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{{Shortcut|WP:TTALK|WP:TM/TALK}}
These are [[Wikipedia:Templates|templates]] that can be used on [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|talk pages]]. There are also additional templates at [[Wikipedia:List of discussion templates|List of discussion templates]], and [[Wikipedia:Template index/User talk namespace|User talk page templates]]. See the [[Wikipedia:Template index/Talk namespace#See also|See also]] section below for links to additional templates and guidelines.

If you create a new, or modify an old, talk page template, please read the guideline first about how they should look at [[Wikipedia:Talk page templates|Talk page templates]].

==General==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! What to type !! Result !! Where to put it
|-
| {{tetl|bug report}}
| {{Bug report}}
| On talk pages
|-
| {{tetl|high traffic}}
| {{High traffic|notlinked=yes}}
| Top of talk page
|-
| {{tetl|notice}}
| {{Notice}}
| At the top of talk page but below WikiProject banners. Used for any general messages.
|-
| {{tetl|outdent}}
| {{Outdent}}
| In a discussion thread when the indention of previous replies gets too deep, e.g., 
<code><nowiki> ::::This is the previous post, indented 4 levels
{{Outdent|::::}}Start of a new post</nowiki></code>
|-
| {{tetl|press}}
| {{Press|nocat=true}}
| Top of talk page
|-
| {{tetl|skip to talk}}
| {{skip to talk}}
| At the top of talk page, for link to TOC in page with many header or message templates at top.
|-
|}

== Archiving ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! What to type !! Result (and usage notes) !! Where to put it
|-
| {{tetl|Archive}}
| {{Archive|category=no|demospace=yes}}
| Top of archive page
|-
| {{tetl|Archive request}}
| {{Archive request|cat=no}}
| Top of long talk page that needs archiving
|-
| {{tetl|Archives}}
| {{Archives}}
| Top of talk page
|}

==Biography==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! What to type !! Result !! Where to put it
|-
|{{tetl|BLP}} 
|{{BLP}} 
|Top of Talk page
|-
| {{tetl|connected contributor}}
|{{Connected contributor|Jimbo Wales}}
|Top of Talk page
|-
|{{tetl|BLP list}} 
|{{BLP list}}
|Top of Talk page
|-
|}

==Comments==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! What to type !! What it makes
|-
| | {{tetl|calm}}
| {{Calm}}
|-
| | {{tetl|caution}}
| {{Caution|demospace=talk}}
|-
| | {{tetl|censor}}
| {{Censor}}
|-
| | {{tetl|central}}
| {{Central}}
|-
| | {{tetl|consensus}}
| {{Consensus}}
|-
| | {{tetl|controversial}}
| {{Controversial}}
|-
| | {{tetl|not a forum}}
| {{Not a forum}}
|-
| | {{tetl|notice}}
| {{Notice|demospace=talk}}
|-
| | {{tetl|old XfD multi}}
| {{Old XfD multi}}
|-
| | {{tetl|Old moves}}
| {{Old moves}}
|-
| | {{tetl|Q&A}}
| {{Q&A}}
|-
| | {{tetl|round in circles}}
| {{Round in circles}}
|-
| | {{tlxs|single-purpose account|username|time, day month year (UTC)}}<br/>{{lts/|single-purpose account}}
| <small>— [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]&#32;• [[Special:Contributions/Example|contribs]]) has made [[Wikipedia:Single-purpose account|few or no other edits]] outside this topic. The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added at {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC).</small>
|-
| | {{tetl|talk header}}
| {{Talk header}}
|-
| | {{tetl|talk page of redirect}}
| {{tmbox
| type      = style
| image     = [[File:Symbol redirect arrow with gradient.svg|30px]]
| text      = This is the [[WP:TALK|talk page]] of {{a or an|project page}} that has been {{#ifeq:|yes|[[WP:MERGE|merged]] and}} [[WP:REDIRECT|redirected]] {{#if:(Wikipedia:Redirect's target)|to:<br />{{•}} [[:(Wikipedia:Redirect's target)]]|elsewhere.}} {{#if:(Wikipedia:Redirect's target)|<br />}}Because this page is not frequently watched, present and future discussions should take place {{#if:(Wikipedia:Redirect's target)|at:<br />{{•}} [[(Wikipedia talk:Redirect's target)]]|{{#if:(Wikipedia:Redirect's target)|at:<br/>{{•}} [[{{TALKPAGENAME:(Wikipedia:Redirect's target)}}]]|at the talk page of the target page.}}}}
}}
|-
| | {{tetl|talk page stalker}}
| {{Talk page stalker}}<br /><small>plus other options, e.g.,</small> {{Talk page stalker|w}}
|-
| | {{tlxs|unsigned|username|time, day month year (UTC)}}<br/>{{lts/|unsigned}}
| <!-- Template:Unsigned --><span class="autosigned" style="font-size:85%;">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Example|contribs]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)</span>
|-
| | {{tlxs|unsigned2|date|Name or IP address}}<br/>{{lts/|unsigned2}}
| <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Name or IP address|Name or IP address]] ([[User talk:Name or IP address|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Name or IP address|contribs]]) time and date</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
|-
| | {{tlxs|unsigned IP|IP address|time and date}}<br/>{{lts/|unsigned IP}}
| <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/IP address|IP address]] ([[User talk:IP address|talk]]) time and date</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP -->
|-
| | {{tlxs|unsignedIP2|time and date|IP address}}<br/>{{lts/|unsignedIP2}}
| <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/IP address|IP address]] ([[User talk:IP address|talk]]) time and date</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP -->
|-
| | {{tetl|warning}}
| {{Warning|demospace=talk}}
|-
|}

