User:Tamzin/Pronoun hatnote/doc

Usage

For usage on articles that refer to people with pronouns that might surprise the reader. This template is not intended as a disclaimer that someone is transgender or nonbinary. Using it with she / her or he / him pronouns will result in an error, as the usage of such pronouns does not need to be explained to the reader. It is also not intended for cases where editorial consensus (or lack thereof) has settled on not using any pronouns for a person of ambiguous gender identity. (See documentation of "none"/"name" option below.)

Supported values

The template currently supports four sets of pronouns: they / them, xe / xem, e / em, and ze / hir. Each can be used by setting the {{{pronouns}}}/{{{1}}} parameter to the subject form (e.g. xe); object form (e.g. xem); or the two concatenated with optional space or slash between (e.g. xexem, xe/xem, xe xem)

{{Pronoun hatnote|they}}

This article refers to its subject by they / them pronouns.

{{Pronoun hatnote|xem}}

This article refers to its subject by xe / xem pronouns.

{{Pronoun hatnote|e/em}}

This article refers to its subject by Spivak pronouns (e / em).

{{Pronoun hatnote|zehir}}

This article refers to its subject by ze / hir pronouns.

No pronouns

As noted above, this template should not be used on articles where pronouns are avoided out of editorial discretion (e.g. James Barry as of 2022). The "no pronouns" option ({{{pronouns}}}/{{{1}}} values no, none, name, and surname) is, rather, intended for subjects who specifically request no pronouns, e.g. Sophie (musician).

{{Pronoun hatnote|none}}

This article does not use personal pronouns to refer to its subject.

Binary pronouns disabled

As noted above, this template is not meant as a disclaimer that someone is transgender or nonbinary. It exists to explain writing that readers may find unusual, not to justify compliance with MOS:GENDERID. As such:

{{Pronoun hatnote|he}} / {{Pronoun hatnote|her}} / etc.

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Custom pronouns

It is better to add new sets of pronouns to this template than to manually set custom ones. However, if one must do so, bear in mind the following:

• The simplest way is to set {{{subject}}} to the subject pronoun (like they) and {{{object}}} to the object pronoun (like them). The template will take care of the rest of the formatting:

{{Pronoun hatnote|subject=foo|object=bar}}

This article refers to its subject by foo / bar pronouns.

• If you need to do it manually for any reason, note that:
  • Pronouns should be formatted as [[subject pronoun/object pronoun|''subject pronoun''{{hsp}}/{{hsp}}''object pronoun'']]. The {{hsp}}s keep the italicized slash from running into the roman pronouns.
  • The word "pronouns" is not added to the end automatically. Whatever you put will determine everything in the hatnote after "subject by...", except the terminal period.
• If there is no article for subject pronoun/object pronoun, create it as a redirect to a suitable page, likely Neopronoun. This is preferable to piping to that page, as it leaves more flexibility for if a better target emerges in the future.
• Do not circumvent the binary pronoun restriction.

Person parameter

In rare cases, it may make sense to use this template on an article other than the biography of the person to whom it refers, for instance, an article on a musical duo that extensively discusses a member who takes e / em pronouns. In most cases, it is better to simply include an inline mention of the person's pronouns, or not discuss the matter at all, but the {{{person}}} parameter does exist for this purpose.

{{Pronoun hatnote|e|person=Somebody}}

This article refers to Somebody by Spivak pronouns (e / em).