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Thank you for your contributions. Please continue editing articles that are of interest to you. You may find help and mentoring by joining with one of the Projects Seeking Contributors or a live Community Meetng where you may meet helpful, experienced users who will help you feel comfortable and answer questions.

This message is posted on your talk page which is associated with your personal user page. We recommend practicing editing on the Wiki by creating a user page about yourself and your genealogical interests.

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.

You may find additional editing assistance from experienced contributors on the FamilySearch Forums. We have forums for Wiki Feedback & Suggestions and Wiki Technical Support.

Please sign your name only on discussion/talk pages using four tildes (~). This will automatically create your username with a timestamp for your comments. If you need personal assistance, feel free to contact the Welcoming committee members.

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+Hello and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee/Welcome to FamilySearch Wiki|welcome to FamilySearch Wiki!]]
-[[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee/Welcome to FamilySearch Wiki|Welcome to the FamilySearch Research Wiki]]! We thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{<includeonly>SUBST:</includeonly>PAGENAME}}|your contributions]]! Please continue editing and consider joining one of the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProjects Seeking Contributors|Projects Seeking Contributors]] or participate in a live Community Meeting where you will meet other experienced contributors.
+Thank you for your contributions. Please continue [[Help:Editing pages|editing]] articles that are of interest to you. You may find help and mentoring&nbsp;by joining&nbsp;with one of the [[Projects Seeking Contributors]] or a live Community Meetng where you may&nbsp;meet helpful,&nbsp;experienced users who will help you feel comfortable and answer questions.
-This message is posted on your [[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)|talk page]] which is associated with your personal [[Help:User page|user page]]. We invite you to create your User Page so that others in the community can get to know you better and what you are working on in the Wiki. Learn more about [[Help:User page#Creating your user page|creating your user page]].
+This message is posted on your [[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)|talk page]] which is associated with your personal user page.&nbsp;We recommend&nbsp;practicing editing on the Wiki by [[Help:User page|creating a user page]] about yourself and your genealogical interests.
-Your user page is also a great place to practice new skills and lets others know something about you and your genealogical interests. We hope you like this place and decide to join in.
+There are a few pages you may find helpful:
-Here are a few pages you may find helpful:
+*The [[Community Center]] for the Wiki.
+*The [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]] of FamilySearch Wiki.
+*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]].
-*Take a [[Help:Tour|Wiki Tour]].
+You may find additional editing assistance from experienced contributors on the '''[http://forums.FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Forums]'''. We have forums for '''[http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=1 Wiki Feedback &amp; Suggestions]''' and '''[http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=56 Wiki Technical Support]'''.
-*Learn to [[Help:Basic Searches|search for articles]].
-*Connect with others at the [[Community Center|Community Center]] for the Wiki.
-*Review the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]] of FamilySearch Wiki.
-*Find out [[FamilySearch_Wiki:Purpose_and_Appropriate_Topics|which topics]] are within the wiki's scope.
-*Review the [[Help:Contributor Help|Contributor Help]].
-Please [[FamilySearch Wiki:Signatures|sign your name]] only on discussion/talk pages. If you need personal assistance, feel free to contact a member of the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee/members|Welcoming Committee]].
+Please [[FamilySearch Wiki:Signatures|sign your name]] only on discussion/talk pages using four tildes (~). This will automatically create your username with a timestamp for your comments. If you need personal assistance, feel free to contact the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee/members|Welcoming committee members]].
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