User talk:Cbligh - Wikipedia

Hello, Cbligh, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for recognizing the benefits of becoming a registered user, creating your user/talk page, and your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you need help, check out useful resources and Getting Help below, ask on my talk page, or ask a question on your talk page and add {{Help me}}. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~) after your text entry, or by clicking

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You can practice in your personal sandbox (add {{My Sandbox|replace with your user name}} on your user page for future easy access) or your user page. Happy editing! Beagel (talk) 07:28, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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