Petervanham

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Sincerely, ✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 16:04, 6 July 2013 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)

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✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 16:04, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! ✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 03:55, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Talkback

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✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 05:09, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

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✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 05:49, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

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✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 06:42, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

July 2013

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Thank you. ✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 06:45, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

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✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 07:03, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation

Thank you for your recent submission to Articles for Creation. Your article submission has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. Please view your submission to see the comments left by the reviewer. You are welcome to edit the submission to address the issues raised, and resubmit if you feel they have been resolved.

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! ✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 07:09, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation

Thank you for your recent submission to Articles for Creation. Your article submission has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. Please view your submission to see the comments left by the reviewer. You are welcome to edit the submission to address the issues raised, and resubmit if you feel they have been resolved.

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! ✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 15:43, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation

Eddy Merckx Cycles, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 16:02, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

I looked at the article again, actually there were no problems. ✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 16:03, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

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✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 16:34, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi Peter, if...

you want to help with fighting vandalism, you can just tell me and I can guide you if you want me to. If you don't, then it's also fine.
✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 16:44, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi Arctic, thanks a lot! So far, no vandalism happened :) Should I get back in touch with you when I encounter it? Thanks!!

What I meant was using recent changes patrolling to fight vandalism. If you are not doing RCP, then you don't need to go through the course. Even if you do RCP, it is also optional to take the course. The course only guides you through and teaches you more about fighting vandalism if you were to become a vandal fighter "expert". Cheers. ✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎ 17:07, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Teahouse talkback

Hello, I answered your question at the Teahouse. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 22:52, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Problem with your custom signature

You have a custom signature set in your account preferences. A change to Wikipedia's software has made your current custom signature incompatible with the software.

The problem: Your preferences are set to interpret your custom signature as wikitext. However, your current custom signature does not contain any wikitext.

The solutions: You can reset your signature to the default, or you can fix your signature.

Solution 1: Reset your signature to the default:

1. Find the signature section in the first tab of Special:Preferences.
2. Uncheck the box (☑︎→☐) that says "Treat the above as wiki markup."
3. Remove anything in the Signature: text box. (It might already be empty.)
4. Click the blue "Save" button at the bottom of the page. (The red "Restore all default settings" button will reset all of your preference settings, not just the signature.)

Solution 2: Fix your custom signature:

1. Find the signature section in the first tab of Special:Preferences.
2. Uncheck the box (☑︎→☐) that says "Treat the above as wiki markup."
3. Click the blue "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

More information about custom signatures is available at Wikipedia:Signatures#Customizing how everyone sees your signature. If you have followed these instructions and still want help, please leave a message at Wikipedia talk:Signatures. Thank you. 18:03, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. Thank you. Vexations (talk) 16:58, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

COI disclosure/paid editing

Hello. I noticed the extensive discussion regarding your edits at the conflict of interest noticeboard. I must note that if you in a paid position with the World Economic Forum, then a higher level of disclosure is mandatory per Wikipedia's paid editing disclosure policy. You do not have to be paid specifically for your edits; merely being an employee of the organization you're writing about is enough to trigger this requirement.

To do so, simply replace the existing {{UserboxCOI}} template on your userpage with the {{paid}} template. In your case, it would take this form:

{{paid|employer=World Economic Forum}}

It might seem minor, but the distinction between paid vs. unpaid conflict of interest is an important one. Thank you. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 20:01, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for highlighting. --Polynesia2024 (talk) 11:51, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Hi, I’ll take this up when I’m back from paternity leave. Thanks for respecting my personal space. Peter Vanham 15:07, 13 November 2021 (UTC)