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'''Welcome to the Official Team Fortress Wiki!'''
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Hello, {{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}}, and [[Wikipedia:Introduction|welcome]] to Team Fortress Wiki! {{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>#if: {{{thanks|}}} | Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}} | your contributions]]{{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>#if: {{{art|}}} | , especially what you did for [[:{{{art}}}]]}}.}}  I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Make sure you have read the [[Help:Team Fortress Wiki style guide|Team Fortress Wiki style guide]]!
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Here are a few links to get you started:
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* If you're not too familiar with editing wikis, you might like to start with [[Help:Editing]].
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* If you already are familiar with wikiediting, you might want to try [[Help:Style guide]].
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* [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] will let you see others' contributions as they happen. 
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** To make Recent Changes more useful for all users, remember to provide an edit summary in the "Summary" field before you save your changes. 
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** You can set the wiki to prompt you for a summary in your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]].
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* '''When posting on an article's Talk page you should add four tilde symbols or <tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt> onto the end.''' 
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** This will add a signature and timestamp to your comment so others can easily tell who posted it.
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** Any new sections on an article's Talk page should be added to the bottom of the page and not to the top.
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** When editing normal article pages, don't sign your contributions.
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** You can use the [[File:Signature Icon.png]] button in the editing toolbar to quickly add a signature.
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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]].
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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]].
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* You can also customize your [[User:{{{name|{{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>BASEPAGENAME}}}}}|user page]] if you like.
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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.
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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.
  
Remember to [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Signatures|sign]] your messages on [[Wikipedia:talk page|discussion page]]s using four [[Wikipedia:tilde|tilde]]s (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, basic help information can be found at the [[Help:Contents|help center]], or you can ask me on {{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>#if:{{{1|}}}|[[user talk:{{{1}}}|my talk page]]|my talk page}}. Again, welcome! -- <includeonly>~~</includeonly>~~<noinclude><nowiki>~~</nowiki></noinclude>
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Once again, welcome to the Team Fortress Wiki!
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[[Category:Templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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== Usage ==
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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.
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When using this template, you should always substitute it, and add your signature afterwards:
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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}}
-- ~~~~