Template talk:Firstarticle
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Is there any reason for the four tildes? It seems to me like the other templates don't have the signature at the end, so you can add it yourself. Could it be removed from this template? --Lijnema 18:21, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
- I agree with you here in principle, but my only reservation is that users will start to fail to sign the message, being used to the autosig previously, but it's worth a try Template:Emot Martinp23 13:25, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
I don't understand how to use the template. Mattisse(talk) 16:21, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- Leave {{Firstarticle|Name of article}} on the talk page of the user you want to give the message to (and don't forget to put your signature after the template). --Lijnema 17:17, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- O.K. I tried it and it does work. That is very neat. Thanks! Mattisse(talk) 17:26, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Hi - it's best to use {{subst:firstarticle|name}}. The subst bit places the whole message into the talk page, makig it slightly more personal, puts less strain on the servers and makes it less prone to vandalism (if a vandal put an offensive image/text into this template, it would show up everywhere it was not subst'ed). Thanks Martinp23 17:30, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
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- That's absolutely right, I forgot to add the subst: thing, sorry about that. :) --Lijnema 17:35, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Proposed change
Hi, I like this template and use it on new page patrol. I personally would like to see it have the name of the article in question show up in the text. I'm proposing changing the second sentence to read "Thanks for writing the article [[{{{1}}}]]." Any thoughts? Thanks, Darkspots 22:09, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
