Template talk:Single-purpose account
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Substitution
I don't see any need to substitute this template, and people have been using this template without substitution, so I'm going to remove that instruction for now; please go ahead and revert if there's some reason that I missed. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-13 07:31Z
Use outside of AFD
Until this week (see this), I'd only ever seen this used at AFD and I believe this is the only way the template should be used, but the documentation doesn't actually say that. Should it? SmartSE (talk) 20:05, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
- I've seen it used elsewhere (example 1, example 2), and it seems to me that the same concerns that can apply in AFD's (sockpuppetry, meatpuppetry, etc.) can be relevant pretty much anywhere else. XOR'easter (talk) 21:00, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
- I think it is useful in other forms of discussion, particularly structured ones like RfCs -- I would not want to see it limited to deletion discussions. --JBL (talk) 21:03, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
- The usages of this template at Talk:Parler are fine. Johnuniq (talk) 02:24, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
- This descriptive template is appropriate for wider use. Xxanthippe (talk) 01:45, 8 February 2021 (UTC).
Template-protected edit request on 1 August 2021
I think we should add Category:Wikipedia canvassing-related templates to this template's "noinclude". For a similar example, Template:Not a ballot is a member of this category and references this in-line SPA template directly. SPAs are often canvassed, so much so that Template:Recruiting is almost entirely about SPAs and is referenced directly in WP:CANVAS. As is this template. It would be helpful to have a link back to CANVAS policies on the SPA in-line template page to better establish this connection.--Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 16:27, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
- I removed the edit request because, unless I'm missing something, the category would go on the doc page which is not protected: Template:Single-purpose account/doc. The suggestion seems desirable. Johnuniq (talk) 23:37, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
Done @Shibbolethink and Johnuniq: (though either of you could have done it) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 00:07, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
- Oh, thank you both! I'm sorry I totally misunderstood that, conflating the doc and the actual template. But you're right, that is precisely where it goes. I just want it to appear at the bottom of the template page, doesn't need to be on every single page the template is used on, of course. Lol. Sorry for the trouble--Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 01:14, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
Special:Contributions link
Closed. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 06:12, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
What is this for/about?
I read this and found no explanation of why a single-purpose account (SPA) is a bad thing.
The only information I saw on whether a SPA is a bad/good thing is their apparently typical use in sock puppetry.
Is it deemed problematic for a user to have an account they only use for some edits? If so, why?
Could someone provide some additional explanation?
2601:1C1:C180:4F40:5C4A:BE6D:F0D9:20B5 (talk) 04:44, 7 January 2022 (UTC)