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==Codes for Non-ISO sub-dialects of English - Change?==

Given that the use of English is exploding - for instance, in the near future I am expecting to see the emergence of EN-JA(panese) - and given how very many regional dialects of English there are (England has many, many more than are represented thus far, and I daresay that Canada, India, etcetera, also have a goodly number), would it not be better to...

'''make all non-iso dialects be a +"-XX" extension of the most appropriate ISO code?'''

For instance, rather than assign "Old Bristolian" the code OBR, or EN-OB, it would be ''EN-GB-OB''.

Obviously, this couldn't be done with some languages, such as Dolphin or Klingon.

Another reason why I think this is should be changed, is that there are a number of places (e.g. Boston in the U.K.) whose inhabitants wandered the globe naming places (e.g. Boston in the U.S.A.) after their home towns. Rather than have people squabbling over codes, if we make this change we increase the potential number of codes available.

What do you think?
--[[User:James Chenery|James Chenery]] ([[User talk:James Chenery|talk]]) 09:25, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

==Koine Greek==
Why was Koine Greek placed on this page? It is a real language, just an extinct one. It was the standard form of Greek for several centuries, and is the language used by both the [[Septuagint]] translation of the [[Hebrew Bible]] and the earliest Christian writers. It is the equivalent of Biblical Greek. It is therefore NOT on the same level as Klingon and dumbass. --[[User:EncycloPetey|EncycloPetey]] 08:41, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
:As it's listed on Babel and that's linked before the non-ISO link on the project page, I'm taking it off. --[[User:Wiki_alf|Alf]] [[User_talk:Wiki_alf|<sup style="color:green;">melmac</sup>]] 21:28, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

:: The reason I put it on this page was because I made up the code '''ke''' for it&mdash;it's not actually an [[ISO 639]] code.  If I understand right, there actually isn't a code for Koine Greek, only one for modern ('''el''') and ancient ('''grc''') Greek.  But, I see now that it probably oughtn't be on this page, since this is mostly reserved for silliness.  However, I must say Quenya is a real language also, and, in my opinion, shouldn't be here either. &nbsp;&ndash;'''[[User:Benjaminb|Benjamin]] '''&nbsp;(<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">[[User talk:Benjaminb|talk]]</font>)&nbsp; 03:19, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

==gb==
Under the gb section (gibberish), I dont think a user box for Great Britian should be there. — [[User:Moe Epsilon|<span style="color:#FF0000;">M</span><span style="color:#EE0000;">o</span><span style="color:#DD0000;">e</span>]] [[User talk:Moe Epsilon|<span style="color:#0000FF;">ε</span>]] 22:37, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
:I was thinking that myself. I will move to brition or something I think, and make gb the gibberish it is meant to be. [[User:Ian13|Ian]]<sup>[[User_talk:Ian13|13]]</sup><sub>ID:540053</sub> 22:43, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

==Yakov Smirnov==
Should there be some userboxes under this category, with text like "In Soviet Russia, Yakov Smirnov cannot speak this user, or can speak this user with considerable difficulties." [[User:Scott Gall|Scott Gall]] 03:34, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
:It's Wikipedia, man. Make all the userboxes you want. (In Soviet Russia, the userboxes put YOU on THEIR userpage!) ^_^ [[User:Cernen|Cernen]] 08:50, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

== Please add this ==
I didn't realize that the userboxes here were already defined and so made my own box reflecting my own laziness in capitalization.  It's unlikely that anyone else will use it, but I humbly request that someone place the userbox {{tl|user en-L-X}} in this collection anyway.  If this is impossible due to the "standard format" of the userboxes, then ignore this.  thanks  [[User:Niffweed17|Niffweed17]] 08:05, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
:I don't see why it shouldn't be included, and I'd put it in if I knew how. --<font face="Georgia">[[Special:Contributions/WhyBeNormal|¿]] [[User:WhyBeNormal|WhyBeNormal]] [[User_talk:WhyBeNormal|?]]</font> 05:58, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

