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<span style="font-size: large; color: red">'''<nowiki>This template should always be substituted. Please change {{Welcome}} to {{subst:Welcome}}</nowiki>'''</span>
==Hello, {{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}}!==
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'''Welcome to the Team Fortress 2 Official Wiki!'''
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'''Welcome to the Official Team Fortress Wiki!'''
  
 
Here are a few links to get you started:
 
Here are a few links to get you started:
 
* If you're not too familiar with editing wikis, you might like to start with [[Help:Editing]].
 
* If you're not too familiar with editing wikis, you might like to start with [[Help:Editing]].
 
* If you already are familiar with wikiediting, you might want to try [[Help:Style guide]].
 
* If you already are familiar with wikiediting, you might want to try [[Help:Style guide]].
* [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] will let you see others' contributions as they happen.   
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* [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] will let you see others' contributions as they happen.   
 
** To make Recent Changes more useful for all users, remember to provide an edit summary in the "Summary" field before you save your changes.   
 
** To make Recent Changes more useful for all users, remember to provide an edit summary in the "Summary" field before you save your changes.   
** You can set the wiki to prompt you for a summary in your [[Special:preferences|preferences]].
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** You can set the wiki to prompt you for a summary in your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]].
 
* '''When posting on an article's Talk page you should add four tilde symbols or <tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt> onto the end.'''   
 
* '''When posting on an article's Talk page you should add four tilde symbols or <tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt> onto the end.'''   
 
** This will add a signature and timestamp to your comment so others can easily tell who posted it.
 
** This will add a signature and timestamp to your comment so others can easily tell who posted it.
 
** Any new sections on an article's Talk page should be added to the bottom of the page and not to the top.
 
** Any new sections on an article's Talk page should be added to the bottom of the page and not to the top.
 
** When editing normal article pages, don't sign your contributions.
 
** When editing normal article pages, don't sign your contributions.
** You can use the [[Image:Signature Icon.png]] button in the editing toolbar to quickly add a signature.
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** You can use the [[File:Signature Icon.png]] button in the editing toolbar to quickly add a signature.
* If you have any questions or need any help, please feel free to leave a message for a [[Help:Group_rights|staff member]].
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* If you have any questions or need any help, please feel free to leave a message for a [[Help:Group rights|staff member]].
* If you have trouble with anything on the wiki or you're not sure about a specific topic, feel free to join the [[Team_Fortress_Wiki:IRC|IRC]].
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* If you have trouble with anything on the wiki or you're not sure about a specific topic, feel free to join the [[Team Fortress Wiki:IRC|IRC]].
* You can also customize your [[Special:MyPage|user page]] if you like.
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* You can also customize your [[User:{{{name|{{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}}}}}|user page]] if you like.
** When uploading images for use on your user page, please add the prefix '''User {{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}} ''' to the file's name.
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** When uploading images for use on your user page, please add the prefix '''User {{{name|{{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}}}}} ''' to the file's name.
** Additionally, if you would like to add any self-made content to the wiki, please do so by adding the prefix '''User:{{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}}/''' to the page title when you create the page.
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** Additionally, if you would like to add any self-made content to the wiki, please do so by adding the prefix '''User:{{{name|{{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}}}}}/''' to the page title when you create the page.
  
Once again, welcome to the Team Fortress 2 Wiki!
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Once again, welcome to the Team Fortress Wiki!
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==Usage==
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== Usage ==
  
For use on the Talk pages of new editors. Provides some basic starting links and lets us say "hi".
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This template is intended for new users' talk pages, to get them started with wiki editing. It is mostly handled by [[User:WelcomeBOT]] these days.
  
<pre>{{subst:welcome}}</pre>[[Category:Help templates]]</noinclude>
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When using this template, you should always substitute it, and add your signature afterwards:
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<pre>
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{{subst:Welcome}}
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[[Category:Help templates]]</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 16:50, 20 May 2023

Hello, Welcome!

Welcome to the Official Team Fortress Wiki!

Here are a few links to get you started:

  • If you're not too familiar with editing wikis, you might like to start with Help:Editing.
  • If you already are familiar with wikiediting, you might want to try Help:Style guide.
  • Recent Changes will let you see others' contributions as they happen.
    • To make Recent Changes more useful for all users, remember to provide an edit summary in the "Summary" field before you save your changes.
    • You can set the wiki to prompt you for a summary in your preferences.
  • When posting on an article's Talk page you should add four tilde symbols or ~~~~ onto the end.
    • This will add a signature and timestamp to your comment so others can easily tell who posted it.
    • Any new sections on an article's Talk page should be added to the bottom of the page and not to the top.
    • When editing normal article pages, don't sign your contributions.
    • You can use the Signature Icon.png button in the editing toolbar to quickly add a signature.
  • If you have any questions or need any help, please feel free to leave a message for a staff member.
  • If you have trouble with anything on the wiki or you're not sure about a specific topic, feel free to join the IRC.
  • You can also customize your user page if you like.
    • When uploading images for use on your user page, please add the prefix User Welcome to the file's name.
    • Additionally, if you would like to add any self-made content to the wiki, please do so by adding the prefix User:Welcome/ to the page title when you create the page.

Once again, welcome to the Team Fortress Wiki!


Usage

This template is intended for new users' talk pages, to get them started with wiki editing. It is mostly handled by User:WelcomeBOT these days.

When using this template, you should always substitute it, and add your signature afterwards:

{{subst:Welcome}}
-- ~~~~