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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC:%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC_%EC%A0%95%EB%B9%84%EB%8B%A8/%EC%82%AC%EC%9A%A9%EC%9E%90_%ED%99%98%EC%98%81" title="위키백과:위키백과 정비단/사용자 환영 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키백과:위키백과 정비단/사용자 환영" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF" title="विकिपीडिया:स्वागत समिति – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विकिपीडिया:स्वागत समिति" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a 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href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%82" title="विकिपीडिया:स्वागत आणि साहाय्य चमू – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="विकिपीडिया:स्वागत आणि साहाय्य चमू" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E3%81%82%E3%81%84%E3%81%95%E3%81%A4%E5%90%8C%E5%A5%BD%E4%BC%9A" title="Wikipedia:あいさつ同好会 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikipedia:あいさつ同好会" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%A1%E0%AC%BC%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%86:Welcoming_committee" title="ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:Welcoming committee – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:Welcoming committee" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%DA%A9%D9%8A%D9%BE%DB%90%DA%89%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%AF_%DA%9A%D9%87_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3" title="ويکيپېډيا:د ښه راغلاست مجلس – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="ويکيپېډيا:د ښه راغلاست مجلس" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a 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întâmpinare" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F:%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%85%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%9A_%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%80" title="විකිපීඩියා:පිළිගැනීමේ කමිටුව – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="විකිපීඩියා:පිළිගැනීමේ කමිටුව" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DA%AA%D9%8A%D9%BE%D9%8A%DA%8A%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3_%DA%80%D9%84%D9%8A_%DA%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%A2%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="وڪيپيڊيا:مجلس ڀلي ڪري آيا – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="وڪيپيڊيا:مجلس ڀلي ڪري آيا" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProyekto_Pagbati" title="Wikipedia:WikiProyekto Pagbati – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Wikipedia:WikiProyekto Pagbati" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE:%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="விக்கிப்பீடியா:வரவேற்புக் குழுமம் – Tamil" lang="ta" 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It is widely accepted (but not required!) that users with no edits <i>should not</i> be welcomed to save on server resources and also because most templates start with "Thank you for your <b>Contributions</b>" (or similar). Furthermore, until edits are made, it's impossible to determine if the user has bad intentions and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism-only_account" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism-only account">created the account purposely to vandalize Wikipedia</a>.</td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:WC"></span><span id="WP:WELCOMING"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WC&redirect=no">WP:WC</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WELCOMING&redirect=no">WP:WELCOMING</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Welcoming committee</b> members welcome new users who have <i>already made constructive edits</i> 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. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_you_can_help" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_you_can_help"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_you_can_help"></span>How you can help<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_you_can_help"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: How you can help"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Welcome_new_users" data-mw-thread-id="h-Welcome_new_users-How_you_can_help"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Welcome_new_users-How_you_can_help"></span>Welcome new users<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Welcome_new_users-How_you_can_help"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Welcome new users"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Our main activity is to welcome new users who have <b>already</b> made <i>constructive</i> edits. To do that we post a welcome message on their talk pages (if they do not have a talk page yet, create one for them!). It is best to post a personalized greeting written by you, but to save time you can use a welcome template. <i><b>Always</b></i> check their edits first (see below). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Welcome_templates" data-mw-thread-id="h-Welcome_templates-Welcome_new_users"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Welcome_templates-Welcome_new_users"></span>Welcome templates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Welcome_templates-Welcome_new_users"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Welcome templates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>You can go to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee/Welcome_templates" title="Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates">Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates</a> for a full list of welcome templates, or to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee/Welcome_templates/Table" title="Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates/Table">Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates/Table</a> for a visual gallery of welcome messages. </p><p>There is no standard template, but the most commonly used are <b>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Welcome" title="Template:Welcome">subst:Welcome</a>}}</b>, <b>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:W-basic" title="Template:W-basic">subst:W-basic</a>}}</b> and <b>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:W-graphical" title="Template:W-graphical">subst:W-graphical</a>}}</b>. To use them, type one of these on a new user's talk page: <small> </small></p><small> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="25%">What to type </th> <th>What it makes </th></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Welcome" title="Template:Welcome">subst:Welcome</a>}} <p>→Buttons format - 3-call to action buttons (links) with a brief intro </p> </td> <td>== Welcome! == <p>Hi Welcoming committee! I noticed <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Welcoming_committee" title="Special:Contributions/Welcoming committee">your contributions</a> and wanted to welcome you to the Wikipedia community. I hope you like it here and decide to stay. </p><p>As you get started, you may find this short tutorial helpful: </p><p><span class="plainlinks clickbutton"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Help:Introduction"><span class="mw-ui-button mw-ui-progressive" style="margin-left: 1.6em;">Learn more about editing</span></a></span> </p><p>Alternatively, the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">contributing to Wikipedia</a> page covers the same topics. </p><p>If you have any questions, we have a friendly space where experienced editors can help you here: </p><p><span class="plainlinks clickbutton"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse"><span class="mw-ui-button" style="margin-left: 1.6em;">Get help at the Teahouse</span></a></span> </p><p>If you are not sure where to help out, you can find a task here: </p><p><span class="plainlinks clickbutton"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Task_Center" title="Wikipedia:Task Center"><span class="mw-ui-button" style="margin-left: 1.6em;">Volunteer at the Task Center</span></a></span> </p><p>Happy editing! </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:W-basic" title="Template:W-basic">subst:W-basic</a>}} <p>→Standard text format - 7 bulleted links with a brief intro </p> </td> <td> <p><b>Welcome...</b> </p> <p>Hello, {{SUBST:BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{SUBST:PAGENAME}}|your contributions]]. I hope you like this place and decide to stay. Here are some pages you might find helpful:</p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Help:Introduction">Introduction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">The five pillars of Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">Contributing to Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing">How to edit a page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:Homepage" title="Special:Homepage">Tutorials and editing suggestions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Help:Contents">Help</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_development" title="Wikipedia:Article development">How to write a great article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">Simplified Manual of Style</a></li></ul> <p>Please <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">sign your name</a> on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. If you need help, check out <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Questions" title="Wikipedia:Questions">Wikipedia:Questions</a>, ask me on my talk page, or <span class="noprint plainlinks" title="Edit Special:MyTalk"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyTalk&action=edit&section=new&preload=Help:Contents/helpmepreload&preloadtitle=Help+me%21">click here to ask a question on your talk page</a></span>. Again, welcome! ~~~~</p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:W-graphical" title="Template:W-graphical">subst:W-graphical</a>}} <p>→ Graphical format - a host of links organized by category with a brief intro </p> </td> <td><div style="margin:1px;width:100%;background-color:#F5FFFA;border:1px solid #084080;display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;text-align:left;"> <div style="background-color: #CECEF2; font-family: sans-serif; border:1px solid #084080;color:black;padding:0.2em 0.4em;width:100%;margin:5px"><p>Hello, Welcoming committee, and <b><a href="/wiki/Help:Getting_started" title="Help:Getting started">Welcome to Wikipedia!</a></b></p> <p>Thank you for <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Welcoming_committee" title="Special:Contributions/Welcoming committee">your contributions</a> to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out <i>Getting Help</i> below, ask at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">help desk</a>, or place <b><span class="nowrap"><code>{{Help me}}</code></span></b> on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">sign your name on talk pages</a> by clicking <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_sign_your_posts" title="Wikipedia:How to sign your posts"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/OOjs_UI_icon_signature-ltr.svg/22px-OOjs_UI_icon_signature-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/OOjs_UI_icon_signature-ltr.svg/33px-OOjs_UI_icon_signature-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/OOjs_UI_icon_signature-ltr.svg/44px-OOjs_UI_icon_signature-ltr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></a></span> or by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_summary" class="extiw" title="m:Help:Edit summary">edit summary field</a>. Below are some useful links to help you get started. Happy editing! ~~~~</p></div> <div style="display:inline-block;width:49%;flex:15em;background-color:#F5FFFA;margin:5px"> <div style="margin: 0; background-color: #084080;font:bold 120%/1.6 sans-serif;border:1px solid #CEF2E0;color: #FFC000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Getting started</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Help:Introduction">Introduction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">Contributing to Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">The five pillars of Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing">How to edit a page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Wikipedia:_The_Missing_Manual/Introduction" title="Help:Wikipedia: The Missing Manual/Introduction">Intuitive guide to Wikipedia</a></li></ul> <div style="margin: 0; background: #084080;font:bold 120%/1.6 sans-serif;border:1px solid #CEF2E0;color: #FFC000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Finding your way around</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Wikipedia:Contents">Table of contents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Directories_and_indexes" title="Wikipedia:Directories and indexes">Directories and