Template:Welcome mentee
Welcome!
Hello, Mentee, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm [[User:imported>Mathglot |Mentor Name]] and I've volunteered to be your Wikipedia mentor. I'm here for you whenever you need help with Wikipedia. It's great to have you on board to help create this online encyclopedia.
See your homepage for a brief tutorial. Here are a few links you might find helpful:
Need some ideas about what kind of things need doing? Try the "Suggested edits" module top left on your homepage, or the Task Center.
Help is available: as your Mentor, you can always find me listed in the "Get editing help" module bottom right on your homepage; there are also additional help links there. You can also ask me questions directly on my talk page, or try the Wikipedia:Teahouse to get help designed especially for new users from a team of experienced volunteers. So go ahead and ask questions — we’re here to help!
Once again, welcome to Wikipedia!
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This is a welcome template that Growth team mentors may use to welcome their mentees.
Watching the mentee's talk page is considered a best practice and is strongly recommended.
Usage
[edit source]{{subst:Welcome mentee}}
{{subst:welcome mentee|image=token|caption=your text|headtext=New heading|customend=Final words}}
Parameters
[edit source]There are five named parameters, all optional:
|image=– add a right-floated image (see values below); default: no image|caption=– captioning is automatic if param|image=is provided; use|caption=to override the default (see below)|heading=no– suppresses the automatic heading|headtext=...– alters the heading to the given value (default:Welcome!)|customend=...– Adds a custom ending to replace the default,Once again, welcome to Wikipedia!
Images
- The following images are available, using the
|image=param value shown below each image:
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cookies
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fruit
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globe
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kitten
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library
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tea
Default caption when param |image= is used:
|image=cookies– Have a plate of cookies!|image=fruit– Although some prefer welcoming newcomers with cookies, I find fruit to be a healthier alternative.File:Face-smile.svg|image=globe– (none; image of Wikipedia puzzle globe only)|image=kitten– Welcome!|image=library– When adding information, please try to WP:CITE a source for each statement whenever possible!|image=tea– A cup of hot tea to welcome you!
You can override these defaults via |caption=Your text here.
Notes
[edit source]- Find subst count and examples of this template on User talk pages using this advanced search.
See also
[edit source]- {{welcome mentee brief}}, a brief welcome with mentor info, when the user has already received a standard welcome
- {{mentor welcome}}
- Wikipedia:Growth Team features
- Wikipedia:Mentorship
- Wikipedia:Welcome templates
TemplateData
[edit source]TemplateData for Welcome mentee
A welcome template from a mentor to a registered user/mentee. Must be substituted.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | image | A token to identify one of six images to display
| String | optional |
| Image caption | caption | Text that overrides the automatic caption that appears with any chosen image
| String | optional |
| Heading | headtext | Changes the contents of the heading above the message
| String | optional |
| suppress heading | heading | Suppress the heading automatically generated by the template
| String | optional |
| Additional text | customend | Additional text at the end of the message that replaces the default
| String | optional |