Template:Inuse/doc

This is the documentation page for Template:Inuse.

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Informs visitors that an article is undergoing major changes.

See also: Template:Underconstruction

Usage

The in use template should be placed at the top of an article you are actively editing for a short period of time (a few hours at most). It should be removed when the article is no longer actively being edited. Otherwise, it unnecessarily discourage others from contributing to the article.

All pages that use this template are placed in the articles actively undergoing a major edit category.

Visitors should avoid making changes to pages that are in use, to avoid edit conflicts.

The template should be placed at the top of the page (before the article content). This ensures that the sign is immediately visible to visitors. An optional message can be added to inform visitors about specific sections being changed and the estimated time until the article is available again. Specifying periods of several days or longer for this template goes against the spirit of simply avoiding edit conflicts; please only use it for sessions where you are actively editing the article (e.g., major rewrite or overhaul).

If you wish to indicate that an article is being rebuilt over a longer period of time consider the {{underconstruction}} template.

Examples

{{inuse}}

{{inuse|5 minutes}}

{{inuse|30 minutes to fix the information in the History section}}