Template:Off-topic talk

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Template:Documentation subpage This template for use on talk pages (and comparable pages, such as noticeboards) to show clearly that a discussion or section thereof is off-topic, so that later editors can skip over it if they want to.

Usage

You may either use {{Off-topic talk}} by itself for the default message, or you may customize with optional parameters.

Template	Result
{{Off-topic talk}}	Red X Off-topic
First unnamed parameter, a.k.a. |1=, |reason=, or |note=: {{Off-topic talk|reason=Inter-personal disputes belong in user talk or at a noticeboard; this talk page is for improving the article.}}	Red X Off-topic: Inter-personal disputes belong in user talk or at a noticeboard; this talk page is for improving the article.
Second unnamed parameter, a.k.a. |2=, |label=: {{Off-topic talk|label=Out-of-scope}}	Red X Out-of-scope
{{Off-topic talk|label=[[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|Custom message with link]]}}	Red X Custom message with link
Combined: {{Off-topic talk|label=Wrong venue|reason=[[WP:TFD]] is only for actual templates; for template redirects, use [[WP:Redirects for discussion]]}}	Red X Wrong venue: WP:TFD is only for actual templates; for template redirects, use WP:Redirects for discussion

This template will cleanly subst:, though there's not any particular reason to substitute it.

Examples: three use cases

Wrapped in {{Resbox}} as a hatnote at the top of an off-topic thread: Template:Block indent

Inline in the |result= or similar parameter of template-closing templates like {{Archive top}}, {{Discussion top}}, {{Hidden archive top}} ({{hat}}), {{collapse}}, {{collapse top}}, etc.: Template:Block indent

Inline in one's own comment: Template:Block indent

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for Off-topic talk

This template for use on talk pages (and comparable pages, such as noticeboards) to show clearly that a discussion or section thereof is off-topic, so that later editors can skip over it if they want to.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
reason	1 reason note	Text to follow the text "Off-topic"	Content	optional
custom message	2 label	Enter a message to replace the default "Off-topic" text. Default Off-topic	Content	optional

This template for use on talk pages (and comparable pages, such as noticeboards) to show clearly that a discussion or section thereof is off-topic, so that later editors can skip over it if they want to.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
reason	1 reason note	Text to follow the text "Off-topic"	Content	optional
custom message	2 label	Enter a message to replace the default "Off-topic" text. Default Off-topic	Content	optional