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Lifetime
Launched	10 April 1989
Closed	1 December 2010
Owned by	A&E Television Networks
Picture format	576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV),; 1080i (HDTV)
Country	United States
Formerly called	Life Network (1989-1999)
Sister channel(s)	A&E, Disney Channel, Crime & Investigation Network
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 1,; Channel 17 (HD)
Cable
Comcast	Channel 2,; Channel 21 (HD)
TiVo	Channel 3
IPTV
TalkTalk TV	Channel 4

Sky1
Launched	26 April 1982
Owned by	BSkyB
Picture format	576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV),; 1080i (HDTV)
Audience share	0.9% (November 2010, BARB)
Country	United Kingdom, Ireland
Formerly called	Template:J; Sky Channel (1984–1989); Sky One (1989–2008);
Sister channel(s)	Sky2,; Sky3,; Sky Living,; Sky Arts,; Sky Atlantic,; Sky Box Office,; Sky Movies,; Sky News,; Sky Sports,; Sky Sports News
Website	sky.com/sky1
Availability
Satellite
Sky	Channel 106; Channel 170 (HD);
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 121; Channel 122 (HD);
UPC Ireland	Channel 114
IPTV
TalkTalk TV	Channel 35
Streaming media
Sky Player	Watch live Template:J

Overview

This page provides a clean workflow to safely edit and validate TEMPLATE_NAME:

Sandbox: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox — a working copy where you make changes.
Testcases: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/testcases — inputs that exercise typical and edge cases.
Live: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME — the production version. Do not edit directly without review.

Use this page to:

Preview sandbox output against fixed testcases without touching the live template.
Compare actual vs expected output for each testcase.
Track recent changes and invite reviewers.

Quick links

Live template: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME
Sandbox: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox
Testcases: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/testcases
Documentation: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/doc (optional)
Talk page: Template talk:TEMPLATE_NAME

How to test

1. Edit the sandbox at Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox. 2. Open this test page and click “Show preview” to render the sandbox with inputs below. 3. Verify each testcase: Does the “Actual output” match the “Expected output”? 4. If all pass, consider copying sandbox to live using an edit summary like:

  “Sync from /sandbox: passes all /testcases as of YYYY-MM-DD.”

Previewing tips

Use “Preview page with this template” gadget or the built-in preview.
Check parser output in different skins and mobile view.
Validate accessibility: headings order, link text, ARIA where applicable.
Internationalization: test with non-ASCII parameters and RTL where relevant.

Test harness

The following sections render the sandbox template against curated inputs. Each testcase shows:

Parameters passed to the template
Expected output (as plain wikitext target)
Actual output (rendered via sandbox transclusion)

Testcase A: Minimal invocation

Parameters: {{TEMPLATE_NAME}}

Expected output: [Minimal successful output with defaults: e.g., a neutral message or basic box]

Actual output (sandbox):

Character and language test sandbox

This sandbox is used to test how Template:TEMPLATE NAME behaves with special characters (such as Greek letters) and language-specific spans.

Basic examples

Greek letter (direct character): α
Greek letter (HTML entity): γ
German span example: A

Within the template

Below are example calls of the template using these characters as parameters.

{{TEMPLATE NAME | title = Greek test: α γ | summary = Demonstrating Greek letters: α, β, γ, and entities like γ. | attr1 = Direct Greek: α β γ δ | attr2 = Entity Greek: α β γ δ | attr3 = German label: A, English label: A }}

Preview the page to check if:

Greek characters (α, β, γ, δ) display correctly.
HTML entities (α, β, γ, δ) render as the expected symbols.
The A is kept as a German-language span and does not break the layout.

Notes

Use this sandbox to experiment with different scripts (Greek, Cyrillic, etc.).
Test right-to-left scripts by adding spans with lang="ar" or lang="he".
If the template trims or escapes some of these, adjust the template code accordingly.

Testcase B: Common parameters

Parameters: {{TEMPLATE_NAME | param1 = Alpha | param2 = Beta | flag = yes }}

Expected output: [Example: shows "Alpha" and "Beta" in designated slots; flag toggles enhanced styling]

Actual output (sandbox):

Character and language test sandbox

This sandbox is used to test how Template:TEMPLATE NAME behaves with special characters (such as Greek letters) and language-specific spans.

Basic examples

Greek letter (direct character): α
Greek letter (HTML entity): γ
German span example: A

Within the template

Below are example calls of the template using these characters as parameters.

{{TEMPLATE NAME | title = Greek test: α γ | summary = Demonstrating Greek letters: α, β, γ, and entities like γ. | attr1 = Direct Greek: α β γ δ | attr2 = Entity Greek: α β γ δ | attr3 = German label: A, English label: A }}

Preview the page to check if:

Greek characters (α, β, γ, δ) display correctly.
HTML entities (α, β, γ, δ) render as the expected symbols.
The A is kept as a German-language span and does not break the layout.

Notes

Use this sandbox to experiment with different scripts (Greek, Cyrillic, etc.).
Test right-to-left scripts by adding spans with lang="ar" or lang="he".
If the template trims or escapes some of these, adjust the template code accordingly.

Testcase C: Edge values and escaping

Parameters: {{TEMPLATE_NAME | param1 = [[Linked target|Visible text]] | param2 = {{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} | raw = <code>escaped</code> }}

Expected output: [Links render correctly; timestamp subst is literal in expected; raw shows escaped markup]

Actual output (sandbox):

Character and language test sandbox

This sandbox is used to test how Template:TEMPLATE NAME behaves with special characters (such as Greek letters) and language-specific spans.

Basic examples

Greek letter (direct character): α
Greek letter (HTML entity): γ
German span example: A

Within the template

Below are example calls of the template using these characters as parameters.

{{TEMPLATE NAME | title = Greek test: α γ | summary = Demonstrating Greek letters: α, β, γ, and entities like γ. | attr1 = Direct Greek: α β γ δ | attr2 = Entity Greek: α β γ δ | attr3 = German label: A, English label: A }}

Preview the page to check if:

Greek characters (α, β, γ, δ) display correctly.
HTML entities (α, β, γ, δ) render as the expected symbols.
The A is kept as a German-language span and does not break the layout.

Notes

Use this sandbox to experiment with different scripts (Greek, Cyrillic, etc.).
Test right-to-left scripts by adding spans with lang="ar" or lang="he".
If the template trims or escapes some of these, adjust the template code accordingly.

Testcase D: Internationalization (i18n)

Parameters: {{TEMPLATE_NAME | lang = ja | text = こんにちは世界 }}

Expected output: [Text displays correctly for non-ASCII; applies lang attribute or rtl/ltr where applicable]

Actual output (sandbox):

Character and language test sandbox

This sandbox is used to test how Template:TEMPLATE NAME behaves with special characters (such as Greek letters) and language-specific spans.

Basic examples

Greek letter (direct character): α
Greek letter (HTML entity): γ
German span example: A

Within the template

Below are example calls of the template using these characters as parameters.

{{TEMPLATE NAME | title = Greek test: α γ | summary = Demonstrating Greek letters: α, β, γ, and entities like γ. | attr1 = Direct Greek: α β γ δ | attr2 = Entity Greek: α β γ δ | attr3 = German label: A, English label: A }}

Preview the page to check if:

Greek characters (α, β, γ, δ) display correctly.
HTML entities (α, β, γ, δ) render as the expected symbols.
The A is kept as a German-language span and does not break the layout.

Notes

Use this sandbox to experiment with different scripts (Greek, Cyrillic, etc.).
Test right-to-left scripts by adding spans with lang="ar" or lang="he".
If the template trims or escapes some of these, adjust the template code accordingly.

Testcase E: Error handling

Parameters: {{TEMPLATE_NAME | param1 = | required =  }}

Expected output: [Shows a gentle error or maintenance category; does not break page layout]

Actual output (sandbox):

Character and language test sandbox

This sandbox is used to test how Template:TEMPLATE NAME behaves with special characters (such as Greek letters) and language-specific spans.

Basic examples

Greek letter (direct character): α
Greek letter (HTML entity): γ
German span example: A

Within the template

Below are example calls of the template using these characters as parameters.

{{TEMPLATE NAME | title = Greek test: α γ | summary = Demonstrating Greek letters: α, β, γ, and entities like γ. | attr1 = Direct Greek: α β γ δ | attr2 = Entity Greek: α β γ δ | attr3 = German label: A, English label: A }}

Preview the page to check if:

Greek characters (α, β, γ, δ) display correctly.
HTML entities (α, β, γ, δ) render as the expected symbols.
The A is kept as a German-language span and does not break the layout.

