heh!

hello.-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 15:14, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings, old friend. Trust all is well with you and yours. Pedro : Chat 09:04, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:59, 14 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

... and Ten years again! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:41, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, thank you Gerda! Pedro : Chat 10:57, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for beginning quality articles such as Twyford School and Itchen Navigation, for having nominated all my favourite admins for the job, for the essay Right now!, for "Helping to support the project." from the beginning in 2006, - repeating from 14 January 2009 and ten years ago: you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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A year ago, you were recipient no. 2132 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Matt Shapira - 21:50, 5 October 2008

Hi Pedro - FYI, You have deleted Matt Shapira article on 21:50, 5 October 2008 and i have rewritten it. Please do check it. Thank You Saiskysat (talk) 11:39, 10 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Well hello there

I saw that you poked your head in at RfA, so I thought I'd stop by and say hi Pedro. I hope you and all around you are wonderful. ("you and yours" was getting old - I haven't got a good replacement yet). — Ched : ? — 13:36, 25 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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You!

You granted me rollbacker back in 2009. It's been a long time. I was applying for new page patroller since I guess that's group now and I haven't been watching those for some years and came across your name when I was looking at my activity history and rights logs. I appreciate you giving me the chance back then and now 11 years later I'm still here. I hope things are going well for you and you're staying safe. cliffsteinman -- Discuss 06:19, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Application for Adminship.

Hi,

I am Ikem JP, the Director of social in my community (Abbi, Uzo Uwani) that recently got a page in Wikipedia. Kindly approve the above request to enable me guide and manage the page in a more effective and efficient manner, devoid of unnecessary editing by few unauthorized individuals who are oppositions to the town Union government. If you can check the page in question, you will countless interference by the suspected individuals.

Kindly reply through my e-mail..

Thanks and best regards. Ikem JP (talk) 06:26, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I hope all is well...

...with you and your family, my old friend :) Glad to see I'm not the only one who has posted a message like this, as evidenced above! Acalamari 20:26, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello old friend! Yes, all is well (well, given the current circumstances!) Fortunately we've not been too impacted by CV19 as a family, although I have realised how poor my teaching skills are; the kids have broadly had six months off. Still on here, although I often make minor edits logged out. I hope that all is well with you and yours. Pedro : Chat 13:57, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This popped up in my watchlist so I had to say something. Glad the fam is doing well, Pedro. Hope the same is true for Acalamari. Stay safe. Wisdom89 ^♦talk 14:40, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Pedro, and that's good to hear. Yes, I've been well throughout the pandemic and with life in general. Though I have been able to spend a bit more time here this year and that has been good, too! And, Wisdom89 , thank you! Glad to encounter you again and I hope you're well, too! :D Acalamari 17:09, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

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Most kind. I trust you are well. Pedro : Chat 16:00, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Noted. Pedro : Chat 09:59, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pedro sighting!

Nice to see your name on my watchlist, even if fleeting. Also, coincidentally enough, the "Pedro Cabal" has just been mentioned at WP:BN (not necessary to respond to that if busy). --Floquenbeam (talk) 23:43, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ha ha, Pedro Cabal! Definitely a real thing. Honest guv! Hope you're well Pedro : Chat 11:36, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

fits sighting nicely ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:29, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Noted. So I'll get back in the habit of being logged in when making minor edits! Pedro : Chat 12:40, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

hi

hi pedro 2A02:A420:45:DCA:2:2:B07E:9CB6 (talk) 21:13, 22 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!Pedro : Chat 08:32, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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You too dear friend... my last edit before this one was requesting tool removal. Felt a bit sad, end of an era and all that but things have changed so much. Cripes, I can barely remember basic markup let alone the intricacies of ever-changing policies. Much love, Nancy (talk) 03:56, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you my friend. We should play scrabble again! Pedro : Chat 21:45, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A name from the good old days of AN:K. Hope you're generally well. Star Mississippi 14:35, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Pedro! You've inspired me yet again! --Floquenbeam (talk) 22:05, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Floq - Hahahah ! I trust you and yours are well old friend. Pedro : Chat 22:07, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This reminds me of that old Seinfeld episode. “But I’m here for the good of the project!" ‘Nope- you already said spite!’ Can I just say Pedro, that when I scanned over the list I was a bit sad to see your name, and now happy to see you back - for any reason and in any capacity :) –xeno^talk 13:13, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Xeno my old friend. Pedro : Chat 00:17, 1 January 2023 (UTC) Pedro : Chat 00:17, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to see the heart still beats. Good to see your datestamp, Pedro. BusterD (talk) 17:24, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just FYI, you're very close to the cut-off, in terms of having 100 edits over the past five years. Come January 1, 2023, when the new policy takes effect, I believe you'll have 98 edits since January 1, 2018 (99 if deleted edits are included). You may want to increase your buffer, given that it's a rolling five year period. Useight (talk) 18:27, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you old friend Pedro : Chat 23:33, 31 December 2022 (UTC) Pedro : Chat 23:33, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Email received I should note. Pedro : Chat 23:33, 31 December 2022 (UTC) Pedro : Chat 23:33, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Retaining the bit

I may well decide in the near future that I can’t commit to WP. I’m also worried about some of the direction of travel, particularly around certain issues. However I’m proud of work I’ve done on BLP from concerns raised by Twitter. So, I’m margining my edit count to give me breathing space. I’m sorry if people don’t like that Pedro : Chat 23:44, 31 December 2022 (UTC) Pedro : Chat 23:44, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

Precious
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Thank you Gerda Pedro : Chat 10:57, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Precious
Five years!

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Thank you Gerda - hope you are well. Pedro : Chat 11:12, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Precious
Five years!

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Thank you Gerda - hope you are well. Pedro : Chat 11:12, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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