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Thanks for fixing that, Gareth - it was making my eyes go all funny! SagaciousPhil - Chat 18:46, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
No, I thank you for pointing it out. Much better now — do hope our kind host approves ..(!).. Cheers! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 18:51, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, dear friends. All bots are crazy, no doubt about that... Hafspajen (talk) 19:07, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for adding the pics into the draft for me, Hafspajen, it's very much appreciated! I've a long way to go on it yet but I've managed to find plenty of refs to use. I'm just hoping that once the weather improves - it's a bit wet and miserable today - I'll then be able to get some pictures of the mausoleum, which is in some woodland a little distance from the main house and up a rather rough muddy track. I think to get Drmies to notice (s)he is sitting in the Cultural depictions of dogs article, you might need to link his/her name in the caption? SagaciousPhil - Chat 13:57, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
Well done of you. Those are very good pics. He is a he, most definitely. Well, I try. Hafspajen (talk) 14:01, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
Drat and double drat, I see you noticed the delicate lean on the main house picture? And here I was thinking I could start a new tourist attraction, a bit like the Leaning Tower of Pisa! SagaciousPhil - Chat 16:24, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
Sorry Phil. It is leaning... a bit like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, yes. But probably the castle is quite verical. But you said that you will go back, and than you can take maybe a new pic? Or - crop this one? Hafspajen (talk) 16:30, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
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RRRAaaarrrrRRRRRrrrrrrgggghhh.. nice dragons.. good dragons.... 1-800 2328 4711 7471 — 74.192.84.101 (talk) 08:36, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
Well, if my talkpage is like a lump of spaghetti, your talkpage is like... a museum! Cool window, especially. :-) Thanks for my pillow-fighters, do you like my caption? I cannot help you restore breakfast, this month anyways. But with any luck, we can bring in some newcomers to balance out the deletionists. About nine inclusionists, for every one deletionist, sounds about right. What are you up to nowadays, besides decorating talkpages with art? 74.192.84.101 (talk) 00:58, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Fabulous
I love your talk page! It's a beautiful article in itself. Also thanks for great work on Wedding. Whiteghost.ink (talk) 02:19, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
We'd need to make it more prominent in the article, but what's your opinion of this? Adam Cuerden(talk) 17:02, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
Very nice, and a better place is doable. I would cut of just a little - NOT much, just sightly of the foregroung. It would be beneficial for the composition. But I would not touch the reflection in the water and leave quite a bit under the bridge reflection too. Crop off about ... half of the distance between the reflection of the bridge in the water and the edge of the pic as it is now. Hafspajen (talk) 17:08, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
That does cut off the top of the pagoda reflection on the right, though. Is that a problem? Adam Cuerden(talk) 21:50, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
I meant that the pagoda reflection should be the last thing seen in water. Not a problem, but it will make the picture closer to the Golden ratio. Hafspajen (talk) 21:54, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
Our Lady of the Good Star.
Belated Franz
I asked about people who know Russian and Russian history better than me, but I'm afraid Franz Roubaud is rather obscure. Apparently nothing in major Soviet biographical encyclopedias either.
Sorry that I forgot about replying. Better late than never, I suppose. :-| Hope you have a nice jul and all!
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week, for , as Drmies says, being "a gem" in article collaboration and development, as well as enthusiasm. Thank you for the great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)
Department of Fun
Hello Hafspajen, Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Hafspajen, I am pleased to award this medal to you in recognition of your outstanding work creating articles which appeared on DYK. It's especially wonderful that so many of them were art-related, thus elevating the cultural level of the Main Page. Your contributions to DYK, and to Wikipedia in general, are greatly appreciated! MANdARAX•XAЯAbИAM 23:23, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Congratulations, Hafs, on successfully nominating
50, yes 50 - FIFTY
Featured Pictures! SagaciousPhil - Chat 16:12, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
Dear Hafspajen,
thank you for your message and it was a great pleasure for me to read Winter landscapes in Western art. (I detected it by chance via the recent changes button). Thank you for this great article!
