welcome hello and welcome to wikipedia i'm one of the thousands of editors here at wikipedia and i certainly do i hope you like it here and decide to stay here are a few good links for newcomers the five pillars of wikipedia how to edit a page help pages tutorial how to write a great article manual of style fun stuff here are a few thoughts that i think will help you on your way don't worry too much about being perfect very few of us are if you want a fast way to learn how to avoid the little faux pas around here we have a page called avoiding common mistakes that will give you a head start need more help check out wikipedia where to ask a question first if that's not helpful enough you can go to my talk page and click the button next to edit to ask me a question or you can type helpme here on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions whenever you're using a talk page don't forget to sign your name using four tildes this will automatically produce your name and the date it helps us keep track of who is saying what looking for something to do click random page on your sidebar on the left or check out the open tasks list before you do anything else be sure to tell us about feel free to drop me a line on my talk page as well i like getting new messages just as much as anyone else wherever you go remember be bold i hope i have not overwhelmed you with information again welcome and enjoy being a wikipedian