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[[File:Interior view of Stockholm_Public Library.jpg|thumb|300px|Cite your sources]] [[File:Face-smile.svg|25px]]]] [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome to Wikipedia|Welcome to Wikipedia]], {{{{{|safesubst:}}}BASEPAGENAME}}! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{{{{|safesubst:}}}BASEPAGENAME}}|your contributions]]. I {{{{{|safesubst:}}}#if: {{{1|}}}|am [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] and I|}} have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on {{{{{|safesubst:}}}#if:{{{1|}}}|[[User talk:{{{1}}}|my talk page]]|my talk page}}. You can also check out [[Wikipedia:Questions]] or type {{tlx|help me}} at the bottom of this page. {{{{{|safesubst:}}}#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2}}}|}} Here are some pages that you might find helpful: |
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* [[Wikipedia:Introduction|Introduction]] |
* [[Wikipedia:Introduction|Introduction]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]] |
* [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]] |
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* [[Help:Contents|Help pages]] |
* [[Help:Contents|Help pages]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Article development|How to write a great article]] |
* [[Wikipedia:Article development|How to write a great article]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community]] |
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community]] |
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Also, when you post on [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|talk pages]] you should [[Wikipedia:Signatures|sign your name]] using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]! {{{{{|safesubst:}}}#if:{{{3|}}}|{{{3}}}|}}<noinclude> |
Also, when you post on [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|talk pages]] you should [[Wikipedia:Signatures|sign your name]] using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]! {{{{{|safesubst:}}}#if:{{{3|}}}|{{{3}}}|}}<noinclude> |
Revision as of 01:32, 24 June 2017
]] Welcome to Wikipedia, Welcome-citation! Thank you for your contributions. I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{help me}}
at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
- Introduction
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- How to edit a page
- Help pages
- How to write a great article
- Wikipedia:Citing sources
- Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community
Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian!
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Usage
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