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Proposed deletion of Self-employment for people with disabilities (UK)

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Yunshui 雲‍水 10:53, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Further to my response there (since I didn't want to take up too much space): getting researchers involved in editing Wikipedia is a commendable goal. If you or any of the research scientists you want to invite need a hand getting to grips with how Wikipedia works (it can be a steep learning curve in the beginning), I would be more than happy to help; please let them know they can leave me a message at any point if they run into something or need some Wikipedia-related advice (the same offer holds for you as well, naturally!). I wish you the best of luck with your endeavours. Yunshui 雲‍水 11:00, 12 October 2012 (UTC) Thanks Yunshui! Open Research (talk) 11:20, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Note from Crisco: *So long as the article is referenced to reliable third party sources, is written neutrally, and the person passes this guideline. I've written several myself, including Mely G. Tan and Leo Suryadinata. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:00, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

WikiWomen's Collaborative

WikiWomen Unite!

Hi Open Research! Women around the world who edit and contribute to Wikipedia are coming together to celebrate each other's work, support one another, and engage new women to also join in on the empowering experience of shaping the sum of all the world's knowledge - through the WikiWomen's Collaborative. As a WikiWoman, we'd love to have you involved! You can do this by: Liking the WikiWomen's Collaborative on Facebook and share your tips, projects, and connect with other WikiWomen Join the conversation on our Twitter feed Reading and writing for our blog channel Feel free to drop by our meta page (under construction) to see how else you can participate! Can't wait to have you involved! SarahStierch (talk) 21:01, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

HI Jennifer, you were on the self-employed pages, would you like to help me with them next week?? (I'm away this weekend) and maybe we could make the page a bit more sensible. You might like to read this book I found it VERY helpful http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teach-Yourself-Wikipedia-Minutes-ebook/dp/B002QGB9EW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383239778&sr=1-1&keywords=10+minutes+wikipedia I'm now researching a book (I'm a writer) on Wikipedia for Women for my publisher!! Welcome to wiki:) xx — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veryscarymary (talk • contribs) 17:18, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the book reference - it's a bit too basic for my needs though... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.100.56.41 (talk) 21:02, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

Volunteering

Hello Dr Gristock. :) Thank you for your offer of help over at mediawiki.org. :) Volunteers are always appreciated! What sort of help could you provide? Warmly, Anna Koval (WMF) (talk) 00:09, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

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Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 16:44, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 16:46, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

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