Wikipedia:Motto of the day

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Motto of the Day

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Today's motto...
And then He said, "Let there be light!"


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The motto of the Day (MOTD) is a project dedicated to creating and displaying a daily unofficial Wikipedia motto included on various user pages. It is an effort to laugh a bit at ourselves, celebrate our achievements, and foster a sense of community. Mottos can be humorous or serious, but must reflect the community or purpose of Wikipedia. Nominate new mottos here.

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[edit] The templates

To get the Motto of the Day, just place one of the following templates anywhere you like on your user or user talk page.

Template What you see Pros Cons
{{Motd}} Today's motto...

And then He said, "Let there be light!"

 Stands out Cannot handle bold or italic text
{{Motd plain}} Today's motto...
And then He said, "Let there be light!"
 Can handle all styles of text None
{{Motd big}} Today's motto...
And then He said, "Let there be light!"
 Can handle all styles of text Makes intentionally small text normal
{{Motd bold}} Today's motto...
And then He said, "Let there be light!"
 Can handle italic text Cannot handle bold text
{{Motd cquote}}
“ And then He said, "Let there be light!" ”

—June 14's Motto of the Day
Can handle all styles of text Has trouble handling tables
{{User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto}}
“ NEVER GIVE UP THE GOOD FIGHT!!! ”
 
— June 15's Motto of the day

Next motto

 Generates a random motto for each page visit Has trouble handling tables
{{User:DannyQuack/Userboxes/Motto}}
Today's motto...

And then He said, "Let there be light!"
Fits in small spaces; useful for columns Is a userbox and cannot be formatted

You may also add the completely unformatted motto of the day by using {{Wikipedia:Motto of the day/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}. This allows you to create your own formatting.

[edit] Coordination, feedback, and questions

Every user is welcome to help coordinate the updating of MOTD. Any general inquiries and comments about the project are welcome at Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day.

[edit] Have an idea for a new motto?

Place your suggestions on the nominations page for review and consideration. Follow the instructions there for the correct procedure on how to do this.

[edit] Frequent contributors or supporters of the project

Typing {{User MOTD}} in your Userbox area produces

This user is a frequent contributor to Motto of the Day.




and adds the page to Category:Wikipedians who contribute to Motto of the day.

[edit] See also

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