Help:List of Templates

This page contains lists of templates available on Conservapedia.

Templates are predefined blocks of text or other code (including formatting). Advantages of using templates are:

• Consistency of style (using the same template in various articles).
• Save time (reusing text that has been written before).
• Easy updating (Changing the template allows one to change that text in every article that uses that template).
• Automatically include the page in a given category.

NB: This page attempts to document all templates (except user boxes). Inclusion here does not imply endorsement of any template.

Creating (or modifying) templates

Conservapedia requires that all templates be properly documented. See Creating templates for details. Failure to document templates will result in the templates being deleted or reverted.

Templates for Articles

Formatting and boilerplate text

• {{8c}} Inserts a reference to The 8th Habit, by Steven R. Covey. It takes a page number as a parameter.
• {{Clear}} Causes following content to start below previous content, to avoid wrapping around pictures and boxes.
• {{Cquote}} Fancy quote formatting. The first parameter is the quote. The remaining optional paramaters are:
• {{Lowercase}} Advice that the correct case of the title is lowercase.
• {{Nowrap}} Text supplied as a parameter to this template will not be wrapped on white space.
• {{QuoteBox}} Provides a formatted box for quotes.
• {{Vandalism2}} Place on vandalized articles that contain some factual information, but also has some fake information.

Links

• {{Bible quote}} Quote box for a Bible text and reference, with link to the passage on BibleGateway.com.
• {{Bible ref}} Formatted Bible reference, with link to the passage on BibleGateway.com.
• {{Main}} Notice that a more detailed treatment of the topic is on a different page.

• {{Wp}} Link to Wikipedia article. Use on talk pages only.

Information and navigation boxes

• {{Algebra Index}} Navigation box for Algebra terms.
• {{American Index}} Navigation box for American history terms.
• {{Ancient Index}} Navigation box for ancient history terms.
• {{Biology Index}} Navigation box for biology terms.
• {{Book}} Infobox for an article about a book?
• {{Caselaw}} Infobox for a case law. The three parameters are the parties, the citation, and the date it was handed down.
• {{Chemistry Index}} Navigation box for Chemistry terms.
• {{Christianity}} Navigation box for articles about Christianity.
• {{Discrimlaw}} Navigation box for American discrimination law articles.
• {{Economics Lectures}} Navigation box for Economics lectures.
• {{Element}} Infobox for an element of the periodic table.
• {{Geometry Index}} Navigation box for Geometry terms.
• {{Hetmans of Ukrainian Kozaks}} Navigation box for Hetmans of Ukrainian Kozaks.
• {{Medieval Index}} Navigation box for Middle Ages terms.
• {{Microeconomics Index}} Navigation box for Microeconomics terms.
• {{Middle Ages}} Navigation box for articles about the Middle Ages.
• {{Mineral}} Infobox for minerals.
• {{Modern Index}} Navigation box for modern era terms.
• {{New England Patriots Roster}} Navigation box for players in the New Englad Patriots football team.
• {{PhysSci Index}} Navigation box for Physical Science terms.
• {{Periodictable}} Periodic table of elements info box.
• {{Planet}} Planet infobox.
• {{Powers of ten}} Infobox listing the powers of 10 (actually redirects to the List of number words).
• {{Premod Index}} Navigation box for pre-modern-era terms.
• {{Psychology}} Navigation box for articles about psychology.
• {{PTElement}} Infobox for periodical table element. The four parameters are its number, name, symbol, and mass.
• {{Rome}} Navigation box for articles about Ancient Rome.
• {{Scientology}} Navigation box for Scientology articles.
• {{Ship}} Infobox for a ship.
• {{Sociology}} Navigation box for Sociology.
• {{Solarsystem}} Navigation box for articles about aspects of the Solar system.
• {{Statistics}} Navigation box for articles about statistics.
• {{Taxonomy}} Information box for taxonomic information.
• {{Tennessee}} Navigation box listing the counties of Tennesee.
• {{The Beatles}} Navigation box for articles about the Beatles and their works.

