Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Standard user greeting

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Here is a Standard Greeting you can use to greet new users (note: I got this from Maveric149):


Hello there Insert Name Here, [[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|welcome]] to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|stay]]. If you ever need editing help visit [[Wikipedia:How does one edit a page]] or how to format them visit our [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|manual of style]]. Experiment at [[Wikipedia:Sandbox]]. If you need pointers on how we title pages visit [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions]]. If you have any other questions about the project then check out [[Wikipedia:Help]] or add a question to the [[wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]. ~~~~

Here is a Standard Greeting that you can use for people who have not yet become users but are making good edits to the Wikipedia. It was based, of course, on the above.

Hello there! [[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome]] to Wikipedia! We've noticed that you've been making some great additions to the Wikipedia and we ''really'' appreciate it. Why not [http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Userlogin&returnto=Main_Page create an account] and stay awhile? The Wikipedia can use as many quality members as possible. If you ever need editing help visit [[Wikipedia:How does one edit a page]] and experiment at [[Wikipedia:Sandbox]]. If you need pointers on how we title pages visit [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions]]. If you have any other questions about the project then check out [[Wikipedia:Help]] or add a question to the [[wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]. Hope to see you around for a long time to come! ~~~~

I use this one -- User:Ilyanep

Hey there! [[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome]] to Wikipedia! I hope you like this place--I sure do--and want to [[Wikipedia:wikipedians|Stay]]. If you need help on how to title new articles check out [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions]], and for help on formatting the pages visit the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|manual of style]]. IF you need help look at [[Wikipedia:Help]] and [[Wikipedia:FAQ|The FAQ]] , plus if you can't find your answer there, check [[wikipedia:Village Pump|The Village pump]] or [[Wikipedia:Reference Desk|The Reference Desk]]! Happy wiki-ing! --[[User:Ilyanep|Ilyanep]]

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