Template:DMCFACT/doc

Usage

 * This template adds a category or dated category to a page.
 * It will add the page to an optional additional category.
 * If the dated category is invalid it will add the page to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template

Syntax

 * Parameter 1: Default category name (without ) - the category if there is no date, but also the stem of the category name when there is a date..
 * Parameter 2: Preposition (from, since, in, as of).
 * Parameter 3: Date (month year, e.g. . Usually the "date" parameter of the calling template.
 * Parameter 4: Category all the articles go in, dated or not (if there is one).
 * Parameter 5: Alternative default category, used when parameter 1 is right for forming the dated category, but the undated items need to go somewhere else.

Technical
The parameter onlyarticles (Dated maintenance category only) is used for template design, restricting the function of this template to article namespace (as in DMCA ).

Examples

 * will categorise all Files Articles, Categories and Templates'in Category:Wikipedia articles that are too technical from, if the date is set e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also'' add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template.


 * will categorise all articles and article talk pagesin Category:Wikipedia articles that are too technical from, if the date is set  e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template.


 * will categorise all articles in Category:Articles to be split from, if the date is set e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template. In either case the article will be added to Category:All articles to be split.


 * will categorise all articles in Category:Articles to be split from, if the date is set e.g. If such a category does not exist, or the date was set incorrectly, this template will also add the article to Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template. In either case the article will be added to Category:All articles to be split.


 * is the straight category Category:Dutch mathematicians.


 * will categorise as in the above example but also in Category:Tolkien articles to be split if it exists. If it doesn't the page will be added to the hidden Category:Articles with tags with unsupported types.

Note
An incorrect date is any date which is not of the form, e.g. , or   instead of  , or other spelling mistakes.