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Maintenance script: Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

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Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

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	\|Use this template when you have identified a serious issue regarding [[WP:Neutral point of view]].		\|Use this template when you have identified a serious issue regarding [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Neutral point of view\|Neutral point of view]].
	\|[[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Tagging pages for problems#Constructive~~ tagging\|Drive-by tagging]] is strongly discouraged. The editor who adds the tag should discuss concerns on the talk page, pointing to specific issues that are actionable within the content policies. In the absence of such a discussion, or where it remains unclear what the [[WP:~~NPOV~~\|NPOV]] violation is, the tag may be removed by any editor.		\|[[Project:Responsible tagging\|Drive-by tagging]] is strongly discouraged. The editor who adds the tag should discuss concerns on the talk page, pointing to specific issues that are actionable within the content policies. In the absence of such a discussion, or where it remains unclear what the [[Project:Neutral point of view\|NPOV]] violation is, the tag may be removed by any editor.
	\|The purpose of this group of templates is to attract editors with different viewpoints to edit articles that need additional insight. This template should not be used as a [[badge of shame]]. Do not use this template to [[~~Wikipedia~~:No ~~disclaimers in articles~~\|"warn" readers about the article]].		\|The purpose of this group of templates is to attract editors with different viewpoints to edit articles that need additional insight. This template should not be used as a [[badge of shame]]. Do not use this template to [[Project:Responsible tagging\|"warn" readers about the article]].
	\|This template should only be applied to articles that are reasonably believed to lack a neutral point of view. The neutral point of view is determined by the prevalence of a perspective in [[WP:V\|high-quality, independent, reliable secondary sources]], not by its prevalence among ~~Wikipedia~~ editors or the public.		\|This template should only be applied to articles that are reasonably believed to lack a neutral point of view. The neutral point of view is determined by the prevalence of a perspective in [[Project:Verifiability\|high-quality, independent, reliable secondary sources]], not by its prevalence among wiki editors or the public.
	}}		}}
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	== When to use ==		== When to use ==
	Place this template on an article when you have identified a serious issue of balance and the lack of a [[WP:Neutral point of view]], and you wish to attract editors with different viewpoints to the article. Please also explain on the article's talk page why you are adding this tag, identifying specific issues that are actionable within ~~Wikipedia~~'s content policies.		Place this template on an article when you have identified a serious issue of balance and the lack of a [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Neutral point of view\|Neutral point of view]], and you wish to attract editors with different viewpoints to the article. Please also explain on the article's talk page why you are adding this tag, identifying specific issues that are actionable within this wiki's content policies.

	An unbalanced or non-neutral article is one that does not fairly represent the balance of perspectives of high-quality, reliable [[secondary sources]]. A balanced article presents mainstream views as being mainstream, and minority views as being minority views. The personal views of ~~Wikipedia~~ editors or the public are irrelevant.		An unbalanced or non-neutral article is one that does not fairly represent the balance of perspectives of high-quality, reliable [[secondary sources]]. A balanced article presents mainstream views as being mainstream, and minority views as being minority views. The personal views of wiki editors or the public are irrelevant.

	=== When to remove ===		=== When to remove ===
	This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. You are allowed (but not required) to remove this template whenever any one of the following is true:		This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. You are allowed (but not required) to remove this template whenever any one of the following is true:

	# There is consensus on the talkpage or the [[~~Wikipedia~~:Neutral point of view~~/Noticeboard~~\|NPOV Noticeboard]] that the issue has been resolved.		# There is consensus on the talkpage or the [[Project:Neutral point of view\|NPOV Noticeboard]] that the issue has been resolved.
	# It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given.		# It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given.
	# In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.		# In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.
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	== How to use ==		== How to use ==

	Place {{Tlx\|POV\|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} at the top of the disputed article, then explain your reasons on the article's [[WP:TP\|talk page]]. To specify the section of the talk page, use {{Tlx\|POV\|2=talk{{=}}''talk page section name''\|3=date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}. If the date is not included it will likely be added later by a [[WP:~~BOT~~\|bot]].		Place {{Tlx\|POV\|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} at the top of the disputed article, then explain your reasons on the article's [[Project:Template documentation\|talk page]]. To specify the section of the talk page, use {{Tlx\|POV\|2=talk{{=}}''talk page section name''\|3=date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}. If the date is not included it will likely be added later by a [[Project:Editorial guidance\|bot]].

	This template will categorize tagged articles in [[:Category:Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes]] or a dated subcategory thereof.		This template will categorize tagged articles in [[:Category:Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes]] or a dated subcategory thereof.

