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auto; padding:0.2em; max-width:60em; background:#ACE1AF; color:#2E8B57; text-align:center;"> <div role="navigation" aria-labelledby="motto-of-the-day-title"> <div id="motto-of-the-day-title"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><strong style="color:#2E8B57;">Motto of the Day</strong></a></div> <div style="margin:0.2em; border:1px dotted black; background:#D0F0C0; font-size:95%;"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/System-users.svg/35px-System-users.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/System-users.svg/53px-System-users.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/System-users.svg/70px-System-users.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Participants" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Participants"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Participants</b></a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nuvola_gaim.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Nuvola_gaim.svg/35px-Nuvola_gaim.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Nuvola_gaim.svg/53px-Nuvola_gaim.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Nuvola_gaim.svg/70px-Nuvola_gaim.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Motto_of_the_day" title="Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Discussion</b></a> <span style="font-size:smaller;">(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:MOTD/N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:MOTD/N"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Nominations</b></a>)</span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Accessories.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Accessories.svg/25px-Accessories.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Accessories.svg/38px-Accessories.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Accessories.svg/50px-Accessories.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Guidelines"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Guidelines</b></a> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/B_plus.svg/35px-B_plus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/B_plus.svg/53px-B_plus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/B_plus.svg/70px-B_plus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160"></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Nominations</b></a> (<i>New mottos go here</i>) <span style="font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations/In_review" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/In review"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">In review</b></a> + <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations/Specials" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/Specials"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Specials</b></a> + <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations/Decisions" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/Decisions"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Decisions</b></a></span> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crystal_Clear_app_ktip.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Crystal_Clear_app_ktip.svg/25px-Crystal_Clear_app_ktip.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Crystal_Clear_app_ktip.svg/38px-Crystal_Clear_app_ktip.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Crystal_Clear_app_ktip.svg/50px-Crystal_Clear_app_ktip.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations/Frequently_used_ideas" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/Frequently used ideas"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Frequently Used Ideas</b></a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nuvola_apps_ktimer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Nuvola_apps_ktimer.png/30px-Nuvola_apps_ktimer.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Nuvola_apps_ktimer.png/45px-Nuvola_apps_ktimer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Nuvola_apps_ktimer.png/60px-Nuvola_apps_ktimer.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Schedule" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Schedule"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Schedule</b></a> (<i>Upcoming mottos</i>) </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg/25px-Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg/38px-Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg/50px-Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Archives" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Archives"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Archives</b></a> (<i>Schedule and nominations</i>) </p> </div> </div> <div role="navigation" aria-labelledby="motto-shop-title"> <div id="motto-shop-title"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Motto_Shop" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Motto Shop"><strong style="color:#2E8B57;">Motto Shop</strong></a></div> <div style="margin:0.2em; border:1px dotted black; background:#D0F0C0; font-size:95%;"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/System-users.svg/35px-System-users.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/System-users.svg/53px-System-users.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/System-users.svg/70px-System-users.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Motto_Shop/Participants" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Motto Shop/Participants"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Participants</b></a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nuvola_gaim.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Nuvola_gaim.svg/35px-Nuvola_gaim.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Nuvola_gaim.svg/53px-Nuvola_gaim.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Nuvola_gaim.svg/70px-Nuvola_gaim.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Motto_of_the_day/Motto_Shop" title="Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day/Motto Shop"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Discussion</b></a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/B_plus.svg/35px-B_plus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/B_plus.svg/53px-B_plus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/B_plus.svg/70px-B_plus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160"></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Motto_Shop/Requests" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Motto Shop/Requests"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Requests</b></a> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Accessories.