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| Mandaclair, welcome to Misplaced Pages and especially the ever-maddening but often-improving ] article. I hope we haven't discouraged you from contributing there---the article could certainly use more experts like yourself. Your long experience in teaching the subject should be particularly useful. | Mandaclair, welcome to Misplaced Pages and especially the ever-maddening but often-improving ] article. I hope we haven't discouraged you from contributing there---the article could certainly use more experts like yourself. Your long experience in teaching the subject should be particularly useful. | ||
| It's true that the regulars there tend to be suspicious of major changes by new editors, and unfortunately, sometimes editors do act like they ] the article. Still, if you have a little patience and continue to ] with your edits, I think you'll find your improvements to the article are very welcome. A tip: if you are making major changes or prominent ones (i.e., to the intro), a short comment on the talk page explaining your reasons can help a lot. It can also help to glance over old discussions, if relevant. Don't be shy about mentioning your experience as a lecturer on the subject---some of those who are most defensive about their pet subtopics are probably university students who will respect your experience. | It's true that the regulars there tend to be suspicious of major changes by new editors, and unfortunately, sometimes editors do act like they ] the article. The strong feelings are largely due to frequent vandalism by editors with ]. | ||
| Still, if you have a little patience and continue to ] with your edits, I think you'll find your improvements to the article are very welcome. A tip: if you are making major changes or prominent ones (i.e., to the intro), a short comment on the talk page explaining your reasons can help a lot. It can also help to glance over old discussions, if relevant. Don't be shy about mentioning your experience as a lecturer on the subject---some of those who are most defensive about their pet subtopics are probably university students who will respect your experience. | |||
| Again, welcome! Good luck, and please stick around. Best, ] 15:26, 27 March 2007 (UTC). | Again, welcome! Good luck, and please stick around. Best, ] 15:26, 27 March 2007 (UTC). | ||
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Mandaclair, welcome to Misplaced Pages and especially the ever-maddening but often-improving Evolution article. I hope we haven't discouraged you from contributing there---the article could certainly use more experts like yourself. Your long experience in teaching the subject should be particularly useful.
It's true that the regulars there tend to be suspicious of major changes by new editors, and unfortunately, sometimes editors do act like they own the article. The strong feelings are largely due to frequent vandalism by editors with objections to evolution.
Still, if you have a little patience and continue to be bold with your edits, I think you'll find your improvements to the article are very welcome. A tip: if you are making major changes or prominent ones (i.e., to the intro), a short comment on the talk page explaining your reasons can help a lot. It can also help to glance over old discussions, if relevant. Don't be shy about mentioning your experience as a lecturer on the subject---some of those who are most defensive about their pet subtopics are probably university students who will respect your experience.
Again, welcome! Good luck, and please stick around. Best, Gnixon 15:26, 27 March 2007 (UTC).