Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user/Adopter's Area/Resources

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This page is for listing resources for Adopters that may help them in helping their Adoptees. For resources to be used by Adoptees please see here.

Templates including modified welcome template

{{subst:Adopt-a-User Welcome}} used by anyone but especially New Pages and Recent Changes patrollers.
{{subst:Adoptmessage|Adopter's Username}} or {{AdoptCongrats!}} for welcoming your new adoptee.
{{Adopting}} used by experienced user who wants to Adopt a new user.

This experienced editor is seeking to adopt new users. (Users requesting adoption)

{{Adoption backlog}} displays current number of users seeking adoption and turns red/orange when the number exceeds 15.

There is currently a backlog of 25 users seeking to be adopted in the Adopt-a-user program.

{{Adoptee}} used on Adoptee's userpage once adopted.

This user has been adopted by ExampleUser.

{{Adopter}} used on Adopter's userpage once they adopt.

This user has adopted ExampleUser.

{{AdopteeGrad}} used on Adoptee's userpage once graduated.

This user has graduated from the adoption program by ExampleUser! Kudos!

{{Adopts}} can be used to show that you are an adopter without showing all the people you have adopted.

This experienced editor adopts new users with Adopt-a-user!

{{AdopterProud}} used on Adopter's userpage when Adoptee graduates.

This user is proud to have been the Adopter of ExampleUser.

{{wikipedia ads|ad=232}} to display a Wikipedia Ad for Adopt-a-User.


Wikipedia ads	file info – #232

Reference sources

Your adoptee has asked you a question and you do not have a clue where to begin. Some of these links may help:

Help:Contents contains many useful links, which you may want to bring to your adoptee's attention to help get them started.
A good place to start is the Help desk and its FAQ on how to use Wikipedia and the Reference desk for general knowledge questions.
Help:Contents/Policies and guidelines
Impress your adoptee with some fancy tools.
And if all else fails ask a question at Adopt-a-user, Help desk or by using the helpme template.
Some users set their adoptees tasks to help them learn how to use Wikipedia better. You can find an example of this here.

Negotiation

Sometimes adoptees may get into conflict with other users. The links below many help you gain the skills or services to help manage them:

The following category lists groups, policies and pages that may be able to help you Category:Wikipedia dispute resolution
See this page to learn some negotiation skills.

When things go wrong

Hopefully you will never need to access the links below, but if an adoptee does something inappropriate, those links may be useful:

Wikipedia:Requests for administrator attention or Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.
Wikipedia:Sock puppetry and if IP check might help Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations.
To query a block see Wikipedia:Appealing a block.

When things go right

Award

The {{Award of First Success}} can be used when your adoptee completes a first assignment:

		Award of First Success
		your message here

To use it, add the following code: {{subst:Award of First Success|your message here ~~~~}}

Minibarnstars

User:Worm That Turned, User:Yunshui, and User:Brambleberry of RiverClan have created minibarnstars given to an adoptee when they complete a specific assignment. See them at User:Worm That Turned/Adopt/Barnstar, User:Yunshui/Adoption/Barnstars, and User:Brambleberry of RiverClan/Adoption/Barnstars. You are free to copy and adapt them at will.

Barnstar

The {{Adopteebarnstar}} may be awarded when your candidate starts showing exemplary qualities or when you believe they have effectively 'graduated' from the scheme.

		The Exemplary Adoptee Barnstar
		{{{1}}}

To use it, add the following code: {{subst:Adopteebarnstar|your message here ~~~~}}

Graduation

The {{Adopteegradbarnstar}} may be awarded when an adoptee has 'graduated' from the adopt a user program.

		The Adoptee Graduation Barnstar
		{{{1}}}

To use it, add the following code: {{subst:Adopteegradbarnstar|your message here ~~~~}}

Adoption schools

Several users have created adoption schools with tasks, questionnaires and assignments for adoptees to complete. You are free to reuse and adapt these under Wikipedia's standard content terms (remember to attribute the original creator, though).