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If you edit without using a named account, your IP address (Welcome-anon-retro) is used to identify you instead.
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Happy editing!
 | This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Welcome-anon-retro}}). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot. |
To use this template, add
{{subst:Welcome-anon-retro}}~~~~
to the user's talk page.
Parameters
editAll of these parameters are optional:
|1=for a custom additional message to replace "Happy editing!":{{subst:Welcome-anon-retro|1=I enjoy your work. Keep it up!}}~~~~
|ipname=for the name of the IP's collective audience:{{subst:Welcome-anon-retro|ipname=Australians}}~~~~
|art=name an article to which the anon user contributed in a positive way:{{subst:Welcome-anon-retro|art=Radar detector}}~~~~
|nothanks=ydo not thank for edits that are not helpful (though well-intentioned):{{subst:Welcome-anon-retro|nothanks=y}}~~~~
See also
edit- {{Welcome-anon}} – standard anon welcome template
- {{Thanks}} – two sentences.
- {{Welcome-anon-constructive}} – have helped in vandal fighting and have made constructive edits
- {{Welcome-anon-npov}}
- {{Welcome-anon-suboptimal}} – have made edits that were clearly intended to be constructive, but had to be reverted for some reason
- {{welcome-anon-summary}} – have made constructive edits, but forgot to use an edit summary
- {{Welcome-anon-test}} – seem to have made a test edit
- {{Welcome-anon-unconstructive}} – have vandalized a page or had their first edits reverted
- {{Welcome-anon-unsourced}}
- {{Welcome-anon-vandalism-fighter}}
- {{W-graphical-anon}}encourages getting a username, based on graphical welcome template
- Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates
TemplateData
editTemplateData for Welcome-anon-retro
A generic welcome template for anonymous users (IP addresses). Must be substituted.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional message | 1 | Additional message that replaces the default test
| String | optional |
| Name of IP user | ipname | The name of the person/audience behind the IP address, if known. | String | optional |
| Linked article | art | Article at which the user has made positive contributions | Page name | suggested |
| Do not thank | nothanks | Do not thank for edits that are not helpful (though well-intentioned)
| Boolean | optional |