Template Shortcut Parameter? Example Output Notes Thread level { { Moved talk } } Y {{Moved talk | Dresden}} Moved: was at Talk:Dresden Used at the thread's current location { { Moved talk to } } Y {{Moved talk to | Berlin}} Moved to: Talk:Berlin Used at the thread's former location { { Thread retitled } } Y {{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 }} (
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{{ec }} (edit conflict ) To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict { { Interrupted } } Y {{Interrupted|Username|09:45, 19 Janyuwale 2026 (UTC)}} — Username 09:45, 19 Janyuwale 2026 (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 }} (
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{{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 }} (
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{{tps }} (talk page stalker ) Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker { { Talk page watcher } } {{tpw }} (
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{{tpw }} (talk page watcher ) Ditto Notifications { { Hidden ping } } {{hp }} Y {{hp | Username}} Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character { { Ping group } } {{pinggroup }} Y {{pinggroup | Pinging collaborators| John Doe| Jane Doe| ...}} Pinging collaborators ( John Doe —Jane Doe —... ) Up to 10 usernames { { Pong } } Y {{pong | Username}} Username : In reply to a ping { { Reply to } } {{re }}/{{ping }} Y {{re | Username}}/{{ping | Username}} @Username : Sends a notification ; up to 50 names { { To } } Y {{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 F riendly B anter – D on't B lock { { KISS } } {{KISS }} KISS References the KISS principle politely { { No ping } } {{np }} Y {{np | Username}} Username Works like { { U } } { { No ping2 } } {{np2 }} Y {{np2 | Username}} Username (talk contribs ) Works like { { User } } { { Notelist-talk } } {{tnote }} (
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{{tnote }} [not shown here] Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion { { Outdent } } {{od }} (
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{{od | :::::}} ┌────────────────┘ For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep { { Outdent2 } } {{od2 }} (
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{{od2 }} (← ) Alternative out-denting { { Reflist-talk } } {{tref }} (
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{{tref }} [not shown here] Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion { { Relevant discussion } } {{reldis }} Y {{reldis | 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 } } (
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"Oranges are blue!"{{talkfact}} "Oranges are blue!"[ citation needed ] Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims { { Talk quote inline } } {{tq }} Y {{tq | "Oranges are blue!"}} "Oranges are blue!" To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material { { Talk quote inline italic } } {{tqi }} Y {{tqi | "Oranges are blue!"}} "Oranges are blue!" " { { Not talk quote inline } } {{!tq }} Y {{!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 }} Y {{!tqi | "Oranges are orange!"}} "Oranges are orange!" " { { Talk quote block } } {{tq2 }} Y {{tq2 | "Oranges are blue!"}} "Oranges are blue!"
To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material 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 } } (
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{{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 } } { { subst:Request ping } } { { subst:repi } } Y { { subst:repi | Example} } If you reply here, please ping me by adding { { u| Example} } . Requires subst { { Signote } } {{sg }} (
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{{sg }} Please leave me a note if you reply { { Watching } } {{Watching }} (I am watching this page, so please reply here.) Closure { { Sock vote } } {{sv }} Y {{sock vote | Example}} (sockpuppet of Example 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 . ) 
