Welcome to the Wikipedia, Echelon! Hope you enjoy editing here and becoming a Wikipedian! Here are some perfunctory tips to hasten your acculturation into the Wikipedia experience:

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(Yes, I'm welcoming myself!) --echelon ^talk 02:48, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm searching for a new username, and I was going to (maybe) choose yours... but you already exist! Cool username. And here's a welcome from me:

Welcome, Echelon!

My name is Dan, a.k.a. TheJabberwock. Thank you for your contributions, and I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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Thanks again for contributing to Wikipedia. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian.

 TheJabberwʘck 01:50, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]