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- Thank you so much! Sharktale2000 (talk) 22:47, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
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Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! WeWake (talk) 03:17, 17 October 2025 (UTC)
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Your submission at Articles for creation: New Zealand top 50 singles of 2024 has been accepted
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CNMall41 (talk) 07:31, 17 October 2025 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation: Carlos Miranda (actor) has been accepted
Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.
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– Meena • 18:01, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation: New Zealand top 50 albums of 2024 has been accepted
Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.
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– Meena • 13:46, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation: New Zealand top 50 albums of 2000 has been accepted
Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.
The article has been assessed as List-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.
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Thanks again, and happy editing!
– Meena • 13:46, 24 October 2025 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation: Over the Influence (book) has been accepted
Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.
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Thanks again, and happy editing!
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Barbie Horse Trails moved to draftspace
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- Thank you John.
- It was used in an article, however the article was moved to the draft space. Not sure if I will have time to improve it. Sharktale2000 (talk) 20:37, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
Your submission at Articles for creation: Barbie Horse Trails (November 28)
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Hello Sharktale2000:
This month, February 2026, WikiProject Women in Green is participating in the February 2026 GAN Backlog Drive, in which we're aiming to review as many outstanding Good Article (GA) nominations about women and women's works as possible. If you want to help out, you can check out the project talk page for a list of nominations in need of review (including some WiG originals). If you haven't reviewed a GA nomination before, be sure to check out the reviewing instructions and guidelines and feel free to ask for a mentor to check your work.
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We hope to see you there!
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Thank you!
Thank you for adding information to the video game section on the Littlest Pet Shop page! It was very helpful! Sunsolarie (talk) 03:48, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