Notices

• {{Controversial}} Notice that editors should carefully consider edits to this controversial article or discuss them first.
• {{Disambig}} Simple notice that this is a disambiguation page.
• {{Disambiguation}} Expanded notice that this is a disambiguation page.
• {{Disputed}} Notice that the page contains disputed material.
• {{EndPJADAA}} Notice of end of sensitive (adult) content.
• {{Endspoiler}} Notice that this is the end of a spoiler section.
• {{Fallacy}} Notice that the content represents a logical fallacy. The type of fallacy can be specified, and a link will be provided to a page explaining that type of fallacy.
• {{Inuse}} Notice that a page is being heavily revised and other editors should refrain from editing whilst the notice is there.
• {{LPOV}} Notice that the article has a Liberal Point Of View.
• {{LPOV-sect}} Notice that the section of the article has a Liberal Point Of View.
• {{Nominate featured}} Notice that this article has been nominated for "featured article" status. To be placed on the article's talk page.
• {{PJADAA}} Notice that the following material is sensitive (adult) content.
• {{Partially protected}} Notice that parts of the article are protected from editing.
• {{Progress}} Notice that the page is undergoing "massive reconstruction" and inviting help.
• {{Protected}} Notice that the article is protected from editing. To be used on the article page.
• {{Protection Warning}} Notice that the article has been subject to edit warring, arguing, or ideological edits, and is likely to be protected from further editing.
• {{Split}} Suggestion that the article be split into two articles. The parameter is the suggested name of the second article.
• {{Spoiler}} Notice that the article contains plot information.
• {{Temp protected}} Notice that the article is temporarily protected from editing, but another sysop can unprotect if he wishes. The parameter is the protecting sysop. To be placed on the talk page of the article.
• {{Temporarily unprotected theory}} Notice that the page is temporarily unprotected but will again be protected from editing of the theory is made to sound like fact.
• {{Unofficial}} Notice that the page is not an official Conservapedia page.
• {{Unprotected}} Notice that the article was unprotected on a given date by a given sysop.
• {{Unprotected by}} Notice that the page was unprotected by a given sysop.
• {{Templates}} Notice that the page already has too many templates (how many is "too many"?).
• {{Vandalism}} Notice that the page was blanked due to vandalism.

Citations

• {{Citation/authors}} ??
• {{Citation/core/other}} ??
• {{Cite}} Author, Title, Publisher, Date.
• {{Cite book}} Multi-purpose citation?
• {{Harvard reference}} Formatted reference information, with many optional parameters.
• {{Hnb}} Formatted footnote information citing a reference. Has a number of parameters.

Maintenance

• {{Afd}} Link to deletion discussion page - not used much, I might delete it. --Ed Poor 07:39, 23 May 2007 (EDT)
• {{Afd entry}} Notice that article has been proposed for deletion.
• {{Db}} Notice that the page may be speedily deleted.
• {{Delete}} Notice that this article has been nominated for deletion.
• {{Delete Notice}} Notice that this article has been proposed for deletion, and should be discussed.
• {{Diacritical}} Notice that the author of the article would like help with diacritical marks.
• {{Expand}} Notice that the article needs expansion. A "a friendlier, more encouraging form of the {{stub}} template".
• {{Fact}} Notice that a citation is needed. Adds page to the category of Articles with unsourced statements.
• {{Fact-historical}} Notice that a citation is needed. Adds page to the category of Articles with unsourced historical statements.
• {{Fact-political}} Notice that a citation is needed. Adds page to the category of Articles with unsourced political statements
• {{Fact-science}} Notice that a citation is needed. Adds page to the category of Articles with unsourced scientific statements.
• {{Format}} Notice that the article needs proper formatting.
• {{Generalize}} Notice that the description is highly specialised and a more general description is required.
• {{Logical Fallacy}} Notice that the article contains at least one logical fallacy.
• {{Merge}} Notice that a suggestion has been made to merge the section or article to another.
• {{Merge to}} Notice that this section or article is being merged with another.
• {{Move}} Request to move this page to a new title.
• {{Nsc}} (Under construction for a special purpose)
• {{Prove}} Notice that (mathematical) proof is needed. Also adds page to the category Articles with unsourced mathematical statements.
• {{RefAppeal}} Notice that the article needs credible references.
• {{Rewrite}} Notice that the article or section needs rewriting.
• {{Science-stub}} Notice that the science article is a stub and needs expansion.
• {{Speedy}} Notice that the article has been nominated for speedy deletion. Unlike {{db}}, it does not allow for a reason.
• {{Stub}} Notice that the article is very short and needs expanding.
• {{Vague word}} Notice that the meaning of the word is unclear.
• {{Weasel words}} Question of who made the claim. Included the page in the category Articles with weasel-worded statements.
• {{Who says}} Notice that the quotation or view needs clarifying as to who said it or holds the opinion.

