Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates
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This is a list of premade messages (called "templates") for greeting new users. For a display of the various basic designs, see Wikipedia:Welcome template table.
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[edit] General messages
Use these for a user who recently registered a username.
[edit] Basic messages
- {{subst:Welcome}} ~~~~ → traditional welcome message
- {{subst:welcome Cookie|~~~~}} → warm greeting, with a plate of cookies
- {{subst:welcome!|message (optional)|~~~~}} → purple border and additional message (optional)
- {{subst:WelcomeShout}} ~~~~ → extroverted message with bold advice
[edit] Shortened messages
These messages are designed to be short and sweet.
- {{subst:welcom}} → shortest greeting, links to Welcoming Committee's greetings page
- {{subst:Welcomeshort}} ~~~~ → won't overwhelm; can be followed by another message
[edit] Expanded messages
These messages feature more information and/or links to more pages.
[edit] Graphical messages
These messages can be helpful to users accustomed to the graphic-heavy web.
- {{subst:WelcomeIcon}} ~~~~ → features icons next to the links
- {{subst:Welcomeg}} → greeting with menu
- {{subst:Welcome Screen}} → greeting & menu designed to fill one screen
[edit] Specialized messages
- {{subst:Welcome-anon}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users; encourages getting a username
- {{subst:Welcome-anon-vandal}} → for anonymous users who have vandalized a page
- {{subst:CyclingWelcome}} ~~~~ → for greeting new users interested in cycling related topics
- {{subst:firstarticle|article}} ~~~~ → to leave a message for new users whose first contribution has been deleted or marked for speedy deletion.
- {{HHW}} (see template page for usage instructions) → for users interested in hip hop→related topics
- {{subst:welcomenpov}} ~~~~ → Welcome someone whose initial efforts do not adhere to the neutral point of view policy.
- {{subst:OrthodoxWelcome}} ~~~~ → for greeting new users interested in Orthodox→related topics
- {{subst:welcomeroad}} ~~~~ → for road editors.
- {{subst:RugbyWelcome}} ~~~~ → for greeting new users interested in rugby union related topics
- {{subst:Ruswelcome}} ~~~~ → for greeting new users who have contributed to Russian topics
- {{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:StarWarsWelc}} ~~~~ → for greeting new users who have contributed to Star Wars-related articles
- {{subst:Ukrwelcome}} ~~~~ → for greeting new users who have contributed to Ukrainian topics
[edit] User-hosted welcome templates
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- {{User:Anthony_cfc/Welcome_Template/Vandal}} - adapted for vandals.
- {{User:Audacity/Welcome}} is a more customizable and personalized template than the standard welcomes, and can be used for both anonymous editors and users
- {{User:AxG/WikiWelcome1}}
- {{User:Booksworm/welcomemain}} The Main Page of all of Booksworm's welcome messages. They are, however, very graphic and work best on Mozilla Firefox
- {{User:Bottesini/welcome}}
- {{User:David Fuchs/welcome}} is based off the simple {{Welcome}}, but fleshed out. All you need to do is add your sig, the template will automatically use the user's name.
- {{User:Ghelae/Templates/Welcome}}
- {{User:Grandmasterka/W}}
- {{User:Haza-w/Welcome}}
- {{User:Ilyanep/Wel}}
- {{User:IntrigueBlue/Welcome}}
- {{User:James086/welcome}} is a simplified version of {{welcomeh}}. If you use this you must change the user talk section or I will get messages intended for you!
- {{User:James.kendall/Template:Welcome}}
- {{User:Kukini/Welcome}}
- {{User:Kungming2/Welcome}}
- {{User:Linuxerist/Welcome}}
- {{User:Mbecker/SUG/test}}
- {{User:Neutrality/Welcome}}
- {{User:Od Mishehu/welcome}}, which has room for a comment, and {{User:Od Mishehu/welcome+uncat}} for a new user who created an article without a category. For both of them, there is a link to my talk page: use the user parameter to link to yours instead.
- {{User:RadRafe/Welcome}}
- {{User:Sango123/WelCom}}
- {{User:TBC/Welcome}}
- {{User:Tom Herbert/Welcome}} If you use this you must change the user talk section or I will get messages intended for you!
- {{User:TPK/Welcome messages}}
- {{User:Utcursch/wel}}
- {{User:Werdan7/W}}
- {{User:Zapptastic/templates/welcome}}
