User talk:Duanemthomas

Welcome!
Hello, Duanemthomas, 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: Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 18:38, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
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Muhammad Ali and semi-protection
Hello, I have responded to your request to edit the article Muhammad Ali. You can view my response at Talk:Muhammad Ali.

Just as a general note, many articles on Wikipedia are what is known as "semi-protected". A semi-protected article cannot be edited by unregistered users or by registered users whose accounts do not meet minimum criteria for account age or number of edits made. Articles on Wikipedia get semi-protected for a number of reasons, often due to vandalism from a large number of unregistered users and/or users who create accounts solely for the purpose of committing vandalism. The Muhammad Ali article is one such article. In this case, you did the right thing: you requested an edit by using the tag on the article's talk page. If you continue to edit non-protected pages, eventually the restriction on your account will be lifted and you will be able to edit semi-protected articles. Cheers, &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 18:46, 21 December 2012 (UTC)