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A new template to put an alert message on a wiki page.
 
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== Template ==
== Template ==
<onlyinclude><div class="AlertBox" style="width: 80%; margin: 1em auto; padding: 0 1em; border: thin solid; background: #FEF;">{{{1|<noinclude>
<onlyinclude><div class="AlertBox" style="width: 80%; margin: 1em auto; padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 1em; border: thin solid; background: #FEF;">{{{1|<noinclude>
Some alert message.
Some alert message.
</noinclude>}}}</div></onlyinclude>
</noinclude>}}}</div></onlyinclude>
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== Usage ==
== Usage ==
This template puts some alert message on a SL wiki page.  It appears in an easily distinguishable styles to get attention.
This template displays an alert message.  It appears in an easily distinguishable style to draw attention.


The intended uses of this template include:
The intended uses of this template include:
* Some out-of-date information.
* Out-of-date information.
* A questionable content.
* Questionable content.
* Misleading and/or confusing issue.
* Misleading and/or confusing issue.


You can put the alert box on top of the page if the message applies to entire page, or in a middle of a page if it applies to some particular parts of the page.  (Just above or below the applicable content.)
You can put the alert box on top of the page if the message applies to entire page, or in a middle of a page (above or below the applicable content) if it applies to a particular part of the page.   


The message enclosed with this template should be kept short as possible.  The longer the message, the less attention it gets.  It is a good idea to write some explanation of the message on the corresponding talk page.
The message enclosed with this template should be kept short as possible.  The longer the message, the less attention it gets.  It is a good idea to write an explanation of the message on the corresponding talk page.


== Origin ==
== Origin ==
This template was written by [[User:Alissa Sabre]] from scratch when she was tired putting similar messages on multiple pages...
This template was written by [[User:Alissa Sabre]] from scratch when she was tired putting similar messages on multiple pages...

Latest revision as of 09:32, 25 March 2009

Template

Some alert message.

Syntax

{{Alert Box|
Some alert message.
}}

Usage

This template displays an alert message. It appears in an easily distinguishable style to draw attention.

The intended uses of this template include:

  • Out-of-date information.
  • Questionable content.
  • Misleading and/or confusing issue.

You can put the alert box on top of the page if the message applies to entire page, or in a middle of a page (above or below the applicable content) if it applies to a particular part of the page.

The message enclosed with this template should be kept short as possible. The longer the message, the less attention it gets. It is a good idea to write an explanation of the message on the corresponding talk page.

Origin

This template was written by User:Alissa Sabre from scratch when she was tired putting similar messages on multiple pages...