Template talk:Welcomeg
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There seems to be a problem with welcoming people whose name end in "!!" (looks like thisa\). Not sure if there is a way to fix this, just thought I'd say it here. --WillMak050389 15:25, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] A question to other welcomers
It has been suggested that we merge templates similar to this one. I have a version of this one that I use here User:Kukini/Welcome. I like having it there, as I feel free to adjust it to fit the different things I would like it to say based on my interactions with other users (particularly new ones). I would probably use the Template:Welcomeg template if it said a few more things in the header than does this one right now. Honestly, I am OK with people copying this, or the one on my userpage and making it fit them, but I am open to discussion on the topic. Finally, thank you to those of you who do welcome other new users with this sort of information and courtesy. Kukini 23:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
- My suggestion was this:
- I'm primarily asking you all (see below) to merge, so that every new user gets the best possible welcome (template). These 4 are identical, except for the new colours at 2 of them, and the lead-paragraphs.
- Then compare with User:Kylu/welcome, which is different enough to warrant a seperate version.
- Instead of forking into tiny variants, and confusing things at Welcome template table, I suggest it's better to put improvements into a single version, for the benefit of all. Thanks :) --Quiddity·(talk) 01:30, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
- OK then...do other users want the rest of the text I have in mine? Kukini 05:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
- I was bold, and updated it. I don't know if I should be so bold as to redirect the 3 duplicates here though; I'll leave that up to you all. I am going to remove the duplicates from Welcome template table now though. --Quiddity·(talk) 01:29, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
- I very much like the new header information. However, purely from an aesthetic standpoint, I do not like the color change--too green and with the section introductions being the same color as the background and being transparent, they provide a weak contrast.--Fuhghettaboutit 23:48, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
- I am open to other color schemes, although Quiddity, I am not sure I am ready to have mine redirected. Perhaps in a little while. Lets see how things go. Kukini 00:42, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- OK...so I added some text as well. We'll see what y'all think. Kukini 00:45, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- I went with the greens for its welcoming emotional colour, and connection to Esperanza. I was also trying to keep to the soft palette used on the Main Page, Help page, Community Portal, and various 'officialish' infoboxes/navtemplates. (see Wikipedia:Colours).
- Would you like me to change the colours back, or to try/draft-elsewhere more variants? I'll do one more experiment with a different blue, see how you like that. :) --Quiddity·(talk) 01:45, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- I think the blue opaque was nice:-) Moreover, because this is obviously the most pressing issue facing the 'pedia, I suggest we immediately conduct a straw poll with the colors of rainbow as our criteria.--Fuhghettaboutit 02:48, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- Fine, back to original colors. and :P
- I think the blue opaque was nice:-) Moreover, because this is obviously the most pressing issue facing the 'pedia, I suggest we immediately conduct a straw poll with the colors of rainbow as our criteria.--Fuhghettaboutit 02:48, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- I am open to other color schemes, although Quiddity, I am not sure I am ready to have mine redirected. Perhaps in a little while. Lets see how things go. Kukini 00:42, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- OK then...do other users want the rest of the text I have in mine? Kukini 05:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
- I agree with Centrx, that we don't need to elaborate on edit summaries though. I'll remove a bit of that. --Quiddity·(talk) 04:34, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- As I feel we DO need to elaborate on edit summaries, I will keep my welcome independent. Kukini 15:30, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Section heading
Does a section heading need to be there? I'm so used to typing out my own, that every time I use this template, the talk page always ends up with two section headings. If not remove it, could it be made to be a bit less enthusiastic? By that, I mean could two exclamation marks be removed? talk to JD wants e-mail 23:38, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
- I agree it needs to go. I sometimes use the "+" tab at the top and this gives it 2 headings. --WillMak050389 23:44, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
- Done. --Quiddity 00:47, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
- Ah, and here is another thing...I like the heading. Well...there are many reasons some of us need our own adapted templates. Just glad you are doing welcomes, everyone...keep up the good work! Kukini 04:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
- Watching this continue to morph away from what a welcome from me might look like, I remain a supporter of personalized welcome templates. - Kukini 20:07, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
- Ah, and here is another thing...I like the heading. Well...there are many reasons some of us need our own adapted templates. Just glad you are doing welcomes, everyone...keep up the good work! Kukini 04:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
- Done. --Quiddity 00:47, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
