Template:DR case status/doc

Usage
This template is a general-purpose template for the dispute resolution noticeboard, to make it easier for participants and volunteers to see the status of a dispute. Unless you are acting as a volunteer in resolving a dispute or are competent to archive or otherwise manage the record of disputes, you should probably not place or modify this template.

The template takes only one parameter, which is optional. Details are given below.

For those statuses which indicate commentary, there is no additional parameter to add this specifically. If a discussion is being archived using the and  tags (which should be done to any discussion ending in "resolved", "failed", or "general close"), the parameter that goes with the archive top tag will allow a volunteer to add commentary to the archive.

When a parameter is placed as shown above, it will display the following:

stale and inactive are deprecated parameter per Wikipedia talk:Dispute resolution noticeboard/Archive 17 now mapping to needassist, and should not be used on active cases.

Template series

 * DRN—For use on article talk page to notify editors of active DRN discussion
 * DRN archive bottom and DRN archive top—To close and archive DRN discussions
 * DRN status—For use on DRN threads to provide involved disputants a 24-hour grace period and notice before closure to iron out any remaining issues (should always be subst:)
 * DRN-notice—For use on user talk pages to notify involved editors of active DRN discussion
 * DRN-talk-For use on article/template talk pages to notify interested editors of active DRN discussion
 * DRN-closednote-For use on user talk pages to notify them of their case being closed