Template:Expert-subject/doc

This template flags an article for the attention of an expert or expertes in the subject(s) specified. It has the option of being assigned to a specific subcategory of Category:Articles needing expert attention, depending on the topic of the article. These subcategories are named after WikiProjects.

Important: When adding this template to an article, please state either inline or on the article's talk page the issue that you think an expert needs to address. Unexplained expert tags may be simply removed.

Usage

{{Expert-subject|WikiProject|talk=|reason=|date=}}

Parameters

• The first unnamed parameter accepts the name of the WikiProject
• A second optional unnamed parameter, may be used to override the default "article" text with, for example, "section", "diagram" or "paragraph".
• ex2–ex5: To add additional expert subjects, you can use these parameters include more names of WikiProjects.
• talk: If you have started a discussion on the article's talk page, you may link to that discussion with |talk=, using the section title of the discussion.
• reason: You may use the |reason= parameter to provide a short explanation describing the issue directly within the template, instead of, or in addition to the talk parameter.
• date: The date of adding the template may be used as the next parameter, in the form of Month Year.

Examples

{{Expert-subject|Technology|documentation|talk=Section title goes here|reason=reason goes here|date=Month Year}}

{{Expert-subject|Technology|ex2=Science|ex3=Math|talk=Section title goes here|reason=reason goes here|date=Month Year}}

Followup

When using this template, it is recommended to provide an explanation either using the "reason" or the "talk" parameter. When adding a section on the talk page, you may use {{expert-talk}} for this purpose. If the issue is of some urgency, you may also post a notice at the WikiProject that was included in the template.

Notes

• This template is a self-reference, and should not be substituted.