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'''Example''' is an account created to be used in examples where you don't want to name a particular user. |
'''Example''' is an account created to be used in examples where you don't want to name a particular user. |
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[[User:Place holder|Place Holder]] is a similar account, used when you intend to replace the user name with an actual user later. |
[[Wikipedia:User:Place holder|Place Holder]] is a similar account, used when you intend to replace the user name with an actual user later. |
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This page should be used in much the same way as you would use the example webpages at https://example.com, [https://example.com .org], or [https://example.com .net] when you don't want to link to a particular page. |
This page should be used in much the same way as you would use the example webpages at https://example.com, [https://example.com .org], or [https://example.com .net] when you don't want to link to a particular page. |
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== Example image == |
== Example image == |
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[[Free content|Free]] images uploaded to [[Wikimedia Commons]] or Wikipedia may be included in user pages as well as articles. Here is an example image you can use for experimental/testing purposes. |
[[Wikipedia:Free content|Free]] images uploaded to [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons]] or Wikipedia may be included in user pages as well as articles. Here is an example image you can use for experimental/testing purposes. |
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[[File:500 x 500 SMPTE Color Bars.png|250px|center|Test pattern|alt=Square image similar to SMPTE Color Bars, a video test pattern]] |
[[File:500 x 500 SMPTE Color Bars.png|250px|center|Test pattern|alt=Square image similar to SMPTE Color Bars, a video test pattern]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:49, 21 October 2020
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 | Not a real user This user is not a real person. It is used when you want to refer to any user but not one user specifically. |
This is an example of a user page. See Wikipedia:User pages for help on using user pages.
Example is an account created to be used in examples where you don't want to name a particular user.
Place Holder is a similar account, used when you intend to replace the user name with an actual user later.
This page should be used in much the same way as you would use the example webpages at https://example.com, .org, or .net when you don't want to link to a particular page.
Example image
Free images uploaded to Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons or Wikipedia may be included in user pages as well as articles. Here is an example image you can use for experimental/testing purposes.
Example subpage
Users can create subpages in their own userspace, for purposes such as drafting articles. Below is an example of a subpage:
Example talk
Every user page has a user talk page for talking with the user users: