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{{Notice|For a list of all | {{Notice|For a list of all USApedia badges see [[Help:Finding USApedia badges]].}} | ||
{{Help Box}} | {{Help Box}} | ||
A ''' badge''' or '''userbox''' (commonly abbreviated as '''UBX''') are small colored box (see examples to the right) designed to appear only on a | A ''' badge''' or '''userbox''' (commonly abbreviated as '''UBX''') are small colored box (see examples to the right) designed to appear only on a USApedian's [[Special:MyPage | User Page]] as a communicative notice about the user, in order to directly (or even indirectly) help USApedians collaborate more effectively on articles. | ||
They generally include one or two small graphics and a few short lines of text. Often they also include wiki markup that places the user in a [[Categories|category]]. | They generally include one or two small graphics and a few short lines of text. Often they also include wiki markup that places the user in a [[Categories|category]]. | ||
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! Badge gallery | ! Badge gallery | ||
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| [[Image:Badge gallery.png|thumb|alt=Screenshot of the [[Badge gallery]] showing a number of rectangle boxes each with an image on the left|Screenshot of [[Help:Finding | | [[Image:Badge gallery.png|thumb|alt=Screenshot of the [[Badge gallery]] showing a number of rectangle boxes each with an image on the left|Screenshot of [[Help:Finding USApedia badges/Badge gallery | badge gallery]]|link=Help:Finding USApedia badges/Badge gallery|400px|right]] | ||
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| See the full listing at [[Help:Finding | | See the full listing at [[Help:Finding USApedia badges]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
See [[Help:Finding | See [[Help:Finding USApedia Badges]] for a list of badges and instructions on easily adding them to your userpage. | ||
==Why add badges to your user page== | ==Why add badges to your user page== | ||
Badges help you: | Badges help you: | ||
* connect with other | * connect with other USApedia editors | ||
* tell more about yourself | * tell more about yourself | ||
* make your [[User page]] more visually appealing | * make your [[User page]] more visually appealing | ||
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* [[Help:Templates]] | * [[Help:Templates]] | ||
<big>'''We recommend you start by:'''</big> | <big>'''We recommend you start by:'''</big> | ||
# adding a [[Help:Finding | # adding a [[Help:Finding USApedia badges#Blank Badge box|Blank Badge box]] ([[template]]) to [[Special:Mypage|your user page]] and then | ||
# adding badges after the equals sign (=), such as '''<nowiki>|Badge1 = {{Plain language badge}}</nowiki>'''<del><del> | # adding badges after the equals sign (=), such as '''<nowiki>|Badge1 = {{Plain language badge}}</nowiki>'''<del><del> | ||
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* Nav Box creator | * Nav Box creator | ||
* | * | ||
* '''Stub creator''' - especially focusing on create [[ | * '''Stub creator''' - especially focusing on create [[USApedia:Stub|Stub articles]] from red links on [[Acronyms | Acronyms]] page and adding other acronyms. | ||
* Programming languages - {{W|Wikipedia:Userboxes/Programming}} | * Programming languages - {{W|Wikipedia:Userboxes/Programming}} | ||
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# an idea | # an idea | ||
# a small graphic image (44 pixels x 44 pixels ideally) | # a small graphic image (44 pixels x 44 pixels ideally) | ||
# to [[Help:Files|upload]] the image to | # to [[Help:Files|upload]] the image to USApedia | ||
# to copy the code into a new template | # to copy the code into a new template | ||
# make the three changes listed below | # make the three changes listed below | ||
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=== Category inclusion === | === Category inclusion === | ||
*Do not create categories which could potentially include all | *Do not create categories which could potentially include all USApedians. For example, userboxes such as: "This user is human."; "This user uses the internet"; etc., should not include category markup based on such criteria. | ||
*Do not ''negatively'' categorize "not"-based userboxes. For example: "This user does not like <noun phrase>." | *Do not ''negatively'' categorize "not"-based userboxes. For example: "This user does not like <noun phrase>." | ||
=== Caution about image use === | === Caution about image use === | ||
*Make certain the image license conforms with our [[What Not To Post On | *Make certain the image license conforms with our [[What Not To Post On USApedia|copyright policy]]. | ||
=== Example Wikitext for the template === | === Example Wikitext for the template === | ||
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<nowiki>| id = [[File:Gardening Badge.jpg|44px]]</nowiki><br> | <nowiki>| id = [[File:Gardening Badge.jpg|44px]]</nowiki><br> | ||
<nowiki>| id-c = #ccccff</nowiki><br> | <nowiki>| id-c = #ccccff</nowiki><br> | ||
<nowiki>| info = This | <nowiki>| info = This USApedian is a '''[[USApedia:Gardening|Gardener]]'''.</nowiki><br> | ||
<nowiki>| usercategory = | <nowiki>| usercategory = USApedia Gardener</nowiki><br> | ||
<nowiki>| nocat = {{{nocat|}}}</nowiki><br> | <nowiki>| nocat = {{{nocat|}}}</nowiki><br> | ||
<nowiki><br style="clear:both" /></nowiki><br> | <nowiki><br style="clear:both" /></nowiki><br> | ||
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'''Remember:''' | '''Remember:''' | ||
* <nowiki>'''</nowiki> will make text bold. | * <nowiki>'''</nowiki> will make text bold. | ||
* In the example <nowiki>This | * In the example <nowiki>This USApedian is a '''[[USApedia:Gardening|Gardener]]'''.</nowiki> using the <nowiki> | </nowiki> changes how the link will appear on the page. In this case, <nowiki> [[USApedia:Gardening]] </nowiki> normally appears as [[USApedia:Gardening]]. By changing it to <nowiki> [[USApedia:Gardening|Gardener]] </nowiki>, the link now shows up as [[USApedia:Gardening|Gardener]] instead of [[USApedia:Gardening]]. | ||
'''After you create your own badge, please''' | '''After you create your own badge, please''' | ||
# add it to the [[Help: | # add it to the [[Help:USApedia Badges#List_of_Badges | list above]]. | ||
# create {{W|Wikipedia:Template documentation|documentation}} on how to add it to your page. See the [[Template:Gardening Badge/doc|Gardening Badge documentation]] for an example. | # create {{W|Wikipedia:Template documentation|documentation}} on how to add it to your page. See the [[Template:Gardening Badge/doc|Gardening Badge documentation]] for an example. | ||
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* [http://www.yerich.net/userbox/ Userbox Maker] | * [http://www.yerich.net/userbox/ Userbox Maker] | ||
{{ | {{USApedia}} | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
[[Category:Badges]] | [[Category:Badges]] | ||
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