User talk:Rc2barrington
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Happy editing! Fettlemap (talk) 23:02, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
April 2023
[edit] Hello, I'm Wesoree. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Barrington, Illinois—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. -- Wesoree (talk·contribs) 00:06, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, it looks better. I live in Barrington and have visited the library many times.
- Note that it doesn’t look like it was deleted, just changed a little. So it wasn’t really “reverted” because it’s still there. Rc2barrington (talk) 02:57, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
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