Hello 4jgpolty, and Welcome to Wikipedia!  

 Welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you enjoy the encyclopedia and want to stay. As a first step, you may wish to read the Introduction. 

 If you have any questions, feel free to ask me at  – I'm happy to help. Or, you can ask your question at the New contributors' help page. 

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 Here are some more resources to help you as you explore and contribute to the world's largest encyclopedia... 

  Finding your way around:  

  
 * Table of contents 

 * Department directory 

  
  Need help?  

  
 * Questions – a guide on where to ask questions 
 * Cheatsheet – quick reference on Wikipedia's mark-up codes 
 * Wikipedia's 5 pillars – an overview of Wikipedia's foundations 

 * Article wizard – a Wizard to help you create articles 
 * The simplified ruleset – a summary of Wikipedia's most important rules 
 *Guide to Wikipedia – a thorough step-by-step guide to Wikipedia 

  
  How you can help:  

  
 * Contributing to Wikipedia – a guide on how you can help 

 * Community portal – Wikipedia's hub of activity 

  
  Additional tips...   

  
 * Please sign your messages on talk pages with four tildes (~~~~). This will automatically insert your "signature" (your username and a date stamp). The  or  button, on the tool bar above Wikipedia's text editing window, also does this.  

 * If you would like to play around with your new Wiki skills the Sandbox is for you.  

  
 4jgpolty, good luck, and have fun. –