Template:Db-meta/doc

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:Speedy deletion 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=off to 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.

Template parameters

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 Example Why the page should be deleted.	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