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This template is used in system messages, and on approximately 56,000 pages. Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikipedia user interface. To avoid major disruption, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit.
To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: {{Notice and warning templates | state = collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar. {{Notice and warning templates | state = expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.
Main page Usage and layout Design guidelines Table of templates View all multi-level templates View all single-level templates View all block templates This page in a nutshell: This page provides information and advice on using user warning templates, as well as additional information such as archiving user warnings.
This template is to highlight the importance / warn, commonly for use on talk pages. It is used to visually draw attention inline in a message, to a warning about something, such as inappropriate editor behavior, a coding difficulty to watch out for, etc. It is not used in article namespace, but it can be used in other namespaces.
[[Category:Notice and warning templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Notice and warning templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
Outside "important" locations like mainspace, policy pages, and noticeboards, this message box can also be used on other pages in a more relaxed way, such as on the top of talk page alerts, wikiproject pages, userspace pages, etc. Talk and noticeboard cases should probably include your signature at the end of the template's main content.
User warning templates should be categorized to Category:User warning templates (if the template is a redirect page to another template, it should be categorized using the sort key "Redirect"). User block templates should be categorized to Category:User block templates , with the sort key "Temporary" or "Indefinite" as appropriate.
The purpose of this WikiProject is to standardise and improve user warning templates, and make them conform to technical guidelines. User talk templates are placed on users' talk pages to advise a user against actions that disrupt Wikipedia, to advise editors of common mistakes, or to place a standard boilerplate note at the top of a page.