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(Created page with "{{shortcut|RS:TPOL}} {{Nutshell|When you create a template, if it's anything more than some static wikicode, document it. Other editors will be less confused.}} Templates are very often used on the Old School RuneScape Wiki, and they can be anything from static wikicode, shown on a page whenever it's placed on it, to extremely complex calculations and dynamic tables. When you create a template, you may have it use parameters to insert some text define...") |
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{{Nutshell|When you create a template, if it's anything more than some static wikicode, document it. Other editors will be less confused.}} | {{Nutshell|When you create a template, if it's anything more than some static wikicode, document it. Other editors will be less confused.}} | ||
Templates are very often used on the Old School | Templates are very often used on the Old School Near-Reality Wiki, and they can be anything from static wikicode, shown on a page whenever it's placed on it, to extremely complex calculations and dynamic tables. | ||
When you [[Help:Template|create a template]], you may have it use parameters to insert some text defined by the editor who uses your template, or [[mw:Help:Magic words|have it use magic words]] so it acts differently according to the page it's used on. If a template uses parameters or magic words beyond just displaying text, it should have documentation. | When you [[Help:Template|create a template]], you may have it use parameters to insert some text defined by the editor who uses your template, or [[mw:Help:Magic words|have it use magic words]] so it acts differently according to the page it's used on. If a template uses parameters or magic words beyond just displaying text, it should have documentation. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[ | * [[NearReality:Templates]], a non-exhaustive list of templates available | ||
* [[ | * [[NearReality:Personal Templates]] | ||
{{Policies & Guidelines}} | {{Policies & Guidelines}} | ||