Cyfal (talk) 20:41, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
The WikiProject Barnstar
For your outstanding contributions for Featured Pictures in 2014 you are hereby award this WikiProject Barnstar. Congratulations! For the Military history Wikiproject Coordinators, TomStar81 (Talk) 08:46, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
You deserve this barnstar. -- Tito☸Dutta 11:01, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
With sincere thanks to Hafspajen, one of my caretakers of my Talk page, for answering in my forced absence from WP this afternoon and early evening. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 18:26, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
For your kind comments to Gerda. Makes a change to see pleasant exchanges on here!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:32, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Fine Arts
I would like to present Hafspajen with this barnstar in recognition of your excellent work on art topics. Keep it up! Yakikaki (talk) 09:28, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
The Userpage Barnstar
Don't know if you've ever received this barnstar, but if not, you certainly deserve it. Your userpage is an oasis of art and whimsy in this sad wasteland of bickering and blather. Zeng8r (talk) 14:15, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
The Food Barnstar
A barnstar for your significant work in improving Open sandwich. Thanks for your work to improve Wikipedia! NorthAmerica1000 08:17, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Good Humor
For constantly making me smile! I laughed out loud when I saw the "image removed per editor request" edit summary SagaciousPhil - Chat 18:10, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
You make much sense dearest Hafspajen. If only certain others were as level headed as you! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:36, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
Shalom, 7x6. Peace, along with truth and justice, is among the most hallowed values. Hafspajen (talk) 19:35, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
international image inspiration
Thank you, returned Swedish user full of images, lover of (hot) dogs, for quality articles on art and artists, not only here but also in Swedish, including the pictured gem, and for inspiring others in your charming way to write together around the images you find abundantly, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:02, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
Sweetheart of the year
Hafspajen, no one, not even Yngvadottir, will ever surpass you in good faith and good intentions. Thank you for coming back to Wikipedia, and god speed. Drmies (talk) 04:58, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
Phil's favourite image editor
Thank you for fixing images in my articles! XX SagaciousPhil - Chat 18:36, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
For being a very special person
Some tasty cake to cheer you up and show how much you are appreciated! SagaciousPhil - Chat 18:57, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
Greetings to you and your puppies
Saying hello to you, with a little help from wikipedia on the technical details of how to say hello. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 11:31, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
The very best image selector
Thank you for keeping us cheerful - and for always finding the very best images to illustrate articles as well as decorating our talk pages! Here's some delicious coffee and cake to keep you going ... SagaciousPhil - Chat 17:46, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
Congrats to the above. - Did you know that I chose one of the images you selected to adorn my talk? Dreams, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:07, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
... and now also my 2014 archive, want to dream longer ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:18, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
Hello Hafspajen, Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
I see you edited this page back in January. I was just checking him out, as I was standing next to a dealer this morning who bought one of his for over £2,300. He was bidding against a telephone bidder. It was The Old Inn at Gennazzano. I was surprised as I'd never heard of Haag. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 13:32, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Well, he is rather good. Your art collection is still not complete? Thought you succeed by now to clear the art market and pinch every available art item on sale in whole Great Britain.... Hafspajen (talk) 13:40, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Check out this one. Evening at Balmoral Castle or The Stags Brought Home by Carl Haag, showing Albert throwing two dead stags at queen Victoria's feet. Hafspajen (talk) 13:46, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for all the lovely images you place on talk pages to help cheer everyone up and all the other nice things you do. You help make Wikipedia a better place. SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:46, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
Thank you, Phil... Hafspajen (talk) 09:48, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
You're welcome! Looking at all the delicious food and drink you've put in the fridge at Bishzilla's pocket has been making me very hungry - maybe I'll have to spend some time in there ... SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:54, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
Should keep Bishzilla out of danger of getting hungry for a while... and visitors as well ... Hafspajen (talk) 10:03, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
Congrats on submitting the 5,000th Featured picture
5,000 Featured picture
Hafs taking a break from Wikipedia on some exotic beach
From this week'sSignpost, "The English Wikipedia passed the 5,000 Featured pictures milestone this week; the 5,000th FP was File:John Everett Millais - Mariana - Google Art Project.jpg, nominated by Hafspajen." You've done alot of good, hard work around here. It is very much appreciated. Yes, even the vandalism to my talk page is valued. Bgwhite (talk) 05:14, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
Excellent! - I looked at it yesterday in detail and agree. - Regarding the above: you need to say it loud and stomp on the ground at the same time! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:29, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
Haven't chatted with you for awhile, and was unaware of the difficulties you've been experiencing. Read through several of them this morning, and am very glad to see you hanging in there. You are one of the more knowledgeable editors I've met on this site. Keep it up. Onel5969 (talk) 16:41, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Gerda, I believe the section in question was completely re-worded with this series of edits? Or was that not sufficient? SagaciousPhil - Chat 06:37, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
I have no idea, don't know the article history intimately. You could speak with the reviewer in the nom, no? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gerda Arendt (talk • contribs)
A barnstar for you!
The Surreal Barnstar
Thanks for helping me organize my talk page. You are an awesome Wikipedian. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:46, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
As you may know, one of the contributing editors to Featured Content has unfortunately had to cease contributing. The draft article is in a bit of a state, and I wondered if you would like to edit it. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 17:30, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Bad luck. Well, I can try.... but no need to put up my name, I do this just to help you. I hadn't really noticed as I haven't been editing very much lately. ..Hafspajen (talk) 18:08, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Cheese
The cheese that can't be moved.He has Västerbotten-cheese!!! ————Does it smell that bad?
