User talk:Retro2

♠  TomasBat  01:07, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Re:thnx
You're welcome :) As for an article on ESO, there already is a section on it located in the article for Age of Empires III (Age_of_Empires_III), so an article for just ESO might not be the best option since it might not conform the notability criteria on its own/as a seperate article. Still, feel free to improve the section if you wish by adding what you told me on my talk page. If you need any other help, don't hesitate to ask. Good luck and happy editing, ♠  TomasBat  12:57, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

PS: I noticed this message that you posted at Talk:Guard tower; I would be happy to help you at improving the article.

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Well done!
Well done on those edits to guard tower and Age of Empires III! A tip: To add references correctly, put ref tags around them like this: (this will automatically make them appear at the "References" section at the bottom of the page). Oh, and don't worry too much about the notice above (I too for instance made the same minor mistake); it was made by an automatic script because you added a link to YouTube, which are, in some cases, discouraged per copyright issues.

Oh, another thing: I would like to give you this:

Happy editing, ♠  TomasBat  00:17, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

RE: Well Done
Thank you very much ^_^ I will continue to try to do my best.

Cliff-rose
Nice article! The only problem is... that it already exists at the Purshia article (cliffrose redirects there). Try merging the article that you created with the existant one ("merging" refers to passing the information of your article to the other article but avoiding ending up with duplicate info). Happy editing, ♠  TomasBat  20:57, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Plants on Wikipedia are under scientific names, so I moved your text to the Purshia talk page and made this page a page that shows links to either Purshia or Armeria maritima, another plant known as cliff rose. --

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Re:Help on Images
What you need to do is add a fair use rationale (an explanation of why the image should be on Wikipedia despite being copyrighted).

So, add the following fair use rationale code to the image page, filling in all the parameters with the correct information, and remove the speedy deletion tag once you have done so.

For example, here is the fair use rationale code for Image:Superman 1.jpg to be included at article Superman (comic book). You can use it as an example of how you should fill your rationale.

If you need any help, just ask; but have in mind that I don't log in on Sundays, so if you need help during that time, add  to your talk page and another user will contact you to help you. Best of luck, ♠  TomasBat  04:03, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

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Adoption
I see that you still up for adoption, if you are still interested drop me a line on my user page, and we can discuss what you want from adoption, and see if I would make a suitable adopter for you. Also just out of interest, is there a Retro1?-- Kerotan Leave Me a Message  Have  a nice day :) 19:59, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Oops, I was going to offer too, but Kerotan is a great editor and you would be wise to have him as your mentor. Let me know if things don't work out - I'm from Arizona, so maybe we have some of the same interests/hangouts/geography knowledge. Cheers! Tan  |  39  21:17, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Woah, I just noticed where you that left that message on my talk page, and it has slipped under the my radar something awful, and I am sorry that I didn't get back to sooner, I am going to contact Tan if he wants to co-addopt.-- Kerotan Leave Me a Message  Have  a nice day :) 23:36, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
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