User talk:Dfense

Welcome Dfense Hi there Dfense. Welcome to Wikipedia, its always good to see new users. When you get a chance, drop us a note at Wikipedia:New user log to introduce yourself! You might also like to put a short introduction on your user page so that other wikipedians can get to know you.

Keep up the great editing that you have been making, especially to the Defensive computing article!

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If you have any questions or just want to chat then leave a message on my talk page and I'll answer as soon as possible. Happy editing, Killfest2—Daniel.Bryant 12:32, 1 August 2006 (UTC) This personalised welcome message was modified from Tmorton166's fantasic customised welcome message.