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This template was considered for deletion on 2007 March 13. The result of the discussion was keep.

[edit] Documentation

Workpages are often created as temporary places to store stuff that may eventually become part of an article or other page. These are generally created as subpages of the corresponding Talk: page to avoid any possibility that a casual reader may stumble upon them. {{workpage}} goes further, prominently tagging the workpage as a workpage. This also categorizes to Category:Workpages.

[edit] Usage

{{Workpage}}

{{Workpage|name}}

The single, positional parameter is the name of a page into which the material of the workpage may or may not someday be incorporated. Do not link to an article in this fashion. This parameter is optional and defaults to "an article".

[edit] Example

Code	Result
{{Workpage}}	Workpage This is a workpage, a collection of material and work in progress that may or may not be incorporated into an article. It should not necessarily be considered factual, authoritative, or appropriate for public consumption.
{{Workpage|Old Man and the Sea}}	Workpage This is a workpage, a collection of material and work in progress that may or may not be incorporated into Old Man and the Sea. It should not necessarily be considered factual, authoritative, or appropriate for public consumption.

[edit] See also

• Template:Workpage (edit talk links history)

[edit] Discussion

Contents 1 Documentation 1.1 Usage 1.2 Example 1.3 See also 2 Discussion

Add issues below as you see fit, sign with ~~~~

• Doc. Note:
  • Important to use subpages in Talk namespace -- see guideline above
  • Linking to destination article will create a backlink. Some readers may get sucked into the workpage through "What links here" while others, one supposes, might find their way back to articlespace. I say the cost outweighs the very slim benefit. The engine already creates automatically a link to the root of the subpage hierarchy; editors don't need the convenience.

John Reid 09:21, 12 October 2006 (UTC)