The tooth

A welcome from Sputnik

Hi, The tooth, Welcome to Wikipedia!

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- СПУТНИК^{ССС Р} 18:24, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Hello

It might not have been your intention, but you recently removed content from World War I. Please be careful not to remove content from Wikipedia without a valid reason, which you should specify in the edit summary or on the article's talk page. Thank you. PJM 18:58, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Oops... I was trying to revert vandalism. Boy is my face red! The tooth 19:00, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for your kind words. Hope you get to have your photo taken at Jordanhill soon. Go Vikings, or something :D Nach0king 18:12, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Reverting vandalism

Wow you are fast...I was about to make reverts on Hookah and Israel, but both sites you saved before me! Great job - keep an eye on it! Bertilvidet 00:03, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Jesus, you are fast... TONS of things... --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 05:20, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Thank for you work reverting vandalism cause by 69.125.161.133 was trying to report it and saw you already took care of it.

Sirex98 05:57, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

March 4

I noticed you reverted a deletion of a reference to the inaugeration of U.S. presidents on March 4th (from 1789 to 1933). You probably thought the blanking was an act of vandalism (as did I until I read "into" it). I'm now not so sure it was. The first paragraphs of a date should generally relate to the date itself and not to events. Events belong under the =Events= heading, and references to the US constitution are already there. Second, keeping a U.S. specific reference at the top seems to show a U.S. centric POV. When you get a chance, please review March 4 and compare it with other dates such as March 1 or March 2. If you find as I did, then please consider blanking that particular paragraph again. Cheers, Rklawton 05:09, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Minnesota meetup

A meetup of Wikipedians in Minnesota is proposed: please stop by the discussion page if interested. Jonathunder 23:25, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Minnesota Meetup

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2009

Details under discussion.

Please share this with anyone who may be interested.

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Jonathunder (talk) 14:05, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

Hi tooth :) I know it's been quite sometime since you've edited. I do hope you'll see this cup of tea! I just wanted you to know that your contributions are valuable to making Wikipedia what it is, and I do hope you'll participate with a new edit or article. Thank you for your contributions - past and future! SarahStierch (talk) 20:49, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Survey

Hi The tooth!

I have put together a survey for female editors of Wikipedia (and related projects) in order to explore, in greater detail, women's experiences and roles within the Wikimedia movement. It'd be wonderful if you could participate!

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Just click this link to participate in this survey, via Google!

Any questions or concerns, feel free to email me or stop by my user talk page. Also, feel free to share this any other female Wikimedians you may know. It is in English, but any language Wikimedia participants are encouraged to participate. I appreciate your contributions - to the survey and to Wikipedia! Thank you! SarahStierch (talk) 21:32, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

WikiWomen's Collaborative

WikiWomen Unite!

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WikiWomen's Collaborative: Come join us (and check out our new website)!

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ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
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