User talk:Stayputedness



Welcome!

Hello,, and welcome to Wikipedia!

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Tutorial
 * How to edit a page
 * How to write a great article
 * Manual of Style

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:
 * What do we mean if we say that you might have a Conflict of Interest?
 * What do we mean by Neutral Point of View?
 * What sources are counted as reliable?
 * What makes the subject of an article notable?
 * Why was my page deleted?
 * An essay containging a List of bad article ideas

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

There are several ways of getting help:
 * 1) Go into IRC Channel #wikipedia-en-help
 * 2) Leave a message on this page starting with  followed by your question - someone in the IRC help room will be over as soon as possible
 * 3) Leave a question on the Help Desk or on the New Contributors' Help Page

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add  at the end of your comment. That will put your user name and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the  icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding  here: --  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 16:00, 30 March 2010 (UTC)