Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Welcome templates RFC

Issue edit

Why does the Medicine Wikiproject have five welcome templates? Consolidation needed:

Welcome messages (all of these substituted onto a user's talk page):
- {{subst:WPMED-welcome}} - Welcome message for new Wikipedians (with invitation to join us)
- {{subst:WPMED welcome}} - Welcome message for new Wikipedians (with invitation to join us)
- {{subst:MedWelcome}} - Welcome template to greet new Wikipedians and invite them to join WikiProject Medicine.
- {{subst:MedInvitation}} - Invite for established Wikipedians to join WikiProject Medicine.
- {{subst:MedGreeting}} - After editor added to participation list.

SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:32, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion edit

WPMED-welcome edit

WPMED welcome edit

MedWelcome edit

MedInvitation edit

Redirect. This is the least useful of the five; once we determine which template is the most useful, this one should be redirected. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:33, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I've used this one when I'm leaving a personal note for an editor. It's a handy way to add those links for people who might want them. WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:57, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

MedGreeting edit

Redirect to WPMED-welcome (that is, a template that recognizes new signups, but who is following those? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:35, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
A simple text search in User talk: space shows that more than 150 of these have been delivered, so someone is/was clearly using this. WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:00, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

General edit

Let's keep MedWelcome (i.e. template no. 3 please) and delete the rest. I forced myself to choose and there you go. Not sure how others feel... Lesion (talk) 17:33, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Generally, I hope we end up with three different levels of welcome:
- A brand new editor who needs a LOT of help, not only guided towards MED guidelines and pages, but also more and more detailed general info.
- We noticed an established editor who needs more info about medical editing specifically.
- New signups to WPMED are greeted by the Project.
SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:37, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I don't have a problem with having a dozen, actually. MedWelcome is used by Twinkle. WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:57, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Have to disagree with both of you... let's keep one and get it to a good standard. The 3 tiers of welcome described by SG above are not really necessary and could be carried out by the same general template imo. If MedWelcome is enabled on TW, and if people knew this it might get used more. Lesion (talk) 10:47, 17 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you could put a mock-up proposal on the talk page of this RFC? (Maybe WPMED has gone so moribund that no one cares ... ) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:52, 17 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]