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Language assessment

I just wanted to say thank you for your hard work over at language assessment. You've done a great job of wikifying it. Thank you! — Mr. Stradivarius (drop me a line) 03:02, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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December blitz bling

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Fuhvah for copy edits totaling over 10,000 words during the GOCE December 2015 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 17:50, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

GOCE January drive

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Total Articles, 5th Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Fuhvah for copyediting 32 articles during the GOCE January 2016 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 23:25, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 4th Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Fuhvah for copyediting 1 long article during the GOCE January 2016 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 23:25, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Old Articles, 3rd Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Fuhvah for copyediting 23 old articles during the GOCE January 2016 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 23:25, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 4th Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to Fuhvah for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 6,718 words – during the GOCE January 2016 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 23:25, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

		The Modest Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Fuhvah for copy edits totaling over 4,000 words during the GOCE January 2016 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 23:25, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (February 6)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Wiae was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Hello! Fuhvah, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! /wiae /tlk 15:27, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of International Longevity and Cryopreservation Summit

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