Policypolicy

Welcome

Hello, Policypolicy, and Welcome to Wikipedia!

Welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you enjoy the encyclopedia and want to stay. As a first step, you may wish to read the Introduction.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me at my talk page – I'm happy to help. Or, you can ask your question at the New contributors' help page.

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Policypolicy, good luck, and have fun. -- dsprc ^[talk] 06:05, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Policypolicy, you are invited to the Teahouse!

Hi Policypolicy! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Be our guest at the Teahouse! The Teahouse is a friendly space where new editors can ask questions about contributing to Wikipedia and get help from experienced editors like Cordless Larry (talk). Visit the Teahouse We hope to see you there! Delivered by HostBot on behalf of the Teahouse hosts 20:03, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

The word "wiki"

If you read the article Wiki you'll learn more about what a "wiki" is. Wikipedia runs on wiki software, but it is an encyclopedia and encyclopedias have articles, which is what we call them. I only mention this as new users often misunderstand this and it's important to learn the language used here. The main thing of course is to remember that this really is an encyclopedia, and its articles are meant to be based on what reliable sources as discussed at WP:RS and WP:VERIFY say about a subject. Not our own ideas, knowledge, or even experience. Using them is original experience and not allowed. Doug Weller talk 11:41, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

• Thanks for the explanation. Policypolicy (talk) 11:48, 2 September 2017 (UTC)