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-{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" align="center" width="95%" style="background: lightblue; border: 2px solid blue; -moz-border-radius:20px;"
+{|cellpadding=4 cellspacing=4 style="width:59em; margin-top:0em; background:lightblue; border:2px solid pink; -moz-border-radius:20px"
-|align="center" style="background: blue; border:1px solid blue; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 20px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 20px; font-family: Helvetica;"|<font size="4" color="white">'''Welcome to Wikiindex!'''
+|style="text-align:center; border:1px solid red; -moz-border-radius-topleft:20px; -moz-border-radius-topright:20px; font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12pt; color:orange"|<big>'''[[File:Welcome banner.gif|How many languages do you recognise?  :-)]]<br>Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}} — Welcome to WikiIndex :-)'''</big>
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-|align="center" style="background: lightblue; border:1px solid blue; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 20px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 20px; font-family: Helvetica"|
+|style="width:100%; text-align:center; background:lightblue; border:1px solid red; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft:20px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright:20px; font-family:Helvetica"|'''[[WikiIndex]] aims to build bridges between [[Wiki community|wiki communities]].  We hope that you will enjoy [[Special:Random|browsing]] <u>and</u> [[Editor|editing]] this [[wiki]].'''
-'''[[Welcome]].'''
-[[WikiIndex]] builds bridges between [[wiki]] communities.
-We hope that you will enjoy browsing and editing this site.
-Our goal is to make an index of all public [[wiki]]. We prefer [[RealNames]], but you can and you are welcome to make constructive additions if you don't like to use your real name.
-* If you know of any wiki not already listed in this index, please use [[Add a Wiki]] to add it to [[WikiIndex]].
-*Please help us '''improve''' our existing entries. Our [[Community Portal]] lists a few ways to help.
-* Do you have [[FrequentlyAskedQuestions]]?
-* Use the [[WikiIndex:Sandbox|sandbox]] to practice editing -- you can't hurt it.
-* If you think an [[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|admin]] should do something, leave a note at [[Category talk:Active administrators of this wiki]].
-|}
-<noinclude>
+'''Our goal is to make an index of <u>[[:Category:All|all]]</u> wiki sites.  We appreciate your help in our ongoing quest.'''
+<div style="text-align:left; direction:ltr; margin-left:0.5em">
+*We prefer [[WikiIndex:Real names|real names]], however, they are not compulsory.  We are glad that you have chosen to register.
+*If you know of any [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] not already listed in [[:Category:All|this index]], please use [[WikiIndex:Add a Wiki|add a wiki]] to include it here on WikiIndex.
+*Please help us '''improve''' our existing entries, especially our [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]].  Our [[WikiIndex:Community portal|community portal]] lists a few other ways to help.
+*You might like to browse our [[WikiIndex:Frequently asked questions|frequently asked questions]] (FAQ), or our [[:Category:Help|help]] pages.
+*Use the [[WikiIndex:Sandbox|sandbox]] to practice editing, you can't hurt our wiki.  And please remember to fill in the [[edit summary]] for <u>all</u> [[edit]]s.
+*If you think an [[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|admin]] should do something, please leave a note at: [[:category talk: Active administrators of this wiki]].</div>
-Usage:
+'''Your [[Special:Contributions/{{BASEPAGENAME}}|contributions]] and your [[:Category:Wiki idea|ideas]] are greatly valued.  Thank you!'''
+|}<noinclude>
-The [[WikiIndex]] community is far more valuable than the [[WikiIndex]] host computer.
+;''For
-Help new people get acquainted with [[WikiIndex]] by [[Welcome|welcoming]] them and giving them some useful links and hints.
+The WikiIndex '[[wiki community]]' is far more valuable than the [[WikiIndex]] host computer.  Help new [[:Category:Wiki people|people]] get acquainted with WikiIndex by welcoming them, and giving them some useful links and hints.
-Place
+;''Usage
-<pre>
+Place <code><nowiki>{{Welcome}} -- ~~~~</nowiki></code> on the new person's <u>[[WikiIndex:Talk pages for wiki people|user talk page]]</u> (not their [[User page|personal user page]] itself).  An additional short personal typed note is always nice too, and gives extra depth and emphasis to your welcome!
-  {{welcome}}
-  ~~~~
-</pre>
-on the person's talk page (not the personal page itself).
+;''See also
-A short personal note is always nice.
+*[[Template:Welc1]] — an alternative detailed 'plain text' version, ideal for those who use assisted technology
-[[Category:Templates]]
+[[Category:People templates]]</noinclude>
-</noinclude>