Template | Shortcut | Parameter? | Example | Output | Notes |
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Thread level | | | | | |
{Moved talk} | | Y | {Moved talk|Dresden} | Moved: was at Talk:Dresden
| Used at the thread's current location |
{Moved talk to} | | Y | {Moved talk to|Berlin} | Moved to: Talk:Berlin
| Used at the thread's former location |
{Thread retitled} | | Y | {Thread retitled|Old title} |
- Thread retitled from "Old title".
| Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings |
Opening | | | | | |
{Summoned by bot} | {sbb} | | {sbb} | (Summoned by bot) | Can be used in requests for comment |
{Buttinsky} | {bi2} | | {Buttinsky} | ( Buttinsky) | A variation of {Talk page stalker} |
{Edit conflict} | {ec} | ( Y) | {ec} | (edit conflict) | To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict |
{Interrupted} | {intr} | Y | {Interrupted|Username|10:52, 31 January 2025 (UTC)} | — Username 10:52, 31 January 2025 (UTC) — continues after insertion below | Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text |
{Non-admin comment} | {nacmt} | ( Y) | {nacmt} | (Non-administrator comment) | Optional and only for own comments, see doc |
{Pinged} | | | {Pinged} | (pinged) | Indicates a notification was received |
{Responding to ping} | {rtp} | | {rtp} | (responding to ping) | Similar to {pinged} |
{Talk page stalker} | {tps} | ( Y) | {tps} | (talk page stalker) | Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker |
{Talk page watcher} | {tpw} | ( Y) | {tpw} | (talk page watcher) | Ditto |
Notifications | | | | | |
{Hidden ping} | {hp} | Y | {hp|Username} | | Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character |
{Ping group} | {pinggroup} | Y | {pinggroup|Pinging collaborators|John Doe|Jane Doe|...} | Pinging collaborators (John Doe—Jane Doe—...) | Up to 10 usernames |
{Pong} | | Y | {pong|Username} | Username: | In reply to a ping |
{Reply to} | {re} /{ping} | Y | {re|Username} /{ping|Username} | @Username: | Sends a notification; up to 50 names |
{To} | | Y | {To|Username} | To editor Username: | Sends a notification |
During | | | | | |
{subst:Arbitrary break} | {subst:Arbitrarybreak} | | {subst:Arbitrarybreak} | ======(arbitrary break)====== | Requires substitution |
{subst:Bump} | | | {subst:Bump} | Bumping thread ~~~~ | Requires subst. A wrapper for {do not archive until} |
{FBDB} | | | {FBDB} | [FBDB] | An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block |
{KISS} | | | {KISS} | KISS | References the KISS principle politely |
{No ping} | {np} | Y | {np|Username} | Username | Works like {U} but without triggering a notification |
{No ping2} | {np2} | Y | {np2|Username} | Username (talk · contribs) | Works like {User} but without triggering a notification |
{Notelist-talk} | {tnote} | ( Y) | {tnote} | [not shown here] | Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion |
{Outdent} | {od} | ( Y) | {od|:::::} |
| For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep |
{Outdent2} | {od2} | ( Y) | {od2} | (←) | Alternative out-denting |
{Reflist-talk} | {tref} | ( Y) | {tref} | [not shown here] | Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion |
{Relevant discussion} | {reldis} | Y | {reldis|Talk:Berlin} | | Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way |
{Sock vote} | {sockvote} | Y | {sock vote|Example} | ( Blocked sockpuppet of Example, see investigation) | To mark a vote/comment cast by sockpuppet. More parameters exist and can be viewed at the template documentation. |
{Sources-talk} | {st} | | {Sources-talk} | [not shown here] | A convenience wrapper around {Reflist-talk} |
{Talkfact} | | ( Y) | "Oranges are blue!"{talkfact} | "Oranges are blue!"[citation needed] | Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims |
{Talk quote inline} | {tq} | Y | {tq|"Oranges are blue!"} | "Oranges are blue!" | To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material |
{Talk quote inline italic} | {tqi} | Y | {tqi|"Oranges are blue!"} | "Oranges are blue!" | " |
{Not talk quote inline} | {!tq} | Y | {!tq|"Oranges are orange!"} | "Oranges are orange!" | To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have |
{Not talk quote inline italic} | {!tqi} | Y | {!tqi|"Oranges are orange!"} | "Oranges are orange!" | " |
{Talk quote block} | {tqb} | Y | {tqb|"Oranges are blue!"} | "Oranges are blue!"
| To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material |
{Talk quote block minimalist} } | {tqbm} | Y | {tqbm|Oranges are blue.} | Oranges are blue.
| A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting |
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{Please sign inline} | {please} | | {Please sign inline} | (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~ . Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) | |
{subst:Please ping} | {pping} | ( Y) | {Please ping} | (please mention me on reply) | Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use {Please ping|no} to ask not to be pinged. |
{Not watching} | {nw} | | {nw} | (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) | |
{subst:Notifyme} | {subst:pingme} | | {subst:pingme} | If you reply here, please put {reply|your username will show up here} in front of your message so I get a notification. Thank you! | Requires substitution. Will automatically add your username by substituting {REVISIONUSER} when you save. |
{subst:Request ping} | {subst:repi} | Y | {subst:repi|Example} | If you reply here, please ping me by adding {u|Example} to your message, and signing it. | Requires subst |
{Signote} | {sg} | ( Y) | {sg} | Please leave me a note if you reply | |
{Watching} | | | {Watching} | (I am watching this page, so please reply here.) | |
Humor disclosure | | | | | |
(See the list here.) | | | | | |