Notes

Use this sandbox to experiment with different scripts (Greek, Cyrillic, etc.).
Test right-to-left scripts by adding spans with lang="ar" or lang="he".
If the template trims or escapes some of these, adjust the template code accordingly.

Maintenance

Add new testcases when introducing features or fixing bugs.
Keep “Expected output” updated; include rationale in edit summaries.
When deprecating parameters, add tests demonstrating legacy behavior and warnings.

Copy-paste skeletons

Below are ready-to-use skeletons for the sandbox and testcases subpages.

Skeleton: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox

{{#if:{{{required|}}} |  <div class="tmpl"> {{{param1|}}} · {{{param2|}}} {{#if:{{{flag|}}}|✓|}} {{#if:{{{raw|}}}|{{{raw}}}|}} </div> |  TEMPLATE_NAME: missing required parameter [[Category:Pages with TEMPLATE_NAME errors]] }}

Skeleton: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/testcases

; Minimal : {{TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox}} ; Common params : {{TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox | param1 = Alpha | param2 = Beta | flag = yes }} ; Edge and escaping : {{TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox | param1 = [[Linked target|Visible text]] | param2 = 20250101T000000Z | raw = <code>escaped</code> }} ; I18n : {{TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox | lang = ja | text = こんにちは世界 }} ; Error handling : {{TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox | required = }}

Review checklist

Output is stable across re-parses; no expensive parser functions without need.
No unexpected categorization in mainspace; errors go to maintenance cats.
Template is documented at Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/doc with parameters, examples, and tracking.
Style is minimal; avoid inline CSS unless necessary; consider using existing module or template styles.

This box: view • talk • edit

Template:Terminate sentence ensures a sentence ends with a specified terminator (default: a period). It avoids adding duplicate terminators and can optionally trim trailing spaces. It attempts to ignore trailing closing quotes or brackets when deciding whether a terminator is already present.

Usage

Basic:

{{Terminate sentence|This is a sentence}}
→ This is a sentence.

Named parameters:

{{Terminate sentence
 |text=He said "Hello"
 |term=.
}}
→ He said "Hello".

Custom terminator:

{{Terminate sentence|text=Warning|term=!}}
→ Warning!

Avoid duplicate terminator:

{{Terminate sentence|text=Already done.|term=.}}
→ Already done.

Trim trailing spaces:

{{Terminate sentence|text=Ends with space   |trim=yes}}
→ Ends with space.

Skip processing:

{{Terminate sentence|text=No changes here|skip=yes}}
→ No changes here

Append a note:

{{Terminate sentence|text=Complete|note=(source: 2025)}}
→ Complete. (source: 2025)

Parameters

1 / text: The input text to terminate.
term: The terminator to enforce at the end. Default is .. Common choices: !, ?.
trim: If yes/true/1, strips trailing spaces before checking.
skip: If yes/true/1, returns text unchanged (still appends note if provided).
allowdup: If yes/true/1, allows duplicate terminators (e.g., ellipses). Default disallows duplicates.
note: Optional text appended after a space, unaffected by termination logic.

Behavior details

Terminator detection attempts to ignore trailing closing quotes/brackets (", ', ”, ), ], }).
If the last visible character equals term, no extra terminator is added unless allowdup=yes.
If trim=yes, trailing spaces are removed before detection.
If note is present, it is added with a leading space after the final text.

Examples

Quotes:

{{Terminate sentence|text=He whispered "hush"|term=.}}

 → He whispered "hush".

Parentheses:

{{Terminate sentence|text=Complete (verified)|term=.}}

 → Complete (verified).

Exclamation:

{{Terminate sentence|text=Alert|term=!}}

 → Alert!

Ellipsis (allow duplicates):

{{Terminate sentence|text=Wait...|term=.|allowdup=yes}}

 → Wait....

Best practices

Prefer using term that matches the sentence intent (., !, ?).
For complex punctuation, consider the Lua-powered variant below.
Document usage in your template’s /doc page where you incorporate this helper.

