Template talk:Welcome

Subst-ing this template
It seems that this template is not substed on takpages, why? --Mirtone


 * No idea. I agree that it should be done. --Swift 14:08, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Personal introductions in the general FAQ page?
[//en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Welcome&diff=1386671&oldid=1386267 Since this modification] we encourage people to present themselves among the the books discussions, so it could appear weird and redundant from the users pages. That's why I propose to remove this sentence, or at least the fact to "introduce". JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 08:41, 15 November 2014 (UTC)


 * JackPotte, maybe I don't quite understand what you're proposing because I don't entirely understand what the difficulty is. It seems entirely appropriate to me for folks to come and say hi to the general community, which helps to draw together our loose community.  It's good to get out and meet folks with different/similar interests.  The user who enquired on your user page was quoting from the overall description of the reading rooms, and perhaps that description should be broadened since it only describes some of the things that go on the reading room.  In contrast, here's the description of the general reading room, which is the particular reading room where folks are invited to introduce themselves: "On this page, Wikibookians are free to talk about the Wikibooks project in general."


 * I usually use Bigwelcome rather than Welcome. Afaics, there is no similar "come over and say hi" message on Bigwelcome, though, and I'm a little sorry about that; perhaps we should add one to the other template?  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 13:32, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * We really should keep a welcoming template without this trap to invite people to introduce themselves, which implies by posting their own URL, which would be reverted for spam. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 17:37, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Trap? You mean, that friendly invitation to come by and say hello?  I still don't entirely understand what the difficulty is.  That doesn't mean there isn't a real difficulty, it means I don't understand what it is.  Please explain.  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 01:53, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Would it be a plausible idea to make an entirely new section (perhaps a new room within the Reading Room) exclusively for introducing yourself to the community?
 * This way those that are interested in meeting/collaborating with newcomers know exactly where to go, and those that aren't interested in newcomers won't have to sift through introductions scattered among the General Reading Room discussions?
 * Not to mention, it might make newcomers more comfortable with introducing themselves; the General Reading Room can be perceived as a slightly intimidating environment. Hillowrym (discuss • contribs) 22:51, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

In conclusion I propose to differentiate Category:Welcome templates by letting the invitation to introduce oneself only into the big welcome. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 09:12, 10 July 2016 (UTC)