User talk:64.150.253.10

May 2021

Hello, I'm DB1729. I noticed that you recently removed content from Template:Newt Gingrich series without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. DB1729 (talk) 00:51, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

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Reply: Newt Gingrich

Hello. I have responded to you post at my talk page, but I decided to reply here also just in case you didn't see it. You need not reply at both, or at all for that matter.

It was an easy fix.

Indeed anyone, including unregistered users, can edit most Wikipedia pages and remove the content from them. Only the very few trusted editors with special granted capabilities and permissions can actually delete anything from the site. See Wikipedia:You can and cannot change Wikipedia.

There is a Wikipedia:Sandbox that is intended to be a place where anyone may experiment with editing, though there are some rules there as well. There is also a preview button, which can used before you hit publish, if/when you ever want to change something on WP. Helpful, because once you save something, it instantly goes public. In this case, a template, it goes public on every page the template is transcluded, which could be hundreds, or far more.

Thanks for the note. Have a great day!--DB1729 (talk) 22:11, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

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