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

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	This [[WP:WT\|welcome template]] may be used to welcome a user whose edits appear to show poor command of English (or whose edits are not in English at all) and who appear to be fluent in {{#if: {{{1\|}}} \| {{#language:{{{1\|}}}\|en}} \| another language}}. It presents a brief welcome message in English, followed by an equivalent one in {{#if: {{{1\|}}} \| {{#language:{{{1\|}}}\|en}} \| the other language, if a translation is available}}.		This [[Project:Editorial guidance\|welcome template]] may be used to welcome a user whose edits appear to show poor command of English (or whose edits are not in English at all) and who appear to be fluent in {{#if: {{{1\|}}} \| {{#language:{{{1\|}}}\|en}} \| another language}}. It presents a brief welcome message in English, followed by an equivalent one in {{#if: {{{1\|}}} \| {{#language:{{{1\|}}}\|en}} \| the other language, if a translation is available}}.

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==
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	{{fake header\|level=3\|Welcome!}}		{{fake header\|level=3\|Welcome!}}
	Hello, Welcome-foreign, and [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Welcoming_committee~~/~~Welcome_to_Wikipedia~~\|welcome to Wikipedia]]! While efforts to improve Wikipedia are always welcome, unfortunately your contributions are not written in an English that is good enough to be useful. You appear to be more familiar with {{#language:es\|en}}; did you know there is a [[:es:\|Wikipedia in Spanish]]? You may prefer to contribute there instead. In any case, welcome to the project, and thank you for your efforts! If you need help, please feel free to notify me on my talk page. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example\|talk]]) {{time\|df=dmy\|hide-refresh=y\|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])		Hello, Welcome-foreign, and [[Project:Template index/User talk namespace\|welcome to Wikipedia]]! While efforts to improve Wikipedia are always welcome, unfortunately your contributions are not written in an English that is good enough to be useful. You appear to be more familiar with {{#language:es\|en}}; did you know there is a [[:es:\|Wikipedia in Spanish]]? You may prefer to contribute there instead. In any case, welcome to the project, and thank you for your efforts! If you need help, please feel free to notify me on my talk page. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example\|talk]]) {{time\|df=dmy\|hide-refresh=y\|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])
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	{{fake header\|level=3\|¡Bienvenido(a)!}}		{{fake header\|level=3\|¡Bienvenido(a)!}}
	¡Hola Welcome-foreign, [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Welcoming_committee~~/~~Welcome_to_Wikipedia~~\|bienvenido(a) a Wikipedia]]! Si bien todos los esfuerzos para mejorar la Wikipedia son bien recibidos, desdichadamente su nivel de inglés no parece idóneo para hacer contribuciones de utilidad, o las contribuciones no estan escritas en inglés. ¿Sabía que existe una [[:es:\|Wikipedia en español]]? Quizás prefiera contribuir ahí. De cualquiera forma, reciba la más cordial bienvenida a Wikipedia y nuestro agradecimiento por esforzarse. Si necesita ayuda, puede notificármelo en mi página de discusión. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example\|talk]]) {{time\|df=dmy\|hide-refresh=y\|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])<!--Template:welcome-foreign-->		¡Hola Welcome-foreign, [[Project:Template index/User talk namespace\|bienvenido(a) a Wikipedia]]! Si bien todos los esfuerzos para mejorar la Wikipedia son bien recibidos, desdichadamente su nivel de inglés no parece idóneo para hacer contribuciones de utilidad, o las contribuciones no estan escritas en inglés. ¿Sabía que existe una [[:es:\|Wikipedia en español]]? Quizás prefiera contribuir ahí. De cualquiera forma, reciba la más cordial bienvenida a Wikipedia y nuestro agradecimiento por esforzarse. Si necesita ayuda, puede notificármelo en mi página de discusión. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example\|talk]]) {{time\|df=dmy\|hide-refresh=y\|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])<!--Template:welcome-foreign-->
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	{{fake header\|level=3\|Welcome!}}		{{fake header\|level=3\|Welcome!}}
	Hello, Welcome-foreign, and [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Welcoming_committee~~/~~Welcome_to_Wikipedia~~\|welcome to Wikipedia]]! While efforts to improve Wikipedia are always welcome, unfortunately your contributions are not written in an English that is good enough to be useful. You appear to be more familiar with {{#language:es\|en}}; did you know there is a [[:es:\|Wikipedia in Spanish]]? You may prefer to contribute there instead. In any case, welcome to the project, and thank you for your efforts! If you need help, please feel free to notify me on my talk page. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example\|talk]]) {{time\|df=dmy\|hide-refresh=y\|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])		Hello, Welcome-foreign, and [[Project:Template index/User talk namespace\|welcome to Wikipedia]]! While efforts to improve Wikipedia are always welcome, unfortunately your contributions are not written in an English that is good enough to be useful. You appear to be more familiar with {{#language:es\|en}}; did you know there is a [[:es:\|Wikipedia in Spanish]]? You may prefer to contribute there instead. In any case, welcome to the project, and thank you for your efforts! If you need help, please feel free to notify me on my talk page. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example\|talk]]) {{time\|df=dmy\|hide-refresh=y\|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])
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	'''Suggestion:''' save early versions of your translation as <code>Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/''NewLanguage'' (draft)</code> until you're sure it's right. As soon as the file exists under the correct language name, it immediately goes live and can seen by the template.		'''Suggestion:''' save early versions of your translation as <code>Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/''NewLanguage'' (draft)</code> until you're sure it's right. As soon as the file exists under the correct language name, it immediately goes live and can seen by the template.

