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I saw from here that it's been exactly five years since you joined the project. Happy WikiBirthday! Keep up the good work, rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 17:35, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article Boq has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Fails Wikipedia's notability guidelines.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Neelix (talk) 18:57, 12 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MathewUND, I found you in the ND project page. I'm a new "registered" user of Wikipedia and am wanting to learn more about the possibility of creating a page for the company I work for, Swanson Health Products. It's a very large international distributor of natural health supplements that was founded in Fargo, ND, and is still family owned. We represent over 17 nations with our large and growing staff. We're one of the best employers in the state and have a significant economic impact. I posed the question on my user page and was given a very nice response by another user saying it would probably be best not to write this on my own. I have read all the guidelines and know he is probably correct. I'm wondering if somebody else would have better luck at writing an article about Swanson, or if it's a lost cause altogether. Any tips? Advice? Point me in the direction of another editor/author? Thank you very much for any help you could give me, and I apologize if this is not the correct forum to ask my question. Hansonbe (talk) 21:14, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article Shiz University has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Fails Wikipedia's notability guidelines for elements of fiction.

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Hi, this is Ryan Johnson from the Grand Forks Herald. I'm working on a quick story about Grand Forks being the featured article on Wikipedia's homepage today, and thought you sounded like a good person to speak to about this.

If you can talk for a few minutes today about GF's time in the limelight, I would greatly appreciate that.

You can email me at rjohnsongfherald.com

Or call me. My direct office line: <redacted> My cell phone: <redacted>

Hope to hear back from you, and thanks in advance!

Ryan Johnson Reporter, Grand Forks Herald

69.174.58.20 (talk) 20:29, 15 June 2010 (UTC)Ryan Johnson [[1]][reply]

Congratulations on the Grand Forks article being the featured article of the day!! You are finally recoginzed for all of your hard work!! You do excellent work!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.38.41.65 (talk) 07:25, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

+1. The Grand Forks article is quite nice. Good job. Philippe Beaudette, WMF (talk) 03:37, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Also thanks to Philippe for the feedback for the local paper's article. Check out the story here.--MatthewUND^(talk) 03:52, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Could you take a look at Shields, North Dakota. It's been expanded heavily using WP:OR and does not comply with WP:NPOV, particularly the commentary on population. It's been edited by an 96.3.137.168 IP editor and User:Global.Geo.Historic.Data, whom I suspect are the same person or persons. Global.Geo apparently is a "group account," which violates WP policy (per that users talk page). They were questioned in their editing of Bismarck, North Dakota and reprimanded for origional reseach and edit warring. If Global.Geo has stopped editing and switched to this IP as a resuylt, he or she may be trying to subvert these past warnings. The edit pattern is similar, and I've posted a comment on the IP's talk page.

I think the information this person could provide could be beneficial, but I don't want to see articles on North Dakota expanded poorly just for expansions sake. Could you advise on what options there may be?DCmacnut<> 13:41, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Matthew,

I edited the page to include all the Elementary and Middle Schools due to the High Schools and some of the Elementary and Middle Schools being previously listed and in part due to my personal appreciation of several other town pages that have listed their schools, it makes it easy to research education when relocating to a new town. I was a little confused though when I came back and saw that you had edited it to list only the High Schools. My question to you I guess is this, what makes it ok to post some but not all of the schools in the district? What makes the High Schools more important than the lower schools? Personally, I would rather see all the schools listed but I can understand that listing each school individually may not appeal to some people so I wouldn't have a problem with your edit had it played out evenly across the board. In a situation like this, proper etiquette dictates an "all or nothing" approach. What's good for the goose is good for the gander!

Sincerely,

Tankrat29 (talk) 02:25, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello MatthewUND, I havent talked or worked with you in awhile. I hope all is well with you! NDState 03:18, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, MatthewUND! 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) 03:54, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Decemmber 8 - Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle - You're invited

Date Saturday, December 8, 2012 Time 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Location Seattle Public Library Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104 Event An editathon on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand. Hashtag #wikiloveslib or #glamwiki. Registration http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com or use on-wiki regsistration. Yours, Maximilianklein (talk) 03:48, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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