indexes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Department_directory" title="Wikipedia:Department directory">Department directory</a></li></ul> <div style="margin: 0; background-color: #084080;font:bold 120%/1.6 sans-serif;border:1px solid #CEF2E0;color: #FFC000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Editing articles</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_development#How_to_develop_an_article" title="Wikipedia:Article development">How to develop an article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">Simplified Manual of Style</a></li></ul> </div> <div style="display:inline-block;width:49%;flex:15em;background-color:#F5FFFA;margin:5px"> <div style="margin: 0; background-color: #084080;font:bold 120%/1.6 sans-serif;border:1px solid #CEF2E0;color: #FFC000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Getting help</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Overview" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Overview">Frequently asked questions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet" title="Help:Cheatsheet">Cheatsheet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">Our help forum for new editors, the Teahouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">The Help Desk</a>, for more advanced questions</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Help:Contents">Help pages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">Article Wizard</a> – a Wizard to help you create articles</li></ul> <div style="margin: 0; background-color: #084080;font:bold 120%/1.6 sans-serif;border:1px solid #CEF2E0;color: #FFC000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">How you can help</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="Wikipedia:Community portal">Community Portal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject">Join a WikiProject</a></li> <li>Follow <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Wikipedia etiquette</a></li> <li>Practice <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">civility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community</a></li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </small><p><small></small> This will make a section titled "Welcome!" and place the welcome message under it. Be sure to place greetings on each user's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Talk page">talk page</a>, not their <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_page" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:User page">user page</a>. This will ensure they will receive the "You have new messages" automatic alert. Also please remember that all welcome templates must be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SUBST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SUBST">substituted</a>, not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TRANS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TRANS">transcluded</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Welcoming_via_Twinkle" data-mw-thread-id="h-Welcoming_via_Twinkle-Welcome_new_users"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Welcoming_via_Twinkle-Welcome_new_users"></span>Welcoming via Twinkle<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Welcoming_via_Twinkle-Welcome_new_users"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Welcoming via Twinkle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Twinkle" title="Wikipedia:Twinkle">Twinkle</a> also has a welcoming option.<br/> To use Twinkle, go to the preferences and then the gadgets area. Then, look down for "Twinkle", and click the checkbox next to it. Save the settings, and you have a TW item.<br/>To welcome with Twinkle, click the TW, then click 'wel' and click the template you want to use. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Welcoming_etiquette" data-mw-thread-id="h-Welcoming_etiquette-Welcome_new_users"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Welcoming_etiquette-Welcome_new_users"></span>Welcoming etiquette<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Welcoming_etiquette-Welcome_new_users"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Welcoming etiquette"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Your edit summary should simply say "Welcome!", with the edit not marked as minor. </p> <dl><dt>Are the edits from the user older than a few months?</dt></dl> <p>Check <a href="/wiki/Timestamp" title="Timestamp">timestamps</a> of their edit history. If their edits are older than a few months, welcoming the user may not be worthwhile. </p> <dl><dt>Is the user a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots" title="Wikipedia:Bots">bot</a>?</dt></dl> <p>Click the link to see what this means. Bot accounts (a common nickname for <a href="/wiki/Software_agent" title="Software agent">software robot</a>) is an automated or semi-automated tool that carries out repetitive and mundane tasks to maintain the <a href="/wiki/Special:Statistics" title="Special:Statistics">61,935,349</a> pages of the English Wikipedia. Bots are able to make edits very rapidly and can disrupt Wikipedia if they are incorrectly designed or operated. For these reasons, a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_policy" title="Wikipedia:Bot policy">bot policy</a> has been developed. It is unnecessary to thank a bot for their edits or to welcome them to Wikipedia. </p> <dl><dt>Is the user a vandal?</dt></dl> <p>Before you welcome users, it is recommended that you check their recent contributions. Some new users <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism-only_account" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism-only account">use their accounts solely to vandalize</a> or break the rules in other ways. If the user has vandalized a page, you should add a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/User_talk_namespace" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace">warning template</a>, such as <b>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandal1" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Uw-vandal1">subst:uw-vandal1</a>}}</b>, to their talk page. Please <i>do not</i> thank vandals for their contributions. </p> <dl><dt>Is the user a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Spam" title="Wikipedia:Spam">spammer</a>?</dt></dl> <p>Click the link to see what this means. Some new users use their accounts solely to promote themselves, their company, or their music. Please <i>do not</i> thank spammers for their contributions. You may need some degree of experience to recognise such work. </p> <dl><dt>Is the user a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPA">WP:SPA</a>?