User:Will Pittenger/templates
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These templates were created for my personal use. However, you are welcome to use them.
Please note that the templates listed in the section Headers for my pages have my user page hard coded into them. You don't want them as is. Be sure to copy those and modify them to use your user name instead. Besides, you will probably want to customize them around to suit your tastes.
Other templates need a user name as well, but I was able to make that parameter for those templates. That parameter defaults to my user name, so you may need to pass another.
My Templates
[edit]For user boxes that I created or adopted, please see my list.
Create links to stuff in my user space
[edit]| Enter this | Purpose | Sample output | Shortcut | Subst this template? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create sample code that users can use to link to one of my templates. This template accepts parameters that let you use it for your templates. | {{User:Will Pittenger/TLink}} | No | ||
| Create sample code that users can use to link to one of my user box templates | {{User:Will Pittenger/UBLink}} | No |
Custom messages to other users
[edit]| Enter this | Purpose | Sample output | Shortcut | Subst this template? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Request that users provide a edit summary when they edit. This template is specific to problem users. | I have noticed you commonly don't enter an edit summary. This causes me problems. When I patrol for vandalism, I use the summary to make a preliminary decision on whether or not the post is a vandal edit or not. If the summary is present (or at least a section header, the part inside the /* */), I commonly decide the edit is legit and move on.
However, if no edit summary is available, I typically resort to loading the diff for the edit. This takes time. For that reason, if your edits are all valid, I ask that you provide edit summaries. For more on how to enter an edit summary, please read Help:Edit summary. Incidentally, it is not just me that appreciate having edit summaries. When you omit your summary, you may be telling various bots that you are vandalizing pages. For this reason, please consider providing that summary. It is very important. You can enter that summary via the edit summary box on edit pages (as shown below).
The edit summary appears in black italics in the following places:
For more tips on how to avoid being mistaken for a vandal, please visit Steps You Can Take to Avoid Being Thought of as a Vandal.
| {{User:Will Pittenger/SumCO}} | Yes | |
| Request that user click the + tab to start a new conversation. | {{User:Will Pittenger/PlusTab}} | yes | ||
| Inform the user that he or she has fair use images on their user page that will need to be removed as per Rule #9 of the fair use image rules. | I found you are using the fair use images listed below on your user page. As per Rule #9 of the fair use image rules, you will need to remove those image. You can link to them, but not display them. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
If you don't understand why this is nessecary, you can ask the administrator Durin. He is better at explaining the problem than I am. You could also go to the policy portion of the village pump and ask there. I will probably check back in a day or so to verify the images were either removed or converted into links. If you need help making the change, let me know. | {{User:Will Pittenger/FairUse}} | yes | |
| Tell the user about my templates to generate Nation flags and names as well as Province Flags and Names | I see you have a list of nations and/or states/provinces on your user page. I would like to offer you some templates for this task I created for my own list. One pair of templates will create entries identical to the one I use. (I suggest you copy my legend if you use them.) Other templates will provide just a flag or name (nation or province/state).
| {{User:Will Pittenger/WhereIHaveBeen}} | yes |
Welcome Messages
[edit]| Enter this | Purpose | Sample output | Subst this template? | |
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Welcome a logged in user. This template specifically states that I patrol for vandalism. It also states that I probably noticed they had made a change somewhere but they had a red linked talk page. There is no shortcut for this item as I use George Money's Auto-Welcome JS Script. This version is intended for users that log in. For IP users, use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Welcome IP}}. |
Welcome...[edit]Hello, Will Pittenger, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some useful pages to help you get started:
I hope you'll enjoy contributing as much as I do. When posting on discussion pages, please sign your messages. To do this, type four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place  | yes | ||
Welcome an anon user. This template specifically states that I patrol for vandalism. It also states that I probably noticed they had made a change somewhere but they had a red linked talk page. There is no shortcut for this item as I use George Money's Auto-Welcome JS Script. This version is intended for IP users. For logged in users, use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Welcome}}. |
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. Currently, you are editing without an username. You can continue to do so, as you are not required to log in to Wikipedia to read and edit articles; however, logging in will result in an username being shown instead of your IP address (yours is Will Pittenger). Logging in does not require any personal details, and there are many other benefits for logging in. When you edit pages:
I hope you'll enjoy contributing as much as I do. When posting on discussion pages, please sign your messages. To do this, type four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place | yes |
Headers for my pages
[edit]These templates are included for sample purposes only. You would need to make changes before they would work for you.
