User talk:Alan OldStudent

Welcome!

Hello, Alan OldStudent, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! --Darwinek (talk) 09:48, 18 June 2010 (UTC)  Response to Darwinek  Thanks for the welcome and the links. I'll be studying them carefully before any more editing/writing. I've found Wikipedia to be excellent and a valuable resource in finding background for my blog, Alan OldStudent's Musings. Is there a reference explaining the markup language used by Wiki, which seems to be a mix of HTML and BB code? Alan OldStudent (talk) 20:54, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
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 * Hello. Maybe WP:TFAQ will answer your question. :) - Darwinek (talk) 21:15, 18 June 2010 (UTC)