Systems Malfunction:Templates

There are many templates in use in the Systems Malfunction wiki; the following page lists all the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that an existing template on this wiki belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it. If you feel that a new template should be added to this wiki, you should request it on the discussion page here, or try to create it yourself.


 * Category:Templates should cover all templates in the wiki, categorized into the various subcategories.
 * The Template namespace always has all templates in the wiki, sorted alphanumerically.

Why use templates?
Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.

Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (e.g. ). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.

Nominate an article for deletion
delete
 * Any articles on subjects that are not canonical parts of the System Malfunction universe should be deleted. Add this template to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:Candidates for deletion.

Disambiguation pages
disambig
 * If you have several articles that have similar or identical names, you may wish to create a "disambiguation" page for that name, which will have links to all the different articles sharing that name. For example:
 * House Atlantic <--  disambiguation page, with links to and descriptions of:
 * House Atlantic- The illegitimate Atlanta-based trade guild founded by Angus Prinn.
 * House Atlantic- The megacorporation formed from the merger of House Dallas and House Dresden.


 * Using disambig marks an article as a disambiguation page by adding a banner to the article and categorizing it under Category:Disambiguations. Add links to the various articles under the banner.

Stubs
stub
 * When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub. This template will include them in Category:Article stubs, and is used to list which articles need expanding.

Incomplete articles
incomplete
 * When a page is too large to be a stub, but lacks much of the information available on a subject, it is considered incomplete. This template will include them in Category:Incomplete articles, and is used to list which articles need to be completed.

Articles missing information
missing
 * This template should be used for any article which is mostly complete, but is still missing some important piece(s) of information about its subject. This template will include them in Category:Articles missing information.

Articles needing cleanup
cleanup
 * When a page contains information that is blatantly untrue, or when it is bogged down by constant errors in spelling, grammar, and/or formatting, it probably requires cleanup. This template will include them in Category: Articles needing cleanup, and is used to list which articles need to be greatly revised. If the problem is correctable with the skills you already possess, consider being bold and fixing it yourself, rather than applying this tag and leaving it for someone else to clean up.

For
name
 * Use at the top of articles as a simple "for x see y" template.

Main article
main article
 * Use at the start of a section to link to the main article on it.

Welcome
welcIP and welcome
 * The first template (with longer version "welcomeIP" for those of you who like typing more) is to welcome new non-vandalistic contributors who are "anonymous", identified only by their IP number. The second template is for welcoming new registered users. Should be customized for the wiki, indicating the pages we most want newcomers to visit.