
Usage
{{Old CfD
| section = section name
| date = YYYY Month Day
| action = e.g. deletion, merging, renaming
| result = e.g. keep, delete, rename, no consensus
}}
All parameters are optional except |date=
.
|section=
: the name of the discussion section on the CFD page. Default is the name of the category itself.|date=
: the date on which the discussion started. If it was February 7, 2006, the parameter would look like|date=2006 February 7
.|action=
: what the nominator suggested. Default is "deletion". Having this parameter equal to "deletion", "merging", or "renaming" will provide a relevant wikilink.|result=
: outcome of the discussion. Default is keep. Do not bold this parameter by surrounding it with triple quotes; the template already does this.
Examples
{{Old CfD|section=Category:Humor|date=2008 October 7}}
{{Old CfD|section=Category:Computing|date=2014 August 14|action=merging|result=merge}}
{{Old CfD|section=Category:Blackouts|date=2010 August 20|action=renaming|result=rename}}
Legacy functionality
Some functionality is present in the template for legacy reasons. It's deprecated, so you shouldn't have to worry about it in most situations.
|name=
specifies the title (header) of the discussion to link to; available as an alternative to using|section=
or the unnamed parameter.|usercat=
: as WP:UCFD has now been merged back into WP:CFD, this parameter is deprecated and should not be used.|date=
formerly suggested the format|date=YYYY|Month|Day
, which was changed due to being non-standard.