Template:WPFC

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Additional information: This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-Class status: Referencing and citation: not checked Coverage and accuracy: not checked Structure: not checked Grammar: not checked Supporting materials: not checked To fill out this checklist, please add the following to the template call: <!-- 1. It is suitably referenced, and all major points are appropriately cited. --> |B-Class-1=yes/no <!-- 2. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies. --> |B-Class-2=yes/no <!-- 3. It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. --> |B-Class-3=yes/no <!-- 4. It is free from major grammatical errors. --> |B-Class-4=yes/no <!-- 5. It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. --> |B-Class-5=yes/no

[edit] Usage

The {{WPFC}} project banner template should be added (not subst:ed) to the talk page of every article within the scope of the Former Countries WikiProject. While the template does not require any additional parameters, it has a number of optional ones that add various extra features to the banner. The full syntax is as follows:

[edit] Syntax

{{WPFC
|small=
|nested=
|class=
|HRE-taskforce=
|GOV-taskforce=
|A-Class= 
|peer-review= 
|old-peer-review= 
|collaboration-candidate=
|current-collaboration=
|past-collaboration=
|attention= 
|structureneeded=
|flagneeded=
|coatneeded=
|mapneeded=
|infoboxneeded=
<!-- B-Class checklist -->
<!-- 1. It is suitably referenced, and all 
major points are appropriately cited. -->
|B-Class-1=
<!-- 2. It reasonably covers the topic, and 
does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies. -->
|B-Class-2=
<!-- 3. It has a defined structure, including 
a lead section and one or more sections of content. -->
|B-Class-3=
<!-- 4. It is free from major grammatical errors. -->
|B-Class-4=
<!-- 5. It contains appropriate supporting materials, 
such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. -->
|B-Class-5=
<!-- Portals -->
|portal1-name=
|portal1-link=
|portal2-name=
|portal2-link=
|portal3-name=
|portal3-link=
|portal4-name=
|portal4-link=
|portal5-name=
|portal5-link=
}}

General parameters:

• small – "yes" if the banner should be rendered in its miniature size; this should be used sparingly and only on crowded talk pages for the time being.
• nested – "yes" if the banner is being used in conjunction with {{WikiProjectBannerShell}}.
• class – a rating of the article's quality; see the assessment department for more details.Valid values are:
  • FA - The article has reached Featured article status.
  • A - Could be submitted as a Featured article candidate; probably could use some small updates to make it Featured quality.
  • GA - The article has reached Good article status.
  • B - Could be submitted as a Good article nominee; probably could use some updates or may lack some features from the Good article criteria, but it presents a good overview of the subject (see subsection for B-class grading).
  • Start - The article is more than a stub, but may lack some important aspects of the topic's discussion.
  • Stub - The article is a stub; it likely contains one of the former countries stub templates.
  • Needed - The article does not yet exist but has been identified as a subject that should be covered OR the article is currently just a redirect.
  • NA - The page is not an article and should not be rated. This class has a number of sub-categories:
    • Cat - Category
    • Dab - Disambiguation
    • Structure - Categories formed by WPFC infoboxes
    • Template - Templates such as infoboxes and navbars
    • List - Pages containing only a list of some sort
• A-Class – indicates the status of the article's A-Class review, if any; see the assessment department for more details.
• peer-review – "yes" if the article is currently listed for peer review by the project; see the assessment department for more details.
• old-peer-review – "yes" if the article was previously listed for peer review by the project; see the assessment department for more details.
• attention – "yes" if the article requires immediate attention; see Category:Military history articles needing attention for more details on when this should be used.
• Needed features:
  • structureneeded - The article requires restructuring; adds articles to Category:Former country articles requiring restructuring
  • infoboxneeded - The article requires an infobox; adds articles to Category:Former country articles without infoboxes
  • flagneeded - The article needs a flag; adds articles to Category:Heraldry and vexillology articles needing images and Category:Former country articles requiring a flag.
  • coatneeded - The article needs a coat of arms; adds articles to Category:Heraldry and vexillology articles needing images and Category:Former country articles requiring a coat of arms.
  • mapneeded - The article needs a map; adds articles to Category:Wikipedia requested maps and Former country articles requiring a map

B-Class checklist (available only for articles rated as "Stub-Class", "Start-Class", or "B-Class"—see the assessment department for more details):

• B-Class-1 – "yes" if the article meets criterion #1 for B-Class status; "no" if it does not.
• B-Class-2 – "yes" if the article meets criterion #2 for B-Class status; "no" if it does not.
• B-Class-3 – "yes" if the article meets criterion #3 for B-Class status; "no" if it does not.
• B-Class-4 – "yes" if the article meets criterion #4 for B-Class status; "no" if it does not.
• B-Class-5 – "yes" if the article meets criterion #5 for B-Class status; "no" if it does not.

Portals:

• portalX-name – if the article has been selected for use on a portal, the name of that portal. The name should be given without any formatting or namespace prefixes; thus, Portal:India is given as "|portal1-name=India". Up to five different portals may be specified, via the parameters portal1-name through portal5-name.
• portalX-link – the portal subpage location where the article may be found on the corresponding portal. This should be given as a pure unlinked subpage name; thus, Portal:India/Selected article/34 is given as "|portal1-link=Selected article/34".

Task forces and other supported WikiProjects:

• Prussia – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Prussia.
• HRE-taskforce – "yes" if the article is supported by the Holy Roman Empire task force.
• GOV-taskforce – "yes" if the article is supported by the Extraordinary Governments task force.

To avoid needlessly cluttering up talk pages, it is usually appropriate to remove any unused parameters from the template.

[edit] Credit where it is due

This template is now largely based on the excellent {{WPMILHIST}} banner.