User talk:Petercapaldi12

Hello {{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. Please bear in mind that we are all people (except for the bots), even I am a person. As such, please treat us all with respect.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me at my talk page – I'm happy to help. Or, you can ask your question at the New contributors' help page, or ask at the the Teahouse, a collection of experienced editors.

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{{BASEPAGENAME}}, I know that there has been a minor issue with your username, but don't let that deter you: good luck, and have fun. – Matty.007 18:23, 5 December 2013 (UTC)