Template:Tfm - English Wikipedia @ Freddythechick

This template is being considered for merging with [[Template:]]. Please discuss this matter at this template's entry at templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.

Maintenance use only:
1. Edit the TfD log to create the discussion entry.
2. Please consider notifying the author(s) by placing {{subst:Tfmnotice|Tfm}} ~~~~ on their talk page(s).

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This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Tfm}}).

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This template is used to nominate other templates for merging.

Usage

To nominate a single template, copy and paste the following code at the top of the template:

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{subst:tfm|OtherTemplate}}</syntaxhighlight>

Note: OtherTemplate should be replaced by the name of the other template to be merged, excluding the prefix Template: (or Module:).

To nominate multiple templates for merging under the same header, type the following at the top of each individual template:

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{subst:tfm|OtherTemplate|heading=NameOfHeading}}</syntaxhighlight>

where NameOfHeading is the name of the section heading under which you will list the templates for merging at TfD. You can also spell this |header=.

Display on articles

Unless you do something unusual such as enclosing in noinclude tags, articles that use the nominated template will provide a notification and link to the discussion. By default the article will show the following just above the display of the nominated template:

‹ The template below (Tfm) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. ›

There are various other options, specified by the |type= parameter.

Inline

To nominate inline templates, set |type=inline. This will help with formatting issues that occur when the large notification is displayed. Type the following: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{subst:Tfm|OtherTemplate|type=inline}}</syntaxhighlight> The notification on articles looks like this: ‹The template Tfm is being considered for merging.›

Tiny

To use even smaller notifications, for inline template nominations, set |type=tiny. Type the following <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{subst:Tfm|OtherTemplate|type=tiny}}</syntaxhighlight> which will produce the following notification: ‹See TfM›

Sidebar

To nominate templates that are used as sidebars, such as infoboxes, specify |type=sidebar, i.e. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{subst:Tfm|OtherTemplate|type=sidebar}}</syntaxhighlight> which produces:

‹ The template Tfm is being considered for merging. ›

You can alternatively use |type=infobox or |type=box to produce the same result.

Disabled

Finally it is possible to disable the notification completely by typing |type=disabled. You can use this when everything else fails. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{subst:Tfm|OtherTemplate|type=disabled}}</syntaxhighlight> which outputs nothing at all on all transclusions of the template.