Wikipedia:Template messages
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Templates are used within pages to provide the same message over and over again. Changes to the look, wording, or style of the message can be done quickly, because templates are made again for the reader when the article loads.
In other words, when the message is changed, you do not need to update a page that uses it if you use a template. Standard notices that might be on a page for months or forever should be "transcluded" for easy updating. This loads the current version of the message and puts it on the page every time you load it.
For any of these messages, you can include "subst:" (as in {{subst:1911}} ) when inserting them to put the full text into the page. Doing this means that any future changes to the template will not be shown in that article, but it can be useful sometimes.
To make a new custom message, start a page in the Template namespace. The title should be "Template:", then the name of your message. The page should then be written with the text of your message. Add your new template to this list.
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[edit] Article content
These templates are used to let people know about issues with the information in the article.
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{{stub}} (talk) |
Article's bottom |
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{{NPOV}} (talk) |
Article's top |
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{{complex}} (talk) |
Article's top |
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{{cleanup}} (talk) |
Article's top |
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{{unreferenced}} (talk) |
Article's top |
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{{disputed}} (talk) |
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Article's top |
{{current}} (talk) |
Article's top |
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{{subst:1911}} (talk) |
This article includes text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica. Please add to the article as needed. |
Article's near bottom |
{{Wrongtitle|correcttitle}} (talk) |
The title of this project page is wrong due to some limitations. The right title is correcttitle.
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Articles with lower case title etc. top |
{{mergeto|articlename}} (talk) |
Article's top |
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{{mergefrom|articlename}} (talk) |
Article's top |
[edit] Delete an article
The templates here are used to let administrators know about articles you think should be deleted. See Wikipedia:Deletion_policy for when to use these.
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{{pdel|reason}} (talk) |
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{{delete|reason}} (talk) |
An editor has asked for quick deletion of this page. The editor's reason for asking for deletion is: give a reason
If you disagree with its deletion, please explain why on this page's talk page. Please do not remove this notice from pages that you have created yourself. Administrators, remember to check what links here, the page history (last edit), and the page log, before deletion. |
Articles top |
{{non}} (talk) |
An editor has asked for quick deletion of this project page. The editor's reason for asking for deletion is: It doesn't make any sense (It's obvious nonsense). (QD G1)
If you think this page should not be deleted, please say why on this page's talk page. Please do not remove this notice from pages that you have created yourself. Administrators, remember to check what links here, the page history (last edit), and the page log, before deletion |
Articles top |
{{notable}} (talk) |
An editor has asked for quick deletion of this project page. The editor's reason for asking for deletion is: The article does not explain why the subject is notable. (QD A4)
If you think this page should not be deleted, please say why on this page's talk page. Please do not remove this notice from pages that you have created yourself. Administrators, remember to check what links here, the page history (last edit), and the page log, before deletion |
Articles top |
[edit] User talk page
The templates here are used to welcome users, warn vandals and other templates that should go on a user's talk page.
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{{Test}} (talk) |
Thank you for trying things out on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it is now gone. Please use the sandbox if you want to do any more tests, and see the welcome page if you want to learn about helping Simple English Wikipedia. |
User talk varies |
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{{Vandalism}} (talk) |
Your newest changes are vandalism and this is not acceptable on any Wikipedia. Please stop. If you vandalise more pages, you may be blocked so you cannot edit Wikipedia. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. |
User talk varies |
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{{RepeatVandal}} (talk) |
Your newest changes are vandalism, and they show that you want to harm Wikipedia. This is your last warning. If you vandalise another page, you will be blocked. | User talk varies |
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{{Sharedip}} (talk) |
User talk top |
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{{ISP|ISP Name}} (talk) |
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User talk top |
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{{Schooluser}} (talk) |
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School user talk top |
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{{Warning|message}} (talk) |
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User talk varies |
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{{Noupload}} (talk) |
Sorry, image uploads are not allowed on this Wikipedia. You can upload free images to Wikimedia Commons and link to them just like you would here, but fair use images are not allowed. For more information, see Wikipedia:Image use policy. |
User talk varies |
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{{Advert}} (talk) |
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User talk varies |
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{{Encopy}} (talk) |
User talk varies |
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{{Barnstar|Message}} (talk) |
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User talk varies |
[edit] Policies and guidelines
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{{disputedpolicy}} (talk) |
article top |
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{{proposed}} (talk) |
article top |
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{{guideline}} (talk) |
article top |
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{{policy}} (talk) |
article top |
[edit] Other
This is the place for any templates that don't fit in any of the other categories.
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{{tl|template name here}} (talk) |
{{template name here}} |
article top |
For links to Wikimedia sister projects, see Wikipedia:Sister projects.
The large number of categories seen below are a result of the templates being shown on this page.