Welcome!
Hello, Alan OldStudent, 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:
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- Tutorial
- How to edit a page and How to develop articles
- How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
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Response to Darwinek
Thanks for the welcome and the links. I'll be studying them carefully before any more editing/writing.
I've found Wikipedia to be excellent and a valuable resource in finding background for my blog, Alan OldStudent's Musings.
Is there a reference explaining the markup language used by Wiki, which seems to be a mix of HTML and BB code?
Alan OldStudent (talk) 20:54, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
- Hello. Maybe WP:TFAQ will answer your question. :) - Darwinek (talk) 21:15, 18 June 2010 (UTC)