User talk:Matejhowell

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[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia

Hello {{SUBST:PAGENAME}}! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{SUBST:PAGENAME}}|your contributions]]. If you decide that you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. You may also push the signature button located above the edit window. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. This is considered an important guideline in Wikipedia. Even a short summary is better than no summary. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement. Happy Editing! -- ~~~~ Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial How to edit a page The five pillars of Wikipedia Manual of Style Be bold in editing How to write a great article WikiProjects Getting your info out there Cite your sources Neutral Point of View Point of View Verifiability Uploading images Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules Policy Library Getting Help New contributors' help page Where to ask a question Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions Getting along Wikiquette Civility Sign your posts Wikipedians Conflict resolution Getting technical Cleaning up vandalism Pages needing attention Peer review Utilities Village pump

[edit] How I ran across your name

I was doing what is called RC patrol (Clicking the Recent Changes link to the left of your screen) looking for vandalism and new users. I saw that you had an empty talk page, so I gave you the a welcome. Youngamerican 21:24, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Helpme question

Hi! You asked about underlining in the sandbox. You can underline by using the <u> and </u> tags. For example "<u>There you go!</u>" gives There you go!. If you have any more questions you can ask here, and there's no need to use the helpme since I'll be watching this page.--Commander Keane 14:35, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I have another question (though I have only gone through the talk page of the tutorial), how would I change the formatting of my signature? I have seen this in a couple of places, with colors and additions of links to talk pages, seen a lot on talks and a lot on polls etc. Is there a way to do this? And, as far as wikiettiqute goes, if you put a page after your user page (like user:Matjehowell/someNewArticle) is it kinda understood that this won't be speedily deleted or reverted (unless obviously obscene or something)? This would be for a page development or organization that is in progress. Thanks! --Matejhowell 17:11, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

You can change your signature in your preferences. Wikipedia:Signature#Customizing_your_signature and Wikipedia:How to fix your signature are some useful links. Yes, if you create a subpage in your userspace, like user:Matjehowell/someNewArticle, an admin won't delete it unless you ask them to. Great edit summary to get my attention by the way.--Commander Keane 17:26, 14 February 2006 (UTC)