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Nollaig

	Nollaig shona duit
	Happy christmas and peaceful new retirment. Thanks for all your contribuitions, instruction and having being a valuable and valued part of the community. Hope January is at least resonabally tolerable. Ceoil (talk) 09:53, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, Ceoil, for your kind words and contributions, and very best wishes for the new year. JNW (talk) 14:38, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

Happy Holiday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcXW0Se4HMs...Modernist (talk) 14:53, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, Mod. I just knew it would be a Dylan video. Hope you're having a wonderful holiday. JNW (talk) 14:57, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

The Skater

I hope you're enjoying retirement. I just dropped by to point out that The Skater is today's Featured Picture. This wouldn't've been possible if you hadn't written the great article. It should get lots of hits today. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 18:45, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

• Thank you so much for the note, Mandarax! It was a written in response to a request from Outrigger. Cheers, JNW (talk) 19:32, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

A rhetorical question for erstwhile colleagues in the fine arts

Why would I, or anyone else, want to 'come back' to an editor who corresponds in this fashion ? User:Modernist, User:Johnbod, et al, feel free to have a look at the talk and the article. Much ado about nothing, I know, but I've been accused of hoaxing. I'm off to the liquor cabinet, where there's still a copious amount of Maker's Mark. JNW (talk) 03:21, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

All retracted. Seems to be Dutch, & a mixture of Calvinist bluntness and a command of English tone that isn't quite as perfect as believed can produce odd results (except for Drmies of course). Hope you're well, all the best, Johnbod (talk) 03:47, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Sometimes the strangest characters appear; and just when we were out the door something pulls us back in...Modernist (talk) 11:45, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Removed block notice

Hi, JNV. I've reverted you at User talk:OhTeaYAssss2015, because the user gets to remove my block notice if they want. (Just not declined unblock requests.) I've blocked 86.14.187.187 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) too, btw, but only for 31 hours, as it's unfortunately dynamic. :-( Thanks for your report, and I'll try to keep an eye on the page. Bishonen | talk 18:18, 21 April 2015 (UTC).

• Much appreciated, Bishonen. Cheers, JNW (talk) 03:03, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Precious again

"It's been fun writing"
Thank you, "truly one of Misplaced Pages's brightest stars" (MBE), for quality articles on artists and their creations, such as Jean-François Millet, Study of a Kneeling Nude Girl for The Entombment and the The Raft of the Medusa, for fighting vandalism with expressive edit summaries until tired, for "It's been fun writing", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:41, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

About a year ago, you were the 851st recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, - this place would be better with you ;) - recommended reading (for improvement) today (only one by me, and not exactly "fun"): When Lilac, Soldier, Missa, - meant for yesterday's memory of capitulation, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:21, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

• Gerda, thank you so much for your kind words. I'm deriving great pleasure writing for several publications about art, and blessed to work with editors who allow me to choose the subjects, and who leave my submissions nearly intact. Freelancer's heaven. Very best regards to you always. Cheers! JNW (talk) 23:58, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Enjoy that, sounds wonderful! Perhaps from time to time share some of your expertise with use, for example in the Soldier? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

Thank you JNW

Thank you and I shall attempt to find a written reference as to his early work being stylistically similar to the Abstract Expressionists (about which I was quoting an art history professor). Sirswindon (talk) 02:35, 14 May 2015 (UTC)