Template:Refdeskchatty
Hi Refdeskchatty, the Reference Desk has been struggling with its signal-to-noise ratio lately, with lots of off-topic jokes and chattiness reducing the value of the Desk. I think one or more of your recent posts falls into a category other than "signal" and thought I'd mention it in hopes of improving the Desks in the future.
Usage[edit]
This template is for politely asking people not to contribute to unhelpful chattiness on the Reference Desks. It is intended for use on user talk pages, not on the Reference Desk itself, which would defeat the point. The syntax is:
{{subst:refdeskchatty|1=URL_OF_OFFENDING_POST}}
The weird "1=" syntax is to get around thesign problem in MediaWiki. You also shouldn't have any pipe characters ("|") in your URL. If there are, replace them with "%7C" (without the quotes).
Although it is not required, the use of the "1=" parameter to provide a diff is a good idea.