Template:Abbreviations/doc

This template should be used when the article appears to have abbreviations that may be confusing to the layman, or even to everyone. See WP:Manual of Style for the styleguide, and use abbr for the mouseover-definition template.

Placement
Place at the top of the article and/or sections to alert editors.

Usage

 * articles
 * For articles needing major clean-up, place at the top of the main page to alert readers.
 * For articles needing minor clean-up, place at the top of the talk page to alert editors.


 * sections
 * To mark specific sections instead of the whole article, place at the top of the section.


 * remarks
 * The default words "article or section" are replaceable so you can specify whether the template applies to the whole article or just a section, eg." ".
 * To point out specific abbreviations, you may use or
 * You may use the optional date parameter, e.g. . This helps with the categorization of articles requiring attention.
 * The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste at the top of the article or talk page.
 * Add a new item to the talk page explaining the problem so editors will know what to address, and when to remove this tag.
 * This template adds articles to Category:Wikipedia articles needing style editing