Template:Dead end/doc
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- This template should be added to articles which have no internal links. Articles which have some internal links, but are in need of more, should be tagged with
{{underlinked}}
instead. - An optional parameter can be specified to give other editors an idea of what general topic this article covers so that they may add links relevant to it.
- This template will add pages to Category:Dead-end pages.
- The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste
{{Dead end}}
to the top of an article. You may also drop it into the top of a section, but please specify the "|section" option to generate the proper template text. - If you subst: this template, the current date will be added to the template.
- Please do not include Category pages.
- Date tagging syntax:
{{Dead end|date=May 2024}}
or{{Dead end|section|date=May 2024}}
Finding dead-end articles[edit]
Looking for dead-end articles?
- Check Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Dead end to find articles tagged with this template.
- Special:DeadendPages gives the most recent database report.
TemplateData[edit]
Use this template to tag an article as having NO LINKS whatsoever to other articles. If there are any links, do NOT use this template - use {{more links}} instead.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Area affected | 1 | Use this to replace the word "article". For example, if only a particular section has no links.
| String | optional |
Date | date | The month in which the template was added.
| String | optional |
See also[edit]
{{Underlinked}}
– for articles that need more internal links{{Orphan}}
– for articles that are not linked from other articles, that have few to no incoming links (also see BattleTechWiki:Orphan § Criteria)- BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style/Linking (MOS:LINK) – guidelines as to when links should and should not be used, and how to format links
- Help:Link – detailed information about the syntax used to create links
- BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages – rules on linking applicable to disambiguation pages
- BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style/Linking § Overlinking and underlinking – guidance on what generally should and should not be linked