Sjabloon:Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Welcome, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

• Introduction to Wikipedia
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page and How to develop articles
• How to create your first article
• Simplified Manual of Style

Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome!

Template documentation

Usage

Add {{subst:welcome}} ~~~~ to the user's talk page.

Parameters:

• First parameter = your name: {{subst:welcome|Myname}}
• Parameter 'art' = Article the user positively contributed to: {{subst:welcome|art=Radar detector}}

Shortcut: {{subst:w}} ~~~~

Be sure to remember to add your signature ( ~~~~ ) after the template, as the text refers to 'my talk page'.

For anonymous editors

Use {{subst:welcome-anon}} for anonymous (IP) editors.

With links to help forums

Use {{subst:welcome-t}} for a link to the Teahouse.

Use {{subst:welcome-hd}} for a link to the Help desk.

See also

• Wikipedia:Welcome templates