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Hello, Abc123123123123123, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Ian.thomson (talk) 16:44, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
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Ian.thomson (talk) 16:44, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
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December 2012
Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Flag of the United States. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Merry Christmas Eve, Ian.thomson (talk) 17:03, 24 December 2012 (UTC)