Mark thompson@timemagazine.com

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Mark: Using your e-mail address as your username is generally discouraged. Please take a look at the usernames guide WP:U and you may want to consider changing your username -- however this is optional. Tiggerjay (talk) 18:21, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

October 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Mark Thompson (reporter) has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Vcelloho (talk) 15:28, 28 October 2008 (UTC)