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Hello, {{{name|{{SAFESUBST:BASEPAGENAME}}}}}, and Welcome to Wikipedia!   50px

Welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you enjoy the encyclopedia and want to stay. As a first step, you may wish to read the Introduction.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask at the Teahouse.

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Here are some more resources to help you as you explore and contribute to the world's largest encyclopedia...

Finding your way around:

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• Table of contents / Department directory

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• The Wikipedia Adventure (a tutorial orienting you with Wikipedia)
• The Signpost, our newspaper

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Need help?

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• Questions – a guide on where to ask questions
• Cheatsheet – quick reference on Wikipedia's mark-up codes
• Wikipedia's 5 pillars – an overview of Wikipedia's foundations

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• Article wizard – a Wizard to help you create articles
• The simplified ruleset – a summary of Wikipedia's most important rules
• Guide to Wikipedia – a thorough step-by-step guide to Wikipedia

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How you can help:

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• Contributing to Wikipedia – a guide on how you can help

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• Community portal – Wikipedia's hub of activity

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Additional tips...

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• Please sign your messages on talk pages with four tildes (~~~~). This will automatically insert your "signature" (your username and a date stamp). The File:OOUI JS signature icon LTR.png button, on the tool bar above Wikipedia's text editing window, also does this.
• If you would like to play around with your new Wiki skills without changing the mainspace, the Sandbox is for you.

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