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Introduction

This is my welcome message (although I may well change it from time to time) - but anyone is welcome to use it! It must be SUBSTituted or an error will be produced.

Usage

: {{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome [|article=

] [|del=] [|talk=] [|hd=] [|nc=] [|contrib=] [|ip=] [|new=] [irc=] [|company=] [|multi=] [|offensive=] [|sig=] [|phantomsteve=] [|student=]}}

=Optional variables=

: article=

:: will add especially what you did for

to the message

: company=

:: will add a message about the user name being against policy as it appears to be a company name, and how to request a username change

: contrib=

:: will add It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!

: del=

:: will add even though it is being considered for deletion after the art message (nb no check is made for art being present)

: hd=

:: will add Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.

: ip=

:: will add You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.

: irc=

:: will add It was good talking to you on IRC.

: multi=

:: will add a message about the user name being against policy as it appears to represent more than one person, and how to request a username change

: nc=

:: will add Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributor's Help Page.

: phantomsteve=

:: will add "- just click on talk in my signature" to the "Leave a message on my talk page" (for use by {{u|Phantomsteve}}, unless your signature uses the word "talk" as a wikilink to your talk page)

: new=

:: will miss off Thank you for your contributions - also avoiding a link to the contributions. Designed to be used with one of "company"/"multi"/"offensive" for a new user with no contributions.

: offensive=

:: will add a message about the user name being against policy as it appears to be an offensive name, and how to request a username change

: sig=

:: will add Phantomsteve's signature (for bot use) - only for use by Phantomsteve

: student=

:: will add the "student" parts of Template:Welcomestudent

: talk=

:: will add Also, thank you for the message on my talk page.

Examples

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No Variables

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{article}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: | although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:|{{#if:|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: {{{location}}}|I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

Company name only

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|company=yes}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{article}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: | although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:yes|{{#if:|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: {{{location}}}|I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

Company name with location only

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|company=yes|location=the website [http://example.com example.com]}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{article}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: | although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:yes|{{#if:the website [http://example.com example.com]|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: the website [http://example.com example.com]|I believe this because of the website [http://example.com example.com]. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:12, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

Article name given

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|article=test}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: test|, especially what you did for :test{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: | although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:|{{#if:|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: {{{location}}}|I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

Article name with delete

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|article=test|del=yes}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: test|, especially what you did for :test{{#if: yes|,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: yes|,|.}}}}{{#if: yes| although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:|{{#if:|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: {{{location}}}|I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

Article name, with talk page

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|article=test|talk=yes}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: test|, especially what you did for :test{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: | although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: yes| Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:|{{#if:|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: {{{location}}}|I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

Article name, with deletion, with help desk

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|article=test|del=yes|hd=yes}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: test|, especially what you did for :test{{#if: yes|,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: yes|,|.}}}}{{#if: yes| although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: yes| Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:|{{#if:|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: {{{location}}}|I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

Article name, with contrib

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|article=test|contrib=yes}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: test|, especially what you did for :test{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: | although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: yes|It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:|{{#if:|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: {{{location}}}|I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

Article name, with ip

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|article=test|ip=yes}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: test|, especially what you did for :test{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: | although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: yes|You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:|{{#if:|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: {{{location}}}|I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

User name warnings

= Company name =

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|new=yes|company=yes|location=the website [http://www.test.com test.com]}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:yes|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{article}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: | although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:yes|{{#if:the website [http://www.test.com test.com]|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: the website [http://www.test.com test.com]|I believe this because of the website [http://www.test.com test.com]. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

= Multiple users =

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|new=yes|multi=yes}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:yes|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{article}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: | although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:|{{#if:|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: {{{location}}}|I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:yes|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|{{user:phantomsteve/real-name|welcome=yes}}}}

I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

= Offensive name =

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/welcome|new=yes|offensive=yes}}

File:Welcomebanner.gif

Welcome!

Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and welcome to Wikipedia!

{{#if:yes|
|Thank you for your contributions}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{article}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: |, especially what you did for :{{{art}}}{{#if: |,|.}}}}{{#if: | although it is being considered for deletion.}}{{#if: | It was good talking to you on IRC.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on my Talk Page.}}{{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the Help Desk.}} {{#if: | Also, thank you for your message on the New Contributors' Help Page.}} {{#if: |It's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia - the more constructive editors the better!}} {{#if: |You might want to register an account, which has many benefits, including the ability to create articles.}}

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

You might also find these policies and guidelines useful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!

If you have any questions, just click on the Contact Me link after my signature at the end of this section. Alternatively, check out Wikipedia:Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question.

By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name ({{BASEPAGENAME}}) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the File:Button_sig.png icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.

{{User:Phantomsteve/contact}}

{{#if:|{{#if:|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: {{{location}}}|I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}|20px I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. {{#if: |I believe this because of {{{location}}}. }}If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.{{PAGENAME}}

  • Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

: Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

: It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}}}}}{{#if:yes|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

{{#if: yes||Regards, }}

}}{{#if:|20px Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a shared account. On Wikipedia, an account is for a single editor only (see "Sharing accounts"). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}{{BASEPAGENAME}}

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I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: {{#if: |-- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 21:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)}}

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