Template:Copied/doc

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This template is meant to simplify the merge/split procedures by providing one template that can be used on the talk pages of source and destination pages. Intended for use on talk pages, this template identifies that text has been copied or moved from one page to another, recording attribution dependencies.

Usage

{{copied|from=|from_oldid=|to=|diff=}}

{{copied|from=|from_oldid=|to=|to_diff=|to_oldid=}}

from is the source page, where the text originally appeared.
from_oldid is the ID of the page revision of the source page from which the text was copied.
From the url: http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=PAGENAME&oldid=from_oldid
to is the destination page, where the text was placed.
diff is the diff or permanent URL of the destination page edit when the text was placed.
to_diff is the ID of the page revision of the destination page that includes the copied text.
to_oldid is the ID of the page revision of the destination page before the text was copied.
From the url: http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=PAGENAME&diff=to_diff&oldid=to_oldid
date is the date, time and date, or timestamp that the copying took place at.

Example:

{{copied|from=Squirrel|from_oldid=345129608|to=Tree squirrel|diff=http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Tree_squirrel&diff=345159499&oldid=301353806}} and
{{copied|from=Squirrel|from_oldid=345129608|to=Tree squirrel|to_diff=345159499|to_oldid=301353806}}

both display

Text from Squirrel was copied into Tree squirrelwith this edit. Squirrel now serves to provide attribution for that content in Tree squirrel and must not be deleted so long as Tree squirrel exists. For attribution and to access older versions of the copied text, please see this history.

Usage

See also