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 Welcome Sixtine.dollars!
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Sincerely, Crtew (talk) 15:21, 11 January 2012 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

References

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Sixtine, Good start and you're doing everything in the correct format once you apply the Reflinks tool! Before you do that though, be more thorough in your search. You should search the CPJ site. You also want more articles from quality publications like the BBC citation you have already included. The BBC is good. Choose reliable news organizations like it. In contrast, The Huffington Post is a blog and not reliable. Do another round of searches, and I'll take another look at it when you are done. Crtew (talk) 21:02, 30 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

Evansville meetup

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You're invited to help plan and attend Wikimedia's very first Evansville meetup! Bob the WikipediaN (talkcontribs) 02:39, 2 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

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Hello! Sixtine.dollars, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Sarah (talk) 01:43, 11 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia Education Program Student Survey

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Hi! Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey about the Wikipedia Education Program. This is our opportunity to improve the program and resources we provide students, so your feedback and input is integral to our future success. Thank you so much! JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 23:29, 22 May 2012 (UTC)Reply