==Discussion thread tags==
{{see also|Wikipedia:List of discussion templates}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! What to type !! What it makes
|-
| | {{tetl|discussion top}}
|
{{discussion top}}</div>
|-
| | {{tetl|discussion bottom}}
|
<div>
{{discussion bottom}}
|-
| | {{tetl|done}}
| 
{{Done}}
|-
| | {{tetl|done-t}}<br/><small>An alternative to {{tl|done}} that uses a Unicode text character instead of an image. Note that this makes the symbol turn up as a question mark or a small box in some web browsers.</small>
| 
{{Done-t}}
|-
| | {{tetl|doing}}
| 
{{Doing}}
|-
| | {{tetl|help me}}
|
{{Help me|demospace=talk|category=}}
|-
| | {{tetl|not done}}
|
{{Not done}}
|-
| | {{tetl|not done-t}}<br/><small>An alternative to {{tl|not done}} that uses a Unicode text character instead of an image. Note that this makes the symbol turn up as a question mark or a small box in some web browsers.</small>
|
{{Not done-t}}
|-
| | {{tetl|OOCOT}}
|
{{OOCOT}}
</div>
|-
| | {{tetl|OOCOB}}
|
<div>
{{OOCOB}}
|-
| | {{tetl|reply to}}
|
{{Reply to|Example}}
|-
| | {{tetl|resolved}}
|
{{Resolved}}
|-
| | {{tetl|unresolved}}
|
{{Unresolved|nocat=true}}
|-
| | {{tetl|stale}}
|
{{Stale}}
|-
| | {{tetl|stuck}}
|
{{Stuck}}
|-
|}

==Expansion and improvement==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! What to type !! What it makes
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| style="white-space:nowrap" valign="top" | {{tlx|Refideas|1{{=}}foo|2{{=}}bar}}<br />{{lts/|refideas}}
|{{refideas|1=foo|2=bar}}
|-
{{tlrow|to do|nocat=true}}
|}

===Requests===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! What to type !! What it makes
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{{tlrow|audio requested||category=no}}
{{tlrow|diagram requested||category=no}}
{{tlrow|image requested||category=no}}
{{tlrow|map requested||category=no}}
{{tlrow|video requested||category=no}}
|}

===Peer review===
<!-- Below is a tweak to get the template to display properly and work-around the template loop. -->
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! What to type !! What it makes
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| style="white-space:nowrap" valign="top" | {{tl|peer review}}<br />{{lts/|peer review}}
| {{Peer review|archive=1|nocat=true|demo=yes}}
|-
{{tlrow|old peer review|nocat=true}}
|}

==FAQ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! What to type !! What it makes
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| {{tetl|FAQ}}||{{FAQ}}
|}

==Featured and good articles==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! What to type !! What it makes
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||{{tlsp|FAC}} ||{{featured article candidates|Template messages/Talk namespace/archive1}}
|-
||{{tlsp|FAR}} ||{{featured article review|Template messages/Talk namespace/archive1}}
|-
{{tlrow|GA}}
|}

==Free images==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! What to type !! What it makes
|-
{{tlrow|images}}
|}

==Translation requests== 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! What to type !! What it makes
|-
{{tlrow|expand Spanish}}
|}

Templates for other languages are available in [[:Category:Expand by language Wikipedia templates]]. For full instructions, see [[WP:Translation]].

==Fringe subjects==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
| | {{tl|talk fringe}} <br> [[Template talk:Talk fringe|Talk]]
| {{Talk fringe|''[fringe subject]''}}
|}

==WikiProject notices==
{{main|Wikipedia:Template messages/WikiProject banners}}

To be placed at the top of [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|talk page]]s of [[Wikipedia:What is an article?|article]]s covered by the associated [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]]:

===Banner shells===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! What to type !! Result !! Where to put it
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| {{tl|WikiProject banner shell}}
|{{WikiProject banner shell|1=&#32;}}
| Use to condense multiple WikiProject notices on a talk page. List each WikiProject template with an additional parameter of , e.g., 
<nowiki>{{WikiProject banner shell|1=
{{WikiProject Physics}}
}}</nowiki> 
See [[Talk:William Brown (admiral)]] for an example of use. 
|-
|}

===Educational assignment===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! What to type !! Result !! Where to put it
|-
| {{tl|educational assignment}}
| {{Educational assignment}}
| Top of talk page
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Help:Talk pages]]
* [[Wikipedia:List of discussion templates]]
* [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines]]
* [[Wikipedia:Talk page layout]]
* [[:Category:Article talk header templates]] 
* [[:Category:Non-subject-matter-related article-talk header templates]]
* [[:Category:Talk header templates]]
* [[:Category:Talk message boxes]]

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