Wikipedia talk:Template index/User talk namespace/Archive 6

Shortcuts for RFC-related templates

Khukri had suggested:"Just my tuppence worth but maybe trying to group them with the prefix rfc, and all the templates titles should be in lowerecase." Okay. The long forms now also have lowercased shortcuts. Since the longstanding {{UsernameBlocked}} already had shortcut {{unb}}, I gave the others similar shortcuts (as close as I could get, since {{ucr}} and {{unc}} were already taken), and then also rfc-prefix forms with just three letters after the dash:

(edit view)

RFC-related templates and shortcuts:

Template	lowercase	rfc- prefix	short	rfc- prefix	Parameters, (req)uired or (opt)ional
{{ArticleDiscussion}}	{{articlediscussion}}	{{rfc-articlediscussion}}	{{artd}}	{{rfc-ard}}	article name (req)
{{UsernameConcern}}	{{usernameconcern}}	{{rfc-usernameconcern}}	{{uncon}}	{{rfc-unc}}	nature of objection (opt)
{{UsernameDiscussion}}	{{usernamediscussion}}	{{rfc-usernamediscussion}}	{{und}}	{{rfc-und}}	name issue in discussion (opt)
{{UsernameNotice}}	{{usernamenotice}}	{{rfc-usernamenotice}}	{{un}}	{{rfc-unn}}	RFC/NAME subject's name (req)
{{UsernameAllowed}}	{{usernameallowed}}	{{rfc-usernameallowed}}	{{una}}	{{rfc-una}}	archived RFC's "oldid=#" (opt)
{{UsernameBlocked}}	{{usernameblocked}}	{{rfc-usernameblocked}}	{{unb}}	{{rfc-unb}}	reason for block (opt)

All these templates (except {{UsernameBlocked}}) will automatically add your signature, unless you add the optional parameter sig=n.

That should save a bit of typing time. -- Ben 08:38, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(Replaced hardcoded table with template created by Gracenotes; updates automagically. -- Ben 17:07, 26 February 2007 (UTC))[reply]

New template

I felt the need for a new template, so I've created {{DJR}}. This still needs some work and perhaps a better name though, so I'm leaving it here for suggestions before I add it to UTM. Thanks in advance for your comments, Dar-Ape 21:09, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DJR may be hard to remember, maybe something like {{pleasewarn}}. Mr.Z-mantalk¢ 21:24, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How about "Template:Uw-warn"? Gracenotes^T § 23:49, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea, I have moved it to {{uw-warn}}. Dar-Ape 04:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cut-and-paste page moves

{{uw-move1}} and its sisters are for users who move pages unnecessarily. Is there a template for people who do cut-and-paste page moves rather than using the "move" button (whether because their accounts are too new to move a page or because it takes admin powers to delete an existing redirect)? I encounter this frequently and it's a pain in the butt to fix after the fact. —An gr 11:14, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, there may be times when said editors have the move button but don't know about WP:RM. (Gracenotes opens his closet to reveal Coca tea, if anyone's interested) Gracenotes^T § 15:25, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well yes, that's something the template should inform them of. Granted, a template like this could only be used after the user has already made the cut-and-paste page move, but it may stop them from doing it again. —An gr 16:44, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Centralized discussion about parameters

Please check out Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Parameters for user warning templates if you have the time. Thanks! Gracenotes^T § 19:13, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Test-self

I like the new system, good job :) The only thing I've noticed missing so far is {{test-self}}(?)

And I hope the WP:UW project moves on to cleanup the welcome templates next! --Quiddity 20:33, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Test-self really needs to be added here... I find that it comes up quite a bit, and several times now I've looked for it. ~ Booya ^Bazooka 22:37, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mainly because the harmonisation isn't finished yet. The template hasn't disappeared and most probably isn't likely to. ^Khukri 23:35, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

{{uw-biog1}} vs {{uw-defamatory1}}

The "biog" series has now been generalized to apply to controversial statements in any article, not just biographical articles. Maybe I am missing something (and I probably am), but the biog series and the defamatory series now seem to serve pretty much the same purpose. Can anyone clarify why we need both?--Kubigula (talk) 05:26, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Level 0

I've just had a scenario where I've wanted to use a "level 0" message - that is initiate a discussion with the user and ask them to help without telling them off for doing something wrong! The case involved unsourced info that had been inserted and I just wanted to ask the user if they had a source but felt {{uw-unsourced1}} was too strong. Would it be useful to have a new series of templates for these situations? AndrewRT(Talk) 21:32, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Try {{subst:ArticleConcern}} (aka {{subst:rfc-arc}}), with an optional parameter to insert your exact concern, like {{subst:rfc-arc|article-name|The info you inserted into this article doesn't cite a source. Do you have a source for this info, and if so, what is it, please?}}

I hope that helps! -- Ben 22:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the link. I think {{ArticleConcern}} is still a bit too strong for what I was looking for, but your prompt led to a search when I eventually found {{Needsource}} which was just what I was looking for.

On a related point, there are a lot of other templates out there - any plans to move them in here so there is a single directory? AndrewRT(Talk) 21:49, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Long names

Why do these have such long names? uw-vandalism2 takes a lot longer to type than test2. --AW 22:14, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To be descriptive, so that when you look at a list of template names you have an idea of what each one is for; and conversely, when you want to post a template on a user page, the topic you want to address tells you the template name you want to type. A name like "test" doesn't help with either of those. -- Ben 22:44, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Some shortcuts have created, for example you can use {{uw-vN}} rather than {{uw-vandalismN}}. →Ollie (talk • contribs) 22:47, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To follow up on Oliver's comment, the four most common - test, vandalism, spam and delete - all have one letter shortcuts (i.e. t, v, s and d). So, for example, you can use {{subst:uw-v2}} for vandalism2.--Kubigula (talk) 23:02, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Or you could use {{uw-b1}} for the deletion series. I had this complaint too, so redirects were created by me and others. Category:Redirects from warning template keeps track of 'em, and tag a redirect page with {{r from warning template}} if you want to create one. Gracenotes^T § 01:03, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could these short names be added to the project page (or even replace the long ones there now)? AndrewRT(Talk) 21:54, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks everybody, i didn't know there were short ones. Are there replacements for the {{anon vandal}} and {{blatant vandal}}? I like those ones, since they encourage being a good editor --AW 22:09, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

@AndrewRT - perhaps the shortcuts could be added, but I don't think they should replace the 'full' version - part of the point of the new templates was to make the purpose of the template clear from the name. →Ollie (talk • contribs) 22:17, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have a compromise. Let's add different versions of WP:UTM that have shortcuts, or have the "subst:" prefix. For example,

|-
! Vandalism
| {{tltt|uw-vandalism1|Your unhelpful edit has been removed.}}
| {{tltt|uw-vandalism2|Please don't add unhelpful info.}}
| {{tltt|uw-vandalism3|Please stop vandalizing}}
| {{tltt|uw-vandalism4|Final warning, stop vandalizing now}}
| {{tltt|uw-vandalism4im|Only warning for severe vandalism}}

would become

|-
! Vandalism
| {{tltt{{#if:{{{sb|}}}s}}|{{#if:{{{s|}}}|uw-v1|uw-vandalism1}}|Your unhelpful edit has been removed.}}
| {{tltt{{#if:{{{sb|}}}s}}|{{#if:{{{s|}}}|uw-v2|uw-vandalism2}}|Please don't add unhelpful info.}}
| {{tltt{{#if:{{{sb|}}}s}}|{{#if:{{{s|}}}|uw-v3|uw-vandalism3}}|Please stop vandalizing}}
| {{tltt{{#if:{{{sb|}}}s}}|{{#if:{{{s|}}}|uw-v4|uw-vandalism4}}|Final warning, stop vandalizing now}}
| {{tltt{{#if:{{{sb|}}}s}}|{{#if:{{{s|}}}|uw-v4im|uw-vandalism4im}}|Only warning for severe vandalism}}

So {{WP:UTM}} would be normal, but {{WP:UTM|s}} would call a shortcut. (Gracenotes)

Of even better:

|-
! Vandalism
| {{tltt{{{sb|}}}|uw-{{#if:{{{s|}}}|v1|vandalism1}}|Your unhelpful edit has been removed.}}
| {{tltt{{{sb|}}}|uw-{{#if:{{{s|}}}|v2|vandalism2}}|Please don't add unhelpful info.}}
| {{tltt{{{sb|}}}|uw-{{#if:{{{s|}}}|v3|vandalism3}}|Please stop vandalizing}}
| {{tltt{{{sb|}}}|uw-{{#if:{{{s|}}}|v4|vandalism4}}|Final warning, stop vandalizing now}}
| {{tltt{{{sb|}}}|uw-{{#if:{{{s|}}}|v4im|vandalism4im}}|Only warning for severe vandalism}}

Simpler. Setting sb=s will produce subst stuff. Gracenotes^T § 03:18, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New warning templates for people who use article pages to post personal graffiti?

