User:WAvegetarian/welcome
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If you don't have a standard welcome message, or want a new/different one, feel free to use this, however you will need to change the talk page link to your username.
I release all rights to the text on this page as much of it isn't strictly mine anyway.
==Welcome to Wikipedia! ==
Hello {{subst:PAGENAME}}, '''[[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|welcome]]''' to Wikipedia! I hope you like it here and decide to stay.
Here are some tips:
*First, follow the [[WP:5P|Five Pillars of Wikipedia]]
*'''Take a look at the [[Wikipedia:Simplified Ruleset|Simplified Ruleset]].'''
*Read the [[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Tutorial]], [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]], and the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]].
*Find out how to [[WP:RV|revert]], [[Wikipedia:Merging and moving pages|move and merge]] pages.
*Learn what the [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Stubs|proper tags to place on stubs (short articles) are]].
*Learn how [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion|Articles for deletion]] works.
*Add yourself to the [[Wikipedia:New user log|New user log]] and a [[WP:RNB|regional notice board]].
*Ask questions at the [[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]] or [[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help desk]].
*Use the [[Wikipedia:Show preview|Show preview]] button.
*Provide an [[Wikipedia:Edit summary|Edit summary]].
*Read the [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|Picture tutorial]] for help with images and remember to add the correct [[WP:ICT|image copyright tag]] to any images you upload.
*Check out the [[Wikipedia:Community Portal|Community Portal]].
*Create a [[Wikipedia:User page|User page]].
*'''[[Wikipedia:Be bold|Be bold]]'''.
*[[WP:IAR|Ignore all rules]].
*If you're ready for the complete list of Wikipedia documentation, there's also [[Wikipedia:Topical index]].
If you feel a change is needed, feel free to make it yourself! Wikipedia is a [[wiki]], so anyone (yourself included) can edit any article by following the '''{{MediaWiki:edit}}''' link. Wikipedia convention is to [[Wikipedia:be bold|be bold]] and not be afraid of making mistakes. If you're not sure how editing works, have a look at [[Wikipedia:how to edit a page|''How to edit a page'']], or try out the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|Sandbox]] to test your editing skills.
If, for some reason, you are unable to [[Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page | fix a problem yourself]], feel free to ask someone else how to do it. Wikipedia has a vibrant [[Wikipedia:Community_Portal | community of contributors]] who have a wide range of skills and specialties, and many of them would be glad to help. Just click on [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title={{subst:PAGENAMEE}}&action=edit§ion=new this link] and type '''<nowiki>{{helpme}}</nowiki>''' followed by your question. An experienced editor will be along shortly to answer your question 24/7. There are also the [[Wikipedia:Help|help pages]] for self-help and the [[Wikipedia:village pump|village pump]] and [[meta:IRC Channels | IRC Channels]] where you are more than welcome to ask for assistance. You should also feel free to ask me on [[User talk:WAvegetarian|my Talk page]].
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: <nowiki>~~~. Four tildes(~~~~)</nowiki> produces your name and the current date. Please do not add this signature to encyclopedia articles you may edit, however, even if you have created them. Wikipedia articles are owned by the community, not by any one person. Your contribution is credited on articles' [[Help:Page history|history pages]]. Again, welcome!
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