සැකිල්ල:Off topic/doc
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Usage[සංස්කරණය]
Place {{Off topic|date=මැයි 2024}} at the top of sections that seem unrelated or insufficiently related to the page's topic (if the date is omitted, bots will add it later).
If relevant, explain why on the article's talk page.
- This template will categorize tagged articles into Category:All articles that may have off-topic sections and the appropriate dated subcategory of Category:Wikipedia articles that may have off-topic sections.
- This template is a self-reference.
- This template should not be substituted.
Other article[සංස්කරණය]
{{Off topic|date=මැයි 2024|Foobar|talksectionheading}} will result in:
 | This section may contain material not related to the topic of the article and should be moved to Foobar instead. |
Template data[සංස්කරණය]
Banner template to tag sections that may be off-topic.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 article | The name of an article which is about the topic discussed in the off-topic section. Do not include square brackets. | Page name | optional |
| 2 | 2 talksection | The name of a talk page section where discussion about this issue is taking place.
| String | optional |
| date | date | The date this tag was added. E.g., "January 2013" NOT "jan 13"
| Date | required |
See also[සංස්කරණය]
- {{Category relevant?}} - banner template to question the inclusion of the article in a particular category or categories
- {{Importance section}} - banner template to flag an entire section as possibly off-topic or indiscriminate trivia
- {{Relevance inline}} – an inline template to flag potentially off-topic material in mid-paragraph
- Wikipedia:Coatrack articles
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup – index of cleanup-related templates
- Wikipedia:Writing better articles#Stay on topic § Notes – guideline on encyclopedic content
For talk pages:
- {{Off-topic thread}} – for use on talk pages to mark a thread as off-topic (usually with an indication what the more appropriate venue would be)
- {{Moved discussion to}} – to point from off-topic or dead discussion to properly-placed and ongoing one
- {{Collapse top}}, {{Collapse bottom}}, etc. – for hiding knots of off-topic and potentially disruptive talk-page venting
- Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#How to use article talk pages § Notes – guideline on talk-page content