User talk:YarrowFlower

Hi. This is my talk page.

YarrowFlower (talk) 14:11, 20 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Laura Jane Grace

Hi YarrowFlower! I've seen your comment about Laura Jane Grace and responded, but I thought I'd just add here that rather than using the URL, you can link a page by using square brackets, so that [[Talk:Laura Jane Grace]] produces Talk:Laura Jane Grace, which is neater than using the URL (and helps people on mobile/desktop following links written by people on the opposite device).

If you've got any questions about this or any other aspect of Wikipedia, I see you've found the Teahouse already (which is a really good place to go) but you're also welcome to message me on my talk page. Thanks! — Bilorv (talk) 19:56, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy editing! ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 09:51, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 09:51, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I assume this is an automated message so I'm not sure if I'm even supposed to reply. The contribution I wanted to make on this topic was just making a copy editing change to an article (fixing an Easter egg link) and I was able to put that suggestion on the talk page, so I'm happy.

My M.O. for editing Wikipedia right now is just to read articles in my normal course of life and then change things or complain about them on the talk page as I notice them organically. Mostly it's pretty straightforward stuff: typos, grammar or syntax errors, punctuation errors, awkward phrasing, ^{[citation needed]}, ^{[by whom?]}, confusing sentences, that sort of thing.

I will probably continue operating this way, unless I happen to find a topic that isn't already well-covered that I want to write about. YarrowFlower (talk) 01:21, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]