Wikipedia:TM/TALK

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These are templates that can be used on talk pages. There are also additional templates at List of discussion templates, and User talk page templates. See the See also section below for links to additional templates and guidelines.

If you create a new, or modify an old, talk page template, please read the guideline first about how they should look at Talk page templates.

General

What to type Result Where to put it

Tɛmplet:Tetl Tɛmplet:Bug report On talk pages

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On {{{date}}}, Wikipedia:TM/TALK was [{{{url}}} linked] from a high-traffic website. (Traffic)

All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.

Top of talk page

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At the top of talk page but below WikiProject banners. Used for any general messages.

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Tɛmplet:Outdent

In a discussion thread when the indention of previous replies gets too deep, e.g.,

::::This is the previous post, indented 4 levels {{Outdent|::::}}Start of a new post

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This page has been mentioned by a media organization:

Top of talk page

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Skip to table of contents

At the top of talk page, for link to TOC in page with many header or message templates at top.

Archiving

What to type	Result (and usage notes)	Where to put it
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Archive	Top of archive page
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Archiveme	Top of long talk page that needs archiving
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Archives	Top of talk page
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Automatic archive navigator Creates a navigation bar for talk archive files	Close to top of archive page

Biography

What to type	Result	Where to put it
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:BLP	Top of Talk page
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Connected contributor	Top of Talk page
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:BLP list	Top of Talk page

Comments

What to type What it makes

Tɛmplet:Controversial

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Tɛmplet:Not a forum

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Tɛmplet:Old XfD multi

Tɛmplet:Round in circles

{{subst:single-purpose account|username|time, day month year (UTC)}}
links talk edit — Example (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. The preceding unsigned comment was added at 00:00, 29 Silimin gɔli December 2024 (UTC).

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This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the TM/TALK page.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
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Archives: Tɛmplet:Comma separated values

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This is the talk page of Tɛmplet:A or an that has been redirected to:
• (Wikipedia:Redirect's target)
Because this page is not frequently watched, present and future discussions should take place at:
• (Wikipedia talk:Redirect's target)

Tɛmplet:Tetl Tɛmplet:Talk page stalker
plus other options, e.g., Tɛmplet:Talk page stalker

{{subst:unsigned|username|time, day month year (UTC)}}
links talk edit — Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 29 Silimin gɔli December 2024 (UTC)

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links talk edit — Preceding unsigned comment added by Name or IP address (talk • contribs) time and date

{{subst:unsigned IP|IP address|time and date}}
links talk edit — Preceding unsigned comment added by IP address (talk) time and date

{{subst:unsignedIP2|time and date|IP address}}
links talk edit — Preceding unsigned comment added by IP address (talk) time and date

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Discussion thread tags

What to type	What it makes
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Discussion top
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Discussion bottom
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Done
Tɛmplet:Tetl An alternative to {{done}} that uses a Unicode text character instead of an image. Note that this makes the symbol turn up as a question mark or a small box in some web browsers.	Tɛmplet:Done-t
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Doing
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Help me
Tɛmplet:Tetl
Tɛmplet:Tetl An alternative to {{not done}} that uses a Unicode text character instead of an image. Note that this makes the symbol turn up as a question mark or a small box in some web browsers.	Tɛmplet:Not done-t
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:OOCOT
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:OOCOB
Tɛmplet:Tetl	@Example:
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Resolved
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Unresolved
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Stale
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:Stuck

Expansion and improvement

What to type	What it makes
`{{Refideas\|1=foo\|2=bar}}` links talk edit	Tɛmplet:Refideas
{{to do}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:To do

Requests

What to type	What it makes
{{audio requested}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:Audio requested
{{diagram requested}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:Diagram requested
{{image requested}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:Image requested
{{map requested}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:Map requested
{{video requested}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:Video requested

Peer review

What to type	What it makes
{{peer review}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:Peer review
{{old peer review}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:Old peer review

FAQ

What to type	What it makes
Tɛmplet:Tetl	Tɛmplet:FAQ

Featured and good articles

What to type	What it makes
{{subst:FAC}}	Tɛmplet:Featured article candidates
{{subst:FAR}}	Tɛmplet:Featured article review
{{GA}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:GA

Free images

What to type	What it makes
{{images}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:Images

Translation requests

What to type	What it makes
{{expand Spanish}} links talk edit	Tɛmplet:Expand Spanish

Templates for other languages are available in Category:Expand by language Wikipedia templates. For full instructions, see WP:Translation.

Fringe subjects

{{talk fringe}}
Talk

Tɛmplet:Talk fringe

WikiProject notices

To be placed at the top of talk pages of articles covered by the associated WikiProject:

Generic notice

What to type	What it makes
{{WPBannerMeta\|PROJECT = yourProject}} Talk	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:WikiProject banner/config' not found.

For more examples see Category:WikiProject banner templates.

Banner shells

What to type	Result	Where to put it
{{WikiProject banner shell}}	Script error: The function "banner_shell" does not exist.	Use to condense multiple WikiProject notices on a talk page. List each WikiProject template with an additional parameter of , e.g., {{WikiProject banner shell\|1= {{WikiProject Physics}} }} See Talk:William Brown (admiral) for an example of use.

Educational assignment

What to type	Result	Where to put it
{{educational assignment}}	Tɛmplet:Educational assignment	Top of talk page