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

[edit] Shortened messages

These messages are designed to be short and sweet.

[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.

[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

[edit] Thank you templates

[edit] See also