Cities Wikia:Babel

User language templates aid multilingual communication by making it easier to contact someone who speaks a certain language. The idea originated on the Wikimedia Commons and has also been implemented on Meta-Wiki and some of the other Wikipedias, to varying extents. To participate, you can add the Babel template to your user page by following these instructions:


 * Start off with  {{Babel- 
 * Then add the number of language templates you want to display, followed by |
 * e.g.  {{Babel-3|  for three languages
 * Next add one of the following codes for each language you speak, separated by |, where xx is the Wikipedia code for the language:
 * xx-1 for basic command (the ability to understand the language well enough to use an article as a source for writings in one's own language and to ask or answer simple questions)
 * xx-2 ability to modify articles and to participate in discussions
 * xx-3 for advanced or fluent understanding (eg the ability to write articles in this language without difficulties, minor errors may occur, or if you have a grasp of the language comparable to a native speaker, but are not a native speaker)
 * xx if you're a native speaker
 * Then finish by adding closing braces:  }} 

So, for example,  {{Babel-2|en|de-1}}  would indicate a native speaker of English with basic knowledge of German.  {{Babel-4|sv|en-3|fr-2|es-1}}  would indicate a native speaker of Swedish with an advanced knowledge of English, an intermediate knowledge of French, and a basic knowledge of Spanish.

You can also add stand-alone language templates by following the  {{User xx-1}}  format.

These templates add you to the category associated with your level of understanding, and to the overall category for that language.

To find someone who speaks a particular language, see user languages, and follow the links. For the most part, the two and three letter codes are taken from ISO 639, but see Meta's list for a comprehensive guide.

You can help expand this system by creating templates for your language. Categories have already been created for most languages which have editions of Wikipedia containing over a hundred articles; they just need labelling up! It's recommended to copy the English or French versions when expanding the scheme, as most of the languages listed here are incomplete.

Note that all sign languages currently use the same template, with language code "sgn". The particular sign language can be specified within the template itself. The use of this parameter requires the user to perform an extra step when using the  {{Babel-X}}  templates, described here.

ASL - ASL (American Sign Language)
Category: user ASL
 * user ASL-1 &mdash; basic
 * user ASL-2 &mdash; intermediate
 * user ASL-3 &mdash; advanced
 * user ASL &mdash; native

en - English (English)
Category: user en
 * user en-0 &mdash; unable to contribute in English
 * user en-1 &mdash; basic
 * user en-2 &mdash; intermediate
 * user en-3 &mdash; advanced
 * user en-4 &mdash; near native
 * user en &mdash; native

sgn - Sign Languages (Sign Language)
Category: user sgn
 * Note that these require a a different syntax from that of other language templates; see Category:User sgn.


 * user sgn-1 &mdash; basic
 * user sgn-2 &mdash; intermediate
 * user sgn-3 &mdash; advanced
 * user sgn &mdash; native

simple - Simple English (Simple English)
Category: user simple
 * user simple-1 &mdash; basic
 * user simple-2 &mdash; intermediate
 * user simple-3 &mdash; advanced
 * user simple-4 &mdash; near native

admin - Administrator (en: Administrator)

 * user admin &mdash; Admin en

fox - Firefox User (Mozilla Firefox)

 * user fox &mdash; Firefox users

lin - Linux User (Linux)

 * user lin &mdash; Linux users

mad - Mad Scientist (Mad Scientist)

 * user mad &mdash; Mad Scientist

For information on Wikifying this language section, see wikipedia:Wikipedia:Hindi language user tag project