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Hello, reading the guide I wonder why a GLAM staff should hide away its real identity. Wouldn't it be better to openly communicate who I am?--Barbara Fischer (WMDE) (talk) 13:05, 8 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

New article

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This page seems to assume that making a new article is the purpose of joining our efforts. That's okay at an edit-a-thon where coaches can ensure that it is done properly. Most newbies, however, have no such support. Even the ones who do, ought to be encouraged to seek initial experience by improving existing articles. The lonely majority of beginners ought not get a hint that they can start a new one, lest they be discouraged by probable rejection. Jim.henderson (talk) 21:59, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

revisions

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I brought this into line with WP:ACTRIAL; new editors should use AfC in any case.

I generalized this in other ways, and took out references to "your" article and steered people away from the WP:OWN path that this guidance set people on. Jytdog (talk) 18:34, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Save->Publish

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I've made some hasty changes to this page as it's one of the last set of instructions remaining which use 'Save changes' instead of 'Publish changes'. I hope someone will find a moment to check whether there are places where 'Publish page' might be more correct than simply 'Publish'. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 01:18, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]