User talk:Mavarin/Archive 1

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Oh, gosh, someone should have given you a welcome template days ago! Well, here:

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So... I actually use "rvv" to mean revert vandal. Sadly, there's a lot of vandalism on the website, so those of us who spend too much time here as editors quickly learn how to revert it. It's actually not too hard!

Ilsa (novel) is looking great! Most newcomers (as writers) to Wikipedia don't start with nearly so comprehensive an article. There are a couple of minor formatting issues left to work on; I can help you with those later. For now, I've got to get to sleep! Cheers, Melchoir 07:35, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Wow! Thanks for the welcome and the encouraging words. I look forward to your suggestions. Sleep well! Karen 07:38, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

No prob! I'll edit the article now; most of what I do should be self-explanatory, but if you have a question, just ask! Melchoir 20:10, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Interesting. That answers several questions I had. But I'm still a little unclear on the internal reference format, when the displayed text does not match the article title. (Example: Ilsa (novel) I'll have to look at your examples and play with it, I guess. Thanks again. Karen 22:21, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

I think Wikipedia:Piped link explains that one. Melchoir 23:23, 6 April 2006 (UTC)