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==See also==
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Note that drinking tea is only a metaphor; if you are living in the heat you can take a nice cold drink; if these aren't your style, you can sit around a fire and drink beer. If you hate all of these drinks, maybe a nice hot cocoa will do.
A Nice Cup of Tea...
...A Sit Down
Wikipedians also recommend biscuits with tea

A nice cup of tea and a sit down is a chance to declare publicly what you appreciate about other members of the community or their contributions. As Thumper's mother said: If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. That rather idealistic concept is the fundamental rule on this page. The goal is to create goodwill and perhaps assist the dispute resolution processes that occurs on other pages – or, if we're lucky, avoid disputes at all.

Of course, this page should not replace complimenting people directly on their talk pages, or on article talk pages. A nice cup of tea and a sit down is for when things have gone beyond that, and there is a need for some more formal and serious niceness.

If you get the urge to say something like "I think that such-and-such has worked really hard on Wikipedia, but...", you should stop there. The rule of thumb when making a compliment is to "stop at the but/however/although". Just the complimentary part, please.

When you're done pouring, you may want to leave the {{tea}} template on their talk page, so they know that their tea is ready.

What A nice cup of tea and a sit down is for

  • Saying nice things about other contributors, especially those with whom you are currently having problems.
  • Publicly declaring what you like about a person or their contributions.
  • Directing people to, when disagreements on other pages get heated.

What A nice cup of tea and a sit down is not for

  • Dispute resolution
  • Mediation or arbitration
  • Arguing
  • Newbie biting
  • Fooling around
  • Baiting
  • Irony or sarcasm in any form
  • Anything that is not 100% positive
  • Okay, the pot is brewing. Milk? Sugar?

    Tea Ceremony

    2005

    • I'd like to start things off with kudos to DocendoDiscimus, who has—quietly and without fanfare—amassed over 5000 article-namespace edits, all in the two months he's been here. He is systematically going over thousands of business- and finance-related articles, improving each and every one of them. Keep up the good work! Owen× 21:51, 10 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    Agree to what you've said. :D IronBreww (talk) 03:33, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • To those who consistently vote to delete articles on high schools and/or middle schools: I realize that the reason why you feel strongly about the whole thing is the same reason why I do — we care about Wikipedia and want what we think is best for it. I'm hoping that sometime we can come to the middle and achieve some non-duality, so here's a cup of reconciliation. Jacqui 06:07, 11 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • I've been a wikipedian for a little over a year now, and it still constantly amazes me how well it works. Sure, there are occasional blow-ups and vandals and such, but the loving maintenance of an astounding group of volunteers have made this dream into a reality. To quote Young Mr. Grace, "you've all done very well!" Grutness...wha? 09:50, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

    2006

    January 2006

    • I'd like to thank Thunderbrand because even though I'm a newcomer, and made a totally srewed over mistake and almost destroyed an article in which he spent the utmost care in, he calmly explained to me what I did wrong and fixed everything. Go Thunder! (dee 04:46, 5 January 2006 (UTC))[reply]

    February 2006

    March 2006

    • I love you! 'Who?' I hear you ask. Well, you! All of you! No, I'm not really kinky. No, I'm not hopelessly unfaithful. I am, in fact, just hopelessly naïve, and like telling people how much they kick @#!*% .

    April 2006

    • The Portal:Portugal is more than one month old, thanks to Joaopais and all the others (excluding me). By now it is showing delays in the updating of the data, after all, it's Portugal! Next step to make it the most realistic page in wikipedia:
    Try to make it exceed the budget by 1000%... the good Portuguese way. Afonso Silva 23:48, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Even though a few of us have been struggling with 999 recently, this user has made some fine edits, has great knowledge of Wikipedia, and is clearly dedicated to improving all the Thelema-related articles. When the "good-faith" and "compromise" functions are switched on, articles tend to improve, as we've all been showing. Frater5 17:03, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    May 2006

    • I think EVERYONE who has contributed to any part of Wikipedia and/or the Wikimedia foundation should sit down and have a nice cup of tea for expanding, even if just a little bit, how far human knowleage can go if we all put our heads together. Congrats everyone! Spyco 05:43, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • I had a very enjoyable experience a moment or two ago. See, I created the article matkot, which is still a stub, but nonetheless... having quoted a resource from a travel guide to Israel (don't worry, I'll cite it as soon as I get my hands on a copy again) I was then re-quoted by national newspaper HaAretz.. see this page. Isn't that nice :-) Matthew Platts 16:19, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • I usually have rotten days over here where I reside, but not today. I just completed expanding and referencing Zero (Mega Man) and Mega Man X (character) (with proper citations even!) after they failed GA status about a month ago. Why, I even encountered the Keiji Inafune article on a tour of the wiki and greatly expanded that as well. I feel quite optimistic about the latter two, so I'll re-summit them for GA status. And if they don't make it, I can always make another attempt. -ZeroTalk 17:07, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    June 2006

