Template:Check talk/doc
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This is the {{check talk}} meta-template.
This template is invisible except under the conditions described below.
Usage change
This template may be incorporated into other templates that are intended to be used only on talk pages. If a template containing it is added to a page in any subject namespace, then a warning message will be displayed encouraging people to use that template only on talk pages. The current text of the warning message is:
This template is misplaced. It belongs on the talk page: Template talk:Check talk/doc.
It also adds the pages to Category:Pages with misplaced templates for easier tracking and rectification.
This template can simply be used like this:
{{check talk}}
But if you want to have the ability to selectively turn off this template, for instance when you show your template on a WikiProject page, then use this template like this:
{{check talk| nocat={{{nocat|}}} }}
Then you can feed "nocat = true
" to your template when you demonstrate it on a page, and then this template will not show any error message and will not categorize it.
See also change
- {{check talk wp}} – For templates that should be used only on talk pages and "Wikipedia:" space.
- {{talk other}} – Helps you detect any talk space, if you want to design your own message.