Wikipedia:WikiProject User warnings/Design guidelines: Difference between revisions

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{{Userspace draft|date=March 2011}}

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{{notice|''Before designing a new template, please check that it, or one like it, does not already exist. If you are unsure discuss the matter on the [[Wikipedia talk:Template messages/User talk namespace|centralized talk page]].''}}

{{policy in a nutshell|All standardized user talk namespace templates should meet the guidelines set out on this page.|align=center}}

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===Language===

With few exceptions user warnings should be written in [[English language|English]], there are a few warning templates written in other languages. It is important that templates use language that is easily understood. Bear in mind that English Wikipedia attracts editors from all over the world; not everyone on English Wikipedia will speak English as a first language. When considering the wording of a template the following points should be observed:

* Keep the message of the template 'on-track', avoid [[digression]].

* Try to keep sentences as concise as possible, see [[WP:MOS|Wikipedia's manual of style]] for advice on writing style.

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===Compatibility with lists===

All user warning and block templates should be natively compatible with lists. For optimal intervention efficiency, talk pages with numerous warnings are sometimes organized into formatted lists sectioned by date (see the [[WP:UW#Guidelines|guidelines]]). Due to the way Wikipedia parses wiki syntax into HTML, list items are closed at any newline.

Templates with newlines will break any list they are placed in: the first paragraph will be in the list, the others out, and any subsequent templates in the list will begin a new list. By using HTML paragraph syntax directly, Wikipedia's paragraph parsing is circumvented and multiple-paragraph templates can then be added to organized warning lists without problem.