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action=wikilove

(main | wikilove)

This module requires read rights.
This module requires write rights.
This module only accepts POST requests.
Source: WikiLove
License: MIT

Give WikiLove to another user.

WikiLove is a positive message posted to a user's talk page through a convenient interface with preset or locally defined templates. This action adds the specified wikitext to a certain talk page. For statistical purposes, the type and other data are logged.

Specific parameters:

Other general parameters are available.

title: Full pagename of the user page or user talk page of the user to send WikiLove to.; This parameter is required.
text: Raw wikitext to add in the new section.; This parameter is required.
message: Actual message the user has entered, for logging purposes.
token: A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens; This parameter is required.
subject: Subject header of the new section.; This parameter is required.
type: Type of WikiLove (for statistics); this corresponds with a type selected in the menu, and optionally a subtype after that (e.g. as in "The Original Barnstar" or "A kitten for you!").
email: Content of the optional email message to send to the user. A warning will be returned if the user cannot be emailed. WikiLove will be sent to the user's talk page either way.
tags: Change tags to apply to the revision.; Values (separate with | or alternative): 149, AWB, Possible vandalism, Testing an AbuseFilter, test tag, userRightsManager

Example:

Send WikiLove to "User:Dummy": api.php?action=wikilove&title=User:Dummy&text=Love&subject=Hi&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]