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The Bugle: Issue Issue CLXXIII, September 2020
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Your signature
Hello. I noticed that the username in your signature is a little hard to read, so I checked its contrast ratio value. It turns out that the contrast of #8c8c8c against white is only 3.362, which is significantly below the minimum 4.5 recommended in the WP:SIGAPP policy. Just letting you know. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  23:47, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi there. I currently updated my sig to contain new graphics/shadow effects. Could you check it now and tell me if it has the correct amount of contrast? I had to update it to suit my tastes while staying within the character limit. Cheers. FlowerPetals  📪  23:55, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
 * The text color for the username is still #8c8c8c, so its contrast against the white background is still 3.362. Its contrast against the red (#ff0000) shadow is even lower at 1.189. You might wish to choose from the recommended colors at MOS:ONWHITE, and choose a color that contrasts well against red if you want to keep that shadow. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  00:02, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Could you give me a link to test the contrast ratio for my sig colors? FlowerPetals 📪  00:08, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Colour Contrast Check. Enter the color values for foreground and background, and note the "Contrast Ratio" in the right-hand box. White is #ffffff. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  00:12, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * For some reason I cannot use that website... Could be blocked since I am using a work computer and it has firewalls...How is this one? FlowerPetals 📪  00:23, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * DarkOrchid (#9932CC) against white is 5.702. DarkOrchid against Blue (#0000ff) is 1.506. &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  00:28, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * By the way, I am using the black background green text via the Preferences page. I think I am going to keep the signature I am currently using. Thank you very much for your kind help. Cheers. FlowerPetals 📪  00:41, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You are welcome. Would you mind reducing your sigs at the real-life examples to 1? &#8213; Mandruss  &#9742;  01:37, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes. I will do that. FlowerPetals 📪  19:56, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

Test
Testing to figure out what my ip address is: I am FlowerPetals2600:8800:80:94E9:0:0:0:100C (talk) 21:54, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Request for adoption
Hello, I'm Coyo. I'm a relatively new editor here and I'd like to inquire about adoption, especially considering that you are a self-professed expert in things that interest me greatly, like vandalism and grammar.

Am I being too formal? Not formal enough? Geez, can you tell I need some help? --Coyopelly (talk) 21:35, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi there Coyo! I am very glad that you asked. You are doing great! Formality is well appreciated on Wikipedia, as it shows respect and attentiveness to the Wikipedia users across the globe. I am more than happy to help you, but please note that although I have expertise in these categories (vandalism, grammar, etc), I am relatively new to the Adopter community, so I am still learning too. I will be excited to help you learn and grow to become a respectful Wikipedian!

Cheers, FlowerPetals  📪  21:41, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

October 2020
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Talk:Charlie Kirk (activist). Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted. Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. We're not a forum for you to air out your political opinions. Drmies (talk) 22:18, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor, please discuss the matter with the editor at their talk page, or the article's talk page, and seek consensus with them. Alternatively, you can read Wikipedia's dispute resolution page, and ask for independent help at one of the relevant noticeboards.
 * If you are engaged in any other form of dispute that is not covered on the dispute resolution page, please seek assistance at Wikipedia's Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.
 * @Drmies My edits are on the talk page of the article (and should remain) and I did not edit the main content of the articles. There is obvious bias in the article and it is good to point that out, as Wikipedia is meant to be an unbiased source of material as to get both sides of the coin, especially in contentious matters. Writing in an anti conservative view rather than a center point of view is disconcerting and ruins the reputation of Wikipedia. Cheers. FlowerPetals  📪  22:29, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * My edits are on the talk page of the article (and should remain) and I did not edit the main content of the articles. There is obvious bias in the article and it is good to point that out, as Wikipedia is meant to be an unbiased source of material as to get both sides of the coin, especially in contentious matters. Writing in an anti conservative view rather than a center point of view is disconcerting and ruins the reputation of Wikipedia. Cheers. FlowerPetals  📪  22:31, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Please read WP:FORUM. Yelling about "left bias" and some stuff about president Obama is not a valid use of the talk page. Please don't revert again, and consider this a final warning. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 00:38, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXIV, October 2020
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXV, November 2020
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Adoption?
I'm looking to become a great contributer and someday editor on Wikipedia.

