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==Swastika==

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:::I agree. &mdash;[[User:Nightstallion|<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Nightstallion</span>]] [[User talk:Nightstallion|''(?)'']] 07:08, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

:True, but surely it's the user's choice... if a user wants to be controversial and put it on his/her userpage then surely it's their right to do so. If the swastika had been banned then that'd be a different matter, but the fact that there remains a bitter aftertaste in many nations (particularly in Europe) should not ''necessarily'' mean the removal of the box. I must say that I personally wouldn't use it... but I'm an absolute advocate of free speech. [[Image:Anglo-Indian Indentityidentity.svg|20px]] [[User:Djr xi|Deano]] <small>([[User talk:Djr_xi|Talk]])</small> 16:15, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

If it angles to the right, it's the abhorrent swastika. If it angles to the left, it's the Eastern spiritual symbol and chinese character. Peace. ([[User:MuzikJunky|MuzikJunky]] 19:20, 11 April 2007 (UTC))

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== 4.SS-Division (mot.) ''Wikingpädie'' ==

What does this mean? Obviously, "4.SS-Division" is a military unit, but what about "(mot.)"? And what does "''Wikingpädie''" mean? -- '''<fontspan facestyle="font-family:Georgia;">[[Special:Contributions/WhyBeNormal|<span style="color:#2E0854;">¿</span>]] [[User:WhyBeNormal|<span style="color:#2E0854;">WhyBeNormal</span>]] [[User_talk:WhyBeNormal|<span style="color:#2E0854;">?</span>]]</fontspan>''' 00:50, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

:I'm guessing it mean "Vikingpedia" as a Nazi play on "Wikipedia" ("Wikipädie" in German) <span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none">[[User:Mgekelly|mg]]</span>[[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<fontspan colorstyle="color:green;">e</fontspan>]][[User_talk:Mgekelly|kelly]] 07:31, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

== User-AmE-0 doesn't work ==

Aforementioned doesn't work in the <nowiki>{{Babel-1|-AmE-0}}</nowiki> notation. Normally you remove "User " including the space, but since there's not space there, just a dash, it doesn't work, with or without the dash. [[User:Retodon8|Retodon8]] 04:51, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

::Yeah I know... {{tl|User AmE-0}} was already taken so I put it on the next best alternative... kinda forgot about the Babel format. If you can think of a suitable alternative then let me know and I'll implement it. [[Image:Anglo-Indian Indentityidentity.svg|20px]] [[User:Djr xi|Deano]] <small>([[User talk:Djr_xi|Talk]])</small> 18:00, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

== Gender-Neutral ==

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==Their, There, & They're==

I see these words mixed up all the time. There simply ''must'' be a userbox to encourage the correct usage of these words. [[User:Justacsnerd|Justacsnerd]] 07:00, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Why th don't you write one then?!?!? <span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none">[[User:Mgekelly|mg]]</span>[[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<fontspan colorstyle="color:green;">e</fontspan>]][[User_talk:Mgekelly|kelly]] 07:29, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

::Well, I didn't know how. And it took me six hours to figure it out. But okay. Done now. [[User:Justacsnerd|Justacsnerd]] 20:44, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

::::In any case, I like it! [[User:BarkerJr|BarkerJr]] 21:11, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

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== Singular they ==

I am confused over whether the singular they should be used with or without the definite article (some userboxes use it and otherothers without). It might vary with dialect but I am not sure. [[User:Tk420|Tk420]] ([[User talk:Tk420|talk]]) 12:56, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

:As demonstrated at ''[[singular they]]'', it is not necessary to use the definite article when referring to it. Whilst it is proper to provide an article when using the isolated word ''singular'', it is not necessary in this case because the two words ''singular they'' function as a single term. In particular, your recent changes to various templates did not properly account for the [[use-mention distinction]]. That is, those templates refer to the '''term''', ''singular they'', rather than describing a particular instance of ''the singular'' "they".--[[User:Jeffro77|<span style='color:#365F91'>'''Jeffro'''</span><span style='color:#FFC000'>''77''</span>]] ([[User talk:Jeffro77|talk]]) 00:55, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

== Quality and relevance of the singular-they and gender-neutrality sections ==

I'm not sure what the etiquette is about cc'ing relevant threads in other discussions here; but I decided to [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Userboxes#Pronouns-related_userboxes|open this topic on the WikiProject talk-page]]; some of you watching this page may find it relevant. <tt>(=</tt> — [[User:ELLIOTTCABLE|ELLIOTTCABLE]] ([[User talk:ELLIOTTCABLE|talk]]) 08:23, 11 March 2016 (UTC)