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===Usage===
* To include a shortcut, pass a parameter: {{Tnull|Historical|2=WP:SHORT}}.
* To provide a last updated date, use the named parameter "last", i.e. {{Tnull|Historical|2=last=1 January 2000}}
* To provide a briefer form of the text, use {{Tnull|Historical|2=brief=yes}}
* For a former policy, use {{Tnull|Historical|2=type=policy}}
* For a former guideline, use {{Tnull|Historical|2=type=guideline}}
* For a page closed down by explicit community consensus, use {{Tnull|Historical|2=type=woundup}}
* To provide an explanatory comment, use {{Tnull|Historical|2=comment=explanatory text here}}
* Pages using this template will be placed into [[:Category:Inactive project pages]] unless the parameter category=no is given: {{Tlc|Historical|category=no}} (user and user talk pages are not categorized).
* For related [[:Category:Wikipedia header templates|Wikipedia header templates]], see [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Wikipedia namespace|Template messages/Wikipedia namespace]].
* Please note that this template is ''not'' appropriate for [[WP:PORTAL|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide#Dealing with inactive WikiProjects|WikiProject Council/Guide]]; these should be tagged with {{tlp|WikiProject status|Defunct}} or {{tlp|WikiProject status|Inactive}}.

====Adding shortcuts====
*In addition, a shortcut can be added to this template by using the following syntax:

:{{Tlc|Historical|SHORTCUT}}

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

:{{Tlc|Historical|SHORTCUT1|SHORTCUT2|SHORTCUT3|SHORTCUT4|SHORTCUT5}}

===See also===
* {{tl|WikiProject status}}
* {{tl|failed}} — for proposals that were never adopted

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