User talk:Benkeen

Welcome and introduction

Hi, Benkeen. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person by golly! And this real person (that would be me), wants to say welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you've made an account! Thanks for joining; you're on your way to making some great contributions.

Because I've noticed you've just joined, I wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. Any questions are fine, nothing is too silly (we've heard them all). Now, the tips below - hop on them - they should help you begin editing. Best of luck! JoeSmack ^Talk 03:14, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people. Besides that, you shouldn't feel nervous or anything about a good-willed contribution. If you're concerned, talk to us.

Play in your user area. For example, create User:Benkeen/test. If you feel nervous, feel free to talk to us.

When you're ready, start your first article using the Article Wizard. You don't HAVE to use it, but for your first article it really helps. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references. If you'd like more guidance, you guessed it, talk to us.

Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page.

Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!

--JoeSmack ^Talk 03:14, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. If you just feel like poking around, Wikipedia:Help is a good place to start. :)

Hi Benkeen

Welcome to Wikipedia! I see that you have already made several useful contributions to articles on gastropods including creating a new article on a species of apple snail! Thanks so much! It seems that you might be interested in gastropods, so I am giving you this invitation:

I've noticed your edits on pages relating to Gastropods; perhaps you'd be interested in joining WikiProject Gastropods?
If you would like more information, please visit the project page or the project talk page.

Just one very small thing, it would be great if you can remember when you do an edit to put a word or two of explanation in the "edit summary" slot at the bottom of the editing page. Thanks again. If you have any questions about anything, please feel free to ask me. If I don't know the answer I am sure I can find someone who does.

Very best wishes, Invertzoo (talk) 17:12, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]