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1. Betty Rothenberg - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

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Thank you for letting me know, DASHbot! (Pats bot on the "head"). Wilhelmina Will (talk) 08:52, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

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I'm retiring from Wikipedia because I have a lot of real life things to focus on. As soon as I'm done with everything I need to deal with it will probably be summer by then I might or might not return to Wikipedia. Until then, goodbye. The Raptor ^{You rang?}/_{My mistakes; I mean, er, contributions} 13:47, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

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Out of retirement

I thought I would let you know that I've decided to return to Wikipedia, only in a semi-retired state instead of completely retired. Life has somewhat settled down for me, and since I'm ditching pre-calculus I'll have a little more free time on my hands. The Raptor ^{You rang?}/_{My mistakes; I mean, er, contributions} 01:00, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

• In addition to that I need your help clearing the backlog of articles in the "unassessed American Old West articles" category. There are over six hundred articles, and with my still busy schedule I can't reduce the backlog by myself. The Raptor ^{You rang?}/_{My mistakes; I mean, er, contributions} 01:36, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Wetumpka

Thank you very much :) WhisperToMe (talk) 04:03, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Request comment at Wikiproject Old West

As a listed member, your input would be valued at this discussion on the coverage of fiction for WikiProject_American_Old_West. Jason Quinn (talk) 09:38, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Okey-doke! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 18:34, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Heads Up

Stemonitis is probably going to redirect your new genus article on Antennophorus. He's been on a bit of a vendetta lately. Just a warning. NielsenGW (talk) 03:15, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 03:16, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

It's not a vendetta, guys. It's an attempt to improve the encyclopaedia by concentrating information in fewer articles, thus providing more context about each taxon. --Stemonitis (talk) 12:21, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

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DYK for Wetumpka State Penitentiary

— Rlevse • Talk • 00:03, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you!!! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 00:16, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

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Why?

Are you linking species pages to the genus? This makes it very hard to see if a species still needs a page. Could I ask you to please not do this for moths and butterflies at least? This would really disrupt my working process. I would also ask you to get some kind of consensus for this at the Wikiproject Tree of Life, because I think most would be opposed to this. Ruigeroeland (talk) 17:15, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Hmm yes, I noticed that, but he only does that for articles with little to no info that are already there. I am not a supporter of that either, but it was part of a cleanup operation he was doing (there where 100s of articles just saying "species X belongs to genus Y" without any further info whatsoever). I would rather have them deleted than redirected to be honest. Anyway, thanks for leaving the Lepidoptera alone. Ruigeroeland (talk) 12:43, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Liushusaurus

Hi, didn't know if you had seen the GAR, so I thought I'd drop a note here. Sasata (talk) 16:08, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 03:36, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

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Hip hop award

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		I, Reconsider | speak, award the Hip Hop Award to Wilhelmina Will for extensive contributions to the hip hop article. I hope that you’ll continue to work on the article as there’s still a lot to be done. Regards,

Pterophoridae

Many thanks for helping out with the neo-tropical Pterophoridae moths! Just checking, did you start working at the bottom of the article? Ruigeroeland (talk) 15:08, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Yep. Easier to find all the unmade ones that way. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 23:38, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Cheers, I'll meet you halfway then! Ruigeroeland (talk) 10:12, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Seems we got them all. Nice working with you! If I find another big document like this, would you be interested in helping out again? If so, I will let you know. Ruigeroeland (talk) 09:26, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh, most definately! Cheers! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 09:42, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

I might have something you like doing, its a work describing all Neotropical Opostegidae, see: http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/7184/1/SCTZ-0625-Lo_res.pdf. I started some time ago and finished up to page 75. If you dont feel like it, no worries, I'll do them sometime when I feel like it. I made the genera pages allready. Its only the species that need articles. Cheers Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:15, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

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Returning the favour

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		For User:Wilhelmina Will for helping out by making many species pages for Neo-tropical moths. Ruigeroeland (talk) 10:02, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh gosh! I wasn't expecting that. Thanks! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 18:31, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

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25 DYK Medal of one type or another?

