User talk:Nickbambridge

Welcome and introduction

Hi, Nickbambridge. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikipedia-en-help talk to me right now]. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikipedia-en-help talk to us]. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck! @Kate (talk) 12:40, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

style="background-color:#F5FFFA; padding:0;" cellpadding="0"; \|style="border:1px solid #084080; background-color:##E6F2FF; vertical-align:top; color:#000000;"\| image:Wikipe-tan_face.jpg You don't need to read anything - anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people. Ask for help. [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikipedia-en-help Talk to us live], or edit this page, put {{helpme}} and describe what help you need. Someone will reply very quickly - usually within a few minutes. Play in your user area. For example, create User:Nickbambridge/test. Edit existing articles, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. For example, Wikipedia:Cleanup#2009. When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references. Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page. There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia! --@Kate (talk) 12:40, 28 November 2009 (UTC) {\| width="100%" style="background-color:#F5FFFA;" \|style="width: 55%; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color:#F5FFFA; vertical-align:top"\| {\| width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5FFFA" ! Getting started
style="color:#000"\| A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention
Policies and guidelines
style="color:#000"\| Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Grade sources • Cite sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability

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You don't need to read anything - anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people.

Ask for help. [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikipedia-en-help Talk to us live], or edit this page, put {{helpme}} and describe what help you need. Someone will reply very quickly - usually within a few minutes.

Play in your user area. For example, create User:Nickbambridge/test.

Edit existing articles, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. For example, Wikipedia:Cleanup#2009.

When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references.

Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page.

There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!

--@Kate (talk) 12:40, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

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Getting started

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A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored
How to: edit a page • upload and use images
Frequently asked questions • Tips
Where to ask questions or make comments
Request administrator attention

Policies and guidelines

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Neutral point of view • No original research

Verifiability • Grade sources • Cite sources

What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons

External links • Spam • Vandalism

Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability

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width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#F5FFFA" ! The community
style="color:#000"\| Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists • Best articles Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats
Writing articles
style="color:#000"\| Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Pages needing attention • Peer review The missing manual

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The community

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Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists • Best articles
Build consensus • Resolve disputes
Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette
No personal attacks • No legal threats

Writing articles

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Be bold in editing • Develop an article

The perfect article • Manual of style

Pages needing attention • Peer review

The missing manual

Thanks, Kate :) ← ǝɓpỊɹqɯɐq ʞɔỊu (talk) 12:43, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

:Very welcome. :) If you ever need help with anything, don't hesitate to ask. Best, @Kate (talk) 12:44, 28 November 2009 (UTC)