Template:Incomplete list
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Usage
{{Incomplete list|date=June 2025}}
Place this template tag in an article, immediately before any incomplete list. Wikipedia is not a directory, nor an indiscriminate collection of information; lists should have a clearly defined purpose and inclusion criteria. As such, an incomplete list is any well-defined list which is missing obvious entries.
This template categorizes pages into Category:Incomplete lists.
TemplateData
Place this template tag in an article, immediately before any incomplete list. Wikipedia is not a directory, nor an indiscriminate collection of information; lists should have a clearly defined purpose and inclusion criteria. As such, an incomplete list is any well-defined list which is missing obvious entries. This template categorizes pages into [[Category:Incomplete lists]].
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Month and year | date | The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Line | suggested |
Templates
The following templates are used for organising lists. Please use the most relevant template, and do not add more than one unless the subject falls significantly under two template topics.
{{Incomplete list}}
, the generic template used to indicate an incomplete list{{Inc-film}}
, for incomplete film-related lists{{Inc-lit}}
, for incomplete literature-related lists{{Inc-musong}}
, for incomplete music-related lists{{Inc-personnel}}
, for an incomplete list of personnel in a musical group{{Inc-sport}}
, for incomplete sports-related lists{{Inc-results}}
, for incomplete lists of sports results or fixtures
{{Inc-science}}
, for incomplete science-related lists{{Inc-transport}}
, for incomplete transportation-related lists{{Inc-tv}}
, for incomplete television-related lists{{Inc-vg}}
, for incomplete video-game-related lists{{Inc-alumni}}
, for incomplete college/university alumni and related lists
{{Inc-up}}
, for a list that is frequently updated{{Dynamic list}}
, for lists that may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completion{{Dynamic a-list}}
, for articles that contain lists that may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completion{{Complete list}}
, for lists that are complete as of a specified date
Other templates may be available under Category:Hatnote templates for lists. Please update this documentation page if a new, relevant template has been created.
See also
- {{Expand section}}
- Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates
- Wikipedia:Featured list criteria
- Wikipedia:Incomplete lists
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Lists
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Lists
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists
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