User talk:Bobanele
Welcome Bobanele!
I'm Pdebee, one of the other editors here, and I hope you decide to stay and help contribute to this amazing repository of knowledge.
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Sincerely, Patrick. ツ Pdebee. (talk) (become old-fashioned!) 12:47, 5 April 2020 (UTC) (Leave me a message) [reply ]
Welcome to the GOCE!
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Welcome to WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors
"Make it say what it means and mean what it says" – Wikipedia: How to copy edit
Hello Bobanele and welcome to the Guild of Copy Editors (GOCE)! We are glad that you have decided to help us in our mission to improve the quality of writing on the English Wikipedia! Here are some links that you might find helpful to get started on your copy-editing journey!
- A how-to guide to Wikipeda copyediting
- Wikipedia's Manual of Style (MOS), a helpful guide to refer to while copy editing
- A quick guide to writing on Wikipedia
You can help with copy-editing requests if you already have familiarity with the MOS and considerable English copy-editing skills, or start with articles tagged for copy editing to gain experience.
Thank you so much for joining the GOCE, we appreciate it!
For the GOCE, --Puddleglum 2.0 (How's my driving?) 14:13, 5 April 2020 (UTC) [reply ]