of his judgement. Hopefully that will now be a thing of the past. --] <small>(])</small> 03:06, 18 September 2009 (UTC) BTW, may I add that the article is well written and not only very readable but also makes enjoyable reading. Hard though it might be, you may want to ignore Fowler's barbs and focus on some of his substantial comments. It would make a fine article better. --] <small>(])</small> 03:11, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

== Denial of the Armenian Genocide ==

In ] you wrote

:"Having one article on the Armenian genocide and another labeled dispute does imply that the genocide itself is disputed (my understanding - mostly from lay knowledge and from reading the discussion - is that it is the recognition that is the focus of dispute not the genocide itself."

I think you need to know far more about what genocide is before you close such a debate. I suggest that you read the article ] as it explains it. One can have crimes against humanity which may even be described as the criminal act of genocide but which are not genocide because there is no intent to commit genocide as described in this passage:

{{quotation|In September ], former Bosnian Serb leader ] was found guilty of multiple instances of ], but while the ICTY judges found that there was evidence that crimes committed in Bosnia constituted the criminal act of genocide ('']''), they did not establish that the accused possessed ], or was part of a criminal enterprise that had such an intent ('']'').}}

The position of some/many (?) not sure of the quantity, but defiantly the British Government is that crimes against humanity were committed by the Ottoman Government but ] is not proven. Given that there are broadly three positions on a spectrum from genocide through to no crimes against humanity were committed, having two articles makes it impossible to represent the positions with a NPOV. For example here is the , which with the current structure is difficult to integrate into the two articles.

The word Genocide is short and sharp, unlike the longer term "Crime against humanity" so the former makes more of an impact in newspaper headlines, but they usually cover similar physical acts, (indeed it is difficult to see how most forms of genocide could be committed without also committing crimes against humanity), the major difference is that genocide has to be directed at specific groupings and the perpetrators have to be part of a conspiracy to which intends to destroy the group. For example Krajisnik main move for killing seemed to the court to be out of revenge, not with the intent to destroy the group biologically (that these killings may have helped to destroy the group does not make his acts genocidal, although such killings were crimes against humanity).

Not one of the people who wish to keep the the situation as it is (with two articles) have presented any justification for having two articles, so one article has to be move if a merger is to take place. Given that there is no policy and guideline justification for having two articles, I would ask you to reconsider the closing of this requested move in the way you have, as I have chosen the name from a reliable source, but there are others that also used the name an article that the BBC had to rewrite to meet . -- ] (]) 21:10, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

==Assistance==
Hi RegentsPark.
Earlier I had a taken a source to the ] board about a 'BBC documentary and Alaya Rahm trial'. It was discussed for a week by 4 independent wikipedians including you. In the end it was concluded that 'the 0ld BBC documentary' can either be removed as the following trial made it questionable (or) if left in the article the other secondary source 'The Daily Pioneer' which covers the 'Alaya Rahm trial' must also be included.
:* It was also agreed that 'Daily Pioneer article by Sandhya Jain' is reliably sourced.
:* Not including the 'The Daily Pioneer covering the Alaya Rahm trial' will be a BLP violation. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard&diff=304058770&oldid=304057209#Question.
In the conclusion the source referred by Priyanath is the 'Daily Pioneer' article.
:* New developments:
There are some editors and other activists who don't want to follow the earlier] recommendation and took it to the ] board again and did not present case / facts correctly. There was not even a mention about the 'Alaya Rahm trial' which is mainly covered in the 'The Daily Pioneer' article.
:* I informed in the ] board that this source has already been discussed and declared as 'reliable'.
:* Response from Fifelfoo here http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Daily_Pioneer_.2F_Sandhya_Jain was 'I don't particularly case what past RS discussions found. OP-ED pieces do not present facts, but opinions'. Fifelfoo (talk) 13:04, 20 September 2009 (UTC). ] supposed to be helping the editors but in this case its causing more confusing. If the ] commentors says he doesn't care about earlier ] discussions then why should editors care anything what the ] board says in these discussion?
:* Why should a source already declared as reliable discussed again in the ].
:* Any suggestions from you here http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Daily_Pioneer_.2F_Sandhya_Jain
will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. ] (]) 13:57, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

==Re "Venom alert"==
I agree that Mattisse's choice of words was unhelpful at what started as parts of 1 ANI and has split into 2, and have already said so. However I think your "the way to look at this is that an editor has posted a comment on the monitoring page with the goal of alerting mentors to an action of Mattisse" ignores the terms in which Bishonen posted that comment. For example if Mattisse had used similar language, I suspect there would have been calls for an immediate block. Baiting and pack-hunting are too common on WP. Perhaps we should ask some ArbCom memebers if they interpret on Mattisse as meaning that that Mattisse must submissively put up with behaviour which they would not condone from her. --] (]) 18:56, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
:I just think we aren't helping Mattisse by focusing on the editor who posted the 'alert' regardless of the fact that the header is inflammatory. The point is not that this is an unfair dump on Mattisse but rather that extending the discussion on the mentoring page is counter-productive. Enough drama surrounds and follows Mattisse anyway, why add more (fuel to the fire)? Perhaps, as KC suggests, the correct forum would have been a post on Bishonen's talk page with a request to refactor the heading. --] <small>(])</small> 19:09, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

