User talk:Bluetoe

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Hello,, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Cgingold 13:41, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
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Vietnam War articles
Hi there, great to see all the work you've put into those Vietnam War articles! I haven't had time yet to read through the new material with a critical eye, but from a quick glance it looks pretty decent. I was the guy who added the "please expand" template to the Search and destroy article back in July. I'm removing it now, thanks to your work. However, I'm going to replace it with a couple of other templates: one basically points out the need to add links to other articles, the other points out the absence of proper citations.

I encourage you to do your best to follow up in both areas, because they really improve the end results. Linking is pretty simple, and it's explained in those articles linked to in your Welcome note. (FYI, free-standing years should not be linked). Citations might take a bit of getting used to, but just do your best and somebody (possibly me) will come along and fix them up, if you've supplied the necessary info. Good luck with your editing! Cgingold 13:52, 10 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Oh, two other things -- edit summaries are very important. Without them, your fellow editors don't have a clue what's been done unless they take the time to inspect each edit. Good edit summaries are always a sign of a conscientious editor. And also, if you make liberal use of the "Show preview" button, you can cut way back on the number of saved edits -- and that also means fewer edit summaries for you! Regards, Cgingold 14:11, 10 September 2007 (UTC)