	'''Gendered languages:''' languages that use [[gender agreement]] may be accommodated in new translations using the pattern given in the [[wikicode]] at [[Template:Welcome-foreign/English]]. For example: in Spanish, the adjective {{lang\|es\|bienvenido}} agrees in gender with the user's gender, which may be set in their [[WP:~~Preferences~~\|preferences]]. A user with masculine preference will be greeted with {{xt\|Bienvenid'''o'''}} (with an '-o' at the end) and users with a feminine preference will be greeted with {{xt\|Bienvenid'''a'''}} ('-a' at the end). Those without a preference are greeted with the '-o' version in Spanish. The wikicode for the word 'Welcome' at [[Template:Welcome-foreign/Spanish]] is this:		'''Gendered languages:''' languages that use [[gender agreement]] may be accommodated in new translations using the pattern given in the [[wikicode]] at [[Template:Welcome-foreign/English]]. For example: in Spanish, the adjective {{lang\|es\|bienvenido}} agrees in gender with the user's gender, which may be set in their [[Project:Citing sources\|preferences]]. A user with masculine preference will be greeted with {{xt\|Bienvenid'''o'''}} (with an '-o' at the end) and users with a feminine preference will be greeted with {{xt\|Bienvenid'''a'''}} ('-a' at the end). Those without a preference are greeted with the '-o' version in Spanish. The wikicode for the word 'Welcome' at [[Template:Welcome-foreign/Spanish]] is this:
	* <code><nowiki>{{gender:{{BASEPAGENAME}}\|Bienvenido\|Bienvenida\|Bienvenido}}</nowiki></code>		* <code><nowiki>{{gender:{{BASEPAGENAME}}\|Bienvenido\|Bienvenida\|Bienvenido}}</nowiki></code>
	If you are creating welcome text in a new language, you can follow the model above. If you are not comfortable with template code, just leave it out, use a neutral version (or combined version, like {{xt\|Bienvenido(a)}}) and leave an [[WP:ER\|Edit request]] on the Template talk page asking for a template editor to adjust the content for gender agreement. Most of the messages generated using this template will handle gender issues automatically based on the gender preferences set by both users when needed.		If you are creating welcome text in a new language, you can follow the model above. If you are not comfortable with template code, just leave it out, use a neutral version (or combined version, like {{xt\|Bienvenido(a)}}) and leave an [[Project:Editorial guidance\|Edit request]] on the Template talk page asking for a template editor to adjust the content for gender agreement. Most of the messages generated using this template will handle gender issues automatically based on the gender preferences set by both users when needed.

	'''Wrapper:''' Also consider creating a wrapper template for the new language; you can use [[Template:Welcomeen-fr]] as a model.		'''Wrapper:''' Also consider creating a wrapper template for the new language; you can use [[Template:Welcomeen-fr]] as a model.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[~~Wikipedia~~:Welcome templates]]{{snd}}for welcoming registered and unregistered users		* [[Project:Template documentation\|Welcome templates]]{{snd}}for welcoming registered and unregistered users
	* {{t\|uw-notenglish}}{{snd}}a user warning template for users contributing content in other languages		* {{t\|uw-notenglish}}{{snd}}a user warning template for users contributing content in other languages
	* [[Template:Welcome-non-Latin/Translations]]{{snd}}could be used to import some languages here		* [[Template:Welcome-non-Latin/Translations]]{{snd}}could be used to import some languages here

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This [[WP:WT|welcome template]] may be used to welcome a user whose edits appear to show poor command of English (or whose edits are not in English at all) and who appear to be fluent in {{#if: {{{1|}}} | {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}} | another language}}. It presents a brief welcome message in English, followed by an equivalent one in {{#if: {{{1|}}} | {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}} | the other language, if a translation is available}}.

