Wikipedia:WikiProject Keep It Simple

At K.I.S. (Keep It Simple), we pay attention to the many Wikipedians who like a simple layout in their user page. Some may dislike, or see no need for fancy userboxes and affiliation flags, but because of that choice, have no way to show in a simple way to which WikiProjects they are members of, assist with, or which languages they speak. Others could like to display well deserved awards received from WikiProjects or from other editors, but don't know how to do that without displaying the awards as received, in full size. This project will provide all them with :

• Small alternatives to most major categories of userboxes that could guide visitors to know in which areas you may be of help
• A discreet way to show awards

[edit] K.I.S Labels (userboxes themes)

At K.I.S., we know there is nothing wrong with userboxes, they are wonderful for some users, and they look good, but if you personally don't like them, you should have an option, not a total void. Our goal is a place where Wikipedians can find an alternative to nearly all major userboxes when they want to keep it simple, but not uninformative.

[edit] How to help

There is no registered membership in this WikiProject, because everyone with the technical skills can help, just take a userbox from a WikiProject, Babel or other skills-defining box, make a template (using the KIS Label design) and add it to this page alphabetically and by category. Then go and tell others where to find it. (Of course, check to see if there is KIS Label for that specific use available already.)

[edit] Requests

Due to the sheer volume of userboxes, if you'd like a specific userbox, and do not see it here, please request it on the project's talk page, with a link to the original userbox.

[edit] Displaying labels

To display your label, simply add the following to your user page:

{{user label top}}
your labels go here
{{user label bottom}}

You may find it helpful to include {{user label KIS}} as your first label, which gives some extra information to readers:

Hover on labels for explanation

[edit] Layout themes

There are several themes for displaying user labels with a different appearance. One example is shown below:

For instructions on how to use that theme, and additional theme varieties, please see the Theme Gallery.

[edit] Icon Corners

You can also place labels in an Icon Corner with userboxes and loose icons:

{{user icon corner top|Wikipedia:WikiProject_Keep_It_Simple}}
|colspan=5|{{User:Mike Serfas/Userboxes/Developmental Biology}}
|-
|{{User label en}}
|{{User icon US state|PA|size=large}}
|{{User:Mike Serfas/Icon/Biologist}}
|{{User:Mike Serfas/Icon/Evolutionary Biology}}
|{{User label WPMedicine}}
|-
{{user icon corner bottom}}

This is a Wikipedia user page. This is not an encyclopedia article. If you find this page on any site other than Wikipedia, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated and that the user to whom this page belongs may have no personal affiliation with any site other than Wikipedia itself. The original page is located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Keep_It_Simple.

Icon Corner This user is interested in Developmental Biology B:EN WP:MED

[edit] K.I.S. Label Gallery

[edit] WikiProject Keep It Simple participants and contributors

{{WP KIS}}

And for those who enjoy userboxes but nevertheless contribute to this project:

This user enjoys userboxes, but also helps the Keep It Simple project.

{{User:UBX/KIS}}

[edit] Languages* - Babel (B:)

*Note these generally refer to an advanced level of the language. Proficiency levels will be added in the future

[edit] Interests and tastes (Int:)

[edit] Animals

[edit] Colour

[edit] Computing

[edit] Games

Go, Weiqi, or Baduk

{{user label Go (board game)}}

[edit] Life, status, and situation (L:)

[edit] Education

University of Maryland, College Park

{{user label UMD}}

[edit] Extra-Curricular Activities and Organizations

{{user label Alpha Phi Omega}}

{{user label Lambda Chi Alpha}}

[edit] Emoticons

[edit] Ethnic Groups

[edit] Location

[edit] Africa

[edit] African Cities

Cape Town resident

{{User label Cape Town}}
Dar es Salaam resident

{{User label Dar es Salaam}}

[edit] Americas

[edit] Brazil Related

[edit] Canada Related

[edit] US related

Template:User label US state creates a label from the standard United States postal abbreviation. The label redirects to the WikiProject for that state. For example:

{{User label US state|AL}}

The equivalent Icon, Template:User icon US state, displays the state flag instead of a label. Thus:

{{User icon US state|AK}}

{{User icon US state|AZ|size=large}}

[edit] Generic national template

Template:User label nation and Template:User icon ccTLD work similarly, using two letter country code top-level domains. The labels and icons link to the national WikiProject.

L:mw

[edit] Planets

Earth resident

{{User label Earth}}

[edit] Military

[edit] Profession

[edit] Certified Helicopter Pilot

{{User label Rotor-5}}

[edit] Religion

[edit] Wikipedia-related (W:)

[edit] Position

English Wikipedia Administrator

{{User label wikipedia/Administrator}}

[edit] Other

No Biting Zone

{{User label WPKind}}

[edit] WikiProjects (WP:)

[edit] Other (O:)

No Biting Zone

{{User label WPKind}}