 | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Medcombox. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
 | This template employs intricate features of template syntax.
You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages. You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, in either this template's sandbox, the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here. |
 | This is a template used by the Mediation Committee in conjunction with its responsibilities at requests for mediation. Substantial changes should first be discussed at Wikipedia talk:Mediation Committee and must have the agreement of the committee's mediators. Minor fixes, though, are most welcome. |
This template is displayed on requests for mediation filed after March 2010, to provide a summary of each case. (Before 2010, the infobox was not included, and a different format was used for requests.) Substantial amendments should first be discussed at WT:RFM.
Usage
editThe template is added automatically upon filing, so the following code shouldn't be necessary, but a typical usage would be:
{{Medcombox
| article = [name of article that is subject of mediation]
| casename = [if the case is part of a series, eg for 'WP:RFM/Example_2' about the article 'Example']
| opened = [when request was made]
| mediator = [username]
| status = rfm
| notes =
}}
Parameters
edit| Parameter | Value | Usage notes | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory parameters | |||
|article=
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Article or page that is [primary] subject of case | Parameter is option if its value is identical to the request name ({{SUBPAGENAME}}), optional. | = United Kingdom= File:Example.jpg
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|mediator=
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Username of the mediator who takes on the case. | Not compulsory, but we require it for any open cases that have a mediator assigned. | = AGK= WGFinley
|
|status=
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Status of the request | Can be: At requests for mediation, Rejected request, Awaiting mediator to be assigned, Open, Open (but stale), Case on hold, Case closed. Defaults to Rejected if the case is in a rejected cases archive. | rfm, rejected, mediator (awaiting a mediator), open, stale, hold, or close.
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| Additional parameters | |||
|article2=
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Name of a second article | Same as |article= (which this requires to be declared)
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= Foo= Template:Example
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|article2=
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Name of a third article | Same as |article2= (which this template requires to be declared)
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= FooBar= Portal:Classical Athens
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|article-nb=
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any short string | Appends a note to the list of articles involved in request | Displays in the box under "Article/s", as "Article – Example (talk) (lead paragraph only)". |
|article-others=
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Adds the text "(among others)" if there are too many articles to list. | any value | |
|casename=
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Name of request name (e.g. Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Example) | Previously called |requestname=, which is now a mirror parameter. Used if the case is part of a series of cases of the same name
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If the case is Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Example 2 set article to Example and casename to Example 2.
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|mediator2=
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Username of second mediator | Requires mediator to be declared | |
|mediator3=
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Username of third mediator | Requires mediator2 and mediator to be declared | |
|opened=
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Date on which the case was accepted | ||
| Deprecated parameters | |||
|dates=
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[similar to |opened=]
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|parties=
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Number of parties to the case. | The filing party was asked to fill this in | |
Updates
editFunctionality is regularly being added to this template.