Welcome! 

 Welcome to Wikipedia!  My name is Barrett, aka .  

 I noticed that you were new and haven't received any messages yet. I just wanted to see how you were doing. Wikipedia can be a little intimidating at first, since it uses different formatting than other sites that use HTML and CSS. In the long run, though, you'll find that the WikiSyntax is a lot easier and faster than those other ways. Here are a few links to get you started: 

 *The Five Pillars of Wikipedia 
 *How to edit a page 
 *Editing, policy, conduct, and structure tutorial 
 *Picture tutorial 
 *How to write a great article 
 *Naming conventions 
 *Manual of Style 
 *Merging, redirecting, and renaming pages 

 There are a lot of policies and guides to read, but I highly recommend reading over these first.  

 If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my . Please be sure to sign your name on Talk Pages using four tildes (~~~~) to produce your name and the current date, along with a link to your user page. This way, others know when you left a message and how to find you. It's easier than having to type out your name! 

 I hope you enjoy contributing to Wikipedia. We can use all the help we can get!