Template:Pruned editnotice/doc

Usage
Normally, this template is used to prevent the so-called "list sprawl" (the list version of urban sprawl) and unnecessary maintenance that would result. Generally, this is used after an WP:Articles for Deletion discussion, though it may be added after a discussion on the article's talk as well. Additionally, this template is a maintenance template for itself (see ). Editnotices using it appear in Category:Pages with pruned editnotice.

The following is a blank template form (with an automatic date):

Optional parameters (non-lists, oldid, or no afd)
If the pruning did not happen during a WP:Articles for deletion discussion, then set  and it will instead refer to the appropriate style guideline. For example,  makes: (note: "oldid" parameter also demonstrated)

Additionally, if the page is a not a list, then you can set the optional parameter  to change the message; for example,   makes:

And  :

You can also set  to make an example without category.

Appearance in article space
This template is designed to look different depending on whether it is placed in the correct wikispace. If it is not then it will automatically display as the following maintenance template, re-generating its own parameters automatically:

Former clean-up template
This template used to be a clean-up template before it was converted to an editnotice as discussed at Templates_for_discussion/Log/2010_October_18. Articles were placed at Category:All articles that have been pruned.