Decorning

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Welcome Decorning!

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Sincerely, Crtew (talk) 13:11, 27 August 2012 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)

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Editing

Decorning, Now edit your user page. Click on "user page" to get there on the top left and then on "edit this page." Be sure to create a section, use wikilink (or two brackets before and after an article term), and a list of interests with links. Have fun, Crtew (talk) 13:11, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Just in case you did try and were not successful let me share what has happened to others. There are two reasons why some students' have not been able to create their user page. First, they are not clicking on create, writing a message and then saving. Saving your work is crucial. The other thing is that a few students have been writing in their sandbox and not on their user page. Of course, there could be some other reason but try these out! Crtew (talk) 21:55, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Decorning, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us!

I, and the rest of the hosts, would be more than happy to answer any questions you have! SarahStierch (talk) 16:21, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Assignment

You've been assigned Mario A. Segura for coverage of journalists during the Mexican Drug War. Here's a link to the article about journalists killed in the Mexican Drug War.

Please fill out your user page with a brief introduction and then save page. Then I can give you some materials to begin your assignment. I also think you didn't set your email, which makes it hard to know if you received this talk message or not.Crtew (talk) 02:01, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Abukar Hassan Mohamoud

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A tag has been placed on Abukar Hassan Mohamoud requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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I deleted the article in question, if you want to make test edits please use either your user page or the Wikipedia:Sandbox. Thanks, James086^{Talk | Email} 17:06, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Education Program: student survey!

Hi! I work with the Wikipedia Education Program, and I'm hoping to get your feedback about your experience this semester! In order to help other students like you enjoy editing while contributing positively to Wikipedia, it would be very helpful to hear from real program students about their experience, so we know what to change. The survey takes no more than 10 minutes, and I'd really appreciate your response!

Thanks so much! JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 01:53, 18 December 2012 (UTC)