Welcome!

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A donkey! (just pretend it's real)

Welcome to Wikipedia, Spongefrog! I'm Spongefrog, and I've been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I'm here to say hi. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or by typing {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that I'm supposed to recommend to you:

It's a bit like giving you an instruction manual (and who reads the manual!?), so just ask me if you get stuck with anything. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Actually, I didn't, I was just trying to be interesting. Anyway, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. If you need help, see Wikipedia:Questions, or ask me on talk page. Really, ask me. I love answering stuff.

And yes. I am a real person, and this isn't an automated process.