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Again, welcome! Fettlemap (talk) 06:29, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

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Ways to improve Conejo Canyons Open Space

Hi, I'm Garagepunk66. TOLocal, thanks for creating Conejo Canyons Open Space!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. I enjoyed reading

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Garagepunk66 (talk) 03:39, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Also one should remember that it is quality, not quantity when adding new articles to Wikipedia. I recommend reading Places of local interest, Cheers, Fettlemap (talk) 19:16, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Bare URLs

Hello TOLocal, I noticed that your edit to Newbury Park, California used bare URLs. The time and effort to read and implement Wikipedia:Bare URLs is well worth it. Bare URLs are subject to link rot. The usability of a bare URL depends entirely on the target WWW site retaining its chosen site structure, which it is under no obligation to do. Cheers, Fettlemap (talk) 04:54, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Newbury Park, California edits

Hello TOLocal, Your recent contribution to Newbury Park, California has been undone by another editor who comment it was unencyclopedic. In your edit summary you seemed open to comments so I thought I might encourage you by providing more information regarding the style on Wikipedia. It is very important to understand that it is not a travel quide or a brochure that might be put out by the Chamber of Commerce. That kind of the information is available elsewhere and it is improper to repeat it here. There is a good article on writing better articles; the portion on the tone of the article might especially help you understand why the editor deleted your contribution. Fettlemap (talk) 18:39, 22 March 2016 (UTC) Cheers, Fettlemap (talk) 18:39, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

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Couple of quick tips

• Hello, and thanks for your efforts in adding valuable info to our articles. I had to go behind you a couple of times, when your edits showed up in articles that are on my "wacthlist". I certainly don't have the time to give you all the English lessons it would take to bring your grammar skills up to encyclopedic level, however, here are just a couple of improvements you can make easily: You have a habit of using the word "was" incorrectly. Think of it as: "I was", and "they were". When speaking of others, always use "were", as in your many sentences incorrectly written like: "The Serrano people was here 2,000 years ago". Should have said: The Serrano people were here 2,000 years ago. Also, proof read your paragraphs before saving them, to see if you have said the same thing twice in the same sentence. Also, you have a habit of saying "here", as if the town your are writing about is the wiki page you are writing on. Example: "The native Americans "here" have red feathers. That is incorrect. It should say: The native Americans in Palm Springs have red feathers. I hope this helps you a bit in your editing my friend. Thanks for your contributions. → Pocketthis (talk) 17:40, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

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Ways to improve Ralph Miller (football)

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Thanks for creating Ralph Miller (football)! I edit here too, under the username QueerEcofeminist and it's nice to meet you :-)

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