Template:Maintained/doc

This template adds articles to Category:Maintained articles. Place it on talk pages.

Usage
This template takes one or more wikilinked usernames as an unnamed parameter:

renders as:

For use on the talk pages of non-articles, add no:

renders as:

The yes parameter can be used to reduce the size of the template and move it to the right-hand side of the page like archive boxes and other templates with a small mode. It can be used with other parameters:

renders as:




 * You can also use user templates instead of simple userpage links. See Template:User for more information on user templates.
 * It should be decided first on the talk page of the article which user template and what other (if any) information is going to be used so that it all remains consistent. Maintain a standard format and document it in an HTML comment right under and/or over the template tag.


 * Additional information can be added after your username (e.g., what was last verified and when or particular areas of expertise).
 * Example:

Personal maintenance list
Create a template at User:Example/Maintenance and add to it: or. Then, use the following format in the Maintained template:


 * Your maintenance list is at Special:Whatlinkshere/User:Example/Maintenance.
 * If you want to remove your name from all the templates, just blank your /Maintenance page.
 * You can also put in a message such as "on break until March" on the /Maintenance page, so people know not to contact you.
 * Don't use HTML tags on your /Maintenance note because MediaWiki doesn't like it.
 * The template allows for an email link. Since every user with an account/username has a talk page at WikiQueer, the  template is of no use to any users or viewers of the template looking at usernames who do not publish email addresses in their user preferences. The  template links to your username and talkpage.