== How to add a new userbox? ==

How do you add a new userbox to the page? I wanted to add the following as a counter to the controversial AmE-0 userbox:
{{usbktop}}
{{usbk|User AmE-67}}
{{usbkbottom}}
<br>
<br>
<br>
(This is called "Template:AmE-67")
How would I do that? -- [[User:Mwalcoff|Mwalcoff]] 23:03, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
:Or how about one entitled, "Like 67% of English speakers, I speak American English, however an occasional 'Labour' slips into my writing".  Or maybe that's just me.  [[User:Xyzzyva|Xyzzyva]] 04:33, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't this template be called "Template:user AmE-67"? I'm going to be bold, and fix it. [[User:Mckaysalisbury|McKay]] 21:48, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

==Minnesotan (en-MN)==

I added a template for Minnesotan, for Minnewegian/Scandahoovian wikipedians. [[User:The shaggy one|shaggy]] 22:29, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== Novel based languages ==

Some languages that should be added are Gnommish from Artemis Fowl and Parseltongue from Harry Potter.

Seems fair; I imagine Parseltongue could be done with "hssss hss ss hsss hsss" or something to that effect, but can anyone find the appropriate Gnommish text? [[User:24.85.210.146|24.85.210.146]] 04:10, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

: I could get the gnommish text (have it as a font, because I'm that much of a dork) but the problem with gnommish is that the only actual word we know from the books is D'Arvit.  (Unless Eoin released ANOTHER book while I wasn't looking, that had gnommish in it.  Which he hasn't.  Sigh.)  [[User:Tomoyan|Tomoyan]] 23:12, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

What about Mando'a from Karen Traviss' Star Wars novels...?--[[User:Energysword|Energysword]] 16:42, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Quenya and Sindarin! (From LotR)and there should be a Tengwar/Cirth thing for the writing systems... [[User:BunnyFlying|BunnyFlying]] ([[User talk:BunnyFlying|talk]]) 01:59, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

== What happened to California English 5 and N? ==

{{tl|user CalE-5}} and
{{tl|user CalE-N}}

...are dead linked. I didn't see a merger either, unless you consider the active CalE the same as CalE-N. Someone want to fix it? --[[User:Wilhelm Screamer|Wilhelm Screamer]] 11:14, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

== 0-level userboxes ==

We need something of a 0-plus level for some of these userboxes. For instance a Quenya 0+ level would be "This user does not understand Quenya, but has interest in it, and has quite possibly dabbled with it."

Is there a way that a user can create a new userbox?
[[User:Linguofreak|Linguofreak]] 21:06, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

On an unrelated note, what would you do with a negative-level userbox? [[User:Spazquest|Spazquest]] 08:46, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

== Bostonian English ==


I've created a series of user boxes for Bostonion-English, but I thought we weren't supposed to put user boxes in the Template namespace anymore, so their in my User space. Should I put them on the page as is, or should I move them to Template:? '''[[User talk:Bmearns|<span style='color:green'>B.</span>]][[User:Bmearns|<span style='color:navy'>Mearns</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Bmearns|<sup style="color:red">*</sup>]]''', <tt style='color:pink'>KSC</tt> 15:41, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
{{User:Bmearns/user BosE-3}}
{{clear}}

== Newspeak ==

Why not have userboxes for [[Newspeak]]? Although I'm not an expert or an Oceanian, I suspect they would be something like this:
*nws-0: This user oldspeaks (or newspeaks doubleplusungoodwise).
*nws-1: This user newspeaks ungoodwise.
*nws-2: This user newspeaks.
*nws-3: This user newspeaks goodwise.
*nws-4: This user newspeaks plusgoodwise.
*nws-5: This user newspeaks doubleplusgoodwise.
*nws-N: This user bellyfeels newspeak.
[[User:Seahen|Seahen]] 15:06, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
:Looks good to me. Why don't you make some? (I don't know how to make templates.) [[User:CameoAppearance|CameoAppearance]] 10:10, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
::I actually did make them. They've been added to the page. [[User:CameoAppearance|CameoAppearance]] 09:35, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

== Fixed en-au-0 ==

I fixed the [[Template:user en-au-0|en-au-0 template]] for those of you whom wish to use it. [[User:The Coldwood|The Coldwood]] 00:19, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== Dolphin ==

I've expanded the sole, nonstandard-coloured dolphin userbox to a full set in the standard colour scheme and accompanying categories. The old one could be deleted (being redundant) or not, as desired. [[User:CameoAppearance|CameoAppearance]] 10:53, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

== cons Sigsumeidsi-userboxen mem su'nouserboxensi squel? ==

Hi..

