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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 6 § States and territories (dis)established in YYYY
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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2025 in Mexican motorsport

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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 7 § Category:Mass shootings in South America by year
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NPP Awards for 2024
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| This award is given in recognition to Shellwood for conducting 146 article reviews in 2024. Thank you so much for all your excellent work. Keep it up! Hey man im josh (talk) 18:22, 8 January 2025 (UTC) |
CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 10 § Category:Disasters in Italy by year
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 11 § Category:Murders in France by year
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 12 § Category:1706 murders in Africa
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 14 § Category:Murders in Paraguay by year
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 15 § Crimes in Africa between 1900–1949
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The Signpost: 15 January 2025
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 15 § Murder in YYYY
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 16 § 18th-century murders in North America
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 19 § 1980s/1990s wildfires in North America
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 19 § 18th and 19th century disasters in Europe
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 20 § 18th and 19th-century disasters in Asia
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Question from Author 119,843 (15:58, 23 January 2025)
Hello, how do i create a citation? --Author 119,843 (talk) 15:58, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 25 § Months from 2027 onward
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 26 § Category:2027 in Africa
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 28 § Category:January 2026 sports events in Africa
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 January 28 § Category:July 2026 sports events in the United Kingdom
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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2023 disestablishments in Costa Rica

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Question from Tuncelisüvarisi (10:45, 30 January 2025)
nasıl kaynak gösteririm --Tuncelisüvarisi (talk) 10:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Category:December 1902 in the United States

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:February 2025 in Azerbaijan

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Month events categories
Hi Shellwood! Thank you for your work creating the various "[Month] [year] events in [Country]" categories (e.g. Category:February 2025 events in Japan). I wanted to let you know that a recent CFD established consensus to drop the word "events" from these categories (e.g. Category:February 2025 in Japan). Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:49, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from EvanMarshman on Valley of Tears (song) (18:39, 2 February 2025)
How do I add a separate cover of a song --EvanMarshman (talk) 18:39, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2028 in the United States by month

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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 5 § Category:Eponymous categories
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January 2025 NPP backlog drive – Points award
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 10 § Category:April 2025 sports events in Ivory Coast
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 10 § Category:March 2025 sports events in Morocco
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 10 § Category:January 2025 sports events in Bahrain
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 11 § Sports events in Russia by month
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 11 § Category:June 2024 sports events in Slovakia
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 11 § Category:May 2024 sports events in Malaysia
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Thanks ...
... for Special:Diff/1275338734|this]] – it seems I hadn't read far enough into the promotional user-page to get the full picture. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 15:32, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
Question from Mickey Mouth 123 (20:22, 12 February 2025)
CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 13 § Category:June 2023 sports events in Cambodia
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 13 § Category:June 2023 sports events in Slovenia
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 14 § Category:July 2022 sports events in Moldova
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 15 § Category:April 2022 sports events in Lithuania
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Question from Medjham22 (23:21, 15 February 2025)
Welcome to my Engine hello?! --Medjham22 (talk) 23:21, 15 February 2025 (UTC)
CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 February 16 § 20th-century months in New Zealand
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