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Here is an example of a well-formatted discussion:

Hi. I have a question about this article. I'm pretty sure purple elephants only live in New York! JayRandumWikiUser 02:49, 10 Nov 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, I have visited New York before, and the elephants definitely come in green. try2BEEhelpful 17:28, 11 Nov 2009 (UTC)
 * I think you should find a source for your claims before I believe them! Living &times; Skepticism 20:53, 11 Nov 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, these elephant journals agree with me:
 * Elephants Monthly
 * Elephants World
 * Elephants Enthusiast
 * I've done my research! try2BEEhelpful 19:09, 12 Nov 2009 (UTC)
 * I guess you're right. Thanks for listing out your sources. JayRandumWikiUser 23:09, 12 Nov 2009 (UTC)

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To keep comments in line, use the same amount of colons as the previous line, before adding your own indentation and/or bullet point.
 *  ::: Okay, these elephant journals agree with me: 
 *  ::: * Elephants Monthly 
 *  ::: * Elephants World 
 *  ::: * Elephants Enthusiast 
 *  ::: I've done my research! ~ </tt>

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