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Richmond Nature Park

Where do you want the article to be? Right now it's in Wikipedia:Richmond Nature Park which isn't the right place for it. If you're still working on it as a draft, I can move it back to User:Laurasweil/sandbox2 for you. If you're done and you want it moved into the main space, then move it to Richmond Nature Park (i.e., select the (Article) namespace when you move the page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:01, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

I'm done with it as a draft and would like to move it to the main space. Do i just copy and paste all of the info from my sandbox2 page to the main space?Laurasweil (talk) 21:03, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

No, you move pages using the 'Move' button (which should be under the 'More' tab at the top of the page (right next to the search box). I moved the article for you, and I will delete the redirect at Wikipedia:Richmond Nature Park. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:22, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Thank you so much Ian! Laurasweil (talk) 21:30, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

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