IR393davis

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Signing name

I see you just signed your name with you username on the class discussion page. On Wikipedia, we generally sign talk pages with 4 tildas or ~~~~ which automatically adds the date and username instead of just the date. This time a automated bot added the date/time for you, but in the future I hope you will use the standard signature that way people can easily recognize when you made your comment, Sadads (talk) 00:34, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia on Campus Facebook page

Hi IR393davis,

Thanks for being part of the Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative! I'm LiAnna Davis, the communications associate for the Initiative, and I wanted to let you know that we have a Facebook page, facebook.com/WikipediaOnCampus designed to keep students like you up to date on the latest news, events, photos, videos, and hints to help you edit. If you're on Facebook, please check it out!

Happy editing! Ldavis (Public Policy) (talk) 21:27, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Public Policy mentor

Hello Tim, I just saw your message on my talk page. I had missed it earlier. My name is Evangeline and yes, I can be your mentor. Do you have any questions about Wikipedia? Also, if you want, you can either chat with me in IRC or IM. Just drop me a message here or on my talk page. Bejinhan talks 13:47, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back to me. I don't have any initial questions but I'm sure there will be a few as the semester goes on. I look forward to working with you. IR393davis (talk) 17:55, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Looking forward to working with you too. :) Bejinhan talks 12:10, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Log in first for optimal performance

Hi, Tim. Please always log in to your account before editing. I see that you were not logged in when you added your footnote today. When you are not logged in, your edits look like they are from an anonymous user, and it makes other editors suspicious of them. Also, logging in and editing from your account increases your account's permissions and makes it easier for other editors to communicate with you. Plus you can set preferences for your account (see the preferences button above) to make editing more convenient for you. All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:54, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Re: Mentoring

Hi Tim, I have left comments re. your edits to the First Congo War article at here. Please take a look at them and well done! =) Cheers, Bejinhan talks 03:46, 21 December 2010 (UTC)