A nice cup of tea...
...and a sit down.
Wikipedians also recommend biscuits with tea.
Some Wikipedians say that digestive biscuits are the only true biscuit for tea and that hobnobs are not as much biscuity goodness.

A nice cup of tea and a sit down is, in the spirit of WikiLove, a chance to declare publicly what you appreciate about other members of the community or their contributions. As Sidney Clare wrote, and Thumper's mother echoed: If you can't say anything real nice, it's better not to talk 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 occur 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.

(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. Or even a glass of water!)

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

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

Okay, the pot is brewing. Milk? Sugar?[edit]

Tea ceremony

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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]

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  • That is still not as accurate as wannabe_kate; it still has a huge gap of lag time. Vic226(chat) 02:23, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • While that is true, I thank Interiot for providing such excellent tools nonetheless, and wish that person a speedy recovery.   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 14:15, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Can't stand tea !! Peterkirchem 13:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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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]

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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

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A "cuppa" for everyone!

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  • Kralizec! welcomed me here! That was nice of him or her (it's impossible to tell online!)! --TheWikiLoner 01:22, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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The Cup of Tea, Mary Cassatt, 1880

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

- Pageedit123

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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]

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

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Thank you to everyone who makes essays on how new editors should act. Origamite (talk) 01:01, 21 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I'll be more than happy to pour, :-) since you've done most of the heavy lifting. You're right; this is the best I've seen in almost four years, and I'd love to whittle the backlog down to two weeks (a reasonable wait, IMO, for a GAN or FAC). In light of recent events, I can't believe how neat the list is now. Thanks, all! Miniapolis 17:34, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Just kicking off the New Year with a swift mention of User:RegistryKey. In their first four months (approx) of editing, RegistryKey has been of immense help to our community. Keep up the great work! Orphan Wiki 17:22, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Carnism article

@Sammy1339: Thanks so much for everything you've done to rescue, build, and improve the article, and for your great patience in talking through 13 and many more picayune quibbles. I can't wait to meetup with you!

@SlimVirgin: Your contributions to the project are beyond compare! You're great with sources, utterly fluent in WikiText, and most importantly thrice the writer I'll ever be. Thanks for putting up with my gadflying.

@DrChrissy: I don't think I've even mentioned how wonderful it is to have a real expert helping out. Your professional eye for facts and sources is irreplaceable. I've heard it takes a deeply altruistic commitment to your field for an academic to tolerate the foibles of WP, and I can't thank you enough for doing so.

@Martin Hogbin: I know you've been trying to fix these articles for a long time, mostly without getting the results you want. I'm frankly impressed at how well you keep your cool in the face of all the cumulative frustration. Your dedication is an inspiration.

@Snow Rise: Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into jumping in, and on a tight schedule yet! I'm sorry we're not working on dance right now.

The article is a fine testament to the amount of positive effort that's been undertaken. I know we can all find ways to make the 'pedia reflect the sources; we have all the guidelines we need, and plenty of sources. This is a great opportunity to create a neutral, fair, informative locus of information on a rhetorically-fogged topic, and I can't wait to see where it ends up. FourViolas (talk) 01:24, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you Deb (talk) for all the hard work you! --MarkYabloko 16:34, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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@2602:306:3357:BA0:2DCC:2A84:9C2E:FBB3: Thank you for all your contributions so far! Editors like you are the bread and butter of Wikipedia. Thank you, again! Boomer VialHolla 00:20, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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@Rmhargrove: is doing a great job researching Cyborg Anthropology and Digital anthropology! Tburress (talk) 18:51, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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@Websurfer2: thank you for all your significant contributions to the Timelines of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and journalist articles. I look forward to you hopefully regrouping and returning to help at the Timelines. X1\ (talk) 01:21, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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@The Drover's Wife: is a tireless contributor specialising in Australian content, and provides detailed and thoughtful suggestions around categories and article approaches. I'm grateful to learn from your contributions, thank you for everything you do! SunnyBoi (talk) 14:23, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SunnyBoi: This user has sadly retired due to "bullying on Wikipedia without being paid." Hope she comes back. Firestar464 (talk) 04:27, 25 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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I would like to thank User:Kittyroseandtheart for trying to save an article I have worked very hard to improve. On their first day, they took the time to read through many citations and provided constructive feedback despite not getting the results they wanted. Instead of a thank you, or at least an acknowledgement of the time taken to check 20 citations, your presence and opinions as a new editor were treated in a suspect way. I'm frankly impressed at how well you keep your cool in the face of first edits frustration. I hope you don't give up on the basis of this single interaction. Wikipedia needs more editors that are not just passive aggressively picking fights and vandalising (you will learn what that is). But people who are knowledgable on subjects, taking the time to edit and defend articles in spite of hostile manoeuvring are appreciated. This cup of tea is on me. Signed, Avignonesi

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