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As I understand it, logged in users now have the automatic signing thing by default, so should we do something about "Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes"? Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 07:04, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
There are probably more areas that needs updating, but Category:Welcome templates probably has more templates that could use an update. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 13:06, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
Currently when this template is substituted, no edit summary is created, just a date–timestamp of the edit. How does one program the template to create an edit summary when the template is deployed? Something generic like, Greeted user with Template:Welcome. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR ( talk) 04:59, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
I propose to add a new paragraph, after the one beginning "Alternatively...":
If you add or update article content, please state your source. Avoid conflicts of interest.
since these are two issues which frequently see new editors reverted or berated. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:22, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
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00:05, 14 March 2024 (UTC)Hello! I created a new welcome template, this one is based on the one from Spanish Wikipedia.
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