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If you'd like a continuous refill reminder, the floating cup of coffee can be put in place by using this code: {{User:Yworo/havacuppa}}

"Have a cuppa... Coffee?"
"Have a cuppa... Coffee?"


You are getting very sleepy...



I can't wait to edit another page!



Whatever does this mean?!


Banners and buttons

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Main page: Wikipedia:Banners and buttons


Tip of the Day

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Tip of the moment...
Working on the Main Page - I

Being the gateway to the encyclopedia - the Main Page is Wikipedia's most frequently visited page. The main page is always protected and can only be edited by admins. But, most of the content on the main page is piped in each day from various departments, via templates. The volunteers in these departments work year round to prepare the content on the Main Page to be viewed by the World each day.

The departments that prep content for the Main Page are:

Anybody can help prep the pages that feed into the main page's templates (up until the day they are displayed on the Main Page), by proofreading and correcting them, and we encourage you to do so. (continued tomorrow)

Read more:
Become a Wikipedia tipster
To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use {{totd-random}}


Tip of the day...
Help reduce the Wikipedia backlog

There are many tasks that need to be done to maintain Wikipedia, from fixing typos, to adding citations, to finding archived versions of dead external links‍—‌and many many more.

There is a tremendous backlog on all the types of improvements, which can be found on Wikipedia's backlog page.

Please help!

Read more:
Become a Wikipedia tipster
To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd3}}

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

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A spin off of the tip of the day, this is another template that provides useful instruction a little at a time.

Another styletip ...


Subset terms


A subset term identifies a set of members of a larger class. Common subset terms are including, such as, and among.

  • Don't use redundant subset terms (so avoid constructions like these: Among the most well-known members of the fraternity are included two members of the Onassis family; The elements in stars include hydrogen, helium and iron, etc.).
  • Don't use including to introduce a complete list, where comprising, consisting of, or composed of would be more accurate.


Add this to your user page by typing in {{Styletips}}

To place it on your userpage, copy and paste this:

{{Styletips}}

Barnometer

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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.

Barnometer™
The Sitting Duck Award. Wikipedia is not a sitting duck for quacks. In recognition of your efforts the sitting duck award. - JFW 00:29, 26 December 2005 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar. Presented to BullRangifer on September 25, 2006 for your tireless persistence in editing with precision and style and defending the difficult articles while encouraging others to do the same. A true wikipedian! - Dematt 21:38, 25 September 2006 (UTC) The E=MC² Barnstar. To BullRangifer, for being a scientist in the very best meaning of the word; been proud to work with you. - Gleng 16:28, 28 September 2006 (UTC) For your contributions to Wikipedia and humanity in general, you are hereby granted the coveted Random Smiley Award. Originated by Pedia-I. - StoptheDatabaseState 20:58, 11 December 2006 (UTC) The Resilient Barnstar. I award the Resilient Barnstar to BullRangifer for his continual good nature and his willingness to persist in improving Wikipedia despite continual personal attacks. It's great to have you here. - Maustrauser 13:41, 13 January 2007 (UTC) The Purple Barnstar. For pushing through trials and tribulations to become a better editor - Shot info 00:25, 28 March 2007 (UTC) Barnstar. I Angelbo award you this Barnstar for your article about Reindeer hunting in Greenland. That is a fantastic article you created there. - Angelbo 12:32, 29 April 2007 (UTC) The Original Barnstar. I'm awarding you this barnstar for your help in rewriting the homeopathy article. It is now implemented and hopefully will improve even further in the near future. Great job! - Wikidudeman 14:48, 1 September 2007 (UTC) Angel Heart Barnstar. This is for all the kindness and help you have given to me and others. -- Crohnie 13:55, 25 September 2007 (UTC) The Resilient Barnstar. I, Durova, award BullRangifer the Resilient Barnstar for starting a new article that got into "Template:Did you know" after a hard journey through arbitration. Here's to a strong comeback! Durova 02:16, 29 September 2007 (UTC) The E=mc² Barnstar. To BullRangifer: for fairness and knowing your stuff. Sincere thanks for all your contributions here. Jim Butler 01:06, 27 January 2008 (UTC) The Copyeditor's Barnstar. For doing some great, painstaking copyediting on several articles. Keep up the good work! Eustress 01:43, 15 April 2008 (UTC) The Peace Barnstar. For continued handling of contentious areas in a helpful and civil manner, and especially for the ability to find and encourage solutions to disputes. Shell 01:19, 26 October 2008 (UTC) The Content Creativity Barnstar. For everyone here [1] - you've done an incredible job working hard at working together. The section is coming together without any edit wars; there've been no personal remarks and in general, everyone has been incredibly civil and helpful. This is a very impressive way to turn things around - feel free to yank this barnstar and put it in your own user space :) Shell 19:21, 22 November 2008 (UTC) The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar. For your contributions to medicine and science articles, and those articles that would otherwise make claim to be such. Verbal 09:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC) The WikiMedal for Janitorial Services shall be awarded to BullRangifer for good janitorial work, shown by adding an appropriate and much-needed image to this article. Mootros 09:19, 23 October 2009 (UTC) The Surreal Barnstar. Great addition to the new essay Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. Sebwite 17:13, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
noob involved been around veteran seen it all older than the Cabal itself

Mottos/slogans/quotes/thoughtboxes

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Mottos

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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...
What goes around, comes around.