</dt></dl> <p>Click the link to see what this means. SPA refers to <b>S</b>ingle <b>P</b>urpose <b>A</b>ccount. Many of them are 'drive-by' editors who have no intention of returning to Wikipedia to edit it again. You may need some degree of experience to recognise such work. </p> <dl><dt>Unintentional mistakes</dt></dl> <p>If you notice unintentional mistakes in the new user's contributions, you may wish to bring it to their attention in your welcome message. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Personalize_your_message" data-mw-thread-id="h-Personalize_your_message-Welcome_new_users"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Personalize_your_message-Welcome_new_users"></span>Personalize your message<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Personalize_your_message-Welcome_new_users"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personalize your message"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The best way to show someone that they are really welcome is by being open to their needs. Look at their contributions, and personalize your message accordingly. Examples: </p> <ul><li>If the new user created a new page, but had trouble with that, point them to the new <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">Article Wizard</a>.</li> <li>If the new user seems to be interested in a particular topic, point them to the appropriate <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject">WikiProject</a>. <small>(To find a good fit, go to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject">Wikipedia:WikiProject</a>, and select the subject area from the directory. It's often a good idea to just use a more general WikiProject, such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:India" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:India">Wikipedia:India</a>. Before you recommend a more specific WikiProject, such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Gujarat" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Gujarat">Wikipedia:WikiProject Gujarat</a>, check out their talk page to see how active they are—<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Gujarat" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Gujarat">Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Gujarat</a>, e.g., has as of Sept 2009 not had a message by a project member for almost two years. Directing a new user to a stale project will only end up frustrating them.)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Welcome_users_local_to_you" data-mw-thread-id="h-Welcome_users_local_to_you-Welcome_new_users"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Welcome_users_local_to_you-Welcome_new_users"></span>Welcome users local to you<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Welcome_users_local_to_you-Welcome_new_users"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Welcome users local to you"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A great way to attract new editors to Wikipedia is by welcoming users that are in the same area as you. If a new user sees that there are Wikipedians in their own community, they are more likely to interact as well, especially if it's a small town. This of course only applies if you <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes/Cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Userboxes/Cities">self-identify on your userpage</a> where you are from, but you can also personalize your welcome message by telling the user where you are from on their talk page. </p><p>How can I know where a new account is located geographically you ask? Well, unless they self-identify themselves on their own userpage, you can't. But you can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WATCHLIST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WATCHLIST">watchlist</a> the city and/or neighbourhood you live in, and if you spot a new user making substantial edits to that article, it's usually very likely the user is from that same area. Imagine how pleasantly surprised they may be to see a welcome message from a 'Wikipedia representative' from their own community! </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Monitor_the_page_linked_in_the_Welcome_notification" data-mw-thread-id="h-Monitor_the_page_linked_in_the_Welcome_notification-Welcome_new_users"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Monitor_the_page_linked_in_the_Welcome_notification-Welcome_new_users"></span>Monitor the page linked in the Welcome notification<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Monitor_the_page_linked_in_the_Welcome_notification-Welcome_new_users"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Monitor the page linked in the Welcome notification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a class="external text" href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Notifications/Feature_requirements#Welcome">Welcome notification</a> is sent to new editors at the time they register an account. Currently it <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2015/47" class="extiw" title="m:Tech/News/2015/47">includes a link</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Help:Getting_started" title="Help:Getting started">Help:Getting started</a> page. Around 1,000 new editors every day will be looking at that page. Please make sure that the page is as helpful as it can be to new users, and also respond appropriately to any entries that new editors may place on its <a href="/wiki/Help_talk:Getting_started" title="Help talk:Getting started">talk page</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Last_but_not_least" data-mw-thread-id="h-Last_but_not_least"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Last_but_not_least"></span>Last but not least<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Last_but_not_least"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Last but not least"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Don't overdo it - use the welcoming system with discretion. Contributing new content, repairing obvious grammatical errors, or reverting blatant vandalism are more important than anything else you can do here. