Mah favourite

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Hey there!

When you say things like "I have only just started editing Wikipedia" here and then someone examines your contributions and user history, it becomes pretty clear this account is not your first interaction with Wikipedia. --MZMcBride (talk) 01:54, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

What makes you think that? I have honestly only been editing wikipedia for a few weeks. I started by reading quite a lot of talk pages because I found some of the ridiculous debates funny and I made a few small changes from my IP address, then I signed up and the changes in my edit history are the vast majority of changes I have ever made. Before that I had only occasionally looked at wikipedia to check information. I have commented in quite a lot of AfDs (which I'm guessing might be your reasoning?) because I have found it an interesting way to pick up the policies and guidlines (and other people's interpretations of them) without having to read through everything in one go. You might also have been suspicious about the amount of time I have spent on Wikipedia since I signed up (again, I am just guessing), this is because I haven't got a job at the moment and it has been cold and wet here for the last few weeks. Hopefully I will get a job soon and stop wasting my time on wikipedia and minesweeper! I commented in that particular AfD debate because it looked like it needed the input of an impartial observer (which I honestly am, whatever you may think). From what I read (obviously not all of the background, seeing how much of it there is) it just seemed like an insane waste of everyone's time that is unlikely to ever produce any conclusion. If there is someone who can have a final say on things like this in exceptional cases then surely this would be the time. Anyway, as you can see from the amount I have written my claims to have nothing better to do with my time are no joke. As I say, please let me know what it was that made you think that I had been editing wikipedia for more than a couple of weeks and whether you have changed your mind (not that I really care either way, you are entitled to your opinion even if you are wrong!). Thanks. Mah favourite (talk) 02:30, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Since no one has yet done so, I might as well as be the one to role out the welcome mat for you.....

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Mah favourite! I am Nbahn and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or by typing {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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<br. />--NBahn (talk) 03:33, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Friendly advice

As you've probably realized by now you've walked into a mine field here. To make a long story short there are two aspects of Wikipedia. There's content which is usually a fun way to spend some time when you got nothing else to do and then there's politics. Politics here is rarely pretty and it's very easy for someone new to Wikipedia to get caught in the crossfire. Anything to do with Brandt is politics. It's an old wound that apparently won't heal because so many of us have personal feelings that get in the way of any attempts to approach the debate in an objective manner. You're of course free to participate in the AfD but be careful and make sure you know when to step back. Vyvyan Basterd (talk) 15:53, 10 December 2009 (UTC)