User talk:Iubilus

Welcome!
Hello, Iubilus, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for your contributions; I hope you like it here and decide to stay. We're glad to have you in our community! Here are a few good links for newcomers:


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Happy editing!

-- Sango  123  22:29, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

P.S. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you need help with anything or simply wish to say hello. :)

St. Dominic
Hi. I know you really didn't ask me, but I ran into your question at Sango123's talk page, so maybe I can help. If you have reason to believe that the article is not well-written, realistic or accurate, you may correct it, we encourage editors to be bold in their work. Remember to provide edit summaries, name sources that support your claim that the facts aren't those in the article. If your edits get reverted, try engaging the other user(s) in the talk page before re-reverting it back. It may also be that other people don't revert you right away, but they themselves decide to ask about your changes in the talk page. In there, you may try to reach consensus, that is, get to a common ground that everybody (or the vast majority, at least) can agree upon. Remember to always assume good faith; people may be passionate about an article to which they've contributed heavily, but it doesn't mean that they won't be reasoned with, and being polite and thorough in your reasonings will go a long way to reaching your goals for improving the article. If it happens that the article is under heavy editing, with some disagreement going on between users, it is usually wise to propose your desired changes in the talk page before going ahead with them &mdash; if nobody responds after a reasonable period of time, you may go ahead with your changes. You don't have to wait indefinitely if your remarks go ignored, but if after people do engage you in the talk page, or if they revert your edits, stay cool, answer politely and work towards reaching consensus, always. But it may also be that no one will contest your edits. In that case, you are home free! I hope this helps. Good luck, and welcome to Wikipedia! At your disposal for any further explanations, Redux 05:43, 27 July 2005 (UTC)


 * (Well, it looks like Redux did a wonderful job of explaining it already!) Thanks for the message and question. First off, don't worry about offending anyone; be bold and and contribute as you see fit. Though I would recommend against removing the source, don't hesitate to add your own (Cite sources). The 'edit this page' tab is available to everyone, so please use it! Regards, Sango  123  16:15, July 27, 2005 (UTC)