In response to a a rather bad joke (not on WP),
I and another contributer have been working on a 
constructed lanaguge, Sigsumeidsi or Portal.
(The origion of the name is rather complicated ;-)

In order to further develop the langauge, a [http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Sigsumeidsi  Sigsumeidsi mini wiki] has been established  
based on some [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:Gurch/Sandbox&direction=prev&oldid=54945535 initial notes]

Would this 'language' class as a 'joke' langauge for userbox purposes?
Does it even qualify?

Incidentaly the title of this comment is the closest Sigsumeidsi translation
I could come up with...
it says  'Make the set of Sigsumeidsi userboxes member of the set of all userboxes?
or more concisely 'Create Sigsumeidsi userboxes?'

[[User:ShakespeareFan00|ShakespeareFan00]] 17:31, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
:Only if I can make a set of [[El Goonish Shive#Aliens|Uryuomoco]] userboxen. [[User:CameoAppearance|CameoAppearance]] 17:34, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
::Actually, I think I just might do that anyways. [[User:CameoAppearance|CameoAppearance]] 17:34, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
== Elmer Fudd ==
Does anybody want to make Elmer Fudd userboxes? 
If one goes to google and clicks on language tools,
Elmer Fudd is listed (as a joke language)
[[User:Evan W.|Evan W.]] 18:42, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
:I would do them, but I don't really know how to write in Elmer Fudd. [[User:CameoAppearance|CameoAppearance]] 04:07, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

: Good point [[User:Evan W.|Evan W.]] 01:35, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

::It's a good idea... [[User:BunnyFlying|BunnyFlying]] ([[User talk:BunnyFlying|talk]]) 02:00, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

== A couple of suggestions... ==

There are two non-ISO languages for which I want to suggest userboxes:
* [[Pikachu]] language (I saw a website once that translated things to it.)
* [[international maritime signal flags]]
--[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 22:06, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
:...and [[Hamtaro|Ham-Chat]] makes three. --[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 01:29, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
::Just what we need... ''more'' joke languages. Well, whatever. The first of those would just go PIKA PIKA PIKA PIKA PIKA...CHU! until your head exploded. Ham-chat actually has dictionaries in the games, so I suppose you really could have levels of that. --[[User:Tjstrf|tjstrf]] 01:33, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
::Yep-p, tootru! Bizzaro. --[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 01:53, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
:::The Pikachu userboxes could say:
:::piii pipi pii pi piika Chu-kaaa-piikaa Ka pika-chu.

Chuu kachu pii chu kaa-pika-pika-pi Chu-pi-pi-pika-chu-ka chu pikachu.

chuu Chuu Chu Pi pi-kaaa-chu pi-i-ka-pika-pika ka pika-pika.

pipi kachu pii pi kaaa-piikaa pi-pi-i-chuuuu-kaa Chu pikachu.

pipi Kaaa pika-pi pi Chu-pipi-kachu Kachu ka Pi-ka-chu.

Pipi pipi Chu Pi chuuuu Pikachu pi pikachu.

Pika Piii kaa pikaa pi-ka-chu.

:::which translates to:
:::This user has a basic understanding of Pikachu.

This user has an intermediate understanding of Pikachu.

This user has an advanced understanding of Pikachu.

This user has a near-native understanding of Pikachu.

This user speaks a professional level of Pikachu.

This user is a native speaker of Pikachu.

