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{{My sandbox}} on your userpage.Sincerely, Gaurav (talk) 21:37, 13 August 2012 (UTC) (Leave me a message)
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{{unblock|Your reason here}} below but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:05, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
You are invited to the Great Colorado Wiknic 2015
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Who: All Wikipedia and Wikimedia users in Colorado and their families are invited. New users are specifically encouraged to attend.
What: The Great Colorado Wiknic 2015.
When: Sunday afternoon, July 5, 2015, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm MDT.
Where: The Wiknic will be held at our home in Arvada. Please contact Buaidh for further information or assistance.
Please add your username to our Attendees list so we know how many folks to expect. You can subscribe to our Wikimedia Colorado e-mail list to receive notice of future Wikimedia Colorado activities.
Your hosts: Buaidh and BikeSally 15:23, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
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Wiknic
Don't forget the Colorado Wiknic this Sunday afternoon. We hope to see you there. Buaidh 16:40, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
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You are invited to the Great Colorado Wiknic
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Who: All Wikipedia and Wikimedia users and their families and friends are invited.
What: The Great Colorado Wiknic 2016.
When: Sunday afternoon, June 26, 2015, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm MDT.
Where: The Wiknic will be held at our home in Arvada. Please contact Buaidh for further information or assistance.
Please add your username to our attendees list so we know how many folks to expect. You can subscribe to our Wikimedia Colorado e-mail list to receive e-mail notice of future Wikimedia Colorado activities.
Sponsor: WikiProject Colorado
Your hosts: Buaidh & BikeSally
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Rescheduled Colorado Wiknic
The Great Colorado Wiknic 2016 has been rescheduled from June 26 to August 7 due to a conflict with Wikimania 2016. My apologies for the inconvenience. I hope you can join us on Sunday afternoon, August 7. Yours aye, Buaidh 21:55, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
Colorado Wiknic
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Who: All Wikipedia and Wikimedia users and their families and friends are invited.
What: The Great Colorado Wiknic 2016.
When: Sunday afternoon, August 7, 2015, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm MDT.
Where: The Wiknic will be held at our home in Arvada. Please contact Buaidh for further information or assistance.
Please add your username to our attendees list so we know how many folks to expect. You can subscribe to our Wikimedia Colorado e-mail list to receive e-mail notice of future Wikimedia Colorado activities.
Sponsor: WikiProject Colorado
Your hosts: Buaidh & BikeSally
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Invitation to the Seventh Annual Colorado Wiknic
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Who: All Wikipedia and other Wikimedia users and their families and friends are invited.
What: The Seventh Annual Colorado Wiknic.
When: Sunday afternoon, June 25, 2017, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm MDT.
Where: The Wiknic will be held at our home in Arvada. Please contact Buaidh for further information or assistance.
Please add your username to our attendees list so we know how many folks to expect. You can subscribe to our Wikimedia Colorado e-mail list to receive e-mail notice of future Wikimedia Colorado activities.
Sponsors: The Wikimedians of Colorado & WikiProject Colorado
Your hosts: Buaidh & BikeSally
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Message sent: 00:43, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
Eighth Annual Colorado Wiknic
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Who: All Wikipedia and Wikimedia users and their families and friends are cordially invited.
What: The Eighth Annual Colorado Wiknic.
When: Sunday afternoon, July 15, 2018, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm MDT.
Where: The Wiknic will be held at our home in Arvada. Please contact Buaidh for further information or assistance.
Please add your username to our attendees list so we know how many folks to expect. You can subscribe to our Wikimedia Colorado e-mail list to receive e-mail notice of future Wikimedia Colorado activities.
Sponsors: The Wikimedians of Colorado & WikiProject Colorado
Your hosts: Buaidh & BikeSally
(Delivered: 12:32, 4 July 2018 (UTC) You can unsubscribe from future invitations to Wikimedia Colorado events by removing your name from the Wikimedia Colorado event invitation list.)
An invitation to the Ninth Annual Colorado Wiknic
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Who: All Wikipedia users and their families and friends are cordially invited.
What: The Ninth Annual Colorado Wiknic.
When: Sunday afternoon, July 14, 2019, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm MDT.
Where: The Wiknic will be held at our home in Arvada. Please contact Buaidh for further information or assistance.
Please add your username to our attendees list so we know how many folks to expect. You can subscribe to our Wikimedia Colorado e-mail list to receive e-mail notice of future Wikimedia Colorado activities.
Sponsors: The Wikimedians of Colorado and WikiProject Colorado
Your hosts: Buaidh & BikeSally We hope to see you.
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PS: The Colorado portal has been nominated for deletion. You may wish to comment at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion#Portal:Colorado.
- Sent by ZLEA via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:56, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
The future of Portal:Colorado
On June 25, 2019, Portal:Colorado was nominated for deletion. (Please see discussion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Colorado.) We have upgraded the portal and added several new features including selected Colorado articles, biographies, and images. If you believe the Colorado portal is valuable to Wikipedia, please help us upgrade and maintain the portal. Add your suggestions for improvement to Portal talk:Colorado. You may nominate additions at:
- Portal:Colorado/Selected article
- Portal:Colorado/Selected biography
- Portal:Colorado/Selected image
- Portal:Colorado/Selected mountain
- Portal:Colorado/Did You Know
Yours aye, Buaidh talk contribs 17:01, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
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WikiProject Colorado Zoom meeting 05/12/2021
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WikiProject Colorado will hold a Zoom meeting at 7:30 PM MDT on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, for those interested in working on Colorado Wikipedia articles. Your suggestions and comments are appreciated. Information about some of the things we need to do is located at Colorado things to do and Requested Colorado articles.
Topic: WikiProject Colorado May 2021
Time: May 12, 2021 07:30 PM MDT
Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78055623422?pwd=VUtPQVZrZzU1ZWVhZ0F1MExIeUQ2UT09
Meeting ID: 780 5562 3422
Passcode: WP:CO
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:07, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
WikiProject Colorado Summer Zoom Meeting
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WikiProject Colorado will hold a brief online meeting at 7:30 PM MDT on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. See what your fellow users have been up to and share your interests and suggestions. Some requests are listed at Colorado things to do and Requested Colorado articles.
Topic: WikiProject Colorado Summer Zoom Meeting
Time: August 10, 2021 07:30 PM MDT
Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74506020308?pwd=eTFPSlkzOUg0bTE2SVdXUnl2SVY4Zz09
Meeting ID: 745 0602 0308
Passcode: Colorado
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2020 United States Census for Colorado
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I've posted the results of the
Yours aye, Buaidh talk e-mail 04:53, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
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Wikimedia US Mountain West online meeting
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Wikipedia users in the United States Mountain West and High Plains will hold an online meeting from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MST, Tuesday evening, February 14, 2023, at meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in the history, articles, or photographs of our region is encouraged to attend.
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