Really?? Well, never knew. I will look at Västerbottenost with more respect from now on. Hafspajen (talk) 14:36, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
And here's some more hot cheese, for our semi-retired friend, - one of my all-time favourite vids, from Jake, Ana and the lads!! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:41, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
I honestly tried to find an appropriate image for this but after about half an hour I gave up. So imagine the perfect image here. Softlavender (talk) 01:51, 28 July 2015 (UTC) UPDATE: Found something somewhat applicable.... Softlavender (talk) 02:02, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
Yes, "Hello, sailor"! You can steam my bell-bottoms any time you like, dearie. I would welcome you back personally, of course, but then I'm currently not here. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:10, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
Don't be so insular Dharrling, come omboard instead, we are leaving to East_India soon, on the Dutch East-Indiaman off Hoorn...Hafspajen (talk) 20:19, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
Welcome back from the American Southwest!
I've been remiss in extending a welcome back. It just wasn't the same without you. Onel5969TT me 20:37, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
Hey, I was driving on that road... once. But it looked a bit different, though. Hafspajen (talk) 20:39, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
Yeah, based on the population, that's circa 1975... thought it was cool, though. Onel5969TT me 20:45, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
Good guess. The picture file say "05/1972"! A very nice picture, that one. Hafspajen (talk) 20:47, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
Hey, I don't know what drove you away, but I hope your return is permanent! Curly Turkey¡gobble! 04:17, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
I'm also glad to see you back. Some tea for you. P.S. Why did Sagaciousphil blank his/her user page? Corinne (talk) 00:28, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
It's good to see you here again, Haffy, whether you want to do a lot of editing or a little. Now that you are sort-of back, I'll have to get to work archiving my talk page, to bring it down to a more-practical length, instead of keeping all the pictures as a memorial to a departed friend. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 17:01, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
OK; people does anyone knows how to get rid of a hacker? No, I am not imagining things. Programs are getting installed without I ever installed them, Windows is installing strange features and changes, all by itself, things move around, tabs are closed without me doing that. Hope i will be able to finish this message without anyone closing the tab. --Hafspajen (talk) 12:58, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
OOPS, tabbs messing around again. It started like a couple of month ago, around April and I kinda left. When I again resumed my regular Wiki activities, and here we go again, it started rather massively again. It's not normal that the control panel is opening all by itself, that several tabs are opening and closing all by itself, time to time, clicking and clicking... and things that are moving around when you don't touch them. Pages started to open and close all by themselfes on my computer, and I never touched it at all, all by themselfes. No, things are not moving around all by themselfes, that's not a virus. A virus is not editwaring with you all day on what picture you should have on your background screen, changing it and putting different ones in. Things dong go crazy like that all alone. And later everything dissapeared and it turned pure BLACK all the time. Of course is hacking. It's just silly, because I don't have enemies in real life and there is nothing anyone would want to know about me or do things like this to me (in real life). I presume it is aiming towards to make me stop editing Wiki, or making editing unpleasant. I guess. Any ideas are interesting, how to make it stop, - except more hacking. Guys, hacking is illegal, you know. Hafspajen (talk) 18:40, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
Hehe. Or an advanced poltergeist. Marty, I don't belive you. You are not the kind of guy, if you wanted to know anything, you would probably simply asked. Hafspajen (talk) 19:11, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
MARTYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T YOU READ that edit notice????Hafspajen (talk) 19:12, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
27 people in 6 years. That's four and a half people a year who fell in the docks and rivers of Swansea and were pulled out by a dog. Is the beer particularly strong there? Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 19:59, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
It's probably because the half people are particularly easy to pull out: even a Corgi might manage it. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 20:04, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
Just to note, I did some additional cleaning on the image - removed some scratches, tears, - and most surprisingly - some stamps and notes at the bottom edge, etc, etc, and uploaded over. Obviously, if the image changes, I need to notify all voters of this fact. Adam Cuerden(talk) 19:24, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
Martinevans123 There is no such thing as a naughty bot. Bots are wonderful. Bots are great. We will punish you for your transgression. Long live bots! BG19bot (talk) 18:28, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
Ah-ha, the truth is slowly beginning to emerge. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:34, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
This looks like a nice place to hole up for the winter, don't you think?
Coldest early September I can remember, but it's rather early to be talking about winter, and taking refuge, isn't it Sca?— | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 10:02, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
True. I'm so put off by global warming & climate change that I tend to romanticize winter, I guess. (I grew up in a cold climate, but where I live now we barely had winter at all last year.) Anyhow, thought it was a cool photo. Sca (talk) 15:14, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
I see what you are doing. Trying to get me blocked are we? I knew it was you because the IP comes from North Korea. I'm always on the lookout for your evil doings. Bgwhite (talk) 08:07, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
Alert, alert, there is a puppy! Also, the puppy is alert. This puppy would like to chase some pests, and bite them. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 20:28, 11 September 2015 (UTC)