Template talk:Polltop

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[edit] Usage and purpose

This template is meant to be used with pollbottom. It is similar to the AfD closure templates (at and ab) but generalized (and colored) such that it should be useful in talk page polls. When a talk page polling is complete, you simply place {{subst:polltop}} '''[conclusion]''' --~~~~ at the top of the debate area, and then place {{subst:pollbottom}} at the bottom of the debate area.

The result will look like this (assuming no changes are made to the template) —

There are two optional parameters:

• result: Allows you to totally customize the result line (the "The result of the debate was " boilerplate).
• type: Allows you to override the "type" of the thing being debated. By default, the text refers to the thing being closed as a "proposal" ("The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal below"; this allows you to replace "proposal" with the word(s) of your choice).

For example, the following–

{{subst:polltop|type=proposed move|result=The result of the move debate was}} '''move'''. ~~~~

{{subst:pollbottom}}

Hopefully I haven't duplicated a pre-existing template by creating this. =) —Locke Cole • t • c 03:54, 4 February 2006 (UTC)