MediaWiki talk:Welcomecreation

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Does anyone know if this page supports wiki/html/or any markup? — xaosflux ^Talk 15:24, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

I believe that it supports html, but don't quote me on that. alphaChimp ^laudare 11:51, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Given that my most recent update uses a variety of wikitext and images, and that it displayed properly with a test account creation, it's probably safe to say that this page supports most wikimarkup. :) Nihiltres^{t.l} 15:28, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Contents 1 What to include? 2 ugly! 3 Larger welcome again 4 Closing div tag 5 fr 5.1 Example rendering

[edit] What to include?

I've modelled this page after the French one to get in some more useful info for newbie registrants, but I want to make sure it doesn't become too messy while at the same time having a bunch of useful links in one spot after signup. What pages are the ones newly registered users look for or need the most? Here's the list of pages I find important to include:

1. The introduction (perhaps the tutorial too) to give them a quick and easy introduction to searching and editing Wikipedia.
2. The sandbox so they can test edits.
3. Link to help page index.
4. Link to policies and guidelines index and mention of some basic policies.
5. Link to a simplified ruleset.
6. Link explaining where to ask questions.
7. Quick answers to the VFAQ (or a link). -- MacGyverMagic (talk • contribs) 12:26, 1 May 2007 (UTC).

This is far too much information and links that either no one is going to read or that is going to scare people away. In addition, whereas welcome messages on talk pages are given to people who have actually edited the encyclopedia, many accounts are created simply to have the preferences. Asking someone to read 9 policy pages is too much even for people gung-ho about editing Wikipedia and becoming integrated knowledgeable Wikipedians, and most people registering are not like that. —Centrx→talk • 15:52, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ugly!

this is screwed up! I created this account and when i saw this page, the sidebar was way at the bottom left and almost everything else was gone! I had to reload the site! way to go screwing this up. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ifoughtme (talk • contribs) 01:58, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

While this user may not have put it nicely, it is true. I created an account and the screen was completely screwed up. I'll create another and upload a screen shot. - auburnpilot talk 03:23, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Take a look for yourselves. I highly suggest unblocking that user: Image:AUScreenshot.jpg. Allalongtheriver 03:27, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

I just created an account, and yes something is wrong. But no, this user isn't getting unblocked. John Reaves (talk) 03:34, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

And people wonder why admins are so hated. The fact you extended this user's block is astonishing. - auburnpilot talk 03:41, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

It's not exactly the first time a block has been extended because someone called an admin a dumbass. John Reaves (talk) 03:45, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

I removed the div statements. It works now, though it does not look as fancy. —Centrx→talk • 03:52, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Larger welcome again

I've reverted back to a page that actually gives a potential editor some useful information and links directly to the user preferences. I'd like to see if this has any improvement on the behaviour of new editors for a few weeks or months before going back to a more basic message. Nick 22:35, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Closing div tag

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Please remove the 3rd closing div tag (</div>) at the very bottom, which is needless and apparently causes some problems. Thanks! Korg (talk) 02:35, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Fixed - It was messing with the navigation pane on the left side of the screen, when used as part of the interface (as opposed to just the code here). Mr.Z-man 05:09, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] fr

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<div style="width:{{{width|100%}}}"><div style="height:8px;border:1px solid #8898BF;-moz-border-radius-topright:8px;-moz-border-radius-topleft:8px;background:#C8D8FF;font-size:1px;"></div>
<div style="font-size:small;margin-bottom:1.5em;border:1px solid #8898BF;border-top:0;background:white;padding:5px;">
<center><big>[[Wikipedia:Welcome|Welcome]] to [[Wikipedia]], '''$1'''!</big></center>
<center>Your user account has been created.</center><br/>

{|
|[[Image:Wiki letter w.svg]]
|Wikipedia is an encyclopedia collaboratively written by many of its readers. Its sheer size means it's easy to get lost, so here are some pages to help you along. To learn about Wikipedia, see [[Help:Contents|the index to our help pages]]. To customize the site's appearance and other options, change [[Special:Preferences|your preferences]]. For more information, consult some [[Wikipedia:FAQ|frequently asked questions]]. You can test your edits in the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]].
|---
|[[Image:Crystal Clear app ktip.png|left|40px]]
|Don't forget to [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|sign your posts]] on talk pages by typing ~~~~, but don't sign encyclopedic articles. 

Of course, you can't be expected to know all the [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] immediately, but you should still aim to learn the vital ones ([[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]], [[WP:CITE|cite your sources]] to make articles [[WP:V|verifiable]], [[WP:N|notability criteria]] and the [[WP:MOS|manual of style]]) as soon as possible. 
|--
|[[Image:Crystal Clear app lphoto.png|left|40px]]
|You are welcome to [[Wikipedia:Uploading images|upload]] and [[Wikipedia:Extended image syntax|insert images in articles]], but it is imperative you follow the strict [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|image use policy]] and [[Wikipedia:Copyright|respect the rights of the image's creator]].
|--
|[[Image:Crystal Clear app amor.png|left|40px]]
|If you have any questions don't be afraid to ask them. [[Wikipedia:Questions]] tells you the most appropriate place to post them.
|---
|[[Image:Crystal Clear app ktip.png|left|40px]]
|If you still need help after that you can place {{helpme}} at the bottom of [[Special:Mytalk|''your'' talkpage]].
|}
</div>

<div style="clear:right;padding-top:1em"></div>
<div style="background-color:#ff9;border:1px solid #fc0;padding:.3em;font-size:140%;text-align:center;">[[Wikipedia:Introduction|'''Go to the Introduction and learn the basics about Wikipedia''' >>]]</div>
</div>

This will be a great improvement. Thanks to MacGyverMagic and Kyle_the_hacker– i123Pie _bio^contribs 17:23, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

That code produces the below (in the subsection). It looks like there are a couple of formatting problems. Would you fix them first please? Nihiltres^{t.l} 17:56, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Y Done – i123Pie _bio^contribs 08:21, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Y Editprotected done with some minor changes by me; I changed some text slightly and changed a duplicate image. Nihiltres^{t.l} 15:26, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. – i123Pie _bio^contribs 17:04, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Example rendering