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This template is used on the talk pages of pages covered under acontentious topic to notify editors to take care editing the page.
The template requires you to declare what contentious topic the page is covered under, by specifying a#decision code. If the page is covered by more than one contentious topic, you can include multiple parameters (for example,{{Contentious topics/talk notice|a-i|blp}})
You should place the template at the top of the talk page, below the header (if used) but above all other templates.
Anyone may place a contentious topics talk page notice, but onlyadministrators may specify restrictions.[1]
The page it is placed on must be within the topic area of the contentious topic. Keep in mind that many topic areas are "broadly construed". Clarification of whether a page is in a topic area can be requested atWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment.
You may use this on the article talk page.
{{Contentious topics/talk notice|code1|code2|code3}} etc.{{Contentious topics/talk notice|code1|code2|brief=yes|1RR=yes|0RR=yes|BRD=yes|placed-date=June 1, 2025}}The default is a detailed message:
{{Contentious topics/talk notice|tpm}} gives:
| Thecontentious topics procedure applies to this page. This page relates topost-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people, a contentious topic. Editors are advised to familiarise themselves with thecontentious topics procedures before editing this page. Editors who repeatedly or seriously fail to adhere to thepurpose of Wikipedia, any expectedstandards of behaviour, or anynormal editorial process may be blocked or restricted by an administrator. |
Alternatively there is a more concise, bold-print message:
{{Contentious topics/talk notice|tpm|brief=yes}} gives:
| Thecontentious topics procedure applies to this page. This page relates topost-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people, a contentious topic. Editors are advised to familiarise themselves with thecontentious topics procedures before editing this page. |
If restrictions are noted, the appearance changes:
{{Contentious topics/talk notice|tpm|BRD=yes|1RR=yes}} gives:
 | Warning: active arbitration remedies Thecontentious topics procedure applies to this page. This page relates topost-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people, a contentious topic.The following restrictions apply to everyone editing this page:
Editors who repeatedly or seriously fail to adhere to thepurpose of Wikipedia, any expectedstandards of behaviour, or anynormal editorial process may be blocked or restricted by an administrator. |
| Area of conflict | Scope of suptopic | Parent topic |
|---|---|---|
{{contentious topics/talk notice|apl}} | Polish history during World War II (1933–1945) and the history of Jews in Poland | Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Balkans or Eastern Europe |
{{contentious topics/talk notice|ali}} | Lithuanian history during World War II (1933–1945) and the history of Jews in Lithuania | Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Balkans or Eastern Europe |
{{contentious topics/talk notice|gsaa}} | politics, ethnic relations, and conflicts involving Armenia, Azerbaijan, or both—broadly construed and explicitly including the Armenian genocide | Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan |
{{contentious topics/talk notice|imh}} | Indian military history | Wikipedia:Contentious topics/South Asia |
{{contentious topics/talk notice|sasg}} | social groups, explicitly including caste associations and political parties, related to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal | Wikipedia:Contentious topics/South Asia |
{{contentious topics/talk notice|zs}} | Zak Smith | Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Biographies of Living Persons |
If an article has sanctions but doesn't fit into one of the above topic areas, this template is unsuitable. Use{{Gs/talk notice}} might be applicable in some cases.
To indicate that a contentious topic applies to only part of a section:
|section= parameter to indicates thatevery single CTOP in the banner only applies to a section.|section=yes indicates that they apply to an unspecified part of the page (useful if it is obvious), or|section=<a description of which parts are covered by the CTOP> will include that description in the banner itself. The description will be the same for every topic. This is most useful if there isonly one CTOP in the banner.|<code>-section=yes or|<code>-section=<a description of which parts are covered by the CTOP> parameter. For instance,{{contentious topics/talk notice|covid|covid-section=yes}} or{{contentious topics/talk notice|covid|covid-section=the person contracting COVID}}.|ECR=no.|other=,|other2=,|other3= etc. to spell out exactly what parts are covered and what exactly the restriction is.The template places the page intoCategory:Wikipedia pages about contentious topics and the following restriction-specific categories unless|nocat=yes is included.nocat shouldonly be used for examples.
