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Hello, Torontokid2006, and welcome to Misplaced Pages! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Misplaced Pages:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! . . dave souza, talk 20:40, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you!! Torontokid2006 (talk) 23:02, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

On those odd numbers

Actually, I'm not sure which numbers you mean! In your watchlist, the numbers after the article name give the time of the edit, and in brackets how many bytes (same thing as alphabetical or numeric characters, I think) were added or subtracted. In article histories, the number in brackets after the editor's name etc. is the total number of bytes in the article – this is only of much significance when the article gets huge, and there's pressure to split out sections keeping a brief summary, and taking care to maintain WP:NPOV in all the articles.
As for addictive, beware of Wikipediholism. Regarding which, unfortunately global warming is a bit of a battleground which is either addictive or drives you off. Thanks for your sensible and well considered edits. All the drama is certainly a big time sink, and it can be very off-putting having to face the possibility of tedious arguments when editing some articles. However, with good verification from sources and care not to do original research then it's always possible to get well justified changes made.
You noticed the banter about our communistic comrade, whose pen name was explained in an earlier version of his page. He's got good scientific credentials and gives sound advice on the subject.
At its best, Misplaced Pages can do well at describing such culturally divisive issues, and has policies that should give due weight to mainstream science where applicable. It also has guidance on dealing with fringe views. At its worst, it's a bit of a struggle, but in a worthy cause. Just remember that Misplaced Pages is not a reliable source! . . dave souza, talk 19:39, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Global Warming

Thank you for your contributions to the encyclopedia! In case you are not already aware, an article to which you have recently contributed, Global Warming, is on article probation. A detailed description of the terms of article probation may be found at Misplaced Pages:General sanctions/Climate change probation. Also note that the terms of some article probations extend to related articles and their associated talk pages.

The above is a templated message. Please accept it as a routine friendly notice, not as a claim that there is any problem with your edits. Thank you.

Thparkth (talk) 10:36, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Thparkth Torontokid2006 (talk) 22:30, 31 May 2010 (UTC)