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Please prepare hangon templates for new pages that may otherwise be subject to speedy deletion. Thanx. Parker Gabriel 21:44, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't think this template would be helpful. Even if you put this kind of template on the new pages, they will be nominated for speedy deletion as long as they meet criteria for speedy deletion. If you are writing a new article and the article is too short or has not much refereces, you would want to create your user subpages and develop the article there. eDenE 03:07, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

I have written a couple of templates that I find useful. For example, I have one that produced a kind of indented message box. By typing {{User:Duae_Quartunciae/T/inset|in=3|text=Hello world!}}, I produce:

Now I would like to have some convenient private way to refer to this template quickly and easily. I'd like some kind of private use variable which gets expanded immediately, so that it is never actually saved into a page, but substituted before being saved; much like the ~~~~ convention for substituting my signature. If I could let $T be a sort of local variable that got replaced with User:Duae_Quartunciae/T, then I could just type $T/inset (for example) and get my template full name. Is there any such facility for quick typing of long template names? Or indeed any such definition of local variables for convenience in substituting frequently repeated text into a wikitext edit box? A roughly equivalent solution would be to add customized buttons to the toolbox. —Duae Quartunciae (talk · cont) 15:20, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps you are referring to the magic words? I don't quite understand what it is you are asking. If you want to include the whole page name without typing it out, you could try using {{FULLPAGENAME}}, or somthing similar. Hope this helps —  Scottjar  → Talk 19:35, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

He is trying to define his own variables so that he can enter something quickly. But I don't think there is such function. eDenE 20:17, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

You got it Edene. I guess I need to hack a script to add buttons to the toolbox; and that is not a template request. I'll try somewhere more appropriate. Thanks everyone, consider this request closed. —Duae Quartunciae (talk · cont) 04:57, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

• Can someone make me one in blue that says "this user loves going to the US ordance muesum" and have a picture of a tank of weapon at the muesum.
• one in black that says "this user would like to own a AK74" and a picture or that weapon
• one that says in purple " this user would like a FN minimi" and a picture of the firearm
• and one in green that says "this user likes guerilla warfare" and a pic of a guerilla atack.(ForeverDEAD 22:42, 14 August 2007 (UTC))

The article William Shakespeare has just been promoted to FA status. I would like to reward the users who have worked astoundingly hard on this page to have a "This user helped William Shakespeare to FA Status" userbox. I have not contributed quite as much as these users, I only started in May. Can someome kindly make this userbox? Thank you, Meldshal 42 11:28, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Just using {{User Featured Article|William Shakespeare}} should do the job. - 52 Pickup 07:01, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh. Sorry. Thanks kindly, Meldshal42 17:53, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I would like to request, on behalf of all the car lovers, that we have a "This user is a Mitsubishi Fanatic" userbox. I am a huge fan of cars and Mitsubishi. I would love to have this user box on my page.The code is

Thanks --Gaelicgoalie1 00:45, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi,

Is it possible to make the background of a cell in a table depended of a parameter value?

I'm working on a template for national field hockey teams. I'd like to make the template multiple usable, so for countries from Europe, Oceania, Pan-America etc.

The value in the columnheader Continental Championship depends on the 'continent' parameter. Now the cells in this column must depend on this parameter. Example the row 1984, if 'continent' is Oceania i'd like to have the cell in the column Continental Championship stay green (in 1984 there was no Oceania Cup). If 'continent' is Europe than fill the cell with the results of the 1984 ECh.

I got 2 versions, both doesn't give the result I'd like to have.

• Template text1

{{!}}1984

{{!}} {{#switch: {{{continent}}} | Europe = {{#if:{{{1984EC|}}}|'''{{{1984EC}}}''' [[1984 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|1984 EC]] | ''not participated'' }} | style="background:#CCFFCC" {{!}} }}

{{!-}} }}

• Template text2

{{!}}1984

{{!}} {{#if: {{#expr: {{{continent}}} != Europe}} | style="background:#CCFFCC" | {{#switch: {{{continent}}} | Europe = {{#if:{{{1984EC|}}}|'''{{{1984EC}}}''' [[1984 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|1984 EC]] | ''not participated'' }} | style="background:#CCFFCC" {{!}} }} }}

{{!-}} }}

McSmit 10:14, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

• If continent is Oceania, then cell background is #CCFFCC.
• If continent is Europe and 1984EC is given, then no cell background and the text inside is '''{{{1984EC}}}''' [[1984 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|1984 EC]].
• If continent is Europe and 1984EC is NOT given, then no cell background and the text inside is ''not participated''.

