Template:Stub/doc

Purpose
This template marks the page it is included in as a stub.

It will display a message box about the page being a stub and add it to the Stub pages category.

A stub is a page that is currently too small, although providing some useful information, but is capable of expansion. Marking pages as stubs makes it easier for editors to see where the wiki should be supplemented.

Usage
This template is used without any parameters. It is usually added at the beginning of the page (before the first sentence).

To use this template, you can copy and paste the following code to the page you want to use it on.

Non-article pages, such as disambiguation pages, lists, categories, templates, talk pages, and redirects, should not be marked as stubs. Once a stub has been properly expanded and becomes a larger article, any editor may remove its stub template. No administrator action or formal permission is needed.

Regular example
Result:

Demonstration example
The following template can be used in a page which is actually not a stub.

Result:

Related templates

 * Message box