Welcome to Wikipedia! edit

Welcome to Wikipedia! At Wikipedia, we're all about building consensus, and using critical thinking and rational judgment to decide what the best course of action is in any situation. Although we do have so-called "policies", with the exception of a very few that are necessary for legal reasons (copyright policy, policies relating to slandering living people, etc.), you should be aware that most of these are totally non-binding. Generally, they are simply descriptions of what has typically happened in the past, that at most are suggestions that we are not obligated to abide by. I would like to encourage you, in your dealings with others on Wikipedia, to resist the temptation to advocate a certain course of action because "the rules say so", and instead would urge you make arguments based on what serves the best interests of the encyclopedia in the given situation.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy yourself here, and I look forward to seeing what you have to contribute to our project. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me at my user talk page. Dan Beale-Cocks 06:34, 26 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi there edit

Hello. No, I don't think you've done anything wrong. I go through a few lists to find new contributors, and give them a welcome message. Sometimes they get the welcome you got. I'll put the other one I sometimes use at the end of the message. Hope you have fun here! Kind regards. Dan Beale-Cocks 12:51, 26 April 2008 (UTC)Reply


Welcome...

Hello, Jurj, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! Dan Beale-Cocks 12:51, 26 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Divine Intervention (board game) edit

 

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Divine Intervention (board game), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters(ChirpsClamsChowder) 03:46, 17 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

  • The article was deleted back in July, so there's not much you can do about it now. From what I remember, there were no third-party sources (see Wikipedia:Reliable sources) that asserted the notability of the game. Just existing is not enough for notability, and just saying "it's notable" isn't enough; you have to prove it with at least two good sources. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshellsOtter chirpsHELP) 15:48, 4 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

Image copyright problem with Image:MLD child.jpg edit

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