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=== Genre warring ===
{{User|}}/{{IPuser|}} has been changing genres without [[WP:Consensus|consensus]], with or without [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] and has not heeded multiple warnings. Reporting here because disruptive editing such as genre warring have been increasingly denied at [[Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism|WP:AIV]]. Thank you,  ~~~~ 

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Dormant pages	Forgotten articles
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Dead-end pages	Dead-end pages
Double redirects	Double redirects
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Most interwiki links
New pages	New pages patrol
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Protected pages	Protection policy
Short pages
Uncategorized pages	Categorization
Uncategorized templates
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See also: Maintenance departments

Interwiki linking

For linking to an article on a different-language Wikipedia within an article, see Help:Interlanguage links. For a list of Wikipedias in other languages with their language codes, see WP:List of Wikipedias. For a list of Wikimedia projects, see Wikimedia Foundation § Projects and initiatives, m:Complete list of Wikimedia projects, and Special:SiteMatrix. For style recommendations, see MOS:INTERWIKI.

Interwiki links are links to pages across different Wikimedia projects or different Wikipedia languages, and may point to another project, another language, or both (i.e., a different project in a different language).

• Interproject links: By adding a prefix to another Wikimedia project, internal link style ("prefixed internal link style") can be used to link to a page of another project. A system of short-handed link labels is used to refer to different projects, in the context of interproject linking, as seen within the actual source text.
  For example, to link from here to the "surfeit" article on Wiktionary, you have to utilise an interwiki link: [[wikt:surfeit]] appears as wikt:surfeit, and [[wikt:surfeit|surfeit]] appears as surfeit.
• Interlanguage links: These are interwiki links linking different language editions of the same project. Wikimedia Projects with different language editions are:
  • Wikipedia
  • Wiktionary
  • Wikisource
  • Wikiquote
  • Wikibooks
  • Wikiversity
  • Wikivoyage
  • Wikinews
  There are two types of interlanguage links: those displayed in the page's languages dropdown menu and those displayed inline. Here an example for both types if placed in the English Wikipedia article Apple:
  1. [[fr:Pomme]]: This produces a link to the French Wikipedia article Pomme in the "Languages" menu of the page. Note: Since 2013 this type of interlanguage link is usually centralized through Wikidata, which you can edit either by opening the Wikidata item, or selecting "Add language".
  2. [[:fr:Pomme]]: This produces an inline interlanguage link fr:Pomme in the English Wikipedia article.

This is called interwiki. For each project, an interwiki map (a list of target projects with their prefixes) is specified (Special:Interwiki). These target projects do not require MediaWiki and do not even have to be a wiki.

Interwiki linking from and within Wikimedia

Prefix codes for linking to Wikimedia sister projects

See also Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects § Linking between projects for a compact overview.

Unless a language code is added, the following interwiki prefix codes link to the Wikiprojects in English.

Note that some links don't work as expected within the same project, e.g., meta:Test on Meta itself would mean m:Meta:Test, a different page. Outside of Wikimedia sister projects, only metawikipedia:Test might work for m:Test.

Wikimedia projects with different language editions are bold.

Project	Long form	Shortcut	Pagename template
Wikipedia	[[wikipedia:]]	[[w:]]
Wikipedia in another language (help)	[[language code:wikipedia:]]	[[language code:]], [[w:language code:]]
Simple English Wikipedia	[[simple:]]
Nostalgia	[[nostalgia:]]	[[nost:]]
Test Wikipedia	[[testwiki:]]
Wiktionary	[[wiktionary:]]	[[wikt:]]	{{Wiktionary|Pagename}}
Wikiquote	[[wikiquote:]]	[[q:]]	{{Wikiquote|Pagename}}
Wikisource	[[wikisource:]]	[[s:]]	{{Wikisource|Pagename}}
Wikisource (common repository)	[[oldwikisource:]]		{{WikisourceWiki|Pagename}}
Wikibooks	[[wikibooks:]]	[[b:]]	{{Wikibooks|Pagename}}
Wikiversity	[[wikiversity:]]	[[v:]]	{{Wikiversity|Pagename}}
Wikiversity Beta	[[betawikiversity:]]
Wikispecies	[[wikispecies:]]	[[species:]]	{{Wikispecies|Pagename}}
Wikinews	[[wikinews:]]	[[n:]]	{{Wikinews|Pagename}}
Wikivoyage	[[wikivoyage:]]	[[voy:]]	{{Wikivoyage|Pagename}}
Wikispore	[[wikispore:]]
Wikimedia Incubator	[[incubator:]]		{{Incubator|Pagename}}
Wikidata	[[wikidata:]]	[[d:]]	{{Wikidata property|​property id|topic}}
Wikimedia Commons	[[commons:]]	[[c:]]	{{Commons|Pagename}}
Wikifunctions	[[wikifunctions:]]	[[f:]]	{{Wikifunctions|Pagename}}
MediaWiki	[[mediawikiwiki:]]	[[mw:]]	{{MediaWiki|Pagename}}
Wikitech	[[wikitech:]], [[labsconsole:]]
Toolforge	[[toolforge:]]
Phabricator (formerly Bugzilla and MediaZilla)	[[phabricator:]], [[bugzilla:]], [[mediazilla:]]	[[phab:]]	{{Phab|Tasknumber}}
Wikimedia Meta-Wiki	[[metawiki:]], [[metawikimedia:]], [[metawikipedia:]], [[meta:]]	[[m:]]	{{Meta|Pagename}}
Wikimedia Quality	[[quality:]]
Wikimedia OTRS (ticket with TicketID, ticket with TicketNumber)	[[otrswiki:]], [[otrs:000000]], [[ticket:0000000000000000]]
Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki	[[wikimedia:]], [[foundation:]]	[[wmf:]]
Wikimedia Strategic Planning	[[strategy:]]
Outreach Wiki	[[outreach:]], [[outreachwiki:]]

Other current Wikimedia prefixes: betawikiversity:, dbdump:, download:, gerrit:, mail:, mailarchive:, otrs:, OTRSwiki:, outreach:, quality:, rev:, spcom:, sulutil:, svn:, ticket:, tools:, tswiki:, wm2016:, wm2017:, wmania:, wikiconference:. See a complete list of current and old but still working prefixes for all Wikimedia wikis at the Special:SiteMatrix. See a complete list of all possible interwiki prefixes at Special:Interwiki.

Some of the long forms do not work as expected within the same project; for example [[meta:]] does not work on Meta, while [[metawikipedia:]] does. This depends on the configuration of the wiki and where the names are stored (see also next paragraph). The shortcuts work everywhere. The interwiki map on Meta lists many prefixes, among others, [[wikipedia:]] for the English Wikipedia, working from any Wiki supporting the Meta interwiki map, not only from MediaWiki wikis. Some prefixes work only with a page, for example: wikipediawikipedia: (fails) vs. wikipediawikipedia:Interwiki link (works). These prefixes are case insensitive.

The shortcuts are just interwikis with different histories. Wikipedia, Wikiquote etc. point to the English versions and are also included in the standard MediaWiki interwiki table (IIRC); w, q, b, wikt etc. are used like interlanguage wikilinks to link to the sisterproject in the same language (so w:it:b: is equivalent to Wikibooks:it:).

Non-Wikimedia interwiki codes have a limitation, that they can only be used through a link. For example, the entry for "John" on Wiktionary, a Wikimedia project, can be accessed by [[wikt:John]] or http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wikt:John. However, the latter method does not work for non-Wikimedia wikis. For example, the main page on the Mozilla Wiki can be accessed via [[MozillaWiki:Main Page]], but http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MozillaWiki:Main_Page results in an error. In these cases, Special:Search can be used (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/MozillaWiki:Main_Page). You can see the Interwiki special page for a list of "forward" and "non-forward" prefixes.

Special versions of Wikipedia

Note that the section above includes two special versions of Wikipedia, nostalgia and test. Nostalgia is a static copy of Wikipedia, as it was in December 20, 2001 and can be linked to by using [[nost:]]. Test is a version of Wikipedia for edit and software testing and can be linked to by using [[testWiki:]].

Linking to international chapters of Wikimedia

Note that these shortcuts do not link to the versions of Wikipedia (or to other reader-focused, information-delivering projects such as Wiktionary) in languages other than English, but instead link to the localized equivalent of http://www.wikimedia.com (that is, modified for the local language, country or culture).

27 international chapters of Wikimedia	Shortcut
Argentina	[[wmar:]]
Australia	[[wmau:]]
Bangladesh	[[wmbd:]]
Belgium	[[wmbe:]]
Canada	[[wmca:]]
Czech Republic	[[wmcz:]]
Germany	[[wmde:]]
Finland	[[wmfi:]]
Hong Kong	[[wmhk:]]
Hungary	[[wmhu:]]
India	[[wmin:]]
Indonesia	[[wmid:]]
Israel	[[wmil:]]
Italy	[[wmit:]]
Macedonia	[[wmmk:]]
Netherlands	[[wmnl:]]
Norway	[[wmno:]]
Poland	[[wmpl:]]
Russia	[[wmru:]]
Serbia	[[wmrs:]]
Spain	[[wmes:]]
Sweden	[[wmse:]]
Switzerland	[[wmch:]]
Turkish	[[wmtr:]]
Taiwan	[[wmtw:]]
Ukraine	[[wmua:]]
United Kingdom	[[wmuk:]]

Tips for using interproject and interlanguage links

Hiding the visible prefix

To suppress the first, visible prefix in the saved page, use the pipe trick: Add | at the end of the link, like this: [[s:test|]]. Upon saving your edits, it will be expanded to [[s:test|test]]. Note that this only works for the first prefix, so saving [[s:en:test|]], will automatically expand to [[s:en:test|en:test]], not to [[s:en:test|test]].

Doubling prefixes

Further information on foreign-language prefixes: § Interlanguage interwiki links

Further information on the category prefix: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/August 23, 2008

As demonstrated in the examples below, combinations of certain prefixes are allowed, thus enabling direct page links that are not possible with a single prefix. For example, by combining two prefixes, one can link a word in the English Wikipedia to a term in the German Wiktionary, or link to a category in the Commons.

When using language codes, the order of the prefixes does not matter. Remember to put a colon in front of a link starting with a language prefix; however, the colon is optional if the link starts with the project code prefix and then has the language prefix. See the last two examples in the table below.

When using the category prefix, the order of the prefixes does matter. The order must be [[project:category:category-name]]. Starting with a colon and the prefix category links to categories on this Wikipedia, creating a red link if the category doesn't exist. Without the colon but starting with the prefix category, nothing appears in the saved page.

Examples of link combinations

Wikitext	Results
[[:en:Main Page]]	en:Main Page
[[:de:Hauptseite]]	de:Hauptseite
[[commons:Main Page]]	commons:Main Page
[[commons:category:Wikimedia]]	commons:category:Wikimedia
[[wikibooks:Main Page|]]	Main Page
[[wikt:de:Rechner]]	wikt:de:Rechner
[[wikt:de:Rechner|de:Rechner]]	de:Rechner
[[wiktionary:de:Rechner|]]	de:Rechner
[[:wiktionary:de:Rechner|]]	de:Rechner

Technical

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Self-references to avoid § Self-reference tools

A project's own namespace prefix cannot be reused as code for an external project. However, the prefix used for a target project may coincide with the prefix for a project namespace, within that project. As a result, to link to a page in that namespace, use the same prefix twice.

