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Why is it that new users are expected to know nothing about
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Just because someone shows that they know what they are doing from their first edit, does not mean they are a sockpuppet, and we should not go around looking for a checkuser so this person can be indefinitely blocked. If they have done nothing wrong what-so-ever except knowing what they are doing,
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It contains the advice or opinions of one or more
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What about those huge, intricate, and exciting looking templates we throw on new user talk pages. The user may actually read that, yes it
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then leave them alone. They will probably turn out to be a net positive to the encyclopedia anyway, no harm done.
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oppose and criticize them for knowing how to edit from the beginning!
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