Template:Stub/doc

Note
This page is a template. It contains some standardized, often used text, which can be transcluded inside other pages. As this template is widely used in our wiki, it may be protected in which case only staff members can change it. Use the discussion page to propose enhancements or fixes, or to voice your opinion.

Use this template to mark an article as a stub.

A stub is a short article, usually just starting out, that has only rudimentary information. Stubs are destined to be expanded, so mark articles as stubs if they are short and in need of fleshing out.

Adding this stub template to an article automatically adds it to the Stub category, so that editors can easily find articles that need work. The see also section lists alternative and complimentary templates, to mark articles that require work of some form.

Usage

See the template's testcases:

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Wiki code	{{Stub}}
Main version	This article is a stub. Please help out by expanding it - how to get started.
Sandbox version	This article is a stub. Please help out by expanding it - how to get started.

See also

• Category:Maintenance templates — provide information on the status or quality of articles, or add other meta-information to pages or sections

• {{Archived}} - mark an article as archived, as in of a previous time and may be useful for informational purposes only
• {{Dated}} - mark an article as outdated and encourage other readers to improve its contents
• {{Delete}} - mark an article as a candidate for deletion
• {{Deprecated}} - mark an article as deprecated
• {{Dirty}} - mark an article as dirty, i.e. not conforming to the wiki Guidelines
• {{Stale}} - mark an article as stale, as in while not clearly outdated, may have some elements suspected of not being in line with current practices
• {{Todo}} - add todo lists to articles
• {{WIP}} - mark an article as a work in progress

• {{InfoBox dated}}
• {{InfoBox delete}}
• {{InfoBox todo}}
• {{InfoBox wikify}}