Template documentation
Usage
Basics
- To include a shortcut, pass a parameter:
{{Historical|WP: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{{Superseded}}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 Wikipedia header templates, see Template messages/Wikipedia 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 or task forces, which are dealt with according to the WikiProject Council/Guide; these should be tagged with
{{WikiProject status|Defunct}}
or{{WikiProject status|Inactive}}
.
Adding shortcuts
- 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
No description.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shortcut 1 | 1 | no description | Page name | optional |
Shortcut 2 | 2 | no description | Page name | optional |
Shortcut 3 | 3 | no description | Page name | optional |
Shortcut 4 | 4 | no description | Page name | optional |
Shortcut 5 | 5 | no description | Page name | 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
- {{WikiProject status}}
- {{failed}} for proposals that were never adopted
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Wikipedia namespace for a listing of Wikipedia namespace banners.
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