Template:Db-meta
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Usage
This template is a meta-template used to create the other speedy deletion templates used for nominating pages for speedy deletion. Do not attempt to use this template directly on articles. For a generic speedy deletion template, see {{db}}.
Syntax
Basic syntax:
{{db-meta
|bot={{{bot|}}}
|raw={{{raw|}}}
|criterion=
|1=
|2=
|temp=
|summary=
}}
Extended syntax:
{{db-meta
|bot={{{bot|}}}
|raw={{{raw|}}}
|criterion=
|1=
|2=
|rationale=
|summary=
|self=
|notes=
|anote=
|temp=
|temp2=
|sig=
|image=
|wiki=
|blanked=
|blanked-text=
|pleaseblank=
|divblank=
|help=
}}
Parameters
Required parameters
|criterion=is the Criterion number from Wikipedia:Speedy deletion criteria. Do not create a CSD template which does not already have a CSD criterion.|1=is the text which will go in bold immediately after "may qualify for speedy deletion". Note that there is no space between the word "deletion" and the parameter – if you want to continue the sentence without punctuation, use an HTML space ( ) to prevent the template 'eating' the leading space. A trailing full stop is already included in db-meta, so don't add it to this parameter
- Recommended parameters
- These parameters are generally used in all speedy deletion templates based on db-meta, and some may break other templates/scripts if they are omitted.
|2=is the text which appears in italics after|1=. This should be a complete sentence, minus trailing punctuation (a full stop is included in db-meta).|temp=is the user warning template which corresponds to the CSD criterion. For instance,{{db-a1}}uses Template:empty-warn, so passes the parameter|temp=empty-warn. All such warning templates should be categorised at Category:CSD warning templates|summary=is the brief summary which will be preloaded into the deletion confirmation screen. There is no need to include the CSD criterion as this is added automatically.|bot=is the name of the bot account that tagged the page for deletion, if applicable. This should be passed through to the specific deletion template, using|bot={{{bot|}}}. It should not be called directly from db-meta.|raw=is used for generating a simple deletion message with no message box. It should be passed through to the specific deletion template, using|raw={{{raw|}}}. This parameter is used by {{db-multiple}} to generate the notices about individual speedy deletion criteria.
Optional parameters
|rationale=adds a custom deletion rationale in red after the speedy deletion criterion number.|self=: if this parameter exists, there is no message about not removing speedy deletion templates from things you have created/uploaded yourself.|notes=is a space for notes. It appears after the notice about using the talk page for contesting speedy deletions, and before the message only visible to admins.|anote=adds an extra custom note to the message only visible to admins.|temp2=allows the addition of extra parameters to the end of the user warning template specified in|temp=.|sig=: if this exists, the four tildes normally appended to the user warning template text are removed.|image=adds an image to the right-hand side of the template. Include only the image name; do not add "File:" or "Image:".|wiki=is the interwikimedia link for the image named in|image=, if it is not on the English Wikipedia.|blanked=: if this exists, a message box is shown beneath the main deletion template that says "This page has been blanked as a courtesy."|blanked-text=is the custom text for the "blanked" message box.|blanked=must exist for this to work.|pleaseblank=: if this exists, a message box is shown beneath the main deletion template that says "Please blank this page so that it only contains the deletion template."|divblank=: if this parameter exists, the code<div id="AttackPage" style="display:none">is added to the end of the deletion template, which prevents all subsequent content on the page from being displayed.|help=: pass|help=offto hide the message to the nominator about notifying the author.
Other notes
- For templates which have variants, like
{{db-g6}}and{{db-a7}}, it is recommended to base the variants on those templates, rather than directly on db-meta. For instance,{{db-band}}calls{{db-a7}}which in turn calls db-meta, rather than db-band calling db-meta directly. - All CSD templates using db-meta produce two invisible spans which may be useful for client-side JavaScript:
<div id="delete-criterion"></div>contains only the CSD criterion ("A1", "P2", "R3", etc.)<div id="delete-reason"></div>contains a complete, legible deletion log summary which is suitable for preloading into the deletion confirmation screen.
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Db-meta in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Db-meta
A meta template, used for various speedy deletion templates. Don't transclude this template directly.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| 2 | 2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| raw | raw | Set to any value to remove the red box around the deletion message (used for {{db-multiple}}). Don't use this directly. | Unknown | optional |
| criterion | criterion | no description | Unknown | optional |
| rationale | rationale | Rationale
| Unknown | optional |
| bot | bot | Bot? | Unknown | optional |
| summary | summary | no description | Unknown | optional |
| self | self | no description | Unknown | optional |
| help | help | no description | Unknown | optional |
| temp | temp | no description | Unknown | optional |
| temp2 | temp2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| sig | sig | no description | Unknown | optional |
| notes | notes | no description | Unknown | optional |
| anote | anote | no description | Unknown | optional |
| blanked | blanked | no description | Unknown | optional |
| blanked-text | blanked-text | no description | Unknown | optional |
| pleaseblank | pleaseblank | no description | Unknown | optional |
| divblank | divblank | no description | Unknown | optional |