User talk:KeithLScott

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Thanks ... and welcome again! — WCityMike (talk • contribs)

Welcome from RockinRob

Hi, KeithLScott, Welcome to Wikipedia! Hello, bonjour, salut, privyet, konichiwa, shalom, hola, salve, sala'am, and bonjourno! I'm RockinRob. I noticed that you were new and/or have yet to receive any messages so I just thought I'd say "hello". Below are a few links to get you started.

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• Wikipedia Sandbox - Please do experimental edits here.
• Help:Editing

I'm happy to help new users. Leave a message on my talk page if you need help with anything or simply wish to say hello.

I know you already got a welcome, but I saw your edits to the CCSDS page, and wanted to say nice work. I put some links here that you might find useful. RockinRob^Talk 20:05, 26 May 2006 (UTC)