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			<div class="hatnote">This index is adapted from Wikipedia. Examples and linked guidance may describe its processes; check that each template and its instructions apply here before using it.</div>
	{{redirect\|Wikipedia:Edit lock\|locked accounts\|meta:Global locks\|the historical feature of Wikipedia that was active when it ran UseModWiki\|Wikipedia:Historical archive/Edit lock\|protection of articles\|Wikipedia:Protection policy}}

	==Current events==		==Current events==
		⚫	These templates are not meant to mark an article that merely has recent news articles about the topic (if it were, hundreds of thousands of articles would have these templates, with no informational consequence). Generally it is expected that these templates will appear on an article for less than a day, or occasionally longer, but not several weeks (see [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles]] for more information). If the article continues to have issues with sources, one of the templates listed at {{Section link\|Project:Template index/Sources of articles#Verifiability and sources}} should be used instead.
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⚫	~~WP:CET}}~~These templates are not meant to mark an article that merely has recent news articles about the topic (if it were, hundreds of thousands of articles would have these templates, with no informational consequence). Generally it is expected that these templates will appear on an article for less than a day, or occasionally longer, but not several weeks (see [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles]] for more information). If the article continues to have issues with sources, one of the templates listed at {{Section link\|Project:Template index/Sources of articles#Verifiability and sources}} should be used instead.

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	=== During active editing sessions ===		=== During active editing sessions ===
	Elite Dangerous Wiki does not use pre-emptive software '''article locks''' on pages, because this would be contrary to the policies of Elite Dangerous Wiki and spirit of openness. Page [[Wikipedia:protection\|protection]] is never to be used for closing down an article's normal development and community editing, and should be used only to prevent actual disruption.		Elite Dangerous Wiki does not use pre-emptive software '''article locks''' on pages, because this would be contrary to the policies of Elite Dangerous Wiki and spirit of openness. Page [[Wikipedia:protection\|protection]] is never to be used for closing down an article's normal development and community editing, and should be used only to prevent actual disruption.

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	WP:CET}}These templates are not meant to mark an article that merely has recent news articles about the topic (if it were, hundreds of thousands of articles would have these templates, with no informational consequence). Generally it is expected that these templates will appear on an article for less than a day, or occasionally longer, but not several weeks (see [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles]] for more information). If the article continues to have issues with sources, one of the templates listed at {{Section link\|~~Wikipedia~~:Template ~~messages~~/Sources of articles#Verifiability and sources}} should be used instead.		WP:CET}}These templates are not meant to mark an article that merely has recent news articles about the topic (if it were, hundreds of thousands of articles would have these templates, with no informational consequence). Generally it is expected that these templates will appear on an article for less than a day, or occasionally longer, but not several weeks (see [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles]] for more information). If the article continues to have issues with sources, one of the templates listed at {{Section link\|Project:Template index/Sources of articles#Verifiability and sources}} should be used instead.

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	=== During active editing sessions ===		=== During active editing sessions ===
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	{{~~Wikipedia~~ template ~~messages~~}}		{{Elite template index}}
	==See also==		==See also==
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	<div class="plainlinks" style="font-size:85%; margin-top:1em;">Adapted from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/Timing-related Wikipedia]; see its [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ATemplate+index%2FTiming-related&action=history revision history] for contributors. Content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licence.</div>		<div class="plainlinks" style="font-size:85%; margin-top:1em;">Adapted from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/Timing-related Wikipedia]; see its [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ATemplate+index%2FTiming-related&action=history revision history] for contributors. Content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licence.</div>

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	* [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources#Breaking news]]		* [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources#Breaking news]]
	* [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles]]		* [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles]]
	* [[~~Wikipedia~~:Template ~~messages~~/General#Timing-related messages]]		* [[Project:Template index/General#Timing-related messages]]

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			<div class="plainlinks" style="font-size:85%; margin-top:1em;">Adapted from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/Timing-related Wikipedia]; see its [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ATemplate+index%2FTiming-related&action=history revision history] for contributors. Content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licence.</div>

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==Current events==
{{sh|WP:CAFET|
WP:CET}}These templates are not meant to mark an article that merely has recent news articles about the topic (if it were, hundreds of thousands of articles would have these templates, with no informational consequence). Generally it is expected that these templates will appear on an article for less than a day, or occasionally longer, but not several weeks (see [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles]] for more information). If the article continues to have issues with sources, one of the templates listed at {{Section link|Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles#Verifiability and sources}} should be used instead.

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=== Topic-related current events ===

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=== Editnotice ===

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| {{#ifeq: |||{{{notes}}} }} {{ Current event editnotice|demospace=|doc=yes|{{#ifeq:a|b||§}}1=|{{#ifeq:a|b||§}}2=|{{#ifeq:a|b||§}}3=|nocat=true|italic title=no|category={{#ifeq:{{lc:}}|no|no}}|categories=no|demolevel=sysop|subst= }}
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==Work in progress==
{{sh|WP:INUSE|WP:TI/WIP}}
=== During active editing sessions ===
Wikipedia does not use pre-emptive software '''article locks''' on pages, because this would be contrary to the policies of Wikipedia and spirit of openness. Page [[Wikipedia:protection|protection]] is never to be used for closing down an article's normal development and community editing, and should be used only to prevent actual disruption.
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! What to type !! What it makes
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{{tlrow|In use section|category=no|notes=This version is placed at the top of a section you are actively editing for a short period of time. The tag is intended to inform people that someone is currently working on a section of the article, thereby reducing edit conflicts.}}
{{tlrow|GOCE in use|category=no|notes=The {{T|GOCE in use}} template is for pages actively undergoing a major edit by the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors|Guild of Copy Editors]]. Typically, a copy editor who wishes to notify other potential editors that an article is being copy-edited will place the template on the article in order to reduce potential edit conflicts.}}
{{tlrow|Being created|category=no|notes=The {{T|Being created}} template is used by editors who have made an article and will be adding content within a matter of minutes or hours.}}
{{tlrow|Being translated|category=no|notes={{template|Being translated}} is the same as {{template|in use}}, but it's used when an article is in the process of being translated from another Wikipedia language into the English one. Again, it should only be used while you are improving the article.}}
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=== Over multiple days ===
{{also|Wikipedia:Template index/General#Timing-related messages}}
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{{tlrow|Under construction|category=no|notes=This template is for articles actively undergoing construction, i.e., continuous improvements spread out over hours, days, or longer. The intent is to signal to other editors that while they may edit the article, they should be a little more forgiving than usual.}}
{{tlrow|List under construction|category=no|notes=This template is for [[MOS:LIST|lists]] that have been created but not completed to the creator's intention of completion. Since many lists are very long and creation in a single session is impractical, this template allows the page to be placed in [[WP:NS0|main namespace]] while it is still being constructed.}}
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{{Wikipedia template messages}}
==See also==
* {{t|Current event editnotice}}, an editnotice for current event pages
* [[:Category:Temporal templates]]
* [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources#Breaking news]]
* [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/General#Timing-related messages]]

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