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From time to time, we end up with articles that are very short — stub length — and are not likely to ever expand. Many of these pseudo-stubs are candidates for deletion, but occasionally these articles are quite encyclopedic. Prime examples:
Such articles are worthy of inclusion in the Wikipedia. Frequently, if the short articles were to be combined into a single page, this would severely hinder the usefulness of "preceded by / succeeded by" navigation templates.
This template is used as an alternative to {{stub}}
for such short, but comprehensive articles that are virtually unexpandable because all available information about the topic is already in the article. Rather than a futile cry for expansion, it's best to let these mini-articles be.
<!--not a stub-->
or some other message?
Alternative names for this template (proposed; feel free to add your own suggestions):
{{not a stub}}
{{notstub}}
— current name{{permastub}}
{{pseudostub}}
{{silentstub}}
{{stealthstub}}
— terrible pun, sorry{{this is not a stub}}
— verbose version makes it crystal clear to editorsThis is an empty template, completely invisible to readers, but visible in the page source to editors. This tag should be used sparingly.
From time to time, we end up with articles that are very short — stub length — and are not likely to ever expand. Many of these pseudo-stubs are candidates for deletion, but occasionally these articles are quite encyclopedic. Prime examples:
Such articles are worthy of inclusion in the Wikipedia. Frequently, if the short articles were to be combined into a single page, this would severely hinder the usefulness of "preceded by / succeeded by" navigation templates.
This template is used as an alternative to {{stub}}
for such short, but comprehensive articles that are virtually unexpandable because all available information about the topic is already in the article. Rather than a futile cry for expansion, it's best to let these mini-articles be.
<!--not a stub-->
or some other message?
Alternative names for this template (proposed; feel free to add your own suggestions):
{{not a stub}}
{{notstub}}
— current name{{permastub}}
{{pseudostub}}
{{silentstub}}
{{stealthstub}}
— terrible pun, sorry{{this is not a stub}}
— verbose version makes it crystal clear to editors