User talk:Mdfischer
Just so you know: new talk goes at the bottom of the page. Also, you should have only onje username and one userpage - either Mike Fischer or Mdfischer (you are not absolutely forbidden from having two, but it is strongly discouraged, see this). If you are not the real Michael Fischer, please consult WP:USERNAME: Names of well-known living or recently deceased people are inappropriate usernames. If you are the real M. Fischer, please see the message I left for you at User talk: Mike Fischer. Either way, welcome to Wikipedia! Slrubenstein | Talk 14:36, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference
[edit]Hello there. This is an automated message to tell you about the gradual phasing out of the preference entitled "Mark all edits minor by default", which you currently have enabled.
On 13 March 2011, this preference was hidden from the user preferences screen as part of efforts to prevent its accidental misuse (consensus discussion). This had the effect of locking users in to their existing preference, which, in your case, was true. To complete the process, your preference will automatically be changed to false in the next few days. This does not require any intervention on your part and you will still be able to manually mark your edits as being 'minor'. The only thing that's changed is that you will no longer be able to have them marked as minor by default. For more information on what a minor edit is, see WP:MINOR or feel to get in touch.
Thank you for your understanding and happy editing :) Editing on behalf of User:Jarry1250, LivingBot (talk) 21:29, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
Social Anthropology
[edit]I think what you did was great. Be warned, some (many) editors are going to demand citations from published sources to substantiate these claims. Sure, any well-informed person will understand what you wrote and know it to be quite accurate... but most WP editors are not so well-informed. I wonder if it would help to ad something about "sociality" or say more about the difference/relationship between social structure and social organization? Happy New Year by the way! Slrubenstein | Talk 19:48, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
Welcome!
[edit]Hello, Mdfischer, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
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