This template provides an easy way to link to wiki users.
To link to a wiki user, you can't just use [[Thumper]], because that links to the page "Thumper" in the main namespace, not the user namespace.
To link to "Thumper" in the user namespace, you have to do [[User:Thumper]].
Unfortunately, that produces the following, rather ugly, result: User:Thumper.
To get a clean link, you would have to do: [[User:Thumper|Thumper]].
That will give you what you probably want: Thumper.
But that's rather complicated, hard to remember, and easy to screw up.
Hence, this template, which allows you to do just {{user|Thumper}}, and it generates: Thumper.
Usage
To link to any user, just use:
{{user|<user>}}
Where <user> is the user's wiki name.
If the user's page does not exist (or if you use a non-existent user name), you'll get a red link.
Alternate link text
Sometimes you want to link to a user, but you don't actually want the link text to be the user's name. This template has a second, optional parameter that allows you to do that.
For example, you can write {{user|Thumper|a link to the wiki's resident super genius}}, and it will produce a link to the wiki's resident super genius.
If you check that link, you will see it takes you to Thumper's user page.
Examples
| Code | Result |
|---|---|
{{user|Thumper}}
|
Thumper |
{{user|Cyclops}}
|
Cyclops |
{{user|Thumper|link text (the link will go to Thumper's user page)}}
|
link text (the link will go to Thumper's user page) |