Wikipedia:Template index/General
On disambiguation pages
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title I/O. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. MediaWikiWiki:Disambiguationspage. For hatnote templates used to distinguish pages, see Wikipedia:Hatnote#Distinguish or Template:Hatnote templates documentation
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{{disambiguation}} |
Bottom of disambiguation pages. | |
{{disambiguation cleanup}} |
Bottom of disambiguation pages that need cleanup. | |
{{place name disambiguation}} Redirect: {{geodis}} |
Bottom of disambiguation pages consisting only of geographic locations. | |
{{human name disambiguation}} Redirect: {{hndis}} |
Bottom of disambiguation pages whose title is a human name. | |
{{number disambiguation}} Redirects: {{numberdis}}, {{numdab}} |
Bottom of number-oriented | |
{{set index article}} Redirect: {{SIA}} |
Bottom of list articles about a set of items of a specific type that share the same (or similar) name. | |
{{surname}} |
article (main) namespace. | This template should be used only in theBottom of surname (last name) disambiguation pages. |
In introductory lines
[edit]The following templates should be substituted because they merely provide convenient ways to produce standard common phrases in running text (not, e.g., hatnotes or message boxes).
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{{subst:refer|Topic}} Redirects: {{disamb1}}, {{may refer to}}, ... |
Topic may refer to: | Top |
{{subst:disamb2}} Redirect: {{itref}} |
It may refer to: | In line |
{{subst:disamb3}} Redirect: {{theyref}} |
They may refer to: | In line |
{{subst:disamb4|Topic|description}} Redirects: {{refers2}}, {{mayrefer2}} |
Topic may refer to description: | Top |
{{subst:disambiguation name|Name}} Redirect: {{nameref}} |
The name Name may refer to: | Top |
{{subst:disamb-name2|Topic|description}} Redirect: {{nameof}} |
Topic is the name of description, including: | Top |
{{subst:disamb-term|term}} Redirect: {{termref}} |
The term "term" may refer to: | Top |
{{subst:disamb-terms|term1|term2}} Redirect: {{termsref}} |
The terms "term1" and "term2" may refer to: | Top |
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{{details|location}} |
Sections near top | |
{{further|location}} |
Sections near top | |
{{main|location}} |
Sections near top | |
{{main list|location}} |
Sections near top | |
{{see also|location}} |
Sections near top |
Footnotes and references
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{{citation}} |
Makes a formatted citation for use with Harvard style reference links. | Articles notes or references |
{{Harvard citation|name|year}} Redirect: {{harv}} |
Makes a Harvard style reference link. | Articles notes or references |
{{note|name}} |
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Articles notes or references |
{{note label|name|label|backlink}} |
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Articles notes or references |
{{ref|name}} |
Makes reference links and footnotes[1] that are numbered automatically.[2] | Articles notes or references |
{{ref label|name|label|backlink}} |
Makes reference links and footnotes[1] with specific labels.[2] | Articles notes or references |
Timing-related messages
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{{anachronism}} |
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Top of articles or sections that have anachronisms | ||
{{current}} |
Use 'section' in 2nd parameter, if tagging a section.
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Top of articles or sections about current events | ||
{{current disaster}} |
This article is about a current disaster where information can change quickly or be unreliable. The latest page updates may not reflect the most up-to-date information. |
This article is about a person involved in a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. |
This topic may be affected by a current event. Information in this topic may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports may be unreliable. The last updates to this topic may not reflect the most current information. |
This article or section documents a current or recent spaceflight. Details may change as the mission progresses. Initial news reports may be unreliable. The last updates to this article or section may not reflect the most current information. For more information please see WikiProject Spaceflight. |
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This article is currently being heavily edited because its subject has recently died. Information about their death and related events may change significantly and initial news reports may be unreliable. The most recent updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. |
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External issues
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{{False version}} |
Some media outlets have circulated an outdated or fake version of this article, claimed to be its current state. |
Title-related messages
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{{correct title|title=article}} |
Article top | |
{{lowercase title|article}} |
Decapitalises first letter of page title; for use in articles whose title is incorrectly capitalized due to technical restrictions, such as iPod. | Article top |
Character/symbol notes
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{{special characters}} |
Article top |
Expansion requests
[edit]See also: Expansion requests in the talk namespace
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{{expand section}} {{expand section|text}} |
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. |
{{Missing information|text}}