| Enter this | Purpose | Sample output | Subst this template? | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Provides a bar with links to my primary pages. |
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| Calls the NavHeader template, adds box to index the archives (and tiles that with the TOC), then adds instructions for posting. |
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Turn images into links to who knows where
[edit]| Enter this | Purpose | Sample output | Subst this template? |
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| Allows an image to link to somewhere besides the image's description page | | No | |
| Same as the Clickable Image template, but allows the link to be an external one. | No |
Templates that create maps of a user space
[edit]| Enter this | Purpose | Sample output | Subst this template? |
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| Creates a link to a user space map. Assumes the user name is "Will Pittenger". It also currently relies on the folder with templates being at "{{{user name}}}/templates" | User:Will Pittenger [T] [H] [HT] -- This page -- Warning: Any changes made to this page without my authorization will be treated as vandalism.
| no |
Templates to build a list of where you have been
[edit]| Enter this | Purpose | Sample output | Subst this template? |
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| Creates an entry in the list of places where I have been. Rather than call this template, most will call a template listed below. They will call Flag Entry as needed for you. | *‡§  — Illinois (The state where I was born and grew up.) | No | |
| Creates an entry in the list of places where I have been | *‡§  — United States of America (I visited other nations, but have yet to live in any)
| No | |
| Creates an entry in the list of places where I have been. Important: See the notes for GetProvinceName and GetProvinceFlag. | No |
Templates that look up the flag or name of a nation or province of a nation
[edit]Note: Not all templates in this category are listed in the interests of space. To see a list of the missing functions, please see {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/GetProvinceName}} and {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/GetProvinceFlag}}.
| Enter this | Purpose | Sample output | Subst this template? |
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| Detemines the name of the country from a code | No | ||
| Detemines the flag of the country from a code |  | No | |
| Detemines the name of the country from a code. Note this relies on a series of templates that aren't listed here in the interests of space. You can find the complete list on the template's page. If a nation is not yet supported, you can add it in my namespace by asking for it on my talk page. I'll create a starter page and you finish it with the instructions I provide. The template also supports using templates from another user's namespace. | No | ||
| Determines the flag of the country from a code. Note this relies on a series of templates that aren't listed here in the interests of space. You can find the complete list on the template's page. If a nation is not yet supported, you can add it in my namespace by asking for it on my talk page. I'll create a starter page and you finish it with the instructions I provide. The template also supports using templates from another user's namespace. |  | No |
Templates that build tables
[edit]Tables that list templates
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Starts a table list like this one to list generic templates. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Template List Row}} to add a row. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Template List End}} to finish the table. The sample shows all three calls at once. |
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Adds a row to a table list like this one to list generic templates. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Template List Start}} to start the table. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Template List End}} to finish the table. The sample shows all three calls at once. |
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Completes a table list like this one to list generic templates. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Template List Start}} to start the table. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Template List Row}} to add a row. The sample shows all three calls at once. |
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Tables that list User Boxes
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Starts a table list like this one to list user boxes. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/User Box List Row}} to add a row. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/User Box List End}} to finish the table. The sample shows all three calls at once. |
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Adds a row to a table list like this one to list user boxes. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/User Box List Start}} to start the table. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/User Box List End}} to finish the table. The sample shows all three calls at once. |
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Completes a table list like this one to list generic templates. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/User Box List Start}} to start the table. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/User Box List Row}} to add a row. The sample shows all three calls at once. |
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Tables that list the parameters of a template
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Starts a table list like this one to list user boxes. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Param List Row}} to add a row. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Param List End}} to finish the table. The sample shows all three calls at once. |
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Adds a row to a table list like this one to list user boxes. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Param List Start}} to start the table. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Param List End}} to finish the table. The sample shows all three calls at once. |
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Completes a table list like this one to list generic templates. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Param List Start}} to start the table. Use {{User:Will Pittenger/templates/Param List Row}} to add a row. The sample shows all three calls at once. |
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