User talk:Journalist astronomist

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Ian.thomson (talk) 16:26, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Resolve bickering on the Danse Society talk page
See Talk:The Danse Society. Ian.thomson (talk) 16:26, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 21:31, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Dear SineBot, thank you and apologies for being a bit messy with my comments JA

Journalist astronomist (talk) 15:43, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
 * FYI, Any username ending in "Bot" is an automated robot. You can still be polite to them but be aware it's not a human :-) --Neil N  talk to me 16:32, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

LOL ahahaha oh dear now I really sounded silly! Thanks Neil :-) Journalist astronomist (talk) 18:21, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Eh. Some of us are rather fond of the various bots running around in the background and tend to anthropomorphize them. You'll see the occasional thanks, kudos, and scoldings directed towards bots if you become more involved here. --Neil N  talk to me 18:47, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

Lol and I thought I was crazy! :-) Journalist astronomist (talk) 15:01, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

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Please don't insert your replies before existing replies. New replies to a post should go after existing replies. Thanks. --Neil N  talk to me 22:05, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. apologies to you too for still struggling a bit with the instructions. Journalist astronomist (talk) 15:45, 10 December 2014 (UTC)