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Happy editing!  fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four ↗ (talk) 01:41, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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:I really appreciate it. I was feeling a bit confused and sad after that - I genuinely am only trying to learn policy rules / guidelines. No, thank you! Abs145 (talk) 22:00, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thanks for your helpful and well-written expansion at Pam Bondi ↗! Marquardtika (talk) 14:43, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
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Another Barnstar!

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:much apppreciaaaated! Abs145 (talk) 01:27, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

February 2026 GOCE blitz award

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:Thank you! Abs145 (talk) 02:43, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation ↗: Louis Mosley ↗ has been accepted

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:thank you! Abs145 (talk) 20:53, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
::This is a great article. Came here to build this page, but realised a stellar job had already been done! Not indexing on Google for some reason (yet). BridgeBoy1980 (talk) 13:57, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
:::noticed the google issue, too...
:::But thanks so much! There's still not a lot of 'citable' / WP standard citations on him yet. Abs145 (talk) 20:55, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
::::I'll add it to my watch-list and collab with you on it where I can. See you around! BridgeBoy1980 (talk) 10:54, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

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DCWC call for coordinators

frameless|right|upright=0.8|The Developing Countries WikiContest Gold Belt Buckle ↗

Hey Abs145, it's almost that time again! The Developing Countries WikiContest ↗ will be returning for its third year, and the coordinator team is looking for experienced content contributors willing to volunteer. The coordinators are responsible for keeping the contest running and its pages{{mdashb}}including participants' submissions, the points leaderboard, and the list of eligible articles{{mdashb}}updated.

If you would like to apply, please contact one of the coordinators; you may choose to do so privately if you wish: {{user-multi|user=Arconning|t|e}}, {{user-multi|user=sawyer777|t|e}}, or {{user-multi|user=TechnoSquirrel69|t|e}}. <small>(To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list ↗.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk)</small> <span class="nowrap">—<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''TechnoSquirrel69'''</span></span> <small>(<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''sigh'''</span>)</small> 22:25, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

:Yes - I'd love to! Abs145 (talk) 18:46, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

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:Hey Abs145, thank you again for volunteering for the coordinator role. After discussing it with the rest of the team, we've decided to go with other candidates, who we'll announce in an update later this month. Good news, though: that leaves you open to signing up as a participant! Let me know if you have any questions. <span class="nowrap">—<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''TechnoSquirrel69'''</span></span> <small>(<span style="color: #0b541f;">'''sigh'''</span>)</small> 18:04, 14 June 2026 (UTC)
::sounds good thanks! Abs145 (talk) 06:32, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

The DCWC is back!

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Hey Abs145, the Developing Countries WikiContest ↗ is back for a third year, and '''sign-ups are now open ↗'''! The contest will run from 1{{nbsp}}July to 30{{nbsp}}September, and the objective remains the same: improve as many articles relating to developing countries as you can to help fight systemic bias on Wikipedia ↗.

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The DCWC is open!

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