User talk:Meera.siva

Hello, Meera.siva, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like this place and decide to stay.

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AshLin (talk) 03:01, 27 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The way ahead

Hi Meera, I read your reply on my talk page. Very good indeed.

What next, you must be thinking. Do consider what article you would like to edit. See what information is missing. Add it at an appropriate place with language flow which merges it into the article and add a reference. WP:CITE (this kind of notation is called a shortcut) will guide you how to provide references/citations. Add one fact with reference at a time and build up articles in patchwork over time.

I close with one small standard practice for you to follow. Always sign off your post with a space followed by four tildes, i.e. ~~~~, after your last full-stop. This will automatically add a formatted, linked signature block like mine after this full stop. AshLin (talk) 03:25, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]