Hello Uw-pronoun. I noticed that you referred to me using male pronouns in a recent discussion. I just wanted to let you know that I do not use those pronouns on Wikipedia. In the future, please be careful not to assume the gender of other users. Thanks,
This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Uw-pronoun}} ). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot. |
A user warning for editors who use incorrect pronouns in discussions.
Example usage
edit{{subst:uw-pronoun|correct=they}}
{{subst:uw-pronoun|incorrect=the pronoun "his"|correct=female}}
{{subst:uw-pronoun|custom_explanation=I prefer to be referred to by my username.}}
- Default header:
{{subst:uw-pronoun|header=yes}}
- Tailored header:
{{subst:uw-pronoun|header=A friendly notice}}
- Automatic signing: just add as a parameter
|sig=y
TemplateData
editNo description.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Incorrect pronoun | incorrect | The incorrect pronoun another editor used
| String | optional |
header | header | When defined but not given a value, sets the header to the month and year; when given a value, gives a custom header
| String | optional |
icon | icon | no description | Unknown | optional |
Custom preference | custom_preference | Specifies a custom second sentence. Overrides the "correct" parameter. | Content | optional |
correct | correct | Specifies a custom second sentence; use "female", "male", "they", or "nonpublic"
| Unknown | optional |
Signature | sig | no description | Unknown | optional |
See also
edit- Template:Pronoun editnotice
- MOS:Gender neutral language
- {{Uw-pronouns1}}, for changing pronouns in article