CharlesM

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Wilcox Schools

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help

I am trying to make an internal link work on the Wilcox County, Georgia page, but I cannot because it will mess up the sentence structure. What can I do? CharlesM

• Can you give an example? I'm not entirely sure what you mean. If you want to give the link different text to the article name then in the [[ put a pipe (|) character after the article name followed by the text you want. e.g. The [[Wilcox County, Georgia|the county]] shows up as the county --pgk^(talk) 13:41, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Valdal

Are you an admin? Because this user 24.34.32.240 keeps valdalizing the William Lloyd Garrison page

Ok, yeah I was fighting vandalism this evening and I noticed he was vandilizing alot, so thanks! DragonWR12LB 22:46, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

for reverting the vandalism on my user page, and posting the appropriate warning on their page. KillerChihuahua^?!? 23:20, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Ditto. :) Hbackman 23:27, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Adminship

I wouldn't try for it yet, as it looks like you've only been around for a month; typically it takes longer than that to really learn the ropes. Also, you've only amassed 279 edits (although it looks like they're spread across a variety of namespaces, which people like to see). I recommend sticking around for a couple more months, keeping on doing what you're doing, and communicating with other users as much as possible. I don't pay a whole lot of attention to admin nominations, but from what I've seen it looks like people who haven't been around for at least three months don't typically get given the privileges. If you're planning to self-nominate, some users will want you to have been around for six months. Hbackman 01:54, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Tony Blair

Regarding this [1], I wonder if you might consider letting the edit stand? It seems a reasonable request; witty vandalism is at least enjoyable to revert. Mackensen (talk) 03:09, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough. It's just so *refreshing* to see non-destructive vandalism from AOL. Thanks for your response. Mackensen (talk) 03:18, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia Cat Lovers' Committee

CharlesM, from your userboxes, I can see that you love cats.

Would you be interested in joining the Wikipedia Cat Lovers' Committee?

If you want to join, you can add yourself to the members list and contact the committee founder, me, GeorgeMoney on my talk page.

Thank You. --GeorgeMoney^{Talk  Contribs} 22:14, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism warnings to IP's

You recently sent a warning about vandalism to an IP address, 12.75.106.92. I happened to catch this warning, although I can assure you it wasn't me that did any vandalizing, as I've not edited a page on Wikipedia in almost a month. I just wanted to let you know that warning IP addresses won't do much good because its unlikely that the actual culprit will get it. m'Kay? Thanks. ClarkCT 03:34, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Cordeledispatch.jpg)

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U.S. Roads Newsletter Issue #1

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 1	10 February 2007	About the Newsletter
Departments: Features: Project News Notability of state highways is challenged Important deletion debates Featured subproject Featured member From the editor
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U.S. Roads Newsletter Issue #2

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Departments: Features: Project News Notability of state highways is upheld Deletion debates Kansas Turnpike is now a Good Article Featured subproject U.S. Roads IRC channel created Featured member Infoboxes and Navigation subproject started From the editors
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USRD Newsletter - Issue 3

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Active user verification

Hello, CharlesM. Due to the high number of inactive users at WP:USRD, we are asking that you verify that you are still an active contributor of the project. To do so, please add an asterisk (*) after your name on Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Newsletter/List. Users without one by the next issue in 2 weeks will be removed off the list and off the respective road projects as well. If you have any questions, please contact me on my talk page. Thanks. Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 22:14, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

U.S. Roads Inactivity notification

You have been declared an inactive user and your name will be removed from the newsletter distribution and the projects you were a member of. If this is in error, please contact me on my talk page. Do not restore your name to the list. Regards, Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 20:59, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania Atlanta

Hi! I noticed your involvement on U.S. South-related articles, categories and WikiProjects, and I wanted to let you know about a bid we're formulating to get next year's Wikimania held in Atlanta! If you would like to help, be sure to sign your name to the "In Atlanta" section of the Southeast team portion of the bid if you're in town, or to the "Outside Atlanta" section if you still want to help but don't live in the city or the suburbs. If you would like to contribute more, please write on my talk page, the talk page of the bid, or join us at the #wikimania-atlanta IRC chat on freenode.org. Have a great day!

P.S. While this is a template for maximum efficiency, I would appreciate a note on my talk page so I know you got the message, and what you think. This is time-sensitive, so your urgent cooperation is appreciated. :) Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 07:25, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

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Image copyright problem with Image:Abbevillecourthouse.JPG

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Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, CharlesM! 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) 03:20, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Central Georgia Task Force

Suggest you add your name to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Georgia (U.S. state)/Task forces and work groups for the Central Georgia Task Force. Please help find others who are interested. Mr.Atoz (talk) 03:59, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

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