Battlestar Wiki:Template List

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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 PAL Broadcasts

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

Season 2 PAL Broadcasts

• {{Scattered PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Valley of Darkness PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Fragged PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Resistance PAL broadcast date}}
• {{The Farm PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Home, Part I PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Home, Part II PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Final Cut PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Flight of the Phoenix PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Pegasus PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Resurrection Ship, Part I PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Resurrection Ship, Part II PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Epiphanies PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Black Market PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Scar PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Sacrifice PAL broadcast date}}
• {{The Captain's Hand PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Downloaded PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I PAL broadcast date}}
• {{Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II PAL broadcast date}}

{{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}}

Season 2 HDTV Broadcasts

• {{Scattered HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Valley of Darkness HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Fragged HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Resistance HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{The Farm HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Home, Part I HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Home, Part II HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Final Cut HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Flight of the Phoenix HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Pegasus HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Resurrection Ship, Part I HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Resurrection Ship, Part II HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Epiphanies HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Black Market HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Scar HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Sacrifice HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{The Captain's Hand HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Downloaded HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I HDTV broadcast date}}
• {{Lay Down Your Burdens, 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")}