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* This template will categorize tagged articles into [[:Category:Wikipedia articles that may have off-topic sections]]. | * This template will categorize tagged articles into [[:Category:All articles that may have off-topic sections]] and the appropriate dated subcategory of [[:Category:Wikipedia articles that may have off-topic sections]]. | ||
* This [[Wikipedia:Template|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]]. | * This [[Wikipedia:Template|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]]. | ||
* This template should '''not''' be [[Wikipedia:Subst|substituted]]. | * This template should '''not''' be [[Wikipedia:Subst|substituted]]. | ||
=== Other article === | === Other article === | ||
{{Tlx|Off topic|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|Foobar}} will result in: {{Off topic|Foobar|category=no}} | {{Tlx|Off topic|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|Foobar|talksectionheading}} will result in: {{Off topic|Foobar|talksectionheading|category=no}} | ||
=== See also === | === See also === | ||
* {{Tl|Category relevant?}} | * {{Tl|Category relevant?}} - banner template to question the inclusion of the article in a particular category or categories | ||
* {{ | * {{Tl|Importance section}} - banner template to flag an entire section as possibly off-topic or indiscriminate trivia | ||
* {{Tl|Relevance inline}} | * {{Tl|Relevance inline}} – an inline template to flag potentially off-topic material in mid-paragraph | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]] – index of cleanup-related templates | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]] | * {{section link|Wikipedia:Writing better articles#Stay on topic}} – guideline on encyclopedic content | ||
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* {{tl|Off-topic thread}} – for use on talk pages to mark a thread as off-topic (usually with an indication what the more appropriate venue would be) | |||
* {{tl|Moved discussion to}} – to point from off-topic or dead discussion to properly-placed and ongoing one | |||
* {{Tl|Collapse top}}, {{tl|Collapse bottom}}, etc. – for hiding knots of off-topic and potentially disruptive talk-page venting | |||
* {{section link|Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#How to use article talk pages}} – guideline on talk-page content | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 3 September 2020
 | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Off topic. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
Usage
Place {{Off topic|date=June 2024}} at the top of sections that seem to stray off the page's topic (if the date is omitted, bots will add it later).
If relevant, explain why on the article's talk page.
- This template will categorize tagged articles into Category:All articles that may have off-topic sections and the appropriate dated subcategory of Category:Wikipedia articles that may have off-topic sections.
- This template is a self-reference.
- This template should not be substituted.
Other article
{{Off topic|date=June 2024|Foobar|talksectionheading}} will result in:
 | This section may stray from the topic of the article into the topic of another article, Foobar. |
See also
- {{Category relevant?}} - banner template to question the inclusion of the article in a particular category or categories
- {{Importance section}} - banner template to flag an entire section as possibly off-topic or indiscriminate trivia
- {{Relevance inline}} – an inline template to flag potentially off-topic material in mid-paragraph
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup – index of cleanup-related templates
- Wikipedia:Writing better articles § Stay on topic – guideline on encyclopedic content
For talk pages:
- {{Off-topic thread}} – for use on talk pages to mark a thread as off-topic (usually with an indication what the more appropriate venue would be)
- {{Moved discussion to}} – to point from off-topic or dead discussion to properly-placed and ongoing one
- {{Collapse top}}, {{Collapse bottom}}, etc. – for hiding knots of off-topic and potentially disruptive talk-page venting
- Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines § How to use article talk pages – guideline on talk-page content
