Wikipedia:Template messages

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This page is a guideline on Wikipedia. Many editors agree with acting this way. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. Feel free to change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to suggest any big changes.

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Templates are used within pages to provide the same message over and over again. Changes to the look, wording, or style of the message can be done quickly, because templates are made again for the reader when the article loads.

In other words, when the message is changed, you do not need to update a page that uses it if you use a template. Standard notices that might be on a page for months or forever should be "transcluded" for easy updating. This loads the current version of the message and puts it on the page every time you load it.

For any of these messages, you can include "subst:" (as in {{subst:1911}} ) when inserting them to put the full text into the page. Doing this means that any future changes to the template will not be shown in that article, but it can be useful sometimes.

To make a new custom message, start a page in the Template namespace. The title should be "Template:", then the name of your message. The page should then be written with the text of your message. Add your new template to this list.

[change] Article content

These templates are used to let people know about issues with the information in the article.

Name	Current text	Where
{{stub}} (talk)	This short article can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.	Bottom of Article
{{NPOV}} (talk)	An editor thinks that this article may not be neutral. This can be discussed on the article's talk page.	Article's top
{{complex}} (talk)	The English used in this project page may not be easy for everybody to understand. You can help Wikipedia by making this page or section simpler.	Article's top
{{cleanup}} (talk)	This page or section needs to be cleaned up. Please make this page better in any way that you can. Remove this box and the listing on the cleanup page after the article has been cleaned up. For tips on making this article better, read "How to edit a page" and "How to write Simple English articles".	Article's top
{{redlinks}} (talk)	This project page has too many red links. You can help Wikipedia by writing articles to help lower the amount of redlinks. [[redlinks]]	Article's top
{{unreferenced}} (talk)	This page or section does not have any sources. You can help Wikipedia by finding sources, and adding them.	Article's top
{{disputed}} (talk)	Some people do not agree that this article is completely accurate. They are talking about this on the talk page.	Article's top
{{current}} (talk)	This article is about a current event. The information may change quickly.	Article's top
{{copy}} (talk)	This article or section has been directly copied and pasted from the main English wikipedia. It may be deleted because of this. Please simplify this article or change it to be different (not word for word), following the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style, then remove this template.	Article's top
{{update}} (talk)	This article needs to be updated. You can help Wikipedia by updating it.	Article's top
{{subst:1911}} (talk)	This article includes text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica. Please add to the article as needed.	Near bottom of Article
{{Wrongtitle|correcttitle}} (talk)	The title of this project page is wrong due to some limitations. The right title is correcttitle.	Articles with lower case title etc. top
{{mergeto|articlename}} (talk)	It has been suggested that the text below be merged into (added to) the article page. (Discuss)	Article's top
{{mergefrom|articlename}} (talk)	It has been suggested that the text on article be merged into (added to) this project page or section. (Discuss)	Article's top
{{Inuse}} (talk)	Someone is currently editing this article for a short while. In the terms of Wikipedia this is called major edit. As a courtesy, please do not edit this article when you see this message. The person who added this notice will be listed in the edit history of this article. If this article has not been edited recently, please remove this template. This message is intended to help reduce edit conflicts; please remove it between editing sessions to allow others to improve the article.	Articles top

[change] Delete an article

The templates here are used to let administrators know about articles you think should be deleted. See Wikipedia:Deletion_policy for when to use these.

[change] User talk page

The templates here are used to welcome users, warn vandals and other templates that should go on a user's talk page.

Name	Current text	Where
{{subst:Test}} (talk)	Thank you for {{subst:#if:|experimenting with the page [[:{{{1}}}]]|trying things out}} on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it is now gone. Please use the sandbox if you want to do any more tests, and see the welcome page if you want to learn about helping Simple English Wikipedia.	User talk varies
{{subst:Vandalism}} (talk)	Your newest changes {{subst:#if:|to [[{{{1}}}]]}} are vandalism and this is not acceptable on any Wikipedia. Please stop. If you vandalize more pages, you may be blocked so you cannot change Wikipedia. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox.	User talk varies
{{subst:RepeatVandal}} (talk)	Your newest changes are vandalism, and they show that you want to harm Wikipedia. This is your last warning. If you vandalize another page, you will be blocked.	User talk varies
{{subst:Block}} (talk)	You have been blocked as it says in Wikipedia's blocking policy{{SUBST:#if:| for {{{2}}}}}{{SUBST:#if:| for breaking the policy against {{{1}}}}}. If you do not agree with this block, please reply on your talk page by adding {{unblock|reason}}, replacing reason with why you think the block is wrong, or send an e-mail to an active administrator in this list.	User talk varies
{{Sharedip}} (talk)	This address is shared by many users This IP address, Template messages, is shared by many users. This means that messages left here may reach the wrong person. Be careful when blocking this IP or reverting contributions without checking them first. If you are using this address and haven't registered, you can create an account to stop receiving comments meant for other users.	User talk top
{{SchoolIP}} (talk)	Attention: This IP address, Template messages, belongs to a school and may be shared by many users. In the case of schools using proxy servers, this IP address may in fact represent many users at many different computers. Because of this, a message meant for one person may be gotten by another and a block will be shared by many people. If you are editing from this address and are getting messages because of other people, you can avoid them by creating an account for yourself. In some cases you may not be able to create an account for a while because of people trying to fight vandalism. Caution should be used when blocking this IP or reverting its contributions without checking - if a block is needed, administrators should consider a soft block. Note: In the event of on going vandalism, anonymous editing from this IP address may not be allowed for up to 6 months at a time while abuse reports may be sent to your school administration for investigation in cases of long-term abuse by registered users.	User talk top
{{ISP|ISP Name}} (talk)	This address is shared by many users This IP address, Template messages is registered to ISP Name and is shared by many users. This means that messages left here may reach the wrong person. Be careful when blocking this IP or reverting contributions without checking them first. If you are using this address and haven't registered, you can create an account to stop receiving comments meant for other users.	User talk top
{{Schooluser}} (talk)	This is a school username, and it is shared by many users. There may be a lot of testing from this user, or some vandalism which must be expected. Persistent vandalism is not acceptable, and the user should not be exempt from blocking.	School user talk top
{{subst:Warning|message}} (talk)	message	User talk varies
{{subst:CopyNotice}} (talk)	Hello! I noticed that some of the pages you made had many parts that were completely copied from the English Wikipedia. These pages have been given a special tag that tells other people about this. The English used in that Wikipedia is usually too complex to be used here. You may want to read this guideline to see how to write in Simple English.	User talk varies
{{subst:Noupload}} (talk)	Sorry, image uploads are not allowed on this Wikipedia. You can upload free images to Wikimedia Commons and link to them just like you would here, but fair use images are not allowed. For more information, see Wikipedia:Image use policy.	User talk varies
{{subst:Advert}} (talk)	An article that you recently created, or link you added to an article, seems to be an advertisement. Advertisements are not acceptable on any Wikipedia, and will be removed. Users who continue to advertise may be blocked from editing. Thank you.	User talk varies
{{subst:Encopy}} (talk)	An article or part of an article which you created was directly copied from English Wikipedia. Please do not copy articles from there because they are usually too complicated and can use templates which do not exist here. Thank you.	User talk varies
{{subst:Copyright}} (talk)	An article or part of an article which you created has copyright violations and will have to be removed from Simple English Wikipedia. Please do not copy any more copyrighted content otherwise you may be blocked from editing.	User talk varies
{{subst:Barnstar|Message}} (talk)	Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar! For making amazing templates!	User talk varies

[change] Policies and guidelines

Name	Current text	Where
{{disputedpolicy}} (talk)	This policy or guideline is disputed. People do not agree about it. Please see the discussion about it on the discussion page.	article top
{{proposed}} (talk)	This is a proposed policy or guideline for Simple English Wikipedia. This page is not policy yet, but may be soon. Look at its talk page for more information.	article top
{{guideline}} (talk)	This page is a guideline on Wikipedia. Many editors agree with acting this way. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. Feel free to change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to suggest any big changes. Shortcut:	article top
{{policy}} (talk)	This page is an official policy on the Simple English Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard way that all users should follow. When changing the page, please check that the other people agree with your changes. Use the talk page when you are not sure or when you want to propose a change. Shortcut:	article top

[change] Other

This is the place for any templates that don't fit in any of the other categories.

Name	Current text	Where
{{tl|template name here}} (talk)	{{template name here}}	article top
{{countrycat}} (talk)	France	Place at top of country categories. Automatically takes the country name.

For links to Wikimedia sister projects, see Wikipedia:Sister projects.

The large number of categories seen below are a result of the templates being shown on this page.