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This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference.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 such as our discord. |
Usage[edit]
This template is not for use in articles or where there is an ongoing dispute. |
Basics[edit]
- To include a shortcut, pass a parameter:
{{Historical|BTW: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}}
. Aliases for|comment=
are|reason=
and|result=
.- If you want to point to a successor page, use
{{Superseded}}
instead of{{Historical}}
.
- If you want to point to a successor page, use
- 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 header templates, see Template index/BattleTechWiki 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 by BattleTechWiki Admins; these should be tagged with
{{WikiProject status|Defunct}}
or{{WikiProject status|Inactive}}
.
Adding shortcuts[edit]
- 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}}
TemplateData[edit]
No description.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shortcut 1 | 1 | no description | Page | optional |
Shortcut 2 | 2 | no description | Page | optional |
Shortcut 3 | 3 | no description | Page | optional |
Shortcut 4 | 4 | no description | Page | optional |
Shortcut 5 | 5 | no description | Page | optional |
Last | last | The date of the last substantative update to this page. | Date | suggested |
Date | date | Formerly an alias for last. | Date | deprecated |
Type | type | The type of page this is. Recognized values: policy, guideline, woundup, dbr.
| Line | suggested |
Brief | brief | Whether to use a shortened message.
| Boolean | optional |
Comment | comment | A message explaining why the page is obsolete | String | suggested |
Category | category | Whether to include this in [[Category:Inactive project pages]]
| Boolean | optional |
See also[edit]
- {{Failed proposal}} for proposals that were never adopted
- BattleTechWiki:Template index/BattleTechWiki namespace for a listing of Wikipedia namespace banners.