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Copyright problems[edit]

Please don't copy and paste material from other websites. Copyright violations can cause Wikipedia legal problems. Rick K 07:15, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Mc_cruz.jpg[edit]

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Image copyright problem with Image:Nathan_Zellner.JPG[edit]

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Jimbo is coming to Sydney[edit]

Sorry to spam you if you aren't interested. See Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney#April 25th for more info if you are interested. - Ta bu shi da yu 08:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your VandalProof Application[edit]

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, ThePoorGuy. As you may know, VP is a very powerful program, and in fact the just released 1.3 version has even more power. Because of this we must uphold strict protocols before approving a new applicant. Regretfully, I have chosen to decline your application at this time. Please note it is nothing personal by any means, and we certainly welcome you to apply again soon. Thank again for your interest in VandalProof. β^_command 14:36, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Sydney edit-a-thon invitation[edit]

Sydney Meetup
Next: 13 October 2012
Last: 23 July 2012

Hi there! You are cordially invited to a classical music edit-a-thon Saturday week (13 October) in Sydney. The theme will be Music of France, to coincide with the ABC Classic FM countdown between 8-14 October. If you are unable to attend in person, we will also be collaborating online during the countdown. Details an attendee list are at Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/October 2012. Hope you can make it! John Vandenberg 09:48, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Sydney edit-a-thon invitation[edit]

Sydney Meetup
Next: 10 November 2012
Last: 13 October 2012

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Sydney meetup invitation: January 2013[edit]

Sydney Meetup
Next: 10 January 2013
Last: November 2012

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Sydney September 2013 edit-a-thon invite[edit]

Sydney Meetup
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Women Convicts in Australia[edit]

Hi, thanks for checking on the page about women convicts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_Factory I changed the number of convicts to reflect the figure cited here "http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/publications/papers-and-podcasts/social-history/women-transported.aspx - There were at least 24,960 convict women transported to Australia.[i] More than 9000 convict women were in at least one of 12 convict female factories." You undid the change (which I should have referenced, sorry, as possibly vandalism -- but was unrelated to the other curious part of the page which said the women were sent to female factories for "saying hello". This probably was vandalism or someone's idea of a joke but was done by someone else in the distant past. So you can leave your change there but the update to the number of women convicts should stay. The old number was 9,000 which is way under what it was. Robertwhyteus (talk) 20:57, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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Fair Use in Australia discussion[edit]

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