User:Okeyes (WMF)/draftemp

Thanks for joining Wikipedia! We always appreciate new editors and new articles, and want to help you contribute productively in any way we can :).

How to write an article
 * 1) Start writing! :) Include everything important you can think of about the subject, but try not to include opinions ("I think that France is an awful country") or biased language.
 * 2) It's important to provide references for what you write; a book, a reliable website, a newspaper. To insert references, go to the toolbar and click "cite". Then go to "Templates", pick the one that fits your reference, and fill it out. This reference should go at the end of the sentence that it verifies, after the punctuation.
 * 3) Linking to other Wikipedia articles is also a good idea. If you are writing "France is a country in Europe", it makes sense to link to our article on Europe. This can be done using the toolbar button that looks like a chain link, between the pencil and the book. Highlight the text you want to be a link, click on the link button in the toolbar, and write the name of the article you want to link to in the "Target page or URL" section of the box. Then click "insert link", and the sentence becomes "France is a country in Europe".
 * 4) When you've done these 3 things, congratulations, you've written your first article! :) Now you need to [blahblahblah, will contain template instructions when we have a frickin' template . There are also some link|optional steps (will be categorisation etc) that you can take. These are not necessary for the article to stay on Wikipedia, but do make it fit better :). Well done, and welcome to Wikipedia!

Help and feedback
 * 1) We understand that writing an article and getting used to Wikipedia's formatting can be a difficult and confusing process! If you need any help, our volunteers are always happy to answer your questions :).
 * 2) After submission, you may wish to ask for feedback on your creation; instructions on this can be found at "Where to get feedback on your new article".