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.|last=
or |date=
, i.e. {{Historical|last=1 January 2000}}
. This should only be used for substantive updates, not things like bot tweaks or typo fixes.{{Historical|brief=yes}}
|type=
parameter:
{{Historical|comment=explanatory text here}}
. Aliases for |comment=
are |reason=
and |result=
.
{{Superseded}}
instead of {{Historical}}
.|category=no
is given: {{Historical|category=no}}
(user and user talk pages are not categorized).{{WikiProject status|Defunct}}
or {{WikiProject status|Inactive}}
.{{Historical|SHORTCUT}}
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Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Shortcut 1 | 1 | no description | Page name | optional |
Shortcut 2 | 2 | no description | Page name | optional |
Shortcut 3 | 3 | no description | Page name | optional |
Shortcut 4 | 4 | no description | Page name | optional |
Shortcut 5 | 5 | no description | Page name | optional |
last | last | The date of the last substantative update to this page. | Date | suggested |
date | date | Formerly an alias for last. | Date | deprecated |
type | type | The type of page this is. Recognized values: policy, guideline, woundup, dbr.
| Line | suggested |
brief | brief | Whether to use a shortened message.
| Boolean | optional |
comment | comment | A message explaining why the page is obsolete | String | suggested |
category | category | Whether to include this in [[Category:Inactive project pages]]
| Boolean | optional |