For portability across projects, one may want to select a link code that leads to the same target from all projects, for example: MetaWikipedia:wikibooks:Main Page. The "superfluous" "MetaWikipedia:" prevents "wikibooks:" being interpreted as namespace prefix, when the code is used at wikibooks itself, while at Meta the "MetaWikipedia:" is ignored (it is not a namespace prefix and even at Meta itself, it is recognized as code for Meta). The codes above work from all projects; however, the existence detection and the self-link feature do not work on interwiki links.

Prefixes

Interwiki links can use prefixes for the project and/or for the language. Without the prefix, links are local, for pages in the same project and the same language. If only a language is given, they go to a page in the same (or similar) project for the specified language:

[[:fr:]] fr:
[[:os:]] os:

If only the project is specified, they typically go to the language of the source, see above. At most, two prefixes are needed for pages in any existing project and any supported language:

[[s:de:Hauptseite]] s:de:Hauptseite
[[b:en:Main page]]  b:en:Main page

If the language is different, specifying it before the project can also work:

[[:de:q:Hauptseite]] de:q:Hauptseite
[[:en:n:Main page]]  en:n:Main page
[[n:en:Main page]]   n:en:Main page

The second example doesn't work from English Wikipedia w:en: pages; a project prefix before the language is better.

More than two prefixes are generally unnecessary; the following examples should work everywhere:

[[m:Help:Help]] m:Help:Help
[[w:Interwiki]] w:Interwiki

Two prefixes can have unexpected effects; for example, from Meta, the following links end up on different pages:

[[m:en:About]]  m:en:About
[[:en:m:About]] en:m:About
[[m:About]]     m:About

In the first case Meta ignores the m:, because it is local and then, interprets en: as w:en:, the prefix for the English Wikipedia. In the second case, the leading en: goes to the English Wikipedia, where the following m: goes straight back to Meta. The second example doesn't work at all, from English Wikipedia w:en: pages, only the third example works everywhere.

In other words, multiple prefixes are evaluated left to right by the relevant Wikimedia servers (project and language). For projects without different languages, like Meta (because Meta is multilingual by itself), language prefixes can be handled as shorthands for w: plus the specified language:

[[:pl:2006]]   pl:2006
[[w:pl:2006]]  w:pl:2006
[[:pl:w:2006]] pl:w:2006

From Meta, the first two links both arrive at the Polish 2006 page. The third arrives at the English Wikipedia, because that's how the server selected by :pl: interprets the second prefix w:.

For a portable link on that server, it would be a bad idea to use w:, but :pl: does the trick. To test that effect from Meta, the following links should go to the same page:

[[:ja:2006]]    ja:2006
[[:ja:ja:2006]] ja:ja:2006

A universal interwiki link, that is, one that works no matter from which Wikimedia wiki, can be written [[m:project:language:page name]] (e.g. m:b:nl:Wiskunde); this routes the parsing of the links via Meta (bug 4285). m:mos:Soraogo links the mos Wikipedia. MOS is a namespace at the English Wikipedia so [[mos:Soraogo]] would be a local link.

Interlanguage links

Main page: Help:Interlanguage links

Interlanguage links are links from any page (most notably articles) in one language edition of Wikipedia (or another Wikimedia project with different language editions) to one or more nearly equivalent or exactly equivalent pages in another language edition of the same Wikimedia project. As of February 2013, the use of "local" links for interlanguage linking has been deprecated, with interlanguage link data being centralized on Wikidata, a structured knowledge base project. Pages with their interlanguage links on Wikidata display an "Edit links" button under the language list.

Note: The information below is deprecated, and kept for historical purposes.

Prior to February 2013, interwiki links were generated using "local" links within articles, taking the form [[language code:Title]], where the language code is the two-letter code as per ISO 639-1. (See Complete list of language Wikipedias available: English language is "en", German is "de", etc.) So, for example, in the English language article on plankton, which is available on many other wikis, the interlanguage links might look like this:

[[ar:عوالق]]
[[de:Plankton]]
[[eo:Planktono]]
[[es:Plancton]]
[[fr:Plancton]]
[[nl:Plankton]]
[[ja:プランクトン]]
[[ko:플랑크톤]]
[[pl:Plankton]]
[[pt:Plâncton]]
[[ru:Планктон]]
[[simple:Plankton]]
[[zh:浮游生物界]]

These links do not show up in the article, but instead populate the "Languages" list on the sidebar. While they can be theoretically located anywhere in the article, they were typically placed at the bottom.

Interlanguage interwiki links

Further information: Help:Interwiki linking § Technical, Help:Interlanguage links, and Help:Interlanguage links § Inline links (links in the text of the article)

Inline links to foreign-language Wikiprojects can be made by adding the language code as a prefix:

• To link to a Wikipedia article in a particular language inline (as opposed to the links in the sidebar), use [[:language code:Title]].
• To link to a page on a different project in a particular language, expand the above syntax with a code for the project from the table below in § Prefix codes for linking to projects, as in [[:project:language code:Title]] or [[:language code:project:Title]].

For example, [[:s:de:Salz]] or [[:de:s:Salz]] will link to the Salz page on the German-language Wikisource as de.wikipedia.org/wiki/s:Salz, [[:wikt:fr:sel]] or [[:fr:wikt:sel]] to the sel page on the French-language Wiktionary as en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fr:sel, etc. See § Doubling prefixes for more tips and examples, plus information on doubling with the category prefix.

For language codes, see list of Wikipedias. Remember to put a colon in front of a link starting with a language code prefix, or the saved edit will not show it at all; however, the colon is optional if the link starts with the project code prefix and then has the language code prefix.

The interlanguage link feature works on Wikimedia Commons and Wikispecies, producing links to the Wikipedias. This is not reciprocal, a link from a Wikipedia to Commons or Wikispecies is an in-page link.

The template {{Interwiki link}} is available to make such links, outside of main space, and includes the relevant language markup for the link text; for example {{Interwiki link|ca|Viquipèdia}} will render as ca:Viquipèdia.

More examples

To link from en.Wikipedia to the Chinese language Wikisource page 天問, but without the misleading and distracting appearance of an external link:

Type: [[s:zh:天問]] to get: s:zh:天問

Or, using piping, type: [[s:zh:天問|天問]] or [[s:zh:天問|Heavenly Questions]] to get: 天問 or Heavenly Questions

For an article that exists in German but not yet in English, use: {{interlanguage link|Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte|de}} or {{ill|Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte|de}} to get: Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte. Once the English article is written, the blue de link will disappear.

Interwiki links versus external links

Disadvantages of interwiki links:

• The wikitext is less portable across wikis, because wikis do not always have an interwiki prefix for the same sites and even if they do, the prefixes may differ.
• For non-Wikimedia websites, searching for an external link can be done with Special:Linksearch. This is because, while there is an external links table, there is no such thing for interwiki links. The interwiki table only stores the interwiki prefixes with their targets as function of the parameter, not the instances of the links. Using the general text search, to search for interwiki links, is more work for the server and therefore, it may be slow, not up-to-date or in busy hours, disabled. See also: Finding external links to a page.

Comparison:

• [[imdbtitle:0389790|Bee Movie]] gives Bee Movie
• [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389790 Bee Movie] gives Bee Movie
  • Linksearch works for the latter only

However:

• [[meta:Help:Interwiki linking on Wikimedia wikis|Metawiki page for interwiki linking]] gives Metawiki page for interwiki linking
• [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Interwiki_linking_on_Wikimedia_wikis Metawiki page for interwiki linking] gives Metawiki page for interwiki linking
  • Neither one appears in Linksearch

The applicable CSS classes are "extiw" and "external text". The choice may be governed by this, either way, for uniformity or distinction. An interwiki link is easier to type by itself, but if one goes to the webpage anyways, before putting the link, copying the URL is very convenient. When a template is created, e.g. Template:IMDb title (backlinks edit), the template can be made, such that it uses an interwiki link and a parameter, like "tt0389790" or "0389790", or that it uses an external link and a parameter like one of those or the full url, if that is more convenient.

Interwiki links to the same wiki versus internal links

Disadvantages of interwiki links to the same wiki, compared to internal links:

• no existence detection
• "What links here" works for internal links only

Advantages of interwiki links to the same wiki, compared to internal links:

• better portability across wikis, provided that the same prefix applies and is not equal to a namespace name

See also

• Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects, a guideline for using Wikipedia's sister projects
• m:Templates for linking to sister projects
• Templates for linking between the various Wikimedia sister projects
  • {{Sister project links}}
  • Wikipedia:Template index/Sister projects
  • Category:Interwiki link templates
• Help:Interlanguage links, describes how to link between differing foreign language Wikipedias
• Help:Menu/Links, table of contents for help pages about links and references
• mw:Help:Interwiki linking, help page from MediaWiki
• Meta-Wiki content:
  • m:Help:Interwiki linking
  • m:Interwiki map, list of WMF and non-WMF mappings
• commons:Commons:First steps/Reuse, instructions on linking a file from Commons to Wikipedia
• Wikipedia:Help desk—To ask questions about using interwiki links in articles if you weren't able to find the information you need on this help page.

For linking to an article on a different-language Wikipedia within an article, see Help:Interlanguage links. For a list of Wikipedias in other languages with their language codes, see WP:List of Wikipedias. For a list of Wikimedia projects, see Wikimedia Foundation § Projects and initiatives, m:Complete list of Wikimedia projects, and Special:SiteMatrix. For style recommendations, see MOS:INTERWIKI.

Interwiki links are links to pages across different Wikimedia projects or different Wikipedia languages, and may point to another project, another language, or both (i.e., a different project in a different language).

• Interproject links: By adding a prefix to another Wikimedia project, internal link style ("prefixed internal link style") can be used to link to a page of another project. A system of short-handed link labels is used to refer to different projects, in the context of interproject linking, as seen within the actual source text.
  For example, to link from here to the "surfeit" article on Wiktionary, you have to utilise an interwiki link: [[wikt:surfeit]] appears as wikt:surfeit, and [[wikt:surfeit|surfeit]] appears as surfeit.
• Interlanguage links: These are interwiki links linking different language editions of the same project. Wikimedia Projects with different language editions are:
  • Wikipedia
  • Wiktionary
  • Wikisource
  • Wikiquote
  • Wikibooks
  • Wikiversity
  • Wikivoyage
  • Wikinews
  There are two types of interlanguage links: those displayed in the page's languages dropdown menu and those displayed inline. Here an example for both types if placed in the English Wikipedia article Apple:
  1. [[fr:Pomme]]: This produces a link to the French Wikipedia article Pomme in the "Languages" menu of the page. Note: Since 2013 this type of interlanguage link is usually centralized through Wikidata, which you can edit either by opening the Wikidata item, or selecting "Add language".
  2. [[:fr:Pomme]]: This produces an inline interlanguage link fr:Pomme in the English Wikipedia article.

This is called interwiki. For each project, an interwiki map (a list of target projects with their prefixes) is specified (Special:Interwiki). These target projects do not require MediaWiki and do not even have to be a wiki.

Interwiki linking from and within Wikimedia

Prefix codes for linking to Wikimedia sister projects

See also Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects § Linking between projects for a compact overview.

Unless a language code is added, the following interwiki prefix codes link to the Wikiprojects in English.

