Template talk:Welcomeg

There seems to be a problem with welcoming people whose name end in "!!" (looks like thisa\). Not sure if there is a way to fix this, just thought I'd say it here. --WillMak050389 15:25, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A question to other welcomers

It has been suggested that we merge templates similar to this one. I have a version of this one that I use here User:Kukini/Welcome. I like having it there, as I feel free to adjust it to fit the different things I would like it to say based on my interactions with other users (particularly new ones). I would probably use the Template:Welcomeg template if it said a few more things in the header than does this one right now. Honestly, I am OK with people copying this, or the one on my userpage and making it fit them, but I am open to discussion on the topic. Finally, thank you to those of you who do welcome other new users with this sort of information and courtesy. Kukini 23:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My suggestion was this:

I'm primarily asking you all (see below) to merge, so that every new user gets the best possible welcome (template). These 4 are identical, except for the new colours at 2 of them, and the lead-paragraphs.

Then compare with User:Kylu/welcome, which is different enough to warrant a seperate version.

Instead of forking into tiny variants, and confusing things at Welcome template table, I suggest it's better to put improvements into a single version, for the benefit of all. Thanks :) --Quiddity·(talk) 01:30, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK then...do other users want the rest of the text I have in mine? Kukini 05:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was bold, and updated it. I don't know if I should be so bold as to redirect the 3 duplicates here though; I'll leave that up to you all. I am going to remove the duplicates from Welcome template table now though. --Quiddity·(talk) 01:29, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I very much like the new header information. However, purely from an aesthetic standpoint, I do not like the color change--too green and with the section introductions being the same color as the background and being transparent, they provide a weak contrast.--Fuhghettaboutit 23:48, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am open to other color schemes, although Quiddity, I am not sure I am ready to have mine redirected. Perhaps in a little while. Lets see how things go. Kukini 00:42, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK...so I added some text as well. We'll see what y'all think. Kukini 00:45, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I went with the greens for its welcoming emotional colour, and connection to Esperanza. I was also trying to keep to the soft palette used on the Main Page, Help page, Community Portal, and various 'officialish' infoboxes/navtemplates. (see Wikipedia:Colours).

Would you like me to change the colours back, or to try/draft-elsewhere more variants? I'll do one more experiment with a different blue, see how you like that. :) --Quiddity·(talk) 01:45, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think the blue opaque was nice:-) Moreover, because this is obviously the most pressing issue facing the 'pedia, I suggest we immediately conduct a straw poll with the colors of rainbow as our criteria.--Fuhghettaboutit 02:48, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fine, back to original colors. and :P

I agree with Centrx, that we don't need to elaborate on edit summaries though. I'm remove it bit of that. --Quiddity·(talk) 04:34, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]