Template:Supplement/doc

Usage

Main article: BTW:SUPPLEMENTAL

Use this template carefully, only when there is a well-established consensus at the relevant policy or guideline page to use this template on an essay that links from the relevant policy or guideline.

The noun supplement does not mean "an interpretation" nor just "something added". It means precisely "something added, especially to make up for a deficiency", in this case a lack or gap in an official BattleTechWiki's policy or guideline. The intent is to further elaborate on BattleTechWiki's policies or guidelines in an impartial and informative manner.

Note: this template does not indicate a "higher status" within the community for an essay, but is used to denote that the essay in question has wide acceptance to be linked from said policy or guideline page. If consensus changes or content is outdated and the essay is no longer referenced in a policy or guideline, change the tag to the more common {{Essay|interprets=}} or {{Information page}} template, as appropriate.

Parameters

This template has an |interprets= a.k.a. |pages= parameter that must be used. Replaces "such guidance" with "the foo" where "foo" is a link to one or more policies or guidelines and label(s) for what they are, e.g.:

• |interprets=[[BattleTechWiki:No original research]] policy
• |interprets=[[BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style]] guideline
• |interprets=[[BattleTechWiki:No original research]] and [[BattleTechWiki:Neutral point of view]] policies
• |interprets=[[BattleTechWiki:Verifiability]] policy and [[BattleTechWiki:Identifying reliable sources]] guideline

You can also use {{section link}} to produce better-looking links to page sections, e.g.: |interprets={{section link|BattleTechWiki:Article titles#Deciding on an article title}} policy, which renders as "the BattleTechWiki:Article titles § Deciding on an article title policy".

The template also has optional |shortcut=, |shortcut2=, |shortcut3=, and |shortcut4= parameters that can be used to add a Shortcut: box to the right-side, with up to four shortcuts.

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Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	1 shortcut1	first shortcut Example BTW:PGE	String	suggested
2	2	no description	Unknown	optional
3	3	no description	Unknown	optional
4	4	no description	Unknown	optional
Pages	pages	no description	Unknown	optional
Interprets	interprets pages	Parameter that must be used'''. Replaces "such guidance" with "the {{var|foo}}" where "{{var|foo}}" is a link to one or more policies or guidelines {{em|and}} label(s) for what they are Example [[BattleTechWiki:Verifiability]] policy	String	required
Shortcut	shortcut	Parameters that can be used to add a ''Shortcut:'' box to the right-side Example BTW:DRAFT	Unknown	optional
Shortcut1	shortcut1	no description	Unknown	optional
Shortcut2	shortcut2	no description	Unknown	optional
Shortcut3	shortcut3	no description	Unknown	optional
Shortcut4	shortcut4	no description	Unknown	optional
Category	category	no description	Unknown	optional

Examples

• {{supplement|interprets=[[BattleTechWiki:Neutral point of view]] policy}}

becomes:

• {{supplement|interprets=[[BattleTechWiki:Neutral point of view]] policy|shortcut=BTW:SHORTCUT|shortcut2=BTW:SHORTCUT2}}

becomes:

• {{supplement|interprets=[[BattleTechWiki:Neutral point of view]] and [[Policy:Real People]]}}

becomes:

Categorization

This template adds a page to Category:Supplemental pages, by default. If the page is in userspace (e.g. is a draft of a supplement, or is a mistaken use of the template for something intended to remain a user essay), it will instead be put into Category:User essays.

If there is a need to put the page in an eventual more-specific subcategory, this can be accomplished with |category=, using a fully wikilinked category as input. E.g.:
     {{Supplement|interprets=[[BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style]] guideline |category=}}

This feature should not be used to add an additional category (as this would remove inclusion in Category:Supplemental pages or any subcategory thereof). To add additional categories, simply put them at page-bottom, as usual.

See also

• {{Information page}} – the banner template for pages that are more just informational and non-opinionated
• {{BattleTechWiki how-to}} – the banner template for pages that are more directly instructional and non-opinionated.
• {{Essay|interprets=}} – the banner template for pages that are more opinionated then instructional or technical; there are several parameters and variations.