Template:ExampleRFCxxx

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[edit] Template documentation
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[edit] Function

This template is used to place help in completing RFCxxx templates on a user's talk page. It is intended for use on user talk pages when the user has attempted to insert a RFCxxx template in an article, but the RFCxxx template has been incorrectly completed. The associated template {{Template:BrokenRFCxxx}} can be placed in the discussion page where the malformed RFCxxx template exists, and the malformed RFCxxx template can be enclosed in <nowiki></nowiki> tags.

[edit] Params

The template takes one param, namely the page with the broken RFCxxx template.

[edit] Example

Code: {{ExampleRFCxxx|Talk:Example}}

Output: Hi, an RFC request you added to Talk:Example was incorrectly formatted, and wasn't processed by the RFC bot. Please see RFC Instructions for information on selecting and filling out RFCxxx templates. The example and notes below may also be of use.

Example use of RFCxxx template

This example shows how a partially completed RFCxxx template might appear in an edit box before the section and reason parameters have been completed (xxx = any of bio, econ, hist, lang, sci, art, pol, reli, soc, style, policy).

{{ RFCxxx | section = !! reason = !! time = ~~~~~ }}

This example shows how a completed RFCxxx template and associated section heading might appear in a discussion page edit box before saving.

== RFC: Is photo in "history" section relevant to article? ==

{{ RFCxxx | section = RFC: Is photo in "history" section relevant to article? !! reason = Is the photograph in the "History" section relevant to the article? !! time = ~~~~~ }}

Is the photograph in the "History" section relevant to the article?

Things to note:

  • RFCxxx templates go on discussion pages, not in articles.
  • Only one section containing RFCxxx templates should exist in a discussion page, and it may only contain one of each type of RFCxxx template, otherwise RFC bot will get confused.
  • All parameters in the template must be completed (section, reason, and time).
  • section is the section header of the discussion document section that the RFCxxx template is inserted in, RFC bot uses this information to insert a link in the RFCxxx list that points to the discussion.
  • reason is a neutral statement of the reason than an RfC is requested for. RFC bot copies it to the RFCxxx list. It should be repeated after the template.
  • time is a standard timestamp as provided by using 5 tilde characters ~~~~~.
  • Do Not use any exclamation mark ( ! ) characters in your reason or section, they will confuse RFC bot.

I hope this helps.