From A Storehouse of Knowledge

A Storehouse of Knowledge requires that all templates be listed here for reference.

The only exceptions to this rule are:

• One-use-only templates. In order to move a large table off an article page, it may be put in a sub-page and included in the parent page as a template. As it is used on that page only, it does not need to be listed here.
• Signature templates. Signature templates are not allowed to be transcluded, but may be substituted. As they are for a single person's use, they need not be listed here.

Note

Templates are expected to conform to the Template style manual.

Category trees

Each list of templates below also has an expandable category tree of templates in that category. This is a house-keeping tool to check that all the templates are listed here. However, it does rely on the templates themselves being given correct categories.

Here is a list of sub-categories in the Templates category.

Article templates

Formatting

Name	Notes
clear	Forces following content to begin below this point. Used to prevent text wrapping around a box. No parameters.
lowercase	Causes the article name to begin with a lower-case letter. No parameters.
tt	Formats the one parameter like this.
SMW essay list	Formats the SMW queries used on the List of essays

Boilerplate text

Name	Notes
disambig	Intro text for disambiguation pages. Optional parameter included to change the default title used in the text.
enc	An optional case parameter allows for title case or all caps.
ext warn	Content warning for external links
sitename	"A Storehouse of Knowledge".
weekly verse	The weekly verse that is on the main page. It takes no parameters.

Links

Name	Notes
essay	On articles, a link to an essay. Required parameters are the author's name and the essay title. See also under Headings for use on essay pages.
main	A sentence indicating that more information can be found by following the link. The one parameter is the linked article.
tl	A short link to a template. The one parameter is the template name.

Information (data) boxes

Information boxes contain basic data that can be seen at a glance.

Name	Notes
article	Information about the article itself. It takes one parameter (at present).
attribution	Attribution of content copied from other sites. Passed as a parameter to {{article}}
Australian Parliament	Information about a particular Australian parliament.
BHC	Speical-purpose information box for use on the Research:Belgrave Heights Convention page. There are several, mostly optional, parameters.
biography	Biographical information. It has numerous parameters, including other templates.
band	Information about bands
country	Information about countries
elements	Information about chemical elements
etymology	Etymology, pronunciations, and/or alternative spellings of words, particularly article titles. The one required parameter is the text.
math-level	Information about the level of expertise needed with a mathematics article
musician	Information about musicians
railway line	Information about a railway line, with optional map. Numerous optional parameters.
railway station	Information about a railway station, with optional map. Numerous optional parameters. NB: template still under development
world leaders	Infobox on current and former world leaders

Headings

Name	Notes
essay	On user pages, indicates that the page contains an essay. Parameters provide an essay category and an optional description. See also under Links for use on articles.
research	Indicates that the page is a research page. It has no parameters.

Article problems

Name	Notes
check	Ask somebody to verify (with sources) the accuracy of a claim that is probably correct.
fact?	Question the accuracy of a claim that seems to be incorrect.
fact	General request for sources when a claim is complex or specific enough to require one.
jargon	To mark an article that uses too much jargon.
stub	The article is very short and should be expanded.
who	Ask for somebody to either find the person, or give more details on the persons making a claim.
speedy-author	The author or only contributor has requested the page be deleted.
biased	The subject of the article may be presented in a biased or subjective manner.

Proposals

Name	Notes
merge	Suggest to merge one article into another one.
move	Request to rename a page because of incorrect spelling, case or for disambiguation
speedy	Request speedy deletion of obvious vandalism/parody that is beyond repair.

Notes and references

Name	Notes
Bibleref	An "incomplete" Bible reference (e.g. v.16) can be used by RefTagger. At least one parameter is required.
note	A footnote in an article. The one parameter is the footnote text.
note list	Inserts the Notes section, the text of all footnotes for the page, in a smaller typeface.
ref	A reference in an article. The one parameter is the reference. This is an encapsulation of <ref>reference</ref>
reflist	Inserts the References section, the content of all references, in a smaller typeface and with optional multicolumn support.

Misc.

Name	Notes
author	A linked author name which displays with the first name last. Parameters are author's names.
concordance	Links to the article's title in an online Bible concordance.
cquote	Centered quote with fancy (large) quotation marks left and right.
inuse	Temporary note that the article is currently being edited a lot.
quote	Barebones quote with indented smaller-typeface text, an optional small bold citation, and an optional reference.
years ago	Inserts the number of years that have passed since year X.
excerpt	Holds a collapsed excerpt from a source, for use on research pages. The one parameter is the excerpt text.

Navigation boxes

Name	Notes
Books of the Bible	Bottom navigation box for articles on books of the Bible.
Taxonomy navbox	Navigation boxes for articles on taxonomic nomenclature. No parameters.

