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for completeness's sake...
...please also add yourself here. Thanks! --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 09:32, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
models
To have a sense of what you should be aiming at as you work on your article, you are advised to look at relevant good articles and featured articles. A recent featured article about an author is Mario Vargas Llosa, for instance. This was written by a UBC class last semester. You may also want to consult the Literature Wikiproject. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 09:53, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
reminders: regular editing and plan
Two reminders, from our project page:
Over the course of the semester, you need to log in and make at least one edit, again however minor, to your article twice a week.
By September 19, each group should have their plan in place, and have written it up on their article's talk page.
--jbmurray (talk • contribs) 08:07, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Another reminder about regular editing: So far this semester you have only made nine edits. Do get up to speed... If you are having any problems, please drop me a note. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 19:17, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
FA-Team
We have been adopted by the renowned FA-Team! Please add the project page to your watchlists, and feel free to ask FA-Team members if you have any queries or need help. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 20:18, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
happy face!
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You get my happy face for your work on Julia Alvarez. Keep it up! --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 23:42, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
edit summaries
Sboy... Just one thing. I see from your contributions that you're not using edit summaries very much. They're a bit tiresome to do, I know, but's often very helpful if you use them. So that when someone looks at an article history, they can see more or less what each edit did. I recommend you use them. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 06:11, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free media (Image:Julia Alvarez.JPG)
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Re: Guinea Page Deleted
Can you please give me a link to the page, I don't remember it? Note that I have moved your message to the bottom of my page, I missed it at first since you wrote it at the top. -- Luk talk 07:52, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
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