== Usage ==

{{tlsx|Welcome-foreign|lang{{=}}xx}} # where 'xx' is a language code<br>
{{tlsx|Welcome-foreign|xx}} <span style="margin-left:2.8em"># same as above</span>

== Parameters ==

There is one required parameter, the named param {{para|lang}} (alias: positional {{para|1}}):

* {{para|lang}}{{snd}}a language code; e.g., 'fr' for French, or 'es' for Spanish (see [[m:Table of Wikimedia projects#Projects per language codes|language code table]])
* {{para|1}}{{snd}} same as above

== Examples ==
{{cot|indent=1.6em|bg=khaki|align=left|1. Spanish}}
{{tlsx|Welcome-foreign|lang{{=}}es}} gives:
<div style="border:thin solid gray;background-color:#ffffe0;margin-top:0.5em; padding:0 1em 1em 1em">
{{fake header|level=3|Welcome!}}
Hello, Welcome-foreign, and [[Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee/Welcome_to_Wikipedia|welcome to Wikipedia]]! While efforts to improve Wikipedia are always welcome, unfortunately your contributions are not written in an English that is good enough to be useful. You appear to be more familiar with {{#language:es|en}}; did you know there is a [[:es:|Wikipedia in Spanish]]? You may prefer to contribute there instead. In any case, welcome to the project, and thank you for your efforts! If you need help, please feel free to notify me on my talk page. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) {{time|df=dmy|hide-refresh=y|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])
{{break}}

{{fake header|level=3|¡Bienvenido(a)!}}
¡Hola Welcome-foreign, [[Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee/Welcome_to_Wikipedia|bienvenido(a) a Wikipedia]]! Si bien todos los esfuerzos para mejorar la Wikipedia son bien recibidos, desdichadamente su nivel de inglés no parece idóneo para hacer contribuciones de utilidad, o las contribuciones no estan escritas en inglés. ¿Sabía que existe una [[:es:|Wikipedia en español]]? Quizás prefiera contribuir ahí. De cualquiera forma, reciba la más cordial bienvenida a Wikipedia y nuestro agradecimiento por esforzarse. Si necesita ayuda, puede notificármelo en mi página de discusión. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) {{time|df=dmy|hide-refresh=y|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])
</div>
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{{cot|indent=1.6em|bg=khaki|align=left|2. German}}
{{tlsx|Welcome-foreign|lang{{=}}de}} gives:
<div style="border:thin solid gray;background-color:#ffffe0;margin-top:0.5em; padding:0 1em 1em 1em">
{{fake header|level=3|Welcome!}}
Hello, Welcome-foreign, and [[Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee/Welcome_to_Wikipedia|welcome to Wikipedia]]! While efforts to improve Wikipedia are always welcome, unfortunately your contributions are not written in an English that is good enough to be useful. You appear to be more familiar with {{#language:es|en}}; did you know there is a [[:es:|Wikipedia in Spanish]]? You may prefer to contribute there instead. In any case, welcome to the project, and thank you for your efforts! If you need help, please feel free to notify me on my talk page. [[User:Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) {{time|df=dmy|hide-refresh=y|hide-tz=yes}} ([[UTC]])
{{break}}

{{fake header|level=3|Wilkommen!}}
{{excerpt|Template:Welcome-foreign/German|Wilkommen!|paragraphs=1|hat=no}}
</div>
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== Languages ==

