User talk:Dil chahal

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Doug Weller talk 15:04, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

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Doug Weller talk 08:18, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Please read Talk:Ram Mandir

If you look at the message at the top of the talk page, the only editing you can do there is to make a WP:Edit request. You can't edit the article directly or take part in any discussions on the talk page. Unless you edit for 30 days and make 500 normal edits. Sorry about that. Doug Weller talk 15:10, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Dil chahal, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Ian and I work with Wiki Education; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

I hope you enjoy editing here. If you haven't already done so, please check out the student training library, which introduces you to editing and Wikipedia's core principles. You may also want to check out the Teahouse, a community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to helping new users. Below are some resources to help you get started editing.

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Editing Wikipedia, a guide for student editors Choosing an article to edit Add images to articles Citing sources on Wikipedia
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You can find answers to many student questions in our FAQ.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:02, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

You have an overdue training assignment.

Please complete the assigned training modules. --Ultush (talk) 18:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)