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 Hi ! welcome to Wikipedia! 

 Be bold in editing pages and don't let others scare you off! To sign your posts (for eg. on talk pages) use ~~~~ (four tildes). This will insert your name and timestamp. 

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 Here are some links that you might find useful: 
 :   Wikipedia:How to edit a page 
 :   Tutorial 
 :   Sandbox, the place where you can experiment 
 :   Wikipedia:Where to ask a question. 
 :   Wikipedia:Five pillars 
 :   Wikipedia:Manual of Style 
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 :   write an article 
 :   fight vandalism 
 :   Be a WikiFairy or a WikiGnome 
 :   Improve illustrations and upload new images 
 :   perform maintenance tasks 
 :   Become member of a project that interests you 
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