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Hello, Gayatri9876. You have new messages at Talk:Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Message added 14:55, 16 August 2018 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

DBigXray 14:55, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

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Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 08:08, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for the invitation! I would love to join. Do I just peruse the page or is there some process to join? Gayatri 02:46, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Problem with your custom signature

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Solution 1: Reset your signature to the default:

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4. Click the blue "Save" button at the bottom of the page. (The red "Restore all default settings" button will reset all of your preference settings, not just the signature.)

Solution 2: Fix your custom signature:

1. Find the signature section in the first tab of Special:Preferences.
2. Uncheck the box (☑︎→☐) that says "Treat the above as wiki markup."
3. Click the blue "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

More information about custom signatures is available at Wikipedia:Signatures#Customizing how everyone sees your signature. If you have followed these instructions and still want help, please leave a message at Wikipedia talk:Signatures. Thank you. 18:02, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Lavanya Vemsani for deletion

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TrangaBellam (talk) 14:04, 6 September 2021 (UTC)