User talk:Schpringer
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Speedy deletion nomination of Jerry Eicher
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Copyright problem: Ohio-Indiana Mennonite Conference
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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Bonjourleworld (talk) 07:46, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
Ways to improve John Dan Wenger Mennonites
[edit]Hi, I'm Jamesmcardle. Schpringer, thanks for creating John Dan Wenger Mennonites!
I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Under 'History' heading '1890s and 1890s' repetition should be corrected. Para 2 of 'History' long sentence is convoluted, difficult.
The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. sinarau (talk) 11:27, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
September 2015
[edit]Hello, I'm CactusWriter. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to User:Tuncker because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. — CactusWriter (talk) 00:44, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
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