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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! ■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 13:51, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
- Oh, thanks! I didn’t know, I’ll keep that in mind for the future. Yasslaywikia (talk) 13:52, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
- Concerning the signature thing, you don't actually need to do that if you're using the "reply" button, but if you're manually editing a talk page, that's how you get your username and the date to appear at the end of your post. ■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 13:54, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
- Oh, I see. I’ve been using the reply button so far so I needn’t be concerned though, but thanks a lot for the heads-up! Yasslaywikia (talk) 13:56, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
- Concerning the signature thing, you don't actually need to do that if you're using the "reply" button, but if you're manually editing a talk page, that's how you get your username and the date to appear at the end of your post. ■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 13:54, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
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