Note your addition to the DYK league positions needs some adjustment. We now count "new" articles different from "nominations". (I didn't vote for it). Could you fix it and tick that you've had this medal?

		The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		Hi WW, this is to thank you for your contributions to the DYK project. I remember that you used to do wrestlers and pirates but now we have dinosaurs and extinct sheep. I'm not sure whether you are going up or down the evolutionary scale, but your certainly covering the breadth of creation. I'm also pleased to see that you are taking the time to nominate other peoples articles. Well done! So it just remains for me to emphasise the thanks that come from me and the wiki. Cheers Victuallers (talk) 17:37, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 21:29, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

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Endemism versus native flora

Hi. You recently created a nice article on Zephyranthes puertoricensis, then listed the plant in List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico. However, your article states that the plant is "known from Puerto Rico, the West Indies, and northern South America," as it appears to be from one of the references cited. The itis link included in the list article appears to be a circular reference to the article you wrote? Probably this plant's endemism should be cleared up with another source first, before adding the plant to the list of Puerto Rican endemics, so I removed it for now. --Kleopatra (talk) 16:17, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

I also removed Ilex urbaniana for the same reason, its article says it is native to Puerto Rico, Hispanolia, and one of the British Virgin Islands. There might be a list of Caribbean endemics where this one can be added. --Kleopatra (talk) 16:36, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Good method for finding useful articles, though, from a list of endemic plants. If you create more, let me know, and I will do some editing, as I am interesting in paleo-Caribbean floras and don't mind editing the articles on extant plants of the area. --Kleopatra (talk) 05:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Re:Greetings!

Thank you Wilhelmina Will. I hope that you have a wonderful day also. Tony the Marine (talk) 03:13, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes, thanks for brightening up my day! Dabomb87 (talk) 04:21, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

And smiles from me too! Have a great day. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 07:23, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Ditto! Thanks :)-Est.r (talk) 12:43, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

And another. :D --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:10, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject American Old West

I noticed that you've been tagging Old West articles with our project banner. This is good, but could you please also assess them, at least their class? Category:Unassessed American Old West articles is beginning to grow again, and I don't want it to get out of control like last time. Thanks. The Utahraptor^{Talk to me}/_{Contributions} 22:05, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh, sorry. Okey-doke!!! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 23:22, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

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Colombia, oceans

Wilhelmina Will, I stumbled across a bunch of the taxonomic articles you've recently created. I just wanted to give you a heads up about a couple typographic errors you've been making. The nation in South America is Colombia, not Columbia (two "o"s, no "u"). Also, the "O" in Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean should be capitalized and the whole name of the ocean should be wikilinked, e.g. Atlantic Ocean, not Atlantic ocean. Thanks. Jweiss11 (talk) 11:01, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I'll remember that. Thanks! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 19:01, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

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DYK for Protemblemaria perla

— Rlevse • Talk • 18:04, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 20:21, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Re:Happy Halloween!

I wish you the same. I already got my my house front yard set up as a scary cemetery with tombstones and ghosts, but I think that I am more scarier then all my displays even without a mask. Tony the Marine (talk) 04:50, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

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Thank you, Wilhelmina! I still enjoy that holiday! It's so much fun :) WhisperToMe (talk) 06:42, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 09:31, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes, thanks again for the festive cheer! Dabomb87 (talk) 13:09, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

me too. I've passed it on a few times already Victuallers (talk) 13:16, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the good wishes. Hope you had a fun Halloween. Jweiss11 (talk) 13:28, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Never too old for trick or treating... -ESTR + 09:28, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! We dont celebrate Halloween where I live. Nice I can participate digitally. :) Ruigeroeland (talk) 13:15, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! My little cousins also gave me a caramel-coated apple for Halloween. I ate the whole thing! --Kleopatra (talk) 19:04, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

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Cats washed!

