Template:Article for deletion/dated/sandbox/doc

This template is used to nominate an article for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. However, do not use this template directly. Instead, follow the instructions for nominating an article for deletion or merging, which automatically place {{subst:AfD}}, which adds this template.

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TemplateData for Article for deletion/dated/sandbox

A helper template to nominate articles for deletion. DO NOT transclude this template directly; instead, use {{subst:afd}}, which fills in the template automatically.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Substituted?	substed	If this value is anything but "yes" or "true", the template produces the error message "This template must be substituted. Replace {{afd with {{subst:afd." DO NOT set this parameter manually, as Template:Afd does this automatically instead. Suggested values yes no	String	required
Article to delete	page pg	The title of the article being deleted, if not the article that this template is being transcluded on. If not specified, this template defaults to assuming that the page it's on is the one being deleted. Example Weather in London Auto value {{PAGENAME}}	Page name	suggested
Log date	logdate date	The date for which the AfD discussion page should be added to the corresponding daily AfD log. This must be given in year-month-day format, with the month's name specified. Only used if the help message is shown. If used, the "year", "month", and "day" parameters are not needed. Example 2024 February 12 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTDAY}}	String	suggested
Year	year	The YEAR in which the article is being nominated for deletion, for the purpose of adding to the AfD daily logpage. Don't use this if you're using the "logdate" parameter. Example 2024 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Number	suggested
Month	month	The MONTH in which the article is being nominated for deletion, for the purpose of adding to the AfD daily logpage. Don't use this if you're using the "logdate" parameter. Suggested values January February March April May June July August September October November December Example February Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}	String	suggested
Day	day	The DAY in which the article is being nominated for deletion, for the purpose of adding to the AfD daily logpage. Don't use this if you're using the "logdate" parameter. Suggested values 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Example 12 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTDAY}}	Number	suggested
Category	category	If specified, this template adds the page to the corresponding category. PLEASE WIKILINK THE CATEGORY NAME, as the template does not work properly if you do not. Example [[Category:Articles for deletion]] Auto value [[Category:Articles for deletion]]	Content	optional
Original tag	origtag	The original template that was used to invoke this template. DO NOT SPECIFY THIS PARAMETER MANUALLY! This parameter is usually omitted, but if it is set, it is almost always set to "afd". Example afdx Auto value afd	String	optional
Timestamp	timestamp	Timestamp that the article was nominated for deletion. Suggested values {{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}	Number	suggested
Outcome	outcome action	Desired outcome of the process. Suggested values deletion draft merging redirecting Auto value deletion	String	optional
Target	target	(DEPRECATED) Target of the process if merging or redirecting. Unnamed parameters are preferred. If any unnamed parameters are provided, this is overridden.	Page name	optional
Target(s)	1 2 3	Proposed target(s) of the process if merging or redirecting. Up to 20 unnamed parameters may be used. If at least one is provided, overrides the "target" parameter.	Page name	optional
Display help?	help	If the value is truthy or omitted entirely, a message on the steps to nominate an article for deletion is provided. Suggested values no yes false true	Boolean	optional
This is a demo	demospace nocat	For demo only. If set to any truthy value, avoids categorizing in "Category:Articles for deletion", and "Category:All articles proposed for merging" if outcome is set to merging. Suggested values no yes false true Auto value false	Boolean	optional