Template:DR case status/doc

Usage

This template is a general-purpose template for the dispute resolution noticeboard, to make it easier for participants and volunteers to see the status of a dispute. Unless you are acting as a volunteer in resolving a dispute or are competent to archive or otherwise manage the record of disputes, you should probably not place or modify this template.

The template takes only one parameter, which is optional. Details are given below.

{{DR case status|''status''}}

For those statuses which indicate commentary, there is no additional parameter to add this specifically. If a discussion is being archived using the {{DRN archive top}} and {{DRN archive bottom}} tags (which should be done to any discussion ending in "resolved", "failed", or "general close"), the parameter that goes with the archive top tag will allow a volunteer to add commentary to the archive.

When a parameter is placed as shown above, it will display the following:

Parameter	Returns	Usage
none	– New discussion.	If the parameter is empty it will default to this tag; this is the case status automatically assigned to a new case when it is filed by an editor but before being taken up by a volunteer or being "closed" as a malformed or premature request (see below)
active, open or inprogress	– Discussion in progress.	Once a volunteer has begun the task of discussing the content of the case with the involved editors, the case status template at the top of the discussion should be modified to one of these in order to assist other volunteers in assessing which discussions still need to be formally opened
reject	– Closed, as not yet appropriate for DRN. See comments for reasoning.	This case status may be assigned if a volunteer decides the dispute isn't suitable for DRN.
review	– This request has been open for some time and must be reviewed.	This is used to mark an older conversation still awaiting the attention of a volunteer to formally open the discussion
resolve or resolved	Dispute resolved successfully. See comments for reasoning.	If the involved editors come to some kind of agreement or the filing party appears to abandon the conversation, the case should be marked as resolved
fail or failed	– Closed as failed. See comments for reasoning.	If the involved editors are unable to come to an agreement after a volunteer has opened the case, the volunteer may decide that dispute resolution has not worked and may mark the case as "failed"; This will clear the way for the filing party to seek formal mediation
hold	– This request has been placed on hold.	Once a volunteer has formally opened a case, it is possible that the volunteer or one of the involved parties may need to place a temporary hold on a discussion for one or more days (perhaps while traveling or completing exams); a "hold" may be placed to let others know that the discussion is not over, but that no further comments should be added until the case is returned to "active"
close	– General close. See comments for reasoning.	If a filing party generates a malformed request or if a volunteer looks at a case and decides it does not meet the case prerequisites for some technical reason, the case may be marked as "closed"; this effectively terminates the discussion unless it is refiled (appropriately)

stale and inactive are deprecated parameter per Wikipedia talk:Dispute resolution noticeboard/Archive 17#DRN_Case Status Template updating now mapping to needassist, and should not be used on active cases.

Template series

• {{DRN}}—For use on article talk page to notify editors of active DRN discussion
• {{DRN archive bottom}} and {{DRN archive top}}—To close and archive DRN discussions
• {{DRN status}}—For use on DRN threads to provide involved disputants a 24-hour grace period and notice before closure to iron out any remaining issues (should always be subst:)
• {{DRN-notice}}—For use on user talk pages to notify involved editors of active DRN discussion
• {{DRN-talk}}-For use on article/template talk pages to notify interested editors of active DRN discussion
• {{DRN-closednote}}-For use on user talk pages to notify them of their case being closed