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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	'''Without substitution of this template (or its short versions), features of the template will not work correctly.'''		'''Without substitution of this template (or its short versions), features of the template will not work correctly.'''
	*Use to welcome new editors and provide links to useful information spread out across Wikipedia.		*Use to welcome new editors and provide links to useful information spread out across Wikipedia.
	*To add the default version to a user's talk page, write <code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia}}</nowiki></code>. To see how it works, ''[[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Transclusion~~\|transclude]]'' it in various forms to [[Special:MyTalk\|your own talk page]] or sandbox.		*To add the default version to a user's talk page, write <code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia}}</nowiki></code>. To see how it works, ''[[Project:Template documentation\|transclude]]'' it in various forms to [[Special:MyTalk\|your own talk page]] or sandbox.
	*Can be given to IP or registered users. If given to an IP user, the content changes to advise the user to create an account, pointing out a few of the benefits. This applies to [[IPv6\|long IP addresses]] as well as the [[IPv4\|shorter IP addresses]].		*Can be given to IP or registered users. If given to an IP user, the content changes to advise the user to create an account, pointing out a few of the benefits. This applies to [[IPv6\|long IP addresses]] as well as the [[IPv4\|shorter IP addresses]].
	*An extra message can be appended to the header message. If desired, include your message as the first parameter, using a pipe (<code>\|</code>) separator following the template name.		*An extra message can be appended to the header message. If desired, include your message as the first parameter, using a pipe (<code>\|</code>) separator following the template name.
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	:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia}}</nowiki></code> → The standard version for registered or IP users. Auto detects whether IP or not.		:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia}}</nowiki></code> → The standard version for registered or IP users. Auto detects whether IP or not.
	:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia\|Thanks for correcting the spelling at [[Example]].}}</nowiki></code> → Adds an extra message to the header.		:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia\|Thanks for correcting the spelling at [[Example]].}}</nowiki></code> → Adds an extra message to the header.
	:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia\|\|4}}</nowiki></code> → Sets the "Welcome to ~~Wikipedia~~" section heading in the banner to level 4 (<code><nowiki>====</nowiki></code>)		:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia\|\|4}}</nowiki></code> → Sets the "Welcome to Elite Dangerous Wiki" section heading in the banner to level 4 (<code><nowiki>====</nowiki></code>)
	:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia\|\|Message from a fellow editor}}</nowiki></code> → Sets the text as a ''normal'' level 2 (<code><nowiki>==</nowiki></code>) section heading above the template message's banner (The template is the message within the section titled "''Message from a fellow editor''").		:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia\|\|Message from a fellow editor}}</nowiki></code> → Sets the text as a ''normal'' level 2 (<code><nowiki>==</nowiki></code>) section heading above the template message's banner (The template is the message within the section titled "''Message from a fellow editor''").

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	* {{Tl\|Welcome}}		* {{Tl\|Welcome}}
	* {{Tl\|Welcome cookie}}		* {{Tl\|Welcome cookie}}
	* [[~~Wikipedia~~:Welcome templates]]		* [[Project:Template documentation\|Welcome templates]]

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==Usage==
{{subst only|auto=yes}}
'''Without substitution of this template (or its short versions), features of the template will not work correctly.'''
*Use to welcome new editors and provide links to useful information spread out across Wikipedia.
*To add the default version to a user's talk page, write <code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia}}</nowiki></code>. To see how it works, ''[[Wikipedia:Transclusion|transclude]]'' it in various forms to [[Special:MyTalk|your own talk page]] or sandbox.
*Can be given to IP or registered users. If given to an IP user, the content changes to advise the user to create an account, pointing out a few of the benefits. This applies to [[IPv6|long IP addresses]] as well as the [[IPv4|shorter IP addresses]].
*An extra message can be appended to the header message. If desired, include your message as the first parameter, using a pipe (<code>|</code>) separator following the template name.
**If your added message includes any equal signs (<code><nowiki>=</nowiki></code>), each one must be wrapped in doubled braces, as in <code><nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki></code>. ''E.g.'', a [[Help:Diff|diff]] should be written as <code><nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title{{=}}Template_talk:Welcome_to_Wikipedia&curid{{=}}32277318&diff{{=}}465230338&oldid{{=}}465229550</nowiki></code>.
**If your added message includes one or more [[Vertical bar|pipe]]s (<code><nowiki>|</nowiki></code>), replace each instance with <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code>. This calls the template {{tl|!}}, which adds a pipe in its place.
*The template contains a section heading in the banner by default, so there is no need to add one manually.
**The section heading level is {{tag|h2|single}} (<code><nowiki>==</nowiki></code>) by default, but can be changed by specifying the desired level as the second parameter. If the second parameter is a number from 2 to 6 (inclusive), the banner's heading will be set to the corresponding level.
**If the second parameter is a non-numeric text (''i.e.'', more than just "3" or "24" or an IP address), it will be used as a level 2 (<code><nowiki>==</nowiki></code>) section heading placed outside (above) the template body (as ''normal'').
*There is no need to sign your addition as the template already contains code that does it for you. This will not work if you do not substitute the template.
*A shorthand of {{tlc|subst:Wtw}} or {{tlc|subst:Greet}} may be used for this template.

==Syntax simplified==
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia
|Extra message appended to header message
|Section level if number between 2 and 6 (inclusive) or level 2 section heading if text string
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

==Examples==
:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia}}</nowiki></code> → The standard version for registered or IP users. Auto detects whether IP or not.
:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia|Thanks for correcting the spelling at [[Example]].}}</nowiki></code> → Adds an extra message to the header.
:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia||4}}</nowiki></code> → Sets the "Welcome to Wikipedia" section heading in the banner to level 4 (<code><nowiki>====</nowiki></code>)
:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia||Message from a fellow editor}}</nowiki></code> → Sets the text as a ''normal'' level 2 (<code><nowiki>==</nowiki></code>) section heading above the template message's banner (The template is the message within the section titled "''Message from a fellow editor''").

==Notes==
Find examples of this template substed onto User talk pages using
<span class=plainlinks>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=User+talk%3A+insource%3A%22END+WELCOME+TEMPLATE+%7B%7BWelcome+to+Wikipedia%7D%7D+--%3E%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&fulltext=1 this advanced search]</span> link. <small>''(Patience; this may take a while.)''</small>

==See also==
* {{Tl|Welcome}}
* {{Tl|Welcome cookie}}
* [[Wikipedia:Welcome templates]]

<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||

[[Category:Welcome templates]]
[[Category:Talk namespace templates]]
[[Category:Wikipedia standard response templates]]

}}</includeonly>

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