Don Ellis

Welcome

Welcome! Hello, Don Ellis, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck or looking for help, please come to the Wikipedia Help Desk, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user talk page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few good links for newcomers: User pages The five pillars of Wikipedia Wikipedia in eight words How to edit a page (or, the quick cheatsheet version) Help pages Tutorial How to write a great article Manual of Style Glossary What Wikipedia is not Assume good faith Wikiquette Sandbox (this page is for testing) I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, or ask the people around you for help -- good Wikipedians don't bite the newcomers. Keep an open mind and listen for advice, but don't hesitate to be bold when editing! If you'd like to respond to this message, or ask any questions, feel free to leave a message at my talk page! Once you've become a more experienced Wikipedian, you may wish to take a moment to visit these pages: Wikipedia:Community portal Wikipedia:WikiProjects Best of luck to you, and happy editing! Luna Santin 10:40, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Re: Thank you

Of course. :) Looking back, I remember my own welcome, and I think it helped me out a lot -- it's got helpful links, and it started introducing me to the community. Your early contributions are better than I remember mine being, so I'm glad to have you around. Luna Santin 05:11, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

I tend to reply quickly, when I'm actually on... whenever that is, anyway! There's a lot of discussion, over the American/British/Canadian/Australian/What have you styles. Generally, WP:MOS suggests that we should (a) use the dialect appropriate to the subject (articles about American topics use American English, articles about Australian topics use Australian English, etc.), or (b) if there is no apparently preferred dialect, just try our best to maintain consistency with the majority of the page. Still, though, you'd be amazed at the number of edits wasted on this little issue, heh. :) Luna Santin 05:22, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Wow!

Your banana gallery in stunning! I hope it is added to the banana page, as I'm sure it will be seen as a valuable resource. — Reinyday, 06:18, 15 August 2006 (UTC)