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Revert additions to the list

Thanks for adding and expanding the politician lists at WP:MEA. However, I reverted your addition to the missing article infobox, because there are over 40 projects listed and to help keep focus on Main project and thus the amount of linked projects on the template has been kept fairly low. There are many active subprojects including a few that I created but not all are listed. Please make suggestions for changes at the main talk page. Thanks. --Reflex Reaction (talk)• 03:04, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again for the lists of politicians. Will you continue to add to this list or is it relatively stable? The reason I ask is that I would like a starting/initial number for the main WP:MEA page and the progress page. Thanks! --Reflex Reaction (talk)• 20:00, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm very much done with every page, except for Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/American politicians 2, which will be for all current state senators, federal district judges, mayors of cities with over 250,000 people in city limits, and current state representatives in the smaller Houses. Go ahead. Thanks. Adniel 01:07, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article (s) Akira Machida and Chief Justices of Japan, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Gurubrahma 18:39, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Missing Politicias lists

Greetings, Adniel. I have some questions about the various lists of missing politicians. Is the list of governors complete? How about the list of Representatives - which states are complete and which are not? And how about the other lists? Thanks, – Quadell ^{(talk) (bounties)} 20:32, 3 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/German politicians

I will add this list to our to-dos at the new German Wikipedians' notice board. I have my private version of the Cabinet-level ministries and ministers on my user page and would be (obviously) interested in helping with these. I am not quite certain what the perfect names for the ministry articles should be and whether "Ministry of Foo" and "Minister of Foo" should be merged. Any comment would be greatly appreciated. Kusma (討論) 21:26, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Participant alert regarding Wikiproject on Advertising

The Wikiproject No Ads, created as a backlash against the Answers.com deal, has served an important function in providing a space for users to express their disagreement with the Foundation proposal. While the current controversies about userboxes raise questions about political and social advocacy on Wikipedia, there should be greater flexibility regarding advocacy about Wikipedia in the Wikipedia namespace. Reported and linked by Slashdot and other press sources as a unique and spontaneous occurence in Wikipedia history, it has apparently had some impact as, despite being scheduled to begin in January, not a peep has been heard about the trial and proposed sponsored link since the deal's controversial announcement months ago. Currently, however, there is an attempt to delete the project or move it off Wikipedia altogether. Since the Foundation has provided no additional information and has not attempted to answer the specific questions that participants in the project raised, it is unclear if the Answers.com deal has been abandoned or simply delayed. Until the situation becomes more clear, I believe the group should still have a place in the Wikipedia namespace. Sincerely, Tfine80 00:13, 10 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Featured Article Help Desk/Requests

Hi,

I put a request for help to get an article (Chew Valley Lake) onto Wikipedia:Featured Article Help Desk/Requests - does that mean that everyone thinks it's already great & doesn't need any improvement or that no one has looked at the requests yet & I just need to be more patient? Rod 16:30, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kana

Yo. I'm an editor on WP:MEA, and was working through the es→en list when I came across your note on kana. I would like to offer my help in filling out the kana table, which is currently filled with redlinks. Please leave a note on my talk page (or here is fine) with what you would like me to do. Thanks and happy editing!!! - Corbin ∫ 1 ɱ p s ɔ ♫ ^{Rock on, dude!} 03:54, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Historical headlines

This is to inform you that the project page above, which you created, is currently being considered for deletion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion. Please feel free to take part in the discussion. Thank you. Badbilltucker 22:13, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Featured Article Help Desk

I think it is truly exelent that their are people out there with enough initative to start something like this and perhaps when I am more familair with the process, I will join you. Perhaps though, you should consider changing the waiting time for help from 1-2 Days to an indefinte period. If you need help with any less complicted work, don't feel any hesitation to ask me. Thanks, Dfrg.m s c ^{1 . 2 . 3} 11:14, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cat FAR

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History of Alaska FAR

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Fair use rationale for Image:Akira_Machida.jpg

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Replaceable fair use Image:Akira Machida.jpg

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Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, Wikispork! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 20:53, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Airbus A330 FA status drive

Hi, I saw your name listed at Wikipedia:Featured Article Help Desk/Participants, and while I'm trying to promote Airbus A330 to FA status, I decided to drop by and ask you for your assistance. I hope you can help me with my vision. Thanks ;) --Sp33dyphil ^{(T • C • I love Wikipedia!)} 01:20, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Split of Indian subjugation from Arizona Territory

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Copyright problem: The Great Depression and the World Wars in Arizona

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