Template:ITN note/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:ITN note.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template can be placed at the top of the talk pages of articles that are the subject of an item nominated to appear in Template:In the news on the main page. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

An item related to this article has been nominated to appear on the Main Page in the "In the news" section. You can visit [[Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#Error: Invalid time.|the nomination]] to take part in the discussion. Editors are encouraged to update the article with information obtained from reliable news sources to include recent events.
Notice date: {{subst:#time: j F Y}}. Please remove this template when the nomination process has concluded, replacing it with Template:ITN talk if appropriate.

</syntaxhighlight> The template has two parameters:

The unnamed parameter is the section heading used for the discussion on the candidates page. If it is not specified, then the date will be taken from the date parameter; otherwise the link will simply be to Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates.
The "date" parameter, which may be specified automatically to the current date via the code above.

While multiple items can be wikilinked in a proposed blurb, this template should be used on the talk page of the bold-linked article covering the proposed item's primary subject.

Transclusions of this template should be occasionally checked to ensure that no out-of-date messages are currently on display.