Maintenance script: Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

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Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

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	Alternatively, the [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Contributing~~ ~~to Wikipedia~~\|contributing to Wikipedia]] page covers the same topics.		Alternatively, the [[Project:Template guide\|contributing to Wikipedia]] page covers the same topics.

	If you have any questions, we have a friendly space where experienced editors can help you here:		If you have any questions, we have a friendly space where experienced editors can help you here:

	{{Clickable button\|~~Wikipedia~~:~~Teahouse~~\|Get help at the Teahouse\|style=margin-left: 1.6em;}}		{{Clickable button\|Project:Template guide\|Get help at the Teahouse\|style=margin-left: 1.6em;}}

	If you are not sure where to help out, try the "Suggested edits" module top left on [[Special:Homepage\|your homepage]], or you can always find a task here:		If you are not sure where to help out, try the "Suggested edits" module top left on [[Special:Homepage\|your homepage]], or you can always find a task here:

	{{Clickable button\|~~Wikipedia~~:~~Task~~ ~~Center~~\|Search the Task Center\|style=margin-left: 1.6em;}}		{{Clickable button\|Project:Editorial guidance\|Search the Task Center\|style=margin-left: 1.6em;}}

	I hope you enjoy editing Wikipedia! Please [[~~Wikipedia~~:Signatures\|sign your name]] on talk pages using four [[tilde]]s (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically produce your name and the date. {{ {{{\|safesubst:}}}yesno\|{{{notalk\|}}}\|yes= \|no= Feel free to write a note on the bottom of {{ {{{\|safesubst:}}}ifsubst \| [[User talk:{{ {{{\|safesubst:}}}REVISIONUSER}}\|my talk page]] \| my talk page }} if you want to get in touch with me. }} Again, welcome! <!-- Template:Welcome-copyright --><noinclude>		I hope you enjoy editing Wikipedia! Please [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Signatures\|sign your name]] on talk pages using four [[tilde]]s (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically produce your name and the date. {{ {{{\|safesubst:}}}yesno\|{{{notalk\|}}}\|yes= \|no= Feel free to write a note on the bottom of {{ {{{\|safesubst:}}}ifsubst \| [[User talk:{{ {{{\|safesubst:}}}REVISIONUSER}}\|my talk page]] \| my talk page }} if you want to get in touch with me. }} Again, welcome! <!-- Template:Welcome-copyright --><noinclude>
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Wikipedia>The ed17: shorten template with text etc. from Template:Welcome -- this is just far too much reading and clicking to expect from any new user. The bullets alone linked to ten policy/guideline/similar pages!

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shorten template with text etc. from Template:Welcome -- this is just far too much reading and clicking to expect from any new user. The bullets alone linked to ten policy/guideline/similar pages!

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== Welcome! ==
Hello, and [[Help:Introduction|welcome to Wikipedia]]! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{{{{|safesubst:}}}PAGENAME}}|your contributions]]; however, ''please'' remember the essential rule of respecting [[copyright]]s. '''Edits to Wikipedia{{{{{|safesubst:}}}#if:{{{1|}}}|, such as your edit to the page [[:{{{1}}}]],}} may not contain material from copyrighted sources unless that text is [[Help:Adding open-license text to Wikipedia#Accepted_licenses|available under a suitable free license]].''' It is almost never okay to copy extensive text out of a book or website and paste it into a Wikipedia article with little or no alteration, though you ''can'' clearly and briefly quote copyrighted text in the right circumstances. Content that does not comply with this legal rule must be removed.

For other edits, you may find this short tutorial helpful:

{{Clickable button|Help:Introduction|Learn more about editing|class=mw-ui-progressive|style=margin-left: 1.6em;}}

Alternatively, the [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|contributing to Wikipedia]] page covers the same topics.

If you have any questions, we have a friendly space where experienced editors can help you here:

{{Clickable button|Wikipedia:Teahouse|Get help at the Teahouse|style=margin-left: 1.6em;}}

If you are not sure where to help out, try the "Suggested edits" module top left on [[Special:Homepage|your homepage]], or you can always find a task here:

{{Clickable button|Wikipedia:Task Center|Search the Task Center|style=margin-left: 1.6em;}}

I hope you enjoy editing Wikipedia! Please [[Wikipedia:Signatures|sign your name]] on talk pages using four [[tilde]]s (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically produce your name and the date. {{ {{{|safesubst:}}}yesno|{{{notalk|}}}|yes= |no= Feel free to write a note on the bottom of {{ {{{|safesubst:}}}ifsubst | [[User talk:{{ {{{|safesubst:}}}REVISIONUSER}}|my talk page]] | my talk page }} if you want to get in touch with me. }} Again, welcome! <noinclude>
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Maintenance script: Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

Wikipedia>The ed17: shorten template with text etc. from Template:Welcome -- this is just far too much reading and clicking to expect from any new user. The bullets alone linked to ten policy/guideline/similar pages!