User talk:Northerlywind

Welcome!

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Bob talk 23:58, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Edit summaries

Hello. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Can I recommend using edit summaries to explain the changes that you make. Even if changes are pretty uncontroversial (such as reverting vandalism, or correcting spelling errors), edit summaries are useful for users with the article on their watchlist. Otherwise they have to click 'diff' to see what has been done, which can be time-consuming. Minor corrections can be marked as 'minor', with the summary 'copyedit' or 'spelling'. You should explain why you have made any removals. There is help at Help:Edit summary. Good luck. The JPS^{talk to me} 09:32, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Will do. Thanks for the tip!--Northerlywind (talk) 23:08, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Non-free files in your user space

Hey there Northerlywind, thank you for your contributions! I am a bot, alerting you that non-free files are not allowed in user or talk space. I removed some files I found on User:Northerlywind/State of Wonder.

• See a log of files removed today here.
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Thank you, -- DASHBot (talk) 05:01, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:State_of_Wonder_cover.jpeg)

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If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Melesse (talk) 07:48, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

WikiWomen's Collaborative

WikiWomen Unite!

Hi Northerlywind! Women around the world who edit and contribute to Wikipedia are coming together to celebrate each other's work, support one another, and engage new women to also join in on the empowering experience of shaping the sum of all the world's knowledge - through the WikiWomen's Collaborative. As a WikiWoman, we'd love to have you involved! You can do this by: Liking the WikiWomen's Collaborative on Facebook and share your tips, projects, and connect with other WikiWomen Join the conversation on our Twitter feed Reading and writing for our blog channel Feel free to drop by our meta page (under construction) to see how else you can participate! Can't wait to have you involved! SarahStierch (talk) 22:13, 11 October 2012 (UTC)