User:The Transhumanist/User page design/Decor

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You are getting very sleepy...

[edit] Wikipedia:Banners and buttons

See: Wikipedia:Banners and buttons


[edit] Mottos/slogans/quotes/thoughtboxes

[edit] Mottos

There's a motto of the day project, called, you guessed it: Wikipedia:Motto of the day. To use it, just place {{Motd}} on your user page!

Here's what it looks like:

Today's motto...

Wikipedia, anyone?


[edit] Thoughtboxes

This pausitive thoughtbox was found on Lord Voldemort's userpage:

What happens when a Wikipedian dies? He or she just doesn't show up to edit anymore. Does anybody notice? Does anybody really even care? To all those Wikipedians who may have died and been forgotten here, Thank you for your contributions and Rest in Peace.

[edit] Pics

There is a huge selection of pictures on Wikipedia and its sister site Wikipedia Commons. Pictures can be a powerful way to express yourself...

Terrorists don't have the Bomb...  Yet.
Terrorists don't have the Bomb... Yet.


Pictures can be found all over Wikipedia, but it can be very time-consuming to hunt for them in the encyclopedia's articles. Another option is to browse Wikipedia's collections...

[edit] Image categories

Some images can be found in the categorical index, at:

[edit] Featured pictures

Featured pictures can also be found in the picture of the day archive:

A monthly archive of Wikipedia's featured pictures

2004: May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

2006: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

2007: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

There is usually a long delay before a featured picture is scheduled into the picture of the day system, so two other places to look for featured pictures are:



Here's what the various picture of the day templates look like. To place them on your user page, include the corresponding double-curly bracket code, and the picture will be displayed automagically:

{{pic of the day}}

Picture of the day
Strabismus surgery

A photo of strabismus surgery, surgery on the extraocular muscles to correct misalignment of the eyes, being performed. In this image, the face appears upside down, and the surgeon is disinserting the medial rectus muscle. A Castroviejo locking forceps is grasping the superior pole of the muscle, while a Manson-Aebli scissors does the cutting. The eyelids are being held by a Cook speculum.

Photo credit: Bticho
Archive - More featured pictures...


{{POTD}}

Picture of the day
Strabismus surgery

Strabismus surgery
Photo credit: Bticho
Archive - More featured pictures...


{{POTD/{{#time:Y-m-d}}|column}}
Strabismus surgery

A photo of strabismus surgery, surgery on the extraocular muscles to correct misalignment of the eyes, being performed. In this image, the face appears upside down, and the surgeon is disinserting the medial rectus muscle. A Castroviejo locking forceps is grasping the superior pole of the muscle, while a Manson-Aebli scissors does the cutting. The eyelids are being held by a Cook speculum.

Photo credit: Bticho
Archive - More featured pictures...


{{{POTD/{{#time:Y-m-d}}|row}}

Strabismus surgery

A photo of strabismus surgery, surgery on the extraocular muscles to correct misalignment of the eyes, being performed. In this image, the face appears upside down, and the surgeon is disinserting the medial rectus muscle. A Castroviejo locking forceps is grasping the superior pole of the muscle, while a Manson-Aebli scissors does the cutting. The eyelids are being held by a Cook speculum.

Photo credit: Bticho
Archive - More featured pictures...

[edit] Alternate picture of the day

To display the alternate picture of the day from the no-restrictions anybody-can-add-a-pic-right-now picture project, use {{rpotd}}, which displays this:


Random picture of the day

Image credit: Patricknoddy (talk)


Blue map of West Virginia

Image credit: Patricknoddy (talk)



[edit] Signs

[edit] Troll-free zone

[edit] WikiLove-zone

[edit] Jokes, including prank markup

[edit] Caught you


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        Instead of doing something useful,
you have been staring at this page since 12:08 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 UTC.

[edit] Vandalism space

Some users provide a space specifically for vandalism. Not all vandals respect these boundaries, but those who would not normally vandalize come to life when they come across such a section. Here's an example: