Template:Delmon
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Delmon (short for deletion monitor) is used to monitor articles that have been proposed or nominated for deletion. It shows at a glance:
- Whether a particular page exists, and whether it is a redirect
- Pages which do not exist, or are redirects, are indicated with a small marker (■ or R respectively).
- For pages that exist and are not redirects:
- Whether the page is tagged for AfD, proposed deletion, or speedy deletion
- Whether the page has been edited since being tagged for deletion
- Whether the page has an expired prod and may be deleted
Example use[edit]
{{Delmon}} called repeatedly to monitor several pages at a glance:
■■R■■■R■■R■ Made up article 1AfD • R■■ Made up article 2overdue • ■ Made up article 3recreated/untagged • Made up article 4(ed) • Made up article 5 • Made up article 6prev nom!
Parameters[edit]
The template may be used with all parameters empty, useful for when article titles will be inserted later.
| Typical: | {{delmon | <article> | <timestamp of deletion tag> }}
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| Full: | {{delmon | <article> | <timestamp of deletion tag> | nocheck | linkfor=<value> }}
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| Parameter | Value | Required? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | page title | Optional | Article to be tracked (If no argument is given, template will show nothing rather than giving an error) |
| 2 | timestamp of deletion tag | Optional | Copy from the substituted deletion tag, or insert with {{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} (Allows recently tagged pages to be linked) |
| 3 | "nocheck" | Optional | Disables check of most recent page editor; must be third unnamed argument |
| linkfor | Number of days for which deleted or redirected pages are linked | Optional | Default is 60 days |
Outputs[edit]
| Output | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ■ | Page does not exist (links to page if tagged less than [linkfor] days ago) |
| R | Page is a redirect (links to page if tagged less than [linkfor] days ago) |
| [Page title] • | Page exists and is not a redirect |
| Tags for existing pages: | |
| AfD | Page has an AfD tag (links to latest AfD using {{LatestAfD}}) |
| recreated/untagged | No prod, AfD, or CSD tag is present on the page |
| prev nom! | Page has been to AfD previously; prod cannot be used to delete it |
| (ed) | Most recent page editor differs from that of the page where this template is deployed (links to article history) (disable with "nocheck") |
| overdue | Page has been prod tagged for over seven days, and may be deleted |
Logical flow[edit]
The template performs a branching series of conditional checks to determine page status, as shown in the adjacent flowchart:
- If page does not exist:
- A "■" marker is shown
- If timestamp is valid and less than [linkfor] days old, the marker is linked to the page
- If page is a redirect:
- An "R" marker is shown
- If timestamp is valid and less than [linkfor] days old, the marker is linked to the page
- If page exists and is not a redirect:
- A link to the page is shown
- If no prod or CSD template is present:
- If the page is tagged with an AfD template, AfD is shown, linked to the latest AfD
- Otherwise, recreated/untagged is shown
- If the page is tagged with a prod or CSD template:
- If page has been to AfD before, prev nom! is shown, indicating that proposed deletion is not allowed
- Otherwise:
- If the most recent editor differs from that of the page where this template is deployed, (ed) is shown ("nocheck" argument disables this)
- If timestamp is valid and greater than 7 days old, or text indicating expired prod is present, overdue is shown