User talk:Gemigemi/W

Move to welcome-copy or something? or your namespace &mdash; Skuld 17:26, 27 July 2006 (CDT)
 * Moving. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 19:20, 27 July 2006 (CDT)
 * Deja vu... I joked (in my mind) about you having one of these... but you actually have one? --Jamie [[Image:Jamie.jpg|24px|(Talk Page)]] 19:24, 27 July 2006 (CDT)
 * "welcome to the wiki" seems quite common, we could actually build a generic welcome template with links and such, and plaster it on new users talk pages as they come up. sign your comments, wikicode references, some proceedures such as build vetting, etc... --Honorable Sarah [[image:Honorable_Icon.gif]] 19:26, 27 July 2006 (CDT)
 * We could really make a nice box with links to the most usefull pages. Then everyone who sees a new user could put the box on the new users talk page. I'm still keeping this one to use for all those copycats. And Jamie: I created this yesterday. Haven't used it yet. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 05:40, 28 July 2006 (CDT)

Official welcome box
Here is a suggestion for an official welcome box for everyone to use:

If others can come up with the links, we could take this into use soon. What do you all think? -- (talk) 18:31, 28 July 2006 (CDT)

Are these going to be substituted? TBH I hate the wikipedia ones, so impersonal ¬¬ and Guild Wiki -> GuildWiki &mdash; Skuld 18:34, 28 July 2006 (CDT)


 * Why not substitute them? --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 18:42, 28 July 2006 (CDT)

My main concern is that it's impersonal. A form-letter welcome to everyone, regardless of their individual knowledge of wiki code, etiquette, or posting behavior could turn off people when they arrive. The use of bullet points just makes it seem even more impersonal. But if used, then I would prefer if this were only used with a subst: tag, so that users don't have a welcome message that potentially changes on them. If it's going to be used, how about something like:

Maybe even work in something about signing talk pages too. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 19:47, 28 July 2006 (CDT)