This template {{WikiProject Freemasonry}} adds articles to one or more subcategories of Category:WikiProject Freemasonry articles and is a self-reference. Please add it to talk pages of relevant articles and non-article pages alike. To avoid needlessly cluttering up talk pages, it is usually appropriate to remove any unused parameters from the template. A common initial configuration for the template to copy/paste into the talk page of the article being assessed includes the following basic parameters:

{{WikiProject Freemasonry|class=|importance=|needs-infobox=|needs-image=}}

Usage

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This template should be transcluded as {{WikiProject Freemasonry}} (never substituted, using {{subst:}}) because it employs conditional code. Transclusion also allows easy updating of all the WikiProject's talk pages without having to edit thousands of pages individually.

Full syntax

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{{WikiProject Freemasonry
 | class              =
 | importance         =
 | auto               =
 | category           =
 | listas             =
 | attention          =
 | needs-infobox      =
 | needs-image        =
 | image-details      =
}}

The template also employs several optional data field parameters as described below. The full template syntax is:

Parameters legend

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  • class – valid values are: FA, GA, B, C, Start, Stub, FL, List, Category, Disambig, Draft, FM, File, Project, Redirect, Template and NA (case-insensitive); they are further described in the custom class mask.
  • importance – valid values are: Top, High, Mid, Low, NA (case-insensitive). See the project's importance scale for details.
  • auto – This parameter is for the use of bots and indicates that the article has been automatically rated:
    • |auto=length – based on the length of the article
    • |auto=inherit – because one or more other projects use this class
    • |auto=yes (or |auto=stub), in conjunction with |class=stub – as Stub-Class because it uses a stub template
  • category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.
  • listas – This parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for Hiram Abiff, use |listas=Abiff, Hiram so that the talk page will show up in the A's and not the H's of the various assessment and administrative categories). This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people § Ordering names in a category.
    If the article is using {{WikiProject banner shell}} then it is preferable to add |listas= to that template instead of a project banner template. Putting the parameter on more than one template is not required.
  • attention – set |attention=yes if the article needs immediate attention from experienced editors. Use only if another parameter does not cover the need for attention; this should be used sparingly. It is strongly encouraged to also add a section to the talk page explaining what needs attention.
  • needs-infobox – set |needs-infobox=yes if the article needs an infobox. Remember that infoboxes are not suitable for all articles, and can overwhelm short articles.
  • needs-image – set |needs-image=yes to request that a photograph, map, drawing, diagram, equation, or other image be added to the page. Leave blank or delete if not.
  • image-details – This free-form parameter can be used in conjunction with the needs-image parameter (or its aliases) to add specific details about the images being requested. For example, |image-details=Please add a photo taken when these officers were installed will add the following to the template display: "An editor suggests the following: Please add a photo taken when these officers were installed."

Parameter aliases

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  • The parameter |1= is recognised as an alias for |class=. If both |class= and |1= are present, |1= is ignored.
  • The parameters |needs-photo= and |image-needed= are recognised as aliases for |needs-image=. If more than one is present, |needs-photo= has precedence over |image-needed=, and |needs-image= has precedence over both of the others: parameters with lower precedence are ignored.

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for WikiProject Freemasonry

Includes the page in WikiProject Freemasonry
Quality assessment classclass
1
An evaluation of the article's quality (or just its page type, if a non-article); see the WikiProject Freemasonry quality scale for more details. Set to one of: ['FA', 'FL', 'FM', 'GA', 'B', 'C', 'Start', 'Stub', 'List', 'Category', 'Disambig', 'File', 'Project', 'Redirect', 'Template', 'NA']
Suggested values
  • FA
  • FL
  • FM
  • GA
  • B
  • C
  • Start
  • Stub
  • List
  • Category
  • Disambig
  • File
  • Project
  • Redirect
  • Template
  • NA
Example
Stub
Priority levelimportance
Priority for project members to improve the page, set to one of: ['Top', 'High', 'Mid', 'Low', 'NA']
Suggested values
  • Top
  • High
  • Mid
  • Low
  • NA
Example
Mid
Needs urgent attentionattention
Flags the page as requiring immediate attention when set to: ['yes']
Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Infobox neededneeds-infobox
If the article has no infobox or has an outdated or inappropriate one, set to: ['yes']
Suggested values
  • yes
  • no
Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Needs imageneeds-image
needs-photo
image-needed
Adds the page to a list of requested images for project members to photograph or scan and upload for inclusion when set to: ['yes']
Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Image request descriptionimage-details
Details the desired image in the requested images list, in the event the need could be ambiguous
Example
A recent photo of the lodge room's interior from the West looking East
Sort aslistas
The equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey, it allows the page to be listed in categories as though its title was this value and not its actual name
Example
Abiff, Hiram
Quality auto-assessment methodauto
Determines the method to be used when the quality class is set by a bot, set to one of: ['inherit', 'length', 'stub', 'yes', 'no']
Suggested values
  • inherit
  • length
  • stub
  • yes
  • no
Example
yes
Category inclusioncategory
Set to no if this banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization, otherwise omit. Set to one of: ['yes', 'no']
Default
yes
Example
no
Auto value
yes

See also

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