Template:Discussion top/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Discussion top.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

{{discussion top|1=Summary here (optional)}}
Discussion here.
: A reply
:: Another reply
::: etc.
{{discussion bottom}}

Which results in:

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

Summary here (optional)

Discussion here.

A reply

Another reply

etc.

The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

In both templates (top and bottom), an optional followup= parameter can be used to supress or change the "Subsequent comments" sentence. For example:

{{discussion top|Summary|followup=}}
Discussion here.
{{discussion bottom|followup=Subsequent comments will be removed.}}

Gives:

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

Summary

Discussion here.

The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments will be removed.