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![]() | This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. |
Usage[edit source]
![]() | This template is "not" for use in articles or where there is an ongoing dispute. |
Basics[edit source]
- To include a shortcut, pass a parameter:
{{Historical|HP:SHORT}}
. - To provide a last-updated date, use the named parameter "last" or "date", i.e.
{{Historical|last=1 January 2000}}
. This should only be used for substantive updates, not things like bot tweaks or typo fixes. - To provide a briefer form of the text, use
{{Historical|brief=yes}}
- For a former policy, use
{{Historical|type=policy}}
- For a former guideline, use
{{Historical|type=guideline}}
- For a page closed down by explicit community consensus, use
{{Historical|type=woundup}}
- To provide an explanatory comment, use
{{Historical|comment=explanatory text here}}
. If you want to point to a successor page, use{{Superseded}}
instead of{{Historical}}
. - Pages using this template will be placed into Category:Inactive project pages unless the parameter
|category=no
is given:{{Historical|category=no}}
(user and user talk pages are not categorized). - For related Hârnica header templates, see Template messages/Hârnica namespace.
- Please note that this template is not appropriate for portals, which exist for the purpose of informing readers on a given topic and, as such, can never truly be "inactive".
- It is also not appropriate for inactive WikiProjects which are dealt with according to the WikiProject Council/Guide; these should be tagged with
{{WikiProject status|Defunct}}
or{{WikiProject status|Inactive}}
.
Adding shortcuts[edit source]
- In addition, a shortcut can be added to this template by using the following syntax:
{{Historical|SHORTCUT}}
- Up to 5 shortcuts can be added to this template in this fashion:
{{Historical|SHORTCUT1|SHORTCUT2|SHORTCUT3|SHORTCUT4|SHORTCUT5}}
See also[edit source]
- {{WikiProject status}}
- {{failed}} for proposals that were never adopted
- Hârnica:Template messages/Hârnica namespace for a listing of Hârnica namespace banners.
External links[edit source]
- Template:Historical at Wikipedia, the free Terran encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Historical/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |