Userboxes
From TrainSpottingWorld, for Rail fans everywhere
Userboxes are small boxes of information intended to be used on User pages to provide quick bullet-point style information about a user.
Usage
Userboxes can be placed anywhere on a user page. To collect them all into a one-column box with an optional title, use the {{Userboxtop}} and {{Userboxbottom}} templates.
Creating new userboxes
Just do it, and add them to the list here.
Current userboxes
What to type | What it makes | Notes | ||||
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{{User dublo}} |
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No parameters. Adds user pages to Category:Hornby Dublo 3 rail enthusiasts | ||||
{{User NMRA}} |
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Adds user pages to Category:NMRA members | ||||
{{User scale}} |
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Unnamed parameter to indicate a specific scale (default is 'HO'). Adds user pages to the appropriate scale category under Category:Model rail enthusiasts by type; for example, typing {{User scale|N}} adds user pages to Category:N scale modelers. | ||||
{{User era|X era}} {{User era |Y era|UK=yes}} |
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Unnamed parameter to indicate a specific era. Optional 'UK=yes' parameter to display 'railway' in place of 'railroad'. Adds user pages to the appropriate era category under Category:Model rail enthusiasts by type; for example, typing {{User era|1980s}} adds user pages to Category:1980s modelers. | ||||
{{User Thomas}} |
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No parameters, just a simple statement about loving Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Adds user pages to Category:Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends enthusiasts | ||||
{{User Thomas Fanfic writer}} | Template:User Thomas Fanfic writer | Just a statement that you write Thomas the Tank Engine fan fictions here. Adds user pages to Category:Thomas the Tank Engine fan fiction writers | ||||
{{User Trainz}} |
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This shows you have Auran Trainz 2006 computer game. Adds user pages to Category:Trainz 2006 Users | ||||
{{User Thomas| Your text in here}} |
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With optional parameter, displays parameter text in place of standard message. Adds user pages to Category:Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends enthusiasts | ||||
{{User admin}} |
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No parameters. Adds user pages to Cat:TSW Administrators | ||||
{{User Railway Series}} |
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No parameters. Just a simple statement about reading The Railway Series. Adds user pages to Category:Railway Series readers | ||||
{{User STS}} |
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Basic statement for members of Workforce:Shining Time Station | ||||
{{User TtTE}} |
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Basic statement for members of Workforce:Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends | ||||
{{User Ernest}} |
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Basic statement for thinking Ernest the Engine and Others is not very good | ||||
{{User busy}} |
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Loverly userbox saying how busy you are: put a number from 1 to 5 behind the first | and you can add a comment behind the second one! | ||||
{{User Ride Amtrak}} |
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A userbox for everyone who likes to ride Amtrak! | ||||
{{User 4-4-2}} |
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A userbox for anybody who loves the R&GN in Wisconsin Dells! | ||||
{{User Washout}} |
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A nice little userbox about the 2004 washout on the R&GN | ||||
{{User steam}} |
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With optional parameter, displays parameter text in place of standard message. Adds user page to Category:Steam loco enthusiasts | ||||
{{User diesel}} |
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With optional parameter, displays parameter text in place of standard message. Adds user page to Category:Diesel loco enthusiasts | ||||
{{User steam & diesel}} |
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With optional parameter, displays parameter text in place of standard message. Adds user page to Category:Steam loco enthusiasts and Category:Diesel loco enthusiasts | ||||
{{User SD40}} |
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For those who favor the SD40 series locomotive. Adds Category:Diesel loco enthusiasts | ||||
{{User Geep}} | For those who favor the GP38 "Geep" series locomotive. Adds Category:Diesel loco enthusiasts | |||||
{{User C Awdry}} |
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For all those who want to meet Chris Awdry! | ||||
{{RC Patrol}} |
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For those who regularly patrol Recent Changes. | ||||
{{User transport journal}} |
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For editors (i.e those who write the editors area) of the Transport Journal. if someone can add a contributors parameter to this, please do so! |