Wikipedia:WikiProject Sri Lanka/Outreach

The outreach department of the Sri Lanka WikiProject is a centralized work area for project recruitment and member interaction efforts.

Drawing wikiproject to attention of those who have edited a Sri Lanka related article

The {{WPSLIN}} template is used for recruiting new members to the project, by being placed on talk pages of users who have recently edited a Sri Lanka related article. To recruit new members, simply place the following code on the talk page.

{{subst:WPSLIN}}

The template automatically include your signature, and will display as follows...

Welcoming new Sri Lankan members

To welcome a new Sri Lankan editor to Wikipedia simply place following code on his/her talk page.

{{subst:Welcome-lk}}

The template automatically include your signature, and will display as follows...

Welcome!

{{SUBST:PAGENAME}}, Welcome to Wikipedia!

Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{SUBST:PAGENAME}}|your contributions]] to a Sri Lanka related article, they have helped improve Wikipedia and make it more informative. I hope you enjoy using Wikipedia and decide to make additional contributions.

As a contributor to Sri Lankan articles, you may like to connect with other Sri Lankan Wikipedians through WikiProject Sri Lanka, a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to Sri Lanka, and take a look at the various activities we are engaged in.

If you decide that you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or write {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. If you have a question related to a Sri Lankan article, you can view a list of members of WikiProject Sri Lanka by clicking here and ask any of us a question. We will always be glad to help.

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