Geoff C8
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Welcome to Wikipedia, Geoff C8! Thank you for your contributions. I am Matthewrbowker and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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editHi, Geoff C8! My name is Matthewrbowker and I saw the comment you left on our feedback dashboard. I'm sorry that you're finding Wikipedia confusing. I'd be more than willing to help you out on any questions you have. Just go ahead and drop a note right underneath mine, and I'll see it and answer any questions you might have.
Again, welcome! I hope you enjoy your time here on Wikipedia.~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 23:46, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Geoff, I looked at your edits. You picked a tough topic to edit, and made some edits that were fairly likely to be contentious (adding secondary material to an article that wasn't clearly relevant or key information about the topic).
Wikipedia can definitely be somewhat unfairly frustrating at times, but it's also based on the idea that people have to reason together about what makes sense for a particular article. I hope you're not too quickly discouraged by this experience. Consensus is a key concept of Wikipedia editing (see also the Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle), and consensus is hard -- but it's worth making the effort to get there, because it leads to better articles.
In any event, thanks for making an initial effort to become part of the community. :-)