https://moasspedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Template%3ASingle-purpose_account%2FdocTemplate:Single-purpose account/doc - Revision history2026-04-12T15:14:23ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.37.2https://moasspedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Single-purpose_account/doc&diff=31031&oldid=prevWikipedia>Jonesey95: link earlier in the doc2022-01-07T14:10:49Z<p>link earlier in the doc</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Documentation subpage}}<br />
<!-- Add categories where indicated at the bottom of this page and interwikis at Wikidata --><br />
{{For|the template used to show the flag of Spain|Template:ESP}}<br />
{{template shortcut|pre=subst:|spa}}<br />
{{Subst only|auto=yes}}<br />
<br />
This is the '''SPA''' or '''single-purpose account''' template. It is used to mark comments made by [[Wikipedia:Single-purpose account|single-purpose accounts]] with {{ex|"– This user has made few or no other edits outside this topic"}}.<br />
<br />
Please remember that a comment should not be dismissed merely because it comes from a new account; in itself, this is an [[WP:ADHOM|argument to the person, considered to be rather weak]]. Unless there are multiple new accounts or IPs voicing the same opinion (a typical sign of [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry|sockpuppetry]]), there is probably no need to use this template; the user should probably be addressed personally instead.<br />
<br />
==Usage==<br />
This template should be substituted and it takes one or two parameters.<br />
<br />
Syntax: {{tlsc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|<var>username</var>|<var>time, day month year (UTC)</var> [optional]}}<br />
<br />
See [[Wikipedia:Single-purpose account]] for information on when it is appropriate to use this template.<br />
<br />
== Examples ==<br />
If the SPA signed their edit, use the following format, placed next to their signature<br />
<br />
{{tlsc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Example}}<br />
{{clear}}<br />
<small>— [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]&#32;• [[Special:Contributions/Example|contribs]]) has made [[Wikipedia:Single-purpose account|few or no other edits]] outside this topic. </small><br />
<br />
<br />
If the SPA did not sign their edit, use this format, placed next to their comment<br />
<br />
<code><nowiki>{{subst:Single-purpose account|Example|</nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC)}}</nowiki></code><br />
{{clear}}<br />
<small>— [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]&#32;• [[Special:Contributions/Example|contribs]]) has made [[Wikipedia:Single-purpose account|few or no other edits]] outside this topic. The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added at {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC).</small><br />
<br />
==Tracking categories==<br />
This template requires a username or IP. If the template is used without any unnamed parameters, the page on which it is used will appear in {{cl|Pages using template:spa with no username}}. <br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
{{Pam see also documentation}}<br />
{{Afd see also documentation}}<br />
<br />
<includeonly>{{sandbox other||<br />
<!-- Categories below this line; interwikis at Wikidata --><br />
[[Category:Username internal link templates]]<br />
[[Category:XFD templates]]<br />
[[Category:Wikipedia canvassing-related templates]]<br />
}}</includeonly></div>Wikipedia>Jonesey95