User talk:Lapicero

Welcome

Hello Lapicero and welcome to Wikipedia! Nice name by the way. I'm glad you've chosen to join us. This is a great project with lots of dedicated people, which might seem intimidating at times, but don't let anything discourage you. Be bold!, explore, and contribute. Try to be civil by following simple guidelines and signing your talk comments with ~~~~ but never forget that one of our central tenets is to ignore all rules.

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Hi!

Absolutely terrific work on Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, it's great! —Nightstallion 09:02, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

thank you from me too. Well done. --dab (𒁳) 13:57, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Contentious jurisdiction?

Just wondering why you referred to the jurisdiction of the IACHR as contentious... not sure whether it's necessary to refer to it in that way, or if there is another more suitable term we could use? Pexise 14:59, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks for the explanation. I think it will work better if we change it to adjudicatory as it will be more difficult to mis-interpret. Are you Latin American by the way? Pexise 16:30, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have much knowledge of Nicaragua and the Sandinista government? Perhaps you could help to improve the section on the Sandinistas and Human Rights, which is quite a controversial issue. Would be much appreciated! Pexise 17:21, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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