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I realize that "doing" is the best way to learn, however, I believe I am at my tether's end regarding this mistake. I may be the only stupid person in the world, who can't make sense of the directions. If so, so be it. My Wiki-stress level is way too high at the moment, and if I can't figure this
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I have spent many hours trying to place my first citation in the article on Osama bin Laden. It is citation #166. I've read all about rotten links, although I still have no clue how to archive an article; I've read the FAQS; I tried to use the templates; I've read and printed the tutorial; I've
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You can tell I'm getting a little crazy - I'm talking to myself! :-) Did several more hours of reading tonight and think I may be able to do citations correctly, now. On to the article on
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