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Mike Christie is taking a short wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia full time in a week or two. I am in hospital recovering from (successful) surgery. Not sure when I'll be editing full time again but it will probably be at least a week. I can read and post on and off, but when the drugs kick in will be unresponsive and may not be able to sit at a desk for long periods, and I certainly don't want to edit the code for ChristieBot while drugged up.

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		Happy New Year!
		Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free and may Janus light your way. Ealdgyth (talk) 14:42, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And a Happy New Year to you. Hope you're not too busy to nominate again this year; I like reviewing your articles. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:49, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm unlikely to nominate at FAC any time soon - I think my time is better spent at GA and just in general doing articles. Ealdgyth (talk) 19:14, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you and all who helped today for Daisy Bacon, about "the editor of Love Story Magazine for most of that magazine's life. (This is new territory for me, as I've never before nominated a biography of anyone born in the last 1,000 years.) Love Story was the most successful pulp of them all, reaching perhaps 600,000 readers, more than any of the western, detective, horror, or science fiction magazines. I found out about Bacon when researching Doc Savage and The Shadow, since she edited them for a few issues right at the end of their run."!

Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht

Happy New Year

2024

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:53, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible - Best wishes for your recovery! Perhaps music helps? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:46, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mike. I was pointed to this post of yours regarding updates to GAN stats. The stats show that I have 17 reviews (see number 7 under albums), but I've only reviewed 16 GANs. Is there a way to fix my stats? Thanks, voorts (talk/contributions) 17:10, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here's what I have in the database with you tagged as the reviewer -- can you tell me which of these is incorrect? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 20:23, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stony Point railway line was moved to Stony Point line during the GAN process, leading to it being double counted. Thanks! voorts (talk/contributions) 20:26, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks -- I'll have to see if I can figure out a systematic way to clean up double counted reviews like that. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 20:28, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for taking a look. voorts (talk/contributions) 20:48, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mike, happy new year. I'm considering taking "The Day Before the Revolution" to FAC; despite my initial difficult in finding sources, it has filled out quite well, and is at a point where more material would really need to be new before I'd want to add it. Would you be willing to take a look beforehand? If you have the time, I'd particularly appreciate feedback on the organization of the themes and reception. Best, Vanamonde93 (talk) 04:54, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would definitely like to take a look. I'm in hospital at the moment recovering from surgery and have time on my hands but it'll depend on the drugs whether I'm able to do a useful review. So it could be a few days before I comment. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 07:10, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Sorry to hear you're in the hospital: I hope you recover quickly and easily. Please take your time, I am not in a rush. Best, Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:34, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad to see it was successful! I hope the recovery process is as easy as it possibly can be. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 08:11, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks -- me too. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 19:07, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Mike, just wanted to say a massive thank you for the priceless photos of Cyprus you have been uploading from your family collection. I haven’t quite seen the like of some of them (colour photographs, even!) in Cypriot sources. File:Turkish rally Nicosia 1950s.jpg is especially fascinating to me as someone whose grandfather was there on the day. I can help pinpoint when this was taken, and can provide exact coordinates too. Going by the description, it would be after the Ford garage was set on fire. That was on 27 January 1958 (as per). The clothes confirm this is winter, and there is a large number of students in the photo. This can then only have been taken on 28 January 1958, the final day of the Turkish Cypriot protests of 27-28 January 1958, and it is just inside the Kyrenia Gate. Truly one of the best photos I have seen of this foundational event. I’ll share with some fellow Cypriots. Many many thanks! GGT (talk) 23:34, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]