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IP-range sock is back

Seems like the IP-sock of this blocked editor is back . I got a notification from Narky Blert. I'd like to request PP for these two articles , . Regards. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:25, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Seconded. This guy is an absolute pest who wastes a lot of volunteer DABfixers' time and effort by introducing or reintroducing bad links, and has been known to remove {{dn}} tags without fixing the problem. Narky Blert (talk) 15:40, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
IP sock is back. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 17:43, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
Another sock IP - . Have a look. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
@Fylindfotberserk: Just saw this. Let me know if this is still an issue. Also, I'm not getting email notifications when someone edits my talk page. I wonder why? RegentsPark (comment) 17:15, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
Actually found a new one while going through the last IP's edits , reverted them in one article . - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:14, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Seasonal greetings:)

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2025!

Hello RegentsPark, 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 heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2025.
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@Benison: Thank you. Best wishes for the holiday season and for 2025 to you as well! RegentsPark (comment) 21:19, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings

When he took up his hat to go, he gave one long look round the library. Then he turned ... (and Saxon took advantage of this to wag his way in and join the party), and said, "It's a rare privilege, the free entry of a book chamber like this. I'm hoping ... that you are not insensible of it."

(Text on page 17 illustrated in the frontispiece in Juliana Horatia Ewing's Mary's Meadow and Other Tales of Fields and Flowers, illustrated by Mary Wheelhouse, London: G. Bell and Sons, 1915.)

Fowler&fowler«Talk» 04:25, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@Fowler&fowler: Thanks Fowler. Hope 2025 is a good year for you. "Full of things that have never been" but, hopefully, good things! RegentsPark (comment) 17:25, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank you @RegentsPark: for that nice quote from Rilke. I tried to find the fuller version and came up with this (middle of the page):

And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been, full of work that has never been done, full of tasks, claims, and demands; and let us see that we learn to take it without letting fall too much of what it has to bestow upon those who demand of it necessary, serious, and great things.

but am having a hard time figuring out the end of that sentence. I wonder if you have the German version. It is been a long time since I passed my German requirement in graduate school by the skin of my teeth, but perhaps I could run it through Google translate and see if they come up with the same.
Regardless, thanks for the nice words. I too hope the coming year will bring some unexpected but pleasant things for all of us. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 21:39, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
Or maybe @Joshua Jonathan and Austronesier: might have the original German source. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 21:40, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
I once had the collected works in pocket-format, but got rid of it a couple of decades ago... Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 04:22, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
I still have the 6-vol. Insel edition of Rilke's works in my shelf, however this hasn't the letters in it. The German original text floats around in several web pages and goes: Und nun wollen wir glauben an ein langes Jahr, das uns gegeben ist, neu, unberührt, voll nie gewesener Dinge, voll nie getaner Arbeit, voll Aufgabe, Anspruch und Zumutung; und wollen sehen, daß wirs nehmen lernen, ohne allzuviel fallen zu lassen von dem, was es zu vergeben hat, an die, die Notwendiges, Ernstes und Großes von ihm verlangen. (I've verified it by means of Google Books snippets.) Wish you all wonderful holidays! –Austronesier (talk) 08:28, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank you @Austronesier:. This exchange on Regents Park's page captures the spirit of my greeting card. It is a "rare privilege" indeed. The German text clarifies a little how it might be translated in simple English with the help of Google Translate: " in a long year that is given to us ... full of tasks, demands, and even unreasonable demands; and let us learn to accept them without letting go too much of what it has to give to those who demand the necessary, serious, and great things." It is not perfect, but it is at least in the form in which it can go into my commonplace book Fowler&fowler«Talk» 11:12, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
  • A throwaway quote inspired this enjoyable exchange! Ah, the pleasures of Misplaced Pages! Unfortunately my German is limited to Nein andDas Boot and I'm forced to stick with English translations.RegentsPark (comment) 17:31, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

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@Ekdalian: Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you as well! RegentsPark (comment) 17:22, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Happy Holidays


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Thank you @LukeEmily:. Best wishes for the holiday season to you and your loved ones and hope that 2025 turns out to be a great year! RegentsPark (comment) 16:29, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Happy New Year, RegentsPark!

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Thanks @Dympies:, Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! --RegentsPark (comment) 17:41, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

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Mistaken revert

Hi, while trying to revert vandalism at Special:Diff/1267166374, you accidentally added it back. Just noting this as I saw the IP reverting your edit while patrolling recent changes and I was surprised, but there's no need to revert it again. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 10:05, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

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