Template:Newc

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This template employs intricate features of template syntax.

You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.

Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the general Template sandbox or your user space before changing anything here.

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Template documentation

This documentation is transcluded from Template:Newc/doc. (edit | history)

Purpose: It is common practice for editors of an article to add messages to previous editors' talk pages and to the article's own talk page. Two problems then appear: where does one place responses and will the original poster see it (i.e., has the user added the talk page to his/her watchlist)? It is also difficult for observers of a conversation to figure out where it is currently taking place.

It is hoped that this template is a solution.

Usage:

{{subst:newc|subject=Subject of conversation}} causes wiki markup to be inserted that sets up an empty conversation view.

If a subject is not provided, the default is "Untitled".

It is imperative that this template be substituted.

Example:

Testing

(add to this conversation)

I wonder if this works. Jack (add a reply)

Hey! It worked! Jill (add a reply)

What are you two up to? Mandy (add a reply)

Oh, nothing much. We are just testing the {{newc}} template. Jill (add a reply)

... and it seems to work! Jack (add a reply)

Oh cool! I can cross-post this entire conversation on my talk page by just adding this:

<div class="conversation">
<h2>{{{subject|Testing}}}</h2>
{{newc/h1|20070516030049.9641}}
</div>

<!-- DO NOT ADD ANYTHING HERE. Instead, go back one page and follow the "add to this conversation" link. -->

Mandy (add a reply)

Notes: As seen in the example, it is easy to cross-post a conversation anywhere. Simply copy to the destination the <div> tag and the comment^[1] from the page where {{newc}} was originally substituted.

Suggestions:

As the proper use of this template is non-trivial, it is recommended that it not be used on anonymous IP addresses' talk pages or on new users' talk pages.

See also: