This is a documentation subpage for User:Phantomsteve/offensive-name.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original user template page.

Overview[edit]

This template is used for placing a warning about a user's name on their talk page. It must be SUBSTituted.

It is based on {{uw-username}}, but personalised for one reason (offensive name) and without the "Hello and welcome to Wikipedia" intro, along with more details on the reason why this is against policy.

It is intended to be used along with the {{user:phantomsteve/welcome}} template, but works as a stand-alone.

Please note that this template automatically places the user's name in Category:Wikipedia usernames with possible policy issues. (The reason for SUBSTing is that this allows this category to be removed, for example if the user receives an indef block)

Syntax[edit]

{{User:Phantomsteve/offensive-name[|welcome=<non-blank>]}}

Variables[edit]

welcome=<non-blank>
- if present, the "Regards, " will be left off

Examples[edit]

Basic use[edit]

{{User:Phantomsteve/offensive-name}}

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, Phantomsteve/offensive-name, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. Thank you.Phantomsteve/offensive-name

Regards,

No location, welcome=yes[edit]

{{User:Phantomsteve/offensive-name|welcome=yes}}

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, Phantomsteve/offensive-name, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it would be counted as offensive by some editors. The user name policy says "Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible.". If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. Thank you.Phantomsteve/offensive-name