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Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia! You don't have to 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 benefits, including:

• More privacy. Your IP address will no longer be visible to casual readers or most other users.
• The use of a username of your choice
• The ability to view all your contributions via a "My contributions" link
• Your own user page
• Your own talk page which, if you choose, also allows users to send you messages without knowing your e-mail address
• The use of your own personal watchlist to which you can add articles that interest you
• The ability to rename pages
• The ability to upload images
• The ability to customize the appearance and behavior of the website
• The eligibility to run for administrator, although in practice, this requires considerable experience
• The right to be heard in votes and elections

We hope that you choose to become a Wikipedian and create a new account. We hope you enjoy your time here on Wikipedia as a Wikipedian!