To start, I have a great article with over 4 citations that needs to simply be formatted to Wiki. I could definitely use help. The current draft I'm working on is: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Alexander_Jackson_Maier

Request for adoption
Hello Flower Petals, I am a relatively new editor, I primarily edit [along with a number of our cousins] the Huntington family Wikipedia page & Huntington family members individual Wikipedia pages. We have been experiencing vandalism on the Huntington family Wikipedia page by an editor called Agricolae, my cousins & I have both experienced arbitrary deletions from this editor. We are going to submit another round of revisions and request the Huntington family site be "salt boxed" or frozen once the arbitration process is complete. This is much deeper into Wikipedia machinations than we had anticipated [who know our family would be so controversial!?] and would like an adoption of an independent third-party editor, who is familiar with subtle suppression and vandalism on Wikipedia & the Wikipedia third party arbitration process. It is NOT our intention to drag you into a kerfuffle! However, each time we try to add information on the Huntington family women it is deleted; we, as family members, view this as a subtle form of suppression of Her/Story. Thank you for your consideration. jjjheart — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjjheart (talk • contribs) 10:54, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject Newcomer and Historian of the Year awards now open
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVI, December 2020
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Voting for "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" closing
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, January 2021
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Request for Adoption
Hey FlowerPetals, I saw your name in the adoptees program and thought that I can do with some help. I do anti vandalism checks and copy editing. I am always open to learn something else. Please consider me and lemme know. I am new and am not sure how formal to be. Apologies if I don't meet your expectations :)

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, February 2021
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXIX, March 2021
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April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive
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hello wikipedian. i want to being adopted .thank you

The Bugle: Issue CLXXX, April 2021
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXXI, May 2021
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Adoption
I've been editing for a month but I keep making mistakes. I only edit outer space related articles. There is a discussion about me at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents - Wikipedia. When you respond, please me. Starship SLS (formerly IP 64.121.103.144) (talk) 18:20, 28 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi there @StarshipSLS. I am sorry I was not able to help you dispute your case, as I was inactive. However, if you accept, I can adopt you. FlowerPetals  📪  19:49, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * @FlowerPetals: I am sorry but I was adopted a while ago. StarshipSLS (Talk), (My Contributions) 18:45, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * @StarshipSLS Apologies for not responding in time. FlowerPetals  📪  21:48, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Fixed your talk page archiving
Hi! I took the liberty of fixing the auto-archiving settings at the top of this page. --rchard2scout (talk) 13:36, 22 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Ah thank you @Rchard2scout. What exactly was the problem? FlowerPetals  📪  19:44, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The archive parameter needs to be set properly. You can see what I did here. I also set the counter to 1, otherwise the bot would've started with /Archive 3, instead of with /Archive 1. --rchard2scout (talk) 06:38, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * @Rchard2scoutAhh now I see. Yeah I already knew how to do that, however, I didn't realize it wasn't the right user link. Thank you for that, I probably wouldn't have figured it out if it weren't for you. Cheers. FlowerPetals  📪  22:05, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXII, June 2021
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new wikipedian
hello wikipedian. i want to being adopted .thank youORI site (talk) 16:48, 13 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi there @ORI site. I will be more than happy to adopt you. Please let me know if you are still available by today or tomorrow. Thank you! FlowerPetals  📪  19:51, 17 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Hey, @FlowerPetals. Thank you for reaching me and yes I want to be adopted. I am glad you want to adopt me. I am super excited to learn from you. Again Thank you ORI site (talk) 15:35, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * @ORI site Thank you for responding. I will add you to the list on Adopt-a-user.  FlowerPetals  📪  21:52, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Allright, I am happy to be adopted in wikipedia for learning new.ORI site (talk) 09:25, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
 * @ORI site it is my pleasure in adopting you. Please let me know if you have any questions I can work through with you. Cheers! FlowerPetals  📪  20:07, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for adopting me. And yes I had a lot of questions we work one by one on each of them.. Firstly i want to know how we can mention someone like u mentioned me in this discussion on your page. and secondly i created some article of youtubers which are not in wikipedia and i created them as similar as articles of other youtubers but discarded by some reason u help me out in there.. Thank you 2401:4900:3053:1863:7075:7364:19:11EC (talk) 03:02, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @ORI site A couple of things. For one, you were logged out for that last comment, two, in order to mention someone you would have to do @ Username . For example, if I were to mention you, I would do @ ORI site For the second portion after the vertical line, you can add whatever text you want, though it is prudent to just use their username. Alternatively, the new Beta features allow for people to dynamically reply to any message. Included in this new feature is the chance to source edit and/or visual edit your reply. With source editing you may know you have to write out the markups of Wikitext long hand. However, in visual mode, you can press the @ sign and a dropdown will automatically appear. Click the name of the person you want to mention, and you are good to go! FlowerPetals  📪  22:25, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @ORI site P.S. In order to enable this feature, go to Special:Preferences click Beta features, scroll down to Discussion tools, and enable that feature by clicking the checkmark. Alternatively, if you want to try out all the beta features, you can scroll to the top of the same page and click "Automatically enable most beta features." Then you are good to go!
 * Also, it is good to mention someone when you are talking with them in a place that is not  their talk page, so they get a notification. Otherwise, they may not see the message. FlowerPetals  📪  22:30, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @FlowerPetals Ohh thank you dear it is super helpful to mention and reply someone on talk page . I surely use it if I need to use one's talk page. ORI site (talk) 04:54, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @FlowerPetals I will ask more While editing if I need some help. Till then cheers!
 * and what about wikicommons and wikimedia I want to know how can I add picture taken by me to respective article like of peacock, any seed, as live in rural area I have plenty of them. ORI site (talk) 04:58, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi FlowerPetals, I added the " " userbox for you on ORI site's userpage so that it won't show up on "Category:Wikipedians seeking to be adopted in Adopt-a-user" Justiyaya (talk) 16:31, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Flag of the United States.svg
 * Also, after you uploaded the image (please read the applicable warnings first) to commons, use " [[File: file name.extension (examples:JPG, SVG)]]" template to place a giant image onto a page. Here's an image of the flag of the USA as an example [[File:Flag of the United States.svg]] , if you paste this into your sandbox, you will see a giant flag being displayed. It is unlikely that any mainspace page will use an image that big, so editors (most of the time) will use a smaller version (example: Flag of the United States.svg ) you can add a caption like this Flag of the United States.svg (an example of this is displayed to the left of this text.) Please make sure (if you are replacing an image) that it is an improvement to the image before. Please test the image function before using it on a mainspace article (or use preview).
 * (Umm FlowerPetals I answered the question for you, hope you don't mind...) Justiyaya (talk) 16:51, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @JustiyayaThank you I have been super busy as of late. Much appreciated. FlowerPetals  📪  18:42, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @ORI siteJust wanting to check up on you to see how you are doing. Cheers! FlowerPetals  📪  02:08, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

