Template:Supplement

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While this essay is not a policy or guideline itself, it is intended to supplement {{{1}}}. Please update the page as needed, or discuss it on the talk page.

This template either adds the page to both Category:Wikipedia supplemental essays and Category:Wikipedia essays, or to Category:User essays, depending in which namespace it is.

[edit] Usage

Use this template carefully, only when there is a well-established consensus at the relevant policy or guideline page to link to an essay in question. The noun supplement does not mean "an interpretation" nor "something added". It means precisely "something added, especially to make up for a deficiency", in this case a deficiency in a official Wikipedia's policy or guideline. If consensus changes and the essay is no longer referenced in a policy or guideline, change the tag to a standard {{Essay}}.

This template can handle between one and three page parameters. It has an optional "shortcut" parameter that can be used to add a Shortcut: box to the right side of the template.

• {{supplement|page}}

becomes:

While this essay is not a policy or guideline itself, it is intended to supplement page. Please update the page as needed, or discuss it on the talk page.

• {{supplement|page|page}}

becomes:

While this essay is not a policy or guideline itself, it is intended to supplement page and page. Please update the page as needed, or discuss it on the talk page.

• {{supplement|page|page|page|shortcut=WP:SHORTCUT|shortcut2=WP:OTHER}}

becomes:

While this essay is not a policy or guideline itself, it is intended to supplement page, page and page. Please update the page as needed, or discuss it on the talk page.

Shortcut: WP:SHORTCUT WP:OTHER

[edit] See also

• {{Essay|WP:SHORTCUT|WP:OTHER|interprets=Wikipedia:Consensus|interprets2=[[WP:BOLD]] guideline}}

becomes:

This is an essay; it contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. It is not a policy or guideline, and editors are not obliged to follow it. It should be read in conjunction with Wikipedia:Consensus and WP:BOLD guideline.

Shortcuts: WP:SHORTCUT WP:OTHER