Template:Policy

This page documents an English Wikipedia policy.

It describes a widely accepted standard that all editors should normally follow. Changes made to it should reflect consensus.

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Usage

To include up to five shortcuts, pass parameters: {{Policy|WP:V|WP:VER}}

This template links all official policies to Category:Wikipedia policies and to one of its subcategories based on the "subcategory" parameter:

"conduct": Category:Wikipedia conduct policies
"content": Category:Wikipedia content policies
"deletion": Category:Wikipedia deletion policies
"enforcement": Category:Wikipedia enforcement policies
"procedural": Category:Wikipedia procedural policies
"legal": Category:Wikipedia legal policies

To include additional text after the boilerplate, insert a "text" parameter.

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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New policies require approval

If you're writing a new policy, or substantially revising one, please remember to give the community significant time to consider your proposal. See WP:PROPOSAL for the current best practice on advertising proposals.

Usage

New policies require approval

See also