This user can speak Pikachu.[http://pikachize.eye-of-newt.com/pika.cgi?text=This+user+has+a+basic+understanding+of+Pikachu.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+user+has+an+intermediate+understanding+of+Pikachu.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+user+has+an+advanced+understanding+of+Pikachu.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+user+has+a+near-native+understanding+of+Pikachu.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+user+speaks+a+professional+level+of+Pikachu.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+user+is+a+native+speaker+of+Pikachu.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+user+can+speak+Pikachu.]
<small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] ([[User talk:Gray Porpoise|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Gray Porpoise|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->

== Communication through pictures ==

I have another suggestion: userboxes showing the level of communication through pictures. The ID boxes could contain ''pic-0'', ''pic-n'', etc. The infoboxes could contain (from 0 to 5, and then n and then just plain "pic" followed by nothing else):

This user can talk, and uses the ability as a sole form of communication.

a small form of [[:Image:Child scribble age 1y10m.jpg]], with a caption saying, "This user has a basic understanding of communication through pictures." 

a small form of [[:Image:Child Art Aged 4.5 Person 2.png]], with a caption saying, "This user has an intermediate understanding of communication through pictures."

a small form of [[:Image:Faroe stamp 041 childrens year (children of different skin colour).jpg]] with the caption, "This user has an advanced understanding of communication through pictures."

a small form of [[:Image:Frans Koppelaar - Mother.jpg]] with the caption, "This user communicates through pictures at a near-native level."

a small form of [[:Image:Mona Lisa.jpg]] with the caption, "This user communicates through pictures so often that it almost replaces speech."

a small form of [[:Image:Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes 003.jpg]] with the caption, "This user is a native communicator through pictures."

a small form of [[:Image:BigPinkHeart.jpg]] with the caption, "This user communicates through pictures."

--[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 16:31, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

== Ubbi Dubbi ==

Sorry if I'm overloading you with suggestions. Under "Ciphers, games, and other English linguistic phenomena", I think there should be userboxes for [[Ubbi Dubbi]]. For example:
''Thubis ubusuber cuban spubeak Ububbubi Dububbubi.''
--[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 14:49, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

== Internet slang ==

How about userboxes for [[Internet slang]]? For example:
*IntS-0: This user has no interest in Internet slang.
*IntS-1: This user is a lamer at Internet slang, but lieks to throw in teh occasional "lol" or "omg" on their blog.
*IntS-2: This user's Internet slang is k, but TBH, they're mostly a lurker.
*IntS-3: This user's a tweedler w/Internet slang.
*IntS-4: This tweedler uses uber Internet slang that will pwn you.
*IntS-5: Tihs tweedler's Internet slang will make a n00b say, "ZOMG!"
*IntS-n: Tihs tweedler uses Internet slang IRL.

("Tihs" is not an actual Internet slang word, but the article says that common typing errors are sometimes integrated.) --[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 16:11, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== English Dialects ==

Sorry for so many suggestions, but a dialect of English for which a userbox could be made is [[African American Vernacular English]]. --[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 16:20, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

This page should be checked more often by people who approve and make userboxes. --[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 00:13, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

:I have two more suggestions for English dialects: [[Engrish]], and Yoda. ("Speak like Yoda, this user can.") --[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 20:56, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
::Engrish is a nice comedy idea - however, [[Japlish]] would be better.  I use Japlish on an almost daily basis.  As for Yoda... my old Japanese martial arts sensei was fluent in Yoda: "Let's better balance, make!"  He has some great lines.--[[User:James Chenery|James Chenery]] ([[User talk:James Chenery|talk]]) 08:39, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

::What about regional dialects? "This user speaks with a Southern accent." ''Never mind, y'all it's been done:'' <nowiki>{{User Southron}}</nowiki> {{User Southron}} -- [[User:Alarob|Alarob]] 15:15, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
{{clear}}

== Chickadee ==

Perhaps there could be userboxes for chickadee calls, consisting (other than the level 0 box) of a combination of ''fee-bay''s, ''chick-a-dee''s (w/varying numbers of "dees"), ''seet''s, and the like. --[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 00:36, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== Nonexistent Languages ==

