Template:Claim: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 02:32, 29 May 2025

Description

This template is to be used by users to claim a page and/or section for editing, informing other users to collaborate with them before making changes to that page and/or section by providing a link to that page's discussion page.

Usage

If you use this template, please create that page's discussion page, if it has not already been created.

Note: You can also pass align=, width=, and dismiss=no for more granular control of visual appearance. For more details on these parameters, see Template:Notice.

User Claim When `user=` is passed, the user is added to the notice. This parameter is required.
You Type	You Get
{{claim \|user=USERNAME }}	× This page or section was claimed by TheRoman. Please collaborate with them before making changes.
User Claim, with Date When `date=` is passed, the date of the claim is added. All date formats should be accepted, however, no matter the input, the output will display the date as: "MONTH YEAR"
You Type	You Get
{{claim \|user=USERNAME \|date=DATE }}	× This page or section was claimed by TheRoman in March 1883. Please collaborate with them before making changes.

Articles Using Template

Nigel Hawkes (transclusion) (← links | edit)

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-<includeonly>{{notice
+<includeonly>{{notice|id=claim-notice
 |header=This page or section was claimed by [[User:{{{user|}}}|{{{user|}}}]]<!--
    -->{{#if:{{{date|}}}|&nbsp;in&nbsp;{{#time:F Y|{{{date}}}}}}}.
 |text=Please [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|collaborate]] with them before making changes.
 |color=#FFFACD
-|align=left
+|align={{{align|left}}}
+|width={{{width|}}}
+|dismiss={{{dismiss|}}}
 }}</includeonly><noinclude>
 == Description ==
 This template is to be used by users to claim a page and/or section for editing, informing other users to collaborate with them before making changes to that page and/or section by providing a link to that page's discussion page.
-{{claim|user=TheRoman|date=5/3/1883}}
 == Usage ==
 If you use this template, please create that page's discussion page, if it has not already been created.
+:'''Note:''' You can also pass <code>align=</code>, <code>width=</code>, and <code>dismiss=no</code> for more granular control of visual appearance. For more details on these parameters, see [[:Template:Notice]].
 {| style="width: 100%; text-align: left; margin: auto;" class="wikitable"
 |-
-! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">User Claim</span><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>user=</code> is passed, the user is added to the notice.</span></div>
+! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">User Claim</span><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>user=</code> is passed, the user is added to the notice. This parameter is required.</span></div>
 |-
 ! width=25%|You Type
 !You Get
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; background-color: white;" |<pre>{{claim
+| style="text-align: left;" |<pre>{{claim
 |user=USERNAME
 }}</pre>
-| style="background-color: white;" |{{notice|width=87%|color=#FFFACD |header=This page or section was claimed by [[User:TheRoman|TheRoman]].|text=Please [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|collaborate]] with them before making changes.}}
+|{{claim|user=TheRoman|align=center|width=87%}}
 |-
-! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">User Claim, with Date</span><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>date=</code> is passed, the date of the claim is added. All date formats should be accepted, however the output will display the date as: "MONTH YEAR", no matter the input.</span></div>
+! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: 115%;">User Claim, with Date</span><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When <code>date=</code> is passed, the date of the claim is added. All date formats should be accepted, however, no matter the input, the output will display the date as: "MONTH YEAR"</span></div>
 |-
 ! width=25%|You Type
 !You Get
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; background-color: white;" |<pre>{{claim
+| style="text-align: left;" |<pre>{{claim
 |user=USERNAME
 |date=DATE
 }}</pre>
-| style="background-color: white;" |{{notice|width=87%|color=#FFFACD |header=This page or section was claimed by [[User:TheRoman|TheRoman]] in March 1883.|text=Please [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|collaborate]] with them before making changes.}}
+|{{claim|user=TheRoman|date=March 1883|align=center|width=87%}}
 |}