Editing Encyclopedia:Boilerplate text

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This page is designed to provide simple "copy and paste" versions of text which is very commonly used, but where using a [[Wikipedia:Template messages|Template]] is unnecessary.

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==Fair use notice for text==
Post this text in the footnotes or at the top of the text.

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<nowiki>Used under the [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sec_17_00000107----000-.html fair use policy] of the United States copyright law, and under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights#Using_copyrighted_work_from_others Wikipedia fair use policy] See also: [http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2000-all/gall-2000-12-all.html What is "Fair Use" in Copyright Law?]</nowiki>
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== Deletion notice ==
Post this text at the top of the article, changing the <nowiki>{{</nowiki>PAGENAME}} to the article title.

;From [[Template:Vfd]]
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''See also'': [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy]]

== Disambiguation ==
:Use {{tl|disambig}} to add the footer text. A typical disambiguation page might look like this:

<pre>
'''X''' can refer to:
* ...
* ...

{{disambig}}
</pre>



:See also [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation]], and remember to add the link to [[Wikipedia:Links to disambiguating pages]] or [[Wikipedia:Multiple-place names]].

== Links ==
* <nowiki>[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} edit]</nowiki>
* <nowiki>[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=history}} history]</nowiki>
* <nowiki>[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=watch}} watch]</nowiki>
* <nowiki>[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=unwatch}} unwatch]</nowiki>
* <nowiki>[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=purge}} purge]</nowiki>

== Redirects ==

To redirect a page (1) to a different page (2), enter on the top of page 1:

'''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[NAME OF PAGE 2]]</nowiki>'''

For example, to redirect the [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Cambridge University|redirect=no}} Cambridge University] page to the [[University of Cambridge]] page, [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Cambridge University|action=edit}} edit] the Cambridge University page and enter:

'''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[University of Cambridge]]</nowiki>'''

== Table of contents ==
''For more information, see'' [[Wikipedia:Section#Table of contents (TOC)]].

* '''<nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki>''' - disables the automatic table of contents
* '''<nowiki>__FORCETOC__</nowiki>''' - a table of contents is added even if the page has fewer than four headings
* '''<nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki>''' - places a table of contents at the exact spot on the page where this tag is positioned.

== Article sections ==
=== See also ===
; As maintext
:''See also'': [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#See also and Related topics styles|Style]]
:<nowiki>''See also'': [[link1]], [[link2]], ...</nowiki>

; As header with list of links
 == See also ==
 * <nowiki>[[Link 1]]</nowiki>
 * <nowiki>[[Link 2]]</nowiki>

=== References ===
Under a <samp>==Reference==</samp>  or  <samp>==References==</samp> section:

; From the [[1911 Britannica]]
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> {{msgnw:1911}}
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; From the [[Free On-line Dictionary of Computing]]
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> {{msgnw:FOLDOC}}
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=== External links ===
;Titles
'''PLEASE''' add a title to an external link by supplying a text after the URL separated by a space, preferably the official title of the site, or if no official title exists the clearest title you can come up with. 

Most URLs are ugly and uninformative, so it is better to give an external link a meaningful title. For example,

*[http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/index.html European Space Agency official website]

is much more readable than

*http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/index.html

The "printable version" of a page displays all URLs in full, including those given a title, so no information is lost.

; As header
:''See also'': [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#URL and World Wide Web style|Style]]

 <nowiki>== External links ==</nowiki>
 * <nowiki>[http://www.urladdress.com Official Website Title]</nowiki>



== This image is a Wikipedia Featured Image ==
{{tl|FeaturedPicture}}

== This page needs attention ==
:{{tl|attention}}


== The information in this article is related to a current event ==
:{{tl|current}}

== This article should be moved to wiktionary (because it is more like a definition of a word than an encyclopedia entry) ==
:{{tl|Move to Wiktionary}}

== The neutrality of this article is disputed ==
:{{tl|POV}}
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heading	=The [[Wikipedia:Neutral Point of View|neutrality]] of this article is [[Wikipedia:NPOV dispute|disputed]].|
message = Please see discussion on the [[:{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]].}}
<includeonly>[[:Category:NPOV disputes]]</includeonly>
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This template will categorise articles into [[:Category:NPOV disputes]] except this template.

This [[Wikipedia:Template|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]].

==See also==

* [[Template:Controversial]]
* [[Template:Disputed]]
* [[Template:POV]]
* [[Template:POV-section]]
* [[Template:Tools]]

[[Category:Wikipedia maintenance]]
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== This article lacks detail and needs to be expanded ==
:{{tl|expand}}

{| width=85% align=center class="expansion" style="background: #F8EABA; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: .2em; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 95%;"
| style="padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 4px;" | [[Image:Wiki_letter_w.png|40px|]]
| '''It is requested that this article (or a section of this article) be expanded.'''<br>
<small>See the request at [[Wikipedia:Requests for expansion]] or elsewhere on this talk page.</small>
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[[:Category:Articles to be expanded|{{PAGENAME}}]]

== This article should be used as a style guide on Wikipedia ==
:{{tl|guidelines}}

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||'''This page is considered a [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|guideline]] on Wikipedia.''' It illustrates standards of conduct, which some or many editors agree with in principle. However, it is not policy. [[Wikipedia:Be bold|Feel free]] to update the page as needed, but please use the [[{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|discussion page]] to propose major changes.
[[:Category:Wikipedia guidelines|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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== This article needs cleaning up to conform to higher standards ==
:{{tl|cleanup}}
<div class="notice metadata" id="cleanup" style="text-align: center; background: #efefff; margin: 1em 10%; border: #9F9FFF 1px solid;">This article needs to be '''[[Wikipedia:Cleanup|cleaned up]]''' to conform to a [[Wikipedia:Style_and_How-to_Directory|higher standard]] of quality.<br /><small>See [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to Edit]] and [[Wikipedia:Style and How-to Directory|Style and How-to]] for help, or this article's [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]]. </small></div><includeonly>[[:Category:Wikipedia cleanup|{{PAGENAME}}]]</includeonly>
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This template will categorise tagged articles into [[:Category:Wikipedia cleanup]].
This [[Wikipedia:Template|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]].
This template is not useful for [[Wikipedia:Subst]].
==See also==
* [[Template:Cleanup]]
* [[Template:Cleanup-date]]
* [[Template:Cleanup-remainder]]
* [[Template:Cleanup-section]]
* [[Template:Cleanup-image]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]]
[[Category:Wikipedia maintenance]]
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== It has been suggested that this article be merged to or from the following: ==
:{{tl|mergeto|Article}}

:{{tl|mergefrom|Article}}

==The subject of an article is a registered Wikipedia editor==
:{{tl|Notable Wikipedian}}

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