Template:Inuse-section/doc

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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Inuse-section (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.
Wikipedia main articles: Wikipedia:How to edit a page, Wikipedia:Template messages, Wikipedia:Template messages/Maintenance, and Template:Inuse/doc
See also: Template:Inuse and Template:Underconstruction

[edit] Usage

The Inuse-section template message is placed at the top of a section you are actively editing for a short period of time. The tag is intended to inform people that someone is currently working on a section of the article, thereby reducing edit conflicts. Please do not leave it in place for more than the few hours at most that should be necessary, as doing so may unnecessarily discourage others from contributing to the article. If it has been up for more than two hours since the last edit, it should be removed. Specifying periods of several days or longer for this template goes against the spirit of simply avoiding edit conflicts; please only use it for sessions where you are actively editing the article.

To use, just add {{inuse-section}} at the top of the section you want to work on. If you want to reserve it for a specific length of time and optionally, a message, use {{inuse-section|time (message)}}. If you want to reserve it until a certain time, or use a different custom message without the word "for," use {{inuse-section||for=|until (time)}} or {{inuse-section||for=|custom message}}. Please remember to remove the Inuse note as soon as you're finished editing.

Note
This page will autocategorize automatically to the tracking category since Inuse-section is included in the below examples.

[edit] Examples

{{inuse-section}}

 This section is actively undergoing a major edit for a short while.
As a courtesy, please do not edit this section while this message is displayed. The person who added this notice will be listed in its edit history. If this section has not been edited recently, please remove this template.
This message is intended to help reduce edit conflicts; please remove it between editing sessions to allow others to improve the article.

{{inuse-section|5 minutes}}

 This section is actively undergoing a major edit for 5 minutes.
As a courtesy, please do not edit this section while this message is displayed. The person who added this notice will be listed in its edit history. If this section has not been edited recently, please remove this template.
This message is intended to help reduce edit conflicts; please remove it between editing sessions to allow others to improve the article.

{{inuse-section|30 minutes to fix the information in the History section}}

 This section is actively undergoing a major edit for 30 minutes to fix the information in the History section.
As a courtesy, please do not edit this section while this message is displayed. The person who added this notice will be listed in its edit history. If this section has not been edited recently, please remove this template.
This message is intended to help reduce edit conflicts; please remove it between editing sessions to allow others to improve the article.

{{inuse-section||for=|until 12:00 PM UTC}}

 This section is actively undergoing a major edit until 12:00 PM UTC.
As a courtesy, please do not edit this section while this message is displayed. The person who added this notice will be listed in its edit history. If this section has not been edited recently, please remove this template.
This message is intended to help reduce edit conflicts; please remove it between editing sessions to allow others to improve the article.