Note that some links don't work as expected within the same project, e.g., meta:Test on Meta itself would mean m:Meta:Test, a different page. Outside of Wikimedia sister projects, only metawikipedia:Test might work for m:Test.

Wikimedia projects with different language editions are bold.

Project	Long form	Shortcut	Pagename template
Wikipedia	[[wikipedia:]]	[[w:]]
Wikipedia in another language (help)	[[language code:wikipedia:]]	[[language code:]], [[w:language code:]]
Simple English Wikipedia	[[simple:]]
Nostalgia	[[nostalgia:]]	[[nost:]]
Test Wikipedia	[[testwiki:]]
Wiktionary	[[wiktionary:]]	[[wikt:]]	{{Wiktionary|Pagename}}
Wikiquote	[[wikiquote:]]	[[q:]]	{{Wikiquote|Pagename}}
Wikisource	[[wikisource:]]	[[s:]]	{{Wikisource|Pagename}}
Wikisource (common repository)	[[oldwikisource:]]		{{WikisourceWiki|Pagename}}
Wikibooks	[[wikibooks:]]	[[b:]]	{{Wikibooks|Pagename}}
Wikiversity	[[wikiversity:]]	[[v:]]	{{Wikiversity|Pagename}}
Wikiversity Beta	[[betawikiversity:]]
Wikispecies	[[wikispecies:]]	[[species:]]	{{Wikispecies|Pagename}}
Wikinews	[[wikinews:]]	[[n:]]	{{Wikinews|Pagename}}
Wikivoyage	[[wikivoyage:]]	[[voy:]]	{{Wikivoyage|Pagename}}
Wikispore	[[wikispore:]]
Wikimedia Incubator	[[incubator:]]		{{Incubator|Pagename}}
Wikidata	[[wikidata:]]	[[d:]]	{{Wikidata property|​property id|topic}}
Wikimedia Commons	[[commons:]]	[[c:]]	{{Commons|Pagename}}
Wikifunctions	[[wikifunctions:]]	[[f:]]	{{Wikifunctions|Pagename}}
MediaWiki	[[mediawikiwiki:]]	[[mw:]]	{{MediaWiki|Pagename}}
Wikitech	[[wikitech:]], [[labsconsole:]]
Toolforge	[[toolforge:]]
Phabricator (formerly Bugzilla and MediaZilla)	[[phabricator:]], [[bugzilla:]], [[mediazilla:]]	[[phab:]]	{{Phab|Tasknumber}}
Wikimedia Meta-Wiki	[[metawiki:]], [[metawikimedia:]], [[metawikipedia:]], [[meta:]]	[[m:]]	{{Meta|Pagename}}
Wikimedia Quality	[[quality:]]
Wikimedia OTRS (ticket with TicketID, ticket with TicketNumber)	[[otrswiki:]], [[otrs:000000]], [[ticket:0000000000000000]]
Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki	[[wikimedia:]], [[foundation:]]	[[wmf:]]
Wikimedia Strategic Planning	[[strategy:]]
Outreach Wiki	[[outreach:]], [[outreachwiki:]]

Other current Wikimedia prefixes: betawikiversity:, dbdump:, download:, gerrit:, mail:, mailarchive:, otrs:, OTRSwiki:, outreach:, quality:, rev:, spcom:, sulutil:, svn:, ticket:, tools:, tswiki:, wm2016:, wm2017:, wmania:, wikiconference:. See a complete list of current and old but still working prefixes for all Wikimedia wikis at the Special:SiteMatrix. See a complete list of all possible interwiki prefixes at Special:Interwiki.

Some of the long forms do not work as expected within the same project; for example [[meta:]] does not work on Meta, while [[metawikipedia:]] does. This depends on the configuration of the wiki and where the names are stored (see also next paragraph). The shortcuts work everywhere. The interwiki map on Meta lists many prefixes, among others, [[wikipedia:]] for the English Wikipedia, working from any Wiki supporting the Meta interwiki map, not only from MediaWiki wikis. Some prefixes work only with a page, for example: wikipediawikipedia: (fails) vs. wikipediawikipedia:Interwiki link (works). These prefixes are case insensitive.

The shortcuts are just interwikis with different histories. Wikipedia, Wikiquote etc. point to the English versions and are also included in the standard MediaWiki interwiki table (IIRC); w, q, b, wikt etc. are used like interlanguage wikilinks to link to the sisterproject in the same language (so w:it:b: is equivalent to Wikibooks:it:).

Non-Wikimedia interwiki codes have a limitation, that they can only be used through a link. For example, the entry for "John" on Wiktionary, a Wikimedia project, can be accessed by [[wikt:John]] or http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wikt:John. However, the latter method does not work for non-Wikimedia wikis. For example, the main page on the Mozilla Wiki can be accessed via [[MozillaWiki:Main Page]], but http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MozillaWiki:Main_Page results in an error. In these cases, Special:Search can be used (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/MozillaWiki:Main_Page). You can see the Interwiki special page for a list of "forward" and "non-forward" prefixes.

Special versions of Wikipedia

Note that the section above includes two special versions of Wikipedia, nostalgia and test. Nostalgia is a static copy of Wikipedia, as it was in December 20, 2001 and can be linked to by using [[nost:]]. Test is a version of Wikipedia for edit and software testing and can be linked to by using [[testWiki:]].

Linking to international chapters of Wikimedia

Note that these shortcuts do not link to the versions of Wikipedia (or to other reader-focused, information-delivering projects such as Wiktionary) in languages other than English, but instead link to the localized equivalent of http://www.wikimedia.com (that is, modified for the local language, country or culture).

27 international chapters of Wikimedia	Shortcut
Argentina	[[wmar:]]
Australia	[[wmau:]]
Bangladesh	[[wmbd:]]
Belgium	[[wmbe:]]
Canada	[[wmca:]]
Czech Republic	[[wmcz:]]
Germany	[[wmde:]]
Finland	[[wmfi:]]
Hong Kong	[[wmhk:]]
Hungary	[[wmhu:]]
India	[[wmin:]]
Indonesia	[[wmid:]]
Israel	[[wmil:]]
Italy	[[wmit:]]
Macedonia	[[wmmk:]]
Netherlands	[[wmnl:]]
Norway	[[wmno:]]
Poland	[[wmpl:]]
Russia	[[wmru:]]
Serbia	[[wmrs:]]
Spain	[[wmes:]]
Sweden	[[wmse:]]
Switzerland	[[wmch:]]
Turkish	[[wmtr:]]
Taiwan	[[wmtw:]]
Ukraine	[[wmua:]]
United Kingdom	[[wmuk:]]

Tips for using interproject and interlanguage links

Hiding the visible prefix

To suppress the first, visible prefix in the saved page, use the pipe trick: Add | at the end of the link, like this: [[s:test|]]. Upon saving your edits, it will be expanded to [[s:test|test]]. Note that this only works for the first prefix, so saving [[s:en:test|]], will automatically expand to [[s:en:test|en:test]], not to [[s:en:test|test]].

Doubling prefixes

Further information on foreign-language prefixes: § Interlanguage interwiki links

Further information on the category prefix: Wikipedia:Tip of the day/August 23, 2008

As demonstrated in the examples below, combinations of certain prefixes are allowed, thus enabling direct page links that are not possible with a single prefix. For example, by combining two prefixes, one can link a word in the English Wikipedia to a term in the German Wiktionary, or link to a category in the Commons.

When using language codes, the order of the prefixes does not matter. Remember to put a colon in front of a link starting with a language prefix; however, the colon is optional if the link starts with the project code prefix and then has the language prefix. See the last two examples in the table below.

When using the category prefix, the order of the prefixes does matter. The order must be [[project:category:category-name]]. Starting with a colon and the prefix category links to categories on this Wikipedia, creating a red link if the category doesn't exist. Without the colon but starting with the prefix category, nothing appears in the saved page.

Examples of link combinations

Wikitext	Results
[[:en:Main Page]]	en:Main Page
[[:de:Hauptseite]]	de:Hauptseite
[[commons:Main Page]]	commons:Main Page
[[commons:category:Wikimedia]]	commons:category:Wikimedia
[[wikibooks:Main Page|]]	Main Page
[[wikt:de:Rechner]]	wikt:de:Rechner
[[wikt:de:Rechner|de:Rechner]]	de:Rechner
[[wiktionary:de:Rechner|]]	de:Rechner
[[:wiktionary:de:Rechner|]]	de:Rechner

Technical

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Self-references to avoid § Self-reference tools

A project's own namespace prefix cannot be reused as code for an external project. However, the prefix used for a target project may coincide with the prefix for a project namespace, within that project. As a result, to link to a page in that namespace, use the same prefix twice.

For portability across projects, one may want to select a link code that leads to the same target from all projects, for example: MetaWikipedia:wikibooks:Main Page. The "superfluous" "MetaWikipedia:" prevents "wikibooks:" being interpreted as namespace prefix, when the code is used at wikibooks itself, while at Meta the "MetaWikipedia:" is ignored (it is not a namespace prefix and even at Meta itself, it is recognized as code for Meta). The codes above work from all projects; however, the existence detection and the self-link feature do not work on interwiki links.

Prefixes

Interwiki links can use prefixes for the project and/or for the language. Without the prefix, links are local, for pages in the same project and the same language. If only a language is given, they go to a page in the same (or similar) project for the specified language:

[[:fr:]] fr:
[[:os:]] os:

If only the project is specified, they typically go to the language of the source, see above. At most, two prefixes are needed for pages in any existing project and any supported language:

[[s:de:Hauptseite]] s:de:Hauptseite
[[b:en:Main page]]  b:en:Main page

If the language is different, specifying it before the project can also work:

[[:de:q:Hauptseite]] de:q:Hauptseite
[[:en:n:Main page]]  en:n:Main page
[[n:en:Main page]]   n:en:Main page

The second example doesn't work from English Wikipedia w:en: pages; a project prefix before the language is better.

More than two prefixes are generally unnecessary; the following examples should work everywhere:

[[m:Help:Help]] m:Help:Help
[[w:Interwiki]] w:Interwiki

Two prefixes can have unexpected effects; for example, from Meta, the following links end up on different pages:

[[m:en:About]]  m:en:About
[[:en:m:About]] en:m:About
[[m:About]]     m:About

In the first case Meta ignores the m:, because it is local and then, interprets en: as w:en:, the prefix for the English Wikipedia. In the second case, the leading en: goes to the English Wikipedia, where the following m: goes straight back to Meta. The second example doesn't work at all, from English Wikipedia w:en: pages, only the third example works everywhere.

In other words, multiple prefixes are evaluated left to right by the relevant Wikimedia servers (project and language). For projects without different languages, like Meta (because Meta is multilingual by itself), language prefixes can be handled as shorthands for w: plus the specified language:

[[:pl:2006]]   pl:2006
[[w:pl:2006]]  w:pl:2006
[[:pl:w:2006]] pl:w:2006

From Meta, the first two links both arrive at the Polish 2006 page. The third arrives at the English Wikipedia, because that's how the server selected by :pl: interprets the second prefix w:.

For a portable link on that server, it would be a bad idea to use w:, but :pl: does the trick. To test that effect from Meta, the following links should go to the same page:

[[:ja:2006]]    ja:2006
[[:ja:ja:2006]] ja:ja:2006

A universal interwiki link, that is, one that works no matter from which Wikimedia wiki, can be written [[m:project:language:page name]] (e.g. m:b:nl:Wiskunde); this routes the parsing of the links via Meta (bug 4285). m:mos:Soraogo links the mos Wikipedia. MOS is a namespace at the English Wikipedia so [[mos:Soraogo]] would be a local link.

Interlanguage links

Main page: Help:Interlanguage links

Interlanguage links are links from any page (most notably articles) in one language edition of Wikipedia (or another Wikimedia project with different language editions) to one or more nearly equivalent or exactly equivalent pages in another language edition of the same Wikimedia project. As of February 2013, the use of "local" links for interlanguage linking has been deprecated, with interlanguage link data being centralized on Wikidata, a structured knowledge base project. Pages with their interlanguage links on Wikidata display an "Edit links" button under the language list.

Note: The information below is deprecated, and kept for historical purposes.

Prior to February 2013, interwiki links were generated using "local" links within articles, taking the form [[language code:Title]], where the language code is the two-letter code as per ISO 639-1. (See Complete list of language Wikipedias available: English language is "en", German is "de", etc.) So, for example, in the English language article on plankton, which is available on many other wikis, the interlanguage links might look like this:

[[ar:عوالق]]
[[de:Plankton]]
[[eo:Planktono]]
[[es:Plancton]]
[[fr:Plancton]]
[[nl:Plankton]]
[[ja:プランクトン]]
[[ko:플랑크톤]]
[[pl:Plankton]]
[[pt:Plâncton]]
[[ru:Планктон]]
[[simple:Plankton]]
[[zh:浮游生物界]]

These links do not show up in the article, but instead populate the "Languages" list on the sidebar. While they can be theoretically located anywhere in the article, they were typically placed at the bottom.

Interlanguage interwiki links

Further information: Help:Interwiki linking § Technical, Help:Interlanguage links, and Help:Interlanguage links § Inline links (links in the text of the article)

Inline links to foreign-language Wikiprojects can be made by adding the language code as a prefix:

• To link to a Wikipedia article in a particular language inline (as opposed to the links in the sidebar), use [[:language code:Title]].
• To link to a page on a different project in a particular language, expand the above syntax with a code for the project from the table below in § Prefix codes for linking to projects, as in [[:project:language code:Title]] or [[:language code:project:Title]].

For example, [[:s:de:Salz]] or [[:de:s:Salz]] will link to the Salz page on the German-language Wikisource as de.wikipedia.org/wiki/s:Salz, [[:wikt:fr:sel]] or [[:fr:wikt:sel]] to the sel page on the French-language Wiktionary as en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fr:sel, etc. See § Doubling prefixes for more tips and examples, plus information on doubling with the category prefix.

For language codes, see list of Wikipedias. Remember to put a colon in front of a link starting with a language code prefix, or the saved edit will not show it at all; however, the colon is optional if the link starts with the project code prefix and then has the language code prefix.

The interlanguage link feature works on Wikimedia Commons and Wikispecies, producing links to the Wikipedias. This is not reciprocal, a link from a Wikipedia to Commons or Wikispecies is an in-page link.

The template {{Interwiki link}} is available to make such links, outside of main space, and includes the relevant language markup for the link text; for example {{Interwiki link|ca|Viquipèdia}} will render as ca:Viquipèdia.

More examples

To link from en.Wikipedia to the Chinese language Wikisource page 天問, but without the misleading and distracting appearance of an external link:

Type: [[s:zh:天問]] to get: s:zh:天問

Or, using piping, type: [[s:zh:天問|天問]] or [[s:zh:天問|Heavenly Questions]] to get: 天問 or Heavenly Questions

For an article that exists in German but not yet in English, use: {{interlanguage link|Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte|de}} or {{ill|Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte|de}} to get: Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte. Once the English article is written, the blue de link will disappear.

Interwiki links versus external links

Disadvantages of interwiki links:

• The wikitext is less portable across wikis, because wikis do not always have an interwiki prefix for the same sites and even if they do, the prefixes may differ.
• For non-Wikimedia websites, searching for an external link can be done with Special:Linksearch. This is because, while there is an external links table, there is no such thing for interwiki links. The interwiki table only stores the interwiki prefixes with their targets as function of the parameter, not the instances of the links. Using the general text search, to search for interwiki links, is more work for the server and therefore, it may be slow, not up-to-date or in busy hours, disabled. See also: Finding external links to a page.

Comparison:

• [[imdbtitle:0389790|Bee Movie]] gives Bee Movie
• [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389790 Bee Movie] gives Bee Movie
  • Linksearch works for the latter only

However:

• [[meta:Help:Interwiki linking on Wikimedia wikis|Metawiki page for interwiki linking]] gives Metawiki page for interwiki linking
• [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Interwiki_linking_on_Wikimedia_wikis Metawiki page for interwiki linking] gives Metawiki page for interwiki linking
  • Neither one appears in Linksearch

The applicable CSS classes are "extiw" and "external text". The choice may be governed by this, either way, for uniformity or distinction. An interwiki link is easier to type by itself, but if one goes to the webpage anyways, before putting the link, copying the URL is very convenient. When a template is created, e.g. Template:IMDb title (backlinks edit), the template can be made, such that it uses an interwiki link and a parameter, like "tt0389790" or "0389790", or that it uses an external link and a parameter like one of those or the full url, if that is more convenient.

Interwiki links to the same wiki versus internal links

Disadvantages of interwiki links to the same wiki, compared to internal links:

• no existence detection
• "What links here" works for internal links only

Advantages of interwiki links to the same wiki, compared to internal links:

• better portability across wikis, provided that the same prefix applies and is not equal to a namespace name

See also

• Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects, a guideline for using Wikipedia's sister projects
• m:Templates for linking to sister projects
• Templates for linking between the various Wikimedia sister projects
  • {{Sister project links}}
  • Wikipedia:Template index/Sister projects
  • Category:Interwiki link templates
• Help:Interlanguage links, describes how to link between differing foreign language Wikipedias
• Help:Menu/Links, table of contents for help pages about links and references
• mw:Help:Interwiki linking, help page from MediaWiki
• Meta-Wiki content:
  • m:Help:Interwiki linking
  • m:Interwiki map, list of WMF and non-WMF mappings
• commons:Commons:First steps/Reuse, instructions on linking a file from Commons to Wikipedia
• Wikipedia:Help desk—To ask questions about using interwiki links in articles if you weren't able to find the information you need on this help page.

Inline icon templates

This list:

Inline icon templates by shape and color

Any of the following inline, comment-level templates can be converted into {{Resolved}}-style hatnotes by using {{Resbox}} to put a box around the icon and text.

Green check marks
Implemented	{{Implemented}}
Partially implemented	{{PImplemented}}
Resolved	{{Resolved mark}}
Accepted	{{Accepted}}
Agree	{{Agree}}
Approved	{{Approved}}
Checked	{{Checked2}}
Verified	{{Verified}}
CY	{{Conditional yes}}
Confirmed	{{Confirmed}}
Confirmed with respect to the named user(s). No comment with respect to IP address(es).	{{Confirmed-nc}}
Technically indistinguishable	{{Tallyho}}
Y	{{Tick}}
Helped	{{Helped}}
Done	{{Done}}
Completed	{{Edited2}}
Task complete.	{{Donetask}}
Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored on request.	{{Unprod}}
Answered on user's talk page.	{{Autp}}
Responded at the appropriate venue.	{{Responded}}
Sure!	{{Sure}}
Revoked	{{Revoked}}
Y Merge completed	{{Merge done}}
✓	{{Marked}}
Pass	{{Pass}}
Y	{{Aye}}
Yes	{{Yes check}}
✓	{{Y&}}
	{{OkMark}}
Y	{{Yeac}}
Yg	{{Yeag}}

Cross marks
N	{{Xmark}}
N This offer has expired	{{Expired}}
N Deleted	{{Deleted}}
Not done	{{Not done}}
Not done – empty request	{{Not done empty request}}
Not done – please clarify	{{Not done unclear}}
N Not done and not likely to be done	{{Not done not likely}}
N Stale	{{Stale-small}}
Rejected	{{Smallrejected}}
Rejected draft	{{Rejected draft}}
N	{{X mark}}
N	{{Nay}}
No	{{No mark}}
✗ Not done	{{Not done-t}}
✗ Fail	{{Fail}}
	{{NotMark}}
✗	{{N&}}
N	{{X mark-n}}
	{{Xed box}}
Cancelled	{{Cancelled}}
Prohibited	{{Prohibited}}
Deleted	{{Deleted-image}}
Already declined	{{Already declined}}
Blocked	{{Opblocked}}
User blocked	{{User-blocked}}
Not a bug	{{Notabug}}
Not fixed	{{Notfixed}}
Won't fix	{{Won't fix}}
I withdraw my nomination	{{Withdraw}}
No technical evidence	{{Nojoy}}
Unrelated	{{Unrelated}}
Off-topic	{{Off-topic talk}}
N	{{Nayc}}
Ng	{{Nayg}}

Black check marks
Already done	{{Already done}}
Resolved	{{Resolved1}}
Y	{{Check mark-n}}
	{{Checked}}
	{{Checked box}}

Yellow check marks
Half done	{{Half done}}
Partly done	{{Partly done}}

Blue check marks
Semi-done	{{Semi-done}}
Go ahead	{{Go ahead}}
Fixed	{{Fixed}}
Fixed by reporter	{{Fixed by reporter}}
Pending	{{Bug pending}}
Resolved	{{Bug resolved}}
Blocked and tagged	{{Blockedandtagged}}
Blocked without tags	{{Blockedwithouttags}}
Tagged	{{Socks tagged}}
No tags	{{No tags}}
IP block exemption granted	{{Ipbedone}}
IP blocked	{{IPblock}}
Proxy blocked	{{Pblock}}
Proxies blocked	{{Psblock}}
Range blocked	{{Rblock}}
Requested actions completed, closing	{{Action and close}}
Blocked and tagged. Closing.	{{Blockedtaggedclosing}}

Minus sign
Closed	{{Close}}
Denied	{{Denied}}
Disagree	{{Disagree}}
Not approved	{{Unapproved}}
Not bug	{{NotBug}}
Duplicate bug	{{Duplicate bug}}
Invalid	{{Invalid}}
Declined	{{Declined}}
No action	{{No action}}
No comment	{{Nocomment}}
Unnecessary	{{Unnecessary}}
No comment with respect to IP address(es)	{{Nc}}
No comment with respect to temporary account(s)	{{Nc-ta}}
Removed	{{Removed}}
Pulled	{{Pulled}}
Closing without action	{{Closing without action}}
Failed	{{Failed-ga}}

Plus sign
Added	{{Added}}
Posted	{{Posted}}
Works for me	{{Works for me}}
Passed	{{Passed}}
Likely	{{Likely}}
Highly likely	{{Highly likely}}
Endorsed	{{Endorsed+}}
Clerk endorsed	{{Endorse}}
Clerk declined	{{Decline}}
Check declined – Checkusers will not link accounts to IPs, per the privacy policy.	{{Decline-IP}}
Endorsed by a checkuser	{{Cu-endorsed}}
Check declined by a checkuser	{{Cudecline}}
Delisted	{{Delisted}}
Inconclusive	{{Inconclusive}}
Not Applicable	{{N/A icon}}
+1	{{+1}}

Neutral sign
Closed	{{Bug closed}}
New:	{{Bug new}}
Second opinion requested	{{GA2ndopinion}}
=	{{equc}}

