User talk:Amjomartin

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Hello! I have join WIKI

 * Aww! Thank you! I am going to guess that this is Jiaqi because of the "Jq" in your username. Amjomartin (talk) 01:38, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi!
Hi, I am, as far as I can see, the most active current editor in this area, though I am absolutely no expert. I've added some basic material to Chinese ritual bronzes (mostly at the start) and some other articles, and it would be nice to see some improvement there too. Do let me know if you have any queries as things go on. Johnbod (talk) 16:28, 17 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi John! And thank you! At the moment, the students will be focusing their attention on the 7 ritual bronzes I have listed and they will be adding quite a bit of information to them. I will let Dr. McNair know that there is also a need for improvement on the main Chinese ritual bronzes article for any future class projects she may have planned. Thank you for offering your help with any queries! I'm sure the students will appreciate knowing that there is an active editor in the area who is happy to offer advice (I know I appreciate it!). Amjomartin (talk) 02:02, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Wiki Talk
Hi Amanda! I was wondering if you knew which username is David who is in group dui? I was going to send him a talk message for our wiki practice, but I could not figure out which username was his! I can always ask him in class, I just wanted to get my two "talks" in for the assignment! Ashleyncaldwell (talk) 16:39, 23 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi Ashley. Thank you for asking this question!! I will send out an email with everyone's usernames so it will be easy to make comments on each other's talk pages, either within your group or other group members if you have suggestions for them. Amjomartin (talk) 17:35, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Questions Section for HA545 Students
I'm creating this section on my Talk page for HA545 students to ask me questions regarding their Wikipedia project. Please post questions underneath this this section instead of email so you can become accustomed to using Talk pages and so that others can see your question with the answer. At some point more than one person is going to have the same question. ^_^ Amjomartin (talk) 00:08, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I'm a student from the Early Chinese Art. If you could please look at my User page and let me know if I did anything wrong in it, it would be helpful.Sm3438 (talk) 19:54, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * It looks good Sumaya. Great job with bringing the picture over from your article! Amjomartin (talk) 00:58, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey Amanda, Thanks for making sure if my page looks good or not.Sm3438 (talk) 02:59, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

 * THANK YOU!!! Amjomartin (talk) 17:04, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

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