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Hello, Welcome, and welcome to FamilySearch Wiki!

Thank you for your contributions! Please continue editing. Feel free to review the list of Projects Seeking Contributors where you may work with experienced users who will help you feel comfortable. If you don't find anything of interest on that list, know there are other ways to get involved, including joining the Welcoming Committee.

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There are a few pages you may find helpful:

The Community Center for the Wiki.
The Guiding Principles of FamilySearch Wiki.
Learn to search for articles.
Learn how to edit and contribute.
Check the Manual of Style.

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 == Welcome...  ==
-Hello {{<includeonly>SUBST:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}}!
+Hello, {{<includeonly>SUBST:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}}, and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee/Welcome to FamilySearch Wiki|welcome to FamilySearch Wiki!]]
-The [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee|Welcoming Committee]] is here to support you and offer a warm welcome to a Community that loves Family History. Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{<includeonly>SUBST:</includeonly>PAGENAME}}|your contributions]]! Please continue [[Help:The Editing Tool (FCK Editor)|editing]] and consider joining the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee|Welcoming Committee]] or review the list of [[Projects Seeking Contributors]] where you may work with experienced users who will&nbsp;help you feel comfortable.
+Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{<includeonly>SUBST:</includeonly>PAGENAME}}|your contributions]]! Please continue [[Help:Editing pages|editing]]. Feel free to review the list of [[Projects Seeking Contributors]] where you may work with experienced users who will help you feel comfortable. If you don't find anything of interest on that list, know there are other [[FamilySearch Wiki:Things you can do|ways to get involved]], including joining the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee|Welcoming Committee]].
 This message is posted on your [[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)|talk page]] which is associated with [[User:{{<includeonly>SUBST:</includeonly>PAGENAME}}|your personal user page]]. You may practice editing on the Wiki by [[Help:User page|creating a user page]] about yourself. We hope you like this place and decide to join in.
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 *The [[Community Center]] for the Wiki.
 *The [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]] of FamilySearch Wiki.
-*Learn to [[Search for an article or topic|search for articles]].
+*Learn to [[Help:Basic Searches|search for articles]].
 *Learn how to [[Help:Edit and Contribute|edit and contribute]].
 *Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]].