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Category
) – the category if there is no date, but also the stem of the category name when there is a date..(({date|))}
.The parameter onlyarticles (((Dated maintenance category)) only) is used for template design, restricting the function of this template to article namespace (as in ((DMCA)) ).
((DMCFACT|Wikipedia articles that are too technical|from|(({date|))))}
will categorise all files, articles, categories and templates in Category:Wikipedia articles that are too technical from March 2024, if the date is set March 2024 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.((DMCAT|Wikipedia articles that are too technical|from|(({date|))))}
will categorise all articles and article talk pages in Category:Wikipedia articles that are too technical from March 2024, if the date is set March 2024 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.((DMCA|Articles to be split|from|(({date|))}|All articles to be split))
will categorise all articles in Category:Articles to be split from March 2024, if the date is set March 2024 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.((DMCA|Dutch mathematicians))
is the straight category Category:Dutch mathematicians.((TDMCA|type="Tolkien"|Articles to be split|from|(({date|))}|All articles to be split))
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.An incorrect date is any date which is not of the form April 2024, e.g. April 07, 2024
, or june
instead of June
, or other spelling mistakes.
DMCA stands for "dated maintenance category – articles". Similar templates exist for certain other namespaces or combinations. DMCA is a metatemplate with highly circumscribed use, and not intended to be "editor facing".