{{!}} 1984
{{!}} {{#ifeq: {{{continent}}} | Oceania | style="background: #CFC;" {{!}} }} {{#ifeq: {{{continent}}} | Europe | {{#if: {{{1984EC|}} | '''{{{1984EC}}}''' [[1984 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|1984 EC]] | ''not participated'' }}

I haven't tested, but this should work. If it's not working, it would be nice to give me the link for the template you are currently working on :D eDenE 16:25, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

This problem arrised at the nl.wiki and Fryday eve we found the solution. The solution is close to yours, so may be your right, but I didn't tested your version. Here the code of our solution, it is in Dutch but the codes are the same.

{{!}} style="background:#{{#switch: {{{continent}}} | Europa = EEEEEE | CCFFCC }}" {{!}} {{#switch: {{{continent}}} | Europa = {{#if:{{{EK1984|}}}|'''{{{EK1984}}}''' [[Europees kampioenschap hockey vrouwen 1984|EK 1984]] {{FR-VLAG}} [[Lille]]|''geen deelname'' }} | style="background:#CCFFCC" {{!}} }}

Here the link to the Dutch Template. McSmit 22:43, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

I've had this problem myself, and came to the same fix. But: Is there any way to accept both, for example, color = #ff0000 AND color = red? Verisimilus T 15:49, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

I request one that says

"This user ahs played the call of duty 4 beta, his review of the expeince was "SWWWEEEETTT".

(ForeverDEAD 18:46, 25 August 2007 (UTC))

I'd like to request or suggest the following (I'm not very good at creating userboxes yet):

1. This user is interested in Civil Rights history
2. This user is interested in Japanese history
3. This user is interested in Japanese culture
4. This user is fascinated by the Harlem renaissance

1-3 would link to History userboxes
4 would link to history, art, or books

Thanks Davidals 03:12, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

A userbox for students attending (or graduated from) International Baccalaureate high schools. it should have the IB logo on the left and just a generic sentence in the main part. maybe, "This user attends an IB high school"

Is it possible for someone to create templates for the Halloween series? JpGrB 04:59, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

What's wrong with {{Halloween series}}?? Circeus

Please could someone create a template saying "This user supports Bath City FC" Could the background be black and white stripes please. Thanks

Would you be able to create userboxes for Resident evil? Like "This User Has Read Resident Evil #0: Zero Hour" or "this User Has Played Resident Evil 4" If so contact me for more ideas

203.158.41.191 04:56, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Could there be an external link template to the DCAU Wiki? Plenty of articles here link to that Wiki (Green Arrow, Darkseid), and I think they should be uniform. The template should be similar to Template:Sww. --217.129.169.136 14:32, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

OK, created {{dcauw}} (there was already {{DCAU}}. Examples are provided on the template's page. —dgies^t_c 22:27, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

This goes up against the Wikipedia policy at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Examples, which state, among things, "Wikis, including Wikipedia and other wikis sponsored by the Wikimedia Foundation are not regarded as reliable sources." There's a whole discussion about a similar Marvel Universe Database here. In any event, before jumping into Project-wide linking, we need to arrive at a consensus. We're jumping the gun here, and these links appear to violate policy. --Tenebrae 14:31, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

I didn't mean to linkspam nor to violate any Wikipedia rule, but there are other linking templates to Wikis, namely Template:Memoryalpha and Template:Sww. I didn't think it was a big deal, since those already violate the Wikipedia policy at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Examples. I suppose I jumped the gun, so I'll ask over the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Comics. --217.129.169.136 14:42, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

I request a modification to {{Template:Cite book}} to add an alternative to the last= and first= fields. They make the template useless for authors from cultures where people put their family name first. This is not unusual :-) . Ideally a simple author= field that substitutes for the other two. Thank you. Seektruthfromfacts 01:47, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

I'd contact an admin about that. The page is fully protected. Cheers, Arky ^¡Hablar! 02:48, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

—Minnie Teal 17:27, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

{{Template:Cite book}} has an author field.

{{cite book |author=Heller, Joseph |title=Catch-22: a novel 
 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |location=New York |year=1961 |pages= |isbn=0-671-12805-1}}

resolves to

Heller, Joseph (1961). Catch-22: a novel. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-12805-1.