On [http://www.test.wikipedia.org Test Wikipedia] and [http://www.beta.wikiversity.org Beta Wikiversity], the default "Languages" in the preferences are "test" and "beta", consecutively. A set of userboxes for those could be made as a joke. --[[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]] 20:49, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
== Live long and mute? ==
Any chance of a [[Vulcan]] language box series, per [[Klingonaase]]?  [[User:Trekphiler|Trekphiler]] 15:13, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
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==Requested moves==
*[[Template:User CaE]] → [[Template:User en-ca]]
:These should be renamed in accordance with [[ISO 639]]/[[RFC 3066]] conventions on regional dialects. —[[User:Psychonaut|Psychonaut]] 16:35, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
===Survey===
Add "* Support" or "* Oppose" followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>
*'''Support'''. —[[User:Psychonaut|Psychonaut]] 16:35, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
*'''Support'''. Took me a minute to figure this out, but now it makes sense. [[User:Kafziel|Kafziel]] [[User talk:Kafziel|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 16:54, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

===Discussion===
Add any additional comments

===See also===
*[[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion#Babel_user_box_categories]]
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== Flanders ==

On an episode of The Simpsons, Marge had a Flanders → English, English → Flanders dictionary. Userboxes for talking like [[Ned Flanders]] would be hilarious. --[[User:Gray Porpoise|<span style="color:gray;">Gray</span>]] [[User talk:Gray Porpoise|<span style="color:#120A8F;">Porpoise</span>]]<sup>[[Phocoenidae]], not [[Delphinidae]]</sup> 01:40, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

== Changing Middle English en-me to ISO enm ==

We have [[Middle English]] userboxes that use the code '''en-me'''. The ISO code is '''enm'''[http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_Iso639.asp?code=enm]. Should we change it, and can someone advise me how? 

I have no problem editing the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:User_en-me templates] themselves, but wonder about renaming them and doing redirects. Is it more trouble than it's worth? How is it done? 

These UBXes survived a recent challenge to their presence in user space. There are about 50 unique users associated with them. -- [[User:Alarob|Alarob]] 15:07, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

== Another suggestion... ==

Nursery rhymes often contain nonsense words... [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/bum.asp bum, bailey,] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/dickery.asp dickery, dare (used in a nonsensical context here),] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/eeny.asp eeny, meeny, miny, moe,] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/eencey.asp eencey, weencey, itsy, bitsy,][http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/farmerdell.asp hi-ho, derry-o,] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/fefifofum.asp fee, fie, foe, fum,] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/fiddle.asp fiddle (in that context), dee,] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/fourstiff.asp standers, dilly-danders, crookers, wig-wag,] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/goosey.asp goosey,] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/diddlediddle.asp diddle], [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/hickory.asp hickory (in that context), dickory, dock (in that context),] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/higglety.asp higglety, pigglety,] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/diller.asp diller,] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/hokeypokey.asp Hokey-Pokey], [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/vintery.asp vintery, mintery,] [http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/zum.asp zum, gali,] and probably countless more. Maybe userboxes can be thrown together for these, or perhaps playground slang. --[[User:Gray Porpoise|<span style="color:gray;">Gray</span>]] [[User talk:Gray Porpoise|<span style="color:#120A8F;">Porpoise</span>]]<sup>[[Phocoenidae]], not [[Delphinidae]]</sup> 21:17, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

== [[Parseltongue]] ==

See section title for suggestion. --[[User:Gray Porpoise|<span style="color:gray;">Gray</span>]] [[User talk:Gray Porpoise|<span style="color:#4166F5;">Porpois</span>]][[User:Gray Porpoise/Esperanza|<span style="color:#00FF00;">e</span>]]<sup>[[Phocoenidae]], not [[Delphinidae]]</sup> 01:08, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
:That would be awesome. Lol. Together with Mermish, Gobbledygook, and all those Harry Potter languages.  Esethethsetthesss~!! [[User:Sang&#39;gre Habagat|Sang&#39;gre Habagat]] ([[User talk:Sang&#39;gre Habagat|talk]]) 09:58, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

== "This user would like to learn a ''real'' language." ==

My only (non-native) languages are Latin, Klingon, and C++, so I think this userbox would be appropriate.  I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation!  [[User:Antony-22|Antony-22]] 14:42, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I would like to see the following:
<br>
js-2 (Intermediate JavaScript)<br>
htm-4 (Near-Native HTML)<br>
css-3 (Advanced CSS)<br>
Any help is greatly appreciated! --[[User:Doggitydogs|Doggitydogs]] ([[User talk:Doggitydogs|talk]]) 23:18, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

== Chinese ==

I'm planning to add "zh-wen-zh (Classical Chinese based on dialects of spoken Chinese)" because I'm quite surprised to see that it's completely empty and the Classical Chinese is simply too hard to understand. Also, I think we need to split up the Chinese categories because there're 2 types: Traditional and Simplified. Traditional chinese is used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Simplified is used in the mainland China. They have different writings (for some words). Anyways, anyone willing to help?

