Wikipedia:WikiProject Sociology/Templates

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Templates used by WikiProject Sociology for various purposes include those described below.

Stub template

A stub template is added to the bottom of stub (tiny) articles, to indicate they are ripe for expansion. For how to, check the box below.

To add a stub template to an article on a concept related to sociology, add the {{socio-stub}} to the bottom of it
To add a stub template to an article on a sociologist, add the {{sociologist-stub}} to the bottom of it

Userboxes

Userboxes can be added to one's user page to show one's interests or make other statements about oneself. You may want to use userboxes identifying your command in various languages, alma mater, or your favorite wikiprojects. The following userboxes are related to our project or sociology in general:

This user is a member of WikiProject Sociology.

{{User WPSOC}} - WikiProject Sociology userbox; project members may include this on their user pages

This user is a sociologist.

{{User Sociologist}} - Sociologist profession userbox; sociologists may include this on their user pages

SOC

This user is an expert in Sociology.

{{User Sociology expert}} - Sociologist profession userbox; allows for specification of specialty areas; sociologists may include this on their user pages

This user is interested in sociology.

{{User:UBX/Sociology}} - Sociology interest userbox, editors interested in sociology may include this one on their user pages

WikiProject assessment template

The WikiProject Sociology template {{WikiProject Sociology}} should be added to each sociology-related article's talk page. It will then enable its inclusion in our article alerts, copyedit-needed listing, and other tools.

{{WikiProject Sociology|class=C |importance=low |Social movements=yes|attention=yes|needs-infobox=yes}}

Produces:

Sociology: Social Movements C‑class Low‑importance

	Society portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Sociology, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of sociology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.SociologyWikipedia:WikiProject SociologyTemplate:WikiProject Sociologysociology
C	This article has been rated as C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by the social movements task force.
	This article has been marked as needing immediate attention.
	This article has been marked as needing an infobox.

If you want to fill in the class and importance categories, add stub/start/C/B/GA/A/FA after the equal sign following class, and low/mid/high/top after the one following importance parameter. You can find more on the precise definition of those terms at WikiProject Sociology guidelines.

Awards

The following awards can be given by anyone to editors who contributed significantly to improving sociology-related content on Wikipedia.

Image	What to type	Description
	{{subst:The Sociology Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Sociology Barnstar' The Sociology Barnstar of National Merit may be awarded to an editor who contributed significantly to improving sociology-related content on Wikipedia.
	{{subst:The Society Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Society Barnstar The Society Barnstar is intended for those whose work advances the general understanding of any given society one may attain by consulting Wikipedia.
	{{subst:The Barnstar of Liberty\|message ~~~~}}	The Barnstar of Liberty The Barnstar of Liberty may be awarded to an editor who contributes significantly to expand or improve Wikipedia's coverage of human rights, liberty or freedom of expression.
	{{subst:The LGBT Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The LGBT Barnstar The LGBT Barnstar is awarded to editors who make significant contributions that expand Wikipedia’s knowledge about homosexuality, bisexuality, transexuality, LGBT life and culture, notable LGBT people, events and movements, sociological issues, and population statistics.
	{{subst:The Human Rights Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Human Rights Barnstar The Human Rights Barnstar may be awarded to an editor who contributes significantly to expand or improve an article related to human rights.
	{{subst:The Peace Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Peace Barnstar The Peace Barnstar is to be awarded to users who create articles about or on subjects relating to peace, nonviolence, and tolerance.
	{{subst:The Workers' Barnstar\|message ~~~~}}	The Workers' Barnstar The Workers' Barnstar may be awarded to Wikipedians who edit, or improve Wikipedia's information on Socialism orCommunism. }} There are dozens of other barnstar and awards available as well, see Wikipedia:Barnstars for a larger list.