User talk:Amsherri04

some changes to ECDPM – The European Centre for Development Policy Management
Dear Gareth (I think), I am new to Wikipedia editing but was trying to make some changes to ECDPM. I have to declare an interest that I work there (although not in the knowledge management / communication team) but I was frustrated that the content of the original article was way out of date and pretty misleading. I noted that you reverted back to the original article (if I understand the basics of Wikipedia) but I could be wrong. I am just wondering what the reason for this was? Was it because of the significant changes or something else? As I said I am new to this so if I have inadvertently breached some rules then I would be interested to know what they are so I can avoid doing it in the future. Cheers Amsherri04 (talk) 21:28, 21 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Dear Amsherri,


 * I have moved your posting here to make our conversation somewhat more private and easier for you.


 * No, you have done nothing terribly wrong – just one omission, namely forgetting to fill in the Edit summary box, but first of all, thank you for your recent contributions to Wikipedia.


 * Before saving your edit to any article, please provide an edit summary. So far you have not done so, for example, during your editing  ECDPM. You made seven uninterrupted revisions this evening/tonight – without an explanation of the reasons for your changes. One was a particularly large removal of copy.


 * I did not consider the edits wrong, and yes, you are correct, I reverted to how the article read before you started editing tonight. Please return to it and edit as before, but remembering to leave an explanation in the box each time.  Doing so helps everyone understand the intention of your edit, and prevents legitimate edits from being mistaken for vandalism. It is also helpful to other users reading the edit history of the page at a later date.


 * Perhaps I should add that your work is still there in The history of the article for you to refer back to ... just click on the date of the edit you want to read again. Is that clear?  Please tell me if you don't understand.


 * I should like to help you settle into Wikipedia if I may, and my name really is Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 22:25, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

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 * I have transferred your reply to me, on my Talk page, to your Talk page, for ease of continuity. -- Gareth''
 * Gareth, thanks for the very useful help and advice for a Wikipedia contributor newby much appreciated. I think I have now followed your advice on re-edits of ECDPM.  I will continue to contribute (in small bites when I can find time rather than massive revisions) and learn along the way.  Cheers, Andrew  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amsherri04 (talk • contribs) 10:09, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * You may have noticed that your reply was automatically 'signed' by a robot.  By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and discussion pages using four tildes, like this: &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; (the software will replace them with your signature and the date).  -- Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 17:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)