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Accessories.svg/25px-Accessories.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Accessories.svg/38px-Accessories.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Accessories.svg/50px-Accessories.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Motto_Shop/Templates" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Motto Shop/Templates"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">Templates</b></a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg/25px-Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg/38px-Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg/50px-Replacement_filing_cabinet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"></span></span> Closed Requests <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Motto_Shop/Requests/Closed_Requests_1" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Motto Shop/Requests/Closed Requests 1"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">1</b></a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Motto_Shop/Requests/Closed_Requests_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Motto Shop/Requests/Closed Requests 2 (page does not exist)"><b style="color:#2E8B57;">2</b></a>)</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <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:MOTD"></span><span id="WP:MOTTO"></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:MOTD&redirect=no">WP:MOTD</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:MOTTO&redirect=no">WP:MOTTO</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>The <b>Motto of the Day (MOTD)</b> is a project dedicated to creating and displaying a daily unofficial Wikipedia motto included on various <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_page" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:User page">user pages</a>. It is an effort to laugh a bit at ourselves, celebrate our achievements, and foster a sense of community. Mottos can be humorous or serious, but must reflect the community or purpose of Wikipedia. Nominate new mottos <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations">here</a>.</b> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#The_templates"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">The templates</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Coordination,_feedback,_and_questions"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Coordination, feedback, and questions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Have_an_idea_for_a_new_motto?"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Have an idea for a new motto?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Frequent_contributors_or_supporters_of_the_project"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Frequent contributors or supporters of the project</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Templates"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Templates</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Invite_new_users"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Invite new users</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Barnstar"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Barnstar</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Motto_Shop"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Motto Shop</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="The_templates" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_templates"></span>The templates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_templates"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The templates" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>To get the Motto of the Day, just place one of the following templates anywhere you like on your user or user talk page. <a href="/wiki/User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto" title="User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto">User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Template:Motd_Cquote" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Motd Cquote">Template:Motd Cquote</a> and <a href="/wiki/Template:Random_Motto" title="Template:Random Motto">Template: Random Motto</a> display tables because the <a href="/wiki/Template:Cquote2" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Cquote2">Template:Cquote2</a> which is used cannot handle <a href="/wiki/Help:Tables" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Tables">tables</a>. Do not place them in tables if you don't want the template to divide itself into visible rows and columns. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="10%"><b>Template</b> </th> <th width="50%"><b>What you see</b> </th> <th width="20%"><b>Pros</b> </th> <th width="20%"><b>Cons</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Motd_framed" title="Template:Motd framed">Motd framed</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div role="complementary" aria-labelledby="motd-label" style="box-sizing:border-box; margin:0.5em auto 0; width:90%; padding:1.2em 1.2em 0.2em; border:solid medium #ADD8E6; border-radius:15px; text-align:center;"> <div id="motd-label" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Motto of the day...</a></div> <table class="cquote pullquote" role="presentation" style="margin:auto; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 20px; vertical-align: top; border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 40px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: .6em; text-align: left; padding: 10px 10px;">“ </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; border: none; padding: 4px 10px;">The compendium of netters' knowledge </td> <td style="width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom; border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 40px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: .6em; text-align: right; padding: 10px 10px;">” </td></tr> </tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/50px-Motto_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="425"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 50px;height: 40px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/50px-Motto_Logo.png" data-alt="" data-width="50" data-height="40" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/75px-Motto_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/100px-Motto_Logo.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p style="font-style:italic;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations/In_review" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/In review">Nominate one!