Template:Out of date: Difference between revisions

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An "out of date" flag used to indicate outdated content.

Usage

This template should be added at the beginning of articles or sections containing outdated information. Ensure to cite specific concerns with the first argument and possibly also on the flagged article's discussion page.

{{Out of date|This section talks about thing X, but we switched to Y.}}

You can override the default discussion page with a second optional argument:

{{Out of date|This section talks about thing X, but we switched to Y.|Talk:Alternative Page}}

Alternatively you can point to a specific section in the default talk page with the named section parameter:

{{Out of date|This section talks about thing X, but we switched to Y.|section=Section name}}

Flagged pages can be found in Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Out of date or in Category:Pages or sections flagged with Template:Out of date. If knowledgeable in a subject, users are encouraged to participate to update the article. The {{Out of date}} flag should be removed after correction of dated information.

Note

The talk page is linked through an external link: this is to avoid polluting Special:WantedPages when the talk page does not exist.

Example

This article or section is out of date.
Reason: This section talks about thing X, but we switched to Y. (Discuss in Template talk:Out of date)

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 This template should be added at the beginning of articles or sections containing outdated information. Ensure to cite specific concerns with the first argument and possibly also on the flagged article's discussion page.
-  <nowiki>{{Out of date|reason}}</nowiki>
+  <nowiki>{{Out of date|This section talks about thing X, but we switched to Y.}}</nowiki>
 You can override the default discussion page with a second optional argument:
-  <nowiki>{{Out of date|reason|Talk:Alternative Page}}</nowiki>
+  <nowiki>{{Out of date|This section talks about thing X, but we switched to Y.|Talk:Alternative Page}}</nowiki>
 Alternatively you can point to a specific section in the default talk page with the named {{ic|section}} parameter:
-  <nowiki>{{Out of date|reason|section=Section name}}</nowiki>
+  <nowiki>{{Out of date|This section talks about thing X, but we switched to Y.|section=Section name}}</nowiki>
 Flagged pages can be found in [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Out of date]] or in [[:Category:Pages or sections flagged with Template:Out of date]]. If knowledgeable in a subject, users are encouraged to participate to update the article. The {{ic|<nowiki>{{Out of date}}</nowiki>}} flag should be removed after correction of dated information.
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 == Example ==
- <nowiki>{{Out of date|This is just a demonstration template.}}</nowiki>
+{{Out of date|This section talks about thing X, but we switched to Y.}}
-{{Out of date|This is just a demonstration template.}}
 </noinclude><includeonly>{{META Message
 |signal          = [[Image:View-refresh-red.svg]]
 |heading         = This article or section is out of date.
 |message         = '''Reason:''' {{{reason|{{{1|{{META Unexplained Status Template}}}}}}}} (Discuss in {{#if:{{{talk|{{{2|}}}}}}{{{section|}}}|[[{{{talk|{{{2|{{TALKPAGENAME}}#{{{section|}}}}}}}}}]]|[{{fullurl:{{TALKPAGENAME}}}} {{TALKPAGENAME}}]}})}}[[Category:Pages or sections flagged with Template:Out of date]]</includeonly>