—G716 <^T·_C> 15:28, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

I've requested this before but it got archived before anybody took up the request, so I'll try again. I could try to make it myself but I have no experience coding more complex templates like this one. The wording and template name are fairly specific this time, so it shouldn't be too much work for someone who knows what they are doing. Richard001 00:42, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Template:un-r (Template:un-reverting) (un=user notice)

Thank you for your efforts to fight vandalism (Optional link to diff). Your attempts to restore the page to a good version have not been fully successful however [Optional comparison of your edit and a full reversion] Please be sure to revert vandalism in future edits. Not reverting runs the risk of missing part of the vandalism, or not restoring text the vandal may have damaged or removed. This results in the vandal succeeding in damaging Wikipedia, which may encourage them to continue. Also, please be sure that you revert to a clean (vandal free) version. Looking at recent diffs in the page history is useful here. Thanks, and please continue helping to keep Wikipedia vandalism free!

To go in Category:User namespace templates

 Done at Template:un-reverting (I have made Template:un-r redirect there). The syntax is:

{{subst:un-r|1=ImproperRevertDiff|2=CorrectRevision|article=ArticleReverted}}

Note that all additional fields are optional; the template works fine without them. Now, I didn't want to go outside what you gave me, but is it OK if I add a "" to it? That way it looks more like a user warning, but it's up to you. Also, if anything needs to be fixed, just say so :) Cheers, Arky ^¡Hablar! 20:23, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Arky. I find myself giving people this message more and more often these days. Hopefully it will help people fight vandalism more effectively. Richard001 22:34, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

On pregnancy, someone's become offended by our use of the pronoun "she"; I've put a notice at the top of the page to the effect of "this article uses she for simplicity's sake; see also male pregnancy and transman for male-identifying pregnancies" or whatever (it was worded better), but it'd be nice to have a generic template to the effect of "This article uses the pronoun [he or she, would be an option] for simplicity's sake, though examples of this occuring in the opposite gender do exist. For more information, see [optional parameter here]", just to let people know so they don't get offended. I bet a lot of people never thought about transmen pre-op becoming pregnant, so it's informative as well as preserving the editor's sanity. Kuronue | Talk 13:26, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm hardly an expert in the subject, but would this have many uses? If there aren't more than 5 or 6 articles that would use such a template, it may be easiest just to copy and change the text that's already there. Mr.Z-man 17:28, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

• Articles shouldn't be written to account for every possible variation. Doing so will make the prose convoluted and confusing. Truly notable variants can be discussed in their own section/article. If we really end up with a lot of "FooBar in other gender" articles, I'm guessing it would be best to handle them on a case-by-case basis. —dgies^t_c 18:02, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Please could i make a requset for this template

this user lives in hampshire

this user is a animal lover

this user is currentely at sparsholt agricultral college

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by tigerlemurguy (talk • contribs)

There are a ton of examples at Wikipedia:Userboxes. You should be able to make whatever you want without much difficulty. Perhaps you should create a user page before you worry about what templates to add to it. —dgies^t_c 17:50, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

P.S. Your request was invisible because you had placed it inside the comment block <!-- -->

I would like to add a template that indicates that a Wikipedia article is subject to systematic manipulation by a company or other entity that has multiple user account and tries to subtly bias the article in their direction. Here is my suggestion:

That this is a relevant scenario was shown not only by the WikiScanner, which sadly can only identify IP addresses and is blind to the scenario I mention, but also by the example of leaked MediaDefender mails, that clearly proof that manipulation attempts took place and by looking at the recent edits are still taking place, although on a more subtle level. Manipulation attempts by a group of users with usernames can only be prevented by having other users very carefully looking over all the edits, something that might not happen normally per WP:AGF. I am unsure if this template is already in the correct format and where to submit it to become official, so I am posting it here. --84.178.123.32 10:06, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

hello there. could you make me a userbox saying "this user prefers edible photos" with either: the word "yum" or: a icon "Icon_-_sunset_photo_2+pacman.svg" thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sirshocks1 (talk • contribs)

 Done at User:Sirshocks1/Edible photo. Arky ^¡Hablar! 19:26, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

This is one we seem to have a need for, but I can't find anything similar around. To be placed on the article that should be summarized:

This article should be summarized in (target article).

And on the target article:

This article should include a summary of (article to be summarized).