RE: Adoption
Hello, I hope you are doing good! Firstly, I would like to thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It is very helpful and amazing. I am a new editor who joined about a month ago, and I am trying to do my best to help Wikipedia! If you would like to learn about me, you can visit my talk page, but I would like to get adopted by you so I can learn more about Wikipedia. I would like to learn more about Wikipedia from a very talented and experienced editor such as yourself. I hope we meet again! Take care! Dcdiehardfan (talk) 05:39, 13 July 2021 (UTC)


 * @Dcdiehardfan Hi there! I would be more than happy to adopt you. Just let me know what you are interested in editing on Wikipedia, and then we can go from there. Cheers! FlowerPetals  📪  18:40, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Hey there! I am so glad to hear this. I have a few questions as to how to contribute to Wikipedia in different ways. I usually tend to focus on the entertainment sector (particularly films and comic book stuff) so I was wondering if you have any ideas on how to do stuff there. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! Dcdiehardfan (talk) 05:01, 14 July 2021 (UTC)


 * @Dcdiehardfan Your Wikipedia editing interests are much appreciated, however, please specify and elaborate as to what questions you have. Then I can help you more. For example, are you interested in vandalism, creating articles, the Wikitext markup language, etc? Cheers. FlowerPetals  📪  21:34, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

For one, I would like to learn how to properly make footnotes and manual citations via source codes (particularly in cquote and infobox templates). I would also like to learn how to properly expand articles (really of any topic, but film /entertainment would help). I tend to focus on the Reception section, but I would also like to learn how to fix up sections such as Production (and its respective subsections, ie development, writing, pre prod, etc) and then other things. I also need to know how to create separate drafts on my sandbox. Again, any help will be appreciated, so thank you in advance! See you! 🙌 Dcdiehardfan (talk) 04:52, 20 July 2021 (UTC)


 * @Dcdiehardfan
 * If you mean the WikiText Markup language: The WikiText markup language is similar in quality to HTML, and uses some of the same markup tags. When created manual references, all that is needed is the ref tag. For example, see the source code for the following:
 * Between these is a set of double curly brackets. Inside this you need to put the following (please note this is just an example, you may use it as a template if needed.): Citation|last=lastname|first=firstname|title=title of work|year=year of work|publisher=name of publisher|url= link if necessary|page=pagenumber|access-date=accessdate|archive-url=archiveurl|archive-date=archivedate|url-status=the status of the URL. The acceptable perameters is either "live" or "dead".
 * I don't have much experience with expanding articles, although I was the author of a page merging (L. Brent Bozell III, please see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:L._Brent_Bozell_III&diff=prev&oldid=976617096). However, it needs to be in the correct area, and needs to have proper citations. I would suggest you propose any expansions on the talk page of the article first (that way the author of the article is notified and will hopefully reach out to you. If not, other people who are watching the page will get notified as well.)
 * As to creating new drafts, it is quite easy. As long as you follow the rules for new articles, all you need to do is open your sandbox, and click "Edit Source." If you prefer the Visual Editing feature, you may select this. You can find this underneath the pencil emoticon. Hope this helps! FlowerPetals  📪  21:26, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, this really helped. However, I would like a little more clarification on the "WikiText markup language" as that confuses me. Your citation tips did help me, however, I am confused about the many types of citations and their difference (is inline, manual, etc). As for the sandbox article draft, is there a way to merge multiple drafts into the one page? Thank you Dcdiehardfan (talk) 03:13, 21 July 2021 (UTC)


