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-<center><big><b>Welcome to the Greyhawk Wiki!</b></big></center>
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-Things are currently under construction, so just be patient if you can't find what you're looking for (or create it, even). Questions? Post a message at [[User talk:Robbastard|Robbastard's talk page]].
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+* The inexperienced may want to check out the "How to help" section on the "community portal" article linked on the sidebar.
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+Please note that Wikia protection policy advises against the protection of this page unless it is the active target of vandalism.
-While we are still hammering out some of the policies and guidelines for this wiki, some basic [[Writing Guidelines]] have been posted. If you don't see what you're looking for there, you should be pretty safe in following the conventions already established by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines Wikipedia] and Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Greyhawk World of Greyhawk Wikiproject]. Before writing something new, you may want to see if the article already exists on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Greyhawk Wikipedia]. If so, feel free to save yourself some time by copying and pasting.
-For non-existent articles that are in demand, check our [[Special:wantedpages|wanted pages]].
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+; Adding content
+* Every wiki has two list of articles that need help called  '''[[:Category:Article stubs|"Stubs"]]''' and '''[[Special:Wantedpages|"Wanted Articles"]]'''. Don't be shy, get in there.
+* Uploading [[:Category:Images|images]] is another really easy way to help out - see the '''[[Special:Upload]]''' page!
+* You can find a list of useful templates on [[:Category:Templates]], some of which are documented on the '''[[Project:Templates|templates project page]]'''.
+; Talk and more...
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