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This is the old version of the standard welcome template, as it existed before a new version was adopted in April 2020 following a discussion at the village pump.
Usage
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Add {{subst:Welcome-retro}} ~~~~ to the user's talk page.
Parameters:
|1=Sender– The username of the person sending the message. Used for a link to your talk page.|art=Article title– Article to which the user contributed positively:{{subst:Welcome-retro|art=Radar detector}}|heading=no– Suppress the automatic heading:{{subst:Welcome-retro|heading=no}}|headtext=Greetings!– Change the contents of the heading:{{subst:Welcome-retro|headtext=Greetings!}}|newuser=y– drops "Thanks for your contributions" from first paragraph. (alias:|nothanks=y)
Briefer
Use {{subst:Welcome}} for a briefer message with big buttons instead of policy links.
For anonymous editors
For anonymous (IP) editors, use Use {{subst:Welcome-anon}} for the standard message, or Use {{subst:Welcome-anon-retro}} for a retro style like this one.
See also
- {{Welcome}}, the standard welcome template
- Wikipedia:Welcome templates
- {{Register}}
- {{Introductory article}}