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As you have been involved (slightly) in the discussion about the new version of this template, I wonder if you would mind commenting there about whether you are happy for the current configuration to be deployed. This is so that it doesn't appear to be just me acting unilaterally and that we have a consensus for these changes. Thanks! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:33, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

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En dash

In this edit, you inserted some novel and incorrect uses of en dashes. What's up with that? Hopefully this isn't something you're doing widely, necessitating a lot of cleanup... Dicklyon (talk) 18:28, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, thanks for the note. extra999 (talk) 08:27, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

For continued contributions and improvement to cricket coverage

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	Perhaps India's finest cricketing wikipedian! Howzat?Out!Out!Out! (talk) 16:23, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Oh, thanks:) extra999 (talk) 02:23, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Sure. I've one Sussex cricketer I want to create, then I'll create one on that Aussie. Howzat?Out!Out!Out! (talk) 11:14, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

A Cricket Bat for you!

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		Thanks for your never ending contributions to cricket articles रुकिए मत और बहुत कुछ करने केलिए है! Thanks,TheStrikeΣagle 13:21, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Give cricket bats to other deserving users using {{Cricket wikilove 1}} :) TheStrikeΣagle 13:22, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks :) extra999 (talk) 13:24, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

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Thanks for the notification. I have tweaked a little. extra999 (talk) 10:55, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

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Ernest Toovey...

...done! Howzat?Out!Out!Out! (talk) 11:27, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

thanks! extra999 (talk) 10:10, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

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Portal links

Some portal links are spam. It's just the ego of people contaminating Wikipedia. I'm glad you didn't revert my edition. [1]. A portal about an academic discipline might be useful, and also a portal about a country, but a portal about biographies should go in Wikibooks or something like that. 200.124.54.133 (talk) 06:14, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

You've been mentioned in a WP:AN/I discussion regarding the Criticism of Wikipedia page

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Add teahouse to welcome template?

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Template:Village pump nobel

Hi Extra999. I notice that {{Village pump nobel}} is unused. Is it still required? DH85868993 (talk) 12:15, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

No, you can delete it. extra999 (talk) 12:50, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Cool. Thanks. DH85868993 (talk) 13:42, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Google2012d3.jpg

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See history. extra999 (talk) 13:23, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Opinion

Would you mind weighing in your opinion here. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 14:47, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

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If avast! is considered to be out of scope for the apple wikiproject...

Then so would this, this, this and all the articles listed here. Please stop edit warring and EXPLAIN why you feel that Avast! is not within the scope of that wikiproject! Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 02:04, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

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A question about some content you added/edited

See Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedians#Maths.3F. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:49, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

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List of tallest buildings in Milwaukee

I see that you are big on skyscrapers, and I am in the middle of a featured list discussion, and I was wondering if I could get any input on improvement of the list. Thank you. Zonafan39 (talk) 01:04, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

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Your cooperation in this regard will be highly appreciated.Nabil rais2008 (talk) 15:17, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

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Thanks a lot :) extra999 (talk) 07:40, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

need suggestion

I wish to nominate Patna for Good article, is it good enough to become a good article? If not, then how can it be made better. Thanks

Pratyush 11:16, 25 August 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by PratyushSinha101 (talk • contribs)

Well, at the moment it might well fail, as I feel the article requires some clean up and formatting. But you can try, even if it fails, the suggestions there can improve the article significantly. I would have liked to contribute more towards it but I have become really busy these days, so I won't be able to help much during the nomination :( extra999 (talk) 19:59, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

I will try to improve it a bit more then nominate. Thanks again

Pratyush 02:41, 26 August 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by PratyushSinha101 (talk • contribs)

Thanks!

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