User talk:Robert s. walker

Welcome to Wikipedia.
I noticed that you have started working to improve the article Habeas corpus among your first edits. I also noticed that you added a source to the reading list which has the same author name as the screen name you have chosen.

There is nothing improper in this, but the community of wikipedia editors does tend to scrutinize edits of this sort.

The writing style and page format for wikipedia articles can take a bit of getting used to. Also, editors on wikipedia are encouraged to be bold, and write about topics in their areas of knowledge and interest, but also to be careful to avoid conflicts of interest.

Here are some links that I hope you find helpful as you continue to edit articles on wikipedia:


 * Welcome to Wikipedia


 * About Wikipedia


 * Wikipedia Tutorial


 * Writing your first article


 * Citing sources


 * Writing better articles

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You can contact me on my talk page for general help with the wikipedia. I'm happy to help as I can. For discussion of the specific articles, you can talk to the other editors involved on each article's talk page. - Michael J Swassing (talk) 06:16, 25 December 2008 (UTC)