User talk:Cartweel

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Hello, Cartweel, Welcome to Wikipedia!

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Happy editing!

Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 22:50, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about the rough introduction...

...I'm afraid that articles about high schools are major bones of contention here. Some Wikipedians think all high schools should have articles, some think only notable high schools should have articles, and nobody is sure what counts as notable. Please don't take this as typical of what happens when you edit Wikipedia.

And don't worry about the fairly high level of rancor you see in VfD. We're yelling at each other, not at you.

Don't take it too seriously. Poke around and see if you can find something else to edit. If you look at existing articles that are in your personal areas of expertise, the chances you can find something that's wrong and needs correcting, or a place where you can add something, are pretty good. Dpbsmith (talk) 02:08, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)