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Have a look at ]. It looks good so far but could use some expansion.
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Obviously not a newbie, do you have another account or are you a returning user? ] (]) 18:51, 26 August 2012 (UTC)


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:Haha. Filet Mignon would've sufficed, as long as you got one for me too :p ] ]] 04:17, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

== Merry Christmas ==

Tazerdadog, I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I also wanted to tell you that despite the fact you're adoption final is supposed to be due during Christmas, because I'm the friendly, caring, and understanding person I am (cue laugh track here) I don't plan on looking at it until Wednesday. In all seriousness, I hope you and your family have a tremendous holiday season. ] ]] 03:03, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
:Well it's more or less ready now, although I still might want to do the Extra Credit. I still can't think of a good thing that needs a photograph... If you want to start grading it now, feel free. ] (]) 06:20, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
::Without being too specific, where do you live again? ] ]] 13:31, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
::Mountain time zone, New mexico. I am 2 hours behind you. (I was up late when I posted that...)] (]) 02:35, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
:::You know how you could have been my hero? If you'd attended the ] and taken a picture that I could've added to the infobox. Thanks for the ping on my talk page, I have been derelicting my duties there. ] ]] 04:09, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
::::Meh, I live an hour away, and that wasn't even the best game of the night(or so I thought before it was played)... UNM played NMSU in the pit later that night. ] (]) 05:06, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
::::I don't think I'll get to your test tonight, but I promise I'll give it a go in the next two days. ] ]] 03:34, 26 December 2012 (UTC)


OK, thanks!] (]) 03:36, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

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I don't know if you saw, but I graded your test. ] ]] 04:16, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
:Ok, thanks! I'll have a look.] (]) 04:25, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
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:::Ok, although it seemed fair overall. Content contributions is almost certainly not going to be where I am active, so the cleanup is less concerning for me...] (]) 04:47, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

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:Thank you! I think I will look at contributing by translating science articles to simple, and contributing to wikidata. That should be interesting once it gets off of the ground. I might try to adopt, but I don't think I have enough experience to try it yet. I would like to help you out with your adoption course, whether it's writing the lessons I suggested, or helping to get tests results, and lessons posted in a timely manner, or whatever it may be.
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