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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. All of the templates below can be customized with an additional message, a picture of a plate of cookies, a colored border, icons, or a different opening text.

  • {{subst:W-basic}} → standard template, similar to Template:Welcome with additional options
  • {{subst:W-shout}} → extroverted message with bold advice
  • {{subst:W-short}} → concise; won't overwhelm
  • {{subst:W-link}} → shortest greeting, links to WC's greetings page
  • {{subst:W-graphical}} → graphical menu format to ease transition from the graphic-heavy web
  • {{subst:W-screen}} → graphical; designed to fit the size of the user's screen
  • {{subst:Wel}} ~~~~ → automatically identifies anonymous or registered users
  • {{subst:W-cust}} → Standard template plus 8 or so links
  • {{subst:Welcomeg}} → Standard template with a host of links - includes automatic signing
  • {{subst:Welcomeh}} → Same as {{Welcomeg}} but includes a section header
  • {{subst:W-all}} → This template is a combination of 21 other welcome templates with automatic heading and signature and many more.

[edit] Specialized messages

[edit] Topics

Use one of these to greet new users interested in a particular topic:

[edit] Other

  • {{subst:Firstarticle}} ~~~~ → to leave a message for new users whose first contribution has been deleted or marked for speedy deletion.
  • {{subst:welcometest}} ~~~~ → for new users who have had their first edit reverted.
  • {{subst:Welcome0}} ~~~~ → for new users who have created their user page, but have not yet contributed elsewhere.
  • {{subst:Welcome-anon}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users; encourages getting a username.
  • {{subst:Welc-anon}} ~~~~ → variation of above, with border.
  • {{subst:W-graphical-anon}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users, encourages getting a username, based off of graphical welcome template.
  • {{subst:Welcome-anon-vandal}} → for anonymous users who have vandalized a page.
  • {{subst:welcomenpov}} ~~~~ → for someone whose initial efforts do not adhere to the neutral point of view policy.
  • {{subst:Welcomespam}} ~~~~ → with additional discussion of anti-spamming policies, use when a new user's initial contributions seem to consist solely of spamming external links.
  • {{subst:Welcome-anon-vandalism-fighter}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users who fight vandalism to urge them to create an account
  • {{subst:Welcome - Copyright}} ~~~~ → with additional discussion of copyright policies, use when a new user's initial contributions seem to consist solely of inserting a block of copyrighted text.
  • {{subst:Welcomestudent}} ~~~~ → for editors who seem to be students editing Wikipedia as part of their assignment (see message above for course instructor welcome template)
  • {{subst:Welcometeacher}} ~~~~ → for editors who seem to be course instructors having their students edit Wikipedia as part of some assignment (see message above for student welcome template)

[edit] User-hosted welcome templates

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  • {{subst:User:Audacity/Velcome}} is a similar message, but in copy-and-paste format allowing easy modification and personalization

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  • {{subst:User:Booksworm/welcomemain}} The Main Page of all of Booksworm's welcome messages. They are, however, very graphic and work best on Mozilla Firefox
  • {{subst:User:Bottesini/welcome}}
  • {{subst:User:Bwilkins/welcomecivil}} For welcoming a user who became involved in an uncivil discussion early in their "career". You may add the username of the editor who was attacked if desired. Based on Welcomenpov and includes a heading. {{subst:User:Bwilkins/welcomecivil|other username}}

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  • {{subst:User:Xeno/welcome}} welcomes users who contribute to video game articles and suggests wikiprojects (VG,Xbox,PS,Nin).

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[edit] See also

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