This is a documentationsubpage for Template:Prepare (see that page for the template itself). It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.
In the simplest case, add the following tag to the top of the page:
{{Prepare}}
The template can also take either or both of two optional parameters. event describes the event the article is being prepared for; date specifies a date as of which the intended focal event is expected to happen.
This article is a prepared story. It describes an event that is scheduled or expected but has not yet occurred.
If this article is ready to be developed, change the {{prepare}} tag to {{develop}}. Prepared articles may (tempered by common sense, please) be subject to deletion if unsourced (with 10 days' notice) or if unused and expired (after 5 days).
This article is a prepared story. It describes an event that is scheduled or expected but has not yet occurred.
If this article is ready to be developed, change the {{prepare}} tag to {{develop}}. Prepared articles may (tempered by common sense, please) be subject to deletion if unsourced (with 10 days' notice) or if unused and expired (after 5 days).
{{prepare|event=quux}}
This article is a prepared story. It describes an event that is scheduled or expected but has not yet occurred.
Expected event: quux
If this article is ready to be developed, change the {{prepare}} tag to {{develop}}. Prepared articles may (tempered by common sense, please) be subject to deletion if unsourced (with 10 days' notice) or if unused and expired (after 5 days).
This article is a prepared story. It describes an event that is scheduled or expected but has not yet occurred.
Expected event: quux
If this article is ready to be developed, change the {{prepare}} tag to {{develop}}. Prepared articles may (tempered by common sense, please) be subject to deletion if unsourced (with 10 days' notice) or if unused and expired (after 5 days).
{{prepare|date=September 17, 2020}}
This article is a prepared story. It describes an event that is scheduled or expected but has not yet occurred.
If this article is ready to be developed, change the {{prepare}} tag to {{develop}}. If expected date September 17, 2020 has passed, the status of the article should be reconsidered. Prepared articles may (tempered by common sense, please) be subject to deletion if unsourced (with 10 days' notice) or if unused and expired (after 5 days).
This article is a prepared story. It describes an event that is scheduled or expected but has not yet occurred.
If this article is ready to be developed, change the {{prepare}} tag to {{develop}}. If expected date September 17, 2020 has passed, the status of the article should be reconsidered. Prepared articles may (tempered by common sense, please) be subject to deletion if unsourced (with 10 days' notice) or if unused and expired (after 5 days).
{{prepare|event=quux|date=September 17, 2020}}
This article is a prepared story. It describes an event that is scheduled or expected but has not yet occurred.
Expected event: quux
If this article is ready to be developed, change the {{prepare}} tag to {{develop}}. If expected date September 17, 2020 has passed, the status of the article should be reconsidered. Prepared articles may (tempered by common sense, please) be subject to deletion if unsourced (with 10 days' notice) or if unused and expired (after 5 days).
This article is a prepared story. It describes an event that is scheduled or expected but has not yet occurred.
Expected event: quux
If this article is ready to be developed, change the {{prepare}} tag to {{develop}}. If expected date September 17, 2020 has passed, the status of the article should be reconsidered. Prepared articles may (tempered by common sense, please) be subject to deletion if unsourced (with 10 days' notice) or if unused and expired (after 5 days).
