Template:Busy

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This user is busy in real life and may not respond swiftly to queries.

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[edit] Usage

Use on user pages or user talk pages when people shouldn't expect them to be answered to quickly. When using simply {{busy}}, the template produces the message above

[edit] Parameters

There are two unnamed parameters. The first which replaces "this user" with the name placed.
IE {{busy|He}} produces

He is busy in real life and may not respond swiftly to queries.

The second unnamed parameter replaces "in real life" with whatever is put. Unfortunately, at the time being it requires for there to be something in the first parameter (DO NOT use {{busy||foo}}).
IE {{busy|This user|at [[school]]}} produces

This user is busy at school and may not respond swiftly to queries.

[edit] Optional parameters

  • reason, use to specify a reason why you will be busy.

IE {{busy|reason=not being allowed to edit Wikipedia while at work,}} produces

This user is busy in real life due to not being allowed to edit Wikipedia while at work, and may not respond swiftly to queries.
  • end, use to specify until when you will be busy.

IE {{busy|end=Monday evening (UTC)}} produces

This user is busy in real life until Monday evening (UTC) and may not respond swiftly to queries.
  • msg appends any custom message at the end.

IE {{busy|msg=April Fool!}} produces

This user is busy in real life and may not respond swiftly to queries.

April Fool!
  • small will display the small version of this box,

IE {{busy|small=yes}} produces

This user is busy in real life and may not respond swiftly to queries.


[edit] Sample using all parameters

{{busy|Johnny Doe|at school|reason=school being compulsory|end=Saturday morning (EST)|msg=I won't be on for Saturday the 25th, though.}} produces

Johnny Doe is busy at school until Saturday morning (EST) due to school being compulsory and may not respond swiftly to queries.

I won't be on for Saturday the 25th, though.

[edit] See also

  • {{busy2}} - a different version of this template