Note that you have to know how to type in chinese (either traditional or simplified is good)

[[User:OhanaUnited|OhanaUnited]] 06:11, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

<nowiki>{{User Oxford Spelling}}</nowiki> is missing

== French Quebecois ==

I've done several userboxes for the French Quebecois language/dialect.

Here they are!

[[User:Sub-Z3R0|&#124;SUBZ3R0&#124;]] 11:40, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
{{User:Sub-Z3R0/fr-qc}}

::Hello. Thank you for making these userboxes. The "fr-qc" link leads to "English language", which might just be wrong. It should link to "Quebec French". Thank you.--[[User:Vintei|Vintei]] 00:21, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

::Sub-Z3R0 is now Sebleblanc.--<span style="text-shadow:#FFD700 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">[[User:Auric|<font color="#FC3700">'''Auric'''</font>]]  [[User talk:Auric|<font color="#0C0F00">''talk''</font>]]</span> 00:10, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

== Swearing habits ==

I want to make userboxes for swearing habits. Am I allowed to use coarse language in the userboxes?
[[User:OhanaUnited|<span style="background-color:#DDDDFF; font-weight:bold"><font color="#0000FF">OhanaUnited</font></span>]] 04:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

== Dialects of English: Appalachian ==

I propose a set of boxes for this dialect. They are made up at [[User:Alarob/languages#Appalachian English userboxes]]. 

Please visit the page and comment. If anyone can guide me on setting up these boxes in User space, it would be appreciated. -- [[User:Alarob|Rob C (Alarob)]] 18:41, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Classical Chinese ==

I found that there are different userboxes for Classical Chinese, which are "zh-wen-x" and "zh-classical-x". Can we please work together to unify these!!?? I'm so f***ing tangled up over here!!!! SOS!!!! --[[User:Edmundkh|Edmundkh]] 01:59, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

== Language Links ==

I've noticed that in the boxes they all have linked the name of the language described but some have linked to the actual language entry in wikipedia (Internet Slang for example), while some have linked to the current users speaking that language (Canadian English for example).  Could we get some sort of consensus on which choice is better and proceed to change them all to one type?

Any thoughts on the best option?

[[User:Linelor|Linelor]] 19:00, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

== Bad links ==

hello. I've been through this page several times, and there are some bad links(red ones). Could anybody repair them? Thanks.--[[User:Vintei|Vintei]] 14:02, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

== Nor'east English ==
IS there a good substitute for northeastern english/mainese on this list? --'''[[User:Tikuko|<font color="black">Ti</font><font color="orange">ku</font><font color="gray">ko</font>]]''' 17:13, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

==More [[Englog|Coñospeak]]==
I made another userbox for Coño, a.k.a., Englog, Taglish, or just plain Philippine English. Haha. Any comments? [[User:Sang&#39;gre Habagat|Sang&#39;gre Habagat]] ([[User talk:Sang&#39;gre Habagat|talk]]) 10:02, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

== Postmodern ==

There is a crying need for editors who can understand sources written in postmodern and explain them to the masses. I can't think how to word such a template, but one might look for inspiration [http://www.elsewhere.org/pomo/ here] or [http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/transgress_v2/transgress_v2_singlefile.html here] (which is explained [http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/lingua_franca_v4/lingua_franca_v4.html here]). [[User:ireneshusband|ireneshusband]] <small>[[User_talk:ireneshusband|(talk)]]</small> 10:25, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

