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Talkback

Hello, SMK2013. You have new messages at WilliamJE's talk page.
Message added 00:32, 26 January 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

...William 00:32, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

January 2013

Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently added commentary to an article, Murder of Dr. Melissa Ketunuti. While Wikipedia welcomes editors' opinions on an article and how it could be changed, these comments are more appropriate for the article's accompanying talk page. If you post your comments there, other editors working on the same article will notice and respond to them, and your comments will not disrupt the flow of the article. However, keep in mind that even on the talk page of an article, you should limit your discussion to improving the article. Article talk pages are not the place to discuss opinions of the subject of articles, nor are such pages a forum. Thank you. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:32, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, SMK2013. You have new messages at YSSYguy's talk page.
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Changing your username

Rather than just post to one person's talk page, it's best to post on the right page to change your user name. That one person could be at work, out or unavailable for a period of time. They are a volunteer, just like you. Your best bet is to go to the simple change username page. Follow the directions and they should get the name changed in a day or so. Ravensfire (talk) 01:36, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Do not get upset if people try to delete the article because they mistakenly think that it is just another murder. (They don't know that of the hundreds of murders in the area, few are covered so heavily as this one. It is not a "just news"). I've tried to improve the writing on the article but think that in the end, the article will be killed, just like Dr. Ketunuti. Gravelocator (talk) 05:45, 27 January 2013 (UTC)