Encyclopedia Dramatica:Templates/All
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This sortable table lists all of the templates that are available on ED. For a shortcut to just this list, go to ED:T/All. If you create a new template, please add it to the list.
- This list is in alphabetical order, though it doesn't really matter since it's a sortable table.
- All template names must be in LOWER CASE and contain NO SPACES.
- Any new entry must be a row with five columns. If you don't know what you're doing, ask for help.
- Alphabetical order, lower case, no spaces, lern2wikitable. k?
| Title | Redirects To/ See Also | Description | Where It Should Be Used | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{!}} | This template replaces the pipe character. The pipe character is used in templates to separate parameters. When you need the pipe character within a parameter, replace it with {{!}} | Formatting | |||
| {{4chan}} | Lists articles related to the *chans. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{4chanarchive}} | Use to list archived 4chan threads. Usage: {{4chanarchive|16334967|Memes in Finnish|16334347|Dick Butt}} For multiple urls, just keep adding thread IDs and descriptions. | Article (top) | Notice | ||
| {{50 Mudkip Post}} | {{fifty}} {{fiftysize}} {{fiftytext}} | Inserts a lovely image of fifty mudkips. | User pages | Decorative | |
| {{Achievement}} | Achievement Unlocked Usage: {{Achievement|10,000 Approves|Replaced 100 dead yt embeds|image.jpg}} | User pages | Notice | ||
| {{achtung}} | PAY ATTENTION ASSHOLE Usage: {{achtung|PAY ATTENTION ASSHOLE}} | User pages | Notice | ||
| {{acronyms}} | Lists articles involving acronyms. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{addarticle}} | Add to articles that aren't quite stubs, but still leave you wanting moar. For great justice, {{SUBST:addarticle}} works best. | Article (top) | Notice | ||
| {{afro}} | Lists articles related to black people. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{aids}} | Indicates that the user is an unfunny monkey fucker, and an is an example of the AIDS that is killing ED. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{alcoholic}} | Indicates that the user is an alcoholic who drinks his or her breakfast. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{an hero}} | {{anotherhero}} | Indicates that the article is about a an hero. | Article (top) | Notice | |
| {{anheroes}} | Lists articles about people who killed themselves. Alternate syntax: {{anheros}} | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{animals}} | Lists articles involving animals. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{anime}} | Lists articles involving anime. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{anotherhero}} | {{an hero}} | Indicates that the article is about a an hero. | Article (top) | Notice | |
| {{approve}} | {{like}} | Indicate your approval of another user's actions. Usage:{{approve|Special:Recentchanges}} | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{articleexhibits}} | Indicates that an article fails, and is part of a series on THE GRIDS THAT IS KILLING ED. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{articleNow}} | Article of the Now. See template page for usage info. | Main page | Administrative | ||
| {{aspergers}} | Indicates that a user has Asperger's or is exhibiting aspie behavior. You'd better not hurt his or her feelings. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{aspies}} | Lists articles about those inflicted with Asperger's Syndrome. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{atheism}} | Lists articles involving Godless heathens. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{audio-url}} | {{audio}} | Creates a link to audio files hosted on a web site. Usage: {{audio-url|http://www.hostsite.com/filename.mp3|File Description}} | Formatting | ||
| {{audio}} | {{audio-url}} | Creates a link to audio files hosted on ED. Usage: {{audio|filename.mp3|File Description}} | Formatting | ||
| {{aup}} | Denotes that an article violates Encyclopedia Dramatica's acceptible use policy. Alternate syntax: {{AUP}} | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{azn}} | Lists articles related to AZNs. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{baleetplz}} | Indicates that an article should be considered for deletion. Usage: {{baleetplz}} | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{bancakes}} | Indicates that a user deserves some delicious bancakes. | User pages | Labels | ||
| {{banned}} | Indicates that a user has been banned, and that they probably deserved it. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{banplz}} | Indicates that a user that NEEDS to be banned | User pages | Label | ||
| {{bannStar}} | Indicates an editor who is either well-respected, or who has fisted at least one sysop. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{banwarn}} | {{soontobebanned}} | Warns a user that they should stop what they are doing immediately. Text: STOP your faggotry or it's BANHAMMERTIME | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{bidness}} | {{serious}} | Indicates that an article discusses serious business. | Articles (top) | Notice | |
| {{bigpic}} | Allows an extremely long (or not) image to become vertically scrollable | Formatting | |||
| {{blargh}} | {{pain}} | Blargh! | User talk | Decorative | |
| {{blink}} | Basically, like {{blueblink}} but with the ability to show text in any color and in any size | Formatting | |||
| {{blueblink}} | {{rainbow}} {{rainbowH}} {{rainbowbox}} {{rainbowpyramid}} {{rainbowsmall}} {{smoothRainbow}} {{tinyrainbow}} | Like rainbow blinkies but blue! add numerous <big> to make it bigger. | Formatting | ||
