User:Mindspillage/welcome

Welcome![edit]

Greetings, and welcome to Wikipedia! {{{msg}}}

Here are some pages you might want to visit:

Wikipedia:Simplified Ruleset: A simple overview of the guidelines of the Wikipedia community.
Wikipedia:How to edit a page: Everything you ever really wanted to know about formatting and markup, but were afraid to ask.
Wikipedia:Manual of style: Now that you know how to edit a page, how should you write in it?
Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not: ...and what shouldn't you write in it?
Wikipedia:Sandbox: Here's the place to do editing tests without worrying about messing anything up.
Wikipedia:Copyrights: What kind of copyrighted content is and isn't allowed on Wikipedia, and what license will your work be under?
Wikipedia:Glossary: Words specific to Wikipedia and wiki culture (for example, the tendency to stick "wiki" in front of everything!) and frequently used abbreviations that you might encounter.
Wikipedia:FAQ: Questions and answers about various topics, including technical aspects, copyright, and a general overview of the project.
Wikipedia:Help desk: Got a question not answered in any of the help materials, or just can't find it (understandable, even for someone who's been around a while)? Ask it here!
Wikipedia:Village pump: Want to see what's going on around Wikipedia? Here's where people are talking.
Wikipedia:Community Portal: Just about anything else you as a Wikipedia editor might want to find is linked from here.

If you haven't already, check out the various groups of Wikipedia:Wikipedians. Also, remember to sign your name on Talk pages (but not articles) with "~~~~" to leave your signature and a timestamp. Thanks for your contributions so far, and happy editing! Mindspillage (spill yours?) 15:39, 12 May 2006 (UTC)