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This is a list of templates on RationalWiki. Currently, there are in total 8,048 pages in the Template category (not counting redirect pages).
Various categories of template are NOT listed: Copyright notices can be found here; Userboxes are here and subpages.
If you know of a template that is not listed here, feel free to add it to the list. Simply use the {{tlist}} template with these parameters:
- name - The template name (the wikilink is added automatically)
- description - Short description of the template
- parameters - Number of parameters
- instructions - Does this thing come with its own instructions?
- uses - Which templates are used by this template
- usedby - Which templates use this one?
- notes - Comments, requests, etc.
Unneeded parameters can be left out. For ease of use, here is the copy-paste template. Just fill in the fields:
{{tlist|name=|description=|parameters=|instructions=|uses=|usedby=|notes=}}
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{!}}
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Used to create the pipe character in templates | Doc | Esoteric | |||
{{((}}
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Used to create the {{ character pair in templates | 0 | Doc | Esoteric | ||
{{))}}
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Used to create the }} character pair in templates | 0 | Doc | Esoteric | ||
{{A-Z}}
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Navigation aid | 1 (optional) | Doc | Inserts an A-Z nav bar | This page for starters | |
{{Age}}
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gives age or period between two dates | 3 or 6 | Doc | Created on WP by Ed Poor | ||
{{ASaward}}
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"The Adam and Steve Award" | 3 | Doc | |||
{{ASaward2}}
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"The Bucket of Cold Water Award" | 3 | Doc | |||
{{According to}}
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Front page article | Doc | ||||
{{Adjective}}
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random selection from a list of adjectives | Doc | ||||
{{Adverb}}
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random selection from a list of adverbs | Doc | ||||
{{Alarm}}
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An independent thought alarm | Doc | ||||
{{Aln}}
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Aligns text in a cell | one - l(eft), r(ight) or (c)enter | Doc | In tables | Default is center | |
{{AlphanumericTOC}}
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Very complicated Table Of Contents generator. Probably best left alone. Contains many references to WP pages | Doc | Delete? | |||
{{Andyserious}}
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Top of Andrew Schlafly | o | Doc | This prevents too little article content appearing on the main page | ||
{{AOTW Descriptions}}
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bottom section for AOTW | no | Doc | AOTW | ||
{{AOTW Intro}}
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text above rating sliders in AOTW | Doc | AOTW | |||
{{AOTW Main}}
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AOTW and WIGO links for main page | Doc | main page | |||
{{Aquote}}
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Compatible variant of Template:Cquote which doesn't center align | 5 | Doc | |||
{{Archivedvandalism}}
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Header for (sub)page of vandalism. If the page is a subpage of the affected page use bare , else use " | Doc | ||||
{{Archivelinks}}
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Page header showing links to archived pages - limited to about 60 archive pages | Doc | Many talk pagesnotes=Obsolete, but keep | |||
{{Archivelinks dpl}}
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A dpl version of "Archivelinks". Removes page limit. | 5 | Doc | Archivenewlink | Talkpage | |
{{Archivenewlink}}
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Generates a "new archive page" link | 1 | Doc | ! | Archivelinks dpl, Talkpage | |
{{Article approved}}
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Link is to User:DocSock | Doc | Redundant | |||
{{Article for deletion}}
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Used to mark articles for deletion along with sibling discussion starter. | Doc | Fancy | |||
{{Assfly}}
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Indulge the urge to type "Assfly" without embarrassing yourself in public. Replaces "Assfly" with "Andy Schlafly." Smart. Slick. | 0 | Doc | |||
{{AwesomeAward}}
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Use on User talk pages to celebrate editors for their hard work. "Awesome Award for User Reason: being awesome" | Doc | ||||
{{Away}}
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Use ONLY on User Page, Links to user's talk page "User is busy in real life and may not respond swiftly to queries" | Doc | QuoteBox |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{Bartop}}
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Transcluded top of page section for RationalWiki:Saloon bar | Doc | ||||
{{Batshit insane}}
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Banner - title says it all | Doc | ||||
{{BibleGuide}}
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Navbox for guides to Bible books | Doc | ||||
{{Bible Belt}}
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List of links to US states in the "Bible Belt" with map showing states in red. No longer used, use Template:Usstates instead | Doc | ||||
{{Bin}}
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Link to appropriate section of community standards & words: "Vandal bin" | 0 | Doc | SusanG Oct '10 | ||
{{Blank}}
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"This page intentionally blank" | Doc | nowhere | ? (Elassint!) | ||
{{Blink}}
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Rather pointlessly puts wording into a blinking span - why not just use the HTML? | Doc | ? | |||
{{Block}}
