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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Ambox. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This is the {{Ambox}} ([A]rticle [m]essage [box]) metatemplate.

These notices should be used to communicate to the community and admins what should be done to improve the wiki.

You should use the appropriate type of Ambox for your message and include a explanation as text, or you can simply grab predefined messages linked in the see also section for generic situations.

Please place these notices at the very top of the page so it will be easily seen (and easily removed when needed)

Usage

• type= (OPTIONAL) skipping this will just make it a default notice

| delete  
| serious
| speedy
| outdated 
| content
| style
| split
| move
| merge
| notice
| protect

• text=

Type

notice! these only show the styling of each type and explanation of the purpose of each, they do not contain the text. For predefined amboxes, please go down to the "see also" section.

Speedy - used for hasty deletion of nonsence/spam pages or content that should be fixed ASAP

Serious/Delete - when there is a serious issue with the article and/or being considered for deletion

Content

Outdated - content that needs to be updated to reflect how things are currently

Style - this article needs some cleaning up to do

Merge/Move/Split - when suggesting that a article should be merged with another, split or moved

Notice (default)

Protection - when article should be protected.

Remember that you can always create discussion (talk page) to discuss plans for the article.

See Also

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