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A barnstar for you!

		The Template Barnstar
		For creating {{dabr}} and {{setr}} to address a common problem at RfD. jlwoodwa (talk) 20:31, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! I had the idea a little while ago but didn't act on it until now.

Hopefully it gets used. :) Cremastra ‹ u — c › 21:39, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

Thank you for your assistance! Because I recently brought up copyvio issues on the article page, I brusquely removed my talk page message when you were clearly referring to a different thing. Silly me. Thanks again for looking out!Plasticwonder (talk) 00:47, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

No worries, and thanks for the brownie. Cremastra ‹ u — c › 01:40, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you today for improving article quality in December! - Today is a woman poet's centenary. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:09, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

Hello there, 'tis the season again, believe it or not, the years pass so quickly now! A big thank you for all of your contributions to Wikipedia in 2024! Wishing you a Very happy and productive 2025!  ♦ Maliner (talk) 09:32, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

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Your edit on Tonyukuk

How did this happen? Can't see it on your edit history. Beshogur (talk) 13:23, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Try this search instead – it's just above dwarf lizard. And it looks like ref has since been improved. Cremastra 🎄 u — c 🎄 15:41, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Oh, I see know. The website is down, and turned into a illegal betting website. I was confused. Beshogur (talk) 16:23, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

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Leech article

Hello. Do you plan on getting that leech article to FA? We could use more of them. LittleJerry (talk) 00:50, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Ha ha, maybe one day. I'll focus on GA for now, since it'll be my first if it passes. My "secret" goal was actually to make Macrobdella a good topic, but that might actually be more work than an FA. Thanks for the encouragement, though. Cremastra (u — c) 00:52, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject AI Cleanup/AI images in non-AI contexts

Thanks for helping to bring this up to date! The page is trying to keep track of for what reasons, if any, that they were kept in or removed from articles, I assume to give some grist to any future policy discussions on the subject, so it'd be good to have a few words recorded on why each image was considered unsuitable. Belbury (talk) 19:09, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, I've added explanations based on the edit summaries. Cremastra (u — c) 19:27, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Macrobdella decora

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Your GA nomination of Macrobdella decora

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