Template:Expert-subject
This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. (October 2024) |
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This template flags an article for the attention of an expert or expertes in the subject(s) specified. It has the option of being assigned to a specific subcategory of Category:Articles needing expert attention, depending on the topic of the article. These subcategories are named after WikiProjects.
Important: When adding this template to an article, please state either inline or on the article's talk page the issue that you think an expert needs to address. Unexplained expert tags may be simply removed.
Usage
{{Expert-subject|WikiProject|talk=|reason=|date=}}
Parameters
- The first unnamed parameter accepts the name of the WikiProject
- A second optional unnamed parameter, may be used to override the default "article" text with, for example, "section", "diagram" or "paragraph".
- ex2–ex5: To add additional expert subjects, you can use these parameters include more names of WikiProjects.
- talk: If you have started a discussion on the article's talk page, you may link to that discussion with
|talk=
, using the section title of the discussion. - reason: You may use the
|reason=
parameter to provide a short explanation describing the issue directly within the template, instead of, or in addition to the talk parameter. - date: The date of adding the template may be used as the next parameter, in the form of Month Year.
Examples
{{Expert-subject|Technology|documentation|talk=Section title goes here|reason=reason goes here|date=Month Year}}
This documentation needs attention from an expert in Technology. The specific problem is: reason goes here. (October 2024) |
{{Expert-subject|Technology|ex2=Science|ex3=Math|talk=Section title goes here|reason=reason goes here|date=Month Year}}
This article needs attention from an expert in Technology, Science or Math. The specific problem is: reason goes here. (October 2024) |
Followup
When using this template, it is recommended to provide an explanation either using the "reason" or the "talk" parameter. When adding a section on the talk page, you may use {{expert-talk}} for this purpose. If the issue is of some urgency, you may also post a notice at the WikiProject that was included in the template.
Notes
- This template is a self-reference, and should not be substituted.
{{expert}}
is a redirect to this template and can be used instead of this template.- See: WikiProject Council/Directory for a complete list of WikiProjects.
See also
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Expert Request Sorting for more info on this effort and a notice board where you can ask questions.
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Expert-subject/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |