This template for use on talk pages (and comparable pages, such as noticeboards) to show clearly that a discussion or section thereof is off-topic, so that later editors can skip over it if they want to.
First unnamed parameter, a.k.a. |1=, |reason=, or |note=: {{Off-topic talk|reason=Inter-personal disputes belong in user talk or at a noticeboard; this talk page is for improving the article.}}
Off-topic: Inter-personal disputes belong in user talk or at a noticeboard; this talk page is for improving the article.
Second unnamed parameter, a.k.a. |2=, |label=: {{Off-topic talk|label=Out-of-scope}}
Out-of-scope
{{Off-topic talk|label=[[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|Custom message with link]]}}
Combined: {{Off-topic talk|label=Wrong venue|reason=[[WP:TFD]] is only for actual templates; for template redirects, use [[WP:Redirects for discussion]]}}
Wrapped in {{Resbox}} as a hatnote at the top of an off-topic thread:
==What about nocturnal underwater basketweaving?==
{{Resbox|{{Off-topic talk}}}}
I think this page needs a section on nocturnal underwater basketweaving. — ConfusedPerson99, 02:39, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
:This is the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Maybe you're looking for [[Talk:Basketweaving]]? Anyway, I'm marking this thread off-topic. – Sensible23, 12:37, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
{{Discussion top |result={{Off-topic talk}}. This is the talk page for [[WWP:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)]], and has nothing to do with Spider-Man.}}
Inline in one's own comment:
* I agree with UserName123XYZ. {{off-topic talk}} – By the way, can anyone figure out why my user page has turned purple? ~~~~
This template for use on talk pages (and comparable pages, such as noticeboards) to show clearly that a discussion or section thereof is off-topic, so that later editors can skip over it if they want to.
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
reason
1 reason note
Text to follow the text "Off-topic"
Content
optional
custom message
2 label
Enter a message to replace the default "Off-topic" text.
Default
Off-topic
Content
optional
This template for use on talk pages (and comparable pages, such as noticeboards) to show clearly that a discussion or section thereof is off-topic, so that later editors can skip over it if they want to.
Template parameters
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
reason
1reasonnote
Text to follow the text "Off-topic"
Content
optional
custom message
2label
Enter a message to replace the default "Off-topic" text.
Default
Off-topic
Content
optional
{
"description": "This template for use on talk pages (and comparable pages, such as noticeboards) to show clearly that a discussion or section thereof is off-topic, so that later editors can skip over it if they want to.",
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "reason",
"aliases": [ "reason",
"note" ],
"type": "content",
"description": "Text to follow the text \"Off-topic\""
},
"2": {
"label": "custom message",
"aliases": [ "label" ],
"type": "content",
"default": "Off-topic",
"description": "Enter a message to replace the default \"Off-topic\" text."
}
}
}
Any of the following inline, comment-level templates can be converted into {{Resolved}}-style hatnotes by using {{Resbox}} to put a box around the icon and text.
Template:Resolved/See also, the smaller family of thread-level hatnote templates, similar to the above but with a box around them; any template above can be converted to one of those with {{Resbox}}