Template:Response/doc

Purpose

Talkback allows a user (user1) to direct the attention of another user (user2) to a discussion on a specific talk page.

One benefit of this tool is to maintain the flow of a discussion on a single user's talk page, rather than having to switch back and forth between talk pages in order to make sense of the conversation.

Two examples of the use of this template are:

• If you receive a message from a user, you can notify the user that you have responded to their message on your own talk page.
• If you create a topic on your talk page, you can notify a user that the discussion might need their attention.

Usage

In this discussion, it is assumed that you (the sender) are user1 and that user2 is the recipient.

First message

Originally, this template was meant to be placed on top of user2's talk page. Currently, however this template is placed under a new section at the bottom of user2's talk page. To use this template to direct the attention of another Wikipedian to your talk page:

1. Go to the recipient's talk page. User talk pages start with "User talk:" prefix.
2. On the top of the page, click on "New Section" button/link. It should look like this:
   
3. In the "Subject/headline" box, type "Response", or some indication of what message your response is to.
4. In the message section, enter one of the following (remember, you are user1):
5. Add the template:

   {{Response|user1}}

6. Save the page.

Wikipedia will notify user2 of having a new message in their talk page. When they visit their talk page, they should see your notice and (hopefully) follow the link to your user talk page.

Example

For example, this code:

== Re: Testing on Wikipedia==
{{Response|Example|Testing on Wikipedia|ts = ~~~~~}}

Generates:

Re: Testing on Wikipedia

Thanks for your note. I've responded on my talk page. -User: Example

Notes

• Do not insert this template in a section header; use it on a line by itself

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
• {{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