</a></p> </div> </td> <td>The main template: the one displayed at the Community Portal </td> <td>Borders may clash if page already has borders </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Motd" title="Template:Motd">Motd</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><small><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>Today's motto...</b></a></small><br> <p><b>The compendium of netters' knowledge</b> </p><p><br> <small><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations"><b>Nominate one today!</b></a></small> </p> </td> <td>Stands out </td> <td>Cannot handle bold or italic text </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Motd_plain" title="Template:Motd plain">Motd plain</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><small><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>Today's motto...</b></a></small><br> <div align="center">The compendium of netters' knowledge</div> </td> <td>Can handle all styles of text </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Motd_big" title="Template:Motd big">Motd big</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><small><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>Today's motto...</b></a></small><br> <div align="center"><big>The compendium of netters' knowledge</big></div> </td> <td>Can handle all styles of text </td> <td>Makes intentionally small text normal </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Motd_bold" title="Template:Motd bold">Motd bold</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><small><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>Today's motto...</b></a></small><br> <div align="center"><b>The compendium of netters' knowledge</b></div> <p><small><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations"><b>Nominate a motto today!</b></a></small> </p> </td> <td>Can handle italic text </td> <td>Cannot handle bold text </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Motd_cquote" title="Template:Motd cquote">Motd cquote</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236301037">.mw-parser-output .motd-cquote{margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .motd-cquote-internal{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .motd-cquote-mark{color:#B2B7F2;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;padding:10px 10px;flex:0;font-size:40px}.mw-parser-output .motd-cquote-quote{padding:4px 10px}.mw-parser-output .motd-cquote-tmotd{padding-top:10px;font-weight:bold;font-size:85%;line-height:1em;text-align:right}</style> <div class="cquote motd-cquote" style="width: fit-content"> <div class="motd-cquote-internal"> <div class="motd-cquote-mark">“</div> <div class="motd-cquote-quote">The compendium of netters' knowledge</div> <div class="motd-cquote-mark">”</div> </div> <div class="motd-cquote-tmotd"><cite>— Today's <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Motto of the Day</a></cite> </div> </div> </td> <td>Can handle all styles of text </td> <td>Has trouble handling <a href="/wiki/Help:Table" title="Help:Table">tables</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Random_Motto" title="Template:Random Motto">Random Motto</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="plainlinks" style="margin: 0em auto 0em auto;font-size: 90%;border: transparent;width: 80%;background: transparent;"> <table class="cquote pullquote" role="presentation" style="float:left; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 20px; vertical-align: top; border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 40px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: .6em; text-align: left; padding: 10px 10px;">“ </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; border: none; padding: 4px 10px;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>Today's motto:</b></a><br><b>The compendium of netters' knowledge</b> <div style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;">The compendium of netters' knowledge</div> </td> <td style="width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom; border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 40px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: .6em; text-align: right; padding: 10px 10px;">” </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </td> <td>Auto-adjusts to fit where it is placed. </td> <td>Squashes itself if motto is long. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:MOTD_banner" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:MOTD banner">MOTD banner</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div style="border:1px solid #ffa500;background:#F8EABA;padding:8px 4px; text-align: center;"><small><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Motto of the Day</a>, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.<br></small><b>The compendium of netters' knowledge</b></div> </td> <td>Bright background. Draws attention to itself. </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/User:Download/RandomMotto" title="User:Download/RandomMotto">User:Download/RandomMotto</a>}} </td> <td><small><b>November 14's <a class="mw-selflink selflink">motto of the da</a><a href="/wiki/User:Download/RandomMotto" title="User:Download/RandomMotto">y...</a></b></small><br> <div align="center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/November_14,_2024&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 14, 2024 (page does not exist)">Wikipedia:Motto of the day/November 14, 2024</a></div> <p><small><span class="plainlinks" style="color:#002BB8;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day&action=purge">→ Next motto</a></span></small><span style="display:none">The compendium of netters' knowledge</span> </p> </td> <td>Generates a random motto for each page visit </td> <td>Can produce redlinks </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto" title="User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto">User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto</a>}} </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The compendium of netters' knowledge</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><small>Today's <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Motto of the da</a><a href="/wiki/User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto" title="User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto">y</a></small></cite></div></blockquote> <p><span class="plainlinks" style="color:#002BB8;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day&action=purge"><i>Next motto</i></a></span><span style="display:none">The compendium of netters' knowledge</span> </p> </td> <td>Generates a random motto for each page visit </td> <td>Has trouble handling <a href="/wiki/Help:Table" title="Help:Table">tables</a>; can produce redlinks </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/User:DannyQuack/Userboxes/Motto" title="User:DannyQuack/Userboxes/Motto">User:DannyQuack/Userboxes/Motto</a>}} </td> <td><div style="float: left; border:solid #000000 1px; margin: 1px;"> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 238px; padding-right:5px; background: #white;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 45px; height: 45px; background: #white; text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; color: white;"><b><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/55px-Motto_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="45" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="425"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 55px;height: 45px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/55px-Motto_Logo.png" data-alt="" data-width="55" data-height="45" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/83px-Motto_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/110px-Motto_Logo.