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This template displays the | This template displays the message above and adds the article to [[:Category:Current events]]; a bot then adds the date parameter to move it into one of the dated subcategories of [[:Category:Current events]]. | ||
==Guidelines== | ==Guidelines== | ||
* Every article on Wikipedia has a [[Wikipedia:General disclaimer|general disclaimer]] that the article contents may not be accurate. | |||
* As an advisory to editors, the template may optionally be used on those extraordinary occasions that many editors (perhaps a hundred or more) edit an article on the same day (for example, in the case of natural disasters or other breaking news). | |||
* It is not intended to be used to mark an article that merely has recent news articles about the topic; if it were, hundreds of thousands of articles would have this template, with no informational consequence. | |||
* This and closely related templates are generally expected to appear on an article for less than a day, sometimes longer. | |||
* If you would like an article on a significant current event to be noticed, please see [[Wikipedia:How the Current events page works]] and [[Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates]]. | |||
:''[{{fullurl:Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|limit=999&namespace=0}} Check main (article) namespace links]'' | :''[{{fullurl:Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|limit=999&namespace=0}} Check main (article) namespace links]'' | ||
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* Parameter 1 overrides the word "article" | * Parameter 1 overrides the word "article" | ||
* Parameter 2 overrides the words "current event" | * Parameter 2 overrides the words "current event" | ||
* Named parameter "date" categorizes into a monthly sub category for ease of maintenance. This will be added by a [[WP:BOT|bot]] if omitted. | * Named parameter "date" categorizes the page into a monthly sub-category of [[:Category:Current events]] for ease of navigation and maintenance. This will be added by a [[WP:BOT|bot]] if omitted. | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||