I've recently seen a suggestion of merging Criticism of Greenpeace with Greenpeace. A merge is clearly not the solution, yet nobody seems aware of what the obvious answer is. This template would be useful in such situations. It could be placed on the talk page or article page, like similar templates. I suggest the name Template:Summarizein and Template:Summarizefrom. It could even be a single template with a parameter for choosing which version, though this would probably be simpler. Richard001 10:07, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Sorry Richard. {{Sync}} already exists. Happy editing, Arky ^¡Hablar! 21:55, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Ah, never seen that one before... Thanks. I'll create a redirect for to it.

Actually, they're not really the same, are they? One is saying 'harmonize', the other is saying 'a summary of x is omitted; please include one'. Is there any way to 'harmonize' these two into one template? If I added it to the greenpeace example above editors might be confused as to what I was suggesting. Harmonize would generally be for situations where content is present in both articles, but doesn't say the same thing. It could at the furthest stretch mean this, but it would certainly be a source of potential confusion. I've tried broadening the scope by editing the template, but I think it might be better just to create a new pair. Richard001 06:52, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Hmm...I see your point. I'll create the template then :) Cheers, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 20:05, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Okay, template created at {{Summarize}}. Cheers, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 20:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. One last thing - would you be able to remove the 'article=' code? It's always better to keep it as simple as possible. Cheers. Richard001 10:26, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

 Done here. Cheers, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 03:35, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Wait, I didn't mean to remove the field entirely, just the code 'article =', so it would be |to|article name, not |to|article=article name. Without the article field it's rather confusing as to what article is intended. Richard001 08:49, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Okay, Richard:  Done. I've made it so that the article field no longer needs the article= prefix, and each field has the potential to work independently from the other (for example, the "to/from" field could be filled out with no article, or vice versa, and yes, they both work fine together =D). Happy editing, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 19:12, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Hello can you make this userbox please?

This user is of Iraqi ancestry.

Nueva Esparta 21:15, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

• Uh, you just did. You can either just use that code as you wrote it, or put it in a template such as {{User Iraqi}} and publicize it in the directory User:UBX/Userboxes/Life. —dgies^t_c 22:01, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Do you have any templates for Rangiku Matsumoto of BLEACh... "Chimerarc 18:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)"

What kinds of templates are you looking for? ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 19:33, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

I want a template for Rangiku Matsumoto of BLEACH anime... I want.. It has.... This user is amorous to Rangiku Matsumoto...Chimerarc

Are not you going to respond?Chimerarc

Sorry this took me a bit; I was a bit busy :) Anyway,  Done at User:Chimerarc/Bleach. Cheers, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 19:04, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Woo...... Why, thank you..I hadn't expected you will... ...Chimerarc THANK YOU VERY MUCH =^-^=

Could you make a user box that says - This user plays Tennis - With a picture of a tennis ball. User : Damian R Thomson

{{User tennis}} already exists, why not use that one? Nihiltres^(t.l) 23:26, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Can you make a info box template for the FIRST LEGO League challenges? I like the regular text, the non-profit size and shape. I want a template that I fill in (e.g. no links, no name etc. etc.), just spaces for the stuff. I want: Challenge name, challenge logo, year of challenge release, number of teams, number of kids, number of missions, names of people on design team. Thanks! MindstormsKid 17:53, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

P.S. How will I know when you make it, and how long will it take?

Hmm. Well, there are no articles on specific FIRST LEGO challenges, so I'm afraid I don't see where you would put this infobox. Happy editing, ARkY // ¡HaBLaR! 20:10, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

I know I already posted this, but I am making an article for each challenge, so I know where to put it. Also, if I need to say something about my last request, should I put it in the same post, or a new one? Here is the request again:

Can you make a info box template for the FIRST LEGO League challenges? I like the regular text, the non-profit size and shape. I want a template that I fill in (e.g. no links, no name etc. etc.), just spaces for the stuff. I want: Challenge name, challenge logo, year of challenge release, number of teams, number of kids, number of missions, names of people on design team. Thanks! MindstormsKid 23:25, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

 Done with all features and fields requested. Cheers, ( arky ) 01:35, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

I need help creating a new template for infant age or possibly a combination birth date and age template. I have looked at the templates at Category:Date mathematics templates. I think a template converted age for infants under 1 year to ## mos. and ## days and switched to ## yrs and ## mos. from say 1-3 and then just years above. However, maybe I need two new templates for {{age in months and days}} and {{Age in years and months}}. Where can I seek such help. I have sought help at

1. {{Birth date and age}} - Template_talk:Birth_date_and_age#Infant_parameterization
2. {{Age in years and days}} - Template_talk:Age_in_years_and_days#Infant_age
3. {{User current age}}'s leading editor - User_talk:Alfakim#Infant_age_template

I also recently posted at Category_talk:Date_mathematics_templates#Infant_age, but that page does not have an active edit history.

