Template:Off topic

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Usage

Place {{Off topic|date=April 2024}} at the top of sections that seem unrelated or insufficiently related to the page's topic (if the date is omitted, bots will add it later).

If relevant, explain why on the article's talk page.

• This template will categorize tagged articles into Category:Articles that may have off-topic sections.
• This template is a self-reference.
• This template should not be substituted.

Other article

{{Off topic|date=April 2024|Foobar|talksectionheading}} will result in:

Template data

Banner template to tag sections that may be off-topic.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	1 article	The name of an article which is about the topic discussed in the off-topic section. Do not include square brackets.	Page	optional
2	2 talksection	The name of a talk page section where discussion about this issue is taking place. Auto value	String	optional
Date	date	The date this tag was added. E.g., "January 2013" NOT "jan 13" Example January 2013 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Date	required

See also

• {{Relevance inline}} – an inline template to flag potentially off-topic material in mid-paragraph
• BattleTechWiki:Template index/Cleanup – index of cleanup-related templates

For talk pages:

• {{Collapse top}}, {{Collapse bottom}}, etc. – for hiding knots of off-topic and potentially disruptive talk-page venting
• BattleTechWiki:Talk page guidelines § How to use article talk pages – guideline on talk-page content

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