Wikipedia talk:Userboxes#Standardized documentation

{{tl|Userbox sample compact}} used on wp:userboxes#Userbox sampling templates was deleted. Is there an alternative or should that section be deleted? Thank you Adakiko (talk) 23:00, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

:added an {{tlux|update}}

:​ akesi akise 19:08, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

:More than likely be removed? It's possible that a similar template would be removed, however don't take my word for granted. / RemoveRedSky ^[talk] 02:59, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

On a quick search, I'm not seeing any {{t|Userbox documentation}} template providing a standardized documentation for user boxes. This seems like something that should exist and be used. Sdkb ^talk 18:08, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

:I can make that. Would you like me to start it? thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 21:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

:@Sdkb thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 21:28, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

::@TheTechie, sure, feel free to! Rolling it out widely may be the more significant challenge. Sdkb ^talk 21:30, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

:::@Sdkb I now have a skeleton of a documentation. You (or anyone else watching this page) is free to improve it, and give feedback on the template talk page. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 01:20, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

:::(at the template link above) thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 01:20, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

::::I mean, I'd start by using {{t|Documentation}} in it... Sdkb ^talk 04:12, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

:FYI, there are also shared documentation templates {{tl|Userbox/categories}} and {{tl|Userbox/citydoc}}. —⁠andrybak (talk) 17:55, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

:Agreed. The page puts way too much emphasis on templates and preexisting Userboxes. Stargazer49 (talk) 16:36, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

The wording of the :WP:UBX#Caution about image use subsection probably should be tweaked because :fair use on Wikipedia is better referred to as non-free content because Wikipedia's non-free content use policy is actually more restrictive than :fair use by design, and it's because of the this policy (:WP:NFCC#9) that non-free images aren't allowed to be used in userboxes. You could actually argue that such a use would be allowed under "fair use", but that's not really what's relevant here. Using "non-free content" and "fair use content" interchangeably often leads to problems whenever such files are discussed because many mistakenly assume they're one and the same; so, it's better not to do so on policy/guideline pages whenever possible. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:02, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

By Chris Messina, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7188066 AhmadSuhrab51 (talk) 20:44, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Back in 2006, political userboxes were userfied per WP:Userbox migration as a result of the Great Userbox War. Since then, it appears that a lot of them have popped up again in the Template namespace. Also, the index page for WP:Userboxes/Politics by country, which had been userfied following MfD in 2009, was moved back to Projectspace in 2020 by a now-indeffed user, apparently without discussion. I was would revert the move, but then 16 years is a long time for consensus to possibly have changed, so I thought I'd ask here first:

1. Is current consensus in favour of allowing political userboxes in the Template namespace? Where is the line drawn for those that should only be in Userspace?
2. Is it acceptable that WP:Userboxes/Politics by country was moved back to Projectspace in contravention of the 2009 MfD?

--Paul_012 (talk) 21:14, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Comment: Look here for the discussion that initiated this. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 21:26, 19 June 2025 (UTC)