diff --git a/discord/message.py b/discord/message.py
index e8bb4af2d..15e7cfb5b 100644
--- a/discord/message.py
+++ b/discord/message.py
@@ -435,31 +435,49 @@ class Message:
 
         if self.type is MessageType.new_member:
             formats = [
-                "%s just joined the server - glhf!",
-                "%s just joined. Everyone, look busy!",
-                "%s just joined. Can I get a heal?",
-                "%s joined your party.",
-                "%s joined. You must construct additional pylons.",
-                "Ermagherd. %s is here.",
-                "Welcome, %s. Stay awhile and listen.",
-                "Welcome, %s. We were expecting you ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)",
-                "Welcome, %s. We hope you brought pizza.",
-                "Welcome %s. Leave your weapons by the door.",
-                "A wild %s appeared.",
-                "Swoooosh. %s just landed.",
-                "Brace yourselves. %s just joined the server.",
-                "%s just joined. Hide your bananas.",
-                "%s just arrived. Seems OP - please nerf.",
-                "%s just slid into the server.",
-                "A %s has spawned in the server.",
-                "Big %s showed up!",
-                "Where’s %s? In the server!",
-                "%s hopped into the server. Kangaroo!!",
-                "%s just showed up. Hold my beer.",
+                "{0} just joined the server - glhf!",
+                "{0} just joined. Everyone, look busy!",
+                "{0} just joined. Can I get a heal?",
+                "{0} joined your party.",
+                "{0} joined. You must construct additional pylons.",
+                "Ermagherd. {0} is here.",
+                "Welcome, {0}. Stay awhile and listen.",
+                "Welcome, {0}. We were expecting you ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)",
+                "Welcome, {0}. We hope you brought pizza.",
+                "Welcome {0}. Leave your weapons by the door.",
+                "A wild {0} appeared.",
+                "Swoooosh. {0} just landed.",
+                "Brace yourselves. {0} just joined the server.",
+                "{0} just joined. Hide your bananas.",
+                "{0} just arrived. Seems OP - please nerf.",
+                "{0} just slid into the server.",
+                "A {0} has spawned in the server.",
+                "Big {0} showed up!",
+                "Where’s {0}? In the server!",
+                "{0} hopped into the server. Kangaroo!!",
+                "{0} just showed up. Hold my beer.",
+                "Challenger approaching - {0} has appeared!",
+                "It's a bird! It's a plane! Nevermind, it's just {0}.",
+                "It's {0}! Praise the sun! [T]/",
+                "Never gonna give {0} up. Never gonna let {0} down.",
+                "Ha! {0} has joined! You activated my trap card!",
+                "Cheers, love! {0}'s here!",
+                "Hey! Listen! {0} has joined!",
+                "We've been expecting you {0}",
+                "It's dangerous to go alone, take {0}!",
+                "{0} has joined the server! It's super effective!",
+                "Cheers, love! {0} is here!",
+                "{0} is here, as the prophecy foretold.",
+                "{0} has arrived. Party's over.",
+                "Ready player {0}",
+                "{0} is here to kick butt and chew bubblegum. And {0} is all out of gum.",
+                "Hello. Is it {0} you're looking for?",
+                "{0} has joined. Stay a while and listen!",
+                "Roses are red, violets are blue, {0} joined this server with you",
             ]
 
             index = int(self.created_at.timestamp()) % len(formats)
-            return formats[index] % self.author.name
+            return formats[index].format(self.author.name)
 
         if self.type is MessageType.call:
             # we're at the call message type now, which is a bit more complicated.