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<div class="notice-template talk boilerplate metadata" id="image-needed" style="text-align: justify; background: #FFFFFF; color:black; margin: .5em 2%; padding: 0 1em; border: 1px solid #1E90FF">[[File:Question.svg|28px|left]] This talk page or section has a conflict or a question that '''needs to be answered'''. Please try to help and resolve the issue by leaving a comment. {{#if:{{{1|}}}|<br>'''Subject:''' {{{1}}}|<br>'''Subject:''' General problem}}</div><includeonly>[[Category:Unresolved talk pages|{{PAGENAME}}]]</includeonly><noinclude>
<div class="notice-template talk boilerplate metadata" id="image-needed" style="text-align: justify; background: #FFFFFF; color:black; margin: .5em 2%; padding: 0 1em; border: 1px solid #1E90FF">[[File:Question.svg|28px|left]] This talk page or section has a conflict or a question that '''needs to be answered'''. Please try to help and resolve the issue by leaving a comment. {{#if:{{{1|}}}|<br>'''Subject:''' {{{1}}}|<br>'''Subject:''' General problem}}</div><includeonly>[[Category:Unresolved talk pages|{{PAGENAME}}]]</includeonly><noinclude>


This template is used on talk pages of articles that need answering and users can easily look up what articles need answering. Users may place this template on the article's talk page to get an effective, quick answer.
This template is to be used to bring attention to any questions that need resolving on an articles talk page. Users can apply this template below the section's header. This will add the talk page itself to [[:Category:Unresolved talk pages]], and other users will be able to reach it from there. Once the problem has been resolved or a consensus has been reached, the template should be removed so it no longer appears in the "unresolved" category. If a question gains no reply within six months time, it is recommended that the template be remove so as to only categorize recent questions. Also, if an outdated discussion has not yet reach a consensus, users are welcome to start a <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?board=57.0 wiki collaboration thread]</span class> on the forums.


==Usage==
==Usage==
Typing <nowiki>{{Talk|<stuff>}}</nowiki> but replacing <stuff> with the subject of the discussion will add in a subject paremeter, for example, <nowiki>{{Talk|Is this the official name?}}</nowiki> will make:
Typing <code><nowiki>{{Talk}}</nowiki></code> will simply display the above template. Adding a variable can specify what the question is about. For example, typing <code><nowiki>{{Talk|Official name?}}</nowiki></code> will appear as below:


{{Talk|Is this the official name?}}
<div class="notice-template talk boilerplate metadata" id="image-needed" style="text-align: justify; background: #FFFFFF; color:black; margin: .5em 2%; padding: 0 1em; border: 1px solid #1E90FF">[[File:Question.svg|28px|left]] This talk page or section has a conflict or a question that '''needs to be answered'''. Please try to help and resolve the issue by leaving a comment. <br>'''Subject:''' Official name?
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Revision as of 06:12, October 17, 2012

This template is to be used to bring attention to any questions that need resolving on an articles talk page. Users can apply this template below the section's header. This will add the talk page itself to Category:Unresolved talk pages, and other users will be able to reach it from there. Once the problem has been resolved or a consensus has been reached, the template should be removed so it no longer appears in the "unresolved" category. If a question gains no reply within six months time, it is recommended that the template be remove so as to only categorize recent questions. Also, if an outdated discussion has not yet reach a consensus, users are welcome to start a wiki collaboration thread on the forums.

Usage

Typing {{Talk}} will simply display the above template. Adding a variable can specify what the question is about. For example, typing {{Talk|Official name?}} will appear as below: