User talk:Thomas Ryckmans

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I have created two articles yesterday:

Pierre Ryckmans (Governor General of Congo) Pierre Ryckmans (Governor General of Congo)

Pierre Ryckmans (disambiguation) Pierre Ryckmans (disambiguation) but they don't seem to be accessible via a search on, say, "ryckmans". Is this because Wikipedia needs some time to index the articles?

thanks Thomas
 * That's exactly right, Thomas. The Wikipedia software indexes articles only once in a while, so new pages will not appear in a timely manner. However, if you enter the exact article title (mind the caps) and click Go instead of Search, you should be able to reach your article. Cheers, Tangot a ngo 09:03, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * You're welcome :). Just a tip: remember to add ~ after writing messages on talk pages. - Tangot a ngo 09:15, 28 May 2006 (UTC)