Texasjune

Hi there,

I'd be happy to adopt you! Consider yourself adopted! What did you have in mind for me as an adopter? Do you have any questions or things you'd like me to do?

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:18, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Texasjune, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

• 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 ask your question and then place {{helpme}} after the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:18, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your recent adoption, Texasjune, and welcome to Wikipedia! I saw that you have expressed an interest in being adopted by an experienced editor. Being an experienced editor myself, I accepted your request. Whether you want to learn about wiki markup, find something to do, or just talk to somebody, I'm the person to see about it - just leave a message on my [[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk page]]. Remember, I am willing to help you and make your time here more enjoyable. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have, and remember to "be BOLD!"- I'm here to help you; no question is a stupid one. In the mean time, here are some pages that you might find helpful, in case you haven't already gotten the official welcoming:

• 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!

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:19, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Creating your first article

Well, there is no button . To create an article, enter the title of the article in the "search" box on the left, and press Go: since the article shouldn't exist already, their should be a red link on the results page, saying "Create this page". Click that and copy your text in the box. To insert links to other articles, surround words by these brackets: and . A wikilink will appear, a blue one if the article exists, a red one if it doesn't. More information can be found at: Help:Contents/Editing Wikipedia.

Don't hesitate to ask more questions, and let me know the title of your article once you've posted it.

Furthermore, you should sign everything you say on talk pages (not articles, just everything with talk, like User_talk or just Talk: ), you can do that using the tenth button on the edit bar, which says "your signature with timestamp" when your mouse hovers above it.

Enjoy Wiki, grtz Steven F --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:26, 30 March 2007 (UTC)