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Block notice: parameters: Period of block; five tildes to allow unblocking time to be shown. Instruc | Doc | ||||
{{Box}}
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Complex template that is nested to make dumb "warning" boxes | 4 | Doc | Lots |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{Caselaw}}
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BANNER:Precis of Court Case | 3 | Doc | Several | ||
{{Category}}
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Creates standard category page. | 7 | Doc | dpl,mainarticle,cquote | ||
{{CatTree}}
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Creates tree of sub-categories to Parameter category | 1 | Doc | dpl,catTreesub | ||
{{CatTreeSub}}
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Used in CatTree | 0 | Doc | CatTree | ||
{{Cd end}}
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Just a </nowiki> | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Cd top}}
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Discussion closed Parameter = outcome of discussion. Use with "Cd end" | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Chalkboard}}
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For creating chalkboards, notice boards, to-do lists, etc. Lots of adjustable features. | 2 to 11 | Doc | user pages, talk pages | a Weaseloid creation | |
{{Chessboard}}
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Playable Chessboard. | Doc | user:kauri0.o intends to improve functionality. | |||
{{Clade}}
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creates cladistic type trees | several | Doc | userboxtop, & userboxbottom | not simple to use (ex WP) | |
{{Clear}}
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Forces content below this template to not wrap around the content above it. | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Clearleft}}
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Forces content below any content attached to the left margin | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Clearright}}
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Forces content below any content attached to the right margin | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Clear as mud}}
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mini-infobox same as "Wingnut" but for articles | 0 | Doc | Toast Jan 09 | ||
{{CollapseComment}}
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Allows inline Show/Hide comments | 3 | Doc | InlineSnarkLink StrikeLink | Jeeves/August '08 | |
{{Columns}}
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multi-column formatter | 2 | Doc | Nx ( & Toast) Aug '09 | ||
{{Conservapedia}}
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Page Header for CP related items. List of CP articles, auto categorises as CP | 0 | Doc | LOTS | ||
{{Countrybox}}
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Country infobox | 8 | Doc | Weaseloid April '10 | ||
{{Cover}}
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Banner for cover story nomination or approvalseveral links & auto categorisation | 1 | Doc | LOTS | ||
{{Coverstory}}
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Random Selector for Main page display | 0 | Doc | 1 | ||
{{Cp}}
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Link referring to CP article of same or different name | 2 | Doc | Lots | ||
{{Cpa}}
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Link referring to CP pages of same or different name | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Cpl}}
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Links to a page on Conservapedia, with the option of having a different displayed text. | 2 | Doc | |||
{{Cplinks}}
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A box that gives links to a Conservapedia editor's pages, contributions and logs. | 2 | Doc | CP sysop articles, user pages | many | a Weaseloid creation |
{{CPmotd}}
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I'm so glad I'm not a Liberal - (could be improved by using options?) | 0 | Doc | 1 | ||
{{Cpname}}
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Used for the rows on the tables in Conservapedia:Unusable names | 28 | Doc | It is actually a lot like the list used for this table | ||
{{CPPOV}}
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BANNER: Includes picture of JC warns of leftist POV | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Cpu}}
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Link referring to CP Users of same or different name | 1 | Doc | Mainly Conservapedia:Active users | ||
{{Cquote}}
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Quotation template using quotation marks & allowing addition of author & source. Good explanation (fromWP?) | 5 | Doc | Lots | ||
{{CPSpoof}}
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BANNER: Copy of Spoof Article on CP | 0 | Doc | |||
{{CreationBotPratt}}
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Option for really silly creation supporting quotes | 0 | Doc | options | ||
{{Crusher of Vandals}}
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Big "C" & warning (Should be a Userbox?) | Doc | Move to UserBoxes? |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{Darwin award}}
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award for services to evolution | 2 | Doc | Toast May '09 | ||
{{Delete}}
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AFD entry | 0 | Doc | 9 | ||
{{Deleted}}
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Banner Deleted & protected to prevent re-creation. Made redundant by RationalWiki:anti-page resurrection. | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Delete-userreq}}
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pointless deletion request | 1 | Doc | delete? | ||
{{Dered}}
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instead of redding linked but absent pages, inserts a ref | 1 | Doc | redirects to ispage (frivolous?) | ||
{{Detective WonderKirby577}}
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A template that WonderKirby577 uses to declare he is going to search for some vandals. | 0 | Doc | I like pringles | ||
{{DFTT}}
