User talk:Orthoseeker

Your User Page
Welcome to Wikipedia - I am sure some admin will also welcome you too with some good links - if not add a comment to my talk page and I will copy and paste some good ones together.

If someone else hasn't mentioned it - although the User pages are on the the main encyclopedia, they are limited by being in a different "namespace" that is not included in normal article titles when someone searches but makes for quick links and access to the user pages and talk. The format is basically namespace:Title instead of Title so for users it is User:Orthoseeker and User_talk:Orthoseeker which become User:Orthoseeker and User_talk:Trödel.

Like you, when I first discoverd Wikipedia I thought it was great and used it as a reference and then started editing gradually - I hope you enjoy editing and help contribute - I am still editing only a few times a week but even that amount seems to help and I feel I am doing my part to contribute to this great resource. -Jim Trödel| talk 19:22, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I'm suprised you werent sent the welcome. Here is one of the standard welcome pages with appropriate links:

Welcome
Hello, , and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Wikipedia Boot Camp, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type   on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: &#126;&#126;&#126;. Four tildes (&#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! You should probably read policies and guidelines at some point too.
 * The Five Pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page
 * Editing tutorial
 * Picture tutorial
 * How to write a great article
 * Naming conventions
 * Manual of Style
 * If you made any edits before you got an account, you might be interested in assigning those to your username.
 * If you ever think a page or image should be deleted, please list it at the votes for deletion page. There is also a votes for undeletion page if you want to retrieve something that you think should not have been deleted.

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian!

Again, welcome! - Trödel| talk 20:41, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

PS - the email I sent bounced. Trödel| talk 02:03, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)