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There are other section-specific templates, and templates for internal use available too.

=== ~~Article status~~ ===

=== Status notices ===

~~These templates should be added~~ to ~~either~~ the ~~top~~ of ~~a page~~, or ~~the top of~~ a section~~, when needed~~.

'''Status notices''' are essential to our own housekeeping, as well as making the reader aware of certain caveats related to articles. They generally prompt the reader to contribute, edit, navigate or otherwise exercise caution when reading a certain article or section.

* [[Template~~:outdated~~|~~<nowiki>~~{{~~outdated~~}}~~</nowiki>]] for when a page or a section is outdated.~~

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"

* [[Template:expansion|~~<nowiki>~~{{~~expansion~~}}~~</nowiki>]] for when~~ a page ~~or section needs expansion.~~

| Template

* [[Template:merge|~~<nowiki>~~{{merge}}~~</nowiki>]] for when a a page or a section may need to be merged into another.~~

| Example

* [[Template:disambiguation|~~<nowiki>~~{{~~disambiguation~~}}~~</nowiki>]] for when~~ a page ~~name is ambiguous, to link to another.~~

| Notes

* [[Template:low quality|~~<nowiki>~~{{~~low quality~~}}~~</nowiki>]] for when a page or a section is of low quality.~~

|-

* [[Template:cleanup|~~<nowiki>~~{{cleanup}}~~</nowiki>]] for~~ pages that don't follow the [[Project:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]

| {{template link|disambiguation}}

| {{disambiguation|category=no|Help:Help}}

| Sometimes a single page can refer to more than one thing; use this template to link to the other pages

|-

| {{template link|merge}}

| {{merge|category=no|Help:Help}}

| If two pages are closely related, they might become merge candidates. Use this template to propose a page merger

|-

| {{template link|cleanup}}

| {{cleanup|category=no}}

| Use this to mark articles or pages that don't follow the [[Project:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]

|-

| {{template link|low quality}}

| {{low quality|category=no}}

| Use this template to mark articles that are poorly written, are not substantial enough, or that have big issues and don't meet our standards of quality

|-

| {{template link|expansion}}

| {{expansion|category=no}}

| Use this template to mark articles that contain too little information

|-

| {{template link|outdated}}

| {{outdated|category=no}}

| When the information in an article becomes stale, you can use this template to prompt the user to take the information with a grain of salt, and prompt other editors to contribute by updating it.

|}

=== Notice templates ===

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'''Big notices''' are purposefully disruptive, and are meant to capture a reader's attention. Use these to convey information that should be read first, especially when the user is glancing over a page without reading it in detail.

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"

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 There are other section-specific templates, and templates for internal use available too.
-=== Article status ===
+=== Status notices ===
-These templates should be added to either the top of a page, or the top of a section, when needed.
+'''Status notices''' are essential to our own housekeeping, as well as making the reader aware of certain caveats related to articles. They generally prompt the reader to contribute, edit, navigate or otherwise exercise caution when reading a certain article or section.
-* [[Template:outdated|<nowiki>{{outdated}}</nowiki>]] for when a page or a section is outdated.
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
-* [[Template:expansion|<nowiki>{{expansion}}</nowiki>]] for when a page or section needs expansion.
+ | Template
-* [[Template:merge|<nowiki>{{merge}}</nowiki>]] for when a a page or a section may need to be merged into another.
+ | Example
-* [[Template:disambiguation|<nowiki>{{disambiguation}}</nowiki>]] for when a page name is ambiguous, to link to another.
+ | Notes
-* [[Template:low quality|<nowiki>{{low quality}}</nowiki>]] for when a page or a section is of low quality.
+ |-
-* [[Template:cleanup|<nowiki>{{cleanup}}</nowiki>]] for pages that don't follow the [[Project:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
+ | {{template link|disambiguation}}
+ | {{disambiguation|category=no|Help:Help}}
+ | Sometimes a single page can refer to more than one thing; use this template to link to the other pages
+ |-
+ | {{template link|merge}}
+ | {{merge|category=no|Help:Help}}
+ | If two pages are closely related, they might become merge candidates. Use this template to propose a page merger
+ |-
+ | {{template link|cleanup}}
+ | {{cleanup|category=no}}
+ | Use this to mark articles or pages that don't follow the [[Project:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
+ |-
+ | {{template link|low quality}}
+ | {{low quality|category=no}}
+ | Use this template to mark articles that are poorly written, are not substantial enough, or that have big issues and don't meet our standards of quality
+ |-
+ | {{template link|expansion}}
+ | {{expansion|category=no}}
+ | Use this template to mark articles that contain too little information
+ |-
+ | {{template link|outdated}}
+ | {{outdated|category=no}}
+ | When the information in an article becomes stale, you can use this template to prompt the user to take the information with a grain of salt, and prompt other editors to contribute by updating it.
+ |}
 === Notice templates ===
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 '''Big notices''' are purposefully disruptive, and are meant to capture a reader's attention. Use these to convey information that should be read first, especially when the user is glancing over a page without reading it in detail.
 {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"