DrJimothyCatface

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And thanks very much for your good edits to our The Need for Roots article, hope you enjoy being an editor here. FeydHuxtable (talk) 11:43, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Hey, that's good to hear. Its starting to look like the political conditions for Simone's ideas to be actualised are almost here. Your improvements are much appreaciated. FeydHuxtable (talk) 14:20, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Haha, indeed. DrJimothyCatface (talk) 05:26, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks again. Today was the first time I've seen a substantial edit on my watchlist and was totally happy with it. FeydHuxtable (talk) 14:26, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

No worries, I'm glad to help. DrJimothyCatface (talk) 07:59, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	I hearby award this barnstar to DrJimothyCatface for making excellent improvements to our articles, such as The Need for Roots. FeydHuxtable (talk) 14:23, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

You're very welcome!

Nice work for a first article :) Rcej (Robert) – talk 07:52, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! DrJimothyCatface (talk) 06:58, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

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