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a pretty picture of a troll with a link to Don't feed the Troll page | 0 | Doc | Toast July 09 | ||
{{Did You Know}}
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Generates a random factoid from Rationalwiki | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Discrimlaw}}
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Header for articles on US Discrimination Law | 0 | Doc | |||
{{doc}}
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Creates the fancy documentation for templates | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Dog latin}}
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Makes as many paragraphs of Doggy Doo as you ask for | 1 | Doc | Copy of this | ||
{{Drive-by}}
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notice for unloved essays/articles | 0 | Doc | deprecated | ||
{{Dumbening warning}}
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Warns on quality of article | Doc | 4 | |||
{{Dup}}
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Flags duplicate articles, links to the RationalWiki:Duplicate articles project page | 1 | Doc | Weaseloid, Oct 2008 | ||
{{Dynamic reference}}
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Generates small link to On dynamic URL references | 0 | Doc |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
{{Edit Warring}}
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Banner advising that article has been subject of EW | 0 | Doc | |||
{{efn}}
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creates a grouped reference for group "note" as default | 2 | Doc | |||
{{Elect}}
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Uses template presdays & adds option of witty events that will happen on that day | 0 | Doc | options | ||
{{En}}
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Navigation template to indicate an article in another language has a counterpart in English | 1 | Doc | Blue, Aug 2010 | ||
{{Es}}
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Navigation template to indicate an article has a version in Spanish | 1 | Doc | Blue, Aug 2010 | ||
{{Essay}}
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This Essay is an original work by signed users.(optional) parameter: name(s) of user(s) | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Essaydispute}}
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States that an essay is disputed by a consensus of Ratwiki editors but not being deleted on free speech grounds. | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Essayfree}}
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Rather silly template: declares an essay to be free for editing | 1 | Doc | Delete? | ||
{{Evonav}}
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Navigation template for use on Evolution related pages | 0 | Doc | dpl Keyword | ||
{{Expand}}
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Requests expansion of an article that is not a stub. | Doc | Blue Feb '11 | |||
{{Expand section}}
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Requests expansion of a section. Not to be confused with Template:Stub. | Doc | Blue | |||
{{Explain}}
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"please explain" ; adds cat "Articles needing explanation | 0 | Doc |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
{{F}}
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Links to Fun: with proxy if required. Good explanation | 1 or 2 | Doc | |||
{{Fact}}
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puts "citation needed" as sup note; puts article in cat Articles with unsourced statements | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Fakeil}}
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Disguises ELs as ILs | 2 | Doc | RA | ||
{{Fixtabs}}
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floating tabs on page | 1 | Doc | SusanG Oct 08 | ||
{{Fixtabssub01}}
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style for fixtabs | 0 | Doc | template:Fixtabs | SusanG Oct 08 | |
{{Fnord}}
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Links to Fun:fnord in white at -2 size | 0 | Doc | |||
{{For Sale}}
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This Page is for sale. includes link to Template:for sale!!!! | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Fork}}
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Disambig style page | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Fr}}
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Advises of a French version of the article | 1 | Doc | 900674 Sept '10 | ||
{{FranklinAward}}
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Rosalind Franklin (pic) Award for Rational Thought | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Freedom award}}
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Hammer&sickle crossed out; "Freedom Award" | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Friendly award}}
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Friendly (pic) "Friendly Award" 1 parameter | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Fun}}
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Advises that there is a "Fun" article about the topic. | 2 | Doc | |||
{{Funspace}}
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Nominates page for transfer to "Fun" | 0 | Doc |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
{{GK}}
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Full time & date (Genghis's Template) | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Global flood}}
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Nav type template for Global Flood related articles | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Goodpost}}
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Inserts a small animated image pointing to the previous post in a discussion thread, used for emphasis. | n | Doc | |||
{{Google}}
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Creates a link for Google on the page; Good instructions; Ex WP (Teratornis!) | n | Doc | |||
{{Gt}}
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Allows > to be used in the style section of a html table | 0 | Doc | |||
{{GuestBeer}}
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Option list to display a random beer image | 0 | Doc | 0 | In the bar | |
{{GuestWhisky}}
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Option list to display a random whisky image | 0 | Doc | 0 | In the bar |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{help01}}
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a collapsing box for holding "help" descriptions | 2 (of which 1 is optional) | Doc | Toast Nov '08 | ||
{{Helpnav}}
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Navigation templatefor Help files | 0 | Doc | SusanG | ||
{{Helpnav/doc}}
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Instructions for helpnav | Doc | ||||
{{Hi jinx}}
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Friendly greeting to our most dedicated reader | 0 | Doc | 0 | 0 | SusanG Aug '08 |
{{Holydaze}}
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List of prominent days for display on certain pages excellent explanation | 0 | Doc | |||
{{HT}}
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Gives "hat tip" for references | 2 | Doc | SusanG Mar '10 |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{Il}}
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Intra-page link | 2 | Doc | It is capital i, lower case L. | ||
{{Imagefloat}}
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Puts an image ([[]]) on the right side of the page. | 3 | Doc | |||
{{Imageused}}
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Lists all pages that use an image | 4 | Doc | |||
{{Incoherency}}
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Excuses article/discussion's complete lack of sense on basis of altered states of mind. | Doc | ||||
{{InlineSnarkLink}}
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allows linked comment | 2 | Doc | CollapseComment | Jeeves Aug08 | |
{{Ip sign in}}
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Notice requesting sign in | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Ispage}}
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instead of redding linked but absent pages, inserts a ref | 1 | Doc |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{Jerboa Approved}}
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Notice stating Approval by the Lord Jerboa | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Jinx}}
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Template for Jinx baiting | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Js}}
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Jscript enabler? | 1 | Doc | no idea what this does | ||
{{JukeBox}}
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Random tune picker from option list | 0 | Doc | Edit template to add tunes |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{Ken}}
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Used to be "Kendoll"in really flowery writing, now just says "Ken
" because people realised it was a bit homophobic. |
0 | Doc | |||
{{Keyword}}
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Puts invisible keyword on articles for helpnav & clones | 1 | Doc | |||
{{KISS}}
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Keep It Simple, Stupid | 0 | Doc | Toast Nov '09 |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{Law}}
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Nav template for Law Articles adds cat auto. Displays number of arts fro cat | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Legend}}
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Puts little coloured squares for chart legends | 2 | Doc | Copied from WP | ||
{{LiberalStereotypeAward}}
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Paleocon award for Liberalism. Parameter links to an article. (Hoji) | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Lie}}
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"Do you believe that" small & sup | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Limerick generator}}
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Generates a random limerick by a Rationalwiki user | 0 | Doc | |||
{{LJ}}
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returns random names for the Loya Jirga, links to the forum | none | Doc | all the time! Usually cynical | everyone | CDEFG |
{{LLamae rule}}
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Celebrating LLamae (& lama) | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Logfal}}
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Navigation template for logical fallacy articles | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Longquote}}
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Blockquote template for long quotations. | none | Doc | |||
{{Lorem Ipsum}}
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One line of dog Latin for demos | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Lorem ipsum}}
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As many paragraphs of "Latin" as you could ever want | up to 3 | Doc | |||
{{Lowercase}}
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Makes the first character of the page title lowercase | 0 | Doc |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{Magic8}}
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Picks a random "answer" to a question | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Main}}
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Informs of the article discussing the topic | 2 | Doc | |||
{{MainPage/Noticeboard}}
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A relic of the past | 0 | Doc | Historic Value | ||
{{Mainarticle}}
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"Use this template on category pages to give a quick link to the category's main article | 3 | Doc | |||
{{Mathnav}}
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Clone of Helpnav for maths articles | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Messagebox}}
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Multipurpose base template for message templates | 3 | Doc | Styled using MediaWiki:Common.css | ||
{{Mission}}