Templates for images

• {{Fairuse}} "Fair use" licence information.
• {{license}} General image licence information.

Templates for talk pages

• {{Articlelink}} Link to article, talk, and history pages.
• {{Block}} Warning to vandal that he will be blocked if he vandalises again. The page is specified. (Is this according to the rules?)
• {{BlockNotice}} Warning to vandal that he will be blocked if he vandalises again. No page is specified. (Is this according to the rules?)
• {{Delete personal remark}} Put this template around an inappropriate personal remark to make it "vanish". Includes the page in the category "Personal Remarks".
• {{Hide personal remark}} Put this template around an inappropriate personal remark to make it vanish. This template does not include the page in the category "Personal Remarks".
• {{Protest}} Advice on where to make a protest about abuse by another editor or a sysop.
• {{Remove personal remark}} Notice that a personal mark has been removed. Adds the page to the category Personal remarks.
• {{Show personal remark}} Reinstate personal remark hidden by {{Remove personal remark}}, and includes page in category Personal Remarks.
• {{Strike personal remark}} Put this template around an inappropriate personal remark to strike it out.
• {{Unsigned}} Notice that the preceding comment was posted by a particular user who didn't sign it.

Templates for debate pages

• {{Debate}} Notice that the page is a debate page. Includes page in the category of debates.
• {{Debate-humorous}} Notice that the page is a debate page. Includes page in the category of humorous debates.
• {{Debate-philosophy}} Notice that the page is a debate page. Includes page in the category of philosophical debates.
• {{Debate-politics}} Notice that the page is a debate page. Includes page in the category of political debates.
• {{Debate-religion}} Notice that the page is a debate page. Includes page in the category of religious debates.
• {{Debate-science}} Notice that the page is a debate page. Includes page in the category of science debates.

Templates for user pages

• {{Babel}} For user boxes, to indicate languages known to the user.
• {{Blocked}} Notice that the user has been blocked, with link to their list of contributions and the log of their blocks. It takes one optional parameter, the length of the block. If the parameter is omitted, the block is shown as indefinite.
• {{Blockeduser}} Notice that the user has been blocked. It's three parameters are the blocking sysop, the length of the block, and the reason for the block.
• {{Busy}} Notice that the user is busy in real life.
• {{Clepprep}} Notice that the user is busy preparing for a CLEP test.
• {{Exams}} Notice that the user is busy with exams for a period of time, and a request to block if he returns early. Parameters are for the return date and the number of days to be blocked.
• {{Indefblock}} Notice that the user has been indefinitely blocked.
• {{Indent}} Advice to user on his talk page on how to use indenting.
• {{Paroled}} Notice that the user is on parole. The parameter is the name of the page with the parole details.
• {{Retired user}} Notice for the page of a "retired" user.
• {{RFA user}} Notice that the user is requesting Administrator status.
• {{Sysop Pledge}} Notice that the sysop will not arbitrarily block users.
• {{Sysop Pledge2}} As for {{Sysop Pledge}} with slightly altered wording.
• {{Sysop Pledge3}} As for {{Sysop Pledge}} with slightly altered wording and different formatting.
• {{TemplateDocRqd}} Request to document a template that the user has created. It takes the template name as a parameter, and an optional old parameter for templates created before documentation was required.
• {{Unblocked}} Notice that the user has been unblocked, with link to their list of contributions and the log of their blocks.
• {{Useful links}} A list of useful links, for inclusion on user pages. See the template page for parameters (all are optional).
• {{User Talk1}} Notice that this page is a user talk page.
• {{Useraway}} Notice that the user is away from Conservapedia for an extended time.
• {{Userboxbottom}} Defines the bottom of a column of user boxes.
• {{Userboxbreak}} Creates a break in a column of user boxes, with either a sub-heading or a horizontal line.
• {{Userboxtop}} Defines the top of a column of user boxes (or other items such as pictures).
• {{Weekend}} Notice that the user is away from Conservapedia for the weekend.
• {{Welcome}} Welcome notice for new users. The one optional parameter is the user's name. It defaults to the page name, so is not normally required. Includes {{useful links}} in the box.

