Welcome

Hi Monteman! Welcome to Wikipedia!

Be bold in editing pages and don't let others scare you off! To sign your posts (on talk pages, for example) use ~~~~ (four tildes). This will insert your name and timestamp.

Here are some links that you might find useful:

  Wikipedia:How to edit a page
  Tutorial
  the sandbox, the place where you can experiment
  Wikipedia:Where to ask a question
  Wikipedia:Five pillars
  our Manual of Style

You can contribute in many ways:

  write an article
  fight vandalism
  be a WikiFairy or a WikiGnome
  Improve illustrations and upload new images
  perform maintenance tasks
  Become a member of a project that interests you

I hope you stick around and keep contributing to Wikipedia. If you need help, you can drop a note on my talk page or use Wikipedia:New contributors' help page. You can also type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Hope you enjoy contributing to Wikipedia! 23:30, 24 December 2008 (UTC)Reply