User:Mamawrites/Tips

My template welcome message

Welcome to Wikipedia!

I hope you will learn more about who writes Wikipedia articles (anyone can do it!), consider creating a username, and then get involved in the Wikipedia community discussions. Here are some resources to help you get started:

I have only been here a few months myself, and I have found the Signpost and the Village Pump to be particularly useful, as well as the Welcome area. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page.

Once you have created a username, please be sure to sign your posts 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. If you have questions, my talk page is here.Mamawrites 12:26, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

An alternative for second welcomes

Welcome! (We can't say that loudly enough!)

Here are a few links you might find helpful:

You can sign your name on talk pages and votes by typing ~~~~; our software automatically converts it to your username and the date.

If you have any questions or problems, no matter what they are, leave me a message on my talk page. Or, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.

We're so glad you're here!

Other welcomes

Wikipedia:Standard user greeting

Hi! welcome to Wikipedia!

Hope you enjoy contributing to Wikipedia. Be bold in editing pages. Here are some links that you might find useful:

Try the Tutorial. If you have less time, try Wikipedia:How to edit a page.
To sign your posts (on talk pages, Votes for deletion page etc.) use ~~~~ (four tildes). This will insert your name and timestamp. To insert just your name, type ~~~ (3 tildes).
You can experiment in the test area.
You can get help at the Help Desk
Some other pages that will help you know more about Wikipedia: Manual of Style and Wikipedia:Five pillars, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, Wikipedia:Civility, Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, Wikipedia:How to write a great article

I hope you stick around and keep contributing to Wikipedia.

-- utcursch | talk to me

For blanking vandals

Please do not replace Wikipedia pages with blank content. Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. If it is a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If the page has been vandalised, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please edit the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia!

Sample references

Ben Bernanke, Thomas Laubach, Frederic Mishkin, and Adam Posen (2005). Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691086893.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Ben Bernanke (1992). ""The Federal Funds Rate and the Channels of Monetary Transmission"". American Economic Review. 82, no. 4: 901–921. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)