Policies/Templates Policy

Overview:
Policies →Manual of Style →Page Organization →Process of Demotion →Templates Policy

This is the policy page for the structuring of Templates. Most templates are divided into three groups: Header Templates, Heading Templates, and Image Templates. Header Templates are templates that go on the top of the page before all other information on the page, Heading Templates are templates that go inside the different sections of the page sectioned off by Headings. Image Templates only go on file pages. The only templates that are required are Infobox AU (for the succinct storage and quick/easy access to basic information) and OtherWikis2 (for linking to a dedicated wiki for that AU if such a wiki exists - is not required otherwise).

The following is a list of all used Header Templates in the order in which they should appear on the page.

• DontEdit
• OtherWikis2
• Cancelled
• Delete
• Cleanup/Improve/Improve Infobox/Improve Role/Grammar/Need Image/LowQualityImage/Uncredited Art/Unorganized Page/Overpowered or OP OC
• NSFW
• Spoiler/WIP
• Ambox
• For
• Infobox AU
• Stub
• Quote

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The following is a list of all used Heading Templates that should be used somewhere in a section, typically at the top.

• Main
• Noncanon
• Section Stub
• TBC

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Proper construction of Infobox AU

It is required that the minimum amount of information within the infobox be as follows:

• Name
• Author
• Date Published
• Link
• Type
• Sub-Type (if applicable)
• Tone
• Setting
• Medium

Clarification of above is as follows:

• With the Author, write down the original creator of the AU. If the AU has been adopted by someone else, put their name down too with "Adopted by -adopter-" on a separate line. A link must be provided to where they are called that, along with the affiliating Author Icon. If there are two or more Authors of an AU, their names should be separated by a solid line (---- on a new line in-code).
  • Author Icons: Author Icons are to be used in affiliation with the Author's linked name, put after the name in Supertext [FANDOMUser <sup>{{FANDOM User}}</sup>]. The Author's FANDOM account, if applicable, will always be listed first, followed by all other websites in alphabetical order. If no corresponding icon exists, then type the website in brackets in supertext (ie. FANDOMUser ^[FANDOM]).
• With the Date Published, put down the first day it appeared on the internet. This could be when the first post of it was made, or when the page was made on this wiki. If there are additional milestones of the AU, they can be put as well, using Tooltips to specify the milestone.
• With the Link, put down a link to the location that the story of the AU can be found. Examples would be linking the page to DeviantArt, Tumblr, YouTube, or some other such platform. Do NOT link this section to another wiki, as the AU will be considered a non-existent AU, and will be marked as such, wherein you will have a few weeks to create the story of the AU or have it be deleted. Be aware that it is required that a link to where the story can be read must be located in this section. Additionally, if there are multiple links, they should be listed in alphabetical order in two different groups; group one being websites where a story is typically located, the second being websites. Group two does not extricate the page from the Non-Existent AU template.
  • Group 1
    • DeviantArt
    • FANDOM (If linked to story in blog-posts/pages)
    • FF.NET
    • Gamejolt
    • Google Doc (If a story and nothing else)
    • Tumblr
    • Wattpad
    • Youtube
  • Group 2
    • Amino
    • Discord
    • Google Doc (Non-story only)
    • Soundcloud
• With the Type, write down the AU Type. An extensive list of AU Types can be found on the AU Category page.
• With the Sub-Type, categorization goes more in-depth for a few of the AU Types. AU Types that have a Sub-Type include:
  • Basic Change - The Sub-Types being:
    • All One Character
    • Species Swap
  • Concept Change - The Sub-Types being:
    • Special Event
    • Backstory
    • Sequel - This Sub-Type isn't used on pages, as it branches into 3 more specific Sub-Types.
      • Post-Pacifist Sequel
      • Post-Neutral Sequel
      • Post-Genocide Sequel
  • Character-centered - The Sub-Type being:
    • Sans-centric
• With the Tone, write down the AU Tone. An extensive list of AU Tones can be found on the AU Category page.
• With the Setting, write down the AU Setting. The AU Settings can be found on the affiliated category page.
• With the Medium, put down in what medium the story is being told. The complete list of mediums can be found on the AU Category page.

Story Progression Templates

The Story Progression templates, namely the Cancelled template are explained within this section.

Cancelled AUs

Cancelled AUs include AUs that have been completely cancelled by the author, an AU that has been put onto an "Indefinite Hiatus" by the author, or an AU that has not had a story update in a single year (365 days). When the "Cancelled" Template is added to an article, the time of last story update should be, likely self evident, the date the latest entry in the story was released. The time of cancellation, if publicly announced by the author, should be the date of the announcement; else it should be labeled "Absentia", meaning in the absence of the subject.

Delete Parameters

Articles that do not meet minimum standards as detailed in the Article Creation Rules, the Manual of Style, and Page Organization should have {{Delete}} added to the page. Specifics and summarizations as to exactly when the Delete template should be added to the page are listed below.

Lack of information in Introduction

All articles must have, at minimum, one paragraph of written text in the Introduction, no shorter than four complete sentences. If the article has four sentences of written text in the Introduction, it meets this minimum standard and has no fear of being deleted for this reason.

If the article in question has three complete sentences of written text in the Introduction, it also should not receive the Delete template. Instead, the article should have the Improve template added to the header. If the article has two complete sentences of written text in the Introduction, it should indeed have the Delete template added to the header. If the article has only one complete sentence or less, it should be deleted immediately without notice.

Improvement-Family Templates Overflow

Articles that have three or more of the following templates should have the Delete template added to the header.

• Cleanup
• Improve
• Improve Infobox
• Improve Role
• Grammar
• Need Image
• LowQualityImage
• Uncredited Art

Once the Delete template is added in this manner, it can only be removed again by improving the page, resolving the issues specified in these templates. Once these templates reach a population less than three, the Delete template is to be removed.

Template Removal

As stated on the Vandalism Rules page, removing most templates can get the offending user banned and the related page deleted.

If the Delete template is already on the page, and is removed by an unauthorized user, the template is re-added with the time of deletion advanced seven days (was 18 days away, now 11 days away). If there is less than seven days before the page in question is deleted, then it is automatically deleted. If the offending user removed the Delete template three or more times, they are banned for no more than three months at the time of page deletion unless the page is deleted more than fourteen days after the most recent unauthorized removal.

Special Templates

These template are only meant to only be used by an administrator or moderator. If you are not an administrator or moderator, (by all means) do not use them. Any other users who use these kind of templates will be given a warning and it's considered to be spam and template abuse. These templates will be labeled as: (Mod/Admin Use only).

The following templates include:

• Template:Warning User
• Template:Blocked
• Template:Banned