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Happy editing! Aman Kumar Goel ^(Talk) 02:32, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Thank you for the warm welcome! Super stoked to be here and make a change. Hs17127 (talk) 22:34, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I see you're a member of the Auckland Museum GLAM project, so probably well aware of all the information above, but wanted to extend a welcome anyway. Great work on your first edits and looking forward to seeing more of your work. :) Einebillion (talk) 06:55, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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