Lua-powered variant (optional)

For more robust detection (including multilingual quotes and punctuation), create Module:TerminateUtil with:

-- Module:TerminateUtil
local M = {}

local closing = {
  [")"] = true, ["]"] = true, ["}"] = true,
  ['"'] = true, ["'"] = true, ["”"] = true, ["’"] = true, ["»"] = true, ["›"] = true
}

local function trimRight(s)
  return (s:gsub("%s+$",""))
end

function M.lastVisibleChar(args)
  local s = args.s or ""
  s = trimRight(s)
  local i = #s
  while i > 0 do
    local c = s:sub(i,i)
    if closing[c] then
      i = i - 1
    else
      return c
    end
  end
  return ""
end

return M

Then update the template to call:

{{#invoke:TerminateUtil|lastVisibleChar|s=text}}

This improves detection for closing quotes and brackets.

Usage

{{Infobox television channel
| name              = 
| logofile          = 
| logosize          = 
| logocaption       = 
| logoalt           = 
| logo2             = 
| established       = 
| airdate           = 
| launch            = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| closed date       = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| picture format    = 
| share             = 
| share as of       = 
| share source      = 
| network           = 
| owner             = 
| parent            = 
| slogan            = 
| motto             = 
| country           = 
| language          = 
| broadcast area    = 
| affiliates        = 
| headquarters      = 
| former names      = 
| replaced names    = 
| replaced by names = 
| sister names      = 
| timeshift names   = 
| web               = <!---{{url|}}--->
| terr serv 1       = 
| terr chan 1       = 
| sat serv 1        = 
| sat chan 1        = 
| cable serv 1      = 
| cable chan 1      = 
| sat radio serv 1  = 
| sat radio chan 1  = 
| iptv serv 1       = 
| iptv chan 1       = 
| online serv 1     = 
| online chan 1     = 
| 3gmobile serv 1   = 
}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional.

Parameter	Contents
name	The channel name, will be used as a heading Required
logofile	The image name, without the "[[image:" syntax
logosize	If the image will cause the infobox to stretch then use 200px for this parameter
logocaption	The caption for the logo, for example the years when the logo was used
logoalt	Alt text description of the image
launch	The date the channel was launched
closed date	The date the channel was closed
picture format	The picture format(s) available (e.g. 576i (SDTV) or 1080i (HDTV))
share	The audience share
share as of	The date for which that audience share is appropriate
share source	The URL of a source for the share (e.g. BARB)
network	The parent network for the channel
owner	Who owns the channel (add the owner's parent company/companies if not a well known name)
parent
slogan
motto
country
language
broadcast area
affiliates
headquarters
former names	The former names of the channel (add dates of name change)
replaced names	The channel that this channel replaced, optionally linked to that channel's article
replaced by names	The channel this channel was replaced by
sister names	The name or names of sister channel(s)
timeshift names	The name or names of timeshift channel(s)
web	Link to website
availability note	Note on availability information, e.g. "At time of closure" or "Not yet launched, based on currently available information" or similar
terr serv 1	Name of the 1st terrestrial service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
terr chan 1	Channel number on that service
terr serv 2 ... 20	Name of the 2nd (and so on to 20th) terrestrial service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
terr chan 2 ... 20	Channel number on that service
sat avail	A note on satellite availability, most commonly: "Not available"
sat serv 1	Name of the 1st satellite service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
sat chan 1	Channel number on that service
sat serv 2 ... 30	Name of the 2nd (and so on to 30th) satellite service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
sat chan 2 ... 30	Channel number on that service
cable avail	A note on cable availability, most commonly: "Not available"
cable serv 1	Name of the 1st cable service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
cable chan 1	Channel number on that service
cable serv 2 ... 20	Name of the 2nd (and so on to 20th) cable service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
cable chan 2 ... 20	Channel number on that service
sat radio avail	A note on satellite radio availability, most commonly: "Not available"
sat radio serv 1	Name of the 1st satellite radio service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
sat radio chan 1	Channel number on that service
sat radio serv 2 ... 20	Name of the 2nd (and so on to 20th) satellite radio service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
sat radio chan 2 ... 20	Channel number on that service
iptv avail	A note on IPTV television service availability, most commonly: "Not available"
iptv serv 1	Name of the 1st IPTV television service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
iptv chan 1	Channel number on that service
iptv serv 2 ... 20	Name of the 2nd IPTV television service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
iptv chan 2 ... 20	Channel number on that service
online avail	A note on online watching availability, most commonly: "Not available"
online serv 1	Name of the 1st online watching service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
online chan 1	Channel number on that service
online serv 2 ... 20	Name of the 2nd (and so on to 20th) online watching service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)
online chan 2 ... 20	Channel number on that service
3gmobile avail	A note on mobile device via 3G mobile network watching availability, most commonly: "Not available"
3gmobile serv 1	Name of the 1st 3G mobile network watching service provider (optionally linked to the page for it)

If you don't know what to type in, don't delete it, just leave it blank there, and it won't be shown.