Purple turn-right
Deferred	{{Deferred}}
Defer to edit filter	{{Deferabusefilter}}
Defer to Local blacklist	{{Deferblack}}
Defer to Global blacklist	{{Defermetablack}}
Defer to WPSPAM	{{Deferspam}}
Defer to XLinkBot	{{Deferspambot}}
Defer to Whitelist	{{Deferwhite}}

Simple clock
Pending approval	{{PendingRequest}}
GA on hold	{{GAOnHold}}
On hold	{{On hold}}
On hold until	{{OnHoldUntil}}
clock	{{cloc}}

Clock
Proposal on hold	{{ProposalOnHold}}
Reviewing request.	{{Reviewing request}}
Awaiting administrative action	{{Awaitingadmin}}
C	{{Await}}
Later	{{Later}}
Pending	{{Tobedone}}
Discussion ongoing...	{{Discussing}}
Doing...	{{Doing}}
[[User:|]] is doing...	{{Isdoing}}
Started	{{Started}}
In progress	{{In progress}}
Checking...	{{Checking}}
Reviewing...	{{Reviewing}}

Information mark
Needs discussion	{{NeedsDiscussion}}
Note:	{{A note}}
Administrator note	{{Administrator note}}
Assigned	{{Bug assigned}}
RM created	{{RM created}}

Exclamation
High Priority	{{High priority}}
*	{{N.b.}}
Urgent:	{{Urgent}}
Investigating...	{{Investigating}}
	{{Bang}}
Requesting immediate archiving...	{{Archive now}}
Bureaucrat note:	{{Bureaucrat note}}
Checkuser note:	{{CUnote}}
Acknowledged	{{Bug acknowledged}} ({{Ack}})
Confirmed	{{Bug confirmed}}
Comment:	{{Comment}}
Remind	{{Remind}}
Remark:	{{Remark}}
Clerk note:	{{Clerk note}}
Robot clerk note:	{{Clerk note bot}}
Renamer note:	{{Renamer note}}
Coordinator note:	{{Coordinator-note}}
This review has not received any comments in two weeks.	{{Stale GAN}}
Warning	{{Warning sign}}
Caution	{{Caution sign}}

Question mark
Suggestion	{{Suggestion}}
? Maybe	{{Maybe-t}}
Maybe	{{Maybe-i}}
?	{{Qmark}}
?	{{Question mark}}
	{{InfoNeeded}}
Not done for now	{{Not done for now}}
Not sure	{{Not sure}}
Not sure.	{{Not sure2}}
Question:	{{Question}}
foo:	{{Question|label=foo}}
Additional information needed	{{MoreInfo}}
Feedback required	{{Bug feedback}}
?	{{Idkc}}

Bulb
B	{{Bulb}}
B	{{Bulb2}}
Idea:	{{Idea}}
New proposal	{{NewProposal}}

Smile
Thank you	{{Thank you}}
Thank you very much!	{{Thank you very much}}
You're welcome!	{{You're welcome}}
Sorry!	{{Sorry}}
Thanks	{{Thank}}
Thank you	{{WikiThanks}}
No problem!	{{No problem}}

Thumb sign
	{{Thumbs down}}
	{{Thumbs up}}
	{{(y)}}
	{{(n)}}
Great!	{{Great}}
Like	{{Like}}
Dislike	{{Dislike}}

Others

ω Awaiting	{{Awaiting}}
( Buttinsky)	{{Buttinsky}}
Comment.	{{Commentvote}}
Dupe	{{Bug dupe}}
Merged	{{Clerk-Note-merged}}
New bug	{{NewBug}}
Bug fixed	{{BugFixed}}
Duplicate proposal	{{DuplicateProposal}}
Just curious...	{{Justcurious}}
Proposal out of scope	{{ProposalOutOfScope}}
Moved to Commons	{{Moved to commons}}
Orz...	{{Orz}}
( peanut gallery comment)	{{Peanut}}
Possibly	{{Possibly}}
I have read the above message. I will reply when I have a moment.	{{Read}}
Received	{{Received}}
Redflag	{{Redflag}}
Redundant	{{Redundant symbol}}
Reopened	{{Reopened}}
@Example:	{{Reply to}}
Reverted	{{Reverted}}
rimshotⓘ	{{Rimshot}}
Review	{{Twomanrule}}
Review – This section is under review or has been partially reviewed by	{{UnderReview}}
Facepalm	{{Facepalm}}
Running with scissors is too dangerous for Wikipedia!	{{Scissors}}
Self-trout	{{Self-trout}}
Self-whale... for when a trout just isn't enough	{{Self-whale}}
Sent	{{Sent}}
per snowball clause	{{Snow}}
SUL Check	{{SULcheck}}
	{{Doge}}
Looks AI-generated to me.	{{Looks AI-generated}}
	{{Looks AI-generated2}}
Sounds like an AI chatbot beeping into a megaphone to me	{{MegaphoneAI}}
1.75x amplified ultimate beep of ultimate destiny	{{MegaphoneAI|ultimate}}

ToDo	{{ToDo}}
Undone	{{Undone}}
Uploaded	{{Uploaded}}
Request withdrawn	{{Withdrawn}}
Working	{{Working}}
Wikipedia is not a crystal ball.	{{WPcrystalball}}
Completed	{{Completed}}
Blocked but awaiting tags	{{Sblock}}
Possible	{{Possible}}
Not possible	{{Not possible}}
Possilikely (a mix between possible and likely)	{{Possilikely}}
Unlikely	{{Unlikely}}
Replaced	{{Replaced}}
Looks like a duck to me.	{{Duck}}
	{{Duck2}}
Sounds like a duck quacking into a megaphone to me	{{Megaphoneduck}}
1.75x amplified ultimate quack of ultimate destiny	{{Megaphoneduck|ultimate}}
Clerk assistance requested:	{{Clerk Request}}
Relisted	{{Relisted}}
No sleepers immediately visible	{{Nosleepers}}
Behavioural evidence needs evaluation	{{Behaviour}}
Global lock(s) requested	{{GlobalLocksRequested}}
Stale	{{StaleIP}}
The CheckUser Magic 8-Ball says:	{{8ball}}
CheckUser is not a crystal ball	{{Crystalball}}
CheckUser is not for fishing	{{Fishing}}
CheckUser is not magic pixie dust	{{Pixiedust}}
¯\_(ツ)_/¯	{{Shrug}}
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)	{{Lenny}}
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻	{{Table flip}}
Almost	{{Almost}}

Multi-sign templates

The following templates implement several icons:

• {{AIV}} – used by Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism
• {{AN3}} - used by Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard and its subpages
• {{BOTREQ}} - used by Wikipedia:Bot requests
• {{CPC}} - used by Wikipedia:Copyright problems
• {{CUI}} - used by CheckUsers
• {{EFFP}} – used by Wikipedia:Edit filter/False positives
• {{EFR}} – used by Wikipedia:Edit filter/Requested
• {{EP}} – used for servicing requests in edit-protected areas
• {{RFPP}} – used by Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
• {{RFPC}}, {{RFPNPR}}, {{RFPPM}}, {{RFPR}} – used by subpages of Wikipedia:Requests for permissions
• {{UAA}} – used by Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention
• {{UND}} – used by Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion
• {{Smiley}} – used for informal communication purposes
• {{Sym}} – Various commonly used symbols and icons
• {{Article history}}

Others

• Template:Check mark templates, for templates like these but without text
• Template:Icon, a template that creates an inline icon/image that is used in metapages
• Wikipedia:List of discussion templates, a more linear table of essentially the same set of templates
• Template:Resolved/See also, the smaller family of thread-level hatnote templates, similar to the above but with a box around them; any template above can be converted to one of those with {{Resbox}}
• Template:Table cell templates/doc, the family of table-specific templates that work only in tables
• Category:Image with comment templates
• Category:Resolution templates

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{{db-userreq}} mash images

Archive header/footer and closures

• {{archive top}}
• {{automatic archive navigator}}
• {{archive}}
• {{archive bottom}}

My archive templates

• User:FlightTime/Archive navigation

• result = Archived discussions

• User:FlightTime/Archive bottom (page)

• result = This discussion/section is closed

• User:FlightTime/Archive bottom (discussion)

Renaming

Renaming

Links

• Restrictions on usernames

• Changing username/Assistance

Templates

• {{OnHoldUntil}}
• {{Usurpation requested}}

Renamer notes

This template provides prewritten responses for use on Wikipedia:Changing username.

List of responses

Response	Code for clerks	Code for renamers	Alternative parameters
Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by Example (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request.	{{CHU|accountnotused|<username of requesting user>}}	{{CHUR|accountnotused|<username of requesting user>}}	notused, anon
Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use.	{{CHU|accounttaken|<requested username>}}	{{CHUR|accounttaken|<requested username>}}	taken, occupied
Clerk note: The requested username is too similar to an existing username, or is the former username of another user. Please pick a different username.	{{CHU|antispoof|<optional username of conflicting account>}}	{{CHUR|antispoof|<optional username of conflicting account>}}
Clerk note: The MediaWiki software automatically capitalizes the first letter of all usernames, so it is not possible to have a username that starts with a lowercase letter. However, you may use the template {{lowercase title}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.	{{CHU|autocap}}	{{CHUR|autocap}}	cap
Clerk note: This request appears to be blank, missing syntax or otherwise malformed. Please remedy this according to the instructions at the top of the page.	{{CHU|blank}}	{{CHUR|blank}}	empty, noname, norequest, missing, malformed
Clerk note: You appear to be blocked on one or more Wikimedia projects. Please resolve all active blocks before requesting a username change.	{{CHU|block|<optional list of pages or wikis they're blocked on>}}	{{CHUR|block|<optional list of pages or wikis they're blocked on>}}	blocked
Clerk note: The requested username contains characters that cannot be used in usernames. See Wikipedia:Naming conventions (technical restrictions) § Restrictions on usernames.	{{CHU|characters}}	{{CHUR|characters}}
Clerk note: This username may classify as an inappropriate username under the username policy. Please choose another name.	{{CHU|inappropriate|<optional reason why username is inappropriate>}}	{{CHUR|inappropriate|<optional reason why username is inappropriate>}}	inaprop
Clerk note: The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{lowercase title}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.	{{CHU|lowercase}}	{{CHUR|lowercase}}	lcase
Clerk note: You already have another open rename request. Please pick only one username to be renamed to, and only file one rename request at a time.	{{CHU|multiple}}	{{CHUR|multiple}}	multiplerequests
Clerk note: Please provide a reason for renaming.	{{CHU|noreason}}	{{CHUR|noreason}}	reason
Clerk note: You appear to have already been renamed within the past six months. The global rename policy only allows renames made with good reason, and frequent or repeated requests may be declined.	{{CHU|past}}	{{CHUR|past}}	pastrenames
Clerk note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by the username policy. Please choose another name.	{{CHU|promotional}}	{{CHUR|promotional}}	promot, promo, pro
Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name?	{{CHU|realname}}	{{CHUR|realname}}	reallife, irl, real name
Clerk note: Is this is a request for courtesy vanishing—meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again—or are you just wanting to abandon this account? Please note that returning after exercising courtesy vanishing may be met with automatic relinking of the new account with the old one. If you are just interested in retiring, an extended vacation, or are considering a clean start in the future, placing {{retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. If you are looking to vanish, please submit your request to Special:GlobalVanishRequest.	{{CHU|rtv}}	{{CHUR|rtv}}	vanish
Clerk note: Left a note on the user's talk page.	{{CHU|talk}}	{{CHUR|talk}}	talkpage, t
Clerk note: It appears that you are using a temporary account. Temporary accounts cannot be renamed, but you can deactivate them by ending your session, after which a new one will be created when you edit. They will also automatically be deactivated 90 days after creation.	{{CHU|temp}}	{{CHUR|temp}}	tempaccount, temporaryaccount
Clerk note: The requested username is the same as your current name, but with underscores where your current name has spaces. These are considered identical by the MediaWiki software.	{{CHU|underscore}}	{{CHUR|underscore}}	uscore
Custom message	{{clerk note}} Your message here.	{{renamer note}} Your message here.

