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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 48,340,209 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:

Introduction to Wikipedia (and editing)

The Five Pillars (fundamental principles) of Wikipedia

Ask a Question about How to Use Wikipedia

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

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)

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

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