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Hello, Ptdecker/Archive 1, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for your contributions; I hope you like it here and decide to stay. We're glad to have you in our community! Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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Happy editing!

-- Sango123 18:54, July 18, 2005 (UTC)

P.S. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you need help with anything or simply wish to say hello. :)

Biographies

I don't think there's a standard template for biographies, but the format is very simple. Take Charles F. Hockett for example.

• The title of the article is bolded (Charles F. Hockett).
• His birth and death dates are included in parenthese right after his name; links are added to the month/day and year.
• He is sorted into categories; every biography should at least have one or two categories: the birth, and death if applicable. Here's the format for the birth and death categories.
  • [[Category:1916 births|Hockett, Charles F.]]
  • [[Category:2000 deaths|Hockett, Charles F.]]
    • The red text may be replaced with any other year and name (but make sure to list the last name first).

Please let me know if you have any more questions. Regards, Sango123 16:39, July 19, 2005 (UTC)