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This page contains a list of message templates. Message templates are used to inform users of a page's status or to send standardized messages to users on their talk pages.

Problems with pages[]

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{{constant edits\|Example User}}	Notice This note was added because of constant editing and should be removed by the person noted below later. Thanks for contributing to Memory Alpha. If you wish to make edits, please do so in a minimum of editing actions, as this reduces the database load. If you wish to test your wiki editing skills further, please use the sandbox. Please see the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing here. Thank you. This comment was added by Example User
{{copyvio\|https://example.com}}	Possible copyright infringement The text of this article has been removed because of a possible copyright infringement. The text that was previously posted here is the same as text that can be found here: https://example.com This page is now listed on our possible copyright infringements page. Please do not edit this page until the copyright issue is resolved, even if you are rewriting it – follow the instructions below, instead. If there was permission to use this material under terms of our license or if you are the copyright holder of the externally linked text and want to re-publish your text using the license linked to above, please indicate this on the talk page. If there was no permission to use this text, please rewrite the page at Memory Alpha:Message templates/temp, or leave this page to be deleted. Deletion will occur about one week from the time this page title was placed on the possible copyright infringements page. If a temp page is created, it will be moved here following deletion of the original. In any case, please read our copyrights page to avoid future confusion.
{{copyvio file\|https://example.com}}	Possible copyright infringement This file is a possible copyright infringement and should therefore not be used by any article. The original source of this file is suspected to be: https://example.com This file is now listed on our possible copyright infringements page. Please do not simply remove this note until the copyright issue is resolved – follow the instructions below, instead. If there was permission to use this material under terms of our license or if you are the copyright holder of the externally linked file and want to re-publish it here using the license linked to above, please indicate this on the talk page or see our file use policy for other options. If use of this file qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law, a message should be noted on this page stating that fact. A simple note for images is available to insert; it can be added by typing {{image fairuse}} on the file description page. An explanation of why the file is considered fair use should also be added to justify this belief. If there was no permission to use this file and use here would not qualify as fair use, leave it to be deleted. Deletion will occur about one week from the time this page title was placed on the possible copyright infringements page. In any case, please read our copyrights page to avoid future confusion.
{{delete}}	Notice This page has been listed as a candidate for speedy deletion. It may have little or no content or be pure vandalism. An administrator should be along to delete the page or remove this notice shortly. In the meantime, please do not remove the notice from the page.
{{delete page}}	Deletion Deletion has been suggested for this page according to the deletion policy. In the normal day-to-day operations of Memory Alpha, some pages are deleted for various reasons. This deletion suggestion and reasoning can be discussed on: ATTENTION A discussion page for this suggestion does not exist. Click the following link to create one: Memory Alpha:Pages for deletion/Memory Alpha:Message templates
{{delete file}}	Deletion Deletion has been suggested for this file according to the deletion policy. In the normal day-to-day operations of Memory Alpha, some files are deleted for various reasons. This deletion suggestion and reasoning can be discussed on: ATTENTION A discussion page for this suggestion does not exist. Click the following link to create one: Memory Alpha:Files for deletion/Message templates
{{discontinued list}}	This list is being substituted by a list category. Please don't add any new items to this list at the moment. Before editing this article, please see the article's talk page for more information.
{{merge with\|Example}}	Notice It has been suggested that this article should be merged with Example. You can discuss this suggestion on the talk page.
{{rename to\|Example}}	Notice It has been suggested that this article should be renamed to Example. You can discuss this suggestion on the talk page.
{{restoration}}	Restoration of this page was suggested, with the reasoning and discussion at: ATTENTION A discussion page for this suggestion does not exist. Click the following link to create one: Memory Alpha:Restoration discussions/Message templates
{{split}}	Notice It has been suggested that a section of this article be split off to a different page. You can discuss this suggestion on the talk page.

Pages needing attention[]

