Template:Single-purpose account
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This is the SPA or single-purpose account template. It is used to mark comments made by single-purpose accounts with "– This user has made few or no other edits outside this topic".
Please remember that a comment should not be dismissed merely because it comes from a new account; in itself, this is an
Usage
This template should be substituted and it takes one or two parameters.
Syntax: {{subst:Single-purpose account|username|time, day month year (UTC) [optional]}}
See Wikipedia:Single-purpose account for information on when it is appropriate to use this template.
Examples
If the SPA signed their edit, use the following format, placed next to their signature
{{subst:Single-purpose account|Example}}
— Example (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
If the SPA did not sign their edit, use this format, placed next to their comment
{{subst:Single-purpose account|Example|06:37, 28 April 2024 (UTC)}}
— Example (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. The preceding unsigned comment was added at 06:37, 28 April 2024 (UTC).
Tracking categories
This template requires a username or IP. If the template is used without any unnamed parameters, the page on which it is used will appear in Category:Pages using template:spa with no username.
See also
Templates for proposed article mergers | |
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| Article page PAM notice |
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| User talk page PAM discussion notifications |
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| Discussion page PAM templates |
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| User talk page PAM process notifications |
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| Article source talk page PAM notice |
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| Article destination talk page PAM notice |
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| Miscellaneous PAM misc. |
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