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Spits out the RW mission | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Missionality}}
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Queries validity of article | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Mod}}
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Outputs param1 mod(param2) (math) | 2 | Doc | |||
{{Molecularbiology}}
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Nav box with mostly red links | 0 (ish) | Doc | should be upgraded to RW-style DPL navbox | ||
{{More}}
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"More detail" Links to itself for explanation. | 0 | Doc | |||
{{More sources}}
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Use in a section that needs more sources, as opposed to template:sources needed for articles. | 0 | Doc | Blue, Sept 2010 | ||
{{More vandalism}}
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"This article ...would benefit from more vandalism" | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Mothball}}
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Placed at the top of old, out of date, or dead pages to indicate they are no longer used. | Doc |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{NavDpl}}
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Nav box that uses dpl to fill from a category | 2 | Doc | SusanG Oct 08 | ||
{{NavigationBox}}
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Fairly simple nav box but No Instructions copied from WP.(Teratornis) | at least 4 | Doc | |||
{{Needs Goat}}
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Puts into cat:"needs Goat" | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Needs Vandal}}
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This could do with more vandalism | 0 | Doc | |||
{{NextPrim}}
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List of US Primaries by date | 0 | Doc | |||
{{No Cp}}
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The CP article has been Deleted & locked. | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Notfun}}
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Advises that there is a "serious" article about the topic in mainspace. Useful for Funspace articles | 2 | Doc | |||
{{Noun}}
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random selection from a list of nouns | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Now}}
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Gives current date | 0 | Doc |
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{{Outdent}}
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what it says on the box | 1 | Doc | ex WP |
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{{POTD/2007-10-04}}
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Image:JC on a dino | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Paraind}}
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Indents first line of a paragraph | 2 | Doc | CSS text-indent | Toast Jan 09 | |
{{Page is goat}}
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"This page is goat" (link to goat) | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Parodist warning}}
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A warning concerning the presence of parodists. | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Physnav}}
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Clone of Helpnav (not yet used) | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Plainlist}}
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Creates a plain unbulleted list | 4 | Doc | Copied from WP | ||
{{Pocket Gene Ray}}
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Autogenerate Time Cube Truth | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Pseudosciencenav}}
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navigation template for pseudoscience articles. | 0 | Doc |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{Q}}
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Good Simple Quote Template | 2 | Doc | |||
{{Qquote}}
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Quote template flagged "Do not use" | 3 | Doc | |||
{{QuoteBox}}
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Good Simple Quote in a box Template | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Quotebox}}
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Redirects to QuoteBox (above) | n/a | Doc | |||
{{QuoteBox2}}
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Good box template allowing customization | 5 | Doc | |||
{{QuranGuide}}
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Guide to the Qur'an | 0 | Doc |
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{{R}}
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Creates a red link to an article that does not exist without creating a wanted page. Most useful for removing links to deleted pages. | 3 | Doc | Inline text | ||
{{Ralph Wiggum}}
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Random quotes of homskollars | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Rand}}
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Complex Template - no instructions (ex WP?) | several | Doc | Jtl | ||
{{Random Jack Bauer Facts}}
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What it says on the tin | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Random subpage}}
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Complex Template - no instructions (ex WP?) | several | Doc | Jtl | ||
{{RationalWiki MainPage/About}}
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Used on Main Page | Doc | ||||
{{RationalWiki MainPage/AccordingTo}}
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Used on Main Page | Doc | ||||
{{RationalWiki MainPage/NoticeBoard}}
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Used on Main Page | Doc | ||||
{{RationalWiki Slogan}}
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Used on Main Page | Doc | ||||
{{Recipe approved}}
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Used | Doc | ||||
{{Recipe considered}}
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by | Doc | ||||
{{Recipe kosher}}
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PalMD (&Human) | Doc | ||||