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Follow_up" data-mw-thread-id="h-Follow_up-Last_but_not_least"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Follow_up-Last_but_not_least"></span>Follow up<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Follow_up-Last_but_not_least"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Follow up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If the new user responds to the welcome message on your talk page, follow up with more help. You may wish to suggest <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User">adoption</a>. </p><p>Most welcome templates instruct users to place a <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Help_me" title="Template:Help me">Help me</a>}}</code> request on their talk page if they need assistance, so it may be beneficial to check <a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_looking_for_help" title="Category:Wikipedians looking for help">Category:Wikipedians looking for help</a> frequently. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Help_improve_newcomer_resources" data-mw-thread-id="h-Help_improve_newcomer_resources-Last_but_not_least"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Help_improve_newcomer_resources-Last_but_not_least"></span>Help improve newcomer resources<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Help_improve_newcomer_resources-Last_but_not_least"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Help improve newcomer resources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to greeting new users, we also design and help maintain pages specifically to assist newcomers in various ways. The pages we help operate and/or maintain are: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia</a></b> – single-page introduction to editing.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Help:Introduction">Help:Introduction</a></b> – module-based introductory editing tutorial.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Your_first_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Your first article">Wikipedia:Your first article</a></b> – information about how to create a good first article.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">Wikipedia:Teahouse</a></b> – new users are welcomed, helped and encouraged.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">Wikipedia:Help desk</a></b> – volunteers answer questions on how to use Wikipedia. Many new users go there for help too.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administration" title="Wikipedia:Administration">Wikipedia:Administration</a></b> – explains the internal workings of Wikipedia.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Questions" title="Wikipedia:Questions">Wikipedia:Questions</a></b> – the "where to ask questions" directory.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ" title="Wikipedia:FAQ">Wikipedia:FAQ</a></b> – quick answers to the most common questions.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user" title="Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user">Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user</a></b> – a new user can be adopted by an experienced user who will be their mentor.</li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Directory" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Directory">Wikipedia:Directory</a></b> – a list of the different directories and indexes within Wikipedia.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Help:Directory" title="Help:Directory">Help:Directory</a></b> – a descriptive directory of Wikipedia's informative, instructional and consultation pages.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discuss_plans" data-mw-thread-id="h-Discuss_plans-Last_but_not_least"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Discuss_plans-Last_but_not_least"></span>Discuss plans<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Discuss_plans-Last_but_not_least"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Discuss plans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As an active team, we discuss and implement new projects from time to time. We also discuss new users in general and try to keep in touch with the experience a typical new user is likely to be subjected to upon discovering and participating in Wikipedia. Sometimes the treatment they receive from veterans can be confusing or even traumatic, so we try to come up with ways to prevent this sort of thing. To participate, please see the <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Welcoming_committee" title="Wikipedia talk:Welcoming committee">talk page</a></b>. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="box-Notice plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;">There are hundreds of thousands of users without any edits. It is widely accepted (but not required!) that users with no edits <i>should not</i> be welcomed to save on server resources and also because most templates start with "Thank you for your <b>Contributions</b>" (or similar). Furthermore, until edits are made, it's impossible to determine if the user has bad intentions, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism-only_account" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism-only account">created the account purposely to vandalize Wikipedia</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Where_to_find_new_users" data-mw-thread-id="h-Where_to_find_new_users"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Where_to_find_new_users"></span>Where to find new users<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Where_to_find_new_users"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee/Finding_newbies&action=edit&section=T-1" title="Edit section: Where to find new users"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Here are some ways to find new users: </p> <ul><li>Check <b><a href="/wiki/Special:Watchlist" title="Special:Watchlist">your watchlist</a></b> – welcome the users who are working on the things you yourself are interested in. The new users are the ones with a red <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#cc2200">talk</span> page link.</li> <li>Check <b><a href="/wiki/Special:Log/newusers" title="Special:Log/newusers">Wikipedia's account creation log</a></b> – this is especially useful with a quick link to their talk page, as well as an "at-a-glance" sign to tell if they've probably been welcomed already: their talk page isn't <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#cc2200">red linked</span>!</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Special:ActiveUsers" title="Special:ActiveUsers">Special:ActiveUsers</a></b> – a list of users who had some kind of activity within the last 30 days.