Template:Welcome
Hello, Welcome, and welcome to Wikisource! Thank you for joining the project. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
![](http://178.128.105.246/content-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Carl_Spitzweg_021-detail.jpg/220px-Carl_Spitzweg_021-detail.jpg)
- Help pages, especially for proofreading
- Help:Beginner's guide to Wikisource
- Style guide
- Inclusion policy
- Wikisource:For Wikipedians
You may be interested in participating in
Add the code {{active projects}}, {{PotM}} or {{Collaboration/MC}} to your page for current Wikisource projects.
You can put a brief description of your interests on your user page and contributions to another Wikimedia project, such as Wikipedia and Commons.
Have questions? Then please ask them at either
I hope you enjoy contributing to Wikisource, the library that is free for everyone to use! In discussions, please "sign" your comments using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username if you're logged in (or IP address if you are not) and the date. If you need help, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question here (click edit) and place {{helpme}}
before your question.
Again, welcome!
Usage
To welcome new contributions on User talk pages.
Copy or type the template:
{{welcome}}
or use a substitution:
{{subst:welcome}}
Substitution will not reflect updates, leaving only the content of the template on the page.
Parameters
Use one of the following three parameters to customise the greeting that acknowledges a specific contribution:
{{welcome | newpage = | page = | pagefix = }}
- newpage=<pagename> - user added a page
- page=<pagename> - modified a page
- pagefix=<pagename> - fixed a page
See also
- {{welcome anon}}, for welcoming users at an IP address.