Template:Not around

This user may have left Wikimedia Commons. Example has not edited here for a considerable amount of time. As a result, any requests made here may not receive a response. If you are seeking assistance, you may need to approach someone else.

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Not to be confused with Template:Retired.

This template may be used on the talk page of a Wikimedia Commons user who has been a longer-term contributor but has not been active on Commons in the past few months/years.

It is not intended to be used on user pages, or on talk pages of editors who have announced their departure (as the goodbye message is there for everyone to see). Rather, it should be used to inform editors that the user in question has not been active for a long time, and that they may not reply to any messages or questions.

It is generally not advisable to add this template to the talk page of any user who has stopped editing for a short amount of time. Wait at least three months before listing someone who has simply ceased editing.

Usage

{{not around|date=date/year}}

{{not around|has left Wikipedia|username|last edits}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional.

|1=

The first parameter (status) replaces "may have left Wikipedia" portion of the template message.

|2=username

Second parameter replaces the default username (taken from the page title).

|date= (alias |3=)

Parameter date adds a date for the editor's last edits (which can be in any human-readable format).

Examples

{{not around|date=August 2014}} would produce:

This user may have left Wikimedia Commons. Not around has not edited here since August 2014. As a result, any requests made here may not receive a response. If you are seeking assistance, you may need to approach someone else.

{{not around|has departed Wikipedia|Example|January 1, 2010}} would produce:

This user has departed Wikipedia. Example has not edited here since January 1, 2010. As a result, any requests made here may not receive a response. If you are seeking assistance, you may need to approach someone else.

See also

• {{Retired}} – To announce your own departure.