RanR

Although some prefer welcoming newcomers with cookies, I find fruit to be a healthier alternative.

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Thank you!

I also prefer the healthier alternative :) RanR (talk) 15:32, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

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November 2023

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Jacinta Allan, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, please ask the editors at WP:TEAHOUSE for help. Please be much more careful in your proofreading. You characterized Ms. Allan as the premier of "Victoria, Australian". You have added words to the beginnings of short descriptions without being mindful of capitalization. This makes work for other volunteers. Thanks for your future attention to detail. Julietdeltalima (talk) 00:05, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks User:Julietdeltalima and sorry for my mistake!

I've meant to write: "Premier of Victoria, Australia since September 2023". Since for many Victoria can mean many things. Can I edit it again with Australia? If not, why?

Thank you. RanR (talk) 00:18, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Short descriptions

Thank you for adding Short descriptions to articles. However, many of these descriptions have been much too long – the current guidelines at WP:SDSHORT advise a limit of around 40 characters. Please read the full guidelines at WP:SDCONTENT — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 18:22, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Got it

I probably saw something outdated about the limit... I'll go over my edits and fix

Thanks! RanR (talk) 19:14, 18 November 2023 (UTC)