I've cleaned up the categories for the apples and a few other templates. Heh, for a moment there I thought everyone was dressing up as a wikilove template for Halloween. :P Some of them aren't substituted, so I'll get to those later. Netalarm^talk 07:07, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Oh, good, I was getting concerned about that. Thanks! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 21:20, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

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DYK for Aciculopoda

The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 07:26, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Gracillariidae

Hello Wilhelmina! Thanks for helping out with the Gracillariidae species! One thing though: could you check the brackets for the genus authority? Please leave them as they are on the source site. There is a difference between for instance "(Meyrick, 1908)" and "Meyrick, 1908". The first version with brackets indicates that the species was originally described in another genus, while the latter means it was described in the genus it is in today. Cheers and keep it up! Ruigeroeland (talk) 10:08, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Okey-doke! Thanks for the tip! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 10:09, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Hey, good work! You made the last species! We now have an article on every single one of them. The first reasonably sized moth family that is completely covered on wikipedia. Great work! Ruigeroeland (talk) 08:57, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Thats a scary drink! But cheers anyway! :) And once again, thanks for the help. Ruigeroeland (talk) 10:27, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

The Micropterigidae family is also done! Great work once again! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:22, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

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DYK for Östergötland Runic Inscription MÖLM1960;230

Materialscientist (talk) 18:03, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you!!! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 00:55, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks for the notice! I realize I have kind of fallen out of it, and I'm sorry for that. I can't get restarted on it tonight, but tomorrow, I think I will. Thanks again! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 04:24, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bavarian Brewing Company

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DYK for Bavarian Brewing Company

Materialscientist (talk) 18:03, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 22:39, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

GOCE Barnstar

		The Cleanup Barnstar
		This Cleanup Barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for the November 2010 GOCE Backlog Elimination drive. Thank you for participating! Diannaa (Talk) 23:53, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

You're very welcome! It was great! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 23:55, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Go get the life

Go get the life —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lina and Poppy Mayfleet (talk • contribs) 00:33, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, but I've already got one, so: Bye! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 00:35, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

He spammed that all over the place, so I gave him a tl:uw-vandalism4im and reverted most of the spam. (Watching to see if it happens again.) Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:43, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 00:44, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

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Micropterix

Hello Wilhelmina, I stumbled upon a good source for your Micropterix articles. It is in German, but has a lot of info, see: http://www.nkis.info/nkis/austaxonliste.cgi?uid=guest&lang=g Ruigeroeland (talk) 09:30, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Okey-doke. Thanks! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 10:07, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Ah, also in English! http://www.nkis.info/nkis/austaxonliste.cgi?uid=guest&lang=e Cheers! Ruigeroeland (talk) 20:56, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Wonderful! Thanks a million! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 23:10, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

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Re:Micropterigidae

Yeah, its from 1888! Im keeping it short, of to bed! Cheers Ruigeroeland (talk) 23:12, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 01:18, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the new fossil snail articles!

Hello Wilhelmina Will! I just wanted to thank you for the two new fossil snail articles you created. Well done! I will add taxoboxes, although they will be done the way that living snail experts do them, paleontologists often do the taxonomy a little differently. Anyway, I wonder if you have a special interest in fossil snails? Just in case, I am giving you this invitation to join WikiProject Gastropods. It's a very informal group but check us out anyway. Best wishes to you and thanks again, Invertzoo (talk) 14:03, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

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Another project

I'm going to try and finish the Opostegidae family next. You might be interested in working from a source I found? Its a work describing all Neotropical Opostegidae and is located here, see: http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/7184/1/SCTZ-0625-Lo_res.pdf. FYI: I started some time ago and finished up to page 81. I will be trying to find sources on the remaining species. There should be a total of about 200. We have just over 50 now, so should be finished pretty quickly (in comparison with previous projects) :) Ruigeroeland (talk) 16:11, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Re:Micropterigidae

Ah, I seem to have forgotten to add the source for that! It was a pdf file, but I cant seem to find it anymore.. I will have a further look.. If I find it I will let you know.. Ruigeroeland (talk) 13:25, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Okey-doke! Thanks! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 22:44, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

In case you didn't know...

