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November 2014

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  Hello, I'm I dream of horses. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to Tacitus— because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. I dream of horses If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. @ 06:04, 4 November 2014 (UTC)Reply

I always felt that Tacitus' style was informative, in that unlike many other authors, he used elision rather than exposition to deny a place in history to those he held in contempt. That's a major stylistic difference in approach, and one that's not often enough covered in reference to Tacitus himself.MarcusPriscusCato (talk) 06:11, 4 November 2014 (UTC)Reply

I've also reverted you, see the welcome notice and especially WP:NOR. Sorry about this, writing a Wikipedia article is vastly different from writing an essay. Dougweller (talk) 09:24, 4 November 2014 (UTC)Reply
@MarcusPriscusCato: While they may contain some good info, your edits to Cornwall, Ontario read more like a term paper than an encyclopedia article, and they contain numerous capitalization, style, and punctuation issues. You may want to familiarize yourself with how articles are written here before you add a lot of content to them that other editors are likely to revert. Please refer to the helpful links in the welcome message at the top of this page. Eric talk 16:07, 4 November 2014 (UTC)Reply
...ditto for Mille Roches, Ontario. Eric talk 16:11, 4 November 2014 (UTC)Reply
I saw your replies on my talkpage. Note that you were not logged in when you left them--it will be easier to communicate with other editors if you stay logged in when you post. Another note: When editors post on your talkpage, they will most likely expect you to reply in the same place. To be sure they see it, you can ping them automatically by putting their username preceded by @ somewhere in your post (e.g. @MarcusPriscusCato). When you do post on an editor's talkpage, most prefer that new sections be added to the bottom of the page. Eric talk 16:39, 4 November 2014 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, Eric. I'm feeling my way around, but I hear voices in the darkness calling directions to me.61.73.143.183 (talk) 17:01, 4 November 2014 (UTC) @EricReply


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