Especially during school hours, much vandalism involves people who randomly insert personal messages, their names, or their friends' names, into articles. This is junk like "Joe was here" or "Podunk High School is the best." I would call it personal graffiti. These are generally not "Editing tests," they aren't exactly "unhelpful or unconstructive information", usually they can't be called "joke edits," they aren't spam or defamation, it's a stretch to call them autobiographical or "nonneutral POV," and since they aren't posting on talk pages it makes no sense to say "talk pages are for discussion related to improving the article, not general discussion about the topic." With all the focused templates that have been created recently, could someone create a series for personal graffiti?--orlady 02:17, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eh, vandalism is vandalism. It seems like the vandalism templates will work just fine. 声援 -- The Hyb rid 02:19, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Little question

Hi, I was wondering if the templates that say "You have been blocked for so long because blah blah..." could be used by non-administrator users? What is the limit of what a non-admin Wikipedian can use? Zouavman Le Zouave _{(Talk to me! • O))))} 20:46, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Technically, anyone can use them [the templates] but they will not have any real force. Blocking and leaving a template message are two separate actions. I (I'm not an admin) could use Template:uw-block on a talk page, but the user would't actually be blocked. As it is lying to the users though, I believe it is discouraged. Mr.Z-mantalk¢ 21:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh okay, thanks! I thought (when I say thought I mean like completely daydream) that maybe doing this will do a request for blocking to an admin or something. Thanks for such a rapid answer! :) Zouavman Le Zouave _{(Talk to me! • O))))} 21:05, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

However, if an admin has blocked someone and did not give a block message, a non-admin is welcome to put a block note. JoshuaZ 21:09, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The best way to request a block, at least for continued vandalism, is to report at WP:AIV (after the user continues after being given a final warning). Hopefully then an Admin will block and leave the template. →Ollie (talk • contribs) 21:12, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why did we change?

Howdy, I asked this question on the Template talk:test page, but I figured it might get to more people if I asked it here. I'm sure if I went back in the archives and searched for it I could find the answer, but I'm kinda lazy.

Why did we change from the {{test1}} etc templates to {{uw-test}} set of templates? GofG _|^|_| Contribs 21:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think the main aim of the exercise was to introduce a uniform set of user warning templates, so that they all look and behave the same way. Really, the whole old system needed a good clear out and tidy up. By the way, you might find that the {{uw-vandalism}} set is a better replacement for the {{test}} ones. →Ollie (talk • contribs) 21:17, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Signatures

Is there a warning for users with disruptive sigs, like this: L uis¹⁹⁷² (Talk • My Contribs) 17:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC) as it really screws up the format of the text (at least in my browser). Mr.Z-mantalk¢ 23:57, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Huh. In this case, I would definitely use a personal message, not a template (which, by the way, doesn't exist). I wouldn't call it disruptive based on the sig alone; perhaps the user merely wants a sig that looks good. (It really depends, so a template might not be best.) Gracenotes^T § 04:00, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't screw up anything in my browser. --WikiSlasher 05:52, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just to brighten everyone's mood, the whole font tag is being deprecated in HTML, and may not be supported in future versions, which seems likely to make a whole lot of older-HTML-coded pages incompatible. -- Ben 06:34, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does this apply just to MediaWiki or the entire web? --WikiSlasher 11:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It would apply to the whole web, but I can't imagine it's going anywhere anytime soon. —METS501 (talk) 12:02, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hm. I've been meaning to change the font tag to a span for some time (in my sig), but space is a concern :( Anyway, back to the topic... Gracenotes^T § 22:21, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The font tag is already considered deprecated by the W3C ([1]), but the W3C states that user agents (like browsers) should continue to support deprecated tags ([2]). So although it's considered out of date to use it, support for it is unlikely to go away anytime soon. →Ollie (talk • contribs) 18:47, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is there anything that needs to be warned about here? I don't see how it could do harm. Mr.Z-man what exactly is it doing to your browser? SubSeven 21:34, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there is a policy about disruptive signatures. What it does is it messes with the line spacing, compacting the lines together. It doesn't really make it hard to read, its just distracting Mr.Z-mantalk¢Review! 21:57, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, yes, it is technically a violation of policy. I guess drop him a friendly message then. Doubtful that there will be a template for disruptive sigs. SubSeven 09:20, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Issues with uw-own3 template

Just went to apply this to a user page adding in the article name and additional text, and noticed a minor error in formatting. When doing this, the words ownership and such on line one join together and own becomes apart of the link to WP:OWN. Obviously this is unexpected, so if someone could look and fix this template up it would be apprecicated. thewinchester 07:11, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

shortcuts

I just tried to use {{uw-b1}} for a blp warning, but that redirects to {{uw-delete1}}. Why? The common warnings seem to have obvious one-letter variants, uw-t1, uw-v2, uw-d3, s for spam, i for images, e for errors. The most common warning without an obvious one-letter redirect is uw-biog. Perhaps u for user-page related vandalism, too. Gimmetrow 13:32, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe it's because the "old" version of delete1 was {{blank}}. So, someone typing b1 might be expecting the "blank" template. However, your point is well taken (at least by me), and I think we should change the redirect to delete1. I was thinking maybe we should wait until we are fairly confident people have adjusted to the new system. However, it might be best to do it now before anyone gets too comfortable with b1 redirecting to delete1. Anyone else?--Kubigula (talk) 14:27, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The fine print used for the grid of warnings is hard to read

I find the type used for some of the template names is almost illegibly small when monospace fonts are used with my browser and the default Monobook skin (set in Special:Preferences). The monospace fonts are serif fonts which are hard to read in small sizes.

Since there's a need to keep these small, I suggest not using monospace fonts but rather sans-serif fonts such as Arial. Here's an example:

{{tltt}}'s monospace serif fonts work well at normal sizes:

{{usercomment|Welcome to my talk.}}
- Sans-serif alternative: {{usercomment}}

{{tltt}}'s monospace serif fonts become hard to read in smaller sizes

{{usercomment|Welcome to my talk.}}
- Sans-serif alternative: {{usercomment}}

I'm not a Wikitext-typography-html-Wikipedia "skins" guru, so I'm not sure everyone's browser will display the example above the way I intended, but what I think you should see is an example of how a sans-serif font like Arial can improve the legibility of small font sizes.

This is less of a problem with some of the other skins I tried, but since monobook is the default, it's what most editors will see in the templates grid. --A. B. ^(talk) 18:13, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Warning for discussion on article

I don't see any template to use to let a user know that their discussion edit belongs on the talk page. Please point me to it and let's add it to this page. WilliamKF 00:13, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may use {{talkinarticle}} for the moment, but there is a fair chance this will be modified in the coming weeks. See WP:UW/Overview Regards ^Khukri 10:32, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

subst=subst: or includeonly hack

Should the templates, as now use the subst=subst: trick, or should it only using <includeonly>subst:</includeonly>, also, then, should the parameter 1 and 2 be changed to {{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>#if:{{{1|}}}|article... [[{{{1}}}]]|...}} and {{<includeonly>subst:</includeonly>#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2}}}|...}} to ensure that it always only outputs clean text, and no forgotten variables and defaults. _→AzaToth 23:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The subst parameter is preferable, since the template will not break when not substituted. —{admin} Pathoschild 00:01:54, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

The problem is that it won't work as you want to, for example:

{{subst:Uw-vandalism1|subst=subst:}}

results in

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Some of your recent edits, such as those you made to [[:, such as those you made to [[:{{{1}}}]],]], have been considered unhelpful or unconstructive and have been reverted or removed as they could be considered to be vandalism. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.

_→AzaToth 01:47, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Personally all that stuff you put on the top of the page looks like a cross between scrambled eggs and spaghetti, can anyone non-neanderthal like myself please respond. Khukri ^{(talk . contribs)} 13:49, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Right, because the substitution of the parserfunction is only necessary if you're using the article parameter. If you don't want to specify an article, the subst=subst: code is unnecessary and in fact breaks the template.

But I would argue that the subst: part is unnecessary. Why does it matter if the user sees "{{#if:Wikipedia|, such as those you made to [[:Wikipedia]],}}" if they choose to edit their talk page, rather than just "Wikipedia"? The subst: will break the template if used as described above, and is a pain in the ass to type out every time you want to use a template (if you do warning templates by hand), I propose getting rid of it. Λυδαcιτγ 04:58, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've read this several times, and I still don't understand what "subst=subst: " does. I understand plain old template subsitution, but this "subst=subst: " thing baffles me. There's no explanation of it at Wikipedia:Template substitution, and I don't understand anything at meta:ParserFunctions. I doubt I'm alone in my bafflement — can someone who understands template syntax explain this double-substitution (or whatever it is) to us mortals, please? Thanks. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 07:37, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The function of "subst=subst:" is to make the template code prettier. ParserFunctions normally remain in the template code after the template is substituted. The ParserFunctions in this case are the two #if functions in {{uw-vandalism1}}. The first adds "such as those you made to articlename," to the second sentence if there was an article supplied. The second adds "thank you" to the end of the message if there was no additional message supplied.

