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If you have a question, concern, or comment related to improving a Wikipedia article, you can put a note on that article's '''[[WP:talk page|talk page]]'''.

[[Image:Wiki discussion tab.png|frameless|border|right|link=|alt=Circled ___location of the talk tab]]

You get to the talk page by clicking the "{{int:Talk}}" tab at the top of the article. If the tab shows up in red, it just means no one has commented yet; feel free to start a discussion.

When you start a new discussion topic, put it at the bottom of the talk page. The best way to do this is by clicking the "New section{{int:Skin-action-addsection}}" tab at the top of the page. This allows you to enter a new section heading and your comments.

If you are responding to someone else's remarks, put your comment below theirs. You can do this by clicking on the '''{{fake link|Reply|This is a sample link and cannot be clicked.}}''' link after their comment. Link to pages you mention with the [[File:OOjs UI icon link-ltr.svg|20px|class=skin-invert|link=|alt=Chain icon]] icon and mention other editors with the [[File:OOUI icon userAdd-ltr.svg|20px|class=skin-invert|link=|alt=Add user icon]] icon.

When you start a new discussion topic, put it at the bottom of the talk page. The best way to do this is by clicking the "New section" tab at the top of the page. This allows you to enter a new section heading and your comments.

If you are responding to someone else's remarks, put your comment below theirs. You can do this by clicking on the "[edit]" link to the right of that section's heading and then scrolling down.

Always sign yourYour comments bywill typingbe <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>.signed This will automatically insertwith your {{If IP|IP address (a number representing your internet connection)|username}} and a link to your personal talk page, along with the time you saved the page. {{If IP|If you [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]], your username will become your signature and you will be able to [[Wikipedia:Signature tutorial|customize its appearance]]|If you want, you can}} [[Wikipedia:Signature tutorial|customize howthe itappearance looksof your signature]]}}.

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