How to become part of the community

Are you a new user, unsure of how to make new friends?

Have you seen cosy virtual communities on other wikis but felt unsure how to join in?

Are you eager to write but shy to jcontribute?

This wiki is perfect for you, who have now got the chance to grow into a valuable senior user who will help the wiki hugely. Here are a few steps on how to join in right here.
 * 1) Make an account. It's simple, quick and free, and will mean that all your work will be associated with you. People will remember a good username better than an IP adress.
 * 2) Make a memorable username. It's no good naming yourself 0186398r4759; who's going to remember that? Naming yourself after something you are closely associated with (eg. MusicGirl<3 for someone who likes writing songfics) will help. I called myself Melodybird because I think it's a nice name for a cat in the Warrior Cat series (I started off on the Fanfiction Wiki Warriors Fanfiction Wiki) Something rhyming (eg. ClazzyJazzy) or appropiate to this context (for example, TobeyCallieLover09) would be great for helping your name to be remembered.
 * 3) Write your own fanfics. It's the whole point of the wiki, and you should only really be here if you are willing to do this. People will appreciate your writing skills and grow eager to read your writing if you simply add a new fanfiction. Once it is established that you are usually grammatically correct, here for the right reasons and unlikely to vandalise the wiki, it will be easier to talk to people. Writing stories is a great way to do this and earn respect. Just adding a page makes a huge difference.
 * 4) Ask for help. I'm more than willing to help a new user, but if I don't know you're in need of help, I'll never know you're there at all! Just ask a question on my talk page. Just saying "I'm a new user. Could you help me out?" would be fine. Once you know the ropes, it'll be easy to become part of the community.
 * 5) Don't lose faith. This wiki is tiny, but all it needs is people like you to make it into a huge one.