Vanipedia:Welcome
Welcome to Vanipedia
It's nice to have you aboard. We're glad you wish to help develop this encyclopedia. We hope you enjoy participating in the Vanipedia community as much as we do. As a new contributor, you may feel a little overwhelmed by the sheer size and apparent complexity of this project. But don't worry, it will become easier and clearer as you go. If you feel you need assistance, experienced Vanipedians are available to help you learn the basics and get up to speed. We've included some resources below to help you get started. Good luck and have fun. -- The Vanipedia Welcoming Committee
- One of the best places to get started is Help:Contents/Getting started
- Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (Eivind 13:04, 13 June 2008 (UTC)); this will automatically produce your username and the date.
In case you get stuck, the following people have volunteered to assist new contributors, to give a helping hand and help you learn the ropes:
- Vanipedia:Welcoming committee/members
Even more volunteers are standing by to answer your questions on the following pages. You can usually expect an answer fairly quickly, often within just a few minutes:
- Vanipedia:New contributors' help page
- Vanipedia:Help desk
To learn more about the Welcoming Committee, see Vanipedia:Welcoming committee.
Finding your way around
To understand Vanipedia, it is easiest to think of this website as having two types of pages: pages that are part of the encyclopedia itself, and pages of the community (used by contributors to help build and operate the encyclopedia).