User talk:Turktrax

 Hello, Turktrax, and Welcome to Wikipedia!  Welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you enjoy the encyclopedia and want to stay. As a first step, you may wish to read the Introduction.

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Turktrax, good luck, and have fun. – Pam  D  09:50, 18 January 2016 (UTC)  Pam  D  09:50, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Lake Iatt
Hallo Turktrax, and welcome to editing Wikipedia. I spotted your new article on Lake Iatt. There were a few problems:
 * You didn't cite any sources - ie tell us where the information you provided has been published (a website, a book, a newspaper article etc). We can't accept information in the encyclopedia just because you "know" it.
 * You didn't tell us where "Grant Parish" is. I had to explore to find that it's a location in Louisiana - at least, I hope that's the one you're talking about. It could have been in any English-speaking country, from the information you gave us. Remember this is an international encyclopedia, and write for an international readership.

Those first two points are the most important. Other stuff can come along later - like linking to articles about other topics, and not using "peacock" language like "beautiful": there's a lot to learn about editing Wikipedia, but it's an interesting journey. Happy Editing! Pam D  09:55, 18 January 2016 (UTC)