Template:Dead end/doc

• This template should be added to articles which have no internal links. Articles which have some internal links, but are in need of more, should be tagged with {{underlinked}} instead.
• An optional parameter can be specified to give other editors an idea of what general topic this article covers so that they may add links relevant to it.
• This template will add pages to Category:Dead-end pages.
• The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste

  {{Dead end}}

  to the top of an article. You may also drop it into the top of a section, but please specify the "|section" option to generate the proper template text.
• If you subst: this template, the current date will be added to the template.
• Please do not include Category pages.
• Date tagging syntax: {{Dead end|date=May 2024}} or {{Dead end|section|date=May 2024}}

Finding dead-end articles

Looking for dead-end articles?

• Check Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Dead end to find articles tagged with this template.
• Special:DeadendPages gives the most recent database report.

TemplateData

Use this template to tag an article as having NO LINKS whatsoever to other articles. If there are any links, do NOT use this template - use {{more links}} instead.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Area affected	1	Use this to replace the word "article". For example, if only a particular section has no links. Example section	String	optional
Date	date	The month in which the template was added. Example February 2024	String	optional

See also

• {{Underlinked}} – for articles that need more internal links
• {{Orphan}} – for articles that are not linked from other articles, that have few to no incoming links (also see BattleTechWiki:Orphan § Criteria)
• BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style/Linking (MOS:LINK) – guidelines as to when links should and should not be used, and how to format links
• Help:Link – detailed information about the syntax used to create links
• BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages – rules on linking applicable to disambiguation pages
• BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style/Linking § Overlinking and underlinking – guidance on what generally should and should not be linked