User talk:JustJimDandy

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[edit] Welcome!

Welcome!

Hello, JustJimDandy, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome!  Rysin3 19:09, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Categories

Hey there! I just checked in on Category:American non-fiction environmental writers, which I created 6 or 7 weeks ago, and discovered that it's got lots of articles in it now. Fantastic! I see you're the guy who did a lot of that -- in fact, it looks like you're putting a good deal of effort into getting articles properly categorized. I've been doing a lot of that myself lately, as well as creating more than a few "missing" categories. (I see you've created some yourself.)

Seeing as you appear to be a relatively new editor, it occurs to me that you may not be aware of Wikipedia:Categories for discussion, which is where Categories get renamed or deleted. I started paying attention to & participating in these discussions a few months back when I discovered (to my horror) that some groups of categories that I considered quite valuable were up for deletion. While it's certainly the case that there are any number of poorly-named or ill-conceived categories, I've seen an awful lot of good categories get flushed down the toilet. The discussions stay open for about 5 days generally, so right now the CFDs (as they're called) that started back on September 12 are about to be closed (decided) -- it's all there on that page I linked, if you're interested. These CFDs don't get anywhere near the notice that AFDs (for articles) get, so I hope you'll decide to join the fray, er, I mean fun. :)

Anyway, it's good to run into another editor who seems to share my interest in this sort of thing -- and I suspect that goes for the kinds of subjects & issues we're concerned about, as well. Regards, and welcome aboard! Cgingold 12:00, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CfD nomination of Category:Animal care and training writers

Category:Animal care and training writers, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. – Justin chat 04:50, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Bob Proctor

An article that you have been involved in editing, Bob Proctor, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bob Proctor. Thank you. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 15:28, 29 March 2008 (UTC)