Template:Talk page stalker/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Talk page stalker.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is used on approximately 12,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Shortcuts

{{tps}}
{{TPS}}

Usage edit

{{tps}} produces: (talk page stalker)
{{tps|b}} produces: (by talk page stalker)
{{tps|c}} produces: (Talk page stalker)
{{tps|a}} produces: (TPS)
{{tps|v}} produces: (stalking)
{{tps|alc}} produces: (tps)
{{tps|small=no}} produces: (talk page stalker)

Similarly, with the small=no parameter, all of the other options will work, but without small text. For example:

{{tps|a|small=no}} produces: (TPS), and
{{tps|b|small=no}} produces: (by talk page stalker)

Alternatively, the terms "watcher", "reader", "gnome", or "jaguar" are supported, respectively:

{{tps|w}} produces: (talk page watcher)
{{tps|bw}} produces: (by talk page watcher)
{{tps|cw}} produces: (Talk page watcher)
{{tps|aw}} produces: (TPW)
{{tps|vw}} produces: (watching)
{{tps|alcw}} produces: (tpw)
{{tps|w|small=no}} produces: (talk page watcher)

{{tps|r}} produces: (talk page reader)
{{tps|br}} produces: (by talk reader)
{{tps|cr}} produces: (Talk page reader)
{{tps|ar}} produces: (TPR)
{{tps|vr}} produces: (reading)
{{tps|alcr}} produces: (tpr)
{{tps|r|small=no}} produces: (talk page reader)

{{tps|g}} produces: (talk page gnome)
{{tps|bg}} produces: (by talk gnome)
{{tps|cg}} produces: (Talk page gnome)
{{tps|ag}} produces: (TPG)
{{tps|vg}} produces: (gnoming)
{{tps|alcg}} produces: (tpg)
{{tps|g|small=no}} produces: (talk page gnome)
{{tps|j}} produces: (talk page jaguar)
{{tps|j|small=no}} produces: (talk page jaguar)

And "enjoyer":

{{tps|ce}} produces: (Talk page enjoyer)

See also edit

Inline talk templates

Template Shortcut Parameter? Example Output Notes

Thread level

{{Moved talk}}

{{Moved talk|Dresden}}

Moved: was at Talk:Dresden

Used at the thread's current location

{{Moved talk to}}

{{Moved talk to|Berlin}}

Moved to: Talk:Berlin

Used at the thread's former location

{{Thread retitled}}

{{Thread retitled|Old title}}

Thread retitled from "Old title".

Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings

Opening

{{Summoned by bot}} {{sbb}} {{sbb}} (Summoned by bot) Can be used in requests for comment

{{Buttinsky}} {{Buttinsky}} ^{( Buttinsky)} A variation of {{Talk page stalker}}

{{Edit conflict}}

{{ec}}

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{{ec}}

(edit conflict)

To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict

{{Interrupted}}

{{Interrupted|Username|10:27, 9 May 2024 (UTC)}}

— Username 10:27, 9 May 2024 (UTC) — continues after insertion below

Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text

{{Non-admin comment}}

{{nacmt}}

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{{nacmt}}

(Non-administrator comment)

Optional and only for own comments, see doc

{{Pinged}} {{Pinged}} (pinged) Indicates a notification was received

{{Responding to ping}} {{rtp}} {{rtp}} (responding to ping) Similar to {{pinged}}

{{Talk page stalker}}

{{tps}}

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{{tps}}

(talk page stalker)

Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker

{{Talk page watcher}}

{{tpw}}

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{{tpw}}

(talk page watcher)

Ditto

Notifications

{{Hidden ping}}

{{hp}}

{{hp|Username}}

Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character

{{Ping group}}

{{pinggroup}}

{{pinggroup|Pinging collaborators|John Doe|Jane Doe|...}}

Pinging collaborators (John Doe—Jane Doe—...)

Up to 10 usernames

{{Pong}}

{{pong|Username}}

Username:

In reply to a ping

{{Reply to}}

{{re}}/{{ping}}

{{re|Username}}/{{ping|Username}}

@Username:

Sends a notification; up to 50 names

{{To}}

{{To|Username}}

To editor Username:

Sends a notification

During

{{subst:Arbitrary break}} {{subst:Arbitrarybreak}} {{subst:Arbitrarybreak}} ======(arbitrary break)====== Requires substitution

{{subst:Bump}} {{subst:Bump}} Bumping thread ~~~~ Requires subst. A wrapper for {{do not archive until}}

{{FBDB}} {{FBDB}} ^[FBDB] An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block

{{KISS}} {{KISS}} KISS References the KISS principle politely

{{No ping}}

{{np}}

{{np|Username}}

Username

Works like {{U}} but without triggering a notification

{{No ping2}}

{{np2}}

{{np2|Username}}

Username (talk · contribs)

Works like {{User}} but without triggering a notification

{{Notelist-talk}}

{{tnote}}

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{{tnote}}

_{[not shown here]}

Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion

{{Outdent}}

{{od}}

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{{od|:::::}}

For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep

{{Outdent2}}

{{od2}}

(

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{{od2}}

(←)

Alternative out-denting

{{Reflist-talk}}

{{tref}}

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{{tref}}

_{[not shown here]}

Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion

{{Relevant discussion}}

{{reldis}}

{{reldis|Talk:Berlin}}

Relevant discussion at

→ Talk:Berlin

Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way

{{Sources-talk}} {{Sources-talk}} _{[not shown here]} A convenience wrapper around {{Reflist-talk}}

{{Talkfact}}

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"Oranges are blue!"{{talkfact}}

"Oranges are blue!"^{[citation needed]}

Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims

{{Talk quote inline}}

{{tq}}

{{tq|"Oranges are blue!"}}

"Oranges are blue!"

To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material

{{Talk quote inline italic}}

{{tqi}}

{{tqi|"Oranges are blue!"}}

"Oranges are blue!"

{{Not talk quote inline}}

{{!tq}}

{{!tq|"Oranges are orange!"}}

"Oranges are orange!"

To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have

{{Not talk quote inline italic}}

{{!tqi}}

{{!tqi|"Oranges are orange!"}}

"Oranges are orange!"

{{Talk quote block}}

{{tqb}}

{{tqb|"Oranges are blue!"}}

"Oranges are blue!"

To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material

{{Talk quote block minimalist}}}

{{tqbm}}

{{tqbm|Oranges are blue.}}

Oranges are blue.

A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting

End

{{Please sign inline}} {{Please sign inline}} (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)

{{subst:Please ping}}

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{{Please ping}}

(please

mention me on reply)

Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use {{Please ping|no}} to ask not to be pinged.

{{Not watching}} {{nw}} {{nw}} (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)

{{subst:Notifyme}} {{subst:pingme}} {{subst:pingme}} If you reply here, please put {{reply|your username will show up here}} in front of your message so I get a notification. Thank you! Requires substitution. Will automatically add your username by substituting {{REVISIONUSER}} when you save.

{{subst:Request ping}}

{{subst:repi}}

{{subst:repi|Example}}

If you reply here, please ping me by adding {{u|Example}} to your message, and signing it.

Requires subst

{{Signote}}

{{sg}}

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{{sg}}

_{Please leave me a note if you reply}

{{Watching}} {{Watching}} (I am watching this page, so please reply here.)

Closure

{{Sock vote}}

{{sockvote}}

{{sock vote|Example}}

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Blocked sockpuppet of Example, see investigation)

To mark a vote/comment cast by sockpuppet. More parameters exist and can be viewed at the template documentation.

Humor disclosure

(See the list here.)