User talk:PhilipMelanchthon

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Walter Görlitz (talk) 02:21, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Ed Stetzer

Thanks for your input on Talk:Ed Stetzer (and yes, you did it right!) There was a bit of an edit war going on with the controversy section, so I started the discussion to try to get the editors to work out a consensus. I agree with you that both sides seem a bit passionate on this subject. I'm not sure how it will play out, but I appreciate you offering an objective viewpoint. Happy editing! Schazjmd (talk) 13:41, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

Oops, I just noticed something about your comment on that page. Not a big deal, but I wanted to point it out so that you're aware of it. The guidelines for Talk pages tell us to indent our replies properly, as it helps readers keep track of the conversation. To indent, you start your comment with a colon (:). If you're responding to an indented comment, you enter one more colon than the comment you're responding to. Some editors can get a bit snippy when others don't indent properly. Schazjmd (talk) 13:58, 14 August 2019 (UTC)