User:Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fan/Wikipedia Welcome Squad

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The official logo of the WWS

The Wikipedia Welcome Squad was created by LAA on 5-18-08. It aims to welcome new users, while being more proficient than the original society.

[edit] Guidelines

• When welcoming, put in the edit summary one of the below:
  • Welcome
  • Welcome to Wikipedia
  • Or anything else with the word 'welcome' in it.

• I personally recommend the welcome format I have down below. It shows many links and shows new users how to get around.

[edit] Welcoming format

To qualify as a welcoming, you must use this format, or another. Just remember to include links on how to get around Wikipedia. Here is my standard template, which I highly recommend.

Hello, User Name Here! Welcome to Wikipedia! You may benefit from following some of the links below, which will help you get the most out of Wikipedia. If you have any questions you can ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or by typing four tildes "~~~~"; this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you are already loving Wikipedia you might want to consider being "adopted" by a more experienced editor or joining a WikiProject to collaborate with others in creating and improving articles of your interest. In addition, you can also have me set you up with a suitable adoptor, but only at your wish. Click here for a directory of all the WikiProjects. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Happy editing! Sincerely, LAA, and the Unofficial Wikipedia Welcome Squad Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial • The five pillars of Wikipedia How to: edit a page • upload an image Getting Help Frequently Asked Questions Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and Guidelines Neutral point of view • Reliable sources Verifiability • Citing sources • No original research What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The Community Community Portal • Adopt-a-user program Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • Resolving disputes Build consensus • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Things to do Be bold in editing • Help develop an article Pages needing attention • Peer review Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Spam • Vandalism Miscellaneous Categories • Disambiguity • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

[edit] Challenges

Note: Challenges are rare. They are mostly for making techinal things (Examples are logos, userboxes, etc.)

[edit] Userbox

I will award a barnstar to someone who can make a userbox for this squad. The userbox must contain: This user is a member of the Wikipedia Welcome Squad. Are you? Of course add a link to the WWS page. The point of this challenge is to make sure users see the Welcome Squad, which will bring in more participants.

Y Done

The code: {{User:Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fan/WWS}}. There is a link to this page (check out how it works on my page) WikiZorro 22:12, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Members of the WWS:

1. LAAFan 02:56, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
2. WikiZorro 19:27, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
3. --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 04:31, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
4. Nk.sheridan   Talk 00:03, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
5. RyRy5 (talk · contribs) - Well, might as well help when I have User:RyRy5/Welcome. Glad to be here. -- RyRy5 (talk ♠ copy-edit) 07:26, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
6. I have been welcoming users for years and have 2 templates User:SqueakBox/welcome and User:SqueakBox/welcomeIP, nice to give a personal welcome. Thanks, SqueakBox 00:26, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
7. User:Prom3th3an Prom3th3an (talk) 10:50, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
8. I welcome users as I see them. Active in WP:ADOPT- Comment by User:Gimme danger

[edit] For the future

1. If allowed, there will be an adoption portion, where there will be a short quiz. After the new user takes the quiz, the WWS would put them with a suitable adopter found here.
2. If enough participants sign up, I shall have a Welcoming Tournament. More details on that if users sign up. So if you have a Wikipedia friend, tell them about the project.