Template:Db notice doc/lead
This template is used to notify users about pages that have been nominated for speedy deletion. Specifically, it is used for pages that have been nominated under section of the criteria for speedy deletion, "". This template is usually used in conjunction with {{[[Template:|]]}}; for other speedy deletion notification templates see the table to the right.
Template documentationThis template is used to create the lead section for the documentation pages of the different speedy deletion notification templates. This template affects all of the notification templates - if you only want to edit the documentation for one particular notification template, please go back to the documentation page for that template and add your new text directly after the {{db notice doc/lead}} text.
Usage
This template should usually be transcluded. However, it is also possible to substitute it if a customized version is needed for an individual documentation page.
Basic usage
{{db notice doc/lead
|criterion = <!-- G1, G3, A7, etc. -->
|criterion-desc = <!-- patent nonsense, vandalism, etc. -->
|speedy-template = <!-- db-nonsense, db-vandalism, etc. -->
}}
Parameters
|criterion=- This is the abbreviation of the speedy deletion criterion used by the notice. For example,
G1,G3, orA7. |criterion-desc=- A short description of the speedy deletion criterion. For example,
patent nonsenseorvandalism. |speedy-template=- The speedy deletion template used in conjunction with the warning template. For example,
db-nonsenseordb-vandalism.
Substituting
If the text of this template is too restrictive and you want to make a custom version for an individual template documentation page, you can substitute the template. To do this, simply add subst: after the two opening curly braces to the template that already exists on the documentation page:
{{subst:db notice doc/lead
|criterion = <!-- G1, G3, A7, etc. -->
|criterion-desc = <!-- patent nonsense, vandalism, etc. -->
|speedy-template = <!-- db-nonsense, db-vandalism, etc. -->
}}
After you have substituted the template, you can customize the text however you want.
See also
Subpages of {{db notice doc}}: