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Template:Wikipedia historical archive item/doc

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This template is used on pages which are preserved in the Wikipedia:Historical archive. For preserved pages elsewhere, use {{historical}}.

Parameters

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All parameters are optional.

  • |type=: What type the page is. Options are discussion, guideline, policy, proposal, report (for database reports), or misc
  • |active-period=: The time range when the page was active, for example January 2001, January-July 2001, 2001-5, etc
  • |last-active=: The month and year when the page last had a substantial update, for example January 2001
  • |description=: A description of the page

TemplateData

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This template produces a banner explaining that the page is an item being preserved in the Wikipedia historical archive.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
typetype

The type of page that this is

Suggested values
discussion guideline policy proposal report misc
Linesuggested
active-periodactive-period

The time period during which the page was active

Example
January to July 2001
Linesuggested
last-updatedlast-updated

The month and year when this page was last substantially updated

Example
January 2001
Stringsuggested
descriptiondescription

A description of what this page is

Contentsuggested