</li> <li>New users can frequently be found seeking help at the <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">Wikipedia:Teahouse</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">Wikipedia:Help desk</a></b>.</li> <li>You will no doubt come across new users as you work on Wikipedia. You may spot them in the edit histories of pages or on talk pages. If a user's signature or username is in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#cc2200">red</span>, that indicates that they don't have a user page set up yet. That means they are very likely (but not always) a new user. Check their talk page to see if they've already been greeted (though there's no harm in greeting a new user again; you can always say "hi", and offer your assistance).</li> <li>Check the <a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="Special:RecentChanges">recent changes</a>. If there is a new user, it will say as an edit summary: <i>(New user account)</i>. These users will also be on the <b><a href="/wiki/Special:Log/newusers" title="Special:Log/newusers">account creation log</a></b>. You can then click on the <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#cc2200">red linked</span> talk page and then greet them. This is also helpful if you are looking for newbies, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">vandalism</a>, etc.</li> <li>Signing up to be a mentor <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Growth_Team_features/Mentor_list" title="Wikipedia:Growth Team features/Mentor list">here.</a> You'll be automatically assigned to new users; you'll then be able to help them out and answer their questions. {{<a href="/wiki/Template:Mentor_welcome" title="Template:Mentor welcome">subst:Mentor welcome</a>}} and {{<a href="/wiki/Template:Mentor_welcome-autosign" title="Template:Mentor welcome-autosign">subst:Mentor welcome-autosign</a>}} can be used to welcome your proteges.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Add_yourself_to_our_member_list" data-mw-thread-id="h-Add_yourself_to_our_member_list"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Add_yourself_to_our_member_list"></span>Add yourself to our member list<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Add_yourself_to_our_member_list"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Add yourself to our member list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To become a member of the welcoming committee, please see <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee/members" title="Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/members">Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/members</a></b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Welcoming_Committee_Userbox" data-mw-thread-id="h-Welcoming_Committee_Userbox"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Welcoming_Committee_Userbox"></span>Welcoming Committee Userbox<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Welcoming_Committee_Userbox"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Welcoming Committee Userbox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="wikipediauserbox" style="float:left;border:1px solid black;margin:1px;width:238px"><table role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:238px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;background:yellow;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;width:45px;height:45px;background:white;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;color:green;padding:0 1px 0 0;line-height:1.25em;vertical-align:middle"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Face-smile.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Face-smile"><img alt="Face-smile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/45px-Face-smile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/68px-Face-smile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/90px-Face-smile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span></td><td style="border:0;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;padding:0 4px 0 4px;height:45px;line-height:1.25em;color:black;vertical-align:middle">This user is a member of the Welcoming Committee of Wikipedia!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><b>{{WP:Welcoming committee/Userbox}}</b> </p><p><br/> </p> <ul><li>Or you can get one that links to the Welcoming Committee homepage!</li></ul> <div class="wikipediauserbox" style="float:left;border:1px solid black;margin:1px;width:238px"><table role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:238px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;background:yellow;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;width:45px;height:45px;background:white;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;color:green;padding:0 1px 0 0;line-height:1.25em;vertical-align:middle"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Face-smile.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Face-smile"><img alt="Face-smile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/45px-Face-smile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/68px-Face-smile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/90px-Face-smile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span></td><td style="border:0;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;padding:0 4px 0 4px;height:45px;line-height:1.25em;color:black;vertical-align:middle">This user is a member of the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Welcoming Committee</a> of Wikipedia!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><b>{{WP:Welcoming committee/Userbox (linked)}}</b> </p><p><br/> </p> <ul><li>And you can also use our top icon that links to the Project page and displays the icon in the top-right of your user page!</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Face-smile.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="This user welcomes new Wikipedia editors!"><img alt="This user welcomes new Wikipedia editors!" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/30px-Face-smile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/45px-Face-smile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/60px-Face-smile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span><b>{{WP:Welcoming committee/Topicon}}</b> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" 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