Template:You've got mail
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.
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Purpose
Tired of sending a user an email and posting a message on their talk page to tell them you have sent them an email? If you are, then use this template to notify email recipients instead.
The template does not require substitution.
Usage
Any of the following:
| Code | Result | Note |
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| {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} |
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. |
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| {{You've got mail|subject=Subject Line}} or {{ygm|subject=Subject Line}} |
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. |
"Subject Line" will be replaced with the Subject of your e-mail. |
| {{You've got mail|sig=~~~~}} or {{ygm|sig=~~~~}} |
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.— ~~~~ |
~~~~ will be replaced by your actual signature and timestamp.
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| {{You've got mail|dashlesssig=~~~~}} or {{ygm|dashlesssig=~~~~}} |
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. ~~~~ |
~~~~ will be replaced by your actual signature and timestamp (for those who already have dashes or other separators in their custom sigs).
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| {{You've got mail|ts=~~~~~}} or {{ygm|ts=~~~~~}} |
Message added ~~~~~. It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. |
~~~~~ will be replaced by your actual timestamp.
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| {{You've got mail|tweet=yes}} or {{ygm|tweet=yes}} |
Hello. Check your Twitter; you've got a tweet!
You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. |
The other signature options can be used as well. |
Redirects
{{ygm}}
See also
- {{Talkback}} – the original, large "you have new messages" notice to put on other users' talk pages
- {{subst:Mytalk}} – invokes the talkback template and automatically fills in your username
- {{Talkbacktiny}} – a somewhat smaller version of
{{Talkback}}
- {{Interwiki talkback}} – a "you have new messages" notice to put on other users' talk pages for interwiki purposes
- {{Whisperback}} – a less obtrusive template than
{{Talkback}}, with more features and without the box - {{You've got mail}} – like
{{Talkback}}but to notify of an offsite e-mail - {{Please see}} – similar to
{{Whisperback}}, but notifying others of a topic they may wish to participate in- {{WikiProject please see}} – similar to
{{Please see}}, but for use on WikiProject talk pages
- {{WikiProject please see}} – similar to
- {{Discussion notice}} – an alternative to
{{Please see}}, similar to{{ANI-notice}} - {{Usertalkback}} and {{Userwhisperback}} – notices for the top of one's own user talk page, so as to inform your interlocutors of your user discussion preferences
- {{FYI}} – icon box to give a visual hint to readers of talk page items
- {{Notified}} – disclosure indicating that a notification has been posted on another page
- {{Reply to}} – ping a user without posting on their talk page (uses the mentions notification)
- {{Response}} – to direct the attention of another user to a discussion on a specific talk page
- {{No talkback}} – opt-out of talkback messages from Twinkle