Here are a few links you might find helpful:
- Be Bold!
- Don't let grumpy users scare you off.
- Meet other new users
- Learn from others
- Play nice with others
- Contribute, Contribute, Contribute!
For the record, you can sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page, although I do not know much personally.
On a more personal note, I'm a first-year at Waterloo as well. We shall rock the house (and Wikipedia!) together with User:Rediahs. --Qviri 06:23, 10 November 2005 (UTC)