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{{{{{|safesubst:}}}loop|{{{2|2}}}|2==}}Welcome to Elite Dangerous Wiki!{{{{{|safesubst:}}}loop|{{{2|2}}}|2==}}<!-- BEGIN WELCOME TEMPLATE {{Welcome to Wikipedia}} --> 
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<!-- END HEADER - BEGIN BODY --><div style="border:1px solid #aae1ff;padding:5px;text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:inherit;margin:5px 0;">Hello {{{{{|safesubst:}}}Ipt|[[Project:User Conduct Rules|IP user]]|{{{{{|safesubst:}}}PAGENAME}}}}<noinclude><span style="color:#a00;">"IP user" (For IP's) or "Example" (For User:Example)</span></noinclude>. [[Help:Getting started|Welcome]] to Elite Dangerous Wiki and thank you for [[Special:Contributions/<includeonly>{{{{{|safesubst:}}}PAGENAME}}</includeonly>|your contributions]]!<br/>
I'm [[User:{{{{{|safesubst:}}}REVISIONUSER}}|<noinclude><span style="color:#a00;">Your Username</span></noinclude><includeonly>{{{{{|safesubst:}}}REVISIONUSER}}</includeonly>]], one of the other editors here, and I hope you decide to stay and help contribute to this amazing repository of knowledge. {{{{{|safesubst:}}}Ipt|Although you're free to perform most tasks on this wiki without registering, it's highly recommended you [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]] as there are [[Project:Template guide|many added benefits]]. It's private and secure and it's also free, simple, and quick to do.}} {{{1|}}} <noinclude><span style="color:#a00;">''Message advising IP's to create an account. Any additional message placed here if added.''</span></noinclude>
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|width="50%"|Some pages of helpful information to get you started:
:[[File:Face-smile.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Introduction]] &nbsp; [[Help:Introduction|Introduction to Wikipedia]]
:[[File:BluePillar.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Five pillars]] &nbsp; [[Project:Community standards|The five pillars of Wikipedia]]
:[[File:Crystal Clear app ktip.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Tutorial]] &nbsp; [[Help:Introduction|Editing tutorial]]
:[[File:Crystal package utilities.png|20px|link=Help:Editing]] &nbsp; [[Help:Editing|How to edit a page]]
:[[File:Crystal Clear app kedit.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style]] &nbsp; [[Project:Manual of Style|Simplified Manual of Style]]
:[[File:LetterW.svg|20px|link=Project:Editorial guidance|class=skin-invert]] &nbsp; [[Help:Cheatsheet|The basics of Wikicode]]
:[[File:Symbol support vote.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Article development]] &nbsp; [[Project:Manual of Style|How to develop an article]]
:[[File:Cscr-featured.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Your first article]] &nbsp; [[Help:Your first article|How to create an article]]
:[[File:Crystal khelpcenter.png|20px|link=Help:Contents]] &nbsp; [[Help:Contents|Help pages]]
:[[File:Octagon-warning.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Article scope]] &nbsp; [[Project:Notability|Article scope]]
|width="50%"|Some [[Project:Editorial guidance|common sense]] Dos and Don'ts:
:[[File:UncialB-01.svg|20px|link=Project:Consensus|class=skin-invert]] &nbsp; Do [[Project:Consensus|be bold]]
:[[File:Face-angel.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Assume good faith]] &nbsp; Do [[Project:Assume good faith|assume good faith]]
:[[File:Face-tongue.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Civility]] &nbsp; Do [[Project:Editorial guidance|be civil]]
:[[File:Face-wink.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot]] &nbsp; Do [[Project:Editorial guidance|keep cool!]]
:[[File:Symbol neutral vote.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]] &nbsp; Do [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Neutral point of view|maintain a neutral point of view]]
:[[File:No-spam.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Spam#How not to be a spammer]] &nbsp; Don't [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Spam|spam]]
:[[File:NotCommons-emblem-copyrighted.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Copyrights]] &nbsp; Don't [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Copyrights|infringe copyright]]
:[[File:Crystal Clear app error.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] &nbsp; Don't [[Project:Editorial guidance|edit where you have a conflict of interest]]
:[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Vandalism]] &nbsp; Don't commit [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Vandalism|vandalism]]
:[[File:Stop hand.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Blocking policy]] &nbsp; Don't [[Project:Administrators|get blocked]]
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|width="33.3%"|If you need further help, you can:
:[[File:Nuvola apps filetypes.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Questions]] &nbsp; [[Project:Template guide|Ask a question]]
|width="33.3%"|or you can:
:[[File:WP teahouse logo.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Teahouse]] &nbsp; [[Project:Template guide|Get help at the Teahouse]]
|width="33.4%"|or even:
:[[File:Presa de decissions.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user]] &nbsp; [[Project:User Conduct Rules|Ask an experienced editor to "adopt" you]]
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Alternatively, leave me a message at [[User talk:<noinclude>Example</noinclude><includeonly>{{{{{|safesubst:}}}REVISIONUSER}}</includeonly>|my talk page]] or type <code>{{T|Help me}}</code> here on your talk page and someone will try to help.
