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((Incomplete list|date=Ogasiti 2024))
Place this template tag in an article, immediately before any incomplete list. Wikipedia is not a directory, nor an indiscriminate collection of information; lists should have a clearly defined purpose and inclusion criteria. As such, an incomplete list is any well-defined list which is missing obvious entries.
This template categorizes pages into Category:Incomplete lists.
Other, more specific versions of this template can be used, either by typing ((Incomplete list|<scope>|date=Ogasiti 2024))
(replacing 'scope' with one of valid parameters listed in the TemplateData section) or by using one of the wrapper templates listed below.
A template identifying a list as incomplete
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Topic | 1 | The topic the incomplete list is within. To display the default message, omit this parameter.
| String | optional |
Month and year | date | The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "((subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME)) ((subst:CURRENTYEAR))" inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Line | suggested |
The following wrapper templates can be used to identify a list with a specific topic and categorise the article into a corresponding more specific subcategory of Category:Incomplete lists. These templates call the incomplete list template itself with a specific parameter; it is your choice whether you use one of the wrapper templates or the incomplete list template itself with the first unnamed parameter set to one of the possible options listed in the TemplateData section (above). Please use the most relevant template, and do not add more than one unless the subject is significantly within two template topics.
Other templates may be available under Category:Hatnote templates for lists. Please update this documentation page if a new, relevant template has been authored.