Userboxes
Some examples and tests of the more sensible userbox template, using existing templates for content/colours.
Nationality
Americunt
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Americunt: This user is an Americunt and refuses to use unnecessary vowels. Uncle Sam would be proud!
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Australian
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Australian: This user hails from the land down under and lives in constant fear of bush fires. When the eBarrier Reef comes, this user will be unable to read the CWCki.
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Britfag
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Britfag: I say! This user is a Britfag who, by order of The Queen (God Save Her), is required to use unnecessary vowels. Jolly good!
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Canuckfag
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Canuckfag: This user hails from the Great White North and has milk in bags.
Cet utilisateur est originaire du Grand Nord Blanc et a du lait dans des sacs.
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Eurofag
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Eurofag: This user is a Eurofag and insists on using unnecessary vowels.
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Mexicant
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Mexicant: This user is a day laborer from Mexico who edits CWCki for 35 cents an hour.
Este usuario es un jornalero de México que escribe en CWCki por 4 pesos la hora.
¡VIVA MEXICO!
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Help Stuff
Templates
What are they?
Templates are a simple way to insert content in to an article without having to use a lot of Wiki markup. They are most often used for complex things like navigation boxes at the foot of articles, of fancy infoboxes.
- Templates are stored in the Template namespace e.g. Template:Captain's Log
- When a template is updated, the changes are rolled out everywhere the template is used
- They can make use of variables, to insert information in specified places in the template.
How do I use one?
Inserting a template in to an article varies according to the template being used.
- For a simple template without any parameters, you use the code {{templatename}}
- If a template has named parameters, you use the code {{templatename |paramname=Some |paramname2=Content}}
- Spaces are not needed between parameters, but can help make the template more readable to editors
- In the template code, named parameters appear as {{{varname}}}. Text you enter for that parameter will be inserted in its place.
- If the template doesn't have named parameters, any text placed after a vertical pipe | is treated as a numbered parameter: {{templatename|Some|Content}}
- In the template code, numbered parameters appear as {{{1}}}. Each subsequent pipe adds a new numbered parameter.
Be careful with pipes
Any vertical pipes placed within the template braces {{ }} will be interpreted as the start of a new parameter. If you need to insert a pipe as part of a parameter's content, use: {{!}} (Usage)
