User:Audacity/Welcome

Welcome, {{SUBST:PAGENAME}}!

I noticed your work on {{{article}}}, and thought I'd welcome you to Wikipedia. {{SUBST:#ifeq:{{{me}}}|Audacity|My name is Dan, a.k.a. Audacity|I'm {{{me}}}}}. Thank you for your contributions, and I hope you like our encyclopedia project and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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|userexp=*I see you have already learned how to customize your userpage; good work! If you haven't already, you might wish to tell us more about yourself at Wikipedia:New user log.

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