==[[Jutish]]==
<small>Moved this from [[Wikipedia_talk:Babel#Adding_new_languages_to_the_Babel_template_system.3F|Wikipedia talk:Babel]]</small><br>
I am a native speaker of [[Jutish]], a major Danish dialect very distinct from Standard Danish. I developed a writing style for it too, so I would really like to show it on my profile and be able to find fellow speakers. The first two letters are obviously ''da'', but is there any ISO norm for the dialect designator? Jutish/Jutlandic would in English be shortened ''ju'', in Danish ''jy'' (for jysk). --[[User:Sasper|Sasper]] ([[User talk:Sasper|talk]]) 23:30, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
:It seems the ISO code ''jut'' is already listed here: [[ISO 639:j]]. Is this really an official ISO code or just based on the dubious source of [[Ethnologue]]? And does it mean the babel code should be ''jut'' or ''da-jut''? Somebody please give me advice :-) --[[User:Sasper|Sasper]] ([[User talk:Sasper|talk]]) 23:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

== Sarcasm ==

What happened to the other sarcasm userboxes? --<font face="tahoma"><font color="black">'''WP'''</font><span style="font-size:small; color:AntiqueWhite; background:Black">holic</span></font><sup>[[User:WPholic|(user)]][[User talk:WPholic|(talk)]]</sup> 11:29, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
==[[Troscann]]==
I added a new language topic: Troscann. (It is a language I created myself, I will try to add more information on my user page/new article page).  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Mapar007|Mapar007]] ([[User talk:Mapar007|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mapar007|contribs]]) 15:42, 15 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== the meaning of Please in Cincinnati Ohio ==

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{| cellspacing="0" style="width: 238px; color: #000000; background: #87CEFA;"
| style="width: 45px; height: 45px; background: white; text-align: center;" |[[Image:Cincinnati Hamilton.png|40px]]
| style="font-size: 8pt; padding: 4pt; line-height: 1.25em;" | When this users says '''"Please"''', like many people from the '''<font style="font-weight:bold;">[[Cincinnati]]</font>''' Ohio area, they wants you to repeat what you just said.
|}</div>

{{clear}}

In Cincinnati Ohio and the general area is the only place  where the word "Please" is used to indicate a request for someone to repeat something said.

example: "I was down in the docks with the ducks" response "Please?" 

How would i go about adding this to the project if it wants the user prefix templates? [[User:Yami Takashi|Yami]] ([[User talk:Yami Takashi|talk]]) 22:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

You might want to expand your map a bit, that's often heard in Louisville KY and southern IN as well. [[User:Matttoothman|Matttoothman]] ([[User talk:Matttoothman|talk]]) 21:11, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

== Engrish? ==

I was thinking maybe we should create Engrish userboxes to use. Stuff like 'The special level of Engrish it can contribute this user' or 'This user is the person who speaks Engrish native language.' You can use [http://pigeond.net/e2e.html this site] to translate an English phrase to Engrish if you like.

Come on, you already have 1337, Pig Latin and Bullshit. Add another Non-ISO userbox. For great justice! [[User:Jordsta|jordsta]] ([[User talk:Jordsta|talk]]) 07:18, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

== Political Correctness ==

I know what to PUT in these, but not how to make them. For the image, please put a picture of Jimmy Carter or something that is ''impossible'' to offend anyone with (good luck).

Could someone add the following into their respective templates?

PC-0 (Can't speak) This user tells it like it is, and thus can not speak Political Correctness.

PC-1 (A little/basic) This user is attempting to grasp the concept of Political Correctness.

PC-2 (Better) This user is setting out to eject words in Political Correctness.

PC-3 (Even Better) This logged in man or woman is highly capable of using Political Correctness.

PC-4 (Near-Native) This human being who is accessing the Global Computer Network is highly capable of creating Political Correctness using his or her larynx.

PC-5 (Native) The human being who is inputting these keystrokes that shall appear on the Global Processing Conglomeration has the exemplary ability to create phrases consisting of alpha-numeric writings taking the form of Political Correctness.

PC-lol (For Fun) This human being is highly capable of generating phrases in Political Correctness, and generates these alpha-numeric phrases for the entertainment of his or her fellow peers.

How is that? Could someone make it, perchance?