Deprecated responses

The following responses are deprecated and should not be used. They are kept in the template to avoid breaking archives.

Response	Code for clerks	Code for bureaucrats	Alternative parameters
Clerk note: As target username does not exist, there is nothing to usurp. May be fulfilled as "simple" request.	{{CHU|CHUS}}	{{CHUC|CHUS}}	chus, simple
Clerk note: It appears that a user on another Wikimedia project holds the claim to the SUL for this name. Please see Wikipedia:Handling SUL conflicts for more information on this topic.	{{CHU|conflict}}	{{CHUC|conflict}}	sulc
Clerk note: In order to ensure that usurped usernames be put to good use, we prefer only to grant requests from reasonably well-established users. Please feel free to re-file this request in the future after your account has been established.	{{CHU|est}}	{{CHUC|est}}	established
Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U.	{{CHU|moved}}	{{CHUC|moved}}	move
Clerk note: The username Example (talk · contribs) has made no contributions to the project aside from this edit, or has only a few minor contributions.	{{CHU|nocontrib|<username>}}	{{CHUC|nocontrib|<username>}}	nocontribs, unused
Clerk note: This does not appear to be related to m:SUL. Please see WP:CHU.	{{CHU|notsul}}	{{CHUC|notsul}}	sul
Clerk note: As your request appears to be related to a desire for anonymity/privacy, please note that a permanent log record will be created noting your previous name. As such, you might consider simply creating a new account and having your current account renamed to something random and abandoning it. Please advise.	{{CHU|record}}	{{CHUC|record}}
Clerk note: Verification requested. Please log in to your home wiki and make an edit at your talk page certifying this request.	{{CHU|verify}}	{{CHUC|verify}}	ver

Unsurp request target email

Hello TARGET_USERNAME, I am sending you this email to inform you that another user would like to usurp, or "take over", your username on Wikipedia, because they would like to use it to edit. The changing username guideline (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Changing_username/Guidelines) allows a username that is not being actively used to be usurped if the target user is given an opportunity to object and does not do so. If you object to being usurped, please log in to your account and make an edit on your user talk page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:TARGET_USERNAME) stating that you object to usurpation. Any objection on your part will prevent usurpation. If you do not object to usurpation, you may log in to your account and make an edit on your user talk page stating that you approve the usurpation request. If you would like to be renamed to a different username, you may file a username change request at (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:GlobalRenameRequest). If you do not respond, the request may be fulfilled no sooner than ONHOLD_DATE. Your account will be renamed to a generic username—"TARGET_USERNAME (usurped)". No edits or data will be lost, and you will still be able to log in and edit under your new username. Thank you for your time. Best regards, YOUR_USERNAME

Discussion templates

Discussion templates

Templates by sign

Green check marks
Resolved	{{Resolved mark}}
Accepted	{{Accepted}}
Agree	{{Agree}}
Approved	{{Approved}}
Checked	{{Checked2}}
Verified	{{Verified}}
Confirmed	{{Confirmed}}
Confirmed with respect to the named user(s). No comment with respect to IP address(es).	{{Confirmed-nc}}
Y	{{Check mark}}
Y	{{Tick}}
Done	{{Done}}
Y Merge completed	{{Merge done}}
Y	{{Aye}}
Yes	{{Yes check}}
Done	{{Done-t}}
Pass	{{Pass}}
✓	{{Y&}}

Cross marks
N	{{Xmark|23}}
N	{{Cross}}
Not done	{{Not done}}
N Not done and not likely to be done	{{Not done not likely}}
N Stale	{{Stale-small}}
Rejected	{{Smallrejected}}
N	{{Nay}}
No	{{No mark}}
✗ Fail	{{fail}}
✗ Not done	{{Not done-t}}
✗	{{N&}}
N	{{X mark-n}}
	{{Xed box}}
Cancelled	{{Cancelled}}
Not fixed	{{Notfixed}}
Won't fix	{{Won't fix}}
I withdraw my nomination	{{Withdraw}}
Unrelated	{{Unrelated}}
Rejected	{{Thrown out}}

Black check marks
	{{Checked}}
Y	{{Check mark-n}}
Already done	{{Already done}}
	{{Checked box}}
	File:Check mark 2.svg

Yellow check marks
Y	{{Yellow tick}}
Half done	{{Half done}}
Partly done	{{Partly done}}

Blue check marks
Fixed	{{Fixed}}
Fixed by reporter	{{Fixed by reporter}}
Pending	{{Bug pending}}
Resolved	{{Bug resolved}}
IP blocked	{{IPblock}}

Minus sign
Closed	{{Close}}
Denied	{{Denied}}
Disagree	{{Disagree}}
Not approved	{{Unapproved}}
Invalid	{{Invalid}}
Declined	{{Declined}}
No action	{{No action}}
Unnecessary	{{Unnecessary}}
Removed	{{Removed}}

Neutral sign
Closed	{{Bug closed}}
New:	{{Bug new}}
Second opinion requested	{{GA2ndopinion}}

Purple turn-right
Deferred	{{Deferred}}
Defer to edit filter	{{Deferabusefilter}}
Defer to Local blacklist	{{Deferblack}}
Defer to Global blacklist	{{Defermetablack}}
Defer to WPSPAM	{{Deferspam}}
Defer to XLinkBot	{{Deferspambot}}
Defer to Whitelist	{{Deferwhite}}

Simple clock
Delisted	{{Delisted}}
GA on hold	{{GAOnHold}}
On hold	{{On hold}}
On hold until	{{OnHoldUntil}}

Clock
C	{{Await}}
Later	{{Later}}
Pending	{{Tobedone}}
Discussion ongoing...	{{Discussing}}
Doing...	{{Doing}}
[[User:|]] is doing...	{{Isdoing}}
Started	{{Started}}
In progress	{{Inprogress}}
Checking...	{{Checking}}

Note mark
Note:	{{A note}}
Administrator note	{{Administrator note}}
Assigned	{{Bug assigned}}

Exclamation
Bureaucrat note:	{{Bureaucrat note}}
Checkuser note:	{{CUnote}}
Acknowledged	{{Bug acknowledged}} ({{Ack}})
Confirmed	{{Bug confirmed}}
Remind	{{Remind}}
Remark:	{{Remark}}
Clerk note:	{{Clerk-Note}}

Question mark
?	{{Qmark}}
?	{{Question mark}}
Not sure	{{Not sure}}
Not sure.	{{notsure}}
Question:	{{Question}}
Additional information needed	{{MoreInfo}}
Feedback required	{{Bug feedback}}

CheckUser
The CheckUser Magic 8-Ball says:	{{8ball}}
CheckUser is not a crystal ball	{{Crystalball}}
Endorsed by a checkuser	{{Cu-endorsed}}
CheckUser is not for fishing	{{Fishing}}
CheckUser is not magic pixie dust	{{Pixiedust}}

Clerks
Clerk assistance requested:	{{Clerk Request}}
Clerk declined	{{Decline}}
Clerk endorsed	{{Endorse}}
Merged	{{Clerk-Note-merged}}

Bulb
B	{{Bulb}}
Idea:	{{Idea}}

Smile
	{{Smiley}}
Thank you	{{Thank you}}
Thank you very much!	{{Thank you very much}}
You're welcome!	{{You're welcome}}
Thanks	{{Thank}}

Thumb sign
	{{Thumbs down}}
	{{Thumbs up}}
Great!	{{Great}}
Like	{{Like}}
Dislike	{{Dislike}}

Others

Added	{{Added}}
Dupe	{{Bug dupe}}
Completed	{{Completed}}
Likely	{{Likely}}
Reopened	{{Reopened}}
Works for me	{{Works for me}}
Possible	{{Possible}}
Not possible	{{Impossible}}
Inconclusive	{{Inconclusive}}
Unlikely	{{Unlikely}}
Looks like a duck to me.	{{Duck}}
Sounds like a duck quacking into a megaphone to me	{{Megaphoneduck}}
	{{2 cents}}
Redflag	{{Redflag}}

Redundant	{{Redundant symbol}}
Relisted	{{Relisted}}
Reverted	{{Reverted}}
Sent	{{Sent}}
per snowball clause	{{Snow}}
Stale	{{StaleIP}}
Review	{{Twomanrule}}
Review – This section is under review or has been partially reviewed by	{{UnderReview}}
Undone	{{Undone}}
Uploaded	{{Uploaded}}
Warning	{{Warnsign}}
Request withdrawn	{{Withdrawn}}
Working	{{Working}}
Wikipedia is not a crystal ball.	{{WPcrystalball}}
ω Awaiting	{{Awaiting}}

Multi-sign templates

The following templates implement several icons:

• {{AIV}} – used by Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism
• {{EP}} –used for servicing requests in edit-protected areas
• {{RFPP}} –used by Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
• {{UAA}} – used by Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention

Others

• Template:Resolved/See also, the smaller family of thread-level hatnote templates, similar to this but with a box around them. Any template above can be converted to one of those with {{Resbox}}
• Template:Table cell templates/doc, the family of table-specific templates that work only in tables
• Category:Image with comment templates
• Category:Resolution templates

ACC custom close responses

Custom close responses

Long time / COI

Many thanks for your interest in joining Wikipedia. I've gone ahead and created the account for you. You will receive a separate automated e-mail from wiki@wikimedia.org with your login credentials. Use them to log in for the first time.  You will then be prompted to create a new password.  After you create your own password, I suggest that you go to your preferences (the link for them is right at the top of the screen) and ensure your email address is set where indicated.  If you forget your password, this will allow you to have a new one sent to you.

Please accept my apology for how long it took to approve your account.  A combination of too few volunteers and an unusually large number of requests contributed to the long delay.

Since it appears that you may have ties to a business or have ties to/are a famous person, I would like to take a moment to remind you that Wikipedia is not to be used for promotional purposes.  Before editing, please read Wikipedia's "Best Practices for Editors With Close Associations" at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BPCA>, the "Plain and Simple Conflict of Interest Guide" at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:PSCOI>, and Wikipedia's policies on promotion at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:PROMOTION>.  Understanding these policies will help prevent misunderstandings between you and Wikipedia's administrators.

