Welcome, Hangover dismount!
I'm glad you've decided to join us - this is a great project. We do have a lot of users, and are currently working on 6,916,373 articles, so things can be a little intimidating! Don't worry - we love to help out, and we'll try our best to make your stay here as comfortable as possible.
Here are a few links I found helpful when I first arrived here.
- Be Bold!
- Don't let grumpy users scare you off
- Meet other new users
- Policies, guidelines, and rules
- How to edit a page and write a great article
- A handy tutorial, and a picture tutorial
- Writing well
- Learn from others
- Play nicely with others
- Contribute, Contribute, Contribute!
- Tell us about you
- To get adopted by a more experienced Wikipedian, you could add the words {{Adoptme}} to your user page. To read more about it, go here.
You should sign your name on talk pages, discussions and votes by typing ~~~~; our software automatically converts it to your username and the date. Also, if you don't want to jump right into editing articles right now, why not check out the sandbox? Feel free to make test edits there.
I hope you enjoy editing and being a Wikipedian - I definitely do. Although we all make mistakes, please keep in mind what Wikipedia is not. If you have any questions or problems, leave me a message on my talk page, and I'll try my best to help. Otherwise, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.
We hope you stick around, and make sure you enjoy yourself! Cheers, lovelaughterlife♥talk? 22:38, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- And also, if you would like, I could adopt you too. Just reply and let me know. --lovelaughterlife♥talk? 22:38, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- Hi! Thanks for offering. Please do adopt me - it seems like a good idea, just in case I have questions. Thanks again! Hango 23:53, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Your official welcome to adopt-a-user
edit- What adoption is all about and how it will affect you.
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- How to edit a page
- Help pages
- Tutorial
- How to write a great article
- Manual of Style
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}}
on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome and congratulations!
Now that the official welcome is done and over with, are there any questions you have right now? Places I can direct you to? --lovelaughterlife♥talk? 14:41, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
- No thanks - everything seems pretty straightforward so far. I'll give you a shout as and when.Hango 22:27, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
Happy Holidays!
editWishing you a very happy holidays, full of laughter and good times! Hope you have an awesome beginning to 2007 as well! |