Usage

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Userbox-formatted template for user pages when people shouldn't expect them to be answered to quickly. Based on the busy template, and incorporating its relevant parameters.

Parameters

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There are two unnamed parameters. The first which replaces "this user" with the name placed.

There are two unnamed parameters. The first is replaces "This user" with the specified text. The second parameter replaces "in real life" with the specified text. If the second parameter is used, the first parameter may not be left blank, i.e. do not use {{busy||foo}})

Wiki Code Result
{{User:Theodore Kloba/Userbox busy|He}}
 He is busy in real life and may not respond swiftly to queries.
{{User:Theodore Kloba/Userbox busy|This user|at [[school]]}}
 This user is busy at school and may not respond swiftly to queries.

Optional parameters

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Parameter Name Function Wiki Code Result
reason To specify a reason why you will be busy. {{User:Theodore Kloba/Userbox busy|reason=not being allowed to edit Wikipedia while at work,}}
 This user is busy in real life due to not being allowed to edit Wikipedia while at work, and may not respond swiftly to queries.
end To specify until when you will be busy. {{User:Theodore Kloba/Userbox busy|end=Monday evening (UTC)}}
 This user is busy in real life until Monday evening (UTC) and may not respond swiftly to queries.
msg To append any custom message at the end. {{User:Theodore Kloba/Userbox busy|msg=April Fool!}}
 This user is busy in real life and may not respond swiftly to queries.

April Fool!

all {{User:Theodore Kloba/Userbox busy|Johnny Doe|at school|reason=school being compulsory|end=Saturday morning (EST)|msg=I won't be on for Saturday the 25th, though.}}
 Johnny Doe is busy at school until Saturday morning (EST) due to school being compulsory and may not respond swiftly to queries.

I won't be on for Saturday the 25th, though.

See also

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