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This is a documentation subpage for Template:KISS.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Purpose

This is a simple template for use on Wikipedia talk pages to make reference to the KISS principle ("Keep it simple, stupid"), without being insulting, per Wikipedia:Civility, by striking the "stupid" part.

Usage

{{KISS}} → KISS

Example

The "History" section doesn't need three subsections for only four sentences of content, per the {{KISS}} principle. → The "History" section doesn't need three subsections for only four sentences of content, per the KISS principle.

See also

Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines

Inline talk templates

Template Shortcut Parameter? Example Output Notes

Thread level

{{Moved talk}} Y {{Moved talk|Dresden}} Template:Moved talk Used at the thread's current location

{{Moved talk to}} Y {{Moved talk to|Berlin}} Template:Moved talk to Used at the thread's former location

{{Thread retitled}} Y {{Thread retitled|Old title}} Template:Thread retitled Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings

Opening

{{Botsum}} {{sbb}} {{sbb}} Template:Sbb Can be used in requests for comment

{{Edit conflict}} {{ec}} (Y) {{ec}} (change conflict) To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict

{{Interrupted}} Y {{Interrupted|Username|21:25, 22 December 2024 (UTC)}} — Username 21:25, 22 December 2024 (UTC) — continues after insertion below Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text

{{Non-admin comment}} {{nacmt}} (Y) {{nacmt}} (Non-administrator comment) Optional and only for own comments, see doc

{{Pinged}} {{Pinged}} (pinged) Indicates a notification was received

{{Responding to ping}} {{rtp}} {{rtp}} (responding to ping) Similar to {{pinged}}

{{Talk page stalker}} {{tps}} (Y) {{tps}} (talk page stalker) Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker

{{Talk page watcher}} {{tpw}} (Y) {{tpw}} (talk page watcher) Ditto

Notifications

{{Hidden ping}} {{hp}} Y {{hp|Username}} Template:Hp Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character

{{Ping group}} {{pinggroup}} Y {{pinggroup|Pinging collaborators|John Doe|Jane Doe|...}} Pinging collaborators (John Doe—Jane Doe—...) Up to 10 usernames

{{Pong}} Y {{pong|Username}} Username: In reply to a ping

{{Reply to}} {{re}}/{{ping}} Y {{re|Username}}/{{ping|Username}} @Username: Sends a notification; up to 50 names

{{To}} Y {{To|Username}} To Username: Sends a notification

During

{{subst:Arbitrary break}} {{subst:Arbitrarybreak}} {{subst:Arbitrarybreak}} ======(arbitrary break)====== Requires substitution

{{subst:Bump}} {{subst:Bump}} Bumping thread ~~~~ Requires subst. A wrapper for {{do not archive until}}

{{FBDB}} {{FBDB}} Template:FBDB An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block

{{KISS}} {{KISS}} KISS References the KISS principle politely

{{No ping}} {{np}} Y {{np|Username}} Works like {{U}} but without triggering a notification

{{No ping2}} {{np2}} Y {{np2|Username}} Username (talk · contribs) Works like {{User}} but without triggering a notification

{{Notelist-talk}} {{tnote}} (Y) {{tnote}} _{[not shown here]} Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion

{{Outdent}} {{od}} (Y) {{od|:::::}} ┌────────────────┘ For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep

{{Outdent2}} {{od2}} (Y) {{od2}} (←) Alternative out-denting

{{Reflist-talk}} {{tref}} (Y) {{tref}} _{[not shown here]} Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion

{{Relevant discussion}}

{{reldis}}

{{reldis|Talk:Berlin}}

Relevant discussion at

→ Talk:Berlin

Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way

{{Sources-talk}}

{{Sources-talk}}

_{[not shown here]}

A convenience wrapper around

REDIRECT Template:Template link

This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:

From a page move: This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.

When appropriate, protection levels are automatically sensed, described and categorized.

{{Talkfact}} (Y) "Oranges are blue!"{{talkfact}} "Oranges are blue!"^[source?] Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims

{{Talk quote inline}} {{tq}} Y {{tq|"Oranges are blue!"}} "Oranges are blue!" To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material

{{Talk quote inline italic}} {{tqi}} Y {{tqi|"Oranges are blue!"}} "Oranges are blue!" "

{{Not talk quote inline}} {{!tq}} Y {{!tq|"Oranges are orange!"}} "Oranges are orange!" To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have

{{Not talk quote inline italic}} {{!tqi}} Y {{!tqi|"Oranges are orange!"}} "Oranges are orange!" "

{{Talk quote block}}

{{tq2}}

{{tq2|"Oranges are blue!"}}

Page Template:Talk quote block/styles.css has no content.

"Oranges are blue!"

To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material

End

{{Please sign inline}} {{Please sign inline}} (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)

{{subst:Please ping}} (Y) {{Please ping}} (please {{reply to}} on reply) Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use {{Please ping|no}} to ask not to be pinged.

{{Not watching}} {{nw}} {{nw}} (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)

{{subst:Notifyme}} {{subst:pingme}} {{subst:pingme}} If you reply here, please put {{reply|your username will show up here}} in front of your message so I get a notification. Thank you! Requires substitution. Will automatically add your username by substituting {{REVISIONUSER}} when you save.

{{subst:Request ping}} {{subst:repi}} Y {{subst:repi|Example}} If you reply here, please ping me by adding {{u|Example}} to your message, and signing it. Requires subst

{{Signote}} {{sg}} (Y) {{sg}} _{Please leave me a note if you reply}

{{Watching}} {{Watching}} (please {{reply to}} on reply; thanks!)

Humor disclosure

(See the list here.)

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