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Ok thanks mate, I'm not goanna mess about with my sig again i'm just going to opt out of the auto singing. Thanks. ]&nbsp;(]&nbsp;'''·''' ])<font size="3">☺</font> 14:50, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
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Hi, that was bound to happen soon ive been doing so many welcomes this morning one was bound to clash. Cheers ]<sup>]</sup> 09:21, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
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Hi there I was wondering if you could tell me how you make those boxes on your userpage as they look mint, I don't want to copy them completely but I'd like something like them - <span style="font-family:Dungeon,Andy,cursive;color:#ddf;"> ]</span> 13:01, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks mate for lettin me steal it - <span style="font-family:Dungeon,Andy,cursive;color:#ddf;"> ]</span> 21:01, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

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Hi, I was working on the backlog at ] and noticed ] hasn't gotten any real reviews yet. Are you still interested in getting one? If so, let me know, and i can do it probably in the next few days. If you don't still need it, I'd love to archive it and reduce the backlog that way. Peace, ] <small>]</small> 12:13, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

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I was wondering if you have any idea on how I could make a bot? Or is there a page what describes how to do it like the one of "How to archive by MisaBot"? Thanks in advance ]&nbsp;(]&nbsp;'''·''' ])<font size="3">☺</font> 14:56, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For helping me with my userpage especially the boxes that I had no clue about and letting me sort of copy it <span style="font-family:Dungeon,Andy,cursive;color:#ddf;"> ]</span> 21:24, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
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:No probs, and I didn't know you were John lennon, learn something new everyday! - <span style="font-family:Dungeon,Andy,cursive;color:#ddf;"> ]</span> 21:35, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
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Dear WBOSITG, many thanks for the welcome message. The first thing you could help me with is a matter of protocol. In replying to your welcome message to me, am I correct to do so here, on ''your'' talk page, or should I have replied at the bottom of your message on ''my'' talk page? Also, now that you've responded to my initial message (above), should I delete that, or do I leave that to you? Many thanks! ] (]) 20:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
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To clarify, you honestly feel that granting me access to admin tools would be a net negative for the Project? Even before the absence of a good answer to "why", I'm left grasping at straws for "how"! Given my self-imposed restrictions and my extensive history with the site at the ], I cannot see how I would not constitute an acceptable risk, if I must aspire only to that barest of qualifications. <span style="font-family: monospace">]</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;(<span style="font-size: smaller; background: black;">]</span>) 23:27, 27 February 2008 (UTC)


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:At any rate, though, whether you agree with me or not, I'd appreciate it if you could change your comments to more clearly reflect your generalized disdain for specialist administrators. Your current comments come off as quite brusque and dismissive, especially given that you're using an argument that I specifically refuted (ignoring this new context of how you mean to quote it) to condemn me. <span style="font-family: monospace">]</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;(<span style="font-size: smaller; background: black;">]</span>) 00:03, 28 February 2008 (UTC)


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I saw you reverting a bit of vandelism so I decided to give you a barnstar :) .--] (]) 19:48, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
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It is southwest of Orlando; a more specific and encyclopedic location. ] (]) 19:57, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
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Welcome to the 2025 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2025 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor, we hope the WikiCup will give you a chance to improve your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page.

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The first round will end on 26 February. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), Frostly (talk · contribs · email), Guerillero (talk · contribs · email) and Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:13, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

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