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||Used in articles about websites, to help organize pertinent information and make it easily accessible to readers.
||Used in articles about websites, to help organize pertinent information and make it easily accessible to readers.



Revision as of 18:20, 25 March 2012

We're just starting out, so we don't have very many templates created yet. But more are being created all the time. A full list of templates can be found here.

Citation templates

The following citation templates are avaialble: Article-journal Article-magazine Article-newspaper Article-newspaper-noauth Book Website

Article templates

Template Name Example Where to use
{{Contributor|username}}
This article is about an AnOtherWiki user: AnOtherWiki User


This template is used to mark an article page as referring to AnOtherWiki editor.

For example, on the article Jarandhel Dreamsinger a box like this links the article to the User:Jarandhel account.

This template should be used immediately after the {{Infobox person}} template described below.

{{Infobox event|

title = |
image = |
caption = |
organizer = |
url = |
country = |
state = |
city = |
status = |
attendees = |
nextdate = |
began = |
lastheld = |
setting = }}

Templates
[[|200px|link=http://www.example.com]]
An example event logo.
Organizer(s) Organizer:
No one!
Co-Organizer:
Not me!
Status Defunct
Location Kitchener, Ontario Canada
Average Attendees roughly 300
Next held on "Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.Error: Invalid time.
First held on Error: Invalid time.
Last held on Error: Invalid time.
Setting Imaginary.
Website
Subscribe RSS · [there iCal]

[[Category:Defunct {{{eventtype}}}s]]


Used in articles about events, to help organize pertinent information and make it easily accessible to readers.

Format:
title = event name
image = [[File:Filename.jpg|size]]
caption = description of image
organizer = name(s) or Title:<br>name(s), etc.
url = gather website
country = country abbreviation
state = full state name (or equivalent)
city = city
status = Ongoing, On Hiatus, or Defunct
attendees = estimate of average attendees (or projected).
nextdate = day(s) the event will next be held
began = day(s) the event was first held (not needed if same as nextdate)
lastheld = day(s) the event was last held (not needed if same as began)
setting = Private home, camping, hotel, etc.

This template should be used prior to the start of the article text.

{{Infobox person|


name = |
realname = |
othernames = |
image = |
caption = |
born = |
died = |
spouses = |
mates = |
profession = |
kintype =|
theriotype =|
vamptype = |
url = |
city =|
state = |
country = }}

Jarandhel Dreamsinger

Other names Jarin
Date of birth February 6, 1981
Kintype Elf, among other things.
Vamptype Donor (Sanguinarian)
Website
Location Arlington, Virginia USA


Used in articles about people, to help organize pertinent information and make it easily accessible to readers. Also adds the article to Category:People.

Format:
name = name most commonly known by in the community.
realname = real name. See the Stylebook prior to using.
othernames = any other names or aliases the person goes by within the community
image = a photograph, artistic representation, or common usericon. Again, see the Stylebook.
caption = a description of the image used.
born = date the person was born
died = date the person died
spouses = names of spouses. If only one spouse, use "spouse =" instead. This should only be used to designate legal marriages. Names should not be duplicated between this section and the mates section.
mates = names of mates. If only one mate, use "mates =" instead. This may be used for any long-term partner, whether legally recognized or otherwise. Name should not be duplicated between this section and the mates section.
profession = what the person does for a living, in general terms.
kintype = kintype or types.
theriotype = theriotype or types.
vamptype = type of vampire, or Donor (type of vampire), as applicable.
url = url of website or blog
city = city
state = state
country = country

This template should be used prior to the start of the article text.

{{Infobox website|


| title =
| image =
| caption =
| author =
| url =
| status =
| began =
| ended =
| articlecount =
| genre =
| rating = }}

Otherkin.net

Otherkin.net logo by Arhúaine
Author(s) Tirl Windtree
Website
Status Active
Launch date October 12, 2000
Genre Community resource


Used in articles about websites, to help organize pertinent information and make it easily accessible to readers.

Format:
| title = name of website
| image = logo of website
| caption = Information about logo (& who created it, if known)
| author = site owner
| url = url of the website's main page
| status = Active or Defunct
| began = date the page was created
| ended = date the page went offline
| articlecount = count of the articles appearing on the site, if known.
| genre = What type of site is this?
| rating = Can be used to note if the site contains explicit content.

This template should be used prior to the start of the article text.

User templates

Template Name Example Where to use
{{Infobox user|

contributor=handle| irc=handle(s)| facebook=handle| twitter=handle| dreamwidth=handle| livejournal=handle| secondlife=handle| deviantart=handle}}

This is an AnOtherWiki user page.

If you find this page on any site other than AnOtherWiki, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that this copy of the page may be outdated, and that the user this page belongs to may not actually be affiliated with the site it is appearing on. The original page is located at http://anotherwiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates.

AnOtherWiki


See the article about example.
#IRC This user can usually be found on the #dreamhart IRC channel


This user has an Otherkin.net: Harmony & Discord profile with the name [1]


This user has an account at Facebook. Their username is example.


This user is @example on {{{1}}}.


This user has an account at Dreamwidth. Their username is example.
This user has an account at LiveJournal.Their username is example.


This user has a {{{1}}} account with the name Example Examplos.
This user has an account at {{{1}}}. Their username is example.


This template is used to place infoboxes on a userpage linking to accounts that user has elsewhere and placing them in the appropriate user categories. It also adds the "This is an AnOtherWiki user page." notice to the top of the page, and may be used to do this with no other arguments.