The help desk directed me here.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 22:34, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

The problem with integrating the parameter into the first two templates provided is that they're fully protected. The userbox should be relatively easy, though. However, because of the protection issue on the first two templates, you'd have to go to their talk pages, place an {{editprotected}} tag on them, and then gain consensus for the change. This scenario would make the template operate like {{Birth date and age|infant|2006|6|19}} and work off a main template. Otherwise, I could create a totally new template that would do the same thing without being a parameter on a template. Hope this helps, and happy editing, ( arky ) 23:30, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

It seems the people who edit these pages are not in favor of further parameterization of the templates. Therefore, I would appreciate either

1. a new template in which age formating can be parameterized with Y=Y/N M=Y/N D=Y/N.
2. new separate templates for {{age in months and days}} and {{Age in years and months}}.
3. a new {{Birth date and age|infant|2006|6|19}} template that parametrically chooses either age in months or age in months and days for below age=1 and age in either years and months or just months for ages 1-2 or 1-3 and just age above.
4. a new {{Birth date and age for infant|2006|6|19}} template that automatically chooses either age in months or age in months and days for below age=1 and age in either years and months or just months for ages 1-2 or 1-3 and just age above.
5. a new {{age|infant|2006|6|19}} template that parametrically chooses either age in months or age in months and days for below age=1 and age in either years and months or just months for ages 1-2 or 1-3 and just age above.
6. a new {{age for infant|2006|6|19}} template that automatically chooses either age in months or age in months and days for below age=1 and age in either years and months or just months for ages 1-2 or 1-3 and just age above.

It is possible something else closely related to these ideas would work as well you are the programmer and anything you can come up with would be helpful.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 12:17, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

• I think it makes sense to modify {{Birth date and age}} to show days and or months for sub-year ages. That being said, it might be a bit tricky to make it work, and it would have to be tested rigorously with many possible combinations of variables in that template. Only when you're positive it will have no effect on existing usage should you use {{editprotected}} or make a request at WP:REQT. —dgies^t_c 22:53, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

 Done at {{age for infant}}. The syntax is

{{age for infant|1 or over=yes/no|DATEOFBIRTH|MONTHOFBIRTH|YEAROFBIRTH (should be left blank if the infant is less than 1 year old.)}}

For example, {{age for infant|1 or over=yes|24|4|2005)}} becomes: Error: Need valid year, month, day and {{{age for infant|1 or over=no|13|7|2005}} becomes: Error: Need valid year, month, day (results of template bolded for visual purposes here only). Cheers, ( arky ) 00:24, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 14:11, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Wait. It is not working right. The month seems to be 1 too high for 1 or over=no. Also it only counts months after dropping years. Suppose someone wanted to say they were 12 months and 10 days it would only say 10 days.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 14:16, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

 Done (I think so anyway) Sorry about the issues with the template...I'm 99% sure all the kinks are worked out, but if you still experience problems, just let me know :) Happy editing, ( arky ) 19:53, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. It looks good at Tiger Woods. However, its own page at Template:Age_for_infant is screwed up. Also, is it possible to have an abbreviation parameter so that |abbr=yes would read x mos. y dys. and abbr=no would read as it is?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 23:42, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Sure, I can add that feature. Also, the reason the template is messed up on its own page is because it uses mathematical expressions, and, since no variables are defined on the page itself, the template freaks out and displays all sorts of error messages (I hope that makes sense =D). Cheers, ( arky ) 02:23, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Should I go to the help desk to get someone to cleanup the page? I don't think other templates in that category have the same problem so it seems to me that this should be fixable.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 15:05, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, you're right, it could be fixed. I've fixed the formatting on the page, added a template documentation, and am still working on that last parameter; it should be up and running very soon. Cheers, ( arky ) 18:54, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

 Done, with all features requested, including date abbreviation. Cheers, ( arky ) 19:28, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

I would like a Userbox that says This user listens to Life FM Adelaide 107.9 MHz.The article to connect to is Life FM Kathleen.wright5 04:36, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

I was wondering if someone that's good with templates can help me. I'm trying to create a function template that works like {{tlrow}} but a little differently. What I want is a template that does this:

input: {{myTemp|T|x|y|z}}

output:

|-
|{{tlx|T}}<br />{{tlx|T|x|y|z|}}<br />{{lts/|T}}
|{{T}}<br />{{T|x|y|z}}

This uses {{tlx}} and {{lts/}}. T is the template name, x, y, and z are the parameters. "myTemp" would be the name of this template, of course. This template should also add |category= automatically (an empty string).

