Template:Scummer: Difference between revisions

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Usage

This template is used to place a box on a Scummer's User page. This box uses the {{profile}} template, so this template will automatically include the page it is on in Category:Scummers. This box also contains links to the User's talk page, and also links to send them a forum message, and a wiki message.

Syntax

{{scummer| }}

Parameters

{{{1}}}

user number: for more information on finding a 'user number' click here

Examples

What you type

{{scummer|1 }}

What it looks like

This user plays Mafia. (Talk)

Forum Profile
Message: (Forum • Wiki)

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-== Paramaters ==
+== Parameters ==
-; {{{1}}} : the number of the user in the [[MafiaScum]] database, also called 'user number'.
+=== {{{1}}} ===
-*''The user number can be found by looking at the URL of the user's forum profile.''
+; user number : ''for more information on finding a 'user number' [[Template:profile/user_number|click here]]''
-''To find a user number, follow these steps:
-*click on the user's [[Image:profile_subsilver.png]] button from any post on the forums
-:''if you are having trouble finding a post by the specific user you are looking for, click on [[Image:search_subsilver.png]] at the top of any page, enter the username you are looking for in the 'Search for Author:' box, change the 'Desplay results as:' value to 'Posts', click 'Search', then click on the username on the Search Reults page
-*in the address bar of your browser, you should see the URL of the page
-:'''Example:''' in the forums, the URL for [[mith]]'s Profile is as follows:
-<pre>http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1</pre>
-*The user number directly follows "<code>u=</code>"; in this case: <code>1</code>
-:''Make sure to check the user number before placing the template on a page. Using the wrong user number could result in a link for [[mith]] linking to [[jeep]]'s forum profile.''
 == Examples ==
 ; What you type : <pre>{{scummer|1 }}</pre>