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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Flag-article (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

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[edit] When to use

This template was originally intended to alert other editors that you are considering the deletion of on an article by leaving a message on it's Discussion page; this is the 1st Step of the Protocol to minimize friction from proposed and speedy deletions.

As it turns out, inclusionist editors may use this template to flag articles for further review during another session. :-)

This template adds the article's Discussion page to Category:Flagged articles.

[edit] Usage

Depending on how you do it, you may or may not want the template to automagically generate a section header.

Note that no default signature is provided, so you should either append "~~~~" or your own custom signature. Also, this template must be substituted.

Default: {{subst:Flag-article/doc |(Editor-name) |(Guideline)}}.

No section header is generated. (Editor-name) is the only required argument. Omitting (Guideline) will result in a generic but rather verbose message with a comprehensive list of notability guidelines, so one should always be specified.
The recognized values for (Guideline) are:

Linked Header: {{subst:Flag-article/doc |(Editor-name) |(Guideline) |header=1}}.

== Notice: This article lacks WP:A to establish WP:N ==
Note: The (Guideline) will select the appropriate notability shortcut, e.g., WP:BIO for People, or WP:CORP for Companies.

Custom Header: {{subst:Flag-article/doc |(Editor-name) |(Guideline) |header=1 |header-text=(your header text)}}.

== your header text ==

Note: You must provide (Editor-name), or else it will not display correctly.

[edit] Optional parameter

If you are not feeling particularly helpful, then you may add noassist=1 to omit the following offer:

Although I am considering tagging this article for deletion according to the Deletion policy, I am nonetheless willing to assist User:Editor-name (talk ยท contribs), and other recent contributors to this article, to make constructive improvements to it ... I do not have time to examine this article in depth at the moment, and it may improve over time, in which case this warning was premature.

otherwise the green text will be displayed by default, e.g.,

{{subst:Flag-article |(Editor-name) |(Guideline) |header=1 |noassist=1}}.

[edit] See also

Specific guidelines and protocols for common A7 speedy deletions
Notability guideline Shortcut Flag protocol Speedy deletion template
People WP:BIO WP:FLAG-BIO {{Db-person}}
Academics WP:PROF WP:FLAG-PROF N/A
Fiction WP:FICT WP:FLAG-FICT N/A
Films WP:MOVIE WP:FLAG-MOVIE N/A
Musicians and bands WP:BAND or WP:MUSIC WP:FLAG-BAND {{Db-band}}
Organizations and companies WP:CORP or WP:ORG WP:FLAG-INC {{Db-inc}} or {{Db-club}}
Schools WP:SCL WP:FLAG-SCL N/A
Web content WP:WEB WP:FLAG-WEB {{Db-web}}