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Warnings or messages left on this page will not be received by the intended user. Because of the way the AOL cache assigns IPs based on the pagename requested, warnings will never appear on the correct page.'''
 
Warnings or messages left on this page will not be received by the intended user. Because of the way the AOL cache assigns IPs based on the pagename requested, warnings will never appear on the correct page.'''
 
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<span style="font-size: 200%; vertical-align: middle; text-align:center; ">[[Image:Face (Wikispecies Welcome Message).png|25px]] '''Welcome!'''</span>
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[[Wikipedia:Introduction|Welcome to Wikipedia]], the free encyclopedia! You don't have to [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] to read or edit articles on Wikipedia, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and gives you many [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|benefits]], including:
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[[Wikipedia:Introduction|Welcome to Wikipedia]], the free encyclopedia! You don't have to [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] to Wikipedia, but creating an account is quick, free, non-intrusive, and useful. With an account you can:
*The ability to [[Wikipedia:Watchlist|watch]] articles you care about.
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*[[Wikipedia:Watchlist|Watch articles you care about]]
*The ability to [[Help:Starting a new page|start new pages]].
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*[[Help:Starting a new page|Start new pages]]
*Your [[IP address]] will no longer be visible to other users.
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*Be anonymous: your [[IP address]] will no longer be visible
*... along with many other benefits
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*do [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|many other great things]] ...
  
We hope that you choose to become a Wikipedian and '''[[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]'''. You may also want to read [[Wikipedia:Advice to AOL users|the advice to AOL users]].
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We hope you become a Wikipedian and '''[[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]'''. You may also want to read [[Wikipedia:Advice to AOL users|the advice to AOL users]].
 
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Revision as of 21:49, 19 July 2006

If you have been blocked without cause, please read Wikipedia:Advice to AOL users for advice.

Information icon.svg Attention:

This IP address, AOL, is registered to America Online (AOL) and is shared by multiple users (see AOL ranges). Comments left on this page may be received by other users of this IP and appear to be irrelevant. Caution should be used when blocking this IP or reverting its contributions without checking.

If you are an unregistered user operating from this address, note that this is not the IP address of your machine. AOL is the IP address of a proxy server that communicates between your browser and the Wikimedia servers. These and other proxies are shared among thousands of AOL users. If you are frustrated by irrelevant comments appearing here, you can avoid them by creating an account for yourself.

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Please note: Most AOL users change IP addresses with each page they load.
Warnings or messages left on this page will not be received by the intended user. Because of the way the AOL cache assigns IPs based on the pagename requested, warnings will never appear on the correct page.

25px Welcome!

Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia! You don't have to log in to Wikipedia, but creating an account is quick, free, non-intrusive, and useful. With an account you can:

We hope you become a Wikipedian and create an account. You may also want to read the advice to AOL users.