Template:User oops

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Simple usage on user pages

Versions of this template using parameters:

Code	Result
{{Template:User oops}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know.	Usage No parameters- will automatically select the appropriate pronoun via MW:GENDER based on the 'gender' preference of the user
{{Template:User oops|him}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If he makes a mistake, please let him know.	Usage Male-specific
{{Template:User oops|her}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If she makes a mistake, please let her know.	Usage Female-specific
{{Template:User oops|they}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know.	Usage Non-specific
{{Template:User oops|he or she}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If he or she makes a mistake, please let him or her know.	Usage Specifying 'he or she'
{{Template:User oops|him or her}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If he or she makes a mistake, please let him or her know.	Usage Specifying 'him or her'
{{Template:User oops|I}}	I try to do the right thing. If I make a mistake, please let me know.	Usage First person

Usage outside of user pages

This template can be used on any page by specifying a user name as the 2nd parameter of the template, such as:

Code	Result
{{Template:User oops|him|username}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If he makes a mistake, please let him know.	Usage {{User oops|him|username}}
{{Template:User oops|username}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know.	Usage {{User oops||2=username}}
{{Template:User oops|example female}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know.	Usage {{User oops||example female}}
{{Template:User oops|example male}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know.	Usage {{User oops||example male}}
{{Template:User oops|her|example male}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If she makes a mistake, please let her know.	Usage {{User oops|her|example male}}

Custom pronouns

If you want to use custom pronouns, enter your 'subject' pronoun as the 1st parameter, your 'object' pronoun as the third parameter, and (if your type of pronoun is one where one would say if (PRONOUN) make a mistake rather than if (PRONOUN) makes a mistake), declare a value in the 4th parameter, like so:

Code	Result
{{Template:User oops|thon|thon}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If thon makes a mistake, please let thon know.	Usage thonself {{User oops|thon||thon}}
{{Template:User oops|he|username|her}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If he makes a mistake, please let her know.	Usage he/she (alternating) pronouns+ optional username {{User oops|he|username|her}}
{{Template:User oops|ey|em|plural}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If ey make a mistake, please let em know.	Usage ey/em {{User oops|ey| |em|plural}}
{{Template:User oops|they|username|xem|plural}}	This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let xem know.	Usage they/xe (alternating) pronouns + optional username {{User oops|they|username|xem|plural}}

Named parameters for editing template appearance

Yes, you can edit the appearance of this with named parameters, like so:

{{User oops|border-c=black|info-fc=#404040|info-s=10|id-c=white}}

This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know.

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