User talk:Markdarb/Archive 1

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A welcome from Sputnik

Hi, Markdarb, Welcome to Wikipedia!

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- СПУТНИК^{CCC P} 13:09, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

See my user talk page. BTW, I noticed that you said you've had a poem published. What poem is it? (Or is it the 911 one?) And good on ya for using OpenOffice... I reckon it's way better than Microsoft Office. Sleek and simple interface but powerful for more advanced users...

Lol and I noticed most of your edits were on the Te Puke article... Haha I suppose it's hard to refrain from taking certain articles as your little baby and nurturing them on your own... I've never gotten into edit wars but I got close to them once or twice!

EDIT (Athanatis 19:17, 6 November 2006 (UTC)): In response to your comment regarding my overuse of userboxes, I have added several more, most of which are under the language category.

Athanatis 18:17, 6 November 2006 (UTC)