	This template should only be used in the main (article) namespace. Do not place this template on talk pages, user pages, [[WP:PG\|policies and guidelines]], or other pages.		This template should only be used in the main (article) namespace. Do not place this template on talk pages, user pages, [[Project:Editorial guidance\|policies and guidelines]], or other pages.

	* This [[~~Wikipedia~~:Template\|template]] is a [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Avoid~~ ~~self-references~~\|self-reference]].		* This [[Project:Template documentation\|template]] is a [[Project:Citing sources\|self-reference]].

	== TemplateData ==		== TemplateData ==

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Reverted edit by ~2026-21194-29 (talk) to last version by WhatamIdoing

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{{High-use}}
{{Template_notes
|Use this template when you have identified a serious issue regarding [[WP:Neutral point of view]].
|[[Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems#Constructive tagging|Drive-by tagging]] is strongly discouraged. The editor who adds the tag should discuss concerns on the talk page, pointing to specific issues that are actionable within the content policies. In the absence of such a discussion, or where it remains unclear what the [[WP:NPOV|NPOV]] violation is, the tag may be removed by any editor.
|The purpose of this group of templates is to attract editors with different viewpoints to edit articles that need additional insight. This template should not be used as a [[badge of shame]]. Do not use this template to [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles|"warn" readers about the article]].
|This template should only be applied to articles that are reasonably believed to lack a neutral point of view. The neutral point of view is determined by the prevalence of a perspective in [[WP:V|high-quality, independent, reliable secondary sources]], not by its prevalence among Wikipedia editors or the public.
}}
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== When to use ==
Place this template on an article when you have identified a serious issue of balance and the lack of a [[WP:Neutral point of view]], and you wish to attract editors with different viewpoints to the article. Please also explain on the article's talk page why you are adding this tag, identifying specific issues that are actionable within Wikipedia's content policies.

An unbalanced or non-neutral article is one that does not fairly represent the balance of perspectives of high-quality, reliable [[secondary sources]]. A balanced article presents mainstream views as being mainstream, and minority views as being minority views. The personal views of Wikipedia editors or the public are irrelevant.

=== When to remove ===
This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. You are allowed (but not required) to remove this template whenever any one of the following is true:

# There is consensus on the talkpage or the [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard|NPOV Noticeboard]] that the issue has been resolved.
# It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given.
# In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.

== How to use ==

Place {{Tlx|POV|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} at the top of the disputed article, then explain your reasons on the article's [[WP:TP|talk page]]. To specify the section of the talk page, use {{Tlx|POV|2=talk{{=}}''talk page section name''|3=date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}. If the date is not included it will likely be added later by a [[WP:BOT|bot]].

This template will categorize tagged articles in [[:Category:Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes]] or a dated subcategory thereof.

This template should only be used in the main (article) namespace. Do not place this template on talk pages, user pages, [[WP:PG|policies and guidelines]], or other pages.

* This [[Wikipedia:Template|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]].

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
"description": "Use this template to indicate that the neutrality of an article is disputed. Follow this up with an explanation on the talk page.",
"format": "inline",
"params": {
"date": {
"label": "Month and year",
"description": "The month and year that the template was placed (in full). \"{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}\" inserts the current month and year automatically.",
"type": "line",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"example": "January 2013",
"suggested": true
},
"talk": {
"label": "Talk page section",
"description": "Section name on the talk page for further discussion",
"type": "line"
},
"lead": {
"label": "Lead",
"description": "Any value will change the text to indicate that the issue is with the article's introduction.",
"type": "boolean",
"autovalue": "yes"
},
"what": {
"label": "Affected area",
"description": "Text to replace the word \"article\", usually \"section\". This is a legacy feature that has been replaced by the separate {{POV section}} template.",
"type": "line",
"autovalue": "section",
"example": "section",
"deprecated": "true"
},
"small": {
"label": "Make template small",
"description": "Enter \"left\" here to make the template box small and aligned to the left.",
"type": "line",
"autovalue": "left",
"example": "left"
},
"style": {
"label": "CSS",
"description": "For custom CSS properties (without quotations) that affect the whole template.",
"type": "string",
"example": "border-radius:8px;"
}
},
"paramOrder": [
"date",
"talk",
"lead",
"what",
"small",
"style"
]
}
</templatedata>

==See also==
* {{Tl|Political POV}}
* {{Tl|Unbalanced}}

== Alternatives ==

To mark only a section as disputed, rather than a whole article, use {{Tl|POV section}}. See below for a list of other similar templates.

For issues relating to article balance due to insufficient coverage of the subject rather than editorial bias, use {{Tl|Cleanup weighted}}.
{{Dispute templates}}

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[[Category:Neutrality templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]

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