Forum:Welcome template reform

Okay, so having done a few talkpage archives these last few weeks I've realized that the welcome template conflicts pretty badly with the archive template.

Well, in addition to solving this issue I have a few proposals for a brand-new welcome template.


 * In light of PSK's objection here, I think it would be a good idea to make the welcome template more like a handbook, using the tabber (which we have also used on the M16 page).
 * A very brief rundown of our policies (with links to related policy pages)
 * A brief explanation of our "community functions", such as Featured Media, article classification, our Awards, etc.
 * Links to the portal pages for our games.
 * Links to external parts of our wiki; facebook, twitter, youtube, et cetera.
 * Fixing the coding so that it doesn't conflict with other templates. Honestly I have no clue why it conflicts in the first place. I think just getting rid of the preexisting template and completely replacing it would be the best option.
 * Replacing the image currently on the template with one based on our modern wordmark. The old one dates to BC2 days, and considering that BF4 is liable to have very similar theme to BF3 it's probably best to just replace it.

This way it's more helpful than just "go ask an admin or figure it out yourself", which is essentially what the current template implies.

Discuss and propose features/changes for it, etc.