User talk:MrMachinus

Welcome

Hi, MrMachinus. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck! t'shaél^chat 09:17, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need to read anything - 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.

Ask for help. Talk to us live, or edit this page, put {{helpme}} and describe what help you need. Someone will reply very quickly - usually within a few minutes.

Play in your user area. For example, create User:MrMachinus/test.

Edit existing articles, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. For example, Wikipedia:Cleanup#2009.

When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references.

Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page.

There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!

--t'shaél^chat 09:17, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi

Hi, Mr. Machinus. I am another fairly new user to Wikipedia. I too am still getting to grips with Wikipedia's many aspects. May I ask what subject your first article was on, (If you have written an article) as I am looking for ideas for when I write mine. Thanks. Chevymontecarlo (talk) 18:34, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Chevymontecarlo, I tried to make a new article about a musician, but they aren't notable enough. I just felt like going out there and making a page. It took awhile and I didn't really do that great, but it was fun. For now though, I'll probably just stick to adding to other pages until I get better at it.MrMachinus (talk) 20:29, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]