My name is David Love. My username is paedolinear in Shona: derived from my firstborn child's name (Kathy) and a prefix denoting "father of" (baba).
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For continous work on Zimbabwe related article (especially Oliver Mtukudzi) Awarded for contribution to WP:ZIM by Part 17:38, 2 September 2007 (UTC
The "Patience of Job" Barnstar
I'm giving you this barnstar because of your incredible patience, politeness, persistence, tolerance and, despite being repeatedly ignored and insulted, continued willingness to go out of your way to be as helpful as you possibly could. Well done, and thank you very much. Pdfpdf (talk) 10:05, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
The Geology Barnstar
Thanks for creating the new article Escarpment Grit. Your contributions to expand Wikipedia are appreciated! Northamerica1000(talk) 12:01, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Civility Award
For level-headed discussion on policy despite differences of opinion. Buffs (talk) 16:28, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
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