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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! Kj cheetham (talk) 11:34, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Kj cheetham! It is a wonderful world (talk) 12:04, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination for deletion of Template:WikiProject Water sports/doc

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Your GA nomination of Sudoku Cube

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Your GA nomination of Sudoku Cube

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Your GA nomination of Sudoku Cube

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Copying from one article to another

I see nothing wrong with the practice as long as the Edit summary mentions the source. For the articles on food allergies I copied content that was common to the physiology of allergy. David notMD (talk) 13:19, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for clarifying :) It is a wonderful world (talk) 15:18, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Matthew Webb

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Selfstudier (talk) 16:20, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou for the review

Thankyou so much for the review of history of chocolate. I only started reviewing GAs so I would know what I needed to do to get this to GA, so I'm very grateful that it received such a careful review and copyedit. Thankyou again. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 13:18, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, it really is my pleasure. Of all people that deserve a good review, it's you after reviewing 60+ of your own. Thank you also for committing to reviewing Matthew Webb, I started writing that article when I was much less experienced than I am now. I hope it's up to standard. It is a wonderful world (talk) 13:27, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Matthew Webb

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Your GA nomination of Matthew Webb

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A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For getting Matthew Webb to GA after a lot of work; not many people work on a level 5 vital article as their first at GA, but you did an amazing job! Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 06:55, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! The process was a lot of work, but absolutely worth it. I have learned so much about writing and Wikipedia, which wouldn't have been possible without such a patient reviewer. It is a wonderful world (talk) 07:09, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Matthew Webb

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DYK for History of chocolate

On 7 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article History of chocolate, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a woman was considered a witch because her husband prepared chocolate instead of her? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/History of chocolate. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, History of chocolate), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:04, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re: S. F. Light

Hello! Let me know if there's anything I can do to get the ball rolling on this. As I said before, I am happy to share offline sources with you as much as I can in lieu of Internet Archive's status. This means, if you want to do any spot checks, I can share the original offline sources with you, in whole or in part, in plain text, or some other way. Let me know. Viriditas (talk) 21:13, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's crazy, I am actually doing the spot check right now! Not sure when IA came back online, I hadn't checked for the last half-week. It is a wonderful world (talk) 21:16, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Viriditas (talk) 21:19, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Passing now, I learned a lot from this review, thank you for discussing kindly on every point, even though some were overly stylistic. It was great that we could converge our perspectives through discussion alone. It's also the first review I have done which has passed the spot check with no issues! It is a wonderful world (talk) 21:59, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I will go back and review your points again to see if I can make additional changes. I have been known to continue addressing a reviewer's concerns long after the review has closed to show that I value your time and expertise. Viriditas (talk) 22:15, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary

Hi! Thanks for reviewing the article. I believe I've taken care of the prose, media, and sourcing issues. I'll work on expanding the lead a bit more than I already have.

I do not have a physical copy of source [2], but do have one of source [5] and could email scans if you desire.

I left a couple questions on how to approach certain things you brought up. Thanks again! ~Darth Stabro^{Talk/Contribs} 21:30, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Darth Stabro, I believe you missed a few prose points on your check through, so I marked the completed fixes with a

, and the points that are still yet to be addressed with a

. The lead looks much better!

For the purposes of keeping conversation in the right place, reply to my comments at the review page rather than here.

Thank you for offering to email [5], I may take you up on that when I do the spot check. I am still going to wait for [2] to be available before doing it though, since it is so heavily used. It is a wonderful world (talk) 22:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Matthew Webb

On 30 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Matthew Webb, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Matthew Webb died attempting to swim down the Niagara Rapids? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Matthew Webb. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Matthew Webb), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for participating in the October 2024 GAN backlog drive

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	Your noteworthy contribution (11 points total) helped reduce the backlog by more than 250 articles! Here's a token of our appreciation. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 16:28, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pings

Um, there's really no need to go on pinging that guy, he was unhelpful last time and he's stated clearly that he's not interested. Anyway, if he now does reply (sigh), he will need careful management; be aware that you are the GA reviewer, not him, and you don't have to comply with anything he says. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:23, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I understand, thank you for the advice. It is a wonderful world (talk) 11:27, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar for you

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For your acute assessment of content on Andrew Tate. Each of the points made on the talkpage definitely needed resolving so much appreciated, and any further input is certainly welcome. CNC (talk) 14:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@CommunityNotesContributor Thank you for this, what I appreciate even more though is your willingness to help fix the problems! It is a wonderful world (talk) 03:26, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

		The Reviewer Barnstar
		Thank you for the thorough and courteous GA reviews you gave Kesteven and Sleaford High School and Sleaford Joint Sixth Form. Your comments greatly improved these articles, while your reviews were efficient, constructive and friendly. Cheers, –Noswall59 (talk) 12:50, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! It is a wonderful world (talk) 13:02, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In appreciation

		The Good Article Rescue Barnstar
		This is presented to you by the GAR process in recognition of your sterling work in helping Treats! retain its Good Article status. Please feel free to display the GA icon on your userpage. Keep up the good work! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:11, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It is a wonderful world (talk) 21:21, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

	A wonderful Barnstar
	Thank you for your hard work! Especially pertaining to the olympics! ☩ ^{(Babysharkboss2)} 14:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the thoughtful barnstar! I love that song so much, and the film It's a Wonderful Life <3 It is a wonderful world (talk) 14:10, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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