Template:Outdent/doc

Threading of replies on talk pages is done using indentation and lists. This template is used for outdenting a reply on a talk page when indentation gets too deep.

Usage
or. Integer examples:, ,. Indentation examples:, ,.

Parameters

 * indent
 * Supports two modes: literal indentation or an integer. In literal indentation mode the value may contain  (indents),   (unnumbered list), and   (numbered list). It is recommended to copy the colons, asterisks, and hashes from the start of the previous message. In integer mode, the value is interpreted as number of indents . Default value is  . Supported range is from -40 to 40. A negative integer is the same as positive integer with y.


 * y
 * Set it to add a link to wikipedia:Wikipedia:Indentation. produces:


 * y (aliases y, y, y)
 * Reverses the outdentation to become indentation and vice versa.

With indentation wikitext
displays as


 * Previous post, indented with four colons.

New post.

Positive integer
displays as


 * Previous post, indented 6 levels.

New post.

With separate indent
To not outdent all the way to the left margin, indent the outdent template itself using colons:

displays as


 * Previous post, indented 6 levels.
 * New post.

Indent
Using y:

displays as


 * Previous post, indented 6 levels.
 * Start of a new post indented 2 levels using a bar of length 6−2=4.
 * Indent to indentation level 7 using a reversed bar of length 7−2=5.
 * Indent to indentation level 7 using a reversed bar of length 7−2=5.

Or with a negative integer:

displays as


 * Original conversation.
 * Afterthought.
 * Continuation of original conversation.
 * Continuation of original conversation.
 * Continuation of original conversation.

CSS and hide
This template is contained in the CSS class "outdent-template". Users who would prefer not to see the template can add the following line to their custom CSS (Special:MyPage/common.css):