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.

A series of templates used for keeping track of episode releases in various formats is available at Format release list.

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")}