| {{boring}} | Indicates that an article is booooo-ring. | Article (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{brokenyoutubes}} | {{ytid3}} | Indicates that an article needs alternate video sources. Usage: Do it yourself you lazy bastard. | Article (bottom) | Notice | |
| {{btard}} | Indicates that a user is a /b/tard. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{butthurt}} | Indicates that a user takes issue with the subject of an article. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{cancer}} | Lists articles about things that are killing /b/ | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{caps}} | {{CAPS}} | Capitalizes all following text on a page. Usage: {{caps}} Note: strictly speaking, you should add </div> somewhere at the end. Alternate Syntax:{{CAPS}} | Formatting | ||
| {{categoryTOC}} | Provides a generic table of contents for category pages. | Category pages | Administrative | ||
| {{cats}} | {{categories}} | Produces a convenient list of approved categories. Use this template to remind an editor to categorize new articles. Alternate syntax: {{categories}} | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{cease}} | {{stopnow}} | CEASE and DESIST NIGGER or you're gonna get BANNED | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{cg}} | Collapsing gallery template. | Gallery | Formatting | ||
| {{chanology}} | Indicates that an article is related to chanology. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{chans}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on the *Chans | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{chatlogs}} | {{Chat logs}} {{Chat Logs}} {{IRC Logs}} {{IRC logs}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on chatlogs. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{christianity}} | Indicates an article that is part of the series on Christianity. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{clean}} | {{cleanup}} | Denotes an article that needs some srs cleaning. | Article (top) | Notice | |
| {{clear}} | {{hardbreak}} | Inserts an empty <div> element with style="clear:both." Use this below an image to force any subsequent headings to appear below the bottom edge of the image. | Formatting | ||
| {{closetcases}} | Closetcases is a series on gay Republicans who insist that they are straight! | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{co}} | Morphing Objects | A simplified version of Collapsing Objects in template form. Usage:{{co| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 }} 1 = A unique text id 2 = Text for "expand content" link 3 = Text for "hide content" link 4 = Initial state of collapsing content. Enter anything to cause collapsing content to be visible initially. 5 = Hidden content. 6 = css for hidden content. Do not include style=" " | Formatting | ||
| {{cp}} | {{kidporn}} {{pedo}} | 1. Only use of a user has uploaded child pornography 2. Yes, we appreciate the irony. | Top | Notice | |
| {{crap}} | {{shit}} {{stub}} | Indicates that an article is crap, and therefore in need of serious help. Automatically applies the crap category. | Article (bottom) | Notice | |
| {{crapstub}} | Indicates that an article is shit, and therefore in need of serious help. Automatically applies both the crap and stub categories. | Article (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{crybaby}} | Indicates that a user is a fucking crybaby. BAWWWWW!!!!! | User pages | Label | ||
| {{cs}} | {{cs2}} | A template for creating a second-level heading (H2) with collapsing content. | Formatting | ||
| {{cs2}} | {{cs}} | A template for creating a third-level heading (H3) with collapsing content. | Formatting | ||
| {{csiii}} | {{CSIII}} | Indicatest that a user is a 1337 Haxx0r who took CSIII. And a nigger. | User pages | Label | |
| {{cunt}} | This contributor is a cunt. You can help by murdering his or her parents. It's a little late now, sure, but it's the thought that counts. Right? | User pages | Label | ||
| {{da}} | {{DA}} | List DevianTartlets. Like, every DevianTartlet EVAR. If you feel compelled to add another tartlet to this list, plz don't. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{daid}} | This article has been tagged as part of the DeviantART Improvement Drive and has been given 2 weeks to be improved or it will be deleted. Proper Usage: {{subst:daid}} | Article (top) | Notice | ||
| {{daid2}} | This article has been tagged as part of the DeviantART Improvement Drive and should be deleted immediately. | Article (top) | Notice | ||
| {{deathnotice}} | This article does not meet ED standards, and thus, does not have long to live. If this article is not significantly improved within the next couple of days, or maybe sooner, it will almost certainly be deleted. You can help by not writing irredeemable shit to begin with. You can also help by editing this article to be more on topic. Read this too. Proper Usage: {{subst:deathnotice}} | Article (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{deceptiban}} | {{deceptiban2}} | Use this template to offer a user the chance to appeal a ban. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{deceptiban2}} | {{deceptiban}} | Duplicate of {{deceptiban}} that needs to be deleted. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{defamation}} | Labels a user a as a whiny bitch. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{deletedpage}} | Indicates that an article has been deleted multiple times. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{denial}} | Indicates that a user is in denial about the massive nature of their own suckage. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{descplz}} | This media file needs a better description. You can help by evaluating the file and adding descriptive information. Please seriously describe the aspects of the file. Real descriptions help people find images on ED and make the site more useful. | Image pages | Notice | ||
