Template:Missing information/doc

Documentation

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This template should be used when certain necessary information is absent from the article. Please open a corresponding discussion detailing the missing information on the article's discussion page before placing the tag. If a consensus is reached that the information should be included, it is inserted in the article and the template is removed, or if no one contested the proposal, keep waiting to prevent adding unsourced information.

This may assist in avoiding edit-warring by making a good faith attempt to achieve consensus before putting a particular piece of information in an article, especially if it's controversial information. This template adds articles to the Category:Articles to be expanded.

Usage

{{Missing information|1|2|category=Custom category|talksection=Talk page section|type=Category changer}}

• The |1= parameter adds at the end what it is missing.
• The |2= parameter changes the "article" word to what is written on the |1= parameter, and then adds at the end what is missing.
  • If |1=section, the template changes to a section mode.
• The |category= parameter allows one to set a custom category. This parameter is incompatible with |type=.
• The |talksection= parameter changes the "talk page" text to link to a specific section of the talk page.
• The |type= parameter changes the category the template sets to articles:
  • If |type=old, it sets the Category:Articles missing historical information.
  • If |type=data, it sets the Category:Articles missing data values.
  • If |type=code, it sets the Category:Articles missing technical information.

Examples

Template code	Generates
Normal usage: {{Missing information}}
Using 1 parameter: {{Missing information|new content}}
Using 1 and 2: {{Missing information|section|something new}}

See also

Article improvements

• {{improve lead}} for pages that need a better lead section.
• {{missing information}} for pages that miss or don't have enough information.
  • {{empty section}} for sections that are empty.
  • {{incomplete section}} for sections that need more information.
• {{stub}} for very short articles.
• {{expand section}} for sections of non-stub articles that need to be expanded.
• {{cleanup}} for pages that do not conform to style guidelines.
  • {{rewrite}} for pages that need to be rewritten to comply with the style guide.
• {{too technical}} for pages (or sections) that might use technical jargon, and are difficult for many to understand.

Page actions

• {{needs update}} for pages that need to be updated due to outdated information.
• {{orphan}} for pages that need links to it.
• {{currently editing}} for pages that are being edited to advise editors to not edit them for a while.
• {{work in progress}} for pages that need to be edited and improve their contents.
• {{delete}} for pages that need to be deleted.
  • {{delete when}} for pages that have a clear consensus that they should be deleted, but a technical reason prevents deletion.
  • {{speedy delete}} for pages that must be deleted as soon as possible.
• {{move}} for suggest to move a page to another name.
• {{split}} for suggest to split a page (or section) into 2 or more pages.
  • {{splitting}} for indicate that the splitting process has begun. It is recommended to use it on large splitting processes.
• {{merge}} for suggesting to merge a page with another.
  • {{merging}} for indicate that the merging process has begun. It is recommended to use it on large merging processes.

This is the documentation page, it should be transcluded into the main template page. See Template:Doc for more information.