Template:Please ping

(please mention me on reply)

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This template should preferably be substituted.

This template is intended to be used when you are replying on a high-volume discussion page, and intend not to add the page to your watchlist, instead expecting people to link to your user page when replying to you. It may be either substituted or transcluded, but is better substituted, as it will include your username and help talk pages load faster.

Usage

:::: Your message {{subst:Please ping}} ~~~~

This will display (please use {{reply to|Example}} on reply).

When used without substituting, it will display (please mention me on reply).

Parameters

1: If set to no, will display (no need to ping me on reply)

Example: {{subst:Please ping|no}}

tps: If set to yes, will display (talk page stalker – please mention me on reply)

Example: {{subst:Please ping|tps=yes}}

nw: If set to yes, will display (I'm not watching this page – please mention me on reply)

Example: {{subst:Please ping|nw=yes}}

big: If set to yes, will display message at the normal text size rather than small: (please mention me on reply)

Example: {{subst:Please ping|big=yes}}

thanks: If set to yes, will display (please mention me on reply; thanks!)

Example: {{subst:Please ping|thanks=yes}}

cond: replaces "on reply" with a custom condition under which you'd like to be pinged

Example: {{subst:Please ping|cond=if you need my attention}} generates (please

mention me if you need my attention)

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Please ping

Inserts a message asking for other editors to ping you if they reply

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No ping	`1`	Changes the message to read "no need to ping me on reply" Suggested values `no`	Unknown	suggested
Talk page stalker	`tps`	Adds a message that you're a talk page stalker	Boolean	optional
Not watching	`nw`	Adds a message that you're not watching the page	Boolean	optional
Big	`big`	Displays message at normal text size rather than small	Boolean	optional
Thanks	`thanks`	Adds a thanks message at the end	Boolean	optional
Condition	`cond`	Specifies a custom condition under which you'd like to be pinged Example if you want my attention	Line	optional
Visual	`visual`	Something else to replace the icon with. Helpful for use in signatures, where images are disallowed.	Unknown	optional

{{Don't ping}} – wrapper template which generates this: (no need to ping me on reply)
{{Not watching}} – similar template which generates this: (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)
{{Notifyme}} – wrapper template which generates this: (please mention me on reply; thanks!)
{{Pme}} – wrapper template which generates this: (please mention me on reply; thanks!)
{{Request ping}} – legacy version which generates this: If you reply here, please ping me by adding {{u|Example}} to your message, and signing it.

Inline talk templates

Template P? Example shortcut Output Notes

Thread level

{{Moved talk}} Y {{Moved talk|Dresden}} Moved: was at Talk:Dresden Used at the thread's current location

{{Moved talk to}} Y {{Moved talk to|Berlin}} Moved to: Talk:Berlin Used at the thread's former location

{{Thread retitled}}

{{Thread retitled|Old title}}

Thread retitled from Old title.

Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings

Opening

{{Summoned by bot}} N {{sbb}} (Summoned by bot) Can be used in requests for comment

{{Buttinsky}} N {{Buttinsky}} ^{( Buttinsky)} A variation of {{Talk page stalker}}

{{Edit conflict}} {{ec}} (edit conflict) To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict

{{Interrupted}} Y {{Interrupted|User|00:19, 9 December 2025 (UTC)}} — User 00:19, 9 December 2025 (UTC) — continues after insertion below Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text

{{Non-admin comment}} {{nacmt}} (Non-administrator comment) Optional and only for own comments, see doc

{{Pinged}} N {{Pinged}} (pinged) Indicates a notification was received

{{Responding to ping}} N {{rtp}} (responding to ping) Similar to {{pinged}}

{{Talk page stalker}} {{tps}} (talk page stalker) Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker

{{Talk page watcher}} {{tpw}} (talk page watcher) Ditto

Notifications N

{{Hidden ping}} Y {{hp|Username}} Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character

{{Ping group}} Y {{pinggroup|Example:|User 1|User 2|...}} Example: (User 1—User 2—...) Up to 10 usernames

{{Pong}} Y {{pong|Username}} Username: In reply to a ping

{{Reply to}} Y {{re|Username}}/
{{ping|Username}} @Username: Sends a notification; up to 50 names

{{To}} Y {{To|Username}} To editor Username: Sends a notification

During

{{subst:Arbitrary break}} N {{subst: Arbitrarybreak}} ======(arbitrary break)====== Requires substitution

{{subst:Bump}} N {{subst:Bump}} Bumping thread ~~~~ Requires subst. A wrapper for {{do not archive until}}

{{FBDB}} N {{FBDB}} ^[FBDB] An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block

{{KISS}} N {{KISS}} KISS References the KISS principle politely

{{No ping}} Y {{np|Username}} Username Works like {{U}} but without triggering a notification

{{No ping2}} Y {{np2|Username}} Username (talk · contribs) Works like {{User}} but without triggering a notification

{{Notelist-talk}} {{tnote}} _{[not shown here]} Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion

{{Notelist-talk-collapsed}} {{NLTC}} _{[not shown here]} A convenience collapsed wrapper around {{Notelist-talk}} to save space

{{Outdent}}

{{od|:::::}}

For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep

{{Outdent2}} {{od2}} (←) Alternative out-denting

{{Reflist-talk}} {{tref}} _{[not shown here]} Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion

{{Relevant discussion}}

{{reldis|Talk:Berlin}}

Relevant discussion at

→ Talk:Berlin

Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way

{{Sock vote}} Y {{sock vote|Username}} ( Blocked sockpuppet of Username) To mark a vote/comment cast by sockpuppet. More parameters exist and can be viewed at the template documentation.

{{Sources-talk}} {{Sources-talk}} _{[not shown here]} A convenience collapsed wrapper around {{Reflist-talk}} to save space

{{Talkfact}} "Example"{{talkfact}} "Example"^{[citation needed]} Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims

{{Talk quote inline}} Y {{tq|"Example"}} "Example" To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material

{{Talk quote inline italic}} Y {{tqi|"Example"}} "Example" "

{{Not talk quote inline}} Y {{!tq|"Example"}} "Example" To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have

{{Not talk quote inline italic}} Y {{!tqi|"Example"}} "Example" "

{{Talk quote block}}

{{tqb|"Example"}}

"Example"

To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material

{{Talk quote block
minimalist}}

{{tqbm|Example}}

Example

A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting

End

{{Please sign inline}} N {{please}} (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)

{{subst:Please ping}} {{Please ping}} (please mention me on reply) Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use {{Please ping|no}} to ask not to be pinged.

{{Not watching}} N {{nw}} (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)

{{subst:Notifyme}} N {{subst:pingme}} If you reply here, please put {{reply|your username will show up here}} in front of your message so I get a notification. Thank you! Requires substitution. Will automatically add your username by substituting {{REVISIONUSER}} when you save.

{{subst:Request ping}} Y {{subst:repi|Example}} If you reply here, please ping me by adding {{u|Example}} to your message, and signing it. Requires subst

{{Signote}} {{sg}} _{Please leave me a note if you reply}

{{Watching}} N {{Watching}} (I am watching this page, so please reply here.)

Humor disclosure (See the humor disclosure templates here.)

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Usage

Parameters

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See also