'''Welcome to Wikipedia'''. Here is some general information you may find useful: [[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|click here]]
You will find that registration provides a number of benefits that anonymous editing lacks. Registration is simple and you can pick a username instead of your actual name. It is important to leave a summary of each of your edits in the box provided at the bottom.
*[[Wikipedia:be bold|Be '''Bold''']] with your edits but also be moderate, check out the policy on NPOV, or [[wikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]] and remember to [[Wikipedia:Cite sources|cite your sources]]. Proper [[Wikiquette]] suggests it is a good idea to make a suggestion first on the discussion page of a controversial article before making substantial edits, if you wish to avoid an [[edit war]]. We do not own the material we contribute, so be prepared to have your entries edited mercilessly— the thought "but it's ''my'' article" should never cross your mind.
*You can find help with editing at [[How to edit a page]] including how to do special characters and formatting, and the [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style|Manual of Style]] is also strongly recommended.
*When most of us start working on Wikipedia or its sister projects we think of them mainly as information resources, but Wikipedia is also an international community. It is a way for us to share and collaborate as we work towards the elusive goal of consensus. Check out the [[Wikipedia:Community Portal|Community portal]] at the left of any page to find many opportunities to work together.
You should sign your entries on Talk (discussion) pages with four tildes link this:<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>, and you can indent your entry in a discussion thread by putting a colon (:) or several (:::) as needed in the left-hand margin. If you put a space as the first character on a line that line will remain unformatted (not recommended).
Happy Editing.
--[[User:Blainster|Blainster]] 20:42, 9 July 2005 (UTC)
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