{{Recipe not approved}}
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on | Doc | ||||
{{Recipe not kosher}}
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recipes. | Doc | ||||
{{Reflist}}
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Multi-column references in small font | 1 (No. of columns) | Doc | Defaults to 1, max of 2 recommended | ||
{{Request Ping}}
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Request to be pinged if someone replies. | Doc | ||||
{{Retired}}
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Notice put on ex user's page; parameter sysopname | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Retired2}}
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Notice put on ex user's page; | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Revise}}
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Article needs major revision | 0 | Doc | Blue Nov 2010 | ||
{{Rh}}
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Sets row height in table | 1 (row height in pixels) | Doc | Defaults is 24 | ||
{{Rndnum}}
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a random number from 0 - 255 | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Rp}}
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cite a page number for a frequently used reference | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Rquote}}
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Quote Template allowing right or left alignment of box | 2 | Doc | N/a | ||
{{Ruin}}
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Why do you want to wreck my wiki? | of course not | Doc | wiki-wide | me and goonie and Nx | add moar! |
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{{Sarcasm}}
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"Sarcasm detected" | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Sbs}}
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simple to use side-by-side article or section creator | 2 | Doc | Pi July '09 | ||
{{Sbs-title}}
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column titler for Sbs (above) | 5 (inc 3 optional) | Doc | Pi July '09 | ||
{{Schooled}}
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Denys O'leary | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Secret}}
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"Obtained through a CP mole" | 0 | Doc | ? | ||
{{Sees}}
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Rorschach blot & "This user sees things that may not be there" | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Sex}}
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Navbox with 13 randomly selected Human Sexuality pages | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Sig}}
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tells newbies how to sign | 0 | Doc | SusanG July 08 | ||
{{Sign}}
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as sig but includes colon(:) indent instructions | 0 | Doc | SusanG Aug '08 | ||
{{Sinner}}
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BIG letter S & link to Baptists for Brownback !! | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Sock}}
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Sock pic & "This user is an announced sock puppet of parameter" | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Sockpuppet}}
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Sock pic & "looking for sock" | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Sources needed}}
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For pages where the absence of sources is highly conspicuous | 0 | Doc | Blue Aug '10 | ||
{{SP}}
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disclaimer for self promotion on WIGO Blogs | 0 | Doc | SusanG Aug08 | ||
{{Stop}}
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Reasoned Stop notice :vandal? | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Stop in the name of love}}
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To stop an argument getting out of hand | 0 | Doc | |||
{{StrikeLink}}
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strikes out and includes explanatory text | 2 | Doc | CollapseComment | Jeeves Aug '08 | |
{{Stub}}
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On Short articles adds cat: Very short Articles | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Support Cabal}}
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Really a User Box | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Sysop pledge}}
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no taking advantage of sysopery pledge | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Sysopeye}}
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Morrdorrrrr eye & watching you | 0 | Doc |
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{{Talkpage}}
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links to archives & vandalism | 3 | Doc | |||
{{Template}}
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puts the page into the Templates category | 0 | Doc | |||
{{timecube}}
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copies Pocket Gene Ray - easier to remember | 0 | Doc | To soften Human's brain | ||
{{Tireless work award}}
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pic | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Title}}
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Puts a triple 'big' title | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Tl}}
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creates a link to the template | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Tlist}}
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Inserts a row into the tables on this page | 7 | Doc | this page | ||
{{Tlisthead}}
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Starts a table for this list | 0 | Doc | this page | ||
{{TMI}}
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Too Much  Information
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0 | Doc | Toast Aug '09 | ||
{{To}}
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Box & link to Talk Origins | 2 | Doc | |||
{{Triggered}}
