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May 5, 2020

Have you ever failed a class because of Wikipedia? (We will pass you!) (100)
Are you not getting enough sleep because of time on Wikipedia? (9)
...Did you not get ANY sleep last night because of Wikipedia? (100 - we commend you for being that dedicated)
Are you sleeping during the day (as of 8 a.m.) because you edited Wikipedia overnight (add overslept time in hours)? (5)
Do you forget to think twice before you say something to real people but re-check a hundred times what you have typed in before posting your comment in a talk page? (5)
Do you judge people you know offline partly on the basis of their Wikipedia contributions? (6)
Do you think quality of contributions to Wikipedia is an important criterion in choosing a partner for a close relationship? (17 and a crash course in dating)
Do you subscribe to a Wikimedia mailing list (e.g., WikiEN-l, Wikimedia-l)? (2)
...Do you actually read that mailing list? (20)

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