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Purpose

The purpose of this Collaboration is to create/edit/collect Userbox templates for use on Userpages.

Guidelines

Userboxes (commonly abbreviated as UBX) are small colored boxes designed to appear on users' pages.

General

They generally include one or two small graphics and a few short lines of text. Often they also include wiki markup that places the user in a category.

• Reminder: MeritBadgeDotOrg is, first and foremost, an online resource for Scout advancement, and its use as an online community is a means to that end.
• Userboxes are intended to be used only on userpages.
• Userboxes are tools intended for communication purposes, such as helping editors collaborate more effectively on articles.
• Userboxes on this wiki should be created as templates and transcluded onto user pages; there may be exceptions where wiki markup may be substituted directly onto user pages, instead.

Content

Typical userbox content examples:

• This user <verb phrase> <noun phrase>.
  • This user is <noun phrase>.
  • This user is a member of <noun phrase>.
  • This user is a fan of <noun phrase>.
  • This user supports <noun phrase>.
  • This user contributes to <noun phrase>.
  • This user is interested in <noun phrase>.
  • This user is fascinated by <noun phrase>.

Other combinations are obviously possible.

Content restrictions

• Userboxes, regardless of where the reside, must conform to our usage standards policy.

Caution about image use

• Make certain the image license conforms with our copyright policy.

Category inclusion

• Do not create categories which could potentially include all MeritBadgeDotOrg users. For example, userboxes such as: "This user is human."; "This user uses the internet"; etc., should not include category markup based on such criteria. (Exception: User BSA applies to all registered users of this wiki.)
• Do not negatively categorize "not"-based userboxes. For example: "This user does not like <noun phrase>."

To Do

See the talk page for To Do items.

Creating a new Userbox using the Userbox template

Template usage examples

Example 1

The following code:

{{Userbox
|text = This user is a <br>'''[[Cubmaster]]'''.
|textsize = 10
|textcolor = black
|image = Cubmaster_small.gif
|imagesize = 50
|leftbgcolor = white
|rightbgcolor = silver
|framecolor = darkblue
|framewidth = 2
|category  = [[Category:Cubmasters]]
}}

Will produce:

This user is a Cubmaster.

Example 2

The following code:

{{Userbox 
|text = This user has been awarded the <br/>'''Silver Beaver'''.
|textsize = 8
|textcolor = #E5E5E5
|image = Knotbeaver.jpg
|imagesize = 115
|leftbgcolor = #D2B48C
|rightbgcolor = #D2B48C
|framecolor = #CDAA7D 
|framewidth = 2
|category  = [[Category:Silver Beaver Users]]
}}

Will produce:

This user has been awarded the Silver Beaver.

Copy-and-paste template

{{Userbox 
|text = 
|textsize = 
|textcolor = #
|image = 
|imagesize = 
|leftbgcolor = #
|rightbgcolor = #
|framecolor = #
|framewidth = 
|category  = [[Category:]]
}}
<noinclude>
{{documentation}}
</noinclude>

Categorization

If a userbox is created using the {{Userbox}} template, it will be added to the Category:Userbox Templates automatically. Categorization of the tagged page is accomplished by using the "|category =" field of the Userbox (see below)

Existing Userboxes

Usage	Display
{{User BSA}}	This user is a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America.
{{User Boy Scout}}	This user is a Boy Scout.
{{User Star}}	This user is a Star Scout.
{{User Life}}	This user is a Life Scout.

Adult position userboxes

Cub Scouting

Usage	Display
{{User Cubmaster}}	This user is a Cubmaster.
{{User Assistant Cubmaster}}	This user is an Assistant Cubmaster.
{{User Tiger Cub Den Leader}}	This user is a Tiger Cub Den Leader.
{{User Assistant Tiger Cub Den Leader}}	This user is an Assistant Tiger Cub Den Leader.
{{User Den Leader}}	This user is a Cub Scout Den Leader.
{{User Assistant Den Leader}}	This user is an Assistant Cub Scout Den Leader.
{{User Webelos Den Leader}}	This user is a Webelos Den Leader.
{{User Assistant Webelos Den Leader}}	This user is an Assistant Webelos Den Leader.
{{User Pack Committee Chair}}	This user is a Pack Committee Chairperson.
{{User Pack Committee Member}}	This user is a Pack Committee Member.
{{User Pack Trainer}}	This user is a Pack Trainer.

Boy Scouting

Usage	Display
{{User Scoutmaster}}	This user is a Scoutmaster.
{{User Assistant Scoutmaster}}	This user is an Assistant Scoutmaster.
{{User Senior Patrol Leader}}	This user is a Senior Patrol Leader.
{{User Assistant Senior Patrol Leader}}	This user is an Assistant Senior Patrol Leader.
{{User Patrol Leader}}	This user is a Patrol Leader.
{{User Assistant Patrol Leader}}	This user is an Assistant Patrol Leader.
{{User Troop Guide}}	This user is a Troop Guide.
{{User Troop Committee Chair}}	This user is a Troop Committee Chair.
{{User Troop Committee Member}}	This user is a Troop Committee Member.

Commissioners

Usage	Display
{{User District Commissioner}}	This user is a District Commissioner.
{{User Asst District Commissioner}}	This user is an Assistant District Commissioner.
{{User Unit Commissioner}}	This user is a Unit Commissioner.
{{User Arrowhead}}	This user earned the Arrowhead Honor.