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{{none selected}}	This file needs to be described, formatted, cited, licensed, and categorized as per the Memory Alpha file use policy. This article or section needs citationsThis page or section does not adequately cite one or more of its sources, and needs attention. If you can provide references from valid resource material, feel free to edit it to add a citation or correct the data. This file needs attention This file has been identified as needing attention. It needs to be edited to add a proper copyright disclaimer as described on {{licensing}}. Feel free to edit this page to assist with this task.
{{pna}}	This article or section needs attentionThis page or section has been identified as needing attention. Please visit the article's talk page to see what needs fixing and feel free to edit this page to assist with this task.
{{pna-cite}}	This article or section needs citationsThis page or section does not adequately cite one or more of its sources, and needs attention. If you can provide references from valid resource material, feel free to edit it to add a citation or correct the data.
{{pna-cite before use}}	This file requires a citation before it can be used! This file has been identified as needing attention some time ago – see other warning messages below. It has now been removed from all articles, and should only be added to them again after those problems have been solved.
{{pna-episode}}	This episode or film summary is incompleteThis episode summary has been identified as lacking essential detail, and as such needs attention. Feel free to edit this page to assist with this expansion. Note: Please respect others' copyrights by not copying external material without permission.
{{pna-file cleanup}}	This file needs a cleanup This file has been identified as needing attention. It may need to be replaced with a higher quality file or edited to crop or remove superfluous information such as watermarks, black bars or borders. Feel free to upload an edited version of this file to assist with this task.
{{pna-file without copyright}}	This file needs attention This file has been identified as needing attention. It needs to be edited to add a proper copyright disclaimer as described on {{licensing}}. Feel free to edit this page to assist with this task.
{{pna-inaccurate}}	This article might be inaccurateThis page has been identified as needing attention. Please visit the article's talk page to see what needs fixing and feel free to edit this page to assist with this task.
{{pna-incomplete}}	This article or section is incompleteThis page is marked as lacking essential detail, and needs attention. Information regarding expansion requirements may be found on the article's talk page. Feel free to edit this page to assist with this expansion.
{{pna-nocoverartist}}	Cover artists for this release have not yet been identified.
{{pna-pov}}	This article or section is written from the wrong POVThis page or section has been identified as having been written from the wrong point of view and needs attention. Please visit the article's talk page to see what needs fixing and feel free to edit this page to assist with this task.
{{pna-replace file}}	Notice This file has been identified as needing attention. It may need to be replaced with a higher quality file or a different file format. Feel free to upload a different version of this file to assist with this task. If replaced with a different file format, please change this notice to {{delete}} while noting the file was replaced in the edit summary.
{{pna-section}}	This section needs attentionThis part of this page needs attention. The reason for this may be on the article's talk page. Feel free to edit this page to assist.
{{pna-uncited reproduction}}	This reproduction needs a citation This image has been identified as needing attention. It supposedly is a user-created reproduction of material seen in a valid resource, which means that this description page should contain either an image link to a screenshot, or another form of detailed citation and rationale allowing others to easily check the faithfulness of this reproduction. If you can help with this task, please add a citation as described above.
{{pna-unformatted}}	This article is unformattedThis page requires formatting – possibly including wikification, and adherence to the Manual of Style – and has been identified as needing attention. Please feel free to edit this page to assist with this task.

Informational messages[]

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Disambiguation links for use at the top of articles. See templates for current text as well as usage instructions.

This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.

This article is a featured article candidate. Please visit the nominations page to support or oppose the nomination.

This article's featured status is up for review. Please visit the review page to support or oppose this motion.

This is a featured article. At the time it was featured (July 2008), it was considered one of the best examples of the Memory Alpha community's work. This article was featured more than five years ago though, and its status should be reviewed. You can use the links below to see how the article has changed since it was last featured.

Featured revision (867234) • Diff to current • Blurb

File citationThis file is used as a citation for a user-created reproduction. As this exact file was specifically chosen, take this into consideration before modifying or replacing it.

NoticeThis article is currently undergoing a major edit. As a courtesy, in order to avoid edit conflicts, please do not make edits to this article while this message is posted.

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For use on file description pages. See template page for template output, shortcut templates, and usage notes.

Feedback on how to improve this section is requested on the talk page.

Picture of the DayThis picture is currently "Picture of the Day" for 11 October. As this exact picture was specifically chosen, be careful when modifying or replacing it.

For use on talk pages. See template for current text and usage instructions.

Stub notices[]

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{{stub}}	This article is a stub. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.
{{stub-character}}	This article is a stub about a character. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.
{{stub-location}}	This article is a general location stub. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.
{{stub-planet}}	This article is a stub about a planet. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.
{{stub-production}}	This article is a stub relating to real-world information such as a performer, author, novel, magazine, or other production material. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.
{{stub-ship}}	This article is a stub about a starship. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.
{{stub-species}}	This article is a stub about a species or race. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.
{{stub-system}}	This article is a stub about a star system. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.
{{stub-technology}}	This article is a stub about technology. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.

Contacting users[]