The welcome will be issued in two languages: English, and the user's language, if the lang code corresponds to any of the following:
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Albanian|Albanian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Arabic|Arabic]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Azerbaijani|Azerbaijani]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Bengali|Bengali]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Bulgarian|Bulgarian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Chinese|Chinese]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Dutch|Dutch]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Farsi|Farsi]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Finnish|Finnish]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/French|French]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/German|German]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Hausa|Hausa]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Hebrew|Hebrew]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Hindi|Hindi]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Hungarian|Hungarian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Igbo|Igbo]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Indonesian|Indonesian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Italian|Italian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Japanese|Japanese]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Kinyarwanda|Kinyarwanda]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Korean|Korean]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Latvian|Latvian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Malay|Malay]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Malayalam|Malayalam]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Marathi|Marathi]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Oromo|Oromo]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Persian|Persian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Portuguese|Portuguese]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Romanian|Romanian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Russian|Russian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Serbian|Serbian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Somali|Somali]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Spanish|Spanish]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Swedish|Swedish]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Thai|Thai]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Turkish|Turkish]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Ukrainian|Ukrainian]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Urdu|Urdu]],
[[Template:Welcome-foreign/Vietnamese|Vietnamese]].
<small>(See full, up-to-date list via <span class=plainlinks>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex?prefix=Template%3AWelcome-foreign&namespace=0&stripprefix=1 prefixindex] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Template%3A+intitle%3A%2FWelcome-foreign%5C%2F%5BA-Z%5D%2F+-intitle%3Asandbox&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&fulltext=1 pattern search]</span>.)</small>

If the lang code corresponds to a language not currently supported, the welcome message is issued in English only. The template may be easily expanded to include [[m:Table of Wikimedia projects|any Wikipedia language]]. See [[Template:Welcome-foreign#Adding a new language|§ Adding a new language]] for instructions.

=== Adding a new language ===

This template will work for any language listed in the [[m:Table of Wikimedia projects|language code table]]. The welcome will be issued in two languages if the lang code corresponds to a language for which a template subpage exists for that language. For example: it displays a bilingual welcome for Albanian, Chinese, Dutch, and so on, because the subpages [[Template:Welcome-foreign/Albanian|Albanian]], [[Template:Welcome-foreign/Chinese|Chinese]], and [[Template:Welcome-foreign/Dutch|Dutch]] exist. It gracefully degrades to a monolingual English welcome if no subpage exists for the language.

To add a new language, simply add a new subpage with the language name from the table. In particular, the language name should correspond to the value of <code><nowiki>{{#language:xx|en}}</nowiki></code> where 'xx' is the language code (so, <code>chr</code> → '{{#language:chr|en}}', <code>fa</code> → '{{#language:fa|en}}', and so on). Translate the content of [[Template:Welcome-foreign/English]] into the new language, and save it as <code>Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/''NewLanguage''</code>. The template code does not need to be changed, and will pick it up automatically as soon as you publish the subpage.

'''Suggestion:''' save early versions of your translation as <code>Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/''NewLanguage'' (draft)</code> until you're sure it's right. As soon as the file exists under the correct language name, it immediately goes live and can seen by the template.

'''Gendered languages:''' languages that use [[gender agreement]] may be accommodated in new translations using the pattern given in the [[wikicode]] at [[Template:Welcome-foreign/English]]. For example: in Spanish, the adjective {{lang|es|bienvenido}} agrees in gender with the user's gender, which may be set in their [[WP:Preferences|preferences]]. A user with masculine preference will be greeted with {{xt|Bienvenid'''o'''}} (with an '-o' at the end) and users with a feminine preference will be greeted with {{xt|Bienvenid'''a'''}} ('-a' at the end). Those without a preference are greeted with the '-o' version in Spanish. The wikicode for the word 'Welcome' at [[Template:Welcome-foreign/Spanish]] is this:
* <code><nowiki>{{gender:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Bienvenido|Bienvenida|Bienvenido}}</nowiki></code>
If you are creating welcome text in a new language, you can follow the model above. If you are not comfortable with template code, just leave it out, use a neutral version (or combined version, like {{xt|Bienvenido(a)}}) and leave an [[WP:ER|Edit request]] on the Template talk page asking for a template editor to adjust the content for gender agreement. Most of the messages generated using this template will handle gender issues automatically based on the gender preferences set by both users when needed.

'''Wrapper:''' Also consider creating a wrapper template for the new language; you can use [[Template:Welcomeen-fr]] as a model.

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Welcome templates]]{{snd}}for welcoming registered and unregistered users
* {{t|uw-notenglish}}{{snd}}a user warning template for users contributing content in other languages
* [[Template:Welcome-non-Latin/Translations]]{{snd}}could be used to import some languages here

== Notes ==
Wrapper templates exist for welcoming users who speak specific languages; see [[:Category:Non-English welcome messages]].

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