So normally the template would come out on the user's page with code like this: {{#if:articlename|, such as those you made to [[:articlename]],}}. But if you put subst: at the start of the PF, it just shows , such as those you made to articlename,. Note that these two variations look exactly the same in viewing the page, and are only different when the page is edited.

But if you put in subst: into the original template, it will substitute the ParserFunction in the original template. It won't be a ParserFunction anymore. So you have to make the PF subst at runtime - i.e., when it is put onto the user's talk page. To do this, you either: 1) put includeonly tags around the subst:; 2) put a variable in, which you change to "subst:" at runtime. In this case, the variable is {{{subst}}}, so the code ends up being "subst=subst:".

The includeonly tag makes template usage simpler, since you don't have to type in "subst=subst:". But, for a reason which I don't remember, it makes substituting the template mandatory - if you forget to substitute, the template will break (that's what PathosChild was objecting to above). So PathosChild wants to leave the template as-is, with the {{{subst}}} variable.

I say that we shouldn't use includeonly or {{{subst}}}. You can see what this looks like at User:Audacity/Dirtbox. This substitutes User:Audacity/Sandbox, which has the current template on top, and the current template minus {{{subst}}} on the bottom. The results are identical, but if you edit the page you can see the code. In my opinion, the possible confusion of the vandal/tester/joker/spammer/etc. if he chooses to click "edit this page" is worth the simplicity and conciseness of taking out the {{{subst}}}. Λυδαcιτγ 21:07, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Audacity: that makes things clearer. As a user of these templates, I prefer the version that doesn't require me to remember to type "subst=subst:" at the end. It's easy to remember one "subst:" at the beginning, but speaking as an editor who doesn't know template syntax, I'd just as soon write out the entire message as remember that extra formatting. I'm an admin, and don't know the syntax — I'm sure there are lots of other editors who use templates without understanding their syntax either. I think that a template should be designed more for ease of use than for attractiveness on the page. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 22:23, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, well, unless someone objects I'll make the change later tonight. Λυδαcιτγ 04:10, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I suppose it won't do any harm to leave the {{{subst}}} variable in there. But I changed subst=subst: to an optional feature in Template:WarningsUsage and Template:Templatesnotice. Λυδαcιτγ 04:22, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, you guys. I just found out that the last few hundred tags I've posted are all wrong because I did not include SUBST: at the beginning. Now it looks like the issue is a whole lot more complicated. Please, please PLEASE keep it simple enough so that well-intentioned editors don't goof up. I used the cut-and-paste method, which turns out is a bad idea (not my fault). I still don't see what the difference is - the user gets a warning one way or the other. Cbdorsett 11:28, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why the colourful spelling?

If WP is default to "American" spelling unless the article content is Britian-centric, why does {{uw-vandalism4im}} say vandalise instead of vandalize? — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 21:23, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Check the 1000 posts in the archive about this :-) The WP standard is actually to not change it: whoever creates the page controls the spelling. —METS501 (talk) 21:54, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shall we just change them to American spelling and get this over n bloody done with? I'm beginning to think it's more hassle than it's worth. ^Khukri 22:10, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, sorry I didn't check the archives first. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 22:30, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, we leave it Britlish. Wikipedia defaults to the version first used. If some Yank gets it wrong, then someone else should very tactfully change it and not make a big deal of it. It's hard to keep track of two spelling standards and if you edit on Wikipedia long enough, you end up editing in some sort of weird BritYanklish regardless of the form you learned in school. Likewise, Yanks shouldn't make a big deal of this stuff either. Editing Wikipedia (or would that be Wikipaedia?) has ruined my spelling in this way. Just, please, keep the Scots away.[3][4] --A. B. ^(talk) 01:17, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't, I agree but I've lost count with the amount of times I've reverted them. Ignoring what the guidelines say about author and subject matter/context etc, I've read that Wikipedia is American therefore the spelling should be American. WP:VAND uses American English therefore should the templates should be the same. More Americans use Wikipedia than Brits, to name a few arguments. I started the vandalism templates, except 4im which was Lucas and he's French so doesn't count, désolé mon pot. Even though I write what little article editing I do in British English, I think on these ones I'm willing to let them go, just to stop these little edit wars that arise. ^Khukri 12:50, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What about a little tag that a bot can place, saying that the spelling standard for a particular page is American or British? It could be placed as soon as the first trigger word shows up, and edited manually for pages about the respective geographical regions. Of course, the whole thing ignores Canadian, Aussie, South African and Kiwi spelling. Don't know what to suggest about that. The tag could read something like, "Editors please note: the spelling for this page should conform to {American|British} usage. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (spelling)". Cbdorsett 11:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]