Template:Dosanddonts

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{{dodont}}

Purpose

Creates a formatted "dos and don'ts" information page, with up to ten entries in each column. This template includes the {{information page}} template and generic "See also" links. It applies categories only when it is used in the Wikipedia namespace.

Usage

{{dosanddonts
| guideline =   <!--MANDATORY: name of guideline being summarized-->
| shortcut1 =   <!--OPTIONAL: shortcut to this page; "shortcut = ..." is also accepted-->
| shortcut2 =   <!--OPTIONAL: shortcut to this page-->
| shortcut3 =   <!--OPTIONAL: shortcut to this page-->

| main =        <!--OPTIONAL: sentence explaining the role or importance of the topic-->
| caption =     <!--OPTIONAL: table caption-->

| do1 = 
| do2 = 
| do3 = 
| do4 = 
| do5 = 
| do6 = 
| do7 = 
| do8 = 
| do9 = 
| do10 = 

| dont1 =       <!--Template will place "Don't" in front of this text if it isn't already included -->
| dont2 = 
| dont3 = 
| dont4 = 
| dont5 = 
| dont6 = 
| dont7 = 
| dont8 = 
| dont9 = 
| dont10 = 

| project =     <!--OPTIONAL: relevant WikiProject (without "Wikipedia:" prefix)-->
| seealso =     <!--OPTIONAL: Links placed here will be pre-pended to the default "See also" links-->
}}

Example output

This is an information page.

It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, but rather intends to describe some aspect(s) of {{{guideline}}}. It may reflect varying levels of consensus and vetting.

Shortcut

[[:|{{{shortcut1}}}]]

{{{main}}}

{{{caption}}}

DO:
{{{do1}}}
{{{do2}}}
{{{do3}}}
{{{do4}}}
{{{do5}}}
{{{do6}}}
{{{do7}}}
{{{do8}}}
{{{do9}}}
{{{do10}}}

DON'T:
Don't {{{dont1}}}
Don't {{{dont2}}}
Don't {{{dont3}}}
Don't {{{dont4}}}
Don't {{{dont5}}}
Don't {{{dont6}}}
Don't {{{dont7}}}
Don't {{{dont8}}}
Don't {{{dont9}}}
Don't {{{dont10}}}

Also:

Do consider joining [[Wikipedia:{{{project}}}|{{{project}}}]].

v t e Wikipedia dos and don'ts
Encyclopedia content	Accessibility Biographies Biographies (living) Categorization Disambiguation Images Leads Links Lists References Tables Titles (of articles)
Collaboration	Consensus Talk
Simple rule set - Simple style manual - Style tips - Wikitext cheatsheet

v t e Wikipedia dos and don'ts
Encyclopedia content	Accessibility Biographies Biographies (living) Categorization Disambiguation Images Leads Links Lists References Tables Titles (of articles)
Collaboration	Consensus Talk
Simple rule set - Simple style manual - Style tips - Wikitext cheatsheet