| {{deviantart}} | Creates a link to a DeviantArt user page. Usage:{{deviantart|user name|link text}} | Formatting | |||
| {{dicks}} | Indicates that a use is a hooj fan of dicks. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{did you know}} | Now you know! | Main page | Administrative | ||
| {{disambig}} | {{disambiguation}} | Marks a page as a disambiguation page, and applies the Disambiguation category. | Notice | ||
| {{disappointed}} | Vastly underused template which reads: EXCUSE ME! Disappointed! :: I saw what you did with [[{{{1}}}]] I just wanted to say.... "Do you mind. We have Standards Here!!!111" | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{disorders}} | {{disease}} {{diseases}} {{disorder}} | Indicates an article about diseases and/or disorders, internet related or IRL. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{dispute}} | Indicates an article about which at least two people care way too much. | Article (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{donation}} | Indicates that a user has donated cold hard cash to further ED. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{dongcollector}} | {{dongs}} | Indicates that a user is a collector of dongs. Typically, this template is accompanied by {{dongs}}. | User pages | Label | |
| {{dongs}} | {{dongcollector}} | A lovely collection of dongs. | User pages | Decorative | |
| {{drugfiend}} | Indicates that a user is a drug fiend, and likely to go off on a bender at any given moment. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{dummies}} | Links to How to EDit for Dummies. Informs an editor that their recent article sucks, and offers tips for improving future contributions. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{dyingalone}} | {{Dying Alone}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on dying alone. </3 | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{EDGov}} | Indicates that an article (or whatever) is part of a series on ED government. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{edisp}} | Indicates that an image was selected using the Encyclopedia Dramatica: Image Selection Process. | Image pages | Notice | ||
| {{editing}} | This template indicates that an article is undergoing major edits, but provokes the reader to generate edit conflicts. | Article (top) | Notice | ||
| {{edpolicy}} | {{ED Policy}} | Indicates that an article relates official ED policy. | ED: pages | Administrative | |
| {{education}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on education. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{eduser}} | Indicates that an ED article is about an ED user, and directs the reader to the relevant user page. | Article (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{elaw}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on e-law. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{emo}} | Indicates that an article contains a high level of emo and is in serious need of revision. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{engrish}} | Indicates that a user doesn't appear to understand or speak English. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{epic}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on epic intarnet events. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{facepalm}} | Indicates that an article will make the reader facepalm. Accepts variables to indicate why. | Article (top) | Notice | ||
| {{fact}} | FACT: Overusing templates will get them fucking BLANKED! | Notice | |||
| {{facts}} | Used on the rare occasion that the facts are funny enough on their own. NOTICE THE 'PLURAL', FGT | Article section (top) | Notice | ||
| {{faggot}} | {{hugefaggot}} | Indicates that a use is an absolutely fabulous faggot. | User pages | Label | |
| {{faggotry}} | {{lezz}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on sexual deviancy. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{fanboy}} | {{fanboi}} {{fangirl}} | Indicates that a user is a fanboi of some topic who doesn't understand that Encyclopedia Dramatica is a satirical wiki. You can help ED by reverting every single edit. | User pages | Label | |
| {{fangirl}} | {{fanboy}} | Like {{fanboy}}, but for girls. Useless since there are no girls on the internet. | User pages | Label | |
| {{fat}} | Indicates general fatness in the vicinity. | Article (top) | Notice | ||
| {{featuredpic}} | Indicates that an image was selecte Picture of the Now at some point. | Image pages | Administrative | ||
| {{fierce}} | Indicates that a user is FIERCE. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{fifty}} | {{fiftysize}} | Use this template to easily create your own fifty Hitler post. Usage: {{fifty|Image.jpg|120px}} (size parameter is optional). | User pages | Formatting | |
| {{fiftysize}} | {{fiftysized}} {{fifty}} | Same as {{fifty}}, except you must specify the width, and do so without the unit of measure (leave off the px). | Formatting | ||
| {{fiftytext}} | Repeats the same text fifty times. Ever heard of copy/paste? | User pages | Formatting | ||
| {{filename}} | Remind a user to upload files with appropriate file names. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{finalsolutions}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on final solutions. | Article (top) | Series | ||
| {{Forced Meme}} | Indicates that an article is about a forced meme, which will be repeated by the same unfunny newfag until you like it. | Article (top) | Notice | ||
| {{FoxNews}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series of topics related to Fox News. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{fuckyeah}} | {{fuck_yeah}} | Indicates that someone is seaking something. | User pages | Communicative | |
| {{furaffinity}} | Creates a link to a furaffinity account. | Formatting | |||
| {{furfaggotry}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series of articles related to furries. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{furry}} | {{facepaws}} | Indicates that a user is a furry. | User pages | Label | |
| {{furry/Welcome}} | Welcome a furry to ED and tell them where they can and can't piddle with this message. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{gaia}} | Indicates that a user is a member of Gaia Online. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{gaiaonline}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series of articles related to Gaia Online. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{gaming}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on gaming. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{gayaward}} | {{gaynow}} | Congratulate a user for being soooo gay. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{gaynow}} | {{gayaward}} | Look who's gay now! It's YOU! Variant of {{gayaward}}. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{googlevideo}} | Creates a link to a video hosted on Google Video. | Formatting | |||
| {{grudgewank}} | Inform a user and the community of this user's tendency to create shitty articles about his school or city that no one gives a fuck about. | User pages | Communicative | ||
| {{guessmemequestion}} | A dynamic version of the fleeting guess-the-meme meme. | Unused | |||
| {{hateapes}} | Inform a user of your hatred for their shitty article. Vastly underused. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{haxor}} | Lists articles that are part of a series on HaXX0rz. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{help}} | Extend a note of support to a well-meaning new editor. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{hide}} | This template will likely by useless for most applications. All content inside of this template is wrapped in a container with attribute display:none. Mostly useful for cascade-protected pages, and not much else. | Formatting | |||
| {{hugefaggot}} | {{faggot}} | Use this template when a user is acting worse than an absolutely fabolous faggot. You can also use when a user is banned for their faggotry. | User pages | Label | |
| {{ib}} | {{ibend}} {{ibhead}} {{ibrow}} | Use this template along with {{ibhead}}, {{ibrow}}, and {{ibend}} to create a generic infobox. Usage: {{ib|Infobox Title}} {{tname|Header text}}* {{ibrow|description|info}}** {{ibend}} * Optional ** Repeat as necessary | Formatting | ||
| {{ibend}} {{ibhead}} {{ibrow}} | See {{ib}}. | Formatting | |||
| {{idramaseries}} | {{IDrama}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series iDrama. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{imdb}} | {{IMDb}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on IMDb | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{infoboxchan}} | {{Infobox Chan}} | Use this template to create an infobox for a chan. | Formatting | ||
| {{infoboxcompany}} | {{Infobox Company}} | Use this template to create an infobox for a company. | Formatting | ||
| {{inside}} | Indicates that an article is about an inside joke and, therefore, sucks. | Article (top) | Notice | ||
| {{Internet Jail}} | Indicates that an editor has been sentenced to internet jail. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{internet}} | {{internets}} | Article contains no internets. To use it, type {{subst:internet}} at the top of the page. Often done wrong, so don't forget the subst: part. | Article (top) | Notice | |
| {{Islam}} | Indicates an article that is part of the series on Islam. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{JB}} | Sig | ||||
| {{jew}} | Indicates that a user is a dirty fucking Jew. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{jewseries}} | {{jews}} | Indicates an article that is part of the series on Jews. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{kidporn}} | {{cp}} | Indicates that a user is a pedophile. This is usually reserved for users who actually attempt to upload cp. | User pages | Label | |
| {{killers}} | Indicates that an article is about an internet killer. | Article (top) | Series | ||
| {{kittens}} | Covers the entire page with Pain series | User talk | Decorative | ||
| {{language}} | Indicates that an article is related to language or communication. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{learnyourplace}} | Inform a new editor that that he or she has made a mistake. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{lern}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on learning to internet. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{lezz}} | {{faggotry}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on sexual deviancy. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{lightrecentchanges}} | Instruct a user on how to enable enhanced recent changes. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{like}} | Inform a user that you like something they've just done. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{links}} | Indicates that an article needs source links to prove that it's not Uncyclopedic bullshit. | Article (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{ljcomm}} | Produces a link to a LiveJournal community. | Formatting | |||
| {{ljseries}} | {{LJ}} | Indicates that an article makes some passing reference to something LiveJournal-related. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{ljuser}} | {{lj}} | Produces a link to a LiveJournal user account. | Formatting | ||
| {{lol-jutsu}} | Inform someone that you have taken their actions as a personal affront. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{lolcow}} | Indicates that a user is a lolcow. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{lolsuit}} | If you have to ban someone for attempting to lay down the law or use ED to make legal threats, leave this stamp on their page as a warning to others. | User pages User talk | Label | ||
| {{lose}} | Indicates that a user won't be returning anytime soon. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{lulznews}} | {{LNN}} | Administrative | |||
| {{lurkmoar}} | {{lurkmore}} | Inform a user that they should lurk more. Pink version. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{lurkmore}} | {{lurkmoar}} | Inform a user that they should lurk more. Gray version. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{lvseries}} | {{LVSeries}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on LiveVideo. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{Main Page banner}} | {{Main page banner}} | Sets the banner that appears on the site's main page. | Administrative | ||
| {{main}} | Produces a link to an article which elaborates on a given subject. | Section (top) | Formatting | ||
| {{mainpage}} | Explains the various parts of ED's main page. Not really a template. | ||||
| {{MainPageHeader}} | Conceptual main page header. | Main page | |||
| {{masturbator}} | {{masturb8r}} {{wanker}} | Indicates that a user is a chronic masturbator. | User pages | Label | |
| {{mbanner}} | Background for the banner on ED's main page. | Main page | Administrative | ||
| {{meme}} | Indicates that an article is about a meme, and that you should lurk moar before using it yourself. | Article (top) | Notice | ||
| {{memes}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on *chan memes. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{mine}} | |||||
| {{mmoseries}} | {{MMORPGs}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on MMORPGs. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{moarinfo}} | Produces a box with a link to more info. | Formatting | |||
| {{MoarYoutube}} | Produces a box with a link to a YouTube user account. | Formatting | |||
| {{music}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series about music. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{myspace}} | Produces a link to a MySpace profile. See template page for specific instructions. | Formatting | |||
| {{navimage}} | Produces an image that functions as a link to an artice (instead of its own image page). | Formatting | |||
| {{navpop}} | Template for adding popups to the wiki. Doesn't work. Will not work in the future. | Formatting | |||
| {{nazis}} | S i herd u liek Hitler? | Articles (bottom) | |||
| {{needsless}} | {{needsmore}} {{needsnomore}} | Indicates that an article needs less of something. | Articles (top) | Notice | |
| {{needsmore}} | {{needsmoar}} {{needsless}} {{needsnomore}} | Indicates that an article needs more of something. | Articles (top) | Notice | |
| {{needsnomore}} | {{needsless}} {{needsmore}} | Indicates that an article needs no more of something. | Notice | ||
| {{Net Authority}} | Indicates that a page violates the Net Authority AUP. | Formatting | |||
| {{nevar}} | Denotes a user who died for the lulz. Nevar forget. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{newarticle}} | Help a new user improve their new article. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{NewbieArticleNow}} | A template for creating front page blurbs for A+ Newbie Award winners. | Main page | Administrative | ||
| {{newspaper}} | Indicates that an article (not its subject, dumbass) was featured in a real, live (well not really) paper publication. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{niggerlover}} | Disclaims yours or someone else's love of niggers. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{Noniggers}} | {{NoNiggers}} | This template has a rich and storied history, but for our purposes, you should use it when you want someone to know that they should fuck off. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{nonsequitter}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series of unrelated articles. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{noob}} | {{n00b}} | Indicates that an editor is new and obviously unaware of his or her position. | User pages | Label | |
| {{notcrap}} | Indicates that an article is not crap. Don't touch it, fuckstick. | Article (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{notice}} | Produces a generic infobox with an eye-catching icon. | Notice | |||
| {{offended}} | Directs any offended readers to ED's official stance on offensive content. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{old}} | Used for articles created previous to 2006 that are still lacking in content. Also adds a Category:Stub link to the article. | Articles (top) | Communicative | ||
| {{oldpreview}} | {{OldPreview}}{{preview}} | Inform an editor of the existence and location of the preview button. Several times. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{oldweb}} | Indicates a page with subject matter related to the internet prior to the dawning of Web 2.0. | Articles (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{opentasks}} | {{opentasksclear}} | Lists common, open tasks that you can help complete. | Administrative | ||
| {{opentasksclear}} | {{opentasks}} | This template is the same as {{opentasks}}, except without the tacky gray box. | Administrative | ||
| {{otherkin}} | Fuck you, I'm a dragon/vampire/werewolf/all three! | Articles (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{pain}} | Pain | User talk | Decorative | ||
| {{pedo}} | Indicates that a user is a pedophile, along with a Fox News screencap. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{pedo1}} | Indicates that a user is a pedophile without a Fox News screencap. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{pedoseries}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series of articles on child abuse. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{perfect}} | Indicates that an article is perfect. That means don't touch it, cockbite. | Article (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{PicNow}} | Formats the Picture of the Now for the main page. | Main page | Administrative | ||
