Template:History/doc

This template must be used in conjunction with {{HistoryEntry}} and {{HistoryCurrent}}. Usage of these three templates together is as follows:

{{History}}
{{HistoryEntry
| date =
| oldid =
| process =
| result =
}}
{{HistoryCurrent
|status=
}}

If there is more than one entry in need of being added, the "HistoryEntry" section, ie

{{HistoryEntry
| date =
| oldid =
| process =
| result =
}}

should be copied, and pasted before the {{HistoryCurrent line.

The "date" field should list the date that the event first took place, and the "oldid" field should be the number identifying the article at that point in time. This number can be found by clicking the "history" tab on an article, and clicking on an old revision. The number should be present in the URL of this page, preceded by "&oldid=".

"result" should be used only when needed, and should consist only have words such as "Success", "Failure" and "Keep" entered into it.

Possible parameters for "process" and "status" are:

FA, for Featured article
FFA, for Former featured article
FFA/GA, for Former featured article which is now a Good article
FFAC, for Failed featured article candidate
C1, for Class 1 article
GA, for Good article
FC1, for Former class 1 article
FGA, for Former good article
FC1N, for Failed class 1 article nominee
FGAN, for Failed good article nominee
C2, for Class 2 article
CA, for Complete article
FC2, for Former class 2 article
FCA, for Former complete article
FC2N, for Failed class 2 article nominee
FCAN, for Failed complete article nominee
FAC, for Featured article candidate
FACR, for Featured article candidate review
FAR, for Featured article review
GAN, for Good article nomination
C1R, for Class 1 article review
GAR, for Good article review
C2N, for Class 2 nomination
CAN, for Complete article nomination
C2R, for Class 2 article review
CAR, for Complete article review
C3, for Class 3 article
C4, for Class 4 article
C5, for Class 5 article
AFR, for Request for article to be rated
K, for Article kept after Articles for Scrap
R, for Article deleted after Articles for Scrap; later recreated
AFS, for Articles for Scrap

Example[edit source]

{{History}}
{{HistoryEntry
| date =June 22, 2010
| oldid =231051
| process =CA
| result =
}}
{{HistoryEntry
| date =June 23, 2010
| oldid =231184
| process =GAN
| result =Success
}}
{{HistoryCurrent
|status=GA
}}

Produces:

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
June 22, 2010	Complete article
June 23, 2010	Good article nomination	Success

Current status: Good article