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Hi SewChicago! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

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Welcome SewChicago!

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Sincerely, Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(become old-fashioned!) 09:10, 21 April 2021 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

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Hi SewChicago! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

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Verb tense for TV show

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I have reverted your edit that changed "is" to "was" in The Ed Sullivan Show. When I began editing on Wikipedia, I thought as you did in posing the question, "Since the show is no longer running, shouldn't it be past tense?". Eventually, I found MOS:TENSE and saw that WP style says to use present tense for broadcast programs. (Note the seventh bulleted example.) It still seems strange to me, but I have learned to adapt. Eddie Blick (talk) 22:57, 12 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

I see. Do you happen to know why? Anyhow, thanks for letting me know! Jade Dragon 69 (talk) 00:39, 13 October 2021 (UTC)Reply
You're welcome. Regarding a reason for this policy, I have only a guess that it might be because so many TV shows still exist and are available for viewing over the air, online, or via cable services. In fact, The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show is apparently still being broadcast on MeTV. Eddie Blick (talk) 01:48, 13 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

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