User talk:Jacobtompkins

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The fundamental principles of the project.]]
 * [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia.


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This tutorial is a basic guide to editing.]]
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How to experiment and edit in your user space.]]
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Request help in your first steps of editing.]]
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Help on creating your first article.]]
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How to write in an acceptable style]].
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Wikipedia's main policies and guidelines.]]
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Some common questions and their answers.]]
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Here you can ask other editors for assistance]]
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A handy quick reference guide for editing Wiki.]]
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This is your Talk page where you can receive messages from other Wikipedians and discuss things with them. At the end of your messages you must put your signature by signing with four  ~  (just as I have done) or by pressing the button in the editor bar as shown here in the picture. By the way, you don't need to sign edits that you make in the articles themselves as those messages will be deleted. Another valuable page that may provide information and assistance is User:Persian Poet Gal/"How-To" Guide to Wikipedia. My name is Yorkshiresoul. If you have any questions or face any initial hurdles, feel free to contact me on my talk page and I will do what I can to assist or give you guidance and contact information. Good Luck editing!