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-- 03:11, Friday, April 22, 2016 (UTC)

Hi Dpearso7! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

• The Wikipedia Adventure Start Page
• The Wikipedia Adventure Lounge
• The Teahouse new editor help space
• Wikipedia Help pages

-- 03:26, Friday, April 22, 2016 (UTC)

Hi Dpearso7! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

• The Wikipedia Adventure Start Page
• The Wikipedia Adventure Lounge
• The Teahouse new editor help space
• Wikipedia Help pages

-- 03:26, Friday, April 22, 2016 (UTC)

Hello. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to Doris Burn— because it did not appear to be 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. 7Sidz (talk) 05:48, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Pymatuning State Park (Ohio) with this edit, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:19, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, sorry for the templated warning. It looks like you made other edits previously that weren't caught. It looks like you're actively working on the page, so I'll just leave you to it. Thanks for reverting and letting me know in the edit summary. Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:25, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I should have used the sandbox, as you stated. Did not know removing the photo_width attribute of the Infobox would create an alert Dpearso7 (talk) 00:34, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It does, simply because content is removed and without the use of an edit summary. Edit summaries are good to use with every edit you make, as it explains your edits to other editors, and helps them understand what you're doing and why. Yes, each account has a space just for sandbox purposes (yours is located here, at User:Dpearso7/sandbox). It's a perfect place for making test edits or constructing parts of articles that aren't done yet. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to message me on my talk page. I'll be more than happy to answer and questions and assist you. Have a great weekend, and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:39, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again, you redeemed my opinion of Wikipedians. I am new to this, but your comments help me understand what to do better. Thanks for the mentoring!Dpearso7 (talk) 01:26, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Of course! You're very welcome! If you have questions or need more help, my talk page is always open to you. Please do not hesitate to message me and ask for help. I'll be more than happy to lend you a hand! I hope you have a good weekend, and I wish you happy editing :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:29, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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