User talk:Cornishman

Don't forget to sign your posts

Especially when posting to general talk pages, don't forget to add your signature -- 4 tildes, ~~~~ will automatically generate it.

Wm Magill - Valamar - OTG/OTC - talk 15:59, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Remember to Preview

Thanks for taking the time to update the Captain skills. You made one mistake (which I've fixed) with the skill 'Critical Defence', transcluding the contents of the page that discusses Critical Defence in general instead of the one for the Captain skill, resulting in a very obvious mess in the containing table. Always remember to click on the 'Preview' button to review your changes before saving. Snarpel (talk) 18:24, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Ahh thanks for that, was in a rush to leave so quickly saved and was coming on to fix it now!

Well.. what you save on the edit page is meant to be the completed version, not a work in progress. I always do my editing in a text editor so I can save locally as I'm going along and then cut and paste into the edit page when I'm ready to preview. A standalone text editor will also have essential features like search-replace and bracket matching that make your like easier.

p.s. as Wm Magill said, don't forget to sign your comments with ~~~~ Snarpel (talk) 22:15, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice, I'll make sure I do that in the future. Cornishman (talk) 06:11, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

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