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Template:Single-purpose account is indefinitely protected from editing as it is a heavily used or highly visible template. Substantial changes should first be proposed and discussed here on this page. If the proposal is uncontroversial or has been discussed and is supported by consensus, editors may use {{edit template-protected}} to notify an administrator or template editor to make the requested edit. Usually, any contributor may edit the template's documentation to add usage notes or categories.

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Substitution

I don't see any need to substitute this template, and people have been using this template without substitution, so I'm going to remove that instruction for now; please go ahead and revert if there's some reason that I missed. —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-02-13 07:31Z

What is this for/about?

Latest comment: 4 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

I read this and found no explanation of why a single-purpose account (SPA) is a bad thing.

The only information I saw on whether a SPA is a bad/good thing is their apparently typical use in sock puppetry.

Is it deemed problematic for a user to have an account they only use for some edits? If so, why?

Could someone provide some additional explanation?

2601:1C1:C180:4F40:5C4A:BE6D:F0D9:20B5 (talk) 04:44, 7 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

This is typical template documentation and it just describes how to use the template. The background is at WP:SPA which might be included under "see also". Johnuniq (talk) 06:08, 7 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! (I have forgotten how to tag Johnuniq.)

2601:1C1:C180:4F40:0:0:0:452D (talk) 01:06, 12 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Edit request 12 September 2022

Latest comment: 3 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Add "subst:" to the sample template at the top of the page so that it displays a proper example rather than an error message. QuietHere (talk) 16:43, 12 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Not done: or actually "already done" – there is an initial {{safesubst: that is enclosed in <includeonly> tags that, if removed, will show a barebones example template as rendered in [my sandbox]. Editors thought it best to show examples in the template documentation, and to readily show other editors who come to this page the exact error they will see if they forget to substitute this template. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'r there 18:28, 12 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Okay, that logic makes sense to me. Looks a bit silly but that's no big deal. Thanks for explaining! QuietHere (talk) 18:39, 12 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

my pleasure! Paine 19:19, 12 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Template-protected edit request on 28 April 2026

Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request to Template:Spa has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Can someone please add the redirect categories {{R category shell|{{R from short name}}}} to the redirect Template:Spa? Qwerty123M (talk) 02:05, 28 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Completed. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 08:13, 28 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

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