WikiQueer:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates

This is a list of premade messages (called "templates") for greeting new users. For a display of the various basic designs, see WikiQueer:Welcome template table.

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.


 * text only
 * {{subst:Welcome}} → standard template; or {{subst:Welcome2}} → standard template with section header
 * {{subst:Wel}} → automatically detects whether the welcomed user is anonymous or registered, and uses welcome-anon or welcome accordingly
 * {{subst:W-basic}} → standard template, similar to Template:Welcome with additional options
 * {{subst:W-cust}} → standard template plus 8 or so links
 * {{subst:W-shout}} → extroverted message with bold advice
 * {{subst:W-informal}} → gives an informal overview of the wiki
 * text+image
 * {{subst:Welcome cookie}} → regular welcome with a plate of cookies
 * {{subst:Welcome award}} → regular welcome with first service award
 * {{subst:W-FAQ}} → gives advice to the questions newcomers frequently ask, with a graphic of a welcoming bowl of fruit
 * short
 * {{subst:W-short}} → concise; won't overwhelm
 * {{subst:W-link}} → shortest greeting, links to WC's greetings page
 * graphical
 * {{subst:W-graphical}} → graphical menu format, similar to Template:WelcomeMenu, to ease transition from the graphic-heavy web
 * {{subst:W-graphic}} → similar to previous one with more powerful colours and changes in text.
 * {{subst:W-screen}} → graphical; designed to fit the size of the user's screen
 * {{subst:Welcomeg}} → Standard template with a host of links — includes automatic signing by the welcomer
 * {{subst:Welcomeh}} → Same as Welcomeg but includes a section header
 * {{subst:W-all}} → This template is relatively short—only 14 or 15 lines— with automatic heading and signature. Very warm and does not overwhelm.
 * {{subst:Welcome to WikiQueer}} → Gives new users lots of information in a visually appealing format. You can also leave a personal message. Shorthand - {{subst:Wtw}}

Specialized messages

 * {{subst:Welcome-belated}} → for users who have been editing for a while but never received a standardized welcome message. Includes picture of a welcoming plate of cookies. Preformatted with headline and signature.
 * {{subst:Welcomemenu-belated}} → a more elaborate version than the above
 * {{subst:Firstarticle|article}} → to leave a message for new users whose first contribution has been deleted or may have been marked for any kind of deletion process. Preformatted with signature.
 * {{subst:Firstarticleshort|article}} → simplified version of First article, less overwhelming.
 * {{subst:welcometest}} ~ → for new users who seemed to have used their first offering as a test page.
 * {{subst:Welcome0}} → for new users who have created their user page, but have not yet contributed elsewhere.
 * {{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 - 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:Welcomeauto}} ~ → for users who have created an autobiography.
 * {{subst:Welcome-COI}} ~ → for users who have edited articles and whose usernames or whose edits suggest they may have a conflict of interest.


 * {{subst:Welcome unref blp}} → for users who have created an unreferenced BLP

For unregistered users only

 * {{subst:Welcome-anon}} ~ → for anonymous users; encourages getting a username.
 * {{subst:Welc-anon}} message → 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 or had their first edits reverted.
 * {{subst:Welcome-anon-vandalism-fighter}} ~ → for anonymous users who fight vandalism to urge them to create an account
 * {{subst:Wel-constructive-anon}} ~ → for anonymous users who have helped in vandal fighting and have made constructive edits. Also urges them to create an account.

Students and teachers

 * {{subst:First school article|Article}} → problematic new school article for editors who seem to be students. Adds your signature.

Topic-specific messages
Use one of these to greet new users interested in a particular topic:


 * {{subst:Welcome-au}} ~ → Australia
 * {{subst:Welcome-bio}} ~ → Biography
 * {{subst:Cal Welcome}} ~ → California
 * {{subst:Et-welcome}} ~ → Estonia
 * {{subst:Welcome-India}} ~ → India
 * {{subst:Gerwelcome}} ~ → Germany
 * {{subst:MedWelcome}} ~ → Medicine
 * {{subst:Norwaylcome}} ~ → Norway
 * {{subst:WikiProject Poland welcome}} ~ → Poland
 * {{subst:Ruswelcome}} ~ → Russia
 * {{subst:Switzerland Welcome}} ~ → Switzerland
 * {{subst:Ukrwelcome}} ~ → Ukraine

Non-English welcome messages
Use these for a user who is creating or editing articles in poor English, and whose native language is known or can be guessed with reasonable confidence. (If the user has been writing articles in another language, one of the templates on Category:Non-English user warning templates should be used instead.)


 * {{subst:welcomeen-sq}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Albanian.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-zh}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Chinese.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-nl}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Dutch.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-fi}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Finnish.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-fr}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be French.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-de}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be German.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-he}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Hebrew.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-ja}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Japanese.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-ko}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Korean.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-mr}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Marathi.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-ml}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Malayalam.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-pt}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Portuguese.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-ru}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Russian.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-es}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Spanish.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-sv}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Swedish.
 * {{subst:welcomeen-uk}} → welcome users whose first language appears to be Ukrainian.