User page templates

Name	Notes
member	An information box for a site member. It has multiple parameters.
userboxtop	The top and bottom of a holding box for one's userboxes.
userboxbottom	The top and bottom of a holding box for one's userboxes.
Member voting	Used for voting a non-member into membership. There are three required parameters.
nomessages	adds a (no) new messages banner

Userboxes

To request a new userbox, go to aSK:Userbox project

1.1

Name	Notes
user agnostic	"This user is an agnostic"
user atheist	"This user is an atheist"
user ex atheist	"This user was formerly an atheist."
user theist	"This user is a theist"

1.2

Name	Notes
user Christian	"This user is a Christian."
user christian	"This user is a Christian"
user muslim	"This user is a Muslim"
user hindu	"This user is a Hindu"
user buddhist	"This user is a Buddhist"
user jewish	"This user is Jewish"
user sikh	"This user is a Sikh"
user jain	"This user is a Jain"
user taoist	"This user is a Taoist"
user confucian	"This user is a Confucian"

2.0

Name	Notes
user conservapedian	"This user is a Conservapedian" (Addison version, tan)
user conservapedian 2	"This user is a Conservapedian" (Pink version, red)
user conservapedian exile	"This user is an exile from Conservapedia
user rationalwikian	"This user is a RatWife"
user RW editor	"This user is an editor at RationalWiki."
user wikipedian	"This user is a Wikipedian"

3.0

Name	Notes
user anarchist	"This user is an anarchist"
user communist	"This user is a communist"
user conservative	"This user is a conservative"
user liberal	"This user is a liberal"
user libertarian	"This user is a libertarian"
user marxist	"This user is a Marxist."
user moderate	"This user is a moderate"

4.0

Name	Notes
user creationism not science	"This user believes that 'Magic man done it' isn't science."
user evolutionist	"This user is an evolutionist."

0.1

Name	Notes
user chessmaster	"This user is aSK's resident Chessmaster"(Theemperor only)
user demoparty	"This user is a member of the US Democratic Party"
user politicalcompass	Displays Political Compass coordinates
user rationalist	"This user is a rationalist."

Talk page templates

Name	Notes
ontopic	Reminder that article talk pages are not debate forums about the article's subject. It has no parameters
talkheader	Variation of {{ontopic}}. It has no parameters
tq	A talk-page quote of another user. The one parameter is the quote.
tqb	A talk-page quote of another user. The one parameter is the quote. This one flashes on some browsers.
tqbb	A talk-page quote of another user. The one parameter is the quote. This one flashes tiny pink text (on some browswers)! Even more irritating than tq!
unsigned	For attributing a comment on a talkpage to a user who forgot to sign. The one parameter is the user name.
welcome	For welcoming a new user. It has no parameters

Archive page template

Name	Notes
archive	An archive banner. It has no parameters. It automatically links to previous and next archives in the series.

Licensing templates

Name	Notes
CC-by‎	Creative Commons Attribution
CC2-by‎	Creative Commons Attribution
CC-by-sa-3.0	Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0
FAL	Free Art License
GFDL‎	GNU Free Documentation License
License unknown	License unknown
PD-ineligible	Ineligible for copyright
PD-old‎	Public domain because copyright expired
PD-released‎	Released into public domain by copyright holder
PD-self‎	Released into public domain by uploader

Templates for templates

Documentation

Name	Notes
data block	Boilerplate text for a data block
parm	An entry in a an information box, listing the details of one template parameter. Several parameters are required.
parms	An information box for the list of parameters. The one optional parameter is a list of parm templates. If omitted, indicates that there are no parameters.
Reference template doc	An information box for documenting a reference template. It takes one parameter, the references tag name.
td	The template used for entries on this page. Parameters are the template name and explanatory information.
tdtop	The template used as a header for tables on this page. It takes one parameter, a part name of the template category for the list.
Template doc	An information box for documenting a template. It has several parameters.

Code

Name	Notes
!	Inserts pipe character in templates.
!-	Inserts line break in templates.
1 of 2	Returns the first parameter if supplied, else the second. An optional third parameter overrides the default Wikilinking of the first parameter.
2 if 1	Returns paramater 2 if parameter 1 is not empty.
Linked value	Returns the passed parameter as a Wikilink, unless the parameter contains the string ]]. An optional second parameter becomes the displayed text of the link.
T row if	Inserts a two-column table row if and only if one of two particular parameters are provided.

Base templates

These templates are designed to be the basis of other templates, to save repeating the same code over numerous templates.

Name	Notes
bio base	Base template for biographical info boxes.
place	Base template for a geographical place.
problem	Base template for tags like [this one].
userbox	A smaller text box meant to contain one piece of information about a user.