I've been trying to create this myself, but I never made a template before, and I'm stuck. Here's what I got so far → my sandbox Feel free to mess with it. Thanks. Rocket000 06:14, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

 Done Cheers, ( arky ) 23:51, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

The picture on this template doesn't work.

{{hyphy}}

Can someone fix this or make a new one? Sorchah 23:46, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

If you mean {{user hyphy}}, the image was deleted. It's not a template problem so much as an image problem. Anomie 03:37, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, that's what I meant.

So I could change the template by just putting a new image in? Sorchah 04:01, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes. Or if you have an image of a US school bus that has a free license, you could just upload it to that name. Anomie 11:55, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

For WikiProject:Guitarists, I would like a template for amplifiers. It should be similar to the already existing infobox for guitars. I was thinking of something along these lines:

Thanks, JSC ltd 22:24, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

a sudoku userbox

 Done. See the existing {{User:Scepia/Sudoku}}. Andrwsc 21:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

photo of a penguin, light blue backgound etc

 Done. Put this on your user page:

{{Userbox
|id = [[Image:Pygoscelis papua.jpg|99x45px]]
|id-c = lightblue
|info = This user prefers cold [[weather]]
|info-c = lightblue
}}

— Andrwsc 21:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I want a template that says,:This user is a ps2 expert with picture of ps2. Tony Spencer Hawk

 Done. See the existing {{User:Scepia/PS2}}. Andrwsc 21:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I created an Euroleague roster template, very similar to the NBA one. The problem is that in Europe there are a lot of players with two nationalities, and in these templates you can only specify one. Could you add an option to add another one if it is necessary. For example, in the Template:CB Girona, Ariel McDonald should be american and slovenian. Thank you! :-) MontanNito 01:26, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

I request that I have a template that says: This user is a big fan of the Kirby series, With a picture of Kirby, or something like that.Green Kirby 01:47, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

I did a fairly perfunctory clone from Template:WP languages. I'd like someone who knows what they're doing to go through it and

• check that all appropriate links are changed (one gotcha: WP:CL uses the WP:Lang infobox)
• prettify as relevant
• add an 'importance' grading in addition to the 'quality' one - e.g. Template:WP Sexuality
• add a usage page and/or link somewhere in the template explaining how to uses its paramaters - e.g. Template:Uk-crime
• add an infobox on WP:CL a la WP:Lang (top right) showing totals and links to categories of articles by relevance & by quality
• make it handle assessment comments subpages
• make sure all relevant categories exist (e.g. I had to manually add [[Category:Unassessed constructed language articles]] (and <-- doesn't work without nowiki tags, wtf?))
• anything else that'd improve the template or project page (or the interaction between the two)

Please feel free to comment here or on my talk page if any of that is unclear. While I'm a programmer, I'm not much of a designer and I'm not familiar enough with the fancy style wikification used in templates to be comfortable doing this myself.

As a higher-level suggestion, it would be good to have a metatemplate for this, so that the template code could just look like this (psuedocoding...):

{{project-template | quality=yes | importance=yes | graphic=image | description=human sexuality | portal=yes | portalname=not the default }}

Ditto for the project page infobox of articles by quality/relevance, etc. That way, it wouldn't have to be redone a bunch, and the code could be consolidated into something that's better maintained.

Thanks! Sai Emrys ¿? ✍ 01:11, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

I've made a pass at it in Template:WP conlangs sandbox, but I've messed up something or other. I can't tell what. Code is cobbled from Template:WP Sexuality, Template:WPBiography, and Template:WP languages. Someone please fix and move over into the non-sandbox version? Thanks! Sai Emrys ¿? ✍ 14:54, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Class works, importance is broken. :| Help please? Sai Emrys ¿? ✍ 23:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

