Template:Being closed

An editor is currently closing this discussion. To help reduce edit conflicts, do not contribute further to it; the result should be posted shortly. Any additional comments may not be considered by the closer.

The user who placed this notice is listed in the page history; the page was last edited by FaviFake at 17:24, 7 August 2026 (refresh). Unless the debate is long, complex, or acrimonious, you can remove this notice if the discussion has remained open for several hours after it was placed.

Closer note: I'm currently reading though the discussion and will close it within the next 2 hours!

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This template should preferably be substituted.

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{{ClosingTemplate:Closing}}

The notice is placed at the top of a deletion discussion sub-page or section when you are actively working on the close and intend to post the result as soon as possible. If substituted, it displays the user who added it along with a timestamp; otherwise, it instructs readers to check the page history for that information.

The tag informs people that someone is currently working on the close, that discussion should end, and that other closers should not bother to work on the discussion. This helps reduce edit conflicts and avoid duplication of work.

Usage

Basic usage: {{subst:Being closed|closer=[[User:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}]]}}

With a closer's note: {{subst:Being closed|closer=[[User:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}]]|comment=I'm currently reading through the discussion and will close it within the next two hours.}}

Substituted without locking: {{subst:Being closed|closer=[[User:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}]]|lock=no}}

Transcluded with locking: {{Being closed|closer=[[User:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}]]|lock=yes}}

The Being closed template message is placed at the top of a deletion discussion sub-page or section when you are actively working on the close and intend to post the result as soon as possible. It informs other editors that someone is currently working on the close, that discussion should end, and that other closers should not bother to work on the discussion. This helps reduce edit conflicts and avoid duplication of work.

If substituted, the notice displays the user who added it along with a timestamp. If left as a live transclusion, it instructs readers to check the page history for that information instead.

Soft-resticting the discussion

The |lock= parameter (alias |restrict=) controls whether the reply button, the add-new-section link, and section-edit links on headings are suppressed on the page the notice is placed on:

When the template is substituted, locking is on by default. Set |lock=no to substitute the notice without locking the page.
When the template is left as a live transclusion, locking is off by default. Set |lock=yes to lock the page anyway.
The lock only ever applies to the page the notice is actually on. If that page is later transcluded elsewhere, for example into a log page, the lock has no effect there.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Being closed in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Being closed

Notifies editors that a discussion is currently being closed, to reduce edit conflicts and duplicated effort.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Closer	`closer`	The editor, or group of editors, who is closing the discussion. Example A group of highly trained orangutans Auto value `[[User:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}\|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}]]`	String	optional
Plural	`plural`	Set to true if there is more than one closer, so the notice uses plural wording (for example, 'are' instead of 'is'). Default false	Boolean	optional
Estimate	`estimate`	The estimated time when the close will be complete. Default shortly Example within an hour	String	optional
Closer's note	`comment` `1`	An optional note from the closer, shown in a separate box below the main notice, for example to explain the closer's reasoning or expected timing. Can also be supplied as the first unnamed parameter. Example I'm currently reading through the discussion and will close it within the next two hours.	String	optional
Lock discussion	`lock` `restrict`	Whether to disable replies, new sections, and section-edit links on the page this notice is placed on. Default is true when the template is substituted, and false when it is left as a live transclusion. Applies only to the page the notice is actually on, not to any page that transcludes it. Example yes	Boolean	optional

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See also	{{Mfd notice}}
See also: Proposed deletion templates and Speedy deletion templates

Usage

Soft-resticting the discussion

TemplateData

See also