Template:In use/doc
This is a documentation subpage for Template:In use It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
Usage
editThis template is for pages actively undergoing a major edit. If the page instead is actively undergoing construction, please use {{under construction}}.
The In use template message is placed at the top of a page you are actively editing for a short period of time. The tag is intended to inform people that someone is currently working on the article, thereby reducing edit conflicts. Please do not leave it in place for more than the few hours at most that should be necessary, as doing so may unnecessarily discourage others from contributing to the page. If it has been up for more than two hours since the last edit, it should be removed. Specifying periods of several days or longer for this template goes against the spirit of simply avoiding edit conflicts; please only use it for sessions where you are actively editing the page.
If you wish to indicate that a page is being rebuilt over a longer period of time consider the {{under construction}} template. That template encourages others to edit the page while indicating that it is a work in progress.
To use, just add {{in use|time=~~~~~}}
at the top of the page you want to work on. If you want to reserve it for a specific length of time and optionally, a message, use {{in use|time (message)}}
. Alternatively, if only one section of the page is being edited, you may place this template at the top of that section using {{in use|section}}
. Please remember to remove the in use note as soon as you're finished editing.
Examples
edit{{In use}}
Please wait a short while before you edit this template page because a major revision is in progress which may ignore newer revisions. It was last revised at 11:30, 30 November 2013 (UTC) (10 years ago). Please remove this template from the page between editing sessions or when several hours have passed without any edits. |
{{In use|section}}
Please wait a short while before you edit this section because a major revision is in progress which may ignore newer revisions. It was last revised at 11:30, 30 November 2013 (UTC) (10 years ago). Please remove this template from the page between editing sessions or when several hours have passed without any edits. |
{{In use|5 minutes}}
Please wait 5 minutes before you edit this template page because a major revision is in progress which may ignore newer revisions. It was last revised at 11:30, 30 November 2013 (UTC) (10 years ago). Please remove this template from the page between editing sessions or when several hours have passed without any edits. |
{{In use|30 minutes to fix the information in the History section|time=20:49, 27 February 2009 (UTC)}}
Please wait 30 minutes to fix the information in the History section before you edit this template page because a major revision is in progress which may ignore revisions made after 20:49, 27 February 2009 (UTC) (15 years ago). Please remove this template from the page between editing sessions or when several hours have passed without any edits. |
See also
edit- {{under construction}} for books actively undergoing construction
- {{new book}} for newly created books still under construction