User talk:Respecter

Hello, Respecter! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking

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Margaret Donaldson

Is this person still alive? The article is unclear. If so, you might want to start it with "Margaret Donaldson is a former Professor..." Using "was" makes it sound like she's deceased. Thanks, Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 11:11, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea if she is still alive. The information is from a book by her which has some valuable contributions to theory of education which is a serious interest of mine. Other than some of her ideas I know nothing about her. I started the article as a contribution.Respecter (talk) 06:42, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 2012

Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I've noticed that you have been adding your signature to some of your edits to articles, such as the edit you made to Alhazen. This is a common mistake to make and has probably already been corrected. There is no need to sign your edits to article content, as the article's edit history serves the function of attributing contributions, so you only need to use your signature to make discussions more readable, such as on article talk pages or project pages such as the Village Pump. If you would like further information about distinguishing types of pages, please see What is an article?. Again, thank you for contributing, and enjoy your Wikipedia experience! Thank you. Jayjg ^(talk) 02:45, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]