Hello Wilhelmina Will! Whilst patrolling newpages I noticed in the articles you created about species you use the {{italictitle}} template. In case you didn't know, the {{taxobox}} template will automatically italicise the title if there is no {{{name}}} specified; the {{italictitle}} template is not necessary. Cheers, Intelligentsium 00:46, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 02:45, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

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Re:Next

Hi Wilhelmina.. Great work! I worked through all of them and added the range, synonyms, etc. if they were not there yet. You could start adding species using http://nepticuloidea.info. If you do could you please add the range and if present also the foodplant? Saves me the trouble of having to add them later.. The genus Stigmella is done by the way, I added all missing species found on that site to our article and made the species pages, same for Opostegoides. All other genera need checking against the site. If you find species that are missing on wikipedia, could you also add them to the genus? Anyway.. only do it if you feel like it, if not I will pick it up later..! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:43, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

I checked all Nepticulidae genera and added most of the missing species, the only ones still missing are on my sandbox page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ruigeroeland/Sandbox, feel free to work from that page if you want. I will do a check on the Opostegidae species tomorrow, but I think we will have most of them covered. Cheers! Ruigeroeland (talk) 16:25, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Just to let you know, both these families are done! I have no sources for complete families at the moment, so I will just go on as usual, adding species I find info on. You might be interested in helping out making articles from this list, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rocket000/Lepidoptera. It is a list of pictures on commons that do not have articles on wikipedia. I picked out most of the moths already though, so most are butterflies. If you do make some, funet is a great source for finding synonyms and subspecies for butterflies. Cheers Ruigeroeland (talk) 19:00, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

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My goodness! Whatever the name for the syndrome of forgetting Christmas until moments before it is called, it seems to have struck me! Thanks so much! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 10:58, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

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Thank you! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 23:13, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

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Right, I've got to get back to that. Thanks for the reminder!!! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 11:44, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Gillellus inescatus

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Sphingidae

Hello again! I noticed you are working on Sphingidae species. I will pitch in, maybe we can tackle this family too. I found a good source you might consider using, http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/ It is way better than funet. I will use this one from now on. If we want to do it properly, we should check the lists of species in the genera articles against this site before making the actual species article I guess. Ruigeroeland (talk) 15:24, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

All right; good find! :) I personally don't know why they don't seem to have special sites for every moth family. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 22:06, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

December 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive

		The Wikilink Barnstar
		This Special Barnstar is given to Wilhelmina Will for wikifying 26 articles, a total of 13,892 words. Thanks for participating, and please be sure to help out at our next drive! Nolelover It's football season! 01:24, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks Nolelover, I was getting worried no one was going to get these. And you can be sure, I'll be at the next one! Cheers! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 04:30, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

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Hi, I just wanted to let you know I have been adjusting a number of the extinct taxa subs you create from the *** in Paleontology lists. The general opinion is that the scope of WikiProject Extinction Recent extinctions, eg the last 5,000 years or so till present, anything older then that should be tagged into WikiProject Paleontology, plus any other applicable projects such as Plants, mammals, Canada or Colorado. --Kevmin § 06:06, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Okey-dokey! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 07:11, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks so much Willhelmina Will for the new articles on species in the marine genus Cerithiopsis. Our coverage of marine micromollusks certainly needs expanding, and you are helping significantly. A lot of people don't realize how interesting and even beautiful micromollusks are. Actually, a lot of people don't know that micromollusks even exist at all, because they don't notice the shells of these very small creatures when they are strolling down the beach! And if you show micromollusk shells to most people, they are very surprised to learn that these are indeed adult shells, not juveniles of a larger species. Anyway, thanks again. Invertzoo (talk) 16:16, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive news

