Template:Busy/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Busy.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template may have no transclusions, because it is substituted by a tool or script, it is used as part of a short-term or less active Wikipedia process, or for some other reason.

Usage

Use on user pages or user talk pages when people shouldn't expect them to be answered to quickly. When using simply {{busy}}, the template produces the message above

Parameters

There are two unnamed parameters. The first which replaces "this user" with the name placed.
IE {{busy|He}} produces

He is busy with other tasks in life and may not be able to change Wikipedia because of that.

The second unnamed parameter replaces "in real life" with whatever is put. Unfortunately, at the time being it requires for there to be something in the first parameter (DO NOT use {{busy||foo}}).
IE {{busy|This user|at [[school]]}} produces

This user is busy at school and may not be able to change Wikipedia because of that.

Optional parameters

reason, use to specify a reason why you will be busy.

IE {{busy|reason=not being allowed to edit Wikipedia while at work,}} produces

This user is busy with other tasks in life due to not being allowed to edit Wikipedia while at work, and may not be able to change Wikipedia because of that.

end, use to specify until when you will be busy.

IE {{busy|end=Monday evening (UTC)}} produces

This user is busy with other tasks in life until Monday evening (UTC) and may not be able to change Wikipedia because of that.

msg appends any custom message at the end.

IE {{busy|msg=April Fool!}} produces

This user is busy with other tasks in life and may not be able to change Wikipedia because of that.

April Fool!

small will display the small version of this box,

IE {{busy|small=yes}} produces

This user is busy with other tasks in life and may not be able to change Wikipedia because of that.

Sample using all parameters

{{busy|Johnny Doe|at school|reason=school being compulsory|end=Saturday morning (EST)|msg=I won't be on for Saturday the 25th, though.}} produces

Johnny Doe is busy at school until Saturday morning (EST) due to school being compulsory and may not be able to change Wikipedia because of that.

I won't be on for Saturday the 25th, though.

Related pages

Wikipedia:Wikibreak for other similar templates