User:Melecie/Templates/Welcome

hello, welcome to Wikipedia! i'm , please enjoy your stay, and feel free to help us out! if you want to learn how this site works, please visit the introduction to learn all about contributing to this site, as well as the simplified ruleset and simplified manual of style to learn the rules, policies, and guidelines in this site.


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 * need help? feel free to ask at the teahouse!
 * want to write an article for something? check out your first article!
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 * don't forget to sign your posts with  to insert your username & date!

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 * the wikipedian's etiquette
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 * verifiability, no original research
 * reliable sources and how to cite them
 * policy for the biographies and articles of living persons
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 * future policies
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 * a detailed list of maintenance tasks

again, welcome to wikipedia! feel free to ask me in my talk page or at the teahouse if you have any other questions.