Wikipedia talk:Welcoming committee/Archive 1

message: Another feature I'd like to see, but which I'm pretty sure would have to be written in by a developer, would be to have an automatic listing here of all new non-anonymous accounts that have been created in the last week or so.  This would be useful to anyone who feels like helping a new user enter the community.  It would also be a good resource for anyone who wants to follow up on new users to edit and correct their work (which is of course the most likely to contain errors and problems of all sorts.) Isomorphic 12:50, 13 Dec 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: The list is something that a sysop can obtain using an SQL query, but I'm wary of running one at the moment while the servers are dodgy. Once things are more stable I will be happy to provide this. Angela. 15:32, Jan 4, 2004 (UTC)
We need more committees. - Hemanshu 16:20, 4 Jan 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Old thoughts on auto-newuser lists

message: From #Wikipedia:
[02:45] <TimStarling> can people stop putting the changing attribution page in their newbie greeting messages?
Angela. 02:50, Mar 14, 2004 (UTC)
:OK.  It's now removed from mine.  I'll take it off the boilerplates if it's not been done already. Isomorphic 02:55, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Wikipedia:Changing attribution for an edit]]

message: I've joined the committee and created my standard welcome text (to be personalised as and when necessary), based on what UtherSRG greeted me with a couple of months back. Following some discussion on the village pump, I've amended the section on how to use signatures, to make it clear that main articles shouldn't be signed. It might be useful for anyone else who mentions signatures to have a look at whether it's clear in what they've said.--ALargeElk 15:48, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, and as I'm new to the committee, if anyone wants to suggest changes to my welcome text, feel free. --ALargeElk 15:57, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Signing articles

message: I was never really welcomed. First thing I got in my talk was about copyright. Nobody ever asked me do I know anything about internet copyright. I could say that I am from ex-communist country(not communist since 2000) and that somebody could explain me something about it.
I am here since March of 2004.
Avala 20:54, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Welsoming all users! ........ or not? 

message: Should we be welcoming anon users? I'm not sure if anyone does this already, but I have seen a few anon welcome messages floating around, and created my own a while ago (not that I've used it - see User:TPK/Welcome messages#For anonymous users). Would it be too much trouble? Should only anons who make a certain number of edits be greeted (and asked to join up)? Or would it be better to have a bot do it, or to simply change the bolierplate Mediawiki text on the anon talk pages to include a welcome? I admit it's time-consuming enough to welcome signed-in users, but if an anon sees a similar kind of welcome message, that could well be what leads them to join up, which we all agree is a Good Thing™. TPK 15:50, 8 Sep 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Feel free to welcome anons if you want.  Personally, I don't think it's worthwhile unless it's an IP that has been contributing for a while and is clearly used by a single person.  Otherwise it's quite likely that you're welcoming a dynamic IP or a public machine, and your message won't ever be seen by the person whose edits you saw. Isomorphic 00:17, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Welcoming anon users

message: Please take a look at Wikipedia:Bootcamp and comment on its talk page.  The first one was very successful; they are currently running every night at midnight.  And consider adding  to your welcome messages!
:I just came across this and I think it's a great idea - adds a whole new dimension to the Wikipedia Experience™ for new users. Are there or will there be any chatlogs, to get an idea of what goes on without being a nth wheel at the real thing? T.PK 05:39, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Bootcamps

message: Hi guys, I need help with User:Alantheodoresherman. I'm not a member of this committee and have no interest in helping newbies but Alan is having a rough time coming into Wikipedia. He is kinda lost and the software and our documentation is not helping him much (everything is pretty confusing for newcomers). Can someone please give him a hand so that I can focus on other things? Please join us on the discussion in his talk page. —Ahnoneemoos (talk) 18:10, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help with User:Alantheodoresherman 

message: I also need help with User:Maineshepp. I approved her article about Lore Alford Rogers through WP:AFC but she doesn't know how to proceed regarding the cleanup tags that I put under the "Recognition and awards" section. This is the email that I got from her:
Could someone please help her so that I can focus on other things?
—Ahnoneemoos (talk) 18:56, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help with User:Maineshepp 

message: There is ongoing discussion about the implementation of Today's article for improvement on the Main Page. It would be good if we could get input from editors at this project over at the discussion. --NickPenguin(contribs) 17:03, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Support for Today Article for Improvement - welcoming new editors 

message: Hello! 
There is a proposal at the Village Pump regarding User:ClueBot_NG and WP:Welcoming Committee working together for mutual benefit. Your input would be appreciated. 
Thanks --LukeSurl t c 14:54, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal for working with ClueBot 

message: This discussion may also be of interest to the welcoming committee. Bazonka (talk) 21:28, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: A discussion about new users

message: Hello Welcoming committee. I've proposed for a Welcoming Barnstar to be made at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikipedia Awards#Welcoming Barnstar Proposal and I thought it would be of interest to you. Please share your thoughts on this at the linked page. Thank you, --XapApp · talk · contribs 12:21, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Welcoming Barnstar 

message: I have altered the  template to include a short paragraph for users who have non-Latin alphabet usernames, advising them that it would helpful for them to have a latin translation in their signature markup, as per WP:SIG. 
You can find it here
Examples (manually edited version of , I have only just created the template in my userspace) - 
*User talk:عبدالله خالد حسين
*User talk:სულხან ქვიშხელი
*User talk:Москаленко Ирина
I would welcome any discussion and comments.
Cheers,
Feedthepope (talk) 21:41, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template proposal - non Latin usernames  

