Wikipedia:Template messages

This page is a guideline on Wikipedia. Many editors agree with acting this way. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. Feel free to change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to suggest any major changes.

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.

Article content

These templates are used to let people know about issues with the information in the article.

Name	Current text	Where
{{stub}} (talk)		Article's bottom
{{NPOV}} (talk)	Somebody thinks that this article may not be neutral. This can be discussed on the article's talk page.	Article's top
{{cleanup}} (talk)	This page needs to be cleaned up. Please make this page better in any way that you can. Remove this box and the listing on the cleanup page after the article has been cleaned up.	Article's top
{{unreferenced}} (talk)		Article's top
{{disputed}} (talk)	Some people do not agree that this article is completely accurate. They are talking about this on the talk page .	Article's top
{{current}} (talk)	This article is about a current event The information may change quickly	Article's top
{{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|title=correcttitle}} (talk)	The title of this article is wrong due to some limitations. The right title is correcttitle.	Articles with lower case title etc. top
{{mergeto|articlename}} (talk)	It has been suggested that the text below be merged (added to) the article page. (Discuss)	Article's top
{{mergefrom|articlename}} (talk)	It has been suggested that the text on the article page be merged (added to) this page or section. (Discuss)	Article's top

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.

Name	Current text	Where
{{pdel|reason}} (talk)		Articles top
{{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 page. The editor's reason for asking for deletion is: It doesn't make any sense (It's obvious nonsense). (QD G1) 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
{{notable}} (talk)	An editor has asked for quick deletion of this page. The editor's reason for asking for deletion is: The article does not explain why the subject is notable. (QD A4) 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

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.

Name	Current text	Where
{{Test}} (talk)	{{subst:void| Please clean the sandbox, when you are finished testing, by replacing contents of the page with {{subst:Sandbox reset}}. That way it will be nice and clean for someone one else to use. In the summary put this "Cleaning the sandbox". Don't worry; your changes are saved in the history. Thank you for your understanding.	User talk varies
{{Vandalism}} (talk)	Your recent edits 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
{{RepeatVandal}} (talk)	Your recent edits are vandalism, and they show that you want to harm Wikipedia. This is your last warning. Next time you vandalise a page, you will be blocked.	User talk varies
{{Sharedip}} (talk)	This address is shared by many users This IP address, Template messages, is shared by many users. This means that messages left here may reach the wrong person. Be careful when blocking this IP or reverting contributions without checking them first. If you are using this address and haven't registered, you can create an account to stop receiving comments meant for other users.	User talk top
{{ISP|ISP Name}} (talk)	This address is shared by many users This IP address, Template messages is registered to ISP Name and is shared by many users. This means that messages left here may reach the wrong person. Be careful when blocking this IP or reverting contributions without checking them first. If you are using this address and haven't registered, you can create an account to stop receiving comments meant for other users.	User talk top
{{Schooluser}} (talk)	This is a school username, and it is shared by many users. There may be a lot of testing from this user, or some vandalism which must be expected. Persistent vandalism is not acceptable, and the user should not be exempt from blocking.	School user talk top
{{Warning|message}} (talk)		User talk varies
{{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
{{Advert}} (talk)	An article that you recently created, or link you added to an article, seems to be an advertisement. Advertisements are not acceptable on any Wikipedia, and will be removed. Users who continue to advertise may be blocked from editing. Thank you. ~~~~	User talk varies
{{Encopy}} (talk)	An article or part of an article which you created was directly copied from English Wikipedia. Please do not copy articles from there because they are usually too complicated and can use templates which do not exist here. Thank you. ~~~~	User talk varies
{{Barnstar|Message}} (talk)	Congratulations: You have been awarded a Barnstar! {{{1}}}	User talk varies

Policies and guidelines

Name	Current text	Where
{{disputedpolicy}} (talk)	This policy or guideline is disputed. People do not agree about it. Please see the discussion about it on the discussion page.	article top
{{proposed}} (talk)	This is a proposed policy or guideline for Wikipedia. This page is not policy yet, but may be soon. Look at its talk page for more information.	article top
{{guideline}} (talk)	This page is a guideline on Wikipedia. Many editors agree with acting this way. It is a good idea to follow it, but it is not policy. Feel free to change the page as needed, but please use the talk page to suggest any major changes.	article top
{{policy}} (talk)	This page is an official policy on Wikipedia. Many people agree with it. They see it as a standard way that all users should follow. When changing the page, please check that the other people agree with your changes. Use the talk page when you are not sure or when you want to propose a change.	article top

Other

This is the place for any templates that don't fit in any of the other categories.

Name	Current text	Where
{{tl|template name here}} (talk)	{{template name here}}	article top

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