User:Willscrlt/UBX

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This is Willscrlt's gallery of userboxes that he created. Please note that this page include boxes made for other people by request. As a results, the boxes on this page do not necessarily represent Will's opinions, beliefs, or memberships.

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[edit] Trans-wiki usage of my userboxes

Since there are already hundreds, if not thousands, of userboxes that describe gender, heritage, values, beliefs, orientations, physical traits, addictions, and views on nearly any topic, I am not likely to create any of that type of userbox, and I am very unlikely to make such a box even upon request.

My main interest in creating new userboxes are for WikiProjects and sister Wikis. I now try to make userboxes I create as cross-wiki compatible as possible. Theoretically, you should be able to pick up one of my userboxes here, copy it to your favorite wiki, and it has a good chance of working as-is.

I have noticed that most WikiMedia Foundation sites only have the Template:Userbox installed, and several of those are older versions or custom versions that do not support the same attributes as the ones do here. To help with that, I now install three templates on every wiki where I setup a user page. The templates are: {{{{ns:user}}:Willscrlt/UBX/Userbox}}, {{{{ns:user}}:Willscrlt/UBX/Userbox-r}}, and {{{{ns:user}}:Willscrlt/UBX/Userbox-2}}. The "{{ns:user}}" simply means "User" or whatever the local user namespace is on the other wiki based on its language.

If I do not have an account on your favorite wiki, you are welcome to copy the contents of these templates to your own account. You could even save it in the main template namespace. For example, you might add my Userbox-2 to a wiki that only has Userbox and name it Template:Userbox-2 — if local wiki policies permit you to do so. Otherwise, you should probably install it in your own user space as I have done. Change the username on the local machine to your username (it would be kind of silly to point it to my name if I don't have an account there).

Most of my newer userboxes include a version number and link to my version of the userbox. I do ask that you keep that information intact for troubleshooting and support. If a template "breaks" it will be helpful to be able to compare it to the same version. I also consider it to be adequate attribution compliance for GFDL, Creative Commons, or other licensing requirements. Note: If you trans-wiki this outside of the WikiMedia Foundation sites, you will need to change the link to my user boxes to read something like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org../../../../articles/w/i/l/User%7EWillscrlt_UBX_0024.html

Because of the fairly esoteric trans-wiki syntax, these templates will not be as easy for other editors to edit unless they have a good understanding of templates, variables, magic words, parser functions, and the parser functions extension. That doesn't mean that the userboxes are difficult to use—quite the contrary. It just means that if someone tries to tweak one of the master Userbox templates a bit, the templates are likely to break. Also, I can't guarantee that they will work on every wiki out there. I constantly find situations where the templates have to be tweaked a bit to improve compatibility. That is why the version numbers increase. If a current userbox works for you, there's probably no reason to upgrade it to the latest version. I probably just fixed something that only shows up on a few wikis.

Feel free to leave me a comment or question about my userboxes. If you have an interesting idea for a new userbox, you may talk to me about it there, too.

[edit] My custom trans-wiki-friendly versions of standard Userboxes

Please see each template for the attributes that can be used with each box.

{{User:Willscrlt/UBX/Userbox}}
id info


{{User:Willscrlt/UBX/Userbox-r}}
info id


{{User:Willscrlt/UBX/Userbox-2}}
id1 info id2


[edit] For Sister Wiki Projects

These may be used to link to sister projects. Each accepts one or more parameters including your user name at the sister project site (which is often, but not always the same as here).

[edit] Wikimedia Commons

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  • {{{1}}} (required): Your user name at Commons.
  • {{{2}}} (optional): media (the default value), images, audio, etc.
  • categories=no (optional): Suppresses categories

[edit] For WikiBooks and Wikipedia Bartending WikiProjects Participants

See also: Wikibooks:User:Willscrlt/UBX

These Userboxes were designed for use by all Participants in the WikiBooks Bartending WikiProject. If you are not an active participant in the Project, then I request that you do not display one of these userboxes, but you are welcome to use any generic mixed drinks userboxes I might create. Better yet, go ahead and display the userbox, and become an active Participant.

This user is a WikiBooks participant in the WikiProject Bartending.
This user is a Bartending Task Force Participant
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[edit] Wikipedia WikiProjects

[edit] For Wikipedia Herbs and Spices WikiProject Participants

These Userboxes were designed for use by all Participants in the WikiProject Herbs and Spices. If you are not an active participant in the Project, then I request that you do not display one of these userboxes, but you are welcome to use any other generic herb or spice userboxes I might create. Better yet, go ahead and display the userbox, and become an active Participant.

This Herbs & Spices WikiProject Participant enjoys many varieties of herbs.
This Herbs & Spices WikiProject Participant enjoys many varieties of spices.
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  • {{{1}}} (optional): Provide links (if possible) to your favorite herbs.
For simple copy and paste examples, see the instructions.
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  • {{{1}}} (optional): Provide links (if possible) to your favorite spices.
For simple copy and paste examples, see the instructions.

[edit] For Wikipedia Ice Cream WikiProject Participants

These Userboxes were designed for use by all Participants in the WikiProject Ice Cream. If you are not an active participant in the Project, then I request that you do not display one of these userboxes, but you are welcome to use any other generic ice cream userboxes I might create. Better yet, go ahead and display the userbox, and become an active Participant.

This Ice Cream WikiProject Participant enjoys ice cream.
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  • {{{1}}} (optional): Provide links (if possible) to your favorite flavor and product.
For simple copy and paste examples, see the instructions.

[edit] For Wikipedia Mixed Drinks WikiProject Participants

These Userboxes were designed for use by all Participants in the Mixed Drinks and related Drinkware WikiProject. If you are not an active participant in the Project, then I request that you do not display one of these userboxes, but you are welcome to use any other generic mixed drinks userboxes I might create. Better yet, go ahead and display the userbox, and become an active Participant.

This WikiProject Mixed Drinks Participant enjoys cocktails.
This WikiProject Mixed Drinks Participant enjoys Example.
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This WikiProject Mixed Drinks Participant enjoys garnishes.
This WikiProject Mixed Drinks Participant enjoys garnishes.
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This WikiProject Mixed Drinks Participant enjoys beer cocktails.
This WikiProject Mixed Drinks Participant enjoys flaming beverages.
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This WikiProject Mixed Drinks Participant enjoys shooters.
This WikiProject Mixed Drinks Participant enjoys shots.
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This WikiProject Mixed Drinks Participant enjoys wine cocktails. Wine
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[edit] For WikiProject Templates Participants

Image:Crochets modèle.png These Userboxes were designed for use by all participants in the WikiProject Templates. If you are not an active participant in the Project, then I request that you do not display this userbox, but you are welcome to use any other generic userboxes I might create. Better yet, go ahead and display the userbox, and become an active participant.

This user is a WikiProject Templates Participant.
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[edit] Other Userboxes