User talk:Mike D

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BigNate37 19:13, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

A bit of advice, if I may offer
I noticed you are working on the Fleet Command page. I wanted to mention two things that might help you when you add comments to the talk page. As above, you can use four tildes ( ~ ) to sign comments. Generally, most users will use the four tildes to get the date/time and not so much the three without a date/time for talk pages. Also, you can click the + tab next to the edit this page link and it will add a new section to the talk page for you. You simply type in a title and a message body, end with a signature, and that's it. To add to a section later, click the [edit] link next to the subject's title and use one colon at the start of each paragraph, or for higher levels of indentation, use multiple consecutive colons.

Anyways, hopefully the little bit of advice I can offer helps; the fact that you are documenting your changes to the article on the talk page at all is very encouraging for a new editor. Judging by the work you've been doing, you've definately got the potential to be a great wikipedian if you decide to stick with it and become involved with community. BigNate37 19:13, 22 June 2006 (UTC)


 * If you do want to get more involved, you might like to check out the Games section of the List of WikiProjects here on Wikipedia. I'd explain what a WikiProject is, but it is better described at WikiProject. BigNate37 19:17, 22 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Can I ask you a favour, please use four tildes ( ~ ) to sign comments on talk pages (like Talk:Fleet Command). Also, please click the + next to "edit this page" to add comments to a talk page by creating a new section. This makes it easier for others to come in and add comments or read comments about different parts of the page creation without needing to read the entire page — this becomes very important for large pages. Thanks. BigNate37 00:58, 26 June 2006 (UTC)