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Usage
editTo use this template, add {{subst:Welcomespam}}
to the user's talk page.
Please refer to the index of user talk template messages before using any template on user talk pages to warn a user. Applying the best template available for your purpose may help reduce confusion from the message you are sending.
Parameters
edit- The relevant page:
{{subst:Welcomespam|Article}}
- Your name:
{{subst:Welcomespam|Article|Username}}
Examples
editFor example, this code:
{{subst:Welcomespam|WP:Sandbox|Example}}
Generates:
WelcomeHello, Welcomespam, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate encyclopedic contributions, but some of your recent contributions, such as your edit to the page WP:Sandbox, seem to be advertising or for promotional purposes. Wikipedia does not allow advertising. For more information on this, please see:
- Policy on neutral point of view
- Guideline on spam
- Guideline on external links
- Guideline on conflict of interest
- FAQ for Organizations
If you still have questions, there is a new contributors' help page, or you can . You may also find the following pages useful for a general introduction to Wikipedia:
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- How to edit a page and how to develop articles
- Help pages
- Tutorials
- Article wizard for creating new articles
- Simplified Manual of Style
I hope you enjoy editing Wikipedia! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Feel free to write a note on the bottom of my talk page if you want to get in touch with me. Again, welcome!
See also
edit- Wikipedia:Welcome templates for alternative welcome templates.