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Happy editing! Peaceray (talk) 04:31, 28 November 2025 (UTC)<!--Template:WelcomeMenu-->

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so happy you're doing this!



I live in Vermont and when I was first on Wikipedia one of the little tasks I did was making sure the Vermont town pages had updated websites. Then I moved on to other Wikipedia projects, but everything's still on my watchlist. Just noticed that you've been adding/updating town websites. So glad to see someone doing this work, and it's really interesting to see what's changed. Jessamyn (my talk page) 17:49, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

:I'm rather new to editing. Updating websites for municipalities is something simple that can be done without needing to know much about the area. I've been doing the same for K-12 schools. For now I'm working on the northeast US. If I don't get too tired of it I may continue on to other portions of the country. BillBasirLeslie (talk) 18:02, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

Website updates



Thanks so much for this edit ↗ and so many others that correct the latest website links for schools, districts and municipalities. Where are you getting all of these updates from? Alansohn (talk) 00:26, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

:When it's a dead link, like the one you reference, I do a Google search for the District, School, or Municipality. I then compare addresses to confirm that I have the correct organization.
:A common issue with public schools is that websites get reorganized and the link for the high school no longer works. The main page for the district hasn't changed, but individual schools have. For those it's a matter of exploring the site until I find the appropriate link.
:02:15, 12 February 2026 (UTC) BillBasirLeslie (talk) 02:15, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!



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April 2026



25px|alt=Information icon ↗ Thank you for your contributions ↗ to Wikipedia. Regarding your recent edits to :Oak Park, Michigan ↗ when you modified the page, you introduced {{cl|Unknown parameters|unknown parameters}}. Just because you specify {{para|some_param|{{var|some_variable}}}} does not always mean that variable will display. The {{para|some_param}} must be defined in the template. You can look at the documentation for the template you are using but it is also helpful to use the preview ↗ button before you save your edit; this helps you find any errors you have made and ensure that the values you have added are displaying correctly. Below the edit box is a '''Show preview''' button. Pressing this will show you what the page will look like without actually saving it. It is strongly recommended that you use this before saving. Note I have likely fixed the error by now so check the history ↗ of the page to see how it was fixed. If you have any questions, contact the help desk ↗ for assistance.
Thank you.<!-- User:Zackmann08/uw/Unknown-params-warning --> '''<span style="color:#00d5ff !important">Zack</span><span style="color:#007F94 !important">mann</span>''' (<sup>Talk to me ↗</sup>/<sub><span style="color:orange !important">What I been doing</span> ↗</sub>) 17:21, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

May 2026



25px|alt=Information icon ↗ Thank you for your contributions ↗ to Wikipedia. Regarding your recent edits to :Oak Hill High School (West Virginia) ↗ when you modified the page, you introduced {{cl|Unknown parameters|unknown parameters}}. Just because you specify {{para|some_param|{{var|some_variable}}}} does not always mean that variable will display. The {{para|some_param}} must be defined in the template. You can look at the documentation for the template you are using but it is also helpful to use the preview ↗ button before you save your edit; this helps you find any errors you have made and ensure that the values you have added are displaying correctly. Below the edit box is a '''Show preview''' button. Pressing this will show you what the page will look like without actually saving it. It is strongly recommended that you use this before saving. Note I have likely fixed the error by now so check the history ↗ of the page to see how it was fixed. If you have any questions, contact the help desk ↗ for assistance.
Thank you.<!-- User:Zackmann08/uw/Unknown-params-warning --> '''<span style="color:#00d5ff !important">Zack</span><span style="color:#007F94 !important">mann</span>''' (<sup>Talk to me ↗</sup>/<sub><span style="color:orange !important">What I been doing</span> ↗</sub>) 02:37, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

June 2026



25px ↗ Your edits are becoming disruptive. You have been warned multiple times about the need to use preview ↗ to check your edits, yet you continue to introduce {{cl|unknown parameters|unknown parameters}} into articles. You did this again at :Cusseta, Alabama ↗ when you modified the page, you once again did this. If you continue your disruptive editing ↗, you may find yourself blocked from editing. Please take the time to review your edits moving forward. <!-- User:Zackmann08/uw/Thumb-Warning --> '''<span style="color:#00d5ff !important">Zack</span><span style="color:#007F94 !important">mann</span>''' (<sup>Talk to me ↗</sup>/<sub><span style="color:orange !important">What I been doing</span> ↗</sub>) 16:24, 9 June 2026 (UTC)