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Changed from invalid mbox "type=warning", to yellow minor warning "type=style", since it got reported into the mbox error log. And did some other cleanup.
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*This template sorts articles into [[:Category:Articles with trivia sections]].
This template sorts articles into [[:Category:Articles with trivia sections]].

*This template should '''not''' be [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|substituted]].
This template should '''not''' be [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|substituted]].

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=== Placement ===


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===Placement===
Editors should '''not''' use this template to tag sections they consider trivial. In accordance with [[Wikipedia:Trivia sections]], this template should only be placed at the top of sections that contain ''indiscriminate'' and ''unselective'' lists.
Editors should '''not''' use this template to tag sections they consider trivial. In accordance with [[Wikipedia:Trivia sections]], this template should only be placed at the top of sections that contain ''indiscriminate'' and ''unselective'' lists.


===Usage===
=== Usage ===

To help with the categorization of articles, you may use the optional date parameter, e.g. <code><nowiki>{{trivia|</nowiki>date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>. Articles tagged with this template without the parameter will be given the parameter by a [[WP:BOT|bot]].
To help with the categorization of articles, you may use the optional date parameter, e.g. <code><nowiki>{{trivia|</nowiki>date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>. Articles tagged with this template without the parameter will be given the parameter by a [[WP:BOT|bot]].


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Note that the date entered is for categorizing purposes only. The date will '''not''' display in the template.
Note that the date entered is for categorizing purposes only. The date will '''not''' display in the template.


==Other templates==
=== Other templates ===

Please keep this template's wording in sync with the main template.
Please keep this template's wording in sync with the main template.
* {{tl2|Prose}} A similar box that suggests converting the section into prose, rather than integrating the items into the prose of other sections.
* {{tl2|Prose}} – A similar box that suggests converting the section into prose, rather than integrating the items into the prose of other sections.


==See also==
=== See also ===
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*[[:Category:Cleanup templates]]
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*[[Wikipedia:"In popular culture" articles]] - an [[WP:ESSAY|essay]] on "Popular culture" articles and sections.
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*[[Wikipedia:Trivia sections]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Handling trivia]] - an [[WP:ESSAY|essay]] on trivia in Wikipedia, what it is and how it should be handled.
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Trivia Cleanup]] - a WikiProject designed to clean up long lists of trivia in articles.
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*[[Template:Examplefarm]]


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* [[Wikipedia:"In popular culture" articles]] – An [[WP:ESSAY|essay]] on "Popular culture" articles and sections.
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* [[Wikipedia:Trivia sections]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Handling trivia]] – An [[WP:ESSAY|essay]] on trivia in Wikipedia, what it is and how it should be handled.
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* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Trivia Cleanup]] – A WikiProject designed to clean up long lists of trivia in articles.
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* [[Template:Examplefarm]]

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Revision as of 22:57, 25 October 2008

This template sorts articles into Category:Articles with trivia sections.

This template should not be substituted.

Placement

Editors should not use this template to tag sections they consider trivial. In accordance with Wikipedia:Trivia sections, this template should only be placed at the top of sections that contain indiscriminate and unselective lists.

Usage

To help with the categorization of articles, you may use the optional date parameter, e.g. {{trivia|date=July 2024}}. Articles tagged with this template without the parameter will be given the parameter by a bot.

The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste {{trivia|date=July 2024}} or use {{subst:Trivia-now}}

Note that the date entered is for categorizing purposes only. The date will not display in the template.

Other templates

Please keep this template's wording in sync with the main template.

  • {{Prose}} – A similar box that suggests converting the section into prose, rather than integrating the items into the prose of other sections.

See also


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