Template:Historical

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Usage

• To include a shortcut, pass a parameter: {{{{#ifeq:historical|historical|historical|Historical}}{{#if:WP:SHORT||WP:SHORT|}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{8}}}|}}}}.
• To provide a last updated date, use the named parameter "last", i.e. {{{{#ifeq:historical|historical|historical|Historical}}{{#if:last=1 January 2000||last=1 January 2000|}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{8}}}|}}}}
• To provide a briefer form of the text, use {{{{#ifeq:historical|historical|historical|Historical}}{{#if:brief=yes||brief=yes|}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{8}}}|}}}}
• For a former policy, use {{{{#ifeq:historical|historical|historical|Historical}}{{#if:type=policy||type=policy|}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{8}}}|}}}}
• For a former guideline, use {{{{#ifeq:historical|historical|historical|Historical}}{{#if:type=guideline||type=guideline|}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{8}}}|}}}}
• For a page closed down by explicit community consensus, use {{{{#ifeq:historical|historical|historical|Historical}}{{#if:type=woundup||type=woundup|}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{8}}}|}}}}
• To provide an explanatory comment, use {{{{#ifeq:historical|historical|historical|Historical}}{{#if:comment=explanatory text here||comment=explanatory text here|}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{5}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{6}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{7}}}|}}{{#if:||{{{8}}}|}}}}
• Pages using this template will be placed into Category:Inactive project pages unless the parameter category=no is given: {{{{#if:Historical|Historical| tlc|...}}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{2}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{3}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{4}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{5}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{6}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{7}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{8}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{9}}} | }}}} (user and user talk pages are not categorized).
• For related Wikipedia header templates, see Template messages/Wikipedia namespace.
• Please note that this template is not appropriate for portals, which exist for the purpose of informing readers on a given topic and, as such, can never truly be "inactive".
• It is also not appropriate for inactive WikiProjects which are dealt with according to the WikiProject Council/Guide; these should be tagged with {{{{#if:WikiProject status

| WikiProject status | tlp|... }}{{#ifeq:Defunct|Defunct| |Defunct }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{3}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{4}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{5}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{6}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{7}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{8}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{9}}} }}}} or {{{{#if:WikiProject status | WikiProject status | tlp|... }}{{#ifeq:Inactive|Inactive| |Inactive }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{3}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{4}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{5}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{6}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{7}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{8}}} }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{9}}} }}}}.

Adding shortcuts

• In addition, a shortcut can be added to this template by using the following syntax:

{{{{#if:Historical|Historical| tlc|...}}{{#ifeq:SHORTCUT|SHORTCUT| |SHORTCUT | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{3}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{4}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{5}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{6}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{7}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{8}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{9}}} | }}}}

• Up to 5 shortcuts can be added to this template in this fashion:

{{{{#if:Historical|Historical| tlc|...}}{{#ifeq:SHORTCUT1|SHORTCUT1| |SHORTCUT1 | }}{{#ifeq:SHORTCUT2|SHORTCUT2| |SHORTCUT2 | }}{{#ifeq:SHORTCUT3|SHORTCUT3| |SHORTCUT3 | }}{{#ifeq:SHORTCUT4|SHORTCUT4| |SHORTCUT4 | }}{{#ifeq:SHORTCUT5|SHORTCUT5| |SHORTCUT5 | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{7}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{8}}} | }}{{#ifeq:x|| |{{{9}}} | }}}}

See also

• {{WikiProject status}}
• {{failed}} — for proposals that were never adopted