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Eurycephalella

Hello. I came accross Eurycephalella, a page you created, while purusing through the 'reward' area of Wikipedia. I've been attempting to expand it. Do you think you could give me an idea of what direction the page should go? A link to a page that you think is a good example would be helpful. Thanks! Nihola (talk) 20:41, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

• Well, I did what I could with the little I could find about it on the ol' net. If you come accross any other information I'll be happy to expand the page further. I'll keep an eye out for new info too. Oh, and by the way, you are a beast of wikification! 200+ pages by Feb 15= Incredible! Nihola (talk) 04:12, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your help with the article! And I am glad that I've managed to get 200 pages out of that category; the site of the numbers going down is a great motivator! Cheers, and see you at the end of this month's drive! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 07:29, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Battle of Kandahar (2001)

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WikiCup 2011 January newsletter

We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. Signups are now closed, and we have 129 listed competitors, 64 of whom will make it to round two. Congratulations to The Bushranger (submissions), who, at the time of writing, has a comfortable lead with 228 points, followed by Hurricanehink (submissions), with 144 points. Four others have over 100 points. Congratulations also go to Yellow Evan (submissions), who scored the first points in the competition, claiming for Talk:Hurricane King/GA1, Miyagawa (submissions), who scored the first non-review points in the competition, claiming for Dognapping, and Jarry1250 (submissions) who was the first in the competition to use our new "multiplier" mechanic (explanation), claiming for Grigory Potemkin, a subject covered on numerous Wikipedias. Thanks must also go to Jarry1250 for dealing with all bot work- without you, the competition wouldn't be happening!

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The February 2011 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive has begun!

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January barnstar

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		This barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for copy editing articles totalling over 20,000 words in the January GOCE Backlog elimination drive. Thank you for participating! Diannaa (Talk) 17:48, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Hi Wilhelmina, You have been credited with a 10K article – Asura Cryin', but I see that the {{copyedit}} tag is still there. If you can complete the full copyedit by 19 February and remove the tag, we will award you with the 10K barnstar. Please drop a note on my talk page when you have finished the article or if you have any questions. Thanks! – SMasters (talk) 11:42, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

New WikiProject United States Newsletter: February 2011 edition

Starting with the February 2011 issue WikiProject United States has established a newsletter to inform anyone interested in United States related topics of the latest changes. This newsletter will not only discuss issues relating to WikiProject United States but also:

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You deserve this.

Here is something soft and cuddly for signing my guestbook. I will only give out a barnstar to the first user to sign (that was Finalius) but this will still make you happy. Enjoy!

The Master of Mayhem has given you a kitten! Kittens promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Kittens must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a kitten, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

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My, what a surprise! Now I'll always have a little companion while I'm on Wikipedia. Thanks! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 13:12, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

About all the nice Cerithiopsis articles

Hi Wilhelmina Will. I wanted to ask you a very big favor. I am currently very busy in RL, so I don't have the time to do this, but if you look at the first few Cerithiopsis articles you made, you will see I fixed them up a little bit like this: [1]. I did that up to up to Cerithiopsis apicina. What I did was I enlarged the intro, made it a bit clearer, and in the taxobox I made the author names into red links or blue links using their full names by referring to list of malacologists.

If you could possibly bear to contemplate all that fiddly work, maybe you would consider fixing up the other very nice Cerithiopsis articles you made? If not, I totally understand. Either way we totally appreciate your hard work! Best, Invertzoo (talk) 01:26, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

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Special 10K barnstar

		The 10k Copy Edit Barnstar
		This special edition barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for the following amazing copy editing: 10,908 words Asura Cryin' – SMasters (talk) 04:37, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 04:38, 20 February 2011 (UTC)