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Spam

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Why did you write me to say I was spamming? I was simply trying to add an article about Faith Christian Reformed Church of Elmhurst. Please explain. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gregschuringa (talkcontribs) 21:23, 28 August 2006 (UTC).Reply

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Thanks

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Thanks and apologies Swadhyayee 14:42, 13 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

September Esperanza Newsletter

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Program Feature: Barnstar Brigade
Here in Wikipedia there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go unappreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go unnoticed. As Esperanzians we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. This is where the Barnstar Brigade comes in. The object of this program is to seek out the people which deserve a Barnstar, and help them feel appreciated. With your help, we can recognize more dedicated editors!
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Could you tell me?

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Do you have idea that the time mentioned in history of an article is what time? Is it U.S. time?

Swadhyayee 17:48, 28 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

November Esperanza Newsletter

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Program Feature: Admin Coaching (needs coaches!)
Admin Coaching needs coaches!!! If you are an administrator, or even a generally experienced user, do consider signing up to be a coach.

Admin Coaching, now being coordinated by HighwayCello, is a program for people who want help learning some of the more subtle aspects of Wikipedia policy and culture. People are matched with experienced users who are willing to offer coaching. The program is designed for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins.

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The Tutorial Drive is a new Esperanza program! In an effort to make complicated processes on Wikipedia easier for everyone, Esperanza working to create and compile a list of tutorials about processes here on Wikipedia. Consider writing one!
A discussion on how Esperanza relates to the encyclopedia has been started; please add your thoughts.
Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.
  • The list of proposed programs has been updated, with some proposals being archived.
  • There is now a new program: the Tutorial Drive! Consider writing a tutorial on something you are good at doing on Wikipedia.
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  • In order to make a useful interlanguage welcome template, those involved in translation projects will be asked what English Wikipedia policies are most important and confusing to editors coming from other language Wikipedias.
  • A discussion of Esperanza's role in Wikipedia is being held, with all thoughts of all Esperanzians wanted!
  • Shreshth91 informed everyone that he will be leaving the Esperanza council as life is rather busy; his spot will be filled by the runner up from the last election, HighwayCello.
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Image:Suvi-Anne Siimes.jpg

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Nottingham Trent University tram

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Thanks for moving Nottingham Trent University tram station to Nottingham Trent university tram stop. Unfortunately, the latter page does not actually exist, so the result was the effective deletion of the article. I would be grateful if you could rectify the situation. Best regards, FrFintonStack 00:57, 5 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Album cover, 'Du rire aux larmes'.jpg)

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List of railway lines in Finland

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fi:Riihimäen rautatieasema (which I translated as Riihimäki railway station) says that only local and cargo trains travel between Riihimäki and Lahti. However, every long-distance route listed at List of railway lines in Finland (even those to Russia) going via Lahti also goes via Riihimäki. Is the information on the Wikipedia article obsolete? JIP | Talk 07:24, 25 February 2007 (UTC) JIP | Talk 07:27, 25 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Deletion of page for "David Dill", 25 December 2005

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Apparently, the reason I don't have a Wikipedia page is that you deleted it. Why was that? The log doesn't seem to have any explanation (forgive me if I failed to find it -- this is the first time I've tried to research a deletion). DavidLDill (talk) 22:55, 26 January 2008 (UTC)Reply


Deletion Review for David Dill

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Deletion of the "Hypnogaja" page.

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I dont see any reason for the band page to be taken away.

This deleting inactive stuff, will make this site into a pop-pedia in a few years. Stupid, stupid. ---- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.203.49.134 (talk) 22:17, 15 November 2008 (UTC)Reply


Leopold Wolfsohn

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I hate it how you guys deleted him. Aaron Copland was his student, and I was doing research on him. Now I can't because he is gone. I looked at why you deleted him and it read that the content was: poopy What's that supposed to mean?

- 71.162.177.207 (talk) 13:33, 13 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

>?> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.177.207 (talk) 13:34, 13 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Unreferenced BLPs

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Kuntainfo

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Suspension of admin privileges due to inactivity

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Metro station

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Metro station2

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File:Naantali coat of arms.gif listed for deletion

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Proposed deletion of Jeteur de pierres

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Category:VR commuter rail has been nominated for discussion

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"PK-35" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Proposed deletion of List of postal codes in Finland

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The article List of postal codes in Finland has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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Nomination of George Walker (educator) for deletion

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