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Tip of the Day
[edit]Tip of the moment...
Where did that fact come from?
It is important that the information in Wikipedia be true and accurate. To help ensure this, we have the Verifiability Policy, which states that all facts presented on Wikipedia must be verifiable. When writing facts, it is very important that you cite your sources! Stick to a factual style even when writing about fiction or opinions. Providing references is particularly important for controversial opinions—instead of using weasel words like some people believe... you should cite sources to help readers learn who believes what, and why. Keep in mind that the folks at Wikipedia's Reference desk are very knowledgeable across a wide range of subjects, and they may be able to help you track down source references for a particular detail. – – To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use {{totd-random}}
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Tip of the day...
As a new editor you may be wondering, "How can I help?" and be overwhelmed by the extent and scope of the entire Wikipedia project. An introduction for new contributors is available at Help:Getting started which provides a self-guided road map of tutorials, introductions, training topics and other resources allowing you to learn more about how you can help improve the Wikipedia project. – – Read more: To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd3}}
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The Tip of the Day project provides a different piece of advice for using Wikipedia every day. Like the Picture of the Day, you can include it on your userpage by adding {{totd}} somewhere (at the top of your talk page is a good place for it). The randomized version (displayed above) is {{totd-random}}, and shows a different tip each time it is displayed on your screen. Other formats for the TOTD exist, such as the more compact {{totd3}}, or you can make your own by including {{Wikipedia:Tip of the day/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} on your userpage (which includes the raw text, without any formatting) and then enclose it in your own formatting. To float the tip of the day to the right of content (as it is displayed here), place this code where you want the tip to show up: {{right|{{totd3}}}}.
Style tips
[edit]A spin off of the tip of the day, this is another template that provides useful instruction a little at a time.
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Downcase the generics
Correct (generic): The university offers programs in arts and sciences.Correct (title): The University of Delhi offers programs in arts and sciences. Incorrect (generic): The City has a population of 55,000.
Add this to your user page by typing in {{Styletips}} |
To place it on your userpage, copy and paste this:
{{Styletips}}
Barnometer
[edit]This is an example of a Barnometer, to display the barnstars you've received in a humorous timescale. You can check the coding and then tweak it according to your own needs. Hold your mouse pointer over each barnstar to read each greeting.
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noob | involved | been around | veteran | seen it all | older than the Cabal itself |
Mottos/slogans/quotes/thoughtboxes
[edit]Mottos
[edit]There's a motto of the day project, called, you guessed it: Wikipedia:Motto of the day. To use it, just place {{Motd}} on your user page!
Here's what it looks like:
Today's motto...
→ The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
Thoughtboxes
[edit]This positive thoughtbox was found on Lord Voldemort's userpage:
Quotes
[edit]Quote of the week: {{User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Quote}}
“ | All of us are put in boxes by our family, by our religion, by our society, our moment in history, even our own bodies. Some people have the courage to break free.
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— Geena Rocero |
Random quote: {{Randomquote}}
Show anotherThose who know how to win are more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.
— Polybius
Pics and images
[edit]There is a huge selection of pictures on Wikipedia and its sister site Wikimedia Commons. Pictures can be a powerful way to express yourself...
Pictures can be found all over Wikipedia, but it can be very time-consuming to hunt for them in the encyclopedia's articles. Another option is to browse Wikipedia's collections...
Image categories
[edit]Some images can be found in the categorical index, at:
But most of the images used on Wikipedia are kept at:
- Wikimedia Commons (plus a whole lot more)
Featured pictures
[edit]Featured pictures can also be found in the picture of the day archive:
A monthly archive of Wikipedia's featured pictures
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2008: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2009: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2010: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2011: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2012: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2013: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2014: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2015: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2016: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2017: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2018: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2019: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2020: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2021: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2022: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2023: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2024: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2025: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
There is usually a long delay before a featured picture is scheduled into the picture of the day system, so two other places to look for featured pictures are:
Picture(s) of the day
[edit]The Picture of the Day, which changes daily, is currently displayed every day on the Main Page, and you can use it to decorate your userpage as well...
Here's what the various picture of the day templates look like. To place them on your user page, include the corresponding double-curly bracket code, and the picture will be displayed automagically:
{{pic of the day}}
{{POTD}}
{{POTD/{{#time:Y-m-d}}|column}}
The red-lored whistler (Pachycephala rufogularis) is one of nine species of whistler occurring in Australia and a member of the family Pachycephalidae. It resides in the low mallee, spinifex, cypress pine and broombush woodland in the desert of central New South Wales, north-western Victoria and adjacent south-eastern South Australia, preferring low mallee woodlands or shrublands with open canopy, above a moderately dense but patchy scrub layer. The male bird has an orange or buff face and throat, a grey breastband extending around the neck and over the head, and rufous underparts with pale yellow or olive edging to primaries. The female is similar but with a paler throat and underparts. While it is often seen perched in trees and shrubs, the red-lored whistler feeds, for the most part, on the ground. Little is known about the movement of this species, although it is thought to be sedentary, with some movement possibly after breeding. It builds a substantial, cup-shaped nest made mostly of coarse bark and mallee leaves, neatly woven around the rim in low shrubs and lays two or three eggs. The species's limited range has seen it listed nationally as a vulnerable species. This red-lored whistler was photographed in the Nombinnie Nature Reserve in New South Wales.
Photograph credit: John Harrison
If you'd rather have it without the text (to make it smaller), you can use {{Wikipedia:POTD/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}_{{CURRENTDAY}},_{{CURRENTYEAR}} instead.
Alternate picture of the day
[edit]To display the alternate picture of the day from the no-restrictions anybody-can-add-a-pic-right-now picture project, use {{rpotd}}, which displays this:
Unlike PotD, these pictures are not featured. You can use {{rpotd}} to add the daily random picture to your userpage.
To display the alternate cool random picture of the day from User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Random Cool Picture Generator, use {{User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Random Cool Picture Generator}}, which displays this:
Commons picture of the day
[edit]You can also display the Commons Picture of the Day, which is different from the featured picture displayed on the main page, with {{WP:Wikimedia Commons/POTD}}. Which shows this:
This technical illustration shows early hot air balloon designs. The first untethered manned hot air balloon flight was performed by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes on this day in 1783.
Fun art
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Signs
[edit]Troll-free zone
[edit]WikiLove-zone
[edit]Logos & symbols
[edit]- Stolen from Supernerd11's page,
<div style="position:absolute; top:-13.2em; left:-15em; background:#f6f6f6; z-index:1;"></div>
- should create a logo that roughly covers the
boringdefault logo. This needs to be tweaked a bit, but gives you an empiric formula of sorts.
Jokes, including prank markup
[edit]Caught you
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Instead of doing something useful, You have been staring at this page since 13:33 Thursday, November 21, 2024 UTC. |
Other template
[edit]Other joke templates can be found at the department of fun.