User:Google9912/Home Page In March 2 2001

Welcome to Wikipedia! We're writing a complete encyclopedia from scratch, collaboratively. We started work in January 2001. We've got over 3,000 pages already. We want to make over 100,000. So, let's get to work! Write a little (or a lot) about what you know! Read our welcome message here: Welcome, newcomers!

Some questions you might have are answered below, but why not first explore a few links?


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 * The above reflects only one of Wikipedia's category schemes.

Want to learn about something? Add the topic to our list of requested articles.

You're wondering:


 * What is a wiki?
 * How does one edit a page? Quick hint: press the "Edit text of this page" link at the top and bottom of every page!  Practice editing pages in our SandBox.
 * How is Wikipedia related to Nupedia?
 * What are your new topics? (The very latest can be found via the RecentChanges link at the top and bottom of every page.)
 * Why do some of the links look funny, LikeThis, while other of the links don't? See the Wikipedia FAQ and the Free Links page.

Other questions? Just ask on the Wikipedia FAQ. See also Wikipedia policy and Wikipedia-L (Wikipedia's mailing list!). Read Wikipedia Announcements to stay on top of the latest developments. Techie links:


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