User talk:Alyssa.shipley

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 '''Welcome, !

I'm, and I noticed that you haven't been welcomed yet, so I thought I'd drop you a note. We do have a lot of users, and are currently working on articles, so things can be a little intimidating... but don't worry! We love to help out, and we'll try our best to make your stay here as comfortable as possible. Here are a few links I found useful when I first arrived here:-


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Spelling
Please do not change spelling in articles from one dialect of English to another. Your change of "harbour" to "harbor" was inappropriate because "harbour" is a correct British English spelling and both British English and American English are valued equally in Wikipedia. Please have a look at Wikipedia guidelines on use of English dialects for more information Thanks  Velella  Velella Talk 03:23, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Basketball positions
Please do not use Wikipedia as a reference. As anyone can edit it, it is not considered a reliable source. Thank you Jim1138 (talk) 03:31, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

School bullying
It is spelled "clique", BTW. Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 03:32, 17 January 2013 (UTC)