User talk:Dillonphoto

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Hello Dillonphoto! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement. Happy Editing! Ageo020 21:26, 11 September 2006 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial How to edit a page The five pillars of Wikipedia Manual of Style Be bold in editing How to write a great article WikiProjects Getting your info out there Cite your sources Neutral Point of View Point of View Verifiability Uploading images Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules Policy Library Getting Help New contributors' help page Where to ask a question Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions Getting along Wikiquette Civility Sign your posts Wikipedians Conflict resolution Getting technical Cleaning up vandalism Pages needing attention Peer review Utilities Village pump

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[edit] George Henry Morris

Fair enough, I quoted your sentence back to you, sorry, but it is a fine line between boring facts and over-elaborate irrelevant guff, just to pad it out. I can't do this 24/7, and i am trying to learn this , but there must be more important causes needing your assistance surely? . Thanks.

Hi. It's not a problem that you disagree with my edit. Unfortunately you have gone back to the previous version of the article, in which you are not following the style guidelines. Articles should be written in complete sentences. For example, you should not write, "Educated at xxx school." This is not a sentence. You need to write, "He was educated at xxx school." I will leave it to you to continue editing the article and bring it into line with the wikipedia guidelines. Deb 12:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Which part of this sentence is not complete?

"He was born in Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland, the second son of Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin, and was educated at The Oratory School, Edgbaston."

It is written in English, and whilst it may not be wonderful prose, it is punctuated reasonably well. A series of staccato facts is no way to educate, inform, and enthuse people about Wikipedia. There are many more worthy and less able pages that require serious attention. This one is way way down the list. I will take your advise onboard, and try to learn "the system" better, but please get a grip], and lay off the pedantry. Thank you.

The bit you just quoted is the bit I changed about half an hour ago, because you had not responded to my message above. Deb 19:19, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Nothing is more important than trying to help potentially good contributors. I'm not telling you off, just trying to point you in the right direction. Deb 19:30, 31 January 2007 (UTC)