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Wikipedia:Template index/General

On disambiguation pages[edit]

For others, see

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title I/O. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. MediaWikiWiki:Disambiguationspage. For hatnote templates used to distinguish pages, see Wikipedia:Hatnote#DistinguishorTemplate:Hatnote templates documentation

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{{disambiguation}} links talk edit	This page is a list of project pages associated with the same title or shortcut. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended page.	Bottom of disambiguation pages.
{{disambiguation cleanup}} links talk edit	This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Note: This page may need to be cleaned up to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Further information might be found on the talk page.	Bottom of disambiguation pages that need cleanup.
{{place name disambiguation}} links talk edit Redirect: {{geodis}}	This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.	Bottom of disambiguation pages consisting only of geographic locations.
{{human name disambiguation}} links talk edit Redirect: {{hndis}}	This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.	Bottom of disambiguation pages whose title is a human name.
{{number disambiguation}} links talk edit Redirects: {{numberdis}}, {{numdab}}	This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same number. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.	Bottom of number-oriented
{{set index article}} links talk edit Redirect: {{SIA}}	Index of articles associated with the same name This article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.	Bottom of list articles about a set of items of a specific type that share the same (or similar) name.
{{surname}} links talk edit	Surname list This page lists people with the surname Template index/General. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. This template should be used only in the article (main) namespace.	Bottom of surname (last name) disambiguation pages.

In introductory lines[edit]

The following templates should be substituted because they merely provide convenient ways to produce standard common phrases in running text (not, e.g., hatnotes or message boxes).

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{{anachronism}} links talk edit	This article contains statements that are anachronistic. Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style. (Learn how and when to remove this message) Use {{anachronism inline}} for use at exact examples.	Top of articles or sections that have anachronisms
{{current}} links talk edit	Use 'section' in 2nd parameter, if tagging a section. This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. Feel free to improve this article or discuss changes on the talk page, but please note that updates without valid and reliable references will be removed. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Top of articles or sections about current events
{{current disaster}} links talk edit	This article is about a current disaster where information can change quickly or be unreliable. The latest page updates may not reflect the most up-to-date information. Please help improve this article using reliable sources or help by discussing changes on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Top of articles about current disasters
{{current person}} links talk edit	This article is about a person involved in a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. Please feel free to improve this article (but note that updates without valid and reliable references will be removed) or discuss changes on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Article top
{{current related}} links talk edit	This topic may be affected by a current event. Information in this topic may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports may be unreliable. The last updates to this topic may not reflect the most current information. Please feel free to improve this topic (but note that updates without valid and reliable references will be removed) or discuss changes on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Article top
{{current spaceflight}} links talk edit	This article or section documents a current or recent spaceflight. Details may change as the mission progresses. Initial news reports may be unreliable. The last updates to this article or section may not reflect the most current information. For more information please see WikiProject Spaceflight. Please feel free to improve this article or section (but note that updates without valid and reliable references will be removed) or discuss changes on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Article top
{{current sport}} links talk edit	This article documents a current sporting event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. Please feel free to improve this article (but note that updates without valid and reliable references will be removed) or discuss changes on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Article top
{{current sports transaction}} links talk edit	The subject of this article is in the news regarding a reported transaction. Information regarding the transaction may be based on anonymous sources or awaiting an official announcement. Breaking news reports may be unreliable. Please feel free to discuss changes on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Article top
{{high traffic}} category links talk edit	On {{{date}}}, Wikipedia:Template index/General was [{{{url}}} linked] from a high-traffic website. (Traffic) All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.	Talk page top
{{now}} links talk edit	The current date and time is 27 May 2024 T 04:20 UTC.	Talk page top
{{recent death}} links talk edit	This article is currently being heavily edited because its subject has recently died. Information about their death and related events may change significantly and initial news reports may be unreliable. The most recent updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. Please feel free to improve this article (but edits without reliable references may be removed) or discuss changes on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Article top
{{recentism}} links talk edit	This article appears to be slanted towards recent events. Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events.	Article top
{{update}} links talk edit	This Wikipedia page needs to be updated. Please help update this Wikipedia page to reflect recent events or newly available information. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page.	Article or section top

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{{False version}} links talk edit	Some media outlets have circulated an outdated or fake version of this article, claimed to be its current state. Please check if claims or screenshots you've seen are consistent with what's actually here.	Article top

See also: Expansion requests in the talk namespace

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{{expand section}} {{expand section|text}} links talk edit	This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. This section needs expansion with: text. You can help by adding to it.	Section top
{{Missing information|text}} links talk edit	This article is missing information about . Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.	Article top