Mwikiforce

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Hi Rasnaboy,

Thank you so much for the kind welcome! I so appreciate that!

I’m still trying to learn all the many different criteria for getting an approved article :-)

Using the four tildes for signing my name, can you show it to me in an example? I’m not entirely sure what the context is? I’m a quick learner though (and have been contributing to Wikiforums all night last night too haha… Trying to review pages, as mine - for some reason might not be live for another 4 months because of a backlog?). But I suppose I can keep editing it as a draft, and start researching how to find more people with beautiful backgrounds, I am inspired to do bios on haha…

Thank you again for taking the time to write me!

Best,

Mwikiforce Mwikiforce (talk) 11:51, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you for the feedback! I’m new at this, so I’m still learning. I didn’t know that, that is great information, and so valuable to know!

Mwikiforce Mwikiforce (talk) 06:33, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback. I didn’t know that (still learning). I’ve just been trying to do as many reviews as possible, so this is very helpful.

Best,

MWikiforce Mwikiforce (talk) 16:32, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Brian E. Kinsella has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Brian E. Kinsella. Thanks! Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 19:59, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Brian E. Kinsella has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Brian E. Kinsella. Thanks! Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 15:37, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Mwikiforce (talk) 19:39, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

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WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 23:03, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Oh my god! Thank you, thank you, thank you WikiOriginal-9! You are going to make my cry! I was about to give up! Mwikiforce (talk) 23:06, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hello, I'm LR.127. I noticed that you recently removed content from Brian E. Kinsella without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. LR.127 (talk) 21:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

OMG, thank you for letting me know! I removed it, as I was going to try to write it more fluently, it was my first article. I didn’t mean to disrupt anything. Can I do that, or should I just edit randomly? Mwikiforce (talk) 21:14, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

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