User:Sm8900/template welcome

Welcome "to Wikipedia" FOR IPs OR THE REGISTERED USER'S NAME!

Hello "IP user" OR THE REGISTERED USER'S NAME. Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for LINK TO USER'S CONTRIBS!

I'm WELCOMER, one of the other editors here, and I hope you decide to stay and help contribute to this amazing repository of knowledge. IP's ADVISED TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT. EXTRA MESSAGE IF ADDED.

Some pages of helpful information to get you started:
    Introduction to Wikipedia
    The five pillars of Wikipedia
    Editing tutorial
    How to edit a page
    Simplified Manual of Style
    The basics of Wikicode
    How to develop an article
    How to create an article
    Help pages
    What Wikipedia is not
Some common sense Dos and Don'ts:
    Do be bold
    Do assume good faith
    Do be civil
    Do keep cool!
    Do maintain a neutral point of view
    Don't spam
    Don't infringe copyright
    Don't edit where you have a conflict of interest
    Don't commit vandalism
    Don't get blocked
If you need further help, you can:
    Ask a question
or you can:
    Get help at the Teahouse
or even:
    Ask an experienced editor to "adopt" you

Alternatively, leave me a message at LINK TO WELCOMER'S TALK PAGE or type {{helpme}} here on your talk page and someone will try to help.

There are many ways you can contribute to Wikipedia. Here are a few ideas:
    Fight vandalism
    Be a WikiFairy or a WikiGnome
    Help contribute to articles
    Perform maintenance tasks
           
    Become a member of a project that interests you
    Help design new templates
    Subscribe and contribute to The Signpost
    Translate articles from Wikipedias in other languages

To get some practice editing you can use a sandbox. You can REGISTERED USERS CAN CREATE THEIR OWN SANDBOX for use any time. It's perfect for working on bigger projects. Then for easy access in the future, you can put a link to it on your user page. REGISTERED USERS WITH NO USER PAGE ENCOURAGED TO CREATE IT.

Please remember to:

  • Always sign your posts on talk pages. You can do this either by clicking on the   button on the edit toolbar or by typing four tildes ~~~~ at the end of your post. This will automatically insert your EITHER "signature" OR "IP address", a link to EITHER "this IP's" OR "your" talk page, and a timestamp.
  • Leave descriptive edit summaries for your edits. Doing so helps other editors understand what changes you have made and why you made them.
The best way to learn about something is to experience it. Explore, learn, contribute, and don't forget to have some fun!

Sincerely, ~~~~   (Leave me a message)