Wikipedia:Motto of the day
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→ All the young punks
Laugh your life 'cuz there ain't much to cry for.
The Motto of the Day (MOTD) is a project dedicated to creating and displaying a daily unofficial Wikipedia motto included on various user pages. 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 here.
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[edit] The templates
To get the Motto of the Day, just place one of the following templates anywhere you like on your user or user talk page. User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto, Template:Motd Cquote and Template: Random Motto display tables because the Template:Cquote2 which is used cannot handle tables. Do not place them in tables if you don't want the template to divide itself into visible rows and columns.
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| {{Motd}} | Today's motto... → All the young punks |
Stands out | Cannot handle bold or italic text | ||||||
| {{Motd plain}} | Today's motto... |
Can handle all styles of text | None | ||||||
| {{Motd big}} | Today's motto... |
Can handle all styles of text | Makes intentionally small text normal | ||||||
| {{Motd bold}} | Today's motto... |
Can handle italic text | Cannot handle bold text | ||||||
| {{Motd cquote}} |
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Can handle all styles of text | Has trouble handling tables | ||||||
| {{Random Motto}} |
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Auto-adjusts to fit where it is placed. | Squashes itself if motto is long. | ||||||
| {{MOTD banner}} |
→ All the young punks Laugh your life 'cuz there ain't much to cry for. |
Bright background. Draws attention to itself. | May be mistaken for a "new messages" banner. | ||||||
| {{User:Download/RandomMotto}} | March 11's motto of the day... |
Generates a random motto for each page visit | Can produce redlinks | ||||||
| {{User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto}} |
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Generates a random motto for each page visit | Has trouble handling tables; can produce redlinks | ||||||
| {{User:DannyQuack/Userboxes/Motto}} | Fits in small spaces; useful for columns | Is a userbox and cannot be formatted | |||||||
| {{User:Oxguy3/myboxes/MOTD}} | Looks like a userbox; fits in small spaces; useful for columns | Cannot be formatted | |||||||
| {{User:Killeroid/MOTD}} |
Laugh your life 'cuz there ain't much to cry for. |
Bright background. Draws attention to itself. | May be mistaken for a "new messages" banner. | ||||||
| {{User:Secret Saturdays/MottoBox}} |
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useful for columns | It's considered too big for a userbox. It expands depending on the length of the quote. | ||||||
| {{User:Hi878/Random MotD}} |
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Bright background. Draws attention to itself. Generates a random motto for each page visit. | May be mistaken for a "new messages" banner. Can produce redlinks. | ||||||
| {{User:Hi878/Random and Today's MotD}} |
Laugh your life 'cuz there ain't much to cry for. |
Bright background. Draws attention to itself. Generates a random motto for each page visit, and shows the current. | May be mistaken for a "new messages" banner. Can produce redlinks. | ||||||
You may also add the completely unformatted motto of the day by using {{Wikipedia:Motto of the day/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}. This allows you to create your own formatting.
[edit] Coordination, feedback, and questions
Every user is welcome to help coordinate the updating of MOTD. Any general inquiries and comments about the project are welcome at Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day.
[edit] Have an idea for a new motto?
Place your suggestions on the nominations page for review and consideration. Follow the instructions there for the correct procedure on how to do this.
[edit] Frequent contributors or supporters of the project
[edit] Templates
Typing {{User MOTD}} in your Userbox area produces
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This user frequently contributes to the Motto of the Day. Do you? |
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and adds the page to Category:Wikipedians who contribute to Motto of the day.
There is also an icon that you can use. Typing {{User:Hi878/MotD Icon}} will create an icon in the corner of your userpage showing your support for MotD. It uses {{topicon}} so it would be positioned the same way as any other icon.
To be on a list without using one of these, you may want to visit the Participants page.
[edit] Invite new users
To invite new users, add the template {{subst:Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Invite a member}} to their talk page. This creates
MOTD Needs Your Help!
Delivered By ~~~~
[edit] Barnstar
Motto of the Day even has its own barnstar award. To give it to someone who has contributed greatly to the project, simply use the template below:
{{subst:MOTD Barnstar|Your message here. ~~~~}}
…and you’ll get this:
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The MOTD Barnstar | |
| Your message here. ~~~~ |
[edit] Motto Shop
If you want to get a motto to live by on Wikipedia, try out our Motto Shop!
