User:Evan Robidoux/Welcome

Hi! I'm Evan Robidoux. I noticed that you are new to Wikipedia, so I decided to say "hi" and help you find your way around. I hope you enjoy being a member of our community!

Wikipedia is a big place and it could seem very, very intimidating at times, even for experienced users like me. But don't let this stop you! Just be bold and don't worry about anything going wrong. Even if you make a mistake, we won't be getting in your face about it. Instead, we'll assume good faith and simply fix it for you.

You may find some of these links helpful...

• Policies and guidelines: a page that links to lists of policies and guidelines (This is an important link!)
• The five pillars: five "pillars" that Wikipedia's policies are based on.
• Sign your posts on talk pages so others know who posted the message.
• Contributing to Wikipedia: ways on how to contribute to Wikipedia and how to get started.
• The sandbox: a special page where you can experiment with editing.
• Simplified ruleset: a simplified list of rules on Wikipedia.
• How to edit: a list of basic wiki markup code.
• The editing tutorial: a tutorial to help get you ready to edit Wikipedia.
• Writing great articles: a tutorial to teach you how to write first rate articles (the ones that could become a Wikipedia Featured Article.)
• Manual of Style: this page teaches you how to make articles easy to read.
• Picture tutorial: this page shows you how upload images and place them in articles properly.
• Naming conventions: this page teaches you how to name articles.
• The glossary: a list of terms used on Wikipedia.
• What Wikipedia is not: this page is a list of what Wikipedia is not and how to avoid making these mistakes.
• Community portal: a page that has information on what's going on.
• Village pump: a place to discuss technical issues, policies and operations of Wikipedia.
• Help menu: if you have questions, you can ask here.
• My talk page: you can also ask questions here by clicking on the little "+" next to the "edit this page" tab and typing in your question.

Also...

• Another way to recieve help is by placing {{helpme}} on your talk page (the page you are on right now.
• Always sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~)
• You can create a user page by clicking here and typing a little bit about yourself. You should visit this page to see how user pages work.

So, when you think you know what you need to know to get a good start on Wikipedia, then go for the "edit this page" tab at the top of the screen! Nothing is stopping you! Be bold! If you have any questions or you don't understand something, remember that you can ask at the help menu or my talk page.