Five different errors are tracked inCategory:Wikipedia pages about contentious topics with errors:
|placed-date=|protection= parameterCategories are defined inTemplate:Contentious topics/Category database.json
TemplateData for Contentious topics
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The contentious topic code | topic1t | What contentious topic applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | Line | required |
| The 2nd contentious topic code | topic2t22 | An additional contentious topic code which applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | Line | optional |
| The 3rd contentious topic code | topic3t33 | An additional contentious topic code which applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | Line | optional |
| The 4th contentious topic code | topic4t44 | An additional contentious topic code which applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | Line | optional |
| The 5th contentious topic code | topic5t55 | An additional contentious topic code which applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | Line | optional |
| The 6th contentious topic code | topic6t66 | An additional contentious topic code which applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | Line | optional |
| The 7th contentious topic code | topic7t77 | An additional contentious topic code which applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | Line | optional |
| The 8th contentious topic code | topic8t88 | An additional contentious topic code which applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | Line | optional |
| The 9th contentious topic code | topic9t99 | An additional contentious topic code which applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | Line | optional |
| The 10th contentious topic code | topic10t1010 | An additional contentious topic code which applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | Line | optional |
| Brief | brief | If true, keeps the content short | Boolean | optional |
| Should the notice be the smaller version | small | When specified with a value, the template is placed on the right of the page with the content being smaller. | Boolean | optional |
| Are only parts of this page covered | section | Whether only parts of this page are related to the contentious topic
| Boolean | optional |
| Protection level applied, if any | protectionaeprotection | Whether the page is protected *as an arbitration enforcement action*. | Boolean | optional |
| Is the 1RR restriction active | 1RR | If true, indicates that the 1RR restriction is active | Boolean | optional |
| Is the 0RR restriction active | 0RR | If true, indicates that the 0RR restriction is active | Boolean | optional |
| Is the consensus required restriction active | consensus-required | If true, indicates that the "consensus required" restriction is active. | Boolean | optional |
| Is the BRD restriction active | BRD | If true, indicates that the BRD restriction is active. | Boolean | optional |
| ECR | ECR | If true, specifies that the extended-confirmed restriction is active for this page. This parameter only functions if the extended-confirmed restriction is authorized for a subtopic of an active contentious topic restriction. If the restriction is active for the entire topic, a note is automatically displayed. If part of the page is in scope for the topic, this is displayed by default, but can be disabled by setting this parameter to false. | Boolean | optional |
| Reliable source consensus-required restriction | RSCR | If true, specifies that the reliable source consensus-required restriction is active for this page. This parameter only functions if the reliable source consensus-required restriction is authorized for a subtopic of an active contentious topic restriction. If the restriction is active for the entire topic, a note is automatically displayed. If part of the page is in scope for the topic, a note is displayed by default, but can be disabled by setting this parameter to false. | Boolean | optional |
| Custom restriction | other | Any content here will be displayed as a restriction. Use this for custom restrictions that don't match any other restriction types accounted for in this template. | String | optional |
| Custom restriction 2 | other2 | Any content here will be displayed as a restriction. Use this for custom restrictions that don't match any other restriction types accounted for in this template. | String | optional |
| Custom restriction 2 | other3 | Any content here will be displayed as a restriction. Use this for custom restrictions that don't match any other restriction types accounted for in this template. | String | optional |
| Whether this template should add categories | nocat | Any content in this parameter prevents this template adding categories to the editnotice page. Should only be used for demonstration purposes, and uses for articles should never use this parameter. | Boolean | optional |
| The date the restrictions were placed | placed-date | The date the restrictions were last modified or placed by an administrator. | Date | suggested |
StandardisedArbitration Enforcement (AE) templatesThis section transcluded from:Template:Contentious topics/list/single notice[edit] [Contentious topics template subpages]
Alerting
Enforcement
Whenever contentious topics are (de)authorised for a topic, update these:{{Contentious topics/list}} (edit),WP:GS §3.1 (edit), and{{Contentious topics/table}} (edit).