User talk:Jsifre

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Ottoman Empire
Hi Jsifre,

I rolled back one of your edits to Ottoman Empire ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ottoman_Empire&diff=156999298&oldid=156998703). I noticed you put your language back in, and I have left it for the time being. However, I wanted to point out that I undid your original edit because it replaced an established section of the article without any comment, or edit summary. The language you have used seems like it can be worked into the original text, rather than exist as a wholesale replacement. Its no big deal, but since I noticed you were a new editor, I just wanted to give you a couple of tips:
 * When you are editing a page, just above the save button is a field for entering an edit summary. This is not a required field, but it helps other editors know what you are trying to do.
 * When replacing existing text, or removing large amounts of text, I would suggest that you use the edit summary to clearly explain your reasoning. Likewise, if the change to the article is dramatic, I would even use the edit summary to indicate that you are leaving a longer explanation on the articles talk page (and then follow up by doing so).

Once again, no big deal, but just wanted to help you out as we welcome you aboard. Happy editing! Hiberniantears 20:46, 10 September 2007 (UTC)