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This is what User:Aneris actually believes | 0 | Doc | Tolerance is fun! |
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| Template | Description | Parameters | Instructions? | Uses | Used by | Notes |
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{{U}}
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Provides a link to User | 2 | Doc | |||
{{Ual}}
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Formatted user activity table | 0 | Doc | RW & CP active users | ||
{{UBD}}
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Used on userbox indices to make table and show example | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Ubox}}
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Easier to use template to create userboxes | several | Doc | |||
{{Unsig}}
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For third party to 'sign' for someone, transclusion of "unsigned" | 2 | Doc | |||
{{Unsigned}}
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For third party to 'sign' for someone | 2 (1 optional) |
Doc | |||
{{Unwelcome}}
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what it says on the box | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Update}}
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Requests updating for an entire article. | Doc | Blue | |||
{{Update section}}
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Section messagebox for "updating needed." | Doc | Blue Nov '10 | |||
{{UQ}}
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Quotation Template good instructions | 2 | Doc | (AmesG from Uncyc) | ||
{{Useful Links}}
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Used at head of Watchlist & Recent Changes | Doc | ||||
{{Userbox}}
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Template to create userboxes | several | Doc | |||
{{Userbox-r}}
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Similar to above, but right-to-left | several | Doc | |||
{{Userbox2}}
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Template to create userboxes with two images | several | Doc | |||
{{Userboxbottom}}
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used to sandwich userboxen | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Userboxboxbottom}}
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used to sandwich userboxen | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Userboxboxtop}}
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used to sandwich userboxen - includes pithy wording | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Userboxtop}}
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used to sandwich userboxen - includes pithy wording | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Userhead}}
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placed on a USER TALK page tracks editing functions with the screen | 0 | Doc | Human/SusanG Sep 08 | ||
{{Usstates}}
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For use in every article related to the USA. | ? | Doc |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
{{Vandal}}
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BIG 'V' with link to User Bohdan | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Verb}}
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random selection from a list of Verbs | 0 | Doc |
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{{Wag}}
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Link to ' RationalWiki:Wildass guess | 0 | Doc | |||
{{War}}
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For use on 'war on' articles. Adds the cat automatically | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Watching}}
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eyeball 'Always watching' | Doc | ||||
{{Welcome}}
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New User welcome | 1 | Doc | |||
{{Welcome/IP}}
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IP user welcome | 1 | Doc | |||
{{When}}
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Times like "today" or "recently" don't belong in article text | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Whom}}
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Who says? | 0 | Doc | |||
{{WiP}}
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Work in Progress | 0 | Doc | |||
{{Wigo}}
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Apparently used for rating WIGO for best of WIGO | 1-256 | Doc | WIGO | superceded | |
{{Wikiblock}}
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Block notification; | several | Doc | LINUS!!! | ||
{{Wingnut}}
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Quasi-userbox - "moments of lucidity" | 0 | Doc | Trent made it for Ken | ||
{{Wlh}}
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Lists all pages that link to a page | 3 | Doc | |||
{{WomansTouch}}
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"This article needs attention from a Woman" | 0 | Doc | |||
{{wp}}
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Redirects to Template Wikipedia article | 0 | Doc | deprecated: use {{wpl}} or {{wpa}} instead | ||
{{wpa}}
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Creates "see wikipedia article link" | 2 | Doc | human, mostly | ||
{{wpl}}
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Creates link to Wikipedia article | 2 | Doc | |||
{{Writing help}}
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Requests revision to improve writing quality for sections | 0 | Doc | Blue, Sept 2010 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
{{YEC Disclaimer}}
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Warns off fundamentalists | 0 | Doc | |||
{{You}}
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Returns the name of the user on whose talk page it is placed. | 0 | Doc |
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Notes[edit]
The above list is no doubt full of errors, please amend any you find.
New templates can, and should, be added as they are created.
Templates shown as having no instructions might be improved by adding them.
Originated by SusanG. Beautifully wikified by Sid & Human.