Tressif

Welcome and introduction

Hi, Tressif. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person by golly! And this real person (that would be me), wants to say welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you've made an account! Thanks for joining; you're on your way to making some great contributions.

Because I've noticed you've just joined, I wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. Any questions are fine, nothing is too silly (we've heard them all). Now, the tips below - hop on them - they should help you begin editing. Best of luck! JoeSmack ^Talk 22:21, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Yessss! You made an account! Totally sweet! Anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people. Besides that, you shouldn't feel nervous or anything about a good-willed contribution. If you're concerned, talk to us. Play in your user area. For example, create User:Tressif/test. If you feel nervous, feel free to talk to us. When you're ready, start your first article using the Article Wizard. You don't HAVE to use it, but for your first article it really helps. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references. If you'd like more guidance, you guessed it, talk to us. Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page. (You'll want to sign your name with these four tildes ~~~~ when you leave something on a talk page to help know who you are!) Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia! --JoeSmack Talk 22:21, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

P.S. If you just feel like poking around, Wikipedia:Help is a good place to start. :)

Answered questions

Excellent question! Some people put some light info about themselves, what languages they speak, what their backgrounds may be, etc. Some use it for reminders for themselves (i.e. note: look at rouge test before peer review). Some put images they like, some just have it redirect to their talk page. It is all really up to you. But look at my user page User:JoeSmack, or click on anyone's name where they sign their signature and look around and see for yourself! :) Any other questions, just let me know, love to help. JoeSmack ^Talk 19:22, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Another good question! Green means characters were added (i.e. text) and red means they were taken away. It's useful to see if someone just made a big ol' edit or a really small one. If you click on 'my watchlist' at the top right of your screen, any articles which you are watching will sport the same feature: the last edit +/- characters so you can track whats up. JoeSmack ^Talk 21:30, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!

		- Jameson L. Tai's Guestbook Barnstar
		For signing my guestbook - I, - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ guestbook ♦ contribs, hereby present Tressif with this award. Cheers! -- - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ guestbook ♦ contribs 13:53, 21 April 2010 (UTC)