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I dream of horses Many thanks for the welcome - - I am sure that the 'call for help' function will be very useful indeed when it comes to setting up a new project page (hoping to turn our one off meetup into a more systematic and regular thing!). Thank you. --Medievalfran (talk) 15:07, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
Hi Medievalfran I am looking for editors who might be able to help out at an Art+Feminism wikipedia edit a thon that I'm organising with the live art development agency in London on the 5th March. Please let me know if you might be interested! More details here https://www.facebook.com/events/492922121640318/ many thanks CQualmann (talk) 11:58, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
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→ Ipigott Thank you very much for the link to the rules and info about the Women in Red initiatives! Looking forward to working on more bios soon.Medievalfran (talk) 13:08, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hoary (talk) 05:08, 12 October 2020 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation: David Hemsoll (October 23)
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[edit]Hi, I see you've contributed a lot to Old English literature, would you be interested in a taskforce on oral tradition? Kowal2701 (talk) 09:20, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @Kowal2701: thanks so much for flagging this Taskforce! I'll take a look at the project page. I don't have loads of time for editing at the moment, but this project sounds excellent, thank you! Medievalfran (talk) 12:27, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- No worries, only contribute as much as you want to Kowal2701 (talk) 14:42, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @Kowal2701: thanks so much for flagging this Taskforce! I'll take a look at the project page. I don't have loads of time for editing at the moment, but this project sounds excellent, thank you! Medievalfran (talk) 12:27, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
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