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Welcome to Wikipedia!!! First of all, I would like to thank you for visiting Wikipedia and my personal page. I'm a native speaker of English, and love reading fantasy books; may I introduce some to you? The Dragonlance series, Shannara series, and Animorphs are my favourites. Anyway, I hope that Wikipedia will become an even better encyclopedia than it is already.

I just came back from a very long Wikibreak; so I just want to let you Wikipedians know that somewhere out there, I'm still alive. That means you're free to ask me any questions, or contact me about anything (and everything). I'm still open for coaching, so send me a message if you need a coach. If you want someone else for whatever reason, look here. I'm only free on weekends though, so I won't be able to respond to your messages that quickly. And my autograph page is still up and running, so don't hesitate to add your siggie in there! And I have a couple (only a couple, I'm afraid...I'm too lazy to make more =)) of cards that I've made featured here; take a look! Well, that's all I guess. Cheers and a happy new year to you! Zacharycrimsonwolf 08:29, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Edit: I am no longer active on Wikipedia (as a User, at least) so I'm afraid I can't answer questions from anyone - I suggest that you try looking for an active User around the site if you really need help. When all else fails, moderators, admins, even the Community Portal on your left will work. See you around!

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Lichfield Cathedral
Lichfield Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Lichfield, in the English county of Staffordshire. A cathedral was first built on the site in 700, by Bishop Headda, to house the bones of St Chad. The original wooden building was replaced by a Norman cathedral made from stone, which in turn was replaced by the present Gothic structure, begun in 1195. The fabric of the cathedral suffered in the English Civil War, when it was used as a defensive structure. In the 18th century the interior was extensively remodelled, with major structural work organised by James Wyatt; this involved removing the high altar to make a single worship area consisting of the choir and lady chapel, and adding a massive stone screen at the entrance to the choir. This photograph shows the choir of the cathedral, which was built around 1200.Photograph credit: David Iliff
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Dude, you deserve a barnstar.

The Original Barnstar
Zachary crimsonwolf, for numerous contributions. Axl 18:33, 9 April 2007 (UTC)


The Original Barnstar
For almost a year of dedicated service to Wikipedia, I hereby award you this barnstar. --Sharkface217 07:58, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

You are receiving this barnstar because you found my hidden page! Here it is:

Hidden Junkyard Gallery Barnstar!
This User Found Goodshoped's Hidden junkyard gallery! Have you found it yet?
-Goodshoped 00:08, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
The Invisible Barnstar
For being with us for so many years, and for many years to come, raise a glass. Marlith T/C 06:03, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


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