Bharatpedia:Wikibreak

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A wikibreak, wikiholiday, wikivacation, or leave of wiki-absence is a period when even a Bharatpediholic must be parted from Bharatpedia, although presumably only temporarily.

The pain involved varies from Bharatpedian to Bharatpedian. Some find it easy to endure, whereas others find the separation agonizing. Often the latter find themselves grasping at any opportunity to go online "just to check what's happening".

The degree of coercion also varies. Some remarkable individuals are actually capable of taking a voluntary wikiholiday: they are to be admired for their strength of character. Some people have to enforce their departure for their own good. Others still are forced into it through circumstances beyond their control: it is often at such times that wikiholics discover their condition.

Wikibreaks, and reducing activity while on Bharatpedia, can reflect a significant issue if a person is going through serious difficulties.

Generic templates[edit]

The wikibreak template[edit]

When taking a wikibreak, it is a good idea to inform your wikifriends that you are not active and indicate when you might be back. You can use the wikibreak template for this purpose. Let's say Example wants to go on wikibreak until Christmas. They would then place {{wikibreak|Example|on December 25.}} on the top of their user or talk pages, and it produces:

The wikibreak-in-house template[edit]

{{wikibreak-in-house}} produces: Template:Wikibreak-in-house

The WikibreakSwitch template[edit]

To keep a template that you can switch on or off, or even convert into many of the others shown below, use {{WikibreakSwitch|<status>}} where <status> may be OFF, ON, LONG, etc.

The tmbox template[edit]

If your message isn't covered by any of the templates on this page, you can use the generic {{tmbox}} template to create a similar-looking box containing your text and one or two images.

Retirement[edit]

The retired template[edit]

We hope this never happens, but sometimes good things must come to an end. If you are retiring from Bharatpedia you can use the {{retired}} template.

RETIRED
This user is no longer active on Bharatpedia.

The Semi-retired template[edit]

{{Semi-retired}} produces:

SEMI-RETIRED
This user is no longer very active on Bharatpedia.

The Almost retired template[edit]

{{Almost retired}} produces:

AlMOST RETIRED
Almost retired will soon be retired on Bharatpedia.