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Play in your user area. For example, create [[User:{{subst:BASEPAGENAME}}/test]].
Edit existing articles, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. For example, Wikipedia:Cleanup#2009.
When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references.
Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on [[User talk:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|my own talk page]].
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