User talk:SidtheSmoker

February 2015
Hello, I'm Amortias. An edit that you recently made to Milton Keynes seemed to be a test and has been removed. If you want more practice editing, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! Amortias (T)(C) 23:45, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Milton Keynes. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Administrators have the ability to block users from editing if they repeatedly engage in vandalism. Thank you. Amortias (T)(C) 23:49, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

I undid your edits to the Milton Keynes article because the figure you gave (255,000 odd) is [a] for the whole Borough and [b] a 2013 estimate. You would need to get the figures by Civil Parish so that you can subtract out the rural parishes. I don't honestly think it worth the effort doing that until at least the 2016 estimates [half way between censuses] which we won't see for another two years. Another of your edits messed up a reference. I can see that you are trying to be constructive and to contribute positively. I think you just need to slow down a bit and work out how to use wikipedia. If you could use a desktop computer to do your editing, you'll find it a lot easier to see what is going on because the mobile editor is very basic. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 23:50, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
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