TurtleShroom
[[User:TurtleShroom|TurtleShroom! :)]] <sup>†</sup>Jesus Loves You and Died for you!<sup>†</sup> 21:08, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

:From your choice of phrases, I don't believe you understand what [[political correctness]] actually means... --[[User:Mksmith|Michael K. Smith]] ([[User talk:Mksmith|talk]]) 01:24, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

::Well, from what I hear, Political Correctness is an attempt to say everything in a ''completely'' non-offensive manner, including being gender-neutral, idiom/term free, no racist, sexist remarks, ect. ect.  It was supposed to be for humor's sake. Alas, it was my ''grandfather'' who handed me this definition and my above interpretation. He's the most biased, un-neutral man I have ever known. I'm sorry I ''offended'' you. 

::I also learned this "version" of political correctness from a [[Mallard Fillmore]] comic: <blockquote>"In order not to insult those who are Politically Correct, we have replaced the politcal correct person with a baked potato."</blockquote.

::The character then says "Good Morning", and the potato interrupts: <blockquote>"GOOD MORNING?! Are you aware that in some contexts, that has racist and even sexist meanings? Why, I've never been so offended!"</blockquote>

::The panel concludes with the other character dumbfounded and baffled.

::From that, [[Judge Rory Moore]], and my grandfather, I pulled out the definition. As the numbers go up in the templates, the words become "less offensive" until they use terminology that ''can't'' be offensive. That was the point. It was ''humor''!

::--[[Special:Contributions/74.184.188.59|74.184.188.59]] ([[User talk:74.184.188.59|talk]]) 20:20, 6 February 2009 (UTC) (the IP Address of TurtleShroom)

:::Oh, and I was referencing to '''''EXAGGERATED''''' Political Correctness, as indicated [[Political_correctness#Satirical_use|here]]. --[[Special:Contributions/74.184.188.59|74.184.188.59]] ([[User talk:74.184.188.59|talk]]) 20:21, 6 February 2009 (UTC) (the IP Address of TurtleShroom)

== Texas Twang? ==

We obviously need a section in the "American dialects" section for speakers of Texan -- which is '''not''' the same as "Southern," as any Texan (or non-Texan Southerner) will tell you. It's very much a distinct pronunciation and word use, and there are millions of native speakers. --[[User:Mksmith|Michael K. Smith]] ([[User talk:Mksmith|talk]]) 01:22, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

==Yeshivish==

Anyone feel up to creating some '[[Yeshivish]]' userboxes? [[User:Tzurvah MeRabannan|Tzurvah MeRabannan]] ([[User talk:Tzurvah MeRabannan|talk]]) 20:04, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

== Code conflict - Seychelle's Creole and Cockney Rhyming Slang ==

Both of these langages are using the code CRS.

I would suggest renaming Cockney Rhyming Slang to EN-CS.
--[[User:James Chenery|James Chenery]] ([[User talk:James Chenery|talk]]) 08:23, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

==East North Germanic==
As a "serious" language box, I'm considering preparing a user box for East North Germanic, i.e. [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] that are pretty much mutually intelligible. For the interested, similar language boxes could be prepared for Romance and Slavic language areas with mutual intelligible. [[User:Rursus|Rursus]] dixit. ([[User talk:Rursus|<span style="color: red; background: #FFFF80"><sup>m</sup><u>bork<sup>3</sup></u></span>]]!) 09:40, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

:I think '''gmq-ø'''. [[User:Rursus|Rursus]] dixit. ([[User talk:Rursus|<span style="color: red; background: #FFFF80"><sup>m</sup><u>bork<sup>3</sup></u></span>]]!) 09:57, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

==Dyslexia==
does anyone know if there is a template to give notice to a dyslexic user? --[[User:IIVeaa|IIVeaa]] ([[User talk:IIVeaa|talk]])  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 13:37, 27 May 2010 (UTC).</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Tengwar? ==

Shouldn't Tengwar be in the writing systems list?
--[[User:Looodi|Looodi]] ([[User talk:Looodi|talk]]) 00:16, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
:''Á cenë!'' [[User:Celtic Minstrel/Userboxes#Tengwar]]. [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 21:29, 18 March 2015 (UTC)