User talk:Proofing Fire

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Again, welcome! —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:52, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * And happy Juneteenth as well. Thanks for your validating like with this page. As a little heads up, the nbsp is a non-breaking space which is useful in cases where something may line wrap in a way that is undesirable. E.g.:
 * "...all of the funds in the will went to Mr. Griffith, shocking everyone" vs.
 * "...all of the funds in the will went to Mr. Griffith, shocking everyone"
 * or:
 * "The Greeks assembled 300 warriors to fend off invasion" vs.
 * "The Greeks assembled 300 warriors to fend off invasion"
 * When to include it is certainly a judgement call but I definitely use it for titles (Dr Pepper) and plain numbers (i.e. "She gave me 12 kittens!" but not "It was going to take millions of years") and with many proper names, particularly those of places that include directions or short descriptors ("South Dakota" and "New England") but not with every personal name, etc. Let me know if you have any questions: it's very encouraging to have you on board with this project and particularly on this historic African-American work by a towering philosopher. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:52, 19 June 2020 (UTC)