Hello, Ian w smith, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages you might find helpful:

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I tried to answer you but Wiki has a group of republican moderators who hate PR and anyone associated with them. They deleted my reply to you. I just said to read through the talk pages. Many have tried to get the Republcian editors to change this stuff but they wont listen. Another editor told me the republican ones are out to destroy the liberal websites. It's a shame there isn;t any moderation on here. 2600:6C65:7E7F:B93E:10ED:297C:2455:E0DD (talk) 01:22, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sad that there is the kind of censorship going on - but thanks for that explanation. Ian Smith (talk) 04:45, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, please be aware that edits should only be marked as minor when they are truly uncontentious. In most cases this only extends as far as fixing basic grammar or typos, but you can read more through that link if you want to get a better idea. — HTGS (talk) 11:01, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that advice - which I have noted and will observe. Ian Smith (talk) 08:12, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]