User:Cgingold

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[edit] under construction...

the architect is on vacation, building supplies are back-ordered, and the contractor just doubled his estimate <sigh> -- evidently I'm gonna have to do all the work myself, as soon as I find the time... Cgingold 17:35, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

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Passed 1000 Edit Mark on this date: January 9, 2007

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Passed 2500 Edit Mark on this date: March 18, 2007

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Here's an easy way to leave a note for people who don't leave edit summaries:

Just put Template:Summary on their User Talkpage.

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Preview Button? Preview Button??

I don't need no stinkin' Preview Button!!.

Well, hombre, I'm afraid you do. Just take a look at this note I've taken to leaving on certain UserTalkpages:

Hello, I've noticed from your edits of xxxxx that you've been using a trial-and-error process in an effort to get things right. That kind of hands-on approach is without a doubt the only way to learn how to do things — and there's quite a lot to learn! However, rather than saving each of your attempts, it's much better to make liberal use of the "show preview" button, which allows you to see the results of your edit before you hit the "save page" button. That way, all of those edits that aren't quite right don't clog up the edit history (something you will come to appreciate once you've been around for a while). Hope this has been helpful, and... good luck editing!

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