This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Single-purpose account}}). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot.
This is the SPA or single-purpose account template. It is used to mark comments made by single-purpose accounts with "– This user has made few or no other edits outside this topic" .
Please remember that a comment should not be dismissed merely because it comes from a new account; in itself, this is an argument to the person, considered to be rather weak . Unless there are multiple new accounts or IPs voicing the same opinion (a typical sign of sockpuppetry ), there is probably no need to use this template; the user should probably be addressed personally instead.
Usage
This template should be substituted and it takes one or two parameters.
Syntax: {{subst:Single-purpose account|username |time, day month year (UTC) [optional]}}
See Wikipedia:Single-purpose account for information on when it is appropriate to use this template.
Examples
If the SPA signed their edit, use the following format, placed next to their signature
{{subst:Single-purpose account|Example}}
— Example (talk • contribs ) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
If the SPA did not sign their edit, use this format, placed next to their comment
{{subst:Single-purpose account|Example|20:51, 26 March 2024 (UTC)}}
— Example (talk • contribs ) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. The preceding unsigned comment was added at 20:51, 26 March 2024 (UTC).
Tracking categories
This template requires a username or IP. If the template is used without any unnamed parameters, the page on which it is used will appear in Category:Pages using template:spa with no username .
See also
Article page PAM notice User talk page PAM discussion notifications
{{Mergenote }} (PAM notification to user talk page)
Discussion page PAM templates User talk page PAM process notifications Article source talk page PAM notice
{{Merge done }} (Merge after discussion notice; for source talk page)
{{Merge to }} (PAM merge request; for source page; use {{Merge from }} on destination talk page)
{{Merged-to }} (Post PAM merge completed; for source talk page)
{{Being merged }} (Source page merging in action notice)
{{Mfd-merge to }} (Post MfD merge needed; for source talk page; use {{Mfd-merge to }} on destination page)
{{Old merge }} (1st and subsequent nominations)
Article destination talk page PAM notice Miscellaneous PAM misc.
Article page AfD notice
{{Afd }} (1st time nomination)
{{Afd-merge to }} (merge contents from AfD'ed article)
{{Afd-merge from }} (merge contents in AfD'ed article)
{{AfD-userfied }} (drafted pursuant to AfD)
{{AfDM }} (1st time nomination)
{{Afdx }} (2nd etc. nomination)
{{Cleanup AfD }} (Cleanup req'd after AfD)
{{Db-g4 }} (Post AfD CSD G4 deletion needed)
{{Db-xfd }} (Post AfD CSD G6 deletion needed)
User talk page AfD discussion notifications Discussion page AfD templates
{{Priorxfd }} (previous deletion discussions)
{{Afdnewuser }} (participant clarification)
{{Closing }} (closing in process)
{{Duplicate vote }} (participation clarification)
{{Not a ballot }} (discussion clarification)
{{Old AfD list }} (previous discussions)
{{Page creator }} (participant clarification)
{{Single-purpose account}} (participant clarification)
{{Csm }} (participant is confirmed to have used sockpuppets)
{{Csp }} (participant is a confirmed sockpuppet)
{{Canvassed }} (participant clarification)
{{COI editor }} (participant clarification)
{{Xfd-privacy }} (sensitive discussion close)
{{Deletion sorting }} (debate added to deletion sorting list)
{{Notified }} (debate mentioned on talk page)
User talk page AfD process notifications Article talk page AfD notice See also