User talk:Bcsimon15

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Bcsimon15, good luck, and have fun. Aboutmovies (talk) 17:12, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Talkback
John from Idegon (talk) 17:52, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia and tips
Hi Bcsimon15, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Colman2000, and just like you, I am a new editor on here as well. Here are some tips I have for you to help you become a better editor on here.

If you have any questions, you can go to the help desk or the Teahouse, and other experienced editors will give you some excellent input! If you have any questions about any articles regarding the United States, please feel free to leave a message on my talk page, and I will help you the best I can.

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Also, make sure you are polite, say "please" and "thank you," and are respectful towards other editors. Sign messages you write by typing in four tildes, or you can click the four tildes on the bottom of a talk page that says "Sign your posts on talk pages" and they will appear.

Thank you for taking the time to read this message. I hope you enjoy contributing to Wikipedia as much as I do, and I wish you best of luck in your editing! Colman2000 (talk) 18:32, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, Colman2000! There is so much to learn. I am using your recommendations to draft my first new article.Bcsimon15 (talk) 00:52, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

You're welcome! Good luck with your new article, and if you have any questions about any topic regarding the United States, please don't hesitate to leave a message on my talk page. Cheers! Colman2000 (talk) 02:47, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Old Nichols Library has been accepted
 Old Nichols Library, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. If your account is more than four days old and you have made at least 10 edits you can create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer. Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! TeaDrinker (talk) 00:52, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
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WP:CHICAGO invite
Hi Bcsimon15,

Welcome! You are receiving this message because we've noticed your great edits related to our project WikiProject Chicago. We are a group of editors working on improving articles in the scope of this project, and we need your help to meet the project goals. Please come over to our project page to take a look.
 * You will find a group of editors who share similar interest with you.
 * Overall, this is a friendly place to discuss any issues related to $2, ask questions, and collaborate on improving articles on $2!

Feel free to put your name on the project member list. Hope you will have fun here, let us know if you need any help!--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 01:56, 16 February 2018 (UTC)