Clockworkd

Here are some of the basics I wish I'd known when I started:

• Sign your posts on article's talk pages using four squiggles- ~~~~.
• Use double brackets - [[ and ]] - to create a link to another article on Wikipedia. For example, to link to the Wikipedia article Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight, enter [[Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight]], which should produce Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight. Alternatively, you can use [[Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight|other page name]] to produce other page name.
• Use single brackets to create an external link. For example, to link to Google, use [http://www.google.com] to produce [1] or [http://www.google.com Google] to produce a link to Google.
• Use an accurate edit-summary - this helps distinguish your edits from vandalism and is a useful reminder to you later!
• Don't revert a page more than three times - this is known as the three revert rule, and is designed to prevent edit wars. There are some exceptions to this, such as reverting blatant vandalism, but be prepared to apologise if you revert a genuine edit! See the Counter-vandalism Unit and vandalism for more information.

Most importantly, be bold, remain civil and enjoy yourself!

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