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></b> </td> <td><small><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>Today's motto...</b></a></small><br> <p><b>The compendium of netters' knowledge</b> </p><p><br> <small><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations"><b>Nominate one today!</b></a></small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Fits in small spaces; useful for columns; random message </td> <td>Is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes" title="Wikipedia:Userboxes">userbox</a> and cannot be formatted; can produce redlinks </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/User:Oxguy3/myboxes/MOTD" title="User:Oxguy3/myboxes/MOTD">User:Oxguy3/myboxes/MOTD</a>}} </td> <td><div style="float: left; border:solid #000000 1px; margin: 1px;"> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 238px; background: #white;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 45px; height: 45px; background: #white; text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; color: white;"><b><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day"><noscript><img alt="Motto" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/55px-Motto_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="45" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="425"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 55px;height: 45px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/55px-Motto_Logo.png" data-alt="Motto" data-width="55" data-height="45" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/83px-Motto_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/110px-Motto_Logo.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></b> </td> <td>The compendium of netters' knowledge </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Looks like a userbox; fits in small spaces; useful for columns </td> <td>Cannot be formatted </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/User:Killeroid/MOTD" title="User:Killeroid/MOTD">User:Killeroid/MOTD</a>}} </td> <td><div style="border:1px solid #ffa500;background:#ffce7b;padding:8px 4px"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><small><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>Today's motto: </b></a></small><b>The compendium of netters' knowledge</b></div> </div> </td> <td>Bright background. Draws attention to itself. </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/User:Secret_Saturdays/MottoBox" title="User:Secret Saturdays/MottoBox">User:Secret Saturdays/MottoBox</a>}} </td> <td><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:#F5F5DC;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;width:3px;height:3px;background:#F5F5DC;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;color:black;padding:#FFD700;line-height:2;vertical-align:middle;id other parameter (CSS)"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ragtime_Wikipe-tan.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Ragtime_Wikipe-tan.PNG/55px-Ragtime_Wikipe-tan.PNG" decoding="async" width="55" height="95" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="485"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 55px;height: 95px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Ragtime_Wikipe-tan.PNG/55px-Ragtime_Wikipe-tan.PNG" data-width="55" data-height="95" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Ragtime_Wikipe-tan.PNG/83px-Ragtime_Wikipe-tan.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Ragtime_Wikipe-tan.PNG/110px-Ragtime_Wikipe-tan.PNG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td><td style="border:0;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;padding:1pt;height:3px;line-height:1.05em;color:black;vertical-align:middle">The <a class="mw-selflink selflink">wise editors at Wikipedia</a> have one thing to say to you: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"The compendium of netters' knowledge"</p></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>useful for columns </td> <td>It's considered too big for a userbox. It expands depending on the length of the quote. </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/User:Hi878/Random_MotD" title="User:Hi878/Random MotD">User:Hi878/Random MotD</a>}} </td> <td><div style="border:1px solid #ffa500;background:#ffce7b;padding:8px 4px;font-weight:bold;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><small>The compendium of netters' knowledge</small></div></div> </td> <td>Bright background. Draws attention to itself. Generates a random motto for each page visit. </td> <td>Can produce redlinks. </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/User:Hi878/Random_and_Today%27s_MotD" title="User:Hi878/Random and Today's MotD">User:Hi878/Random and Today's MotD</a>}} </td> <td><div style="border:1px solid #ffa500;background:#ffce7b;padding:8px 4px"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><small><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>Today's motto: </b></a></small><b>The compendium of netters' knowledge</b></div> <hr> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><small><b>The compendium of netters' knowledge</b></small></div></div> </td> <td>Bright background. Draws attention to itself. Generates a random motto for each page visit, and shows the current. </td> <td>Can produce redlinks. </td></tr> <tr> <td>{{<a href="/wiki/User:Titusfox/MOTD" title="User:Titusfox/MOTD">User:titusfox/MOTD</a>}} </td> <td><div class="wikipediauserbox" style="float:left;border:1px solid #000000;margin:1px;width:238px"><table role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:238px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;background:#ffffff;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;width:45px;height:45px;background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;padding:0 1px 0 0;line-height:1.25em;vertical-align:middle">MOTD</td><td style="border:0;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;padding:0 4px 0 4px;height:45px;line-height:1.2em;color:#000000;vertical-align:middle">The compendium of netters' knowledge</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Very Simple. </td> <td>May be too long to be a userbox when the motto is long. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>You may also add the completely unformatted motto of the day by using <code>{{Wikipedia:Motto of the day/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>. This allows you to create your own formatting. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Coordination,_feedback,_and_questions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Coordination,_feedback,_and_questions"><span id="Coordination.2C_feedback.2C_and_questions"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Coordination,_feedback,_and_questions"></span>Coordination, feedback, and questions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Coordination,_feedback,_and_questions"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Coordination, feedback, and questions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p><b>Every</b> user is welcome to help coordinate the updating of MOTD. Any general inquiries and comments about the project are welcome at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Motto_of_the_day" title="Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day">Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day</a>. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Have_an_idea_for_a_new_motto?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Have_an_idea_for_a_new_motto?"><span id="Have_an_idea_for_a_new_motto.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Have_an_idea_for_a_new_motto?"></span>Have an idea for a new motto?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Have_an_idea_for_a_new_motto?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Have an idea for a new motto?" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>Place your suggestions on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations" title="Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations">nominations page</a> for review and consideration. Follow the instructions there for the correct procedure on how to do this. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Frequent_contributors_or_supporters_of_the_project" data-mw-thread-id="h-Frequent_contributors_or_supporters_of_the_project"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Frequent_contributors_or_supporters_of_the_project"></span>Frequent contributors or supporters of the project<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Frequent_contributors_or_supporters_of_the_project"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Frequent contributors or supporters of the project" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Templates" data-mw-thread-id="h-Templates-Frequent_contributors_or_supporters_of_the_project"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Templates-Frequent_contributors_or_supporters_of_the_project"></span>Templates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Templates-Frequent_contributors_or_supporters_of_the_project"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Motto_of_the_day&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Templates" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Typing <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:User_MOTD" title="Template:User MOTD">User MOTD</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> in your Userbox area produces </p> <div class="wikipediauserbox" style="float:left;border:1px solid #c0c0c0;margin:1px;width:238px"><table role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:238px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;background:#FFFFFF;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;width:45px;height:45px;background:#FFFFFF;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;color:#696969;padding:0 1px 0 0;line-height:1.25em;vertical-align:middle"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Motto_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/40px-Motto_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="32" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="425"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 40px;height: 32px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/40px-Motto_Logo.png" data-width="40" data-height="32" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/60px-Motto_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Motto_Logo.png/80px-Motto_Logo.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td><td style="border:0;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;padding:0 4px 0 4px;height:45px;line-height:1.25em;color:#696969;vertical-align:middle">This user frequently contributes to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOTTO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MOTTO">Motto of the Day</a>. Do you?</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p>and adds the page to <a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_who_contribute_to_Motto_of_the_day" title="Category:Wikipedians who contribute to Motto of the day">Category:Wikipedians who contribute to Motto of the day</a>. </p><p>There is also an icon that you can use. Typing {{<a href="/wiki/User:Hi878/MotD_Icon" title="User:Hi878/MotD Icon">User:Hi878/MotD Icon</a>}} will create an icon in the corner of your userpage showing your support for MotD. 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To give it to someone who has contributed greatly to the project, simply use the template below: </p> <pre>{{subst:MOTD Barnstar|Your message here. ~~~~}} </pre> <p>...and you’ll get this: </p> <table style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color: #fdffe7;"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MOTD_trial_finale.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/MOTD_trial_finale.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="116" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="111" data-file-height="107"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 116px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/MOTD_trial_finale.png" data-width="120" data-height="116" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;"><b>The MOTD Barnstar</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: middle; 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