Tom Clancy Wiki:Templates

There are many templates in use at the Tom Clancy Wiki and these are only a subset, representing some of the most important and commonly used ones. Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over on different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.

Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (i.e. {{stub}}). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.

Detailed instructions on the usage of each template exists either on the template page, or the template's talk page. If no information is provided, please leave a message on the template's talk page.

Article Management Templates

Article management templates are used on the tops of articles. They are intended to give viewers an idea of what the article is about or what needs to be done to them.

Usage	Description
{{cleanup}}	Articles that need to be organized.
{{delete}}	Articles that may need to be deleted, a comment should be posted on the talk page.
{{disambig}}	Placed only on disambiguation pages.
{{image}}	Articles that may need one or more images.
{{spoiler}}	Articles that contain spoilers from unreleased content.
{{stub}}	Articles that lack information.
{{about|<Subject>}}	Articles about main titles and real world topics. An example of the "Subject" would be: {{about|a [[:Category:Real|real world]] [[:Category:Crew|crew member]]}}

General Wiki Templates

General wiki templates are used throughout the wiki for multiple reasons. See their respective template pages for more information on them.

Usage	Description
{{canon}}	Header for template and category pages.
{{clear}} {{clr}} {{clrl}} {{clrr}}	Used for stopping images, text and infobox's from appearing over the location the template is placed.
{{for|<name>|<link>}}	Used at the top of articles as a simple "for X see Y" template.
{{gallery}} {{gallery left}} {{gallery right}}	Creates an images gallery for articles, see their template pages for more infomation.
{{quote}} {{quote2}} {{quote3}}	Three different text boxes used for quotes, see their template pages for more information.
{{main|<main aritcle>}}	Use at the start of a section to link to the main article on it.
{{sandbox}}	Articles that are used for trying out wiki code and working on articles before posting.
{{unsigned|<username>}}	Posted next to unsigned talk page messages, the username space is for the name the of the person that didn't sign the message.
{{welcome}}	Used on new user's talk pages that have an account to welcome them to the wiki.
{{welcomeIP}}	Used on anonymous user's talk page that do not have an account to welcome them to the wiki.

User Templates

User templates are used on user pages. They contain a range of uses, see the individual template pages for more information. Feel free to create your own to place on your user page, just please keep them appropriate and based on others of it's kind (userbox's and country badges should remain with the same hieght, length, width and image size as one another). To request a new template or make suggestions, leave a message on the category discussion page. These templates are added and updated quite a bit so be sure to check the category page often.

Usage	Description
{{Admin/SysOp Userbox}}	Placed on administrators user pages.
{{editcount}}	When placed on a user page they generate a total number of edits made to the wiki.
{{user}}	A custom infobox for user pages, see the template page for more information on how to use.
{{Belgium Userbox}}	A userbox for Belgium user pages.
{{Mexico Userbox}}	A userbox for Mexico user pages.
{{UK Userbox}}	A userbox for UK user pages.
{{USA Userbox}}	A userbox for USA.