Nominate one today!

Thoughtboxes

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This positive thoughtbox was found on Lord Voldemort's userpage:

What happens when a Wikipedian dies? He or she just doesn't show up to edit anymore. Does anybody notice? Does anybody really even care? To all those Wikipedians who may have died and been forgotten here, Thank you for your contributions and Rest in Peace.

Quotes

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Quote of the week: {{User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Quote}}

Quote of the Week

Random quote: {{Randomquote}}

Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.

— Josephine Hart
Show another

Pics and images

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There is a huge selection of pictures on Wikipedia and its sister site Wikimedia Commons. Pictures can be a powerful way to express yourself...

Terrorists don't have the Bomb... Yet.
Mountains in New Hampshire.

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

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Some images can be found in the categorical index, at:

But most of the images used on Wikipedia are kept at:

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Featured pictures can also be found in the picture of the day archive:

A monthly archive of Wikipedia's featured pictures

2004: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2005: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2006: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2007: January February March April May June July August September October November December
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

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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}}

The Abduction of Europa
The Abduction of Europa is a 1632 oil-on-panel painting by Rembrandt. One of his rare mythological works, it was inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses, part of which tells the tale of Zeus's seduction and capture of Europa. The painting shows a coastal scene with Europa being carried away in rough waters by Zeus in the form of a bull while her friends remain on shore with expressions of horror. The use of an ancient myth to impart a contemporary thought and his portrayal of the scene using the High Baroque style are two strong aspects of the work. It was also influenced by Titian's painting of the same subject 70 years earlier, although there are significant differences; Rembrandt's painting is less violent in nature than Titian's. The Abduction of Europa is now in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum in New York City.Painting credit: Rembrandt
Archive – More featured pictures...


{{POTD}}


{{POTD/{{#time:Y-m-d}}|column}}

The Abduction of Europa

The Abduction of Europa is a 1632 oil-on-panel painting by Rembrandt. One of his rare mythological works, it was inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses, part of which tells the tale of Zeus's seduction and capture of Europa. The painting shows a coastal scene with Europa being carried away in rough waters by Zeus in the form of a bull while her friends remain on shore with expressions of horror. The use of an ancient myth to impart a contemporary thought and his portrayal of the scene using the High Baroque style are two strong aspects of the work. It was also influenced by Titian's painting of the same subject 70 years earlier, although there are significant differences; Rembrandt's painting is less violent in nature than Titian's. The Abduction of Europa is now in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum in New York City.

Painting credit: Rembrandt

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

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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:

Baseball player Andruw Jones
Image credit: Chrisjnelson (talk · contribs)



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:

Random Cool Picture:
Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira, Portugal. Show another
Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira, Portugal.



Commons picture of the day

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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:

Interior of Église Saint-Charles-Borromée, a historic church in Quebec City. Today is Charles Borromeo's feast day.

Fun art

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Can you become the Supreme Leader of the Supreme Cabal?
Wikibreak
Third opinion
$220		Chance
?
Request for comment
$220		Arbitration
$240		Jimbo Wales
$200		In the news
$260		On this day
$260		MediaWiki
$150		Did you know
$280
You are banned!
RFA
$200		WIKIOPOLYFPC
$300
PERM
$180		POTD
$300
Community discussionCommunity discussion
Teahouse
$180		FAC
$320
Developers
$200		Rouge admin
$200
Deletion review
$160		Chance
?
AFD
$140		TFA
$350
Wikimedia Foundation
$150		Edit war
(pay $100)
CSD
$140		Main Page
$400
BANNED!
Just browsing
WikiProject Spam
$120		UAA
$100		Chance
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AIV
$100		Admin cabal
$200		Teh Drahmaz
(pay $200)		AN
$60		Community discussionANI
$60
Go
Collect $200 salary as you pass


Signs

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Troll-free zone

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WikiLove-zone

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Logos & symbols

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<div style="position:absolute; top:-13.2em; left:-15em; background:#f6f6f6; z-index:1;"></div>
should create a logo that roughly covers the boring default logo. This needs to be tweaked a bit, but gives you an empiric formula of sorts.


Jokes, including prank markup

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Caught you

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(Refresh) 		        Instead of doing something useful,
You have been staring at this page since 00:07 Monday, November 4, 2024 UTC.

Other template

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Other joke templates can be found at the department of fun.

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