Battlestar Wiki:Template List

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The followng is a list of templates used in this Wiki. To look at all Templates within this Wiki click here. This page is the raw XML code for the Battlestar Galactica Template Pack for the Wikipedia Toolbar Extension for Firefox.

Citations

Main article: Battlestar Wiki:Citation Jihad

Endnote/Footnote References

• {{ref}} - Used next to text which requires a notation.

  Example: Gaius Baltar claimed that Sharon Valerii talked with an Aerelon accent. Template:Ref

• {{note}} - Used in the endnote/footnote section of a page, which will automatically jump the user to the point where this note is referenced in the article.

  Example: Template:Note The "Aerelon" accent is more likely a conceit, as actress Grace Park speaks with an American accent.

• {{From RDM blog}} - Used to cite RDM's blog.

  Example: Cally was studying to be a dental assistant, and her enlistment was almost up prior to the Fall of the Colonies. (

From RDM's Sci-Fi Channel Blog

• {{source}} - Used to link to a subpage which contains source information.

  See Mercury class battlestar for an example of proper implementation of this template.

• {{sourcebox}} - Used at the near bottom of articles to indicate that the article has sources that are internal to the wiki, and thus are part of the "Sources" namespace.

To Wikipedia

• {{WPBOX}} - Prints out a box which contains a link to Wikipedia. See the assassination article for its use.

For Demonstrations

• {{tl}} - This is meant to print pseudo syntax on how to use a template.

  For example: In order to insert a spoiler tag, enter: {{spoiler}}

Formatting

Special Formating

• {{start box}} - Start of a Red Box
• {{end box}} - End of Red Box

• {{succession box}} - Used to Succession's; Chain of Commands or Leadership Structure; Must be placed between {{start box}} and {{end box}}

  For example: {{succession box|before=Unknown|title=[[Government|Vice-President of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]|after=Unknown}}

Data Blocks

• {{Ship Data}} - Used to display ships basic info
• {{Book Data}} - Used to display the book series
• {{Star Data}} - Used to display Actor/Actresses basic info
• {{Character Data}} - Used to display the character info
• {{Episode Data}} - Used to display the Episode series

Spoilers

• {{spoiltext}} - Meant for blacking out text which is spoilerific, as per the Spoiler Policy.
• {{spoiler}} - Meant for warning readers and contributors that a page contains spoilerific information, which should be placed on the very first line(s) of the spoiler-inclusive content of the page as per the Battlestar Wiki:Spoiler Policy.

Release dates

{{Season 1 NTSC DVD release date}}

• {{33 NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Water NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Bastille Day NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Act of Contrition NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{You Can't Go Home Again NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Litmus NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Six Degrees of Separation NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Flesh and Bone NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{The Hand of God NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Colonial Day NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II NTSC DVD release date}}

{{Season 2.0 NTSC DVD release date}}

• {{Scattered NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Valley of Darkness NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Fragged NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Resistance NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{The Farm NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Home, Part I NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Home, Part II NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Final Cut NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Flight of the Phoenix NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Pegasus NTSC DVD release date}}

{{Season 2.5 NTSC DVD release date}}

• {{Resurrection Ship, Part I NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Resurrection Ship, Part II NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Epiphanies NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Black Market NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Scar NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Sacrifice NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{The Captain's Hand NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Downloaded NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I NTSC DVD release date}}
• {{Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II NTSC DVD release date}}

{{Season 1 PAL DVD release date}}

• {{33 PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Water PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Bastille Day PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Act of Contrition PAL DVD release date}}
• {{You Can't Go Home Again PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Litmus PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Six Degrees of Separation PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Flesh and Bone PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down PAL DVD release date}}
• {{The Hand of God PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Colonial Day PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II PAL DVD release date}}

{{Season 2.0 PAL DVD release date}}

• {{Scattered PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Valley of Darkness PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Fragged PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Resistance PAL DVD release date}}
• {{The Farm PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Home, Part I PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Home, Part II PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Final Cut PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Flight of the Phoenix PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Pegasus PAL DVD release date}}

{{Season 2.5 PAL DVD release date}}

• {{Resurrection Ship, Part I PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Resurrection Ship, Part II PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Epiphanies PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Black Market PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Scar PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Sacrifice PAL DVD release date}}
• {{The Captain's Hand PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Downloaded PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I PAL DVD release date}}
• {{Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II PAL DVD release date}}

Season 1 HDTV Broadcasts

• {{33 HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Water HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Bastille HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Act of Contrition HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{You Can't Go Home Again HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Litmus HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Six Degrees of Separation HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Flesh and Bone HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{The Hand of God HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Colonial Day HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II HDTV broadcast date}}

Warnings and Other Messages

• {{copyvio}} - Prints out a warning message on an article page, stating that the content of that page has been identified as a copyright violation and should be deleted in order to avoid copyright infringement issues.
• {{delete}} - Prints out a note and request for a page to be deleted.
• {{deletebecause}} - Does the same as {{delete}}, with the exception that the user can add a reason, which is then added to the box in a predetermined place.
• {{speedydelete}} - Speedy Delete Reqested (Reason must be given)
• {{derivative}} - Used on a page using content which is derived from another non-wiki website's pre-existing content.
• {{derivative2}} - Used on a page using content which is derived from another wiki's pre-existing content.
• {{disambig}} - Used on a disambiguation page.
• {{expansion}} - Prints out a note requesting that the page be expanded.
• {{imagevio}} - Prints out a warning message on an image description page that the image has been identified as a copyright violation, and thus should be deleted.

In-Use

• {{inuse}} - Shows people that a page is going under major edit at the time.
• {{translation}} - Tells people that the current page in undergroing Translation.
  • Example: {{Translation|[[French]]}}

Portal's

• {{Portal Skeleton}} - subst: must be used!
• {{Portal Browsebar}} - Used to display the major portal's for the site

Official Tags

• {{policy}} - Policy Tag
• {{Proposed Policy}} - Proposed Policy Tag
• {{project}} - Add's to the project Tag; Add the Project Name in the tag also
• {{needtranslate}} - Needs Priority On Translating

Re-imagined Series definition: the process of using the FTL engines to make an near-instantaneous apparent faster-than-light transport of a ship from one point in space to another

Re-imagined Series definition: initial skills training; can refer to basic military indoctrination, and arms and ground training ^{(TRS: "Fragged")}; and basic flight training ^{(TRS: "Miniseries")}