Template talk:Tilde

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Contents 1 Purpose 2 Fixing signature to link to Talk page 3 Official Policy 4 Signature button 5 Newbie friendly? 6 Bug in template

[edit] Purpose

This is basic newbie info, everyone says it to somebody at least once.

I also know the neato trick of using five tildes to insert the date stamp alone, but I don't think we should tell anybody. --Xiong (talk) 16:40, 2005 Mar 14 (UTC)

[edit] Fixing signature to link to Talk page

What I want to know is: How many tildes to get a link to my Talk page? --Xiong 05:28, 2005 Mar 14 (UTC)

To get a link to your Talk page (User talk:Xiong), you would have to edit your signature on Special:Preferences, for example:

Signature: [[User:Xiong|Xiong]] ([[User talk:Xiong|talk]])

Use raw signatures (checked)

Will look like this:

Xiong (talk)

– ABCD 15:17, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Should this template be edited to include the above new information, or should another template be created with it? I think it's a good thing to know. --Xiong (talk) 16:40, 2005 Mar 14 (UTC)

You can also do {{User|Xiong}} and get Xiong (talk • contribs) HighInBC 03:44, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I use the raw sig shown below.

[[User:Will Pittenger|Will]] <small>([[User talk:Will Pittenger|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Will Pittenger|contribs]])</small>

Will (Talk - contribs) 01:08, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Official Policy

Re the "it is highly recommended" bit - this is actually an official policy. I just can't remember the name of it. Alphax ^τεχ 14:41, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

May I take it you support this template? If you can find the official policy, you may want to edit the template to link to it. — Xiong (talk) 00:37, 2005 Mar 19 (UTC)

Welcome messages usually include this. The policy is WP:~~~~. Alphax ^τεχ 17:10, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing that. — Xiong熊talk* 03:00, 2005 May 1 (UTC)

[edit] Signature button

Should the text in this template not be changed to reflect the fact that editors can also use the signature button at the top of their edit box? --Mal 15:41, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

I think it should. Let them know there is a speedy way to sign their messages.--Crossmr 20:45, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Newbie friendly?

Any consensus about rewording this template to make it a little more friendly to new users? It seems a bit scolding in tone, as though they should have known to sign their posts (the "please remember to...." part). How about changing it to something like:

"Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comment. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you!"

I just used this template for the first time and felt guilty afterwards because I felt like I was telling the user off, when it was clearly just a case of him/her not knowing the nuances/customs of Wikipedia. What do you think? Neil916 07:34, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

agreed it is a bit harsh. I updated it with your wording, and the signature button idea from above.--Crossmr 20:51, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bug in template

I noticed that the template includes {{TestTemplatesNotice}}. This is a mistake. {{TestTemplatesNotice}} claims that you can pass the page name as a parameter. However, {{tilde}} doesn't support that.

Actually, though, I think {{tilde}} should be changed to show the page where the recipient forgot to sign. I can make the change if we have a consensus. Someone might want to review the wording when I am done. Will (Talk - contribs) 01:10, 12 January 2007 (UTC)