Wikipedia talk:Welcoming committee

Latest comment: 5 days ago by Mathglot in topic New 'find newbies' template


This page is for discussing the Welcoming Committee; for information on it, visit WP:WC.

I think the commitee really sucks

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It just means a template put on pages. --Kamil Hasenfeller (talk) 12:26, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Collapsed per WP:NOTFORUM and no attempt to improve the page. Mathglot (talk) 02:53, 15 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Nomination for deletion of Template:Welcome-turnaround

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 Template:Welcome-turnaround has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. PleaseStand (talk) 22:17, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Changes for the committee

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This aim "welcoming committee members welcome new users who have already made constructive edits and help them get started in various ways. There are no requirements for joining us except a good attitude and a willingness to help newcomers get started on Wikipedia" seems to be unfair for some reasons. Here on Wikipedia, civility and help should remain the highest priority to keep maintaining the pedia. I believe every newbie should be welcomed. Reason: it will serve as an evidence that the editor was welcomed with links to know how where he/she enters is like. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 18:01, 8 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

Template not substituting

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Hi, {{W-basic}} doesn't substitute the person's name properly, see User talk:KaiParker2024 for an example. This is probably me doing something dumb but I can't see what it is Kowal2701 (talk) 19:04, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

New 'find newbies' template

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There is a new template available called {{welcome needed}}. The motivation of this template is editor retention, and the idea is to find users who do not have a welcome template yet, but who already have been warned by somebody using one of the user warning templates. The idea of the template is to mitigate the chilling effect of having a somewhat threatening-looking warning on your page before anybody has even welcomed you yet. The template generates an advanced search link to find such newbies, so you can welcome them before they disappear forever. Example: {{welcome needed}} → search link. This is a brand new template, and feedback is welcome at its Talk page. Mathglot (talk) 10:49, 20 December 2024 (UTC)Reply