User:Marchije/Templates

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Welcome messages

 * User:Marchije/Welcome
 * User:Marchije/Welcome anon
 * User:Marchije/Vandal welcome
 * User:Marchije/Linkspam welcome
 * Simple vandalism warning template (Ex: User talk:4.158.231.13)
 * 1 = link to article
 * 2 = link to (diff) page of the edit in question


 * Why create an account?
 * (for notifying others of replies on talk page)
 * Help:Referencing for beginners can be offered to people adding unsourced content

Apostrophe for italicized titles

 * ' - allows entry of an apostrophe and an es after italicized titles, ex:
 * generates:
 * The Iliad's vocabulary is archaic.
 * The Iliad's vocabulary is archaic.

Wiktionary link

 * which creates a floating box
 * TEXT2 creates an in-line link to the Wiktionary definition of a word (TEXT1 being the name of the Wiktionary page, and TEXT2 being the term being linked in the Wikipedia article.) For more info, see: Help:Interwiki linking

Table of Contents placement

 * _TOC_

Citation needed tags

 * (enter month in which tag is added)

All pages beginning with

 * Ex: on Little Sister it translates to “All pages beginning with Little Sister”
 * Ex: on Little Sister it translates to “All pages beginning with Little Sister”

Outdent template for long talk page discussions

 * which allows you to "outdent" a discussion thread that gets too long and squished, like so :

Em dash and en dash

 * —, used like parentheses in a sentence
 * –, used between dates, for ex: 1645–1762

Emoticons, check marks etc.

 * Emoticons
 * Template:Check mark

Colours available for use in band timelines
As per Help:EasyTimeline syntax: Ploticus colors

Page deletion

 * If a biography article does not indicate why its subject is important or significant, use the tag to request speedy deletion.
 * For speedy deletion use - the article will be deleted about 5 days later if nobody objects.
 * Although not required, it is considered courteous to notify the article's creator and other significant contributors that you have proposed an article for deletion. You can use Article title

Examples of reasons for deletion:
 * Content that does not belong in an encyclopedia.
 * Content does not meet notability guidelines.
 * Content not verifiable in a reliable source.
 * Patent nonsense or gibberish.
 * The answer to life, the universe, and everything: Articles require significant coverage, in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.

Template:Cite web
For references with author credit

For references without author credit

Template:Cite news
To cite a news article with a credited author

To cite a news article with no credited author

To cite an online news article that has been archived
 * ***Note: Enter both the old URL and the archived URL in the appropriate fields.

To cite an archived newpaper article accessible via subscription

To cite a news article written in a foreign language

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language news article re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

Template:Cite magazine
To cite a magazine article with a credited author

To cite a magazine article with no credited author

To cite an online magazine article that has been archived

To cite a magazine article written in a foreign language

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language magazine article re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

Template:Cite AV media (video)



 * For media in episodic or serial format, use cite episode or cite serial.
 * To cite liner notes and other print media associated with audio or visual media, use cite AV media notes.

Flagging unsourced statements
Template:Citation needed