| {{pixpls}} | {{pixplz}} | Indicates that an article needs more pics. | Articles (top) | Notice | |
| {{pokedex}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on Pokemons. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{policy}} | Indicates that an article defines official ED policy. | ED: pages | Notice | ||
| {{policy2}} | Indicates that an article defines official ED policy and provides a link to the ED: page. | ED: pages | Notice | ||
| {{politics}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on politics. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{potential}} | Indicates that an article has potential. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{preview}} | {{oldpreview}} | Inform an editor of the existence and location of the preview button. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{previewplus}} | Tell a user to stop spamming Recentchanges. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{PROJECT CHANOLOGY}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series of articles related to Project Chanology. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{protected}} | Produces a link to a friends-only LiveJournal profile, with an appropriate icon. | Formatting | |||
| {{Protectedreason}} | {{ProtectedReason}} | Indicates that an article is protected and explains why. | Articles (top) | Notice | |
| {{proxy}} | Marks a user page as a vandal account that used an open proxy. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{quote}} | {{squote}} {{tinyquote}} | Produces a large, stylish quotation, including author but not source. Alternate syntax: {{Q}}, {{Q2}}, {{quote2}} | Formatting | ||
| {{racist}} | Indicates that an editor has expressed racist tendencies. LOL WUT!? | User pages | Label | ||
| {{rainbow}} | {{blueblink}} {{rainbowH}} {{rainbowbox}} {{rainbowpyramid}} {{rainbowsmall}} {{smoothRainbow}} {{tinyrainbow}} | Transforms plain text into a lovely blinking rainbow of text. For long messages, see {{rainbowsmall}} | Formatting | ||
| {{rainbowbox}} | {{blueblink}} {{rainbow}} {{rainbowH}} {{rainbowpyramid}} {{rainbowsmall}} {{smoothRainbow}} {{tinyrainbow}} | Produces a series of rainbow-colored boxes. Huge. | User talk | Formatting | |
| {{rainbowH}} | {{blueblink}} {{rainbow}} {{rainbowbox}} {{rainbowpyramid}} {{rainbowsmall}} {{smoothRainbow}} {{tinyrainbow}} | Transforms plain text into a lovely, blinking, rainbow string of text. | Formatting | ||
| {{rainbowpyramid}} | {{blueblink}} {{rainbow}} {{rainbowH}} {{rainbowbox}} {{rainbowsmall}} {{smoothRainbow}} {{tinyrainbow}} | Transforms plain text into a lovely, blinking pyramid of rainbow-colored text. | Formatting | ||
| {{rainbowsmall}} | {{blueblink}} {{rainbow}} {{rainbowH}} {{rainbowbox}} {{rainbowpyramid}} {{smoothRainbow}} {{tinyrainbow}} | Transforms plain text into a lovely blinking rainbow of text. Use this for longer messages. | Formatting | ||
| {{rape}} | Indicates that a user is asking for it. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{religions}} | {{religion}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on religion. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{Retarded Edit Wars}} | Indicates that the article is part of a series of articles that are constantly/reverted. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{RoundBoxBottom}} | Part of the old method for formatting boxes with rounded corners. Do not use. | Formatting | |||
| {{satire}} | Explain to an editor that ED is satirical. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{sauce}} | Faux footnote reference. Use to indicate that a source is needed, or to spoof TOW. | Formatting | |||
| {{science}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on science. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{scientology}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on Scientology. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{scrncpzpls}} | Indicates that an article needs more screencaps, or that the article is about someone who is likely to Delete Fucking Everything. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{series}} | Indicates that a template is part of a series of templates about series. Usage: Obviously you should <noinclude> this. | Templates | Series | ||
| {{serious}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on srs bzns. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{sex}} | Indicates that an article is part of the series on sex Like the {{lezz}} template, it is not really for listing individual people. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{sheezyart}} | Produces a link to a SheezyArt profile. | Formatting | |||
| {{shit}} | Indicates that an article is shit. | Article (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{shock}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on shock sites and images. In need of updating (c. May 2009). | Articles (top) | Series | ||
| {{shortcut}} | Produces a shortcut box, which lists a shortcut redirect to the current page. | Formatting | |||
| {{sign}} | Inform an editor of how to sign their comments. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{slseries}} | {{SecondLife}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series about Second Life. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{slsim}} | Produces a link to a Second Life sim. | Formatting | |||
| {{slurl}} | Produces a Second Life url. | Formatting | |||