User Boxes

See Conservapedia:Userboxes for a list of user box templates, which all start with "User ".

Templates for other templates

• {{!}} Allows the pipe character (|) to be included in a template without it having the normal meaning of a pipe.
• {{H:f}} Used for Mediawiki help pages.
• {{H:f Help}} Used for Mediawiki help pages.
• {{H:f Template}} Used for Mediawiki help pages.
• {{H:h}} Used for Mediawiki help pages.
• {{H:h Help}} Used for Mediawiki help pages.
• {{Infobox}} Base template for infoboxes?
• {{Link}} Unknown. Take two parameters.
• {{tl}} Used to show how a template is written and includes a link to the template, but does not include the template (this template is used for the references to templates on this page).
• {{UB}} Used for the indexes to user boxes.
• {{Userbox}} Base template for standard user boxes.
• {{Userbox-2}} Base template for double-ended user boxes.
• {{Userbox-r}} Base template for reversed user boxes.

Miscellaneous templates

• {{Category redirect}} Notice for a category page that the category should not be used.
• {{DeletedAFD}} Advice for a page where deletion of an article was discussed that the article has been deleted.
• {{Deleted page}} Notice that the page has been deleted and protected from re-creation. (Actually diverts to Conservapedia:Deleted and Protected).
• {{Deletedpage}} As for {{Deleted page}}
• {{essay}} Notice that the page is an original work, and that it might one day be published, with acknowledgements.
• {{EssayAnon}} Notice that the page is an original work, and that it will be published anonymously.
• {{Guideline}} Notice that the page represents a Conservapedia guideline.
• {{Imagefloat}}, adds an image, floating in the upper right hand corner of the page.
• {{Large category}} Notice (for category page?) that the category is becoming very large.
• {{Misspelled}} A helper template, mainly intended to be used on Conservapedia:Commonly misspelled words.
• {{Parm}} Parameter details, for use within a {{Parms}} template. None or more of these templates comprise the one parameter used by the {{Parms}} template. This template has four required parameters.
• {{Parms}} List of parameters used by a template (for use on template documentation pages). Has one parameter, which can be blank.
• {{Policy proposal}} Notice that the following represents a proposed policy or guideline.
• {{Scientific theory}} Outline for an article on a scientific theory.
• {{Sysopnom}} Sysop nomination. The parameter is the user name.
• {{TemplateDoc}} Overview of a template (for use on template documentation pages). Has three parameters, one optional.

Templates for the Main page

These templates comprise the contents of the main sections of the Main Page. They are protected.

• {{AboutC}}
• {{Newsline}}
• {{Tfa}}

Unknown

• {{Alert}} As for {{User}} but adds their block list.
• {{User}} Links to user's page, talk page, contributions list, and count of edits.

Obsolete and redirect templates

Most of these templates could be deleted (but first the What Links Here function should be used to see if the template is in use), but some should be retained as valid alternatives to the templates they redirect to.

• {{Arkansas Leg-Hound}} Redirects to {{User Arkansas Leg-Hound}}
• {{Aussie}} Redirects to {{User Aussie}}
• {{Catholic}} Redirects to {{User Catholic}}
• {{Cite needed}} Redirects to {{fact}}
• {{Cn}} A citation is needed. (use {{Fact}} instead.)
• {{Fact-history}} Redirect to {{Fact-historical}}
• {{Fact-scientific}} Redirects to {{Fact-science}}
• {{Interest}} Redirects to {{User Interest}}
• {{Protect}} Redirects to Protected.
• {{Quotebox}} Redirects to {{QuoteBox}} (should be retained as an alternative.)
• {{Says who}} Redirect to {{Who says}}
• {{Stub2}} Redirects to {{Stub}}
• {{Userenuk}} Redirects to {{User en-UK}}