Wikipedia:Welcome templates

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1 Available welcome templates
2 See also

[edit] Available welcome templates

Templates are available to welcome both anonymous IP's and newly registered users. Please select whatever is suitable to the given instance from the following options.

[edit] Default

{{subst:Welcome}} (the default welcome)

[edit] For anonymous IPs

{{subst:Welcome3}}
{{subst:Welcomeip}}
{{subst:Welcome-anon}}
{{subst:Welcome-anon2}}
{{subst:Anon}}
{{subst:Anon-m}} (with an additional personalised message)
{{subst:Welcome5-anon}} (with the friendly message from {{Welcome5}})

[edit] For newly registered users

{{subst:Welc}}
{{subst:Welc-m}} (allows personalised message and also includes autosig)
{{subst:Welcomelaws}} (Summarizes WP tenets in addition to providing facilitative links)
{{subst:Welcome2}}
{{subst:Welcome4}}
{{subst:Welcome5}}
{{subst:Welcomenh}}
{{subst:Welcome0L1}}

[edit] Specialized welcome messages

{{subst:Welcome-m}} - allows the addition of a personalized message
{{subst:Welcome-m2}} - a version of Welcome-m that has a space to put vandalism notices
{{subst:Welcomeg}} - More graphical-looking, may be a bit more welcoming to users accustomed to the graphic-heavy web to start using the text-intensive wiki system, also includes autosig.
{{subst:Welcomeh}} - {{Welcomeg}} with a section heading.
{{subst:Welcomeg-2}} - same as above but with space to include vandalism warnings.
{{subst:welcomenpov}} - Welcome someone whose initial efforts do not adhere to the neutral point of view policy.
{{subst:WelcomeSimple}} - More simple (smaller words, easier to understand) version of the original. Feel free to make it even simpler.
{{subst:Welcomespam}} - with additional discussion of anti-spamming polices, use when a new user's initial contributions seem consist solely of spaming external links.
{{subst:HHW}} - for users interested in hip hop-related topics
{{subst:OrthodoxWelcome}} - for greeting new users interested in Orthodox-related topics
{{subst:Ruswelcome}} - for greeting new users interested in Russian topics
{{subst:Ukrwelcome}}—for greeting new users interested in Ukrainian topics
{{subst:StarWarsWelc}} - for greeting new users that may be obsessed with Star Wars fandom)
{{subst:Firstarticle}} - to leave a message for new users whose first contribution has been deleted or marked for speedy deletion.
{{subst:Welcomesrose}} - a very warm and personal welcome message complete with a tray of cookies
{{subst:welcomeroad}}- for road editors.