...? Sai Emrys ¿? ✍ 21:31, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Would someone be able to add the capacity to have subcategories given in audio requests, as with requested pictures? Something like {{Audio requested|animals}} would produce 'Category:Requested audio of animals'. The category is approaching its second page and separating e.g. music from zoological requests is very difficult. Richard001 07:50, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Is there any chance of a userbox for fans of Dita Von Teese? something with a Martini Glass as the image, and text that, "this user is a fan of Burlesque and the Art of Teese", I'm not sure how these things work (if anyone can tell me how to make this myself, that'd be better), but I think this'd be nice.  Doktor  Wilhelm  21:19, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm looking for a template similar to {{Needsource}}, but for cases where an editor did provide a source but the source was not considered reliable. If such a template doesn't exist, would someone be so kind as to create one? -- John Broughton (♫♫) 21:30, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

There are many articles documenting ancient historical events about which facts are scarce, conflicting and/or subject to debate. There are several competing chronologies making it impossible to accurately date ancient events. The exact dates and details of many ancient events may never be known. This fact is a recurring problem for editors and unless stated within individual articles, not apparent to the reader. A template similar to {{current}} and {{future}} is needed to warn the reader that an article documents or is related to such an event. Donnie Love 23:05, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

I want 2 userboxes saying "This user is a Flame Haze!" and "This user is a Mystes!" Jpark3909 12:53, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

 Done. Put this on your user page:

{{Userbox
|id = 灼眼のシャナ
|id-s = 8px
|info = This user is a [[Shakugan no Shana|Flame Haze]]!
}}

or

{{Userbox
|id = 灼眼のシャナ
|id-s = 8px
|info = This user is a [[Shakugan no Shana|Mystes]]!
}}

— Andrwsc 21:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

There should be a userbox that says: "This user is an RBD addict" The picture should be the cover of Empezar Desde Cero. Empezardesdecero123 00:28, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

 Done. Put this on your user page:

{{Userbox
|id = RBD
|info = This user is an [[RBD]] addict!
}}

The fair-use rationale for Image:RBD Empezar Desde Cero.jpg precludes its use as an infobox image. Andrwsc 21:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

We have a two template requests for this project:

• Userbox: something along the lines of "This user is a member/participant of WikiProject Cell Signaling".
• A Welcome template welcoming new users/participants to WikiProject Cell Signaling. Perhaps directing them to the Talk page, the todo section, etc.

Biochemza, 21:21, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

 Done For the userbox, try:

{{Userbox
|id = [[Image:MTOR.png|42px]]
|id-c = white
|info = This user is member of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cell Signaling|WikiProject Cell Signaling]]
|info-c = white
|border-c = black
}}

For the welcome template, try:

{| class="messagebox standard-talk"
|-
| [[Image:MTOR.png|80px]]
|align="center"|Welcome to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cell Signaling|WikiProject Cell Signaling]], a WikiProject which aims to expand coverage of the topic of [[cell signaling]] on Wikipedia. Please feel free to visit the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cell Signaling|project talk page]] and help with our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cell Signaling#Open Tasks|open task list]].
|}

— Andrwsc 21:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I had this idea to create templates for whole media franchises. I thought this when I was monitoring the pages for large media empires like The Simpsons and Pokémon, as they had many different types of media. I thought up of some fields and wrote them down, I'm looking for someone who could decode the HTML for it if it's a good idea.

{{Infobox media/Header
| title           = Name of media
| image           = Preferrably logo or mascot
| image_size      =
| caption         =
| debut_year      = Year when first product (first season of TV show, first book, etc.) was made
| creators        = People who created/founded the media, or the first product/characters
| company         = Parent company.  If several companies develop different products ,list all.
}}
{{Infobox media/Books
| volumes         = Number of books in the series
| title           = Titles of books in the series (if too many, skip)
| author          = Authors of books in the series
| publisher       = Publishers (list according to years active)
| first           = First book in series
| last            = Last book in series (note here if still running)
}}
{{Infobox media/TV show
| tv_debut        = Pilot airdate
| tvshowlist      = Name of TV shows (list no. of seasons in brackets)
| show_producer   = Studio
}}
{{Infobox media/Film
| filmlist        = Films of the series (bracket release years)
| director        = Director (can be omitted)
| studio          = Studios who produced the films.
}}
{{Infobox media/Game
| title           = Game titles (bracket release years beside titles)
| developer       = Developer names
| publisher       = Publisher names
| genre           = Main genre of games (exclude spin-offs)
| platforms       = Platforms
| released        = Release date of first game.
}}
{{Infobox media/Other
| title           =
| content         =
}}
{{Infobox media footer}}

