Template:Uw-copying
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When copying within Wikipedia, you must give attribution in an edit summary at the page you are copying content to, disclosing your action and linking to the copied page, e.g., copied content from [[page name]]; see that page's history for attribution. It is good practice to place a {{copied}} template on the talk pages of the source and destination.
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Usage
[edit]{{subst:Uw-copying}}{{subst:Uw-copying|Article copied from}}references a specific article copied from{{subst:Uw-copying|Article copied from|Additional text}}adds text onto the end of the message instead of "Thank you"{{subst:Uw-copying||Additional text}}or{{subst:Uw-copying|2=Additional text}}also adds text onto the end of the message instead of "Thank you", but doesn't link a page as specified by the article copied from.- :
{{subst:Uw-copying|to=Article pasted to}}
{{subst:Uw-copying|Article copied from|to=Article pasted to}}{{subst:Uw-copying|Article copied from|to=Article pasted to|Additional text}}
Please remember to substitute the template using {{subst:Uw-copying}} rather than {{Uw-copying}}.
To customize your message, parameters are available; one to add the article name, and one to add additional text at the end of the message. If your param value contains an equal sign (as urls often do), then be sure to explicitly specify the positional parameter by number; i.e., use |1= or |2= followed by the value; e.g., |1=XYZ=Repainting, or |2=https://www.bbc.com/search?q=Kent+weather.
Notes
[edit]- Please refer to the index of message templates before using any template on user talk pages to warn a user. Applying the best template available for your purpose may help reduce confusion from the message you are sending.
- Find subst count and examples of this template on User talk pages using this advanced search.[2026; 2025; 2024] (Patience; this may take a while.)
- This standardized template conforms to guidelines by the user warnings project. You may discuss the visual appearance of these standardized templates (e.g. the image in the top-left corner) at the user warning talk page.
- This documentation is generated by the {{Single notice}} template, and used by numerous single-level user warnings or notice templates. It is located at Template:Single notice/inner(edit talk links history).
See also
[edit]- {{Uw-translation}}, user warning template about translating material from another Wikipedia
- {{uw-unattribcc}}, user warning about copying material from another Creative Commons licensed site
- {{Uw-copyright}}, user warning template about copying material from outside Wikipedia
- {{uw-cutpaste}}, user warning about cut/copy and paste moves