"My son is a..."-style userboxes

Usage	Display
{{User MyTigerCub}}	My son is a Tiger Cub Scout.
{{User MyWolf}}	My son is a Wolf Cub Scout.
{{User MyBear}}	My son is a Bear Cub Scout.
{{User MyWebelos}}	My son is a Webelos Scout.
{{User MyBoyScout}}	My son is a Boy Scout.
{{User MyEagleScout}}	My son is an Eagle Scout.
{{User MyVenturer}}	My son is a Venturer.
{{User MyVenturer}}	My daughter is a Venturer.
{{User MyVarsity}}	My son is a Varsity Scout.

Order of the Arrow

Usage	Display
{{User Ordeal}}	This user is an Ordeal member of the Order of the Arrow.
{{User Brotherhood}}	This user is a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow.
{{User Brotherhood 2}}	This user is a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow in Lodge Name and Number.
{{User Vigil}}	This user is a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow.

National Jamborees

Usage	Display
{{User NatJambo1935}}	This user thinks he attended the 1935 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1937}}	This user attended the 1937 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1950}}	This user attended the 1950 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1953}}	This user attended the 1953 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1957}}	This user attended the 1957 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1960}}	This user attended the 1960 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1964}}	This user attended the 1964 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1969}}	This user attended the 1969 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1973}}	This user attended the 1973 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1977}}	This user attended the 1977 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1981}}	This user attended the 1981 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1985}}	This user attended the 1985 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1989}}	This user attended the 1989 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1993}}	This user attended the 1993 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo1997}}	This user attended the 1997 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo2001}}	This user attended the 2001 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo2005}}	This user attended the 2005 National Jamboree.
{{User NatJambo2010}}	This user attended the 2010 National Jamboree.

Awards

Rank Knots

Usage	Display
{{User Arrow of Light (Youth)}}	This user earned the Arrow of Light.
{{User Arrow of Light 2}}	This user earned the Arrow of Light.
{{User Eagle Scout 1}}	This user is an Eagle Scout
{{User Eagle Scout 2}}	This User is a second-generation Eagle Scout.
{{User Eagle Scout 3}}	This User is a third-generation Eagle Scout.
{{User Arrow of Light}}	AOL This user earned the Arrow of Light.
{{User Eagle Scout}}	ES This user is an Eagle Scout
{{User Silver Award}}	SA This user earned the Silver Award.
{{User Quartermaster Award}}	QA This user earned the Quartermaster Award.

Meritorious Service Knots

Usage	Display
{{User District Award of Merit}}	This user has been awarded the District Award of Merit.
{{User Silver Beaver}}	This user has been awarded the Silver Beaver.
{{User Silver Antelope}}	This user earned the Silver Antelope Award.
{{User Silver Buffalo}}	This user earned the Silver Buffalo Award.
{{User Distinguished Commissioner}}	This user earned the Distinguished Commissioner Award.
{{User Order of the Arrow Service}}	This user earned the Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award
{{User Scouter's Award of Merit}}	Template:User Scouter's Award of Merit
{{User Venturing Leadership Award}}	Template:User Venturing Leadership Award
{{User Silver World}}	Template:User Silver World

Meritorious Action Knots

Usage	Display
{{User Medal of Heroism}}	This user earned a Medal of Heroism
{{User Medal of Honor}}	This user earned an Honor Medal
{{User Medal of Merit}}	This user earned a Medal of Merit.

Scoutreach Service Award Knots

Usage	Display
{{User Whitney Young Jr Service Award}}	This user earned the Whitney Young Jr. Service Award.
{{User Vale la Pena}}	This user earned the ¡Scouting ... Vale La Pena! Service Award.
{{User Asian American Award}}	This user earned the Asian American Award.

Religious Award Knots

Usage	Display
{{User Youth Religious Award}}	This user earned the Youth Religious Award.
{{User Adult Religious Award}}	This user earned the Adult Religious Award.

Other Knots

Usage	Display
{{User Community Organization}}	This user earned the Community Organization Award.
{{User George Meany}}	This user earned the George Meany Award.
{{User James West Award}}	This user earned the James E. West Fellowship Award
{{User William D. Boyce}}	This user earned the William D. Boyce New Unit Organizer Award.
{{User William T. Hornaday}}	This user earned the William T. Hornaday Award.
{{User International Scout Award}}	Template:User International Scout Award
{{User Professional Training Award}}	Template:User Professional Training Award
{{User Eagle Scout Job}}	ES This user got a job mainly because he is an Eagle Scout
{{User Varsity Scout}}	VS Image:Varsity scout strip.png This user was a Varsity Scout.

MeritBadgeDotOrg

Usage	Display
{{User RC Patrol}}	This User is a Recent changes patroller.
{{User SysOp}}	This user is a Sysop for the MeritBadgeDotOrg website.
{{User Contributor}}	This user is a contributor to the MeritBadge Website Network.

WikiProjects

Usage	Display
{{User WikiProject Advancement Requirements}}	This user is a member of the Advancement Requirements WikiProject
{{User Knots Collaboration}}	This user is a member of the Knots Collaboration
{{User WikiProject Userboxes}}	This user is a member of the Userboxes WikiProject
{{User WikiProject mborg-mobile}}	This user is a member of the mborg-mobile WikiProject

Miscellaneous

Usage	Display
{{User email}}	This user can be contacted by email.

Project Templates

User Page Template

The {{User WikiProject Userboxes}} Template can be used on a member's user page.

This user is a member of the Userboxes WikiProject

Talk Page Template

The {{WikiProject Userboxes}} Template is used on the Talk Pages. Of dubious utility, but provided for sake of completeness.

This article is part of MeritBadgeDotOrg:WikiProject Userboxes, a collaborative effort to better organize information in all Userboxes. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.

See also

For more details, as well as an extensive list of Userboxes in use on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Userboxes.