Templates
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Templates provide an efficient method for standardizing a format or including the same or similar information on a number of pages. Please be mindful when you edit templates that your changes might affect Wiki pages others have developed. If your change does affect others' pages, please check them and fix them.
The format for including a template on a Wiki page is:
{{Template_name}}
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General Templates
Article Templates
- Article Donation—marks an article as available for claiming by anyone interested. Available articles are in the Needs a home category. To use this template, type exactly the following:
{{Homeless}}
Optional: Include your name by typing in{{Homeless|author=Your Name}}(be sure to replace "Your Name" with your name)". - Clr—shorthand for clearing both left and right floats. To use this template, type exactly the following where you want to clear the floats:
{{Clr}} - Concept nation—marks an article as a concept nation in order to make work by prospective but no longer interested players available to current or future players. To use this template, type exactly the following at the top of the page:
{{Concept nation}} - Construct—marks an article as being "Under Construction" and automatically places it in the Under Construction category. To use this template, type the exactly the following at the top of the page:
{{Construct}} - Delete—marks a page for deletion and automatically adds it to Category:Candidates for deletion. To use this template, type exactly the following at the top of the page:
{{Delete}} - Disambig—standard text for the bottom of a disambiguation page. To use this template, type exactly the following at the bottom of the page:
{{Disambig}} - Main Article—a pre-formatted link to a separate main article for use after a section heading. To use this template, type the following but replace "yourinfo" with the main article name:
{{main|article=yourinfo}} - Navbox—provides a standard format as a foundation for use with specific navigation box templates
- NPOV dispute—provides a notice box on an article to claim the article is not written from a neutral point of view and briefly describe why. Automatically includes the article in the disputed articles category. To use this template, type the following at the top of the page, replacing "yourinfo" with the brief explanation as to why the article is disputed.
{{NPOV dispute|yourinfo}} - Tech Reference Box—brief means of providing prototype (real-world) information on an Auroran item.
- writeAID—a notice box to identify articles in the Article Improvement Drive and briefly describe what needs improving. To use this template, type the following at the beginning of the article; be sure to replace "yourinfo" with a brief description desired changes to the article:
{{writeAID|reason=yourinfo}}
Business Templates
- Company Infobox—key information about a particular business firm
- Financial Institutions —A list of financial institutions on Aurora. To use this template, type exactly the following at the bottom of the page:
{{Finance}} - Media infobox—key information about a newspaper or magazine publication
- Network infobox—key information about a broadcast network
- OAK Nav—A list of members of the Odessan Armament Kartel. To use this template, type exactly the following at the bottom of the page:
{{OAK Nav}}
Geo-Political Templates
- Agency Infobox—key information about a government office.
- City Infobox—key information about a city.
- Communalist nations—a list of members of the Auroran Syndicate of Communalists and the Communalist League, Aurora-Wide. To use, type exactly the following at the bottom of the page:
{{Communalist Nations}} - Diplomats—displays titles and names of key diplomats exchanged between two nations. Includes a separate amb template (
{{amb}}) as shorthand for the title Ambassador-Plenipotentiary. - Executive titles—boiler-plate listing of national-level executive official titles. To use this template, add
{{alsoheads}}on the page where you want the information to appear. - Nation Infobox—key information about a nation.
- Specific national templates—templates applicable to a specific country
- State Infobox—key information about a subnational political unit
- AFNA nations— a list of members of the Association of Free Nations of Aurora. To use, type exactly the following at the bottom of the page:
{{AFNA Nations}}\]. - Inglosphere— a list of Ingliz speaking nations. To use, type exactly the following at the end of the page:
{{Inglosphere}}\].
Military Templates
- Armor Infobox—Key facts about tanks and armored vehicles.
- Artillery infobox—Key facts about artillery, including cannon, large-bore guns, howitzers, mortars, and rocket artillery.
- Combat aircraft infobox—key facts about combat aircraft, including fighters, bombers, etc.
- Military_Infobox—Key facts about a national military.
- Ship infobox—Key facts about warships
- Small Arms Infobox—Key facts about small arms weapons.
- War infobox—Key facts about an armed conflict or war.
People Templates
- Person Infobox—basic biographical data.
- Succession Box—A standard format for listing predecessor, successor, and dates of office.
Societal Templates
- Economy Infobox-Key facts about a nation's economy.
- Holiday Infobox—Concise means for displaying basic information about a particular holiday.
- NGO Infobox—Basic information about organizations, especially non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
- School Infobox—Basic information about educational institutions.
Transportation Templates
- Airlines—A list of airlines across Aurora. To use this template, type exactly the following at the bottom of the page:
{{Airlines}} - Airline Infobox—A set of templates to provide key information about an airline in a standardized format
- Airport Infobox—A set of templates to provide standardized information about an airport
- Railcar infobox—A template to provide standardized information about railway cars
- Railways—A list of railways across Aurora. To use this template, type exactly the following at the bottom of the page:
{{Railways}} - Ship infobox—Key information about ships.