    • I want to keep the trend of having compliments every month, so here's my compliment: PHAEDRIAL: You are a very kind and polite contribu-TOR. When I sent you that e-mail, you replied in such an enthusiastic way that I would have never expected. Please run for adminship so I can support you. —THIS IS MESSEDOCKER (TALK) 04:14, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    July 2006

    • My thanks and appreciation to all the editors who have been working on Democratic Underground who came together, despite their vast differences of opinion, to achieve and to honor community consensus and to end the disputes on the article. Well done, everyone -- that's how Wikipedia should work! - CheNuevara 20:50, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    The credit goes mainly to you, Che, for bringing the warring parties together and acting as a, well, voice of reason. VoiceOfReason 21:26, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • I would just like to thank the good people of Wikipedia for making me feel welcome after a very, very long absence. I promise to pull more weight around here from now on. Jacqui 18:17, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    August 2006

    • To those with album articles on their watchlists: I'm sorry my bot is flooding up your watchlist, and thank you for not yelling at me about it. The pain will be over soon enough (by which I mean in slightly over 12 hours). —this is messedrocker (talk) 08:44, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    September 2006

    October 2006

    • Everyone who are good people here, for being such great people! Moneyman (guest) 9:52 October 29 2006

    November 2006

    • I wish to unite Esperanzians and Non-Esperanzians, Pro-Esperanza and Anti-Esperanza, together for the encyclopedia. I hope that the MFD does not tear the community apart, and I wish goodwill for all contributors. If you are hurt by Esperanza's potential fate, please don't leave over it. That would be antithetical to your mission: keeping everyone together. Please stay for the encyclopedia's sake. MESSEDROCKER 01:49, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • Messedrocker, these comments are both reasonable and kind, both constructive and sincere. Have a cup of your own tea, friend: this is how all Wikipedians should strive to be. - Che Nuevara 18:33, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    December 2006

    2007

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    March 2007

    • I've recently completed my first month at the LGBT Wikiproject, and I wanna thank all the people I've met there for being so great and helpful with me. :-) It's been a great experience working with Dev920, Jeffpw, Satyr, WJBScribe, Aleta and so on! Raystorm 20:22, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Has it only been a month?! You seem like part of the furniture... Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 02:32, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the cuppa, mate! Much appreciated. :-) Ekantik talk 01:23, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    April 2007

    May 2007

    Wow--thank you! This also happens to be a really nice piece of wiki that I hadn't come across yet (or had and forgotten), and as someone who has recently started to drink tea, I can attest that just the suggestion brought a smile to my face. Miss Mondegreen talk  22:11, May 13 2007
    You can, especially since a name is just a name (though mine is rather literary, ain't it ;)), but I should warn you that I'm a fair hand at spilling, so you may want to select someone without fresh battle wounds of hot liquid. Ah! Now that's what this page needs...a picture of oven mitts! Toasty, pretty, and protective! Tea, biscotti and protective gear. That's all a lady of the green could ever ask for. Miss Mondegreen talk  22:45, May 14 2007

    June 2007

    August 2007

    A "cuppa" for everyone!

    September 2007

    October 2007

    November 2007

    • User:Mattisse has such a breadth of knowledge on issues about psychology, I learn about things I've never heard of before just from reading the psychology edits and legal edits she makes. She's also a very bold editor who makes a lot of new articles. My first article was deleted about a year ago, so I'm not very confident at starting them, but since I have read more of Mattisse's contributions on wikipedia, it has inspired me to make two new articles in the space of about a week.Merkinsmum 14:15, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    December 2007

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    The Cup of Tea Date: 1880

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    • This is in praise and appreciation for User:Nrswanson. Through his obvious passion and experience, this highly intelligent user has been a significant and enthusiastic contributor to wikipedia. This users knowledge about the workings of wikipedia is amazing. So have a cup of your favorite tea (herbal or caffeinated) on me. Maybe a few biscotti too. :-) / A FANTASTIC RESOURCE. Also just noticed that Nrswanson created an index on his userpage yesterday. Not only does it chronicle his NUMEROUS contributions to this community (which make mine pale in comparison), but it's actually is a FANTASTIC list of resources/information covering the gamut of the performing arts. If the performing arts is your area of interest, this page would be a great one to bookmark. Cheers, Nrswanson! Even if we disagree sometimes, you're all right in my book. :-) Hrannar (talk) 17:22, 14 August 2008 (UTC)Hrannar[reply]

    October 2008

    November 2008

    December 2008

    2009

    January 2009

    • I love how much input my new page is getting! —harej // change the rules 01:45, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • I've been an editor here for 4 years and 7 months, and an administrator for all but the first five of those. In that time, I've seen the 'pedia grow from being relatively little-known suburb to being the number one go-to source for information on the Internet. Sure, we have a long way to go yet, but thinking about the progress I've seen makes me optimistic about our future. Good job, everybody! – ClockworkSoul 00:57, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    February 2009

