Template:Notices/Doc

Notice Guide

Notices are used to communicate a specific message about the page to the viewers. Below is a list of each notice this wiki uses and how to add it to the page. Some have an option to include the reason for using that notice. If you would like to learn more about including reasons, skip ahead to the Adding Reasons section.

Types of notices

Stubs

Used for: Letting people know that the page could use more information on it.
When to use: If a page has places that is clearly missing content.
How to use: Add {{stub}} to the top of the page. Has an option to add reasons.

Cleanup

Used for: Letting people know that the information on the page needs to be adjusted.
When to use: When content is unorganized, too long, and/or excessively detailed.
How to use: Add {{cleanup}} to the top of the page. Has an option to add reasons.

Outdated

Used for: Letting people know that the information on the page is outdated.
When to use: When information on the page does not match the current state of the game.
How to use: Add {{outdated}} to the top of the page. Has an option to add reasons.

Unreleased

Used for: Letting people know that the information on the page has not been released yet.
When to use: When creating pages containing content that will be coming out in the future.
How to use: Add {{unreleased}} to the top of the page.

Under Construction

Used for: Letting people know that the information on the page is still being worked on.
When to use: When the page creator or editor does not have time to finish all they want to do with a page and they would like others to wait before editing.
How to use: Add {{construction}} to the top of the page.

Candidate for deletion

Used for: Letting people know that the page has been flagged for admins to review and decide if it needs to be deleted.
When to use: If pages or content within them seem unnecessary, irrelevant, and/or serves no benefit to current or prospective players in the game.
How to use: Add {{deletion}} to the top of the page. Has an option to add reasons.

Adding Reasons

Single reason

If you would like to add a single reason to the Notice then you would add | reason= to the template call shown above.
Example: {{stub|reason=Missing ability information}}

Multiple reasons

If you would like to add multiple reasons then you should format the reason.
Example:

{{cleanup
| reason= This page has multiple issues:
* Duplicate information on abilities
* Character image is wrong
* Stats are incorrect
}}