User talk:Mkessel

Welcome!

Hello , 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:
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place  on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! . . . . Jim. . . . Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 13:15, 2 November 2009 (UTC)


 * What's above is a stock welcome (which I didn't write). It's a little gushing, perhaps.  It is, however, sincere -- you'll find that most people who edit on Wikipedia are happy to help -- maybe I should say anxious to help? -- newcomers, because there's a lot to be done and never enough people to do it.


 * As it says, if you want to ask a question, ask me or any other user on his or her talk page (click on talk, or put  here on your talk page.


 * I intercepted this because I am watching Elm Bank Horticulture Center‎ because I edited it in the past. You may find that you will tend to watch pages you have edited.


 * Creating new articles is physically easy -- just click on a red link and a page will come up that starts off a new page. Actually getting started with a new page, particularly one that has an info box is a little harder.  I've taken the liberty of creating a sandbox page User:Mkessel/Sandbox 1 as a sub page of your user page and I did there what I would have done myself -- copied in a similar article to mark up.  Just edit what's there to fit Elm Bank Reservation and then move the sandbox page to Elm Bank Reservation. No fears, I and others will keep an eye out for you. Again, welcome, and have no fear of dumb questions -- I ask them all the time. . . . . Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs)  13:15, 2 November 2009 (UTC)