Template talk:Welcome

Since we have a separate IP welcome template, should we take out the part that relates to signing in/creating a username? Miles (talk) 21:10, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes; chances are, the person has an account and is logged on when this template is put up (I noticed that this is put up when a new user makes a contribution), so the creating a username part should be taken out. Friedbeef1 Ho ho ho! 03:57, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Should we put in it so new users can know what it is so they can sign their post easier?Smoreking^(T) _(c) 01:57, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Overkill. --Sky (t · c · w) 02:59, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

You love shutting me down, don't you :| Smoreking^(T) _(c) 03:03, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Only on every day ending with the word "day". --Sky (t · c · w) 03:10, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh, that's not too much.Smoreking^(T) _(c) 03:11, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

If {{{1}}} and {{{2}}} are the same, can they merged into just one selection, or no? Thanks, TimeMaster Talk Main Contribs 23:17, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

{{1}} is the welcomer's username; {{2}} can be their signature --> different. Miles (talk) 00:55, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Cool, I have a custom signature, for two months ago. Thanks for telling me that. Thanks, TimeMaster Talk Main Contribs 01:08, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

WTF

How come every time I use the template, it goes horribly wrong and shoves my username into it? SD706/FnW - (U•T•C ) 01:28, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

{{subst:welcome|Silverdragon706|~~~~}} Just use that. And fix it to the way it was before you started editing it.Smoreking^(T) _(c) 01:31, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Welcome vs Welcome IP

The line about creating an account needs to be removed - that's only appropriate if the user is an IP, and there's actually a separate template for that. This was fleetingly discussed in December, but nothing was actually done about it. I think that the entire line should be removed. At the moment the template doesn't really make sense, which isn't doesn't create the best first impression for a new user. PenguinofDeath 10:10, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

An IRC link?

IRC would keep the user busy and it's better to include it (If you want to talk about unrelated stuff, use SW:IRC). Most people who welcome don't bother to do this like me, so can we include an IRC link, and maybe a Freenode link and how to use it?--MegaTron1XD 02:13, July 27, 2010 (UTC)