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|width="50%"|There are many ways you can [[Project:Template guide|contribute to Wikipedia]]. Here are a few ideas:
:[[File:Edit-find-replace.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol]] &nbsp; [[Project:Editorial guidance|Fight vandalism]]
:[[File:Vista-Login Manager.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:WikiFairy]] &nbsp; Be a [[Project:Editorial guidance|WikiFairy]] or a [[Project:Editorial guidance|WikiGnome]]
:[[File:Crystal package settings.png|20px|link=Help:Editing]] &nbsp; Help [[Help:Editing|contribute]] to articles
:[[File:Vista-advancedsettings.png|20px|link=:Category:Wikipedia maintenance]] &nbsp; [[:Category:Wikipedia maintenance|Perform maintenance tasks]]
|width="50%"|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
:[[File:Vista-messenger.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory]] &nbsp; [[Project:Template index/User namespace|Become a member of a project]] that interests you
:[[File:Curly Brackets.svg|20px|link=Help:Template#Creating and editing templates]] &nbsp; Help [[Help:Template#Creating and editing templates|design]] new [[Help:Template|templates]]
:[[File:Emblem-readnews.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe]] &nbsp; [[Project:Talk page guidelines|Subscribe]] and [[Project:Talk page guidelines|contribute]] to ''[[Project:Talk page guidelines|The Signpost]]''
:[[File:Translation icon cropped.svg|20px|link=Project:Template index/Translation|class=skin-invert]] &nbsp; [[Project:Template index/Translation|Translate]] articles from [[List of Wikipedias|Wikipedias in other languages]]
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To get some practice editing you can [[Draft:Sandbox|use a sandbox]]. {{{{{|safesubst:}}}Ipt|If you register an account, y|Y|Y}}ou can <span class="plainlinks">{{{{{|safesubst:}}}Ipt|create your own personal sandbox|[{{{{{|safesubst:}}}fullurl:Special:Mypage/sandbox|action{{{|=}}}edit&preload{{{|=}}}Template:User_Sandbox/preload}} create your own personal sandbox]}}</span><noinclude><span style="color:#a00;">''Different message for users and IP's on users creating their own sandbox''</span></noinclude> for use any time. It's perfect for working on bigger projects. Then for easy access in the future, you {{{{{|safesubst:}}}Ipt|could|can|can}} put {{{{{|safesubst:}}}Ipt|a link to it|<code>{{T|My sandbox}}</code>|a link to it}} on {{{{{|safesubst:}}}Ipt|your user page|{{{{{|safesubst:}}}#ifexist:User:{{{{{|safesubst:}}}BASEPAGENAME}}|[[Special:MyPage|your userpage]]|your user page. By the way, seeing as you haven't created a user page yet, simply click [[Special:MyPage|here]] to start it}}}}<noinclude>your user page. <span style="color:#a00;">''Message to encourage users to create their own user page.''</span></noinclude>.

Please remember to:
*Always [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Signatures|sign your posts]] on talk pages. You can do this either by clicking on the {{{{{|safesubst:}}}Usig|i}} button on the [[Help:Edit toolbar|edit toolbar]] or by typing four [[tilde]]s <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code> at the end of your post. This will automatically insert your {{{{{|safesubst:}}}Ipt|[[IP address]] linked to [[Special:Contributions/{{{{{|safesubst:}}}PAGENAME}}|your contributions page]] (however, if you create an account, your IP address will be hidden and you will be able to build a custom signature that can link to your own user page)|[[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal|signature]]}}<noinclude><span style="color:#a00;">"IP address" (For IP's) or "signature" (For users)</span></noinclude>, a link to {{{{{|safesubst:}}}Ipt|this IP's|your}}<noinclude><span style="color:#a00;">"this IP's" (For IP's) or "your" (For users)</span></noinclude> talk page, and a [[timestamp]].
*Leave descriptive [[Help:Edit summary|edit summaries]] for your edits. Doing so helps other editors understand what changes you have made and why you made them.<br/> 
The best way to learn about something is to experience it. Explore, learn, contribute, and don't forget to [[Project:Editorial guidance|have some fun!]]</div>
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Sincerely, ~~{{{|~}}}&nbsp;<span class="plainlinks" style="font-size:.9em">[{{{{{|safesubst:}}}fullurl:User_talk:<noinclude>Example</noinclude><includeonly>{{{{{|safesubst:}}}urlencode:{{{{{|safesubst:}}}REVISIONUSER}}|PATH}}</includeonly>|action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:Welcome_to_Wikipedia/user-talk_preload}} (Leave me a message)]</span> ~~{{{|~}}}~~
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