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Thanks
Proper categorization of an article is critical to a wiki, where cross-referncing is one of the inherent advantages. Thanks for doing so. I present you the Casual Edit Award, for your work today.
Welcome, and keep up the good work. --Revanche (talk|contribs) 13:56, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
Vehicle articles
Hi there! I saw your post on the new user log about helping with combat vehicle articles. I'm the project lead at WikiProject Ground Units, which encompasses combat vehicles. Please, sign up for the Project, and I'll see you around. --Scaletail 23:21, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
Signing
Hey, BirdofPrey. Normally, I would put a user tag on here that states about the policy of signing statements on discussion pages, but it looks like you know of this and are making the attempt to do so. I think you might find it really easy to just use the button above the edit field, which will put in your complete signature immediately. Its between the red, crossed-out W and the straight line buttons, and looks like a cursive Q. For example, when I press it, it looks like this: -->>> --Revanche (talk|contribs) 13:32, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
- I noticed the mention of that in the nice box above about signing, though I do admit I might have forgotten once or twice. Am I doing anything else wrong in that regard though? Thanks for the tip, I grew up writing code in notepad, so it never occurred to me to check the edit box for a signing function--BirdofPrey 13:40, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
- Nope, I can't think of anything else. Just wanted to make it easier for you. You're doing great work and communicating with others (which seems to be reaping benefits in building up the jump jet series of articles).--Revanche (talk|contribs) 13:44, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