    • Recently, there has been a great deal of controversy over flagged revisions. The people supporting flagged revs believe that it is inappropriate to allow vandalism to run rampant on BLPs, perhaps even if stopping such vandalism requires a less open philosophy. Those opposed feel that our "anyone can edit" ideals are more fundamental and more important than our reliability. Recently, the issue was exacerbated by vandalism on the Ted Kennedy article (among at least one other that I can think of). Jimbo publicly requested that the developers enable flagged revisions in response to this vandalism. Except for the vandals, every single person involved in this has the 'Pedia's best interest at heart, and is actively trying to help in some way or another. The only difference between these people is a difference of opinion over which configuration (or lack thereof) would best serve the Wiki's interests. --Thinboy00 @076, i.e. 00:49, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    April 2009

    May 2009

    • Many thanks and a pot of robust lapsang souchong (my fav tea; don't knock it if you haven't tried it) to Mendaliv for helping this newcomer in such a patient, kind, diplomatic, and friendly way, not just saying how or what to do but explaining it in detail and going the extra mile to make suggestions and prevent me from falling over my own feet. If all Wikipedians were like him, WP:BITE would be obsolete. Here's to him! TransporterMan (talk) 18:17, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Cheers! --œ 17:55, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    June 2009

    July 2009

    August 2009

    September 2009

    • I have learned a lot from several editors since coming here, especially Benjiboi, Yobmod and Rebecca. Coppertwig was very helpful when I found myself in an edit war situation. Even editors I have clashed with have their good sides: Born Gay, for example, does hear what is said, and when we have disagreed, I have found him accommodating some aspect of my point after a few days. JoshuaJohnson I don't often agree with, but I have not found him offensive or difficult to work with, and he is willing to find a way of arriving at an agreed edit. Destinero I find difficult, because while I might be sympathetic to some of his edits, he goes about editing in a very confrontational way, so while I might want to support him I find at times I cannot because it does not conform to what is expected of editors. Tobit2 is somebody I quite enjoy editing with, even if we have some divergent views, because he is always willing to accept a solution if it ticks all the right boxes in terms of policy and guidelines. James Cantor is somebody I have certain issues with outside the encyclopedia, and specifically on one particular article, but I have come to respect the way he approaches editing on another article we are both involved with. Oh yeah, Cameron, I didn't like the way he cut out the deadwood at first, but now I think he has a cool approach, and wish I could be as ruthless. I do aspire to editing in ways that conform to policy and guidelines, and have found it hard to place my own interests in second place to NPOV in a way that produces better articles and improves the encyclopedia - to this end, I have learned that avoiding WP:SYNTH, and WP:OR are very important, in conjunction with WP:RS. I am sure that there are editors I have not mentioned, and only one or two of those will be because I cannot think of a good word to say for them - but I am grateful to all those I have interacted with and come to learn from. Sorry if this is a bit long. Mish (talk) 22:47, 5 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    October 2009

    LOL. I love it. Tea accepted. --Lightbound talk 04:19, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    I got great help today from Chzz and fleet. They were great Thanks a million-

    - Pageedit123

    Thanks very much Pageedit! It's well known that I like tea!  Chzz  ►  23:26, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    No trouble Pageedit. Glad to help. :-] Fleetflame · whack! whack! · 23:33, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you User:Ratel as you have given me hope that Wikipedia is of value and not hopelessly dysfunctional. You have impressively contributed to Wikipedia and improved its encyclopedic knowledge for the common good. You have given much of your own resources. It is good to see you are looking at Good (magazine) (I saw a quote), because you really are someone who has given a @#!*% . Thank you for giving me hope. 99.155.159.249 (talk) 04:32, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    2010

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    Not philosophy, but science: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/jun/25/science.highereducation
    Executive summary: Milk first, to allow it to heat gradually as the tea is poured into it. Crucial quote: "Dr Stapley is adamant. 'If milk is poured into hot tea, individual drops separate from the bulk of the milk, and come into contact with the high temperatures of the tea for enough time for significant denaturation - degradation - to occur. This is much less likely to happen if hot water is added to the milk.'" Bricaniwi (talk) 11:42, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    April 2010

    Greatly appreciated - but you did all the hard yards. It was nice to work with you. "Have a nice day" :p  Chzz  ►  18:48, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    May 2010

    June 2010

    With the feedback sorted out, Wikipedians can relax and enjoy themselves.

    July 2010

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    May 2011

    • A big general thank you to everyone who's working so hard all over Wikipedia because they feel like it, without the barnstars and trumpets. I'd like to pour you a nice cup of tea and offer some homemade oat and raisin flapjacks fresh from the oven (the sugar free one's are on the left, the almond ones are there behind the milk). I raise my mug to you! Woot! Span (talk) 02:28, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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