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Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Normiad, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Help

{{helpme}} making good sites

Please be more specific. Do you mean good articles on Wikipedia?
Please put new stuff on the bottom of a talk page. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 00:10, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Response

{{helpme}}Yes of course I mean Wikipedia, I made one on gloid, just to try, I had found a red link and wanted to help

Please see Your first article and [[[Wikipedia:Starting an article|Starting an article]]

Make sure the subject is notable enough to have their own article.
Find references
Make sure no article on the subject exists under a different title by typing the subject into the search box to the left (←) and clicking 'Search'
Type the page name in the search box to the left (←) and click 'Go'
Click 'Create this page'
Create the article, including all your references, making sure you adhere to the Manual of Style and our article layout guidelines
Be aware that Wikipedia deletes thousands of new articles for failing to adhere to our policies and guidelines. New articles by new users are at extra risk of deletion, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by editing existing articles before attempting to create new ones. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 00:20, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 #Create the article, including all your references, making sure you adhere to the [[WP:MOS|Manual of Style]] and our [[WP:LAYOUT|article layout guidelines]]
-#Be aware that Wikipedia [[WP:WWMPD|deletes thousands of new articles]] for failing to adhere to our [[WP:POLICY|policies and guidelines]]. New articles by new users are at extra risk of deletion, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|editing existing articles]] before attempting to create new ones.
+#Be aware that Wikipedia [[WP:WWMPD|deletes thousands of new articles]] for failing to adhere to our [[WP:POLICY|policies and guidelines]]. New articles by new users are at extra risk of deletion, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|editing existing articles]] before attempting to create new ones. [[User:Matthewedwards|Matthewedwards]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Matthewedwards|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/Matthewedwards|contribs]]&nbsp;<small>•</small> [[Special:Emailuser/Matthewedwards|email]]) 00:20, 28 June 2008 (UTC)