 * The WikiText Markup language is used in a variety of situations. When source editing, it is used for a variety of reasons. Take the following for example:
 * ==== Basic syntax ====
 * {| class="wikitable noprint"

! style="width:33.3%;" |MediaWiki syntax (the "behind the scenes" code used to add formatting to text) ! style="width:33.3%;" |Equivalent HTML (another type of "behind the scenes" code used to add formatting to text) ! style="width:33.3%;" |Rendered output (seen onscreen by a site viewer) "I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more."
 * - style="vertical-align:top;"
 * "Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.
 * "Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.
 * "Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.

"You mean you can't take less," said the Hatter. "It's very easy to take more than nothing."
 * }
 * This shows the different ways that the WikiText markup language is used to bold certain areas, add links, et cetera. It is followed by the equivalent HTML markup, which is also compatible with Wikipedia during source editing. So I can help you with learning either WikiText or HTML (which stands for Hyper Text Markup Language) for use in editing Wikipedia. However, it it not necessary to learn the WikiText or HTML markup languages in order to edit or create articles, as Wikipedia has visual source editing. Hope this cleared things up for you regarding WikiText.
 * In regards to citations, Wikipedia usually uses the APA format for citations. If you would like, I can create an APA citation template you can use or feel free to search up how to do it on the Internet. I prefer manual citations, however, using the visual editor you can cite sources and a Wikipedia citebot will automatically add it to the References section. Again, this is usually in the APA format. Hope this helped! FlowerPetals  📪  18:57, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @Dcdiehardfan had to mention you here because I forgot. Sorry about that. FlowerPetals  📪  18:57, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @DcdiehardfanThe footnote section should automatically be created when adding your footnotes. In terms of placing them, they should be after periods, and after the sentence you wish to reference.
 * The reference tag goes like After this tag goes goes reflist between two sets of curly brackets. Make sure, again, that it is right after the period. In addition, you need to make sure there is no space between said period and the reference. Between the reference goes the standard APA style citation. Helpful? FlowerPetals  📪  19:36, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @User:FlowerPetals Yes that is very helpful, thanks!
 * @User:FlowerPetals Okay, thank you, this is proper clarification now, as I understand what it is! I would also like to learn how to insert footnotes, such as the one in this template for example, WP:FN.
 * @User:FlowerPetals Okay, thank you, this is proper clarification now, as I understand what it is! I would also like to learn how to insert footnotes, such as the one in this template for example, WP:FN.

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXIII, July 2021
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Adoption
Hi, are you taking adoptees this year? Thanks! Nellas Galadhon (talk) 15:30, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXIV, August 2021
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:58, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Adoption
May you adopt me? I am new to Wikipedia, and I want a mentor. Thanks! Please reply soon. Mystic880 (talk) 21:37, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Umm Mystic880 (talk) 01:16, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nomination period closing soon
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are still open, but not for long. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! No further nominations will be accepted after that time. Voting will commence on 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:42, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history coordinator election voting has commenced
Hey y'all, voting for the 2021 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2021. Voting will be conducted at the 2021 tranche page itself. Appropriate questions for the candidates can also be asked. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:38, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXV, September 2021
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting period closing soon
Hey y'all, voting for the 2021 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche will be closing soon. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2021. Voting will be conducted at the 2021 tranche page itself. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:32, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXV, October 2021
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVI, November 2021
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Survey about History on Wikipedia
I am Petros Apostolopoulos, a Ph.D. candidate in Public History at North Carolina State University. My Ph.D. project examines how historical knowledge is produced on Wikipedia. You must be 18 years of age or older, reside in the United States to participate in this study. If you are interested in participating in my research study by offering your own experience of writing about history on Wikipedia, you can click on this link https://ncsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9z4wmR1cIp0qBH8. There are minimal risks involved in this research.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Petros Apostolopoulos, paposto@ncsu.edu Apolo1991 (talk) 17:25, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, December 2021
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, January 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIV, February 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, March 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, April 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CXCIII, May 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CXCIV, June 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CXCVI, July 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CXCVII, August 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CXCVIII, September 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CXCVIII, October 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CXCIX, November 2022
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The Bugle: Issue CC, December 2022
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The Bugle: Issue 201, January 2023
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The Bugle: Issue 202, February 2023
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The Bugle: Issue 203, March 2023
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The Bugle: Issue 204, April 2023
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The Bugle: Issue 205, May 2023
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The Bugle: Issue 205, May 2023
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