User talk:Dwitt

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Good luck! --Panic (talk) 09:29, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Can you provide me with more info about when to use the four tildes, &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; Is this just for the discussion area or should I be using this when editing books? Dwitt (talk) 22:08, 16 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Only on personal posts, contributions to book contents shouldn't be signed. Signing posts will also confer them some protection from edits and deletions, it is normal practice to prevent removal of posts before 30 days have passed (this can vary from situation to situation, the minimum timeframe used on the project is 7 days, but it shows you how important it is to have the time of the edit visible) and editing other users signed posts is frowned upon. Another practice is to add indentation to replies so its easier to read and to understand to what does the reply relate to (like I just did). --Panic (talk) 22:24, 16 February 2010 (UTC)