Wikipedia:Motto of the day

The Motto of the Day (MOTD) is a project dedicated to creating and displaying a daily unofficial Wikipedia motto included on various user pages. It is an effort to laugh a bit at ourselves, celebrate our achievements, and foster a sense of community. Mottos can be humorous or serious, but must reflect the community or purpose of Wikipedia. Nominate new mottos here.

The templates
To get the Motto of the Day, just place one of the following templates anywhere you like on your user or user talk page. User:Cremepuff222/RandomMotto, Template:Motd Cquote and Template: Random Motto display tables because the Template:Cquote2 which is used cannot handle tables. Do not place them in tables if you don't want the template to divide itself into visible rows and columns.

You may also add the completely unformatted motto of the day by using. This allows you to create your own formatting.

Coordination, feedback, and questions
Every user is welcome to help coordinate the updating of MOTD. Any general inquiries and comments about the project are welcome at Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day.

Have an idea for a new motto?
Place your suggestions on the nominations page for review and consideration. Follow the instructions there for the correct procedure on how to do this.

Templates
Typing User MOTD in your Userbox area produces

and adds the page to Category:Wikipedians who contribute to Motto of the day.

There is also an icon that you can use. Typing will create an icon in the corner of your userpage showing your support for MotD. It uses topicon so it would be positioned the same way as any other icon.

To be on a list without using one of these, you may want to visit the Participants page.

Invite new users
To invite new users, add the template to their talk page.

Barnstar
Motto of the Day even has its own barnstar award. To give it to someone who has contributed greatly to the project, simply use the template below:

Your message here. ~

...and you’ll get this:

Motto Shop
If you want to get a motto to live by on Wikipedia, try out our Motto Shop!