We hope you stick around!
Hi. Thank you for your contributions during your class connected to the Wikipedia Education program. It looks like your class is about over or soon will be. We hope you have enjoyed your experience here at Wikipedia, and just wanted to let you know that we would love to see you stick around after your class is finished. As a volunteer editor, you will get to choose and work on any topic or article you are interested in, not because you have to, but because you want to. This could be anything from serious academic topics, to your favorite band, or season 3 of that series you're streaming. Nobody can 'assign' you anything, and best of all, you're not working for a grade, but purely for your own enjoyment. We realize things may get a bit busy IRL with other coursework, finals, grades, family, and other stuff, but when the dust settles, we'd love to see you come back. Experienced editors are here to answer your questions and help you accomplish your goals here, whatever they might be, so hit us up with your questions about editing Wikipedia any time. You can ask at the WP:Help desk, comment at my Talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. We look forward to seeing your next contributions here as an independent, Wikipedia volunteer!
 | This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Student retention}}). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot. |
A template aimed at editor retention, which may be used on the User talk page of a student in the Wikipedia:Education program when their class is about over.
Usage edit
{{subst:student retention}} ~~~~
Parameters edit
|heading=no– Default: a heading is added. Suppress with|heading=no.|headtext=string– Default: "We hope you stick around!"|art=ArticleName– If you want to include "to articleName" after your contributions.|nothanks=yes– Drops "Thank you for your contributions."
TemplateData edit
TemplateData for Student retention
An editor retention template aimed at students in the Wikipedia Education program. Must be substituted.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| heading | heading | Suppresses the automatic heading | Unknown | optional |
| heading text | headtext | Changes the contents of the heading
| String | optional |
| Linked article | art | Article at which the user has made positive contributions | Page name | suggested |
| Do not thank | nothanks | Do not thank for edits that are not helpful (though well-intentioned)
| Boolean | optional |