Daniel Larson Wiki:A Guide on Amboxes

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A Guide on Amboxes

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An article message box, or simply ambox, is metatemplate that displays a preset messages used to clarify or to give disclaimers about a page's content.

These are all current amboxes on the wiki, and are to be sorted at the top of the article in the order presented. If you are unsure that an ambox is to be put on a page, or If you’d like an ambox to be created and are unsure if it should be made, ask in the template's discussion page, or consult an admin in the DL Wiki Discord.

CW

The content warning (CW) ambox is to be included in articles covering sensitive, upsetting, or highly disturbing content. This ambox should be added on pages that cover:

• Sexual content
• Racism, and other types of bigotry
• Pedophilia
• Self harm

Doxxing

{{Doxxing}} is only to be included on pages about people, which discourages readers from adding confidential information to pages. The Daniel Larson Wiki does not condone doxxing, and promptly bans those who do.

Rewrite

{{Rewrite}} is to be use very carefully. This ambox should only be used on pages that have two or more of the following:

• Poor writing/illegible
• Extensive bias that take up multiple paragraphs
• Poor formatting/Unsubstantiated information or claims
• False Information
• Little to no information/missing content

Unknown

{{Unknown}} is to be added on articles that potentially have lost and/or unknown information.

Delete

{{Delete}} is to be used on pages that are subject to deletion. When nominating a page for deletion, please state a brief reason.

Copy

{{Copy}} is to be used on articles that have similar/the same content from other articles. In the case of determining if the article should be rewritten or deleted, one should consult an admin.

More Citations Needed

{{More Citations Needed}} is to be put on pages with unsubstantiated information or claims.

Don't Cite

{{DontCite}} is only to be included on articles about people that furthermore have information that should be not be cited, as it could possibly dox the person in question. The Daniel Larson Wiki does not condone doxxing, and promptly bans those who do.

Contact

{{Contact}} is for only to be included on articles about people. This ambox is for people who readers (and editors) most definitely should not contact. The Daniel Larson wiki does not encourage others to harass people, and promptly bans those who do.

Credibility

{{Credibility}} is to only to be included on articles about people, or in sections with claims made by people on the wiki. This template should only be included if said person has a history of the following:

• Compulsive lying
• Delusions of grandiosity, especially when making claims about themselves
• Delusional, or have a mental condition that impairs how they perceive themselves and their surroundings

Videos Need Archiving

{{Videos Need Archiving}} is for articles that use YouTube as a host for videos, or any other website that puts it at risk of being deleted/taken down, opposed to Archive.org or other archiving websites.

Stub

{{Stub}} is to be included on articles that need expanding, have missing content, or are otherwise incomplete. This ambox should not be added to articles with the "ongoing" template, and is only to be added after a situation has concluded if not already covered.

Bias

{{Bias}} is to be included on articles that are biased towards certain parties, groups, or people.

Grammar

{{Grammar}} is to be added on articles that have any of the following:

• Grammar issues
• Formatting issues

However, it must be noted that this template should only be added of these issues are on a smaller scale.

Special Message

{{SpecialMessage}} can be used to add certain informational text mainly meant for editors. An example would be advising that the page is undergoing major edits at this time.

Ongoing

{{Ongoing}} is to be added on articles that cover ongoing situations, that are subject to change. If this ambox was added a month from the article being created, or after the situation has concluded, it is subject to deletion.

Transcript Needed

{{Transcript Needed}} is to be used on articles with videos that are in need of transcribing.

Needs Updating

{{Needs Updating}} should be used when newly uncovered information can be used in order to improve the article. Presumably, the information in question will have its own page on the wiki.

Message

{{PleaseSpreadTheMessage}} can be used to add important informational text meant for readers.