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Purpose[edit]

((ping)) is very close to ((pong))—since I and O are very close on the QWERTY keyboard it's a common and readily made typo. This vanity template takes advantage of this fact in a humorous manner by providing an alternative Echo-enabled way of pinging other users. It can be used either in place of ((ping)) or as a reply-to template when responding ("ponging") to other user's pings.

Parameters[edit]

Requires at least 1 unnamed parameter: the user name being notified. Takes up to 10 user names

((Pong|User name 1|User name 2|...|User name 10))

Usage[edit]

((Pong|Example)) → Example:

See also[edit]

Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines

Inline talk templates

Template Shortcut Parameter? Example Output Notes

Thread level

((Moved talk))

((Moved talk|Dresden))

Moved: was at Talk:Dresden

Used at the thread's current location

((Moved talk to))

((Moved talk to|Berlin))

Moved to: Talk:Berlin

Used at the thread's former location

((Thread retitled))

((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)) ((Buttinsky)) ^{( Buttinsky)} A variation of ((Talk page stalker))

((Edit conflict))

((ec))

(

)

((ec))

(edit conflict)

To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict

((Interrupted))

((Interrupted|Username|17:43, 6 April 2024 (UTC)))

— Username 17:43, 6 April 2024 (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))

(

)

((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))

(

)

((tps))

(talk page stalker)

Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker

((Talk page watcher))

((tpw))

(

)

((tpw))

(talk page watcher)

Ditto

Notifications

((Hidden ping))

((hp))

((hp|Username))

Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character

((Ping group))

((pinggroup))

((pinggroup|Pinging collaborators|John Doe|Jane Doe|...))

Pinging collaborators (John Doe—Jane Doe—...)

Up to 10 usernames

((Pong))

((pong|Username))

Username:

In reply to a ping

((Reply to))

((re))/((ping))

((re|Username))/((ping|Username))

@Username:

Sends a notification; up to 50 names

((To))

((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))

((np|Username))

Username

Works like ((U)) but without triggering a notification

((No ping2))

((np2))

((np2|Username))

Username (talk · contribs)

Works like ((User)) but without triggering a notification

((Notelist-talk))

((tnote))

(

)

((tnote))

_{[not shown here]}

Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion

((Outdent))

((od))

(

)

((od|:::::))

For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep

((Outdent2))

((od2))

(

)

((od2))

(←)

Alternative out-denting

((Reflist-talk))

((tref))

(

)

((tref))

_{[not shown here]}

Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion

((Relevant discussion))

((reldis))

((reldis|Talk:Berlin))

Relevant discussion at

→ Talk:Berlin

Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way

((Sources-talk)) ((Sources-talk)) _{[not shown here]} A convenience wrapper around ((Reflist-talk))

((Talkfact))

(

)

"Oranges are blue!"((talkfact))

"Oranges are blue!"^{[citation needed]}

Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims

((Talk quote inline))

((tq))

((tq|"Oranges are blue!"))

"Oranges are blue!"

To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material

((Talk quote inline italic))

((tqi))

((tqi|"Oranges are blue!"))

"Oranges are blue!"

((Not talk quote inline))

((!tq))

((!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))

((!tqi|"Oranges are orange!"))

"Oranges are orange!"

((Talk quote block))

((tqb))

((tqb|"Oranges are blue!"))

"Oranges are blue!"

To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material

((Talk quote block minimalist))}

((tqbm))

((tqbm|Oranges are blue.))

Oranges are blue.

A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting

End

((Please sign inline)) ((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))

(

)

((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))

((subst:repi|Example))

If you reply here, please ping me by adding ((u|Example)) to your message, and signing it.

Requires subst

((Signote))

((sg))

(

)

((sg))

_{Please leave me a note if you reply}

((Watching)) ((Watching)) (I am watching this page, so please reply here.)

Closure

((Sock vote))

((sockvote))

((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.

Humor disclosure

(See the list here.)

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Pong/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.