Template:Reply to/doc

Usage
This template triggers a notification to one or several registered user(s) you are replying to in a discussion. It is a replacement for the talkback template. It works on any talk page or Wikipedia namespace page.

This template is particularly helpful in discussions that are not threaded, to indicate which user's comment is referenced. If you feel that this template unnecessarily personalizes the discussion, you may still use the talkback template on the user's talk page to indicate that you have replied to a comment. IP addresses are only notified if you post to their user talk page.

Note that it isn't necessary to use this template to ping the user if you are already linking to the username from your post, neither is it necessary when posting on their own talk page.

Single recipient
Use the following syntax: Message text. ~

For example, "" generates "".

The comment must be signed and belong to a section in order for the notification to work.

Multiple recipients
You can reply to up to 7 people at once. Use the following syntax: Message text. ~

For example,  will produce:

Warning: If the total number of detected to-be-pinged users in an edit exceeds 50, no notifications will be delivered.

Specify a nickname
You can display any text in place of a username by using labelX, where X is the index of a positional parameter, counting from 1. For example:
 * " " produces ""

You can also use label in place of label1. For example:
 * " " produces ""

Specify a prefix
To change the prefix, use custom prefix. For example:
 * " " produces ""

Or you can remove the prefix entirely by using prefix. For example:
 * " " produces ""

Customise punctuation
By default, the template will insert a colon after the final name. To change this, specify the required character using the p parameter. For example:
 * " " produces ""

The parameter omits leading or trailing spaces. Use  instead. For example:
 * " " produces " Text message"

To simply remove the colon, use the parameter with an empty value:
 * " " produces ""

Customise conjunction
By default, the template will use the word "and" between multiple names. To change this, specify the required conjunction using the c parameter. For example:
 * " " produces ""
 * " " produces "Neither "

To simply remove the conjunction, use the parameter with an empty value:
 * " " produces ""

Or don't use!
If you are using the prefix and p together to just display one user name, then there is no need to use this template. Simply code. This will generate the same notifications as are generated by the template.

Error messages
Sometimes, when the recipient's username contains an equal sign, for example, it will show:

To fix this, simply add 1= at the beginning of the username, 2= at the second username, 3= at the third username and so on:

Related templates

 * user link – Links to a single user's page (without the @ sign and colon)
 * noping – Links a user's name without triggering the echo notification system
 * to – Uses "To " (with a space) at the beginning instead of the @ sign

TemplateData
{	"params": { "1": {			"label": "Username #1", "description": "The name of the first user that you want to notify", "type": "wiki-user-name", "required": true },		"2": {			"label": "Username #2", "description": "The name of the second user you want to notify (optional)", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"3": {			"label": "Username #3", "description": "The name of the third user you want to notify (optional)", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"4": {			"label": "Username #4", "description": "The name of the fourth user you want to notify (optional)", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"5": {			"label": "Username #5", "description": "The name of the fifth user you want to notify (optional)", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"6": {			"label": "Username #6", "description": "The name of the sixth user you want to notify (optional)", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"7": {			"label": "Username #7", "description": "The name of the seventh user you want to notify (optional)", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"label1": { "aliases": [ "label" ],			"label": "Label #1", "description": "An alternative nickname to be displayed instead of the first username (optional)", "type": "string" },		"c": { "label": "Conjunction", "description": "Custom conjunction to be displayed between the last two names (defaults to 'and')", "type": "string", "default": "and", },		"label2": { "label": "Label #2", "description": "An alternative nickname to be displayed instead of the second username (optional)", "type": "string" },		"label3": { "label": "Label #3", "description": "An alternative nickname to be displayed instead of the third username (optional)", "type": "string" },		"label4": { "label": "Label #4", "description": "An alternative nickname to be displayed instead of the fourth username (optional)", "type": "string" },		"label5": { "label": "Label #5", "description": "An alternative nickname to be displayed instead of the fifth username (optional)", "type": "string" },		"label6": { "label": "Label #6", "description": "An alternative nickname to be displayed instead of the sixth username (optional)", "type": "string" },		"label7": { "label": "Label #7", "description": "An alternative nickname to be displayed instead of the seventh username (optional)", "type": "string" },		"p": { "label": "End punctuation", "description": "Custom punctuation to be displayed after the final name (defaults to ':')", "type": "string", "default": ":", },		"prefix": { "label": "Prefix", "description": "Custom prefix to be displayed before the first name (defaults to '@')", "type": "string", "default": "@", }	},	"description": "Trigger a notification to one or several registered user(s) you are replying to in a discussion.", "paramOrder": [ "1",		"2",		"3",		"4",		"5",		"6",		"7",		"label1", "label2", "label3", "label4", "label5", "label6", "label7", "p", "c", "prefix" ] }