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This is the {{centralized discussion}} template.

It maintains a compact index to active discussions of potential community-wide interest. For instructions on when and where to use this template, see .

This template is normally placed near the top of pages.

This template should always be transcluded, never substituted, or you will miss the updates to this template.

To add a new item to the list of centralized discussions, edit the Template:Centralized discussion page. Look for the HTML comments that indicate where the list is. Add new items to the top of the list. Be aware that the list is actually a parameter to another template, so it cannot contain bare pipes "|".

The actual structure of the box surrounding the list is provided by the {{}} template.

Use a single, unambiguous, unique and concise link, for example:

not:

Any additional links should be in the discussion, not here.

Describe the matter or proposal under discussion, in neutral terms. Add the date when the link is added.

This template can be used as is, without any parameters. Then it floats to the right. Like this:

This template can be made to float to the left, or not float at all. Like this:

The default width for this template is 45% of the page width. The width can be set to other values, like this:

This template can be made to show a more compact appearance. Like this:

Additional styles can be added to the template.

The parameters can of course be combined. For instance like this:

Alternately, a simple version of the template can be used, displaying only the list/text without a surrounding navbox.

This version also supports |float= and |style= parameters (via inbuilt <P> and <span> tags).

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