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Welcome "to Wikipedia" FOR IPs or THE REGISTERED USER'S NAME!

MESSAGE FOR REGISTERED USERS - "Now that you've joined Wikipedia, there are 50,742,238 registered editors!"
Hello, REGISTERED USER'S NAME. Welcome to Wikipedia!

I'm YOUR NAME, one of the other editors here, and I hope you decide to stay and help contribute to this amazing repository of knowledge. IP's ADVISED TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT. EXTRA MESSAGE IF ADDED.

To help get you started, you may find these useful:
The Five Pillars (fundamental principles) of Wikipedia
Introduction to Wikipedia (and Editing)
Writing a New Article
Teahouse: Ask a Question
 When editing, follow the 3 Core Content Policies:
1. Neutral point of view: represent significant views fairly
2. Verifiability: claims should cite reliable, published sources
3. No original research: no originality; reference published sources

Always cite Independent and Reliable sources for all claims you make when editing.

Remember to always sign your posts on talk pages. You can do this either by clicking on the button on the edit toolbar or by typing four tildes ~~~~ at the end of your post. This will automatically insert your EITHER "signature" OR "IP address", a link to this (EITHER "this IP's" OR "your" talk) page, and a timestamp.

Sincerely, ~~~ ~~~~~   (Leave me a message)