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Question from MargaretSessions (02:52, 10 November 2025)

How do you tell about people who have been slammed or bad mouthed? --MargaretSessions (talk) 02:52, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am not fully sure what you mean, can you abbreviate? @MargaretSessions Valorrr ^{(lets chat)} 18:17, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MargaretSessions (04:42, 10 November 2025)

High, pleased to meet you. Do you have humans giving you the answers or thinking them yourself? Not being just being noseyor anything, just being nosey lol --MargaretSessions (talk) 04:42, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I usually think myself based on policies. Valorrr ^{(lets chat)} 18:18, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Jean-Marie T (13:08, 10 November 2025)

Bonjour, Je souhaite introduire dans Wikipedia un résumé portant sur epsilon Fe2O3 portant sur ma thèse soutenue à Strasbourg en 1966. Je dispose déjà d'un tel résumé. Comment poursuivre ? --Jean-Marie T (talk) 13:08, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Votre texte est inexact : je n'ai pas écrit "curriculum vitae" mais résumé Jean-Marie T (talk) 13:11, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am sorry, I don't understand French, I don't fully rely on Google Translate, so I don't want to get you wrong. Valorrr ^{(lets chat)} 18:18, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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