Template:Contentious topics/talk notice/doc

This template is used on the talk pages of pages covered under a contentious topic to notify editors to take care editing the page.

The template requires you to declare what contentious topic the page is covered under, by specifying a #decision code. If the page is covered by more than one contentious topic, you can use multiple calls to this template.

You should place the template at the top of the talk page, below the header (if used) but above all other templates.

Anyone may place a contentious topics talk page notice.

The page it is placed on must be within the topic area of the contentious topic. Keep in mind that many topic areas are "broadly construed". Clarification of whether a page is in a topic area can be requested at Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment.

Use
You may use this on the article talk page.



{	"params": { "topic": { "aliases": [ "1",				"t" ],			"label": "The contentious topic code", "description": "What contentious topic applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page.", "type": "string", "required": true },		"style": { "aliases": [ "2"			],			"label": "The style to use", "description": "What style should be used. brief keeps the content short and long (the default) shows more information.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"small": { "label": "Should the notice be the smaller version", "description": "When specified with a value, the template is placed on the right of the page with the content being smaller.", "type": "string" },		"section": { "label": "Are only parts of this page covered", "description": "Whether only parts of this page are related to the contentious topic", "type": "string", "default": "no" }	},	"description": " ", "paramOrder": [ "topic", "section", "style", "small" ] }

Styles
The default is a wordy and detailed message:

gives:

Alternatively there is a more concise, bold-print message:

gives:

Decision codes
If an article has sanctions but doesn't fit into one of the above topic areas, this template is unsuitable. Use Gs/talk notice instead.

Categorisation
The template places the page into Category:Wikipedia pages about contentious topics unless  is included.