Honjo294

November 2021

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Diannaa, haha, I came here to say the exact same (fired up Earwig earlier today but then didn't look at the results for some hours) but you've beaten me to it. Honjo, a welcome from me as well. Please reply (here is good) if you have any questions. Schwede66 01:08, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Hi Diannaa can I contact them and ask for permission would that make it ok? I would assume a public institution would have no issue with using the content. Thanks

How to go about that is described at wikipedia:DONATETEXT, but I suggest you read the top part of that page for awareness of some wider issues. From experience, most organisations simply aren’t interested in releasing their material. There is no harm in asking, though. At the DNZB, much of the content is contributed by topic matter experts and you may get told that it is those individuals who hold the copyright, hence it is not up to the institution to release those rights. Either way, give it a try. Schwede66 17:08, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

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Alexbrn (talk) 09:48, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

December 2021

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Ivermectin. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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