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Revision as of 16:59, 7 October 2010
Hello, You've got mail. Check your email – you've got mail!
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template.
This template is used on approximately 11,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
Any breaking changes to this template, including moving it or nominating it for deletion, must be communicated in advance to Twinkle's users and maintainers at Wikipedia talk:Twinkle. The standard installation of Twinkle relies on this template. Thank you. |
Purpose
Tired of sending a user an email and posting a message on their talk page to tell them you have sent them an email? If you are, then use this template to notify email recipients instead.
The template does not require substitution.
Usage
Any of the following:
Code | Result | Note |
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{{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} |
Hello, You've got mail. Check your email – you've got mail!
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template. |
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{{You've got mail|subject=Subject Line}} or {{ygm|subject=Subject Line}} |
Hello, You've got mail. Check your email – you've got mail!
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template. |
"Subject Line" will be replaced with the Subject of your e-mail. |
{{You've got mail|sig=~~~~}} or {{ygm|sig=~~~~}} |
Hello, You've got mail. Check your email – you've got mail!
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template. — ~~~~ |
~~~~ will be replaced by your actual signature and timestamp.
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{{You've got mail|dashlesssig=~~~~}} or {{ygm|dashlesssig=~~~~}} |
Hello, You've got mail. Check your email – you've got mail!
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template. |
~~~~ will be replaced by your actual signature and timestamp (for those who already have dashes or other separators in their custom sigs).
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{{You've got mail|ts=~~~~~}} or {{ygm|ts=~~~~~}} |
Hello, You've got mail. Check your email – you've got mail!
Message added ~~~~~. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template. |
~~~~~ will be replaced by your actual timestamp.
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{{You've got mail|tweet=yes}} or {{ygm|tweet=yes}} |
Hello, You've got mail. Check your email – you've got mail!
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template. |
The other signature options can be used as well. |
Redirects
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See also
- {{Talkback}} – the original, large "you have new messages" notice to put on other users' talk pages
- {{subst:Mytalk}} – invokes the talkback template and automatically fills in your username
- {{Talkbacktiny}} – a somewhat smaller version of
{{Talkback}}
- {{Interwiki talkback}} – a "you have new messages" notice to put on other users' talk pages for interwiki purposes
- {{Whisperback}} – a less obtrusive template than
{{Talkback}}
, with more features and without the box - {{You've got mail}} – like
{{Talkback}}
but to notify of an offsite e-mail - {{Please see}} – similar to
{{Whisperback}}
, but notifying others of a topic they may wish to participate in- {{WikiProject please see}} – similar to
{{Please see}}
, but for use on WikiProject talk pages
- {{WikiProject please see}} – similar to
- {{Discussion notice}} – an alternative to
{{Please see}}
, similar to{{ANI-notice}}
- {{Usertalkback}} and {{Userwhisperback}} – notices for the top of one's own user talk page, so as to inform your interlocutors of your user discussion preferences
- {{FYI}} – icon box to give a visual hint to readers of talk page items
- {{Notified}} – disclosure indicating that a notification has been posted on another page
- {{Reply to}} – ping a user without posting on their talk page (uses the mentions notification)
- {{Response}} – to direct the attention of another user to a discussion on a specific talk page
- {{No talkback}} – opt-out of talkback messages from Twinkle