Frequently used stuff

Frequently used stuff

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Access to ACC IRC

/cs op #wikipedia-en-accounts

/mode +I *!*@wikipedia/user

/mode -o yournick

/mode +I

/whois

ACC edit summary

Requested account at WP:ACC,

RfC Closure

{{archive top |1=There is no consensus to make any policy changes, nor is there consensus that ............<small>{{nac}}</small> ~~~~}} {{archive bottom}}

Non-admin close

Empty

Common revert edit summary

Un-explained, un-sourced, major change, also changes to established genre's require discussion, reliable sources and or consensus

/msg nickserv release <nick> <password>

/msg nickserv info

/chanserv op <channel>

/chanserv deop <channel>

/msg ChanServ INVITE #foo

/mode +I USERCLOAKHERE

/msg ChanServ FLAGS <channel> <User Nick> +iI

/msg ChanServ FLAGS <channel> <User Nick> +vV

/msg ChanServ FLAGS <channel> <User Nick> +oO

/cs flags <channel> <User Nick> +AVfiortv

/msg memoserv send <User Nick> <message>

/chanserv voice <channel> <nick>

{{clerknote}} Your requested username is still [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Promotional names|promotional]] and [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Usernames implying shared use|implies shared use]], user accounts should represent an individual. Please choose a different name. If, including your organization in your username is a necessity, a ''Joe at XYZ'' or ''JoeatXYZ'' type format is acceptable. Thank you,

# Happy Editing !  [[User:FlightTime/Guestbook|Please return the favor]]

# Happy Editing ! Thanks for your Autograph.

XXX still appears to mean "Xxxxx Xxxx," and the name doesn't identify who at the XXX is controlling the account. That's the issue.

{{comment}} You may request for the file be uploaded for you and placed to the relevant page here: [[Wikipedia:Files for upload]].  ~~~~

{{comment}} You may make the same request on the article's talk page. Include this template {{tl|edit protected}} in your request.  ~~~~

::{{not done}} You must be logged in to your main account when posting a valid request.

::{{nao}} - Please review a couple policy notes, first [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] specifically 
[[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#Self-promotion|Self-promotion]] and 
[[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#Close relationships|Close relationships]]. 
These issues can all be avoided but special care is needed. 
Cheers. ~~~~

• [[Eponym|eponymous]]

Editnotice British English w/ Infobox warning

{{English variant notice | id = breeditnotice | small = | image = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | text = This {{SUBJECTSPACE formatted}} is written in [[British English]], and some terms used in it {{#ifeq:{{{1}}}|(including {{{1}}})}} are [[Comparison of American and British English|different or absent from American English]] and other [[List of dialects of English|dialects of English]]. According to the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English|relevant style guide]], this should not be changed without broad consensus. | variant= British English | form = }} {{ombox | type = content | style = | textstyle = color: #000000; font-size: 90%; text-align: center; | text = Various parts of any established [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes|infobox]] or [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section|lead section]] have had many discussions and a [[Wikipedia:Consensus#Consensus-building|consensus]] has been reached. Changes of these accepted facts will most likely be reverted. Please discuss any changes to these areas prior making your changes. The article's [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]] is the best place for these discussions. }}

• Produces;

Editnotice American English w/ Infobox warning

{{English variant notice | id = ameeditnotice | small = {{{small|}}} | image = Flag of the United States.svg | text = This {{SUBJECTSPACE formatted}} is written in [[American English]], and some terms used in it {{#ifeq:{{{1}}}|(including {{{1}}})}} are [[Comparison of American and British English|different or absent from British English]] and other [[List of dialects of English|varieties of English]]. According to the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English|relevant style guide]], this should not be changed without broad consensus. | variant = American English | form = {{{form|}}} }} {{ombox | type = content | style = | textstyle = color: #000000; font-size: 90%; text-align: center; | text = Various parts of any established [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes|infobox]] or [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section|lead section]] have had many discussions and a [[Wikipedia:Consensus#Consensus-building|consensus]] has been reached. Changes of these accepted facts will most likely be reverted. Please discuss any changes to these areas prior making your changes. The article's [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]] is the best place for these discussions. }}

• Produces;

Editnotice Australian English w/ Infobox warning

{{English variant notice | id = ameeditnotice | small = {{{small|}}} | image = Flag of Australia.svg | style = | textstyle = text-align: left; | text = This {{SUBJECTSPACE formatted}} uses [[Australian English]] dialect and spelling. Some terms that are used in it differ from or are not used in [[British English|British]], [[American English|American]] or other [[List of dialects of English|dialects of English]].<br />According to the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English|relevant style guide]], this should not be changed without broad consensus. }} {{ombox | type = content | style = | textstyle = color: #000000; font-size: 90%; text-align: center; | text = Various parts of any established [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes|infobox]] or [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section|lead section]] have had many discussions and a [[Wikipedia:Consensus#Consensus-building|consensus]] has been reached. Changes of these accepted facts will most likely be reverted. Please discuss any changes to these areas prior making your changes. The article's [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]] is the best place for these discussions. }}

• Produces;

Editnotice Canadian English w/ Infobox warning

{{English variant notice | id = ameeditnotice | small = {{{small|}}} | type = content | image = [[File:Flag of Canada.svg|50px]] | style = width: 500px; | textstyle = text-align: left; | text = This {{SUBJECTSPACE formatted}} uses [[Canadian English]] dialect and spelling. Some terms that are used in it differ from or are not used in [[British English|British]], [[American English|American]] or other [[List of dialects of English|dialects of English]].<br />According to the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English|relevant style guide]], this should not be changed without broad consensus. }} {{ombox | type = content | style = | textstyle = color: #000000; font-size: 90%; text-align: center; | text = Various parts of any established [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes|infobox]] or [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section|lead section]] have had many discussions and a [[Wikipedia:Consensus#Consensus-building|consensus]] has been reached. Changes of these accepted facts will most likely be reverted. Please discuss any changes to these areas prior making your changes. The article's [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]] is the best place for these discussions. }}

• Produces;

* per [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Promotional names|Promotional names]] and [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Usernames implying shared use|implies multiple users]] * per [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Misleading usernames|Misleading usernames]] * per [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Disruptive or offensive usernames|Disruptive or offensive usernames]] * per [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Usernames implying shared use|Usernames implying shared use]] ;For accounts with concerns but have not yet edited {{subst:Uw-username|per [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Promotional names|Promotional names]] and [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Usernames implying shared use|implies multiple users]]|Cheers, ~~~~}}

{{userbox
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  |border-s = 2
  |id-c     = #CCCCFF
  |id-s     = 11
  |id-fc    = #000
  |info-c   = #F8F8FF
  |info-s   = 9
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  |id   =
}}

Why can't I have my Wikipedia listing

Almost certainly no. There are two issues. The first is general notability guidelines. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a directory. We will only write an article about your web site or business if it is "notable", meaning that it has been written about by independent reliable sources. Second, even if your business is notable, for you to write an article about it would violate conflict of interest guidelines.

File namespace stuff

File namespace stuff

[[Wikipedia:Copyright problems#Copyright owners who submitted their own work to Wikipedia (or people editing on their behalf)|as laid out here]]

as laid out here

Requests for permissions

Requests for permissions

Rollback

 ::{{nao}}: You have little to no recent experience reverting vandalism here on the English Wikipedia. I suggest monitoring [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] and using [[Wikipedia:Twinkle|Twinkle]], get 50 or so reverted edits and warnings. Administrators granting rollback request need to insure users can distinguish [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]] from [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith|good faith]] edits. Once you feel that you have acquired enough vandal fighting edits then re-apply here. (<small>It is not recommended that you apply more than once within a 5 or 6 day period</small>). ~~~~

::{{question}} What are your views on [[Wikipedia:Vandalism#Warnings|warning]] vandals after reverting their edit(s) ? Also is it ever OK to issue a level 2 or 3 warning for a first time vandal ? ~~~~

Confirmed

::{{nao}} As stated in the [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions#Confirmed|notice]] at top of this page, your request will be denied if your reason is to upload a file. Wikipedia has a process for un-confirmed users to request a file be uploaded for them, at [[Wikipedia:Files for upload]]. ~~~~

::{{nao}} As stated in the [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions#Confirmed|notice]] at top of this page, your request will be denied if your reason is to upload a file. Wikipedia has a process for un-confirmed users to request a file be uploaded for them, at [[Wikipedia:Files for upload]]. Also, please review the [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|conflict of interest]] policy, and more help at [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#Advice for editors who may have a conflict of interest|Advice for editors who may have a conflict of interest]] ~~~~

::{{nao}} Hi, and thank you for creating an account to edit Wikipedia. Although I fully understand your desire to dive right in, many of our articles are semi-protected because they are controversial, prone to [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]], or other reasons. As a new editor with few edits, it might be wise to discuss your edits on the article talk page in order to gain [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus for your edits]], and then use {{tl|Edit semi-protected}} to request the edit be performed. I only recommend this until you're used to the challenges of [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable sources]], [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|the biographies of living persons policy]], and other similar policies. The ''good news'' is that fewer than 5% of Wikipedia articles are [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|protected]]; this means that 95% of the articles can use your help right now! Cheers, ~~~~

::{{question}} Could you please describe the copyright status of the picture you wish to upload? ~~~~

::{{question}} Could you please give some examples of edits you'd like to make or list the articles you'd like to work on ? Also please describe the copyright status of the picture you wish to upload? ~~~~

::{{question}} Could you please give some examples of edits you'd like to make or list the articles you'd like to work on ? ~~~~

::{{nao}} You do not need any permissions from here, you can already edit over 95% of the project as your account stands. Do you have a more specific reason you need to be moved to [[Wikipedia:User access levels#Confirmed|confirmed]] status ? ~~~~

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•  ::{{notdone}} This group is granted to people who are active in account creation assistance, or who have a need to create accounts. The ability to edit edit notices is a side-effect of the hackish way edit notices are protected, not something that has been bundled with this group. ~~~~

Request @ WP:PERM with concerns

Request @ WP:PERM with concerns

Usernames that represents a company or group are against policy per Username policy: Company/group names, also user accounts are to used by a single individual, the relevant policy can be found here: Sharing accounts. You may choose a different username and request that it be changed here: Wikipedia:Changing username. Also you should first check to see if the new username you have chosen isn't already in use. You can easily check here: Special:ListUsers just enter the new username in the "Display users starting at" box and click Go. Lastly Conflict of interest policy, this pretty much self explanatory. I apologize for "throwing all this on your plate" but all these issues will be brought to your attention at some point. If you wish to occasionally edit Wikipedia then these issues will need to be addressed.

Again I apologize for all the inconveniences and hope you stay around, Wikipedia is really a good project. Good luck in your endeavors here, if you have any questions or need further help please feel free to ask at my talk page Here. Cheers,

Requester talk page message notification

Please review the message I have posted on your talk page, there are some issues that need your attention before your request here can be granted. Thank you,

Requests for account creator flag

Requests for account creator flag

(Non-administrator comment) The account Creator flag is given to users who are already active in the account creation process. Users actively creating accounts without this flag are constricted to a limit of six accounts a day. Also, certain request with special circumstances such as usernames similar to an account already in existence are flagged for users with the account creator bit and can only be processed by these users. You are welcome to request access to the account creation interface Here. New user acceptance, by ACC Administrators is based on the need for new users and is not guaranteed.

