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biographies of noble people
Thank you, user exploring "the uses to which my knowledge can be pu", for quality contributions to biographies of noble people such as

awesome Wikipedian

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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

A year ago, you were recipient no. 1110 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

Thank you for participating in the Women in Music edit-a-thon
	January 2016 More than 250 articles were created Hosted by Women in Red (... check out our next event )

--Ipigott (talk) 08:20, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Girolamo Benivieni

On 4 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Girolamo Benivieni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Girolamo Benivieni twice sought the help of Pope Leo X to return the body of Dante Alighieri to Florence? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Girolamo Benivieni. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Malouma

Senator of Mauritania, Malouma (pictured) was censored for her songs, which promoted women's rights and challenged apartheid? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Malouma. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs

Precious again, your teamwork on a woman singing for women's rights!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:03, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

On 8 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Billie Maxwell, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Billie Maxwell was the first woman recorded in country music, and the first recorded musician from Arizona? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Billie Maxwell. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

@Megalibrarygirl, Ipigott, and Rosiestep: More than 5,000 views! Epic collaboration. Thank you all again. SusunW (talk) 18:41, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Woot! That is the awesome!!!!! :D I told a friend about Malouma and Mauritania, and he'd never heard of the country. We looked on a map and said, "Wow, that's a big country, how could I have missed that?" I learned a lot from the article. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 19:16, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Congrats, everyone!! --Rosiestep (talk) 02:48, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

On 16 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carmen Souza, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Carmen Souza sings Cape Verdean and jazz fusion compositions in Creole for its adaptability, and also mimics the sounds of musical instruments? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carmen Souza. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:01, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations!! Your amazing article Malouma written by Team Women in Red has won the Wiki Loves Women #15Challenge writing contest.

I have placed a barnstar userbox on your userpage. But here is the larger barnstar if you wish to make a splash!! Thank you so much for rising to the challenge with such an excellent article!! Isla Haddow (talk) 07:17, 16 February 2016 (UTC) P.S. Your team was also voted for Best Team Work!

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