Colleen mccann

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Welcome!

Hello, Colleen mccann, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Ian and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:20, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Welcome, Colleen mccann! You are definitely being bold in your choice of articles. E-cigarettes and similar are controversial topics on Wikipedia, and there can be conflict, as I expect you've noticed. I hope you will not find it too off-putting. It's really easy to overestimate hostility on a text-only communications channel, and stuff sometimes escalates. At first, too, it's far too easy for a newcomer to get overwhelmed by the piles of policies pointed out in any conflict (or lack thereof), and too many quit. I hope you stick it out through the culture shock. We need more editors, especially editors who can be courteous and scholarly under any circumstances. The Wikipedia community welcomes you (even when it may not feel that way). If you need anything, please let me know; a message on my talk page may be faster than a WP:ping. HLHJ (talk) 04:07, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

I have replied to your comment on my talk page, as your notifications bar at the top of the screen has hopefully told you! Click on the inbox icon and "all notifications" to see them. Thank you for contacting me. HLHJ (talk) 04:48, 10 November 2018 (UTC)