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{{cleanup}}
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Signals that an article (or section of an article) is a mess and needs to be restructured and rewritten
{{delete|<reason>}}
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Indicates that an article is being considered for deletion and requires discussion
{{discussion}}
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Indicates that a user wants to make a significant change to an article and wants feedback from other users
{{merge|<article>}}
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Used to propose merging two articles
{{redirect|<redirect term>|<disambiguation page>}}
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Used at the top of redirected articles to link to a disambiguation page for similarly titled articles
{{otheruses|<redirect term>|<what users may be looking for>|<alternate article>}}
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Used at the top of redirected articles to link to a (single) similarly titled article
{{otheruses1|<what users may be looking for>|<alternate article/s>}}
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Used at the top of (non-redirected) articles to link to one or more similarly titled articles
{{PictureNeeded|<image(s) required>}}
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Used on articles that need images added
{{PictureDispute}}
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Used on articles when a consensus cannot be reached upon which article images to include
{{rename|<new name>}}
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Used to propose renaming an article
{{rewrite|<what the page needs>}}
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Signals that an article (or section of an article) is a mess and needs to be completely restructured and rewritten.
{{Source needed}}
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Placed at the end of a sentence that is not properly cited
{{underconstruction}}
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Flags an article or section as "under construction"; should be used on (new) articles that will be updated several times in the near future.
{{unsigned|<username>}}
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Place at the end of a comment on a talk page that was not signed by the user
Stubs [ ]
Use the templates below for stubs on a specific topic. Also see Category:Stub templates .
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{{Stub}}
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Place this on articles where little info is added and you know there's more to be added.
{{cast-stub}}
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Stubs regarding Lost's cast, background cast, or guest stars.
{{char-stub}}
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Stubs regarding the characters in Lost.
{{crew-stub}}
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Stubs regarding the crew (directors, writers, etc.) of Lost.
{{item-stub}}
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Stubs regarding items in Lost
{{location-stub}}
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Stubs regarding Lost locations, filming locations, or fan locations.
{{podcast-stub}}
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Stubs regarding episodes of the official Lost podcast
{{TLE-stub}}
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Stubs regarding The Lost Experience.
{{Voice-stub}}
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Stubs regarding Voice actors.
Content Templates [ ]
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{{Authenticity}}
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A warning message for articles that apparently aren't about anything Lost-related. Not to be confused with {{CanonWarning}}.
{{CanonWarning}}
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Warning text for articles that is based mainly on material where there's uncertainty whether or not the source is part of the official canon.
{{disambig}}
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Used to signify a page is a disambiguation page
{{Fanon}}
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Signals fan-created content for the Lost-universe (aka fanfiction).
{{Find815}}
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Articles relating to Find 815
{{Lost Experience}}
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Articles relating to the Lost Experience
{{NonCanon}}
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Warning text for articles that is based on clearly unofficial material, thus making it not part of the Lost canon.
{{Parody}}
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Used for parody articles
{{Parody Theory}}
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Used for parody theory articles
{{Project}}
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Used for the newest ARG The Project
{{consensus}}
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Only to be placed on articles where LostPedia's official policies are being worked out. "This article refers to a policy that is still under discussion and has not yet been institutionalized."
{{Spoilers}}
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Placed on an article or section to alert the content may contain spoilers
{{ViaDomus}}
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Used for articles relating to the video game Lost: Via Domus
{{Warning}}
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Used on articles with strong language
Style Templates [ ]
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{{Clear}}
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Places the HTML-tag "<div style="clear:both">" in the article. This is a CSS-hack to prevent div-boxes to overlap each other.
{{PortalImage}}
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Used to force images to be links on a portal page. Please limit images to 90px, or they will get clipped. See Portal:Main_Characters for an example.
Infobox Templates [ ]
See also: Category:Infobox templates
Infoboxes require more code than other templates, please visit the template page to get instructions on use
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{{Infobox Author|see details }}
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Infobox for Author.