Example

{{Infobox television channel
| name             = Sky1
| logofile         = No Photo Available.svg
| logosize         = 200px
| logocaption      = Sky1 logo (2001–present)
| logoalt          = No Photo Available in blue on a light grey background
| launch           = {{Start date|1982|04|26|df=y}}
| share            = 0.9%
| share as of      = November 2010
| share source     = [http://www.barb.co.uk/report/monthlyViewing?period%5B%5D=20101101&button_submit=View+Figures BARB]
| owner            = [[British Sky Broadcasting|BSkyB]]
| picture format   = [[576i]] ([[16:9]] and [[4:3]]) ([[SDTV]]),<br>[[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])
| former names     = {{plainlist|
* {{j|Satellite Television (1982–1984)}}
* Sky Channel (1984–1989)
* Sky One (1989–2008)
}}
| timeshift names  = 
| country          = United Kingdom, Ireland
| sister names     = [[Sky2]],<br>[[Sky3]],<br>[[Sky Living]],<br>[[Sky Arts]],<br>[[Sky Atlantic]],<br>[[Sky Box Office (UK & Ireland)|Sky Box Office]],<br>[[Sky Movies]],<br>[[Sky News]],<br>[[Sky Sports]],<br>[[Sky Sports News]]
| sat serv 1       = [[Sky (UK & Ireland)|Sky]]
| sat chan 1       = {{plainlist|
* Channel 106
* Channel 170 (HD)
}}
| cable serv 1     = [[Virgin Media]]
| cable chan 1     = {{plainlist|
* Channel 121
* Channel 122 (HD)
}}
| cable serv 2     = [[UPC Ireland]]
| cable chan 2     = Channel 114
| adsl serv 1      = [[TalkTalk TV]]
| adsl chan 1      = Channel 35
| online serv 1    = [[Sky Player]]
| online chan 1    = {{url|http://skyplayer.sky.com/vod/page/default/home.do|Watch live}} {{j|(UK and Ireland only)}}
| web              = {{url|sky.com/sky1}}
}}

Closed date set

{{Infobox television channel
| name             = Lifetime
| logofile         = No Photo Available.svg
| logosize         = 200px
| logocaption      = Lifetime logo (2005–2010)
| logoalt          = No Photo Available in blue on a light grey background
| launch           = {{start date|1989|04|10|df=y}}
| closed date      = {{end date|2010|12|01|df=y}}
| owner            = [[A&E Television Networks]]
| picture format   = [[576i]] ([[16:9]] and [[4:3]]) ([[SDTV]]),<br>[[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])
| former names     = Life Network (1989-1999)
| timeshift names  = 
| country          = United States
| sister names     = [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]], [[Disney Channel]], [[Crime & Investigation Network]]
| sat serv 1       = [[DirecTV]]
| sat chan 1       = Channel 1,<br>Channel 17 (HD)
| cable serv 1     = [[Comcast]]
| cable chan 1     = Channel 2,<br>Channel 21 (HD)
| cable serv 2     = [[TiVo]]
| cable chan 2     = Channel 3
| adsl serv 1      = [[TalkTalk TV]]
| adsl chan 1      = Channel 4
| online serv 1    = 
| online chan 1    = 
| web              =
}}

Template documentation

Template sandbox and testcases for TEMPLATE_NAME

Overview

Quick links

How to test

Previewing tips

Test harness

Testcase A: Minimal invocation

Basic examples

Within the template

Notes

Testcase B: Common parameters

Basic examples

Within the template

Notes

Testcase C: Edge values and escaping

Basic examples

Within the template

Notes

Testcase D: Internationalization (i18n)

Basic examples

Within the template

Notes

Testcase E: Error handling

Basic examples

Within the template

Notes

Maintenance

Categories

Copy-paste skeletons

Skeleton: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/sandbox

Skeleton: Template:TEMPLATE_NAME/testcases

Review checklist

Usage

Parameters

Behavior details

Examples

Best practices

Lua-powered variant (optional)

See also

Usage

Parameters

Example

Closed date set

See also