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: What exactly about my recent edits was unconstructive? None of them were reverted, and they all seem fairly uncontroversial to me. '''''L'''''iz, are you sure this warning was intended for me, and not for some other user? Finstergeist (talk) 09:22, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Finnic peoples ↗

Hi. Since we'd talked about this before, I thought I'd mention there's a renewed edit-war. Figured a few more eyes couldn't hurt. — kwami (talk) 22:03, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
: Hi. Sorry but I've noticed your comment only now, when the edit war is already over, and at a brief glance, there's nothing wrong with the article by now. If there still are questions about the usage of the terms like "Finnic" or "Baltic-Finnic" in Russian-language sources, feel free to ask. Finstergeist (talk) 20:40, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Алохамора

Шалом. Стратегический вопрос по поводу (недо)почившего лурка есть. Тебе оно ещё интересно или уже скорее нет, чем да? Мопец (talk) 17:29, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
: Ну, сейчас для меня судьба /lm/ действительно находится где-то на 100500-м месте по важности, но если есть важные вопросы, то можно писать на finstergeist (at) gmail (dot) com. Finstergeist (talk) 23:02, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

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