| File:Historical.svg | This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. |
Usage
 | This template should not be used in articles or in ongoing disputes. It is intended solely for genuine housekeeping purposes and should not be used to prematurely conclude discussions or proposals unless all participants agree to do so. |
Basics
- To include a shortcut, pass a parameter:
{{Historical|WP:SHORT}}. - To provide a last-updated date, use the named parameter
|last=or|date=, i.e.{{Historical|last=1 January 2000}}. This should only be used for substantive updates, not things like bot tweaks or typo fixes. - To provide a briefer form of the text, use
{{Historical|brief=yes}} - Specifying the
|type=parameter: - To append the text of the template, and provide an explanatory comment, use
{{Historical|comment=explanatory text here}}. Aliases for|comment=are|reason=and|result=.- If you want to point to a successor page, use
{{Superseded}}instead of{{Historical}}.
- If you want to point to a successor page, use
- Pages using this template will be placed into Category:Inactive project pages unless the parameter
|category=nois given:{{Historical|category=no}}(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 or task forces, which are dealt with according to the WikiProject Council/Guide; these should be tagged with
{{WikiProject status|Defunct}}or{{WikiProject status|Inactive}}. - To remove the message
Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump.then set|brief=y.
Adding shortcuts
- In addition, a shortcut can be added to this template by using the following syntax:
{{Historical|SHORTCUT}}
- Up to 5 shortcuts can be added to this template in this fashion:
{{Historical|SHORTCUT1|SHORTCUT2|SHORTCUT3|SHORTCUT4|SHORTCUT5}}
TemplateData
Mark a page as currently inactive and is retained for historical reference.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortcut 1 | 1 | Shortcut
| Page name | optional |
| Shortcut 2 | 2 | no description | Page name | optional |
| Shortcut 3 | 3 | no description | Page name | optional |
| Shortcut 4 | 4 | no description | Page name | optional |
| Shortcut 5 | 5 | no description | Page name | optional |
| Last update | last date | The date of the last substantative update to this page.
| Date | suggested |
| Type of page | type | The type of page it refers to. Recognized values: policy, guideline, woundup, dbr, section, essay. Optional, by default will output a generic statement.
| Line | suggested |
| Brief message? | brief | Whether to use a shortened message.
| Boolean | optional |
| Comment or reason | comment reason result | A message explaining why the page is obsolete | String | suggested |
| Categorize? | category | Whether to include this in [[Category:Inactive project pages]]
| Boolean | optional |
See also
- {{WikiProject status}}
- {{failed}} for proposals that were never adopted
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Wikipedia namespace for a listing of Wikipedia namespace banners.