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The best way to learn about something is to experience it. Explore, learn, contribute, and don't forget to have some fun!
To get some practice editing you can use a sandbox. If you create an account, you can create your own private sandbox for use any time. Perfect for working on bigger projects. Then for easy access in the future, you could put a link to it on your user page.

Sincerely, Be prosperous! Paine  18:22, 23 November 2015 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for reverting your recent experiment with the page Baby boomers. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment further, please use the sandbox instead, as someone could see your test before you revert it. Thank you.  Paine  18:22, 23 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

If this is a shared IP address, and you didn't make the edit, please consider the creation of a free User account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

June 2017

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  Hello, I'm KGirlTrucker81. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Up (2009 film) have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 21:48, 29 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

  Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Up (2009 film). Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 21:53, 29 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

February 2018

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  Hello, I'm KylieTastic. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Diplomat have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help Desk. Thanks. KylieTastic (talk) 21:36, 19 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

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March 2018

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  Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at List of feeder teams in football. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. GiantSnowman 16:19, 25 March 2018 (UTC)Reply