User:Pi zero/Archives/header/doc
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This is a documentation subpage for User:Pi zero/Archives/header (see that page for the user template itself). It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original user template page. |
Usage edit
This template provides the header for User:Pi zero/Archives. Its design functions, to be realized highly compactly, include:
- Explain why a free news archive is important. (Note allusions to snapshots in time, neutrality, objectivity, accuracy, copyright, free-to-read.)
- Explain why they're protected and how to request changes. (Note link to archive policy, prominent featuring of corrections section.)
- Provide basic stats on the size of the archive. (Note number of articles, number of years.)
- Provide a table-of-contents/guide to the rest of the page.
See also edit
- {{User:Pi zero/Archives/header/years}}, a subtemplate converting number of years into words.
- {{User:Pi zero/Archives/on this day}}, which is also part of the archives page front matter.