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== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
Use this template when you have a list in which items are missing.  These aren't necessarily stubs, because it only is applied when a specific item of information is missing.
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Use this template when you have a list or table in which specific items are missing.
  
 
Pages using this template are included in [[:Category:Data missing]].
 
Pages using this template are included in [[:Category:Data missing]].
  
 
== Parameter ==
 
== Parameter ==
If you put in a parameter of "?" then it will shorten it all down to "?" which is useful in very tight spaces such as tables and charts.
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* {{param|date}}: The date the tag was added.
 
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* {{param|?}}: If you put a "?" as a parameter, it will shorten the template text down to "?", which is useful in very tight spaces such as tables and charts.
If you put any other parameter in, then it will force a line break before the helping link, which is mostly helpful in tables, not in regular text.
 
  
 
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
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| <pre>George's wife: {{dm|?}}</pre>
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| <pre>George's mother: {{dm|?}}</pre>
| &nbsp;
 
| George's wife: {{dm|?}}
 
 
 
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| <pre>George's mother: {{dm|hello}}</pre>
 
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
| George's mother: {{dm|hello}}
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| George's mother: {{dm|?}}
  
 
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
 
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| Father || {{dm}} || 1903–1975
 
| Father || {{dm}} || 1903–1975
 
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| Wife || {{dm|?}} || 1938–2006
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| Mother || {{dm|?}} || 1905–1978
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| Mother || {{dm|1}} || 1905–1978
 
 
|}</pre>
 
|}</pre>
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| Father || {{dm}} || 1903–1975
 
| Father || {{dm}} || 1903–1975
 
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| Wife || {{dm|?}} || 1938–2006
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| Mother || {{dm|?}} || 1905–1978
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| Mother || {{dm|1}} || 1905–1978
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
|}
 
|}
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== TemplateData ==
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{{TemplateData header}}
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<templatedata>
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{
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    "description": "Use this inline template indicate that a statement may be outdated and in need of updating or removal.",
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"params": {
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"date": {
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"label": "Month and year",
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"description": "Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'",
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"type": "string",
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"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
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"example": "January 2013",
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"suggested": true
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},
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        "1": {
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"label": "Replace with '?'",
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"description": "Replace the template text with a question mark ('?') for size constraints",
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"type": "string",
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"autovalue": "?",
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"example": "?"
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}
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}
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}
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</templatedata>
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<includeonly>
 
<includeonly>
 
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Revision as of 11:22, 5 February 2020

Usage

Use this template when you have a list or table in which specific items are missing.

Pages using this template are included in Category:Data missing.

Parameter

  • {{{date}}}: The date the tag was added.
  • {{{?}}}: If you put a "?" as a parameter, it will shorten the template text down to "?", which is useful in very tight spaces such as tables and charts.

Examples

Code   Result
George's father: {{dm}}
  George's father: [data unknown/missing]
George's mother: {{dm|?}}
  George's mother: [?]
{| class=wikitable
! Relations !! Names !! Dates
|-
| Self || George || {{dm}}
|-
| Father || {{dm}} || 1903–1975
|-
| Mother || {{dm|?}} || 1905–1978
|}
 
Relations Names Dates
Self George [data unknown/missing]
Father [data unknown/missing] 1903–1975
Mother [?] 1905–1978

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Data missing

Use this inline template indicate that a statement may be outdated and in need of updating or removal.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Month and yeardate

Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'

Example
January 2013
Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
Stringsuggested
Replace with '?'1

Replace the template text with a question mark ('?') for size constraints

Example
?
Auto value
?
Stringoptional