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Discussion pages are designed to help improve existing articles.  Every article has a tab above it for discussion. New users may not be familar with how to use discussion pages on a [[wiki]].  
 
Discussion pages are designed to help improve existing articles.  Every article has a tab above it for discussion. New users may not be familar with how to use discussion pages on a [[wiki]].  
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3.  In order to differentiate messages from various users please use a colon or mutiple colons to indent messages when necessary. The more colons you use the farther your message will indent.
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3.  In order to differentiate messages from various users please use a colon or mutiple colons to indent messages when necessary. The more colons you use the farther your message will indent. Do not indent more than 6 colons. If the post above you has reached six, go back to none.  This keeps the pages from introducing a scroll bar.
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4.  Please do not "Ping-Pong conversations on User pages.  Have your settings configured to add pages you post on to your "Watched Pages" list. If you post a question on someone's page, they should respond to you there, and vice-versa. This keeps the entire conversation together in one place, so is easier to follow.
    
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Why did you say that historians consider George Washington as one of the greatest U.S. presidents?  Please give a source. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 20:12, 31 March 2007 (EDT)conservative
 
Why did you say that historians consider George Washington as one of the greatest U.S. presidents?  Please give a source. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 20:12, 31 March 2007 (EDT)conservative
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:The source is from a Washington biography I just read.  I will add it to the citations on the page. Thanks for reminding me! <font color="#0002AC" face="Comic Sans MS">[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]]</font><sup><font color="OOFFAA">[[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]]</font></sup> 21:47, 21 August 2007 (EDT)
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