User talk:Pbackstrom

Hello, Pbackstrom, and welcome to Wikipedia! I am La Pianista and I would like to thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

  Introduction

 5    The five pillars of Wikipedia

  How to edit a page

  Help

  Tips

  How to write a great article

  Manual of Style

  Fun stuff...

  Be Bold

  Assume Good faith

  Keep cool

  Have an experienced editor adopt you

  Policy on neutral point of view

And here are several pages on what to avoid:

How to not spam

How to avoid copyright infringement

What Wikipedia is not

Make sure not to get blocked, which should be no problem after reading this

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~), which are produced by clicking on the button; this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Also, I think that you might want to join the the adopt-a-user project, where advanced editors can guide you in your first experiences here; so check it out if you want. Again, welcome! 

This welcome message was sent by La Pianista at 05:54, February 11, 2009 (UTC)