User talk:Alex the Nerd

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Thank you. AntiCompositeNumber (Leave a message) 03:31, 16 January 2017 (UTC),


 * It was a mistake to even create that draft. I was checking out the draft page stuff and accidentally hit save instead of preview. Thanks for deleting it though. Alex the Nerd (talk) 04:00, 16 January 2017 (UTC)Alex the Nerd
 * Welcome to Wikipedia! If you'd like to test things out, I suggest that you use WP:Sandbox or your personal sandbox. Let me know if you have any questions, I'll be happy to help. Happy editing! --AntiCompositeNumber (Leave a message) 04:04, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Great wall of sand
On reflection, I may have misunderstood your edit. I'm open to your clarification. Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:15, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Your reply sounds convincing. What would you like me to do. (Or perhaps more relevantly, not to do!) Pdfpdf (talk) 12:46, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I would like to delete this, but leave the reference. "(and some confused wikipedia editor has said Johnson South Reef despite the fact that there is no airfield there.[2])" Alex the Nerd (talk) 12:55, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. Thanks, Pdfpdf (talk) 05:53, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

Your help desk question
Did you ever find the answer to this question, which I just now saw? I don't know anything about it, but I just saw that you didn't get a response.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  23:11, 16 March 2021 (UTC)