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Acs4b 15:15, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Starrycupz! Wishing you a very happy birthday and an awesome upcoming year! Don't forget to save us all a piece of cake! Best regards from the Birthday Committee and myself! --lovelaughterlife♥talk? 18:39, 10 December 2006 (UTC) [reply]

Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day! – Heaven's Wrath   ^Talk  01:33, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Have a good one. -- ßottesiηi ^(talk) 20:34, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I appreciate your energy in filling up the garden plants and flowers categories, but it's probably a lost cause, since there are many thousands of plants grown in gardens, and by definition there are at least a quarter-million flowering plants - category inclusion decisions based on the size or showiness of the flowers is probably too subjective to be worthwile (some of the prettiest wildflowers out here in the desert are only a centimeter across, for instance). Stan 20:23, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid I have to agree with Stan. There are thousands of genera, and hundreds of thousands of species and cultivars, of plants. Wikipedia is an international encyclopedia, which means that just about any plant might be a "garden plant" somewhere in the world, and as Stan says, the criteria are simply too subjective. Aside from the category being too broad to be useful in the first place, using your own personal criteria of "plant I have grown myself" or "common garden plants here in the UK" to add to such a category is probably not going to be helpful to the majority of Wikipedia users. MrDarwin 21:52, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Stan and MrDarwin, for all the reasons mentioned. In addition, categories tend to accumulate at the end of articles, so it's important that they be useful.--Curtis Clark 04:46, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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As a member of the Bedfordshire WikiProject this is the userbox you can put on one of your userpages if you wish.

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Thank you for the welcome. I've actually been a long-time member, just changed accounts (I actually shared one with my S.O. which I guess is probably frowned upon) but this one is my own. I'll read your links anyway and I hope I can add some kind of valuable input to the Wiki.

Hey, I'm looking for a second opinion from a user actually in England as to whether Taking the mickey could ever become a decent Wikipedia article. — The Storm Surfer 03:14, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hungry? Here's a little snack for you on your birthday, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day, Starrycupz!

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The Wikipedia Birthday Committee wishes you a very happy birthday! Enjoy your special day.

Hi! There's going to be a London Wikipedia Meetup coming Saturday January 12, 2008. If you are interested in coming along take part in the discussion over at Wikipedia:Meetup/London7. The discussion is going on until tomorrow evening and the official location and time will be published at the same page late Thursday or early Friday. Hope to see you Saturday, Poeloq (talk) 03:16, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. In enacting consensus from User categories for discussion, I have removed the category Category:Wikipedians interested in books from your userpage. It was determined in that deletion debate that this category should be depopulated of individuals, but kept as a parent category. If you wish to display a category reflecting your interest in books, please consider one of the specific sub-categories under its umbrella. Thanks, and please excuse the necessary editing of your user page! ----Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 16:49, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks for your message. I've copied it to Talk:Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs and replied there. I think that will be more useful for future editors who want to find any previous discussions about the article. JonH (talk) 18:41, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey, Starrycupz. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!-- Hi878 (talk) 00:05, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey, Starrycupz. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!-- MisterWiki talk contribs 01:28, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey,

You are listed as a member of WikiProject Bedfordshire, a project that I am currently trying to revive. Please have a look at the projects talk page for an explanation. If you would still like to participate, please could you leave a note on my talk page. Thanks, Acather96 (talk) 20:21, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Starrycupz, this message is being sent to inform you that, due to over three monts editing inactivity on WikiProject Bedfordshire, your username has been moved to an 'inactive participant'. If you object or would like to re-start contributing, please move your name back up to the active members list. Thanks,

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A search for references failed to find significant coverage in reliable sources to comply with notability requirements. This included web searches for news coverage, books, and journals, which can be seen from the following links:
David Roper – news, books, scholar
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