This template should always be substituted (i.e., use ((subst:Quotedfrom ))). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot.
Usage
This template adds a line below a quoted text to list: the original location; original posting user; original posting time-and-date; and/or the diff of the original posting.
((subst:quotedfrom |location |user |time |oldid ))
Parameters
This template takes four expected parameters (not required, but expected either in sequence or by named variable):
location= The page where this text was originally posted (without double-brackets).
user= The username who posted it (without the "User:" prefix);
time= The UTC time-and-date of the original posting (as seen first in the entries on, for instance, this user's talkpage history );
oldid= The "oldid=" number of the post's diff (as seen in the URLs of the entry's "(cur)", "(last)", and time-and-date links).
Examples
For the least typing, just provide the values in location - user - time - oldid sequence:
Code: ((subst:quotedfrom|User talk:EVula|Ben|09:47, 26 February 2007|111045354))
Result: — Preceding text originally posted on User talk:EVula (diff ) by Ben (talk ⋅contribs ) 09:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
If the named variables are used, these don't need to be kept in the same sequence:
Code: ((subst:quotedfrom|user=Ben|time=09:47, 26 February 2007|oldid=111045354|location=User talk:EVula))
Result: — Preceding text originally posted on User talk:EVula (diff ) by Ben (talk ⋅contribs ) 09:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
As long as the correct "oldid" is provided, the location is not really necessary:
Code: ((subst:quotedfrom||Ben|09:47, 26 February 2007|111045354))
Result: — Preceding text originally posted here by Ben (talk ⋅contribs ) 09:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
If other values are left out, the template will simply bypass them:
Code: ((subst:quotedfrom|WP:APBB))
Result: — Preceding text originally posted on WP:APBB
Code: ((subst:quotedfrom||Jimbo Wales))
Result: — Preceding text originally posted by Jimbo Wales (talk ⋅contribs )
User information templates provide informational links for a user; they are similar to signatures, but often provide additional information, and may be used by other users. List:
Demo user used is User:Example
Standard templates
Templates Examples of template output ((User link )), ((U )) Example ((User0 )), ((Usert )) Example (talk ) ((User )), ((User1 )), ((BUser )), ((Userv )) Example (talk · contribs ) ((User and pronouns )), ((Userp )) Example (talk · contribs · they) ((Usertcb )) Example (talk · contribs · block user ) ((User2 )), ((Usertcc )) Example (talk · contribs · count ) ((User3 )), ((Usertcl )) Example (talk · contribs · logs ) ((User4 )), ((Usertce )) Example (talk · contribs · email ) ((Usercf )) Example (contribs | filter log ) ((User5 )) Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log ) ((User6 )) Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log ) or (with |email=y
)Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · email ) ((User6b )) Example (talk · message · contribs · count · logs · email ) ((User7 )) Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · email ) ((User8 )), ((Usertcce )) Example (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email ) ((User10 )), ((Usertccl )) Example (talk · contribs · count · logs ) ((User11 )) Example (talk · contribs · count · api · block log ) ((User12 )) Example (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log ) ((User13 )) Example (talk · contribs · logs · block log ) ((User14 )) Example (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log ) ((User15 )) Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · edit summaries ) ((User16 )) Example (talk · message · contribs · page moves · edit summaries · count · api · logs · block log · email ) ((User17 )) Example (talk · contribs · uploads ) ((User19 )) Example (talk · contribs · global contribs · page moves · user creation · block log ) ((User21 )) Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · logs · block log · arb · rfc · lta · rfcu · ssp · SPI · cuwiki ) ((User23 )) Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google ) ((User-dev )) ((User-multi )) Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · block user · email · central auth · deleted contribs · list user · global contribs · target logs ) With this template, you can specify which links you want displayed. The above example includes some of the available links. ((User plus )) Example contact ((User summary )) Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam ) ((User toolbox ))
General Skin customizations
common : .js / .css
Vector : .js / .css
Vector-2022 : .js / .css
Minerva : .js / .css
Timeless : .js / .css
MonoBook : .js / .css
global : .js / .css
Requests / Investigations History Admin history Bureaucrat history Steward history Actions
((Useranon )) 192.0.2.42 (talk) ((IP summary )) 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot ) ((IPuser )) 192.0.2.42 (talk · contribs · WHOIS )
Admin: userlinking templates normally used on administrative pages
Bots: templates used by bots
Signing: templates used to add a missing user signature
Templates Examples of template output ((Signing )) —Example (talk • contribs ) 00:00, 15 Feb 2024 (UTC) ((Quotedfrom )) — Preceding text originally posted on Template talk:Quotedfrom (diff ) by Example (talk ⋅contribs ) 00:00, 15 Feb 2024 (UTC) ((Undated )) — Preceding undated comment added 00:00, 15 Feb 2024 (UTC) ((Uns-ip )) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • WHOIS ) 00:00, 15 Feb 2024 (UTC) ((Unsigned )) ((Unsigned2 )) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs ) 00:00, 15 Feb 2024 (UTC) ((Unsigned IP )) ((UnsignedIP2 )) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk) 00:00, 15 Feb 2024 (UTC) ((Unsigned2Fix )) — Preceding comment added by Example (talk · contribs ) 00:00, 15 Feb 2024 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors ((UnsignedIP2Fix )) — Preceding comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk) 00:00, 15 Feb 2024 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors ((User actual )) — Preceding comment signed as by Example (talk · contribs ) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs ) ((User proxy )) — Preceding comment posted at the request of Example (talk · contribs ) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs ) ((Warning origin )) — Preceding warning originally posted on User talk:Example by Example2 (talk ⋅contribs ) 00:00, 15 Feb 2024 (UTC) ((Xsign )) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs ) 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC)