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Hope to see you around the Wiki! And if you have any questions whatsoever, feel free to contact me on my talk page!Bratsche talk 5 pillars 14:52, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
Hey... Just a friendly warning: your edit on "Man of Science, Man of Faith" will probably be reverted soon. It's been put up several times, and removed several times, and I diligently participated in a discussion defending the reference, but was ultimately persuaded otherwise. The discussion starts here, but since it is quite long and involved and contentious, you could just read the conclusion, if you care to know why it will be reverted someday soon. Bldxyz 22:37, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
- Re: can of worms. Yes, it was! I think I learned a lot about Wikipedia through taking part in that discussion. I, too, thought it wasn't a big deal (especially since I see all sorts of details in the episode summaries that don't see too far away from that one), but there are a group of very dedicated editors who are concerned about standards, and I can understand that. Bldxyz 22:44, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Welcome, Paulwesterman, to Wikipedia, the greatest encyclopedia on Earth! You seem to be off to a good start. Hopefully you will soon join the vast army of Wikipediholics! You may wish to review the welcome page, tutorial, and stylebook, as well as the avoiding common mistakes and Wikipedia is not pages. The Wikipedia directory is also quite useful.
By the way, an important tip: To sign comments on talk pages, simply type four tildes, like this: ~~~~. This will automagically add your name and the time after your comments.
To basically understand the principles and rules governing Wikipedia, you should take a look the Five Pillars that underlie all rules here.
Finally, here are some jobs that you can work on in your spare time:
You can help improve the articles listed below! This list updates frequently, so check back here for more tasks to try. (See Wikipedia:Maintenance or the Task Center for further information.)
Help counter systemic bias by creating new articles on important women.
Help improve popular pages, especially those of low quality.
Hope to see you around the Wiki! And if you have any questions whatsoever, feel free to contact me on my talk page!Bratsche talk 5 pillars 14:52, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
Hey... Just a friendly warning: your edit on "Man of Science, Man of Faith" will probably be reverted soon. It's been put up several times, and removed several times, and I diligently participated in a discussion defending the reference, but was ultimately persuaded otherwise. The discussion starts here, but since it is quite long and involved and contentious, you could just read the conclusion, if you care to know why it will be reverted someday soon. Bldxyz 22:37, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
- Re: can of worms. Yes, it was! I think I learned a lot about Wikipedia through taking part in that discussion. I, too, thought it wasn't a big deal (especially since I see all sorts of details in the episode summaries that don't see too far away from that one), but there are a group of very dedicated editors who are concerned about standards, and I can understand that. Bldxyz 22:44, 9 May 2006 (UTC)