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{{edithint-bias}}	Bias Please refrain from adding bias in articles. This lacks the objectivity that Memory Alpha strives for, and may also constitute original research. Articles should be written in an encyclopedic format.
{{edithint-canon}}	Supplementary information in articles Please note that in-universe articles on Memory Alpha only include information from the television episodes and theatrical films. Any non-canon information from a tie-in may be added in an apocrypha section, but please try to limit such notes to about a paragraph. If you are interested in contributing large quantities of information from licensed Star Trek works (such as from games, novels, and comics), you may want to check out Memory Beta. Thanks!
{{edithint-cite}}	Citations Please cite your sources using the proper citation templates. Uncited information may be tagged for citation and/or removed from articles. Thanks.
{{edithint-deadend}}	Deadend Thanks for creating new articles on Memory Alpha. In the future, please make sure to add links to pages you create so that users can find other topics mentioned in the article. Thanks!
{{edithint-fanon}}	Fanon information in articles Please note that Memory Alpha articles only include information from official and approved sources. If you are interested in contributing information from fan-created works you may want to check out the Star Trek Expanded Universe or Memory Gamma. Thanks!
{{edithint-formatting}}	Formatting Please read our wiki markup page for information on the formatting guidelines of Memory Alpha.
{{edithint-images}}	Files Please take a moment to read the file use policy. All files uploaded to Memory Alpha need a proper file licensing template as well as citations and categories. Files without the required information will be removed from articles and are subject to deletion. If you have any questions about how to add these requirements or why this needs to be done, feel free to ask.
{{edithint-nitpick}}	Nitpicking Please note that nitpicking is not allowed on Memory Alpha. There are many production errors within Star Trek and many possible explanations; we can't list them all.
{{edithint-orphan}}	Orphaned articles Thanks for creating new articles on Memory Alpha. In the future, please make sure to add links to pages you create to make it easier for readers to find them. If you want to see whether a new article is already linked to on other pages, click on the "What links here" link that can be found under "Page Tools" in the sidebar or under "My Tools" in the toolbar. Thanks!
{{edithint-personal files}}	Personal files Please note that Memory Alpha does not allow personal files. Your file has been, or soon will be, deleted. If you would like a personal image on your user page you may "hotlink" it. However, there are only a few sources that Fandom allows you to hotlink from.
{{edithint-pov}}	Point of view in articles Memory Alpha's primary point of view is that of a character inside the fictional Star Trek universe – an archivist at Memory Alpha, the Federation library planet. Because Star Trek stories take place in many different eras, from the beginnings of life on Earth to the 31st century and beyond, and because forthcoming stories may even expand beyond that, it is important to write all articles from a single perspective: i.e. that of someone looking back at the past. This helps to keep Memory Alpha consistent and understandable. Please read Point of view as there are a few exceptions to this rule. Thanks!
{{edithint-preview}}	Multiple edits Please make use of the "show preview" button when making edits. This allows you to see what your edit looks like before you save it, which reduces the load on the database and makes the Recent Changes feed easier to read. Thanks.
{{edithint-sign}}	Signature Please sign your talk page comments using ~~~~ or click the signature button above. This helps us keep track of who said what.
{{edithint-similar}}	Similarities Please note that we only note similarities when confirmed by a background source that the similarity was intentional. There are too many similarities to existing and future stories that cataloging them would take up more space that the article.
{{edithint-tense}}	Tense Please note that we use the past tense in most in-universe articles. Because Star Trek stories take place in many different eras, it is important to write all articles from a single perspective: that of someone looking back at past events. This helps to keep Memory Alpha consistent and understandable. Thanks.
{{edithint-test}}	Test Thanks for experimenting with Memory Alpha. Your test worked, and has now been, or shortly will be, removed. If you wish to test your wiki editing skills further, please use the sandbox, as tests made in the article space will be removed quickly. Please see the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing here. Thanks.
{{edithint-vandalism}}	Vandalism Please do not vandalize articles. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing for a period of time. Repeated vandalism will result in longer blocks.
{{edithint-vandalism\|blocked}}	Vandalism You have been blocked from editing for a period of time because you vandalized Memory Alpha articles. Repeated vandalism will result in longer blocks.
{{edithint-wikipedia}}	Wikipedia Please do not copy information directly from Wikipedia. We strive to create original content instead of relying on external sources of written material. Information copied from Wikipedia will be removed immediately.
{{newuser}}	This brief blurb was placed here when Message templates made their first edit on Memory Alpha. If you are this user, feel free to let the public know a little more about yourself and your contributions.
{{welcome}}	Welcome! Welcome to Memory Alpha, Message templates! We've noticed that you've already made some contributions – thank you! We all hope that you'll enjoy our database and decide to join our community. Since you're new to Memory Alpha, we have a few links that you should check out: Our policies and guidelines are the best place to start. Particular items of note are the content and resource policies, the editing guidelines, our point of view, copyrights, and guidelines for proper etiquette. We strongly encourage you to use the "source editor" in your editing preferences so that you can use our standard formatting templates. Click here to learn more. The Manual of Style and how to write a great article can help you put together an article that might end up on our featured articles list someday. Want to help build the category tree? Check out the category suggestions. You can look up your past changes in the contributions log and keep track of your favorite articles through your very own watchlist. Create your user page and be contacted here, on your talk page. Please make sure to sign any comments on talk pages with four tildes (~~~~) to add your user name and the date and time. If you have any questions, please feel free to post them in one of our forums. Thanks, and once again, welcome to Memory Alpha! The above message was automatically added.