User talk:Patdw

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Happy editing! --Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 23:32, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Oliver North
Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. --Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 23:29, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Copyright problems
We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Significant Figures and Dimensional analysis, but we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. Perhaps you would like to rewrite the article in your own words. If these are your own words (as the former, at least, suggests), note that we don't accept copyright notices; all material contributed to Wikipedia must be copyright-free, with no conditions on it use. For more information, take a look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Happy editing! --Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 23:29, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

I have restored the dimensional analysis article to its original state. PLEASE - Do not move it until you have at least discussed it with the people who are working on this article. Dimensional analysis is Not much larger topic than simply checking equations for dimensional consistency. PAR 01:04, 25 February 2006 (UTC)