message: What does it mean when the tag marked "contributions" is red. Does it mean that they have not made an edit yet? If it does, you definitely cannot accuse said user of vandalism. What does it mean?--Gg53000 (talk) 13:28, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes it means it's a newly created account and has not made any edits yet. -- œ™ 21:21, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Red "contributions" tag 

message: Hey, I'm going to make a userbox for the members of the welcoming committee. That way we'll be able to show others that we are apart of an organization on Wikipedia, while also getting the welcoming committee more known to users.Schoolskater (talk) 14:37, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: There are some userboxes already created and listed on Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/members.  If you have a new one, add it there.  --Mysdaao talk 11:47, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Welcoming Committee Userbox 

message: Hullo. Just wonder what the best approach is for welcoming a new user that seems to perhaps be advertising? See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Photograph_album&diff=613211811&oldid=582957173 Thanks! Sam Wilson 02:59, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: --Mysdaao talk 02:44, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! (Someone beat me to it in this case, but I'll know for next time.) Sam Wilson 03:10, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  How to welcome possible advertising user? 

message: I noticed that in the category  the welcoming messages link to the full Manual of Style rather than a condensed version. I was considering mass-replacing the links to the more basic version, but was looking for any more thoughts on this.
The idea is that newcomers might find themselves overwhelmed, and only need an overview; whereas hard-core Wikipedians can be expected to research this a little more on their own.
Main thread is Template talk:Welcome#Is the Simplified Manual of Style still preferred?. Just looking for any further opinions, if any are to be had. meteor_sandwich_yum (talk) 20:50, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: meteor_sandwich_yum (talk) 04:26, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requesting wider consensus for a proposal affecting WikiProject-specific welcome templates 

message: New users may get welcomed by a human, but it is now about equally likely that a bot may invite them to play the WP:Adventure game; sometimes they get both. Both messages offer some induction to Wikipedia in their different ways. A small study indicates that human welcomers are not very good at distinguishing "good" from "bad" editors, but that the selection of who gets the Adventure invite doesn't discriminate at all. It could do little harm, then, for the two messages to be combined: "Welcome! Here are links to wodges of text you can read, or if you prefer here's a link to an interactive game-style activity". Then new editors could decide for themselves which approach would suit them better at the start. The combined template could be sent equally by a human welcomer or by the Adventure bot: best though if the bot could be programmed to only post the template where the talk page was blank, to avoid duplicated welcomes and also avoid inviting already warned vandals. How about it? If people here are in favour I'll put the idea across to the Adventure people: Noyster  (talk),  16:43, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, taking to Village Pump: Noyster  (talk),  10:32, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Welcome + Adventure? 

message: Template:Welcomelaws has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. G. C. Hood (talk) 16:15, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nomination for deletion of Template:Welcomelaws 

message: I am posting a feedback from an IP user on my talk page here. It is as follows:
Hi! Thank you for your welcome message :)
I was wondering if you'd be able to forward a suggestion (concerning the welcome template you posted on my talk page via Twinkle) - Specifically the "please sign your comments..." bit. At the first glance it sounded like I'd forgotten to sign something. I think the following would make more sense and sound more friendly: "You can discuss any article by going to its talk page. If you post on a talk page, please make sure you sign your comments! You can do this by...". Now, since I'm not new to mediawiki, this might end up making things worse for new users, I don't know :P. Do with the feedback as you will! Cheers again :) --134.225.160.10 (talk) 23:14, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: In my opinion this would be a useful change to make to the templates. The proposed wording would be more constructive and more informative for the new user. And we need to encourage use of talk pages, which at present seem to be going out of fashion: Noyster  (talk),  16:40, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion 

message: I thought the Welcoming Committee might be interested in the proposed addition of The Wikipedia Adventure to the Welcome template. Feel free to comment at the discussion I linked to above. --Biblioworm 22:18, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changes to [[Template:Welcome]] 

message: - for anyone who is new to the Welcoming Committee that welcome templates are for new users who have already made constructive edits. New users themselves who simply hover over new registrations to  paste welcome templates aren't  really  being  helpful. Be sure to check first what the user's edits were. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:27, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  A reminder 

message: Hello! So since the New User Homepage is slowly being I think the welcome messages should encourage users to check out the New User Hompeage. I think before doing this we should wait to see the result of the RFC related to this (Even though I highly doubt it will fail since so far everyone has said yes). This would help new users get the help they need from their automatically assigned mentor. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 00:00, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Addition to welcome messages 

message: FYI  has been nominated for deletion -- 65.92.246.142 (talk) 04:09, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: {{tlx|COI-thanks}}

message: You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Twinkle § Restoration of poorly designed welcome templates.   talk 21:44, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion at [[:Wikipedia talk:Twinkle#Restoration of poorly designed welcome templates|Wikipedia talk:Twinkle §&nbsp;Restoration of poorly designed welcome templates]]

message: You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Twinkle § RfC: Welcome-menu and Welcome-graphical.   talk 23:58, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Invitation to RfC on inclusion of Welcome-menu and Welcome-graphical in the default Twinkle menu

message: You are invited to discuss proposed changes to Template:Welcome-t at Template talk:Welcome-t. Perfect4th (talk) 17:49, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed change to [[Template:Welcome-t]]