ACC request approved

ACC request approved

<USERNAME>, thank you for your interest in the account creation process. I have verified your Identification [<IDENT DIFF>] and I have approved your request, welcome to the team. You may now access (Time dependent, a tool root has to set your access in the database) the interface here. Before you do so, please read the account creation guide and our username policy thoroughly to familiarize yourself with the process. You should also join (Also needs a switch flipped by a channel operator) us on IRC #wikipedia-en-accounts ^connect where a bot informs us when new account requests come in and to get any advice on requests as well as the (Also needs a switch flipped by a list moderator/list admin) mailing list. Please note that we have implemented a policy of zero tolerance on mishandled requests, and that failure to assess correctly will result in suspension. I would like to emphasize that it is not a race to complete a request, and each one should be handled diligently and thoroughly. Currently you are allowed to create up to six accounts per day, although you won't be able to create an account with a similar name to that of another user; these requests are marked "Account Creator Needed" by the bot and "Flagged user needed" on the interface. However, if you reach the limit frequently, you can request the account creator permission at WP:PERM/ACC. Please keep in mind that the ACC tool is a powerful program, and misuse will result in your access being suspended by a tool administrator. Don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions. Thank you for participating in the account creation process. Again welcome!

ACC request denied

ACC request denied

Talk page

Thank you for your interest in helping other users to create accounts here at ACC. Unfortunately, your application was unsuccessful on this occasion. This is because: 1). The requirement for ALL users given access to the account creation interface are to be identified to the Wikimedia Foundation due to the handling of private data. 2). There is no particular backlog or shortage of users on the team at this time. Please feel free to follow the process for identification and then ask for a review of this request in a few months.
Cheers,

Email

Thank you for your interest in helping other users to create accounts here at ACC. Unfortunately, your application was unsuccessful on this occasion. This is because of:

The requirement for ALL users given access to the account creation interface are to be identified [1] to the Wikimedia Foundation due to the handling of private data.

Also there is no particular backlog or shortage of users on the team at this time. Please feel free to follow the process for identification [2] and then ask for a review of this request by replying to this email in a few months.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ACC/Guide#Qualifications_for_using_the_interface

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identification#Scope

Thank you for your interest in helping other users create accounts.
Unfortunately, your application was unsuccessful on this occasion.
This is because there is no particular backlog or shortage of users on
the ACC team; therefore, Wikipedians with comparatively little editing experience
aren't generally offered access. Please feel free to ask for a review of this
request by replying to this email in a few months, once you have gained a bit
more experience in a wider variety of areas. Cheers, FlightTime.

Captcha's

Captcha's

Hello <Username>: I am FlightTime, a volunteer with Wikipedia's Account Creations Team. I processed your request or noticed it in our system. I have a few links that may be of some help to you. You may request that your account be given Confirmed status, this will elevate your account passed the 4 day/10 edit requirement to bypass Captcha's for most situations. You may request this here: Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed. Hope this is of use to you and again welcome.

Password reset

Password reset

Hello <Username>, Thank you for your interest in joining Wikipedia. At this time we have not created your account as there are similar usernames that already exist on Wikipedia and one which was created recently and is very similar to your request. I have sent a password reset email to that similar account in case you may have forgotten your password.

If you do not receive a email with a temporary password reset, it is possible that you do not own these accounts or no email address is connected to these accounts. If that is so, please reply to this email and let us know.

• If you did not make this request, please ignore this email. If you wish to report this, please send an email to accounts-enwiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org with a copy of the original email.

Hope this was helpful;

Shared accounts

Shared accounts

Hello <Username>; This is FlightTime with the Wikipedia Account Creation Team. I have received your request and have noticed a problem with your requested username, Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be "Shared" as your username implies. The relevant policy can be found here [1]

There isn't a problem creating separate accounts for each person.

If I am incorrect with my presumption about your request, please reply with a short explanation of your choice and the account will be created.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy#Sharing_accounts

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Tor/Proxy

Tor/Proxy

Hello <username>, Looking at our logs, it appears the IP address you're requesting from belongs to a proxy service [1]. Open or anonymising proxies, including Tor [2], are blocked from editing Wikipedia. While this may affect legitimate users, they are not the intended targets. No restrictions are placed on reading Wikipedia through an open or anonymous proxy.

Although Wikipedia encourages anyone in the world to contribute, open proxies are often used abusively. MediaWiki [3], the wiki software that powers Wikipedia, depends on IP addresses [4] for administrator intervention against abuse, especially by anonymous users. Open proxies allow malicious users to rapidly change IP addresses, causing continuous disruption that cannot be stopped by administrators. Several such attacks have occurred on Wikimedia projects, causing disruption and occupying administrators who would otherwise deal with other concerns.

Unfortunately, you won't be able to edit while using this open proxy.

You may make another request from a different IP.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_%28anonymity_network%29 [3] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:What_is_MediaWiki%3F [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address

Possible real name

Possible real name

Hello, <USERNAME>: We are very glad to have you on board here at Wikipedia, we hope you like it here and stay. I'm FlightTime[1] from the Account Creation team and the one who opened your account. I noticed the username you have chosen seems to be your real name, there is by no means anything wrong policy wise, but there is something I would suggest you take a look at Before you edit under this user name, see here Using real names[2]. If after reading this, you're OK with using the user name you have, then you're on your way. If you have second thoughts, you can request a change, just follow the instructions here [3]. Hope you enjoy Wikipedia and Happy Editing !

Regards,

Wikipedia Accounts Creations

• [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:FlightTime
• [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy#Real_names
• [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Changing_username/Simple

Upol email

Upol deny email

Hello <username>; many thanks for your interest in joining Wikipedia. Unfortunately the username that you have requested does not comply with our username policy, and so I am unable to create the account for you.

Please take a look at our username policy[1],[2] and choose a different username. You may be able to create the account with the new name you have chosen yourself here[3]. You can check the availability of a username here[4]. Just enter the chosen username at "Display users starting at:" and click go. If you're able to create your account, great and I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy your stay at Wikipedia. If you are still unable to create the account yourself, we will gladly process your new request here, just reply to this email and an account creation team member will be glad to assist you.

• If you did not make this request, please ignore this email. If you wish to report this, please send an email here[5] with a copy of the original email.

Hope this helps :)

• [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:UPOL#Promotional_names
• [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:UPOL#Usernames_implying_shared_use
• [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup
• [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ListUsers
• [5] accounts-enwiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Upol w/COI concerns

Upol w/COI

Hello; <UserNmae>, Many thanks for your interest in joining Wikipedia. Unfortunately the username that you have requested does not comply with our username policy, and so I am unable to create this account for you. Please take a look at our username policy [1],[2] and choose a different username. You may be able to create the account with the new name you have chosen yourself here [3] If so, I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy your time on Wikipedia.

If you are still unable to create the name yourself, we will gladly process your new request here, and I look forward to hearing from you again with your new choice of username. If you did not make this request, please ignore this email. If you wish to report this, please send an email here [4] with a copy of the original email.

I should also point out Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest policy for editing, here [5].

• [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy#Promotional_names
• [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy#Shared_accounts
• [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup
• [4] accounts-enwiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org
• [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:COI#Advice_for_editors_who_may_have_a_conflict_of_interest

I hope this information is helpful in choosing a different username and help with guidelines when editing or creating an article about your organization.

ACC Request -to- OTRS

ACC Request -to- OTRS

Hello <USERNAME>,

Hello and thank you for your interest in joining Wikipedia. Unfortunately I am unable to create the account with this username as it is the same of specific, identifiable person [1] and so it may cause confusion if you were to use it and be a possible breach of privacy if you were to use it.

If <USERNAME> is your real name and you wish to have it as your username you can email the Volunteer Response Team [2] so it can be established that you are <USERNAME>.

If you aren't <USERNAME>, or would like to edit under a different username, you may be able to create the account with the new username you have chosen yourself at [3]. If so, I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy your time on Wikipedia. If you are still unable to create the username yourself, we will gladly process your new request if you answer this email.

In order to protect you from being impersonated for the case that you still want to use that username, we would kindly request that you identify with the Wikimedia Foundation (the Foundation behind Wikipedia) prior to creating an account. To do this, simply forward this email to [4] for further instructions, and get back to me after having successfully identified.

Alternatively, if you'd like to use an anonymous username, just reply with the preferred name and I'll create your account.

Regards, <USER> [5] English Wikipedia Account Creation team

[1] <CONFLICTING ACCOUNT URL> [2] info-en-o@wikimedia.org [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&amp;type=signup [4] info-en@wikimedia.org [5] <YOUR TALK PAGE URL>

Recent similar account

Recent similar account

THIS MAY NEED ADJUSTMENT FOR EACH USE !

Hello, < username >; Let me first thank you for your interest in Wikipedia. I have received your request for a new account. During the account creation process I have found a similar account recently created with a very similar username to your request. < similar account name > was created on < date >. Your user name is quite unique which leads me to believe < similar account name > was created by you and the password for that account is not working or has be misplaced or forgotten. If you are the owner of that account and can not access it I have sent a temporary password to the email address associated with that account. If this newly established account is not you then please respond to this email and a Account Creation team member will assist you in creating your account.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Using Wikipedia for promotions

Using Wikipedia for promotions

Hello, {user name}, this is FlightTime from the Account Creation team, we here at Wikipedia, want to welcome you and your future contributions to our encyclopedia and community. I have left some useful information and links above for your use if needed. Because of the inference of your Username or message accompanying your request, I would like to possibly save you some time and confusion. If you plan to use Wikipedia as a promotional platform for advertising a product, group or service this is not allowed, our policy regarding this can be found here Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. If you have any further questions regarding Wikipedia content please use the appropriate links found above or you can leave a message on my talk page . Again welcome to Wikipedia and Happy Editing !

Famous person

Famous person

Hello, {Username}; thank you for your interest in Wikipedia. I have received your account request, and during the checks that are performed on all requests, it has come to my attention that you are requesting a name of a well-known person as your username; please see the Google search here: {Google Search}. Here at Wikipedia, we are very conscious of our users' privacy. As a safe guard, we would not want someone to try and impersonate a well-known person. If you are not the person of this Google search, then please choose another username. If you are this person, then please re-submit a account request using a more suitable e-mail address, e.g. your website, or reply to this email using your official company email.

Messages, Greetings and Thank you's

Thank you's, Messages and Greetings

{{subst:WelcomeMenu}}

Welcome!

Hello, FlightTime/Workshop! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. You may benefit from following some of the links below, which will help you get the most out of Wikipedia. If you have any questions you can ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or by typing four tildes "~~~~"; this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you are already excited about Wikipedia, you might want to consider being "adopted" by a more experienced editor or joining a WikiProject to collaborate with others in creating and improving articles of your interest. Click here for a directory of all the WikiProjects. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field when making edits to pages. Happy editing! - FlightTime (open channel) 17:34, 23 December 2021 (UTC) Getting Started Introduction • Contributing to Wikipedia • Your first article The five pillars of Wikipedia • Simplified ruleset How to: edit a page • upload an image Getting Help Get help at the Teahouse Frequently Asked Questions Where to ask questions Department directory Request administrator attention Policies and Guidelines Neutral point of view • Verifiability • No original research Reliable sources • Citing sources • Content guidelines What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style (Simplified) • Three-revert rule Copyrights • Non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • Sockpuppetry Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The Community Community Portal • Adopt-a-user program Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • Resolving disputes Build consensus • Village pump IRC channels • Mailing lists The Signpost (Wikipedia's newspaper) Things to do Task Center • Be bold in editing Maintenance • Peer review • Requested articles Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Copy editing • Vandalism Miscellaneous Categories • Disambiguation • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS ! Wishing you and yours a very peaceful and joyous holiday season FlightTime

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