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Everyone contributing to Wikipedia has their own [[wp:User talk page|'''user talk page''']]. On this page, anyone can leave a message for you. People can ask you questions or give you advice. There are also some automated "bots" that can add helpful messages.

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You can reply the same way you would at an article talk page: click the {{#tag:span|[|class="mw-editsection-bracket"}}{{fake link|reply|This is a sample link and cannot be clicked.}}{{#tag:span|]|class="mw-editsection-bracket"}} link after their comment and mention them with the [[File:OOUI icon userAdd-ltr.svg|20px|link=|alt=Add user icon]] icon to notify them.

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Generally, you can find an editor's user talk page by following the link labelled "[[Special:Mytalk|talk]]" in their signature, located at the end of their messages. You can always reach their user talk page by clicking on their [[Special:Mypage|name]] in the signature, and then clicking on the "Talk" tab, as you would with an article. You can also reach another editor's talk page by typing "User talk:" and the name of the user in the search bar.
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