User talk:Benjamin Erickson

 Hello Benjamin Erickson, and Welcome to Wikipedia!  
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 * Good luck, and have fun. We're glad to have you here! '
 * Good luck, and have fun. We're glad to have you here! '

You might also want to see WP:AAU. If you are going to respond to this message, please do so on my talk page. Cheers, B  110   communicate (that means talk)  23:38, 18 February 2008 (UTC)