User talk:Xirush

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Hello, Xirush, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages you might find helpful:

If you have any questions or problems, no matter what they are, leave me a message on my talk page. Or, please come to the new contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.

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We're so glad you're here! Spriteless 19:57, 24 July 2007 (UTC)


Thanks, although I still don't get how to talk to people ^^; Xirush 20:02, 24 July 2007 (UTC)Xirush

The easiest way to talk with someone is to leave a comment on their 'talk' page, it will make a message pop up on top, like you just saw. Every page has a discussion tab (the talk page for short), even user pages. If you want to talk about a specific article, the article's talk page is the best place to go. You know how to edit pages, if you want to add a new section to a talk page the '+' tab next to the 'edit this page' tab is faster.
There are other benefits to being a registered member, besides the name. The 'watch' tab lets you keep track of pages to watch for changes, that's how I found you updating virtual pet site. If you're on a page you want to keep track of, hit the 'watch' tab, then any changes made to it will be on your watchlist. The 'my watchlist' page is linked above the tabs, 2 left of 'log out'. It shows the most recent changes for all the pages you watch, and their talk pages. If you don't care about one of the pages anymore, you can edit the list from there, or hit the 'unwatch' tab on the page you no longer want to watch.
Finally, some tips on actually editing things. Start a line with a colon ':' if you want it to be indented. This is helpful for keeping lines of conversation separate in talk pages. Use multiple single quotes around words for emphasis: '''three for bold''' ''two for italics''. Use multiple equal signs around words for headings, the more '='s, the smaller the subheading. And don't worry about making mistakes, worst that can happen is someone will correct them. Everything on Wikipedia is reversible. Everything on it is free to use without restriction. On that last point, don't copy and paste from copyrighted sources, but it's great to paraphrase them and leave a note at the bottom. Spriteless 21:48, 24 July 2007 (UTC)