Template:Split
Description
Creates a banner noting that the page or section should be split and automatically categorizes the page into Category:Pages to be split.
Parameters
This template has no mandatory parameters, it is however good practice to always provide the "destination" and "reason" parameter.
"destination" parameter
You can and should provide the name of the page where parts of the page or section should be moved to (e.g. {{Split| destination = Processed food}}
), however it is not always practical (e.g. when a superpage needs to be split into many subpages). It doesn't matter if the page exists already.
"destination2" parameter
When pages should be split into more than one page, allows the designation of another destination (e.g. {{Split| destination = Processed food| destination2 = Animal feed }}
)). It doesn't matter if the page exists already.
"reason" parameter
You should always provide an explanation why you think the page should be split and why to that particular destination - be it as obvious to you as it gets. This can be any text (e.g. {{Split| reason = Processed food is a more generic term for meals and other food. This page currently covers both.}}
).
"section" parameter
Setting this parameter to any value (e.g. {{Split| section = 1}}
) will change the message from "article" to "section".
"notoc" parameter
Setting this parameter to true (e.g. {{Split| nocat = true}}
) suppresses adding the page to Category:Pages to be split.
Include this parameter when using the template for testing purposes, like on this page.
Examples
The template can be used with no arguments:
{{Split}}
producing:
This page is suggested to be split. Destination: Please suggest a target page. Reason: Please provide a reason . |
As you can see the template complains if you don't provide a reason. You should therefore always provide one:
{{Split| destination = Meals | reason = Meals are a specific type of food that needs its own discussion| nocat = true}}
producing:
This page is suggested to be split. Destination: Meals. Reason: Meals are a specific type of food that needs its own discussion. |
A specific section can be designated for moving:
{{Split| destination = Meals | reason = This section should be its own page as well | section = 1 }}
producing:
This section is suggested to be split. Destination: Meals. Reason: This section should be its own page as well. |
Up to two destinations can be designated. This can be combined with section or not
{{Split| destination = Meals | destination2 = Kibble | reason = This section could be two whole pages by itself | section = 1 }}
producing:
This section is suggested to be split. Destination: Meals. Reason: This section could be two whole pages by itself. |
See also
Maintenance
- Incomplete pages/sections:
- {{Documentation wanted}} for marking templates without documentation.
- {{Image wanted}} for marking pages or sections that are missing images.
- {{Stub}} for marking incomplete pages or sections.
- Request major changes:
- {{Disambig}} for marking pages that are ambiguous.
- {{Merge}} for marking pages that should be merged.
- {{Move}} for marking pages or sections that should be moved.
- {{Rewrite}} for marking pages or sections that should be rewritten.
- {{Recode}} for marking templates or pages that need to be recoded.
- {{Split}} for marking pages or sections that should be split.
- Deletion:
- {{Delete}} for marking pages that should be deleted.
- {{Obsolete}} for marking pages that are no longer relevant to the current game version.
- {{Safe to delete}} for marking pages that are ready to be deleted.
- {{SpeedyDelete}} for marking pages that should be deleted as fast as possible.
Content
- {{Biotech}} for marking content from Biotech (DLC) .
- {{Ideology}} for marking content from Ideology (DLC) .
- {{Royalty}} for marking content from Royalty (DLC) .
- {{Console}} for marking content from the console edition .
- {{Spoiler}} for marking potential spoilers.
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Split/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |