User talk:JMBERNS

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Hello,, 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, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! JamesBWatson (talk) 19:10, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
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Sometimes new Wikipedia editors do not immediately understand how Wikipedia works. The essential point is that Wikipedia is a project to build an encyclopedia. User pages are provided for editors to use in connection with working to improve the encyclopedia. While it is true that users who are actively involved in developing the encyclopedia are commonly given more leeway on user pages than elsewhere, user pages are not provided for any use at all that users may come up with. You may read more about what Wikipedia is and is not on the policy page on what Wikipedia is not. In particular you will be able to read there that Wikipeidia is not a free web host, and should not be used as a place for holding pages for your own use, not as part of teh job of building an encyclopedia. You may also like to read the guidelines on talk pages and user pages for further guidance on this matter. JamesBWatson (talk) 19:11, 7 October 2009 (UTC)