User talk:PapaSmirk

I guess I should thank you for re-nominating my page for deletion; it seems to have caught on since you did, and looks quite nice, now. Perhaps you should go through my contributions and nominate some more, so they can get better?  ;) (All snarkiness aside, I just thought it was funny how that all worked out.) Tad (talk) 22:10, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

An article that you have been involved in editing, SS John Stagg, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SS John Stagg. Thank you. I thought you should be informed of the AfD, seeing as you created the article. Mjroots (talk) 20:19, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello there!

Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Wikipedia enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?

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DYK for Hemant Mehta

On 22 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hemant Mehta, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hemant Mehta, the "Friendly Atheist" who sold his soul on eBay, raised money to clean up a vandalized church? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hemant Mehta. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, 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.

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Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:

• On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
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Hello PapaSmirk. It has been over six months since you last edited your

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Hello! PapaSmirk, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the /tlk 15:16, 15 November 2015 (UTC)[reply ]

Some copyright information

Hello PapaSmirk, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to

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wia; I didn't realize that I had done that. I started this draft over a year ago, and when I found it again, I couldn't figure out why I hadn't submitted it before. Re-write is pending! Tad (talk) 15:29, 15 November 2015 (UTC)[reply

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No problem! I've removed the copyrighted content and moved the references you had used to the end of the article so they're still available to you. Best,

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Pseudopod (podcast)

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