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Hello! I'm winniemei!

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My name

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My name comes from a shortened version of my real name, Winston, and then "Mei", which was a close online friend that I had who disappeared after her high school friends turned against her about 3 years ago. Subsequently she deleted all her online accounts and any trace of online presence. I haven't been able to ever reconnect with her, so my username is dedicated to Mei.

october 25

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I just got back to editing Wikipedia and am not familiar with all the policies and stuff yet. So, please do contact me on my talk page if there is an issue (for example I know I incorrectly marked a few edits as minor after reading Help:Minor edit. Additionally, if you've reverted one of my edits, a reason so I can improve in the future is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

todos for 2022

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- pick a good topic; make an article on it (or expand the current stub for it); nurse it to good health i.e did you know -> GA -> featured (yes this is very ambitious) - expand Choux pastry (my other fun project for this year)

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