User talk:Dougfe12

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Hi, Dougfe12. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck! Chzz ► 20:44, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need to read anything - anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people.

Ask for help. Talk to us live, or edit this page, put {{helpme}} and describe what help you need. Someone will reply very quickly - usually within a few minutes.

Play in your user area. For example, create User:Dougfe12/test.

Edit existing articles, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. For example, Wikipedia:Cleanup#2009.

When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references.

Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page.

There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!

-- Chzz ► 20:44, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Gerald Ferguson

Sorry for coming off so strong and frustrating your father. I've been dealing with some other articles with a great deal of vandalism so I didn't approach the Gerald Ferguson page in the best of moods. I'm a big fan of his -- I teach Canadian art history at university (which is why I edit that article so possessively I guess). Anyway, I did break some basic guidelines here, not assuming good faith and not "biting" newcomers. I'll be sure to add the new info to the article. It's long overdue for expanding anyway. Thanks. freshacconci talktalk 21:34, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]