User talk:Wcc44

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Wikipedia is a big project, and naturally has a great many policies, guidelines and conventions. You are not expected to learn them before you start editing. Experienced editors are expected to make allowances for newcomers; all of us are expected to assume good faith in other editors. Unfortunately, being human, we don't always follow those rules. Vandalism and linkspamming are huge and growing problems, and people sometimes jump to hostile conclusions when they see edits that are even slightly suspicious (as I've found out the hard way). Caution is advised.

I gather that you're good with computers. The computer-related articles are one of Wikipedia's strong points, but there is still lots of room for improvement. Happy editing!

—Chris Chittleborough 07:43, 15 April 2006 (UTC)