Bethcochrane

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Hi!

Hello again Bethcochrane! Thanks for attending our Lost Poets of Scotland Editathon. Now that you've learned the basics, I do encourage you to stay logged in, and have another go at editing. Why not try a small edit or two first, add a link, or maybe a picture? Once you've made 10 small edits in mainspace, and your account is 4 days old, you'll be able to create new articles - search for the name of the article, and click the create link.

Welcome! Now have some cake...

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If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. See you soon! Lirazelf (talk) 17:06, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Liz Niven

Hello, Bethcochrane. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Liz Niven".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Dolotta (talk) 13:51, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Liz Niven

Hello, Bethcochrane. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Liz Niven".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Mjs1991 (talk) 09:13, 1 August 2019 (UTC)