| {{SmoothRainbow}} | {{blueblink}} {{rainbow}} {{rainbowH}} {{rainbowbox}} {{rainbowpyramid}} {{rainbowsmall}} {{tinyrainbow}} | Produces a much smoother and larger gradient, but otherwise similar to {{rainbow}}. | Formatting | ||
| {{sockpuppet}} | Denotes a sockpuppet account. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{sodoit}} | Inform an editor with a lot of suggestions that they're the most qualified editor you know. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{soontobebanned}} | {{soon to be banned}} | Indicates a user who is about to be banned. Just as soon as a SysOp logs on. | User pages | Label | |
| {{source}} | {{SAUCE}} | Produces a mock citation reference. Indicates that a source is lacking, or generally spoofs TOW. | Formatting | ||
| {{spammer}} | Tell someone to stop spamming. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{spamorvandal}} | Indicates that a user is either a spambot or a very persistent vandal. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{spoiler}} | {{spoilers}} | Post a plot spoiler. The plot of something like a movie or book, not your shitty article. Currently overused, so add with care. Usage:ZOMG SPOILER ALERT!!!!! OVERUSING TEMPLATES WILL GET THEM BLANKED!!!!! | Articles (top) | Notice | |
| {{sprotected}} | Indicates that an article is currently semi-protected. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{SProtected}} | Indicates that a page is semi-protected. Whatever the fuck that is. | Articles (top) | Administrative | ||
| {{squote}} | {{quote}} {{tinyquote}} | Just like quote, only wider and with a smaller font. Use for long quotes. | Formatting | ||
| {{STOP}} | Produces a stop sign. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{stop}} | Tell readers to stop, and tell them why. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{stopnow}} | {{cease}} | Tell a user to stop what they are doing immediately. Less intense than {{cease}}. Usually used by SysOps as a final warning before a ban. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{stub}} | Marks an article as a stub and applies the stub category. | Article (bottom) | Notice | ||
| {{stupid}} | Indicates that an article is stupid. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{styleguide}} | Produces the ED style guide. | User pages | |||
| {{subpage}} | Produces a link on a subpage to its base page. | Articles (top) | Formatting | ||
| {{survive}} | A final warning for idiots prior to permaban. | User pages | Notice | ||
| {{swastika}} | {{swastikip}} {{swastimage}} {{swastimage2}} | Huge blinking swastika. | User pages | Decorative | |
| {{swastikip}} | {{mudkipz}} {{swastika}} {{swastimage}} {{swastimage2}} | Huge mudkip swastika. | User pages | Decorative | |
| {{swastimage}} | {{swastika}} {{swastikip}} {{swastimage2}} | Creates a Swastika out of the image of your choice (7 image width). | User pages | Decorative | |
| {{swastimage2}} | {{swastika}} {{swastikip}} {{swastimage}} | Creates a Swastika out of the image of your choice (5 image width). | User pages | Decorative | |
| {{tartlet}} | Indicates that a user is a DevianTARTlet. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{terrorists}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on terrorists. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{threatlevel}} | Sets the current threat level, which appears on the main page. Anyone can edit this, if you can follow instructions. | Main page | |||
| {{tinyquote}} | Just like quote, only wider and with a smaller font. Use {{squote}} instead. | Formatting | |||
| {{tinyrainbow}} | {{rainbowtiny}} {{blueblink}} {{rainbow}} {{rainbowH}} {{rainbowbox}} {{rainbowpyramid}} {{rainbowsmall}} {{smoothRainbow}} | Transforms plain text into a lovely column of blinking rainbow text. | Formatting | ||
| {{tl}} | Use {{tname}} instead. | Formatting | |||
| {{tl;dr}} | Indicates that an article is tl;dr. Usage: {{tl;dr|reason}} | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{tname}} | Allows you to present a template name within braces without actually invoking the template. Great for examples. Usage:{{tname|Template Name}} | Formatting | |||
| {{tocright}} | {{TOCright}} | Force a TOC to appear on the right side of the page. | Articles (top) | Formatting | |
| {{totalfail}} | Used on shit articles that are bound to be deleted, as a note to the author. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{toughguy}} | {{Tough guy}} {{ToughGuy}} | Indicates that a user considers themself a tough guy. | User pages | Label | |
| {{towuser}} | {{TOWuser}} | Mocks the presence of a TOW contributor. | User pages | Label | |
| {{tripcode}} | Produces a 4chan tripcode. | Formatting | |||
| {{trolls}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on trolls. Not really meant to be used on individual user pages. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{underage}} | Indicates that a user is underage and their contributions should be monitored as such. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{underconstruction}} | Indicates that an article is currently under construction. Instead of using it, how about you produce a complete article in your userspace first? Typically only used in articles on recent happenings or that are being messed with by numerous editors simultaneously. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{unfunny}} | Indicates that a user is unfunny. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{unitedstates}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series of articles related to the United States of Encyclopedia Dramatica. Not to be confused with {{commonwealth}}. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{unsigned}} | Clean up after someone who didn't sign their comments by attaching this to any unsigned comments. | Formatting | |||
