User talk:Themikebest

Non-functional links
Hi Themikebest. I'm not sure what your intention was, but none of the links you have added to Wikipedia articles are functional. I am going to remove them now. -- Diannaa (talk) 17:41, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for letting me know. I'm not sure why those links didn't work, I used the visual editor tools to add them. If I'm able to figure it out and get them working, am I okay to to re-add the links? One of them that you undid, Operation Overlord, still works for me when I look at the history of the page. Can you double check that the link is nonfunctional for you, and ensure it's not a browser issue? Themikebest (talk) 17:55, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I re-added them manually using the source editor. I generally don't re-add links, but made an exception since they were removed for non-functionality. Let me know if that's against curtesy/policy.Themikebest (talk) 03:19, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Assistance
In reply to: you can hit me up on my Talk or whatever. Is also possible to email me but I almost never check the account linked here. Can also create a thread here on your own page and use U, ping, re etc; also helpme. The above welcome message is probably waaaay more info than one would need starting out. Help:Cheatsheet, WP:EW and WP:Trifecta are all that really need to be worried about. There's stuff on my user page that should help navigate the stifling bureaucracy (and the crazies ); if you find anything missing, feel free to add to it, am not territorial like most others. -- dsprc   [talk]  14:51, 14 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much!! As much as I love the wiki, it's intimidating with all the rules and other editors. Most of what I've read about is edit wars and flame wars, i.e. the drama that grabs outside interest and headlines. Thanks for being friendly and helpful, it makes the wiki seem a lot less intimidating. =) Themikebest (talk) 14:55, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

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Verify sources behind paywall
Hi! I found this edit to the Lester Coleman article.

I read those articles and added the info a while ago. I don't think I still have the files but I can ask for them to be sent to you using WP:RX. Would you like that? WhisperToMe (talk) 10:39, 13 October 2016 (UTC)


 * That'd be great User:WhisperToMe TheMikeBest (talk) 13:24, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

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The Alcoholics Anonymous FBI file
Hello there,

I have removed a link you added to Alcoholics Anonymous.

The external link said there is a FBI file on Alcoholics Anonymous, but the actual file is not an investigation of the AA World Services or anything else relevant to AA as a whole, but a report of a criminal investigation of a 1978 Texas bombing where no one was injured.

If this link should be restored, please explain why at Talk:Alcoholics Anonymous.

Thank you for your contributions to the Wikipedia. Defendingaa (talk) 17:42, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

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