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Happy editing! Victuallers (talk) 09:14, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	Great new article. Say hello at www.womeninred.org? Victuallers (talk) 09:16, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much

MinetteMimi (talk) 09:28, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Trudi Thomson

On 1 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trudi Thomson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that twenty-a-day cigarette smoker Trudi Thomson suffered from bulimia and rheumatoid arthritis before she became a successful runner? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trudi Thomson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Trudi Thomson), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—valereee (talk) 12:02, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello MinetteMimi! Your additions to Rena MacDonald have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 19:09, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello Diannaa,

Thank you for pointing out my mistake and paraphrasing the text. MinetteMimi (talk) 08:35, 25 September 2024 (UTC)