User talk:Nrossw

Welcome

HelloNrossw,andwelcometo Wikipedia! We're really glad you've chosen to sign up for an account; it offers numerousbenefitsin case you weren't already aware of them.

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• Wikipedia:How to edit a page- it's a lot easier than you might think.

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Contributing

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• We obviously wouldn't have an encyclopedia without articles.This pageshows how you can help them grow.

• Removingvandalismand keeping the integrity of articles intact is a great way of contributing. More information on how to do so can be foundhere.

• Fixing typos, correcting poor grammar and repairing broken links are just some examples of useful,behind the scenescontributions. Even just making thingslook nicemakes using Wikipedia more pleasant for everybody.

• If you like working with images, you might be interested in theGraphic Lab.Similarly,this pageshows you how to work with images in Wikipedia articles.

• This pagelists the many types of tasks you can do to maintain Wikipedia.

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Of course, there aremany waysof contributing, but I hope that this message is helpful to you, and that you'll enjoy editing Wikipedia and continue to do so. You can respond to this message by clickinghereif you have a comment or need help - don't forget tosign your nameon talk pages using four tildes (~~~~), or you can place{{helpme}}on your talk page and write your query there. Again, welcome to Wikipedia! Regards, --—Cyclonenim|Chat14:49, 14 April 2012 (UTC)