| {{unwelcome}} | Inform a new editor that they are no longer welcome. Use to replace {{welcome}} or as otherwise appropriate. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{usage}} | Creates a box labelled "usage". Only used on {{infobox}} and related template pages. | ||||
| {{userbox}} | A template for producing user boxes. See the template page for a complete list of parameters. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{userpotential}} | Denotes a user that has great potential. This template is based off and lightly parodizes the article template {{potential}}. | User Page | Communicative | ||
| {{userspace}} | {{rcprearticle}} | Explain to an aspiring editor that their new article has been moved to their userspace, where it should stay until it no longer sucks. Note: Since sysops are the only ones who can move pages, this template is probably only useful to them. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{usertag}} | {{天}} | Produces a custom user label. Usage: {{usertag|a shitpot|banning him forevar|Original Hitler.jpg|OMG Nazi}} | User pages | Label | |
| {{vandal}} | Indicates that an editor is a vandal, here to vandalize the specified article. | User pages | Label | ||
| {{video-url}} | {{videourl}} | Produces a link to a video hosted externally. Usage: {{video-url|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKzqP4-0Z6M|Mudkip: The Insane Edition}} | Formatting | ||
| {{video}} | Produces a link to a video hosted on ED. 'Usage:'{{video|WapaneseVomitClip.wmv|vomit pr0n}} | Formatting | |||
| {{vip}} | {{VIP}} | Explain to a malicious editor that vandalism is pointless. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{vloggerheads}} | {{vh}} | Produces a link to a Vloggerheads profile. See template page for instructions. | Formatting | ||
| {{warzone}} | Indicates that an article is currently a fucking warzone, and that any editor should expect their changes to be instantly reverted. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{wasteland}} | Indicates that an article has been recreated several times, has failed to meet basic ED standards on content, and has been protected from recreation. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{watch}} | Indicates that an article is being watched by vandals or offended parties. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{web2.0}} | {{web 2.0}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on Web 2.0 shit. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{welcome}} | {{lol hai}} | Welcome a new editor. MysteryBot takes care of most of these now, but if you can beat him to the punch, you're welcome to use this. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{whores}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on whores. The internet kind, not the good kind. | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{wiccanseries}} | {{Ongoing Wiccan Drama}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on Wiccans and witchcraft. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{wikifail}} | Indicates that a user has no understanding of a wiki. | User Pages | Notice | ||
| {{wikify}} | Indicates that an article is drab, and needs to be wikified with in-text links, sources, or images. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{WikipedoVFD}} | |||||
| {{wikipedos}} | {{wikipedo}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series of articles related to Wikipedia admins or users. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{WikipedoVFD}} | Spoof of the Wikipedia VFD notice. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{work}} | Indicates that an article has potential, but needs a lot of work. | Articles (top) | Notice | ||
| {{wp}} | {{WP}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series of articles related to Wikipedia. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{ygallery}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series on Y!Gallery | Article (bottom) | Series | ||
| {{youfail}} | You fail! Bite the curb, you fucking nigger. Clip from the movie American History X. | User talk | Communicative | ||
| {{youfailarrow}} | {{fuckyou}} | Inform an editor of their supreme failure. Includes a visual aid. | User talk | Communicative | |
| {{ytimprove}} | {{Improve}} | YT Improvement Drive: To remind a user of what we expect in a YouTube related article. | User talk page | Communicative | |
| {{ytid}} | YT Improvement Drive: To denote a YouTube article that should be deleted if not quickly improved. | Notice | |||
| {{ytid2}} | YT Improvement Drive: Basically the {{userspace}} template, except for failing YouTube articles (either can be used). | User talk page | Communicative | ||
| {{ytid3}} | YT Improvement Drive: To mark a YouTube related article that needs video embeds or external links restored. | Notice | |||
| {{ytlink}} | {{youtube}} | Produces a hyperlink to a YouTube video. Notes: If you do not specify text for the link, the template will use the name of the article. This can be especially confusing with multiple links, so please specify link text. | Formatting | ||
| {{ytlink2}} | {{youtube2}} | Produces a hyperlink to a YouTube user account. Currently extremely underused. | Formatting | ||
| {{ytmnd}} | {{YTMND}} | Indicates an article is part of a series of articles related to YTMND. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{ytplus}} | Produces an embedded YouTube video with a title and trailing quotation. Currently underutilized. Usage: {{ytplus|Title|<youtube>-viDe_0</youtube>|Quotation|Quote author (optional) |Quote source (optional)}} | Formatting | |||
| {{ytseries}} | {{YoutubeSeries}} | Indicates that an article is part of a series of articles related to YouTube and its users. | Article (bottom) | Series | |
| {{天}} | {{usertag}} | Use this template to produce a custom label or notice. See the template page for a complete list of parameters. | Formatting |
