User talk:DoctorPretzel

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Hogwarts Handbook
Congratulations on starting a new book. Unfortunately I must comment on a couple of issues:


 * Nobody "owns" a Wikibook. Once posted, all edits are released to the Wikibooks community.  On the edit page, directly underneath the main textbox, you will see the words "If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then don't submit it here."  Because of this, I removed the text in your book instructing readers not to edit the page.  Wikibooks is a free library of textbooks that anyone can edit.


 * There is already a comprehensive book on the Harry Potter series, Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter. I strongly suggest that you help improve that wikibook instead of creating a new one, but if you disagree, go ahead and say so on Talk:Hogwarts Handbook.

Otherwise, thanks for your contributions. -- NipplesMeCool (talk) 15:44, 12 April 2009 (UTC)