Could anyone say if this is a good idea on my talk page? Thanks, ætərnal ðrAعon 08:01, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Could you make me a userbar with the following: Could you put a forest green background with a picture of a cat on the side? Also i would like it to say "This person is a dedicated warrior"

Firestar0 19:08, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

 Done. Put this on your user page:

{{Userbox
|id = [[Image:Cat chewbacca.jpg|99x42px]]
|id-c = forestgreen
|info = This user is a dedicated warrior
|info-c = forestgreen
|info-fc = white
}}

— Andrwsc 21:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

could it say "This Person is a cat lover" and have a light blue background? and a picture of a cat on the side. Firestar0 19:10, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

 Done. You should be able to find something you like at Wikipedia:Userboxes/Animals#Domestic Cats. Andrwsc 21:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I would like a user box saying - This user is a fan of Top Gear -

User : DRThomson

 Done. Put this on your user page:

{{Userbox
|id = TG
|info = This user is a fan of [[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]]
}}

— Andrwsc 21:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I've done a bit of snooping around and I haven't been able to find an Abba userbox. (I'm a little surprised actually.) I've created one here User:Supasaru/Sandbox and I like its simple look (as shown here).

My question is this: Can someone help me with the whole Category:Wikipedians who like xyz thing? As far as I can tell, that category doesn't exist, and I'm not sure how to create it and then include that in my userbox. Feel free to play in my sandbox. • Supāsaru 18:11, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, none of the other "user is a fan of band" userboxes (listed on Wikipedia:Userboxes/Music/Bands) have this kind of categorization, so I don't think you need to start a new one here. Andrwsc 20:09, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for checking for me. I just assumed that because userboxes for TV shows (like ones for The Simpsons & for Buffy) added a [[Category:Wikipedians who like xyz]], so music-related userboxes would do the same. • Supāsaru 21:47, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I would like a user box that has stickfigures fighting and to figure out how i can make some for my own

--Roxmysoxo 00:17, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

I'd like a template like this one on the French Wikipedia, which can make a photo gallery you can click on to see the next photo, which can be used instead of the unprofessional "Gallery" page sections. --escondites 13:18, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

You'll need to take it to Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) or Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) to get consensus for an admin to copy the javascript from fr:MediaWiki:Common.js needed by that template. Anomie 13:58, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

I wopuld like to have an MCA userbox. I've made a minimal changes to a template under the category "Specialized Degrees" in Wikipedia:Userboxes/Education giving out something like this.

Paul Chakola (talk) 08:38, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

I would like a userbox that says "This user believes that this bus goes to Orpington." and can you put a teal background and orange border on that? And if possible can you have a picture of a double decker bus.

Thanks, Ryan (talk) 01:26, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

This user believes that this bus goes to Orpington.

If you need adjustments, you can ask me. bibliomaniac15 02:02, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

I want a userbox that says, This user is Confucian. ~~Annoyomous24~~ (talk) 08:05, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Try this:

{{Userbox
|id = [[Image:Confuciusstatue.jpg|40px]]
|id-c = White
|info = This user is [[Confucian]]
|info-fc = Yellow
|info-c = Red
}}

Moz1916 (talk) 18:52, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

This user is Confucian

In {{Family Guy character}}, I'm trying to add an optional format parameter where "format = short" will suppress the "Character information" and "Show information" bars. Default (if format is empty, not given, or !="short") should be to display these rows (in other words, unchanged from current).

Have tried surrounding these sections with an #if statement, and substituting {{!}} for pipes, but I'm not seeing the solution. I've gotten some (to me) paradoxical results that lead me to believe I don't understand what's happening. Sandbox. / edg ☺ ☭ 01:57, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

I've made an edit to the template and I think it now does what you wanted -- DatRoot 10:18, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Works exactly how I wanted. I must learn the ways of #ifeq. Thank you much! / edg ☺ ☭ 10:33, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

I would like a template that provides links to articles on the movies website ReelzChannel. The template would be similar to Rotten Tomatoes or IMDb. For a movie page (reviews, trailers, clips, photos, interviews) within ReelzChannel, the ID for the template would be the text that follows http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie/ (Example - for the upcoming Enchanted movie page, the ReelzChannel url is http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie/227188/enchanted, the movie ID for Enchanted would be /227188/enchanted) Thanks WDS07 (talk) 14:12, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

 Done at {{ReelzChannel}}. Cheers, ( arky ) 18:43, 23 November 2007 (UTC)