{{Infobox Background|see details }}
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Infobox for Cast playing Background Characters.
{{Infobox Book|see details }}
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Infobox for Book.
{{Infobox Cast|see details }}
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Infobox for Cast.
{{Infobox Character|see details }}
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Infobox for Character.
{{Infobox Crew|see details }}
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Infobox for Crew.
{{Infobox Location|see details }}
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Infobox for Location.
{{Infobox Episode|see details }}
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Infobox for Episode.
{{Infobox Guest star|see details }}
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Infobox for Guest star.
{{Infobox Piece|see details }}
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Infobox for Orchestral compositions.
{{Infobox Recap|see details }}
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Infobox for Recap Episodes.
{{Infobox Song|see details }}
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Infobox for songs referenced within episodes.
{{Infobox Fan Podcast Question|see details }}
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Infobox for Questions asked by Fans during a Podcast.
{{Infobox Voice actor|see details }}
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Infobox for Voice actors .
{{Infobox Website|see details }}
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Infobox for Websites.
Navigation Templates [ ]
Navigation templates are usually placed at the very end of the article, except where noted
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{{Nav-Animals}}
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Navigation bar for animals.
{{Nav-CastMain}}
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Navigation bar for actors portraying major characters.
{{Nav-Companies}}
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Navigation bar for companies & organizations
{{Nav-Countries}}
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Navigation bar for countries that air Lost
{{Nav-Crew}}
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Navigation bar for Lost crew (directors, writers, etc).
{{Nav-Storyline}}
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Navigation bar for cultural references
{{Nav-DHARMA}}
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Navigation bar for DHARMA founders, locations, etc
{{Nav-Drugs}}
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Navigation bar for drug-related articles
{{Nav-Expanded}}
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Navigation bar for expanded world multimedia
{{Flashback Characters}}
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Navigation bar for flashback characters.
{{Nav-Filming}}
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Navigation bar for filming locations
{{Nav-Hanso}}
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Navigation bar for articles relating to the Hanso Foundation
{{Nav-Locations}}
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Used for Island locations
{{Nav-Meta}}
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Used for metawiki articles, such as help and policies.
{{NavMinor-Unanswered}}
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Used in "Unanswered questions" sections
{{Nav-MTP}}
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Used for movie, TV and other pop culture references in Lost
{{Nav-MultiRowTemplate}}
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A meta-template used by other navigation templates
{{Nav-Mythology}}
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Used for unexplained Lost mythology/phenomena that are broad & don't fit well into other categories (i.e. Sickness)
{{Nav-Objects}}
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Used for items and objects
{{Nav-Oceanic}}
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Used for Oceanic Airlines
{{Nav-Others}}
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Used for the Others
{{Nav-Portals}}
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Navigation bar for all the portals
{{Nav-Season3Theories}}
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Navigation bar season 3 theories
{{Nav-Storyline}}
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Navigation bar for storyline events, arcs & elements
{{Nav-SurvivorsMain}}
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Used for articles on the main survivors
{{Nav-SurvivorsMinor}}
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Used for articles on background survivors
{{Nav-Template}}
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A meta-template used by other navigation templates
{{Nav-Theories}}
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Used on fan theory full articles
{{Nav-Transcript}}
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Used on episode and DVD transcripts. Place before text.
{{Nav-ViaDomus}}
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Used for articles relating to the video game Lost: Via Domus
{{Nav-Viewer}}
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Navigation bar for viewer interest articles (mostly META)
{{Nav-YouTube}}
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Used for YoutTube videos pages
{{NavMinor-CulturalReferences}}
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Cultural references navigation bar displayed align=right.
{{NavMinor-LiteraryTechniques}}
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Literary techniques navigation bar displayed align=right.
{{NavMinor-Analysis}}
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Provides storyline analysis elements for each chapter.
{{NavMinor-RecurringThemes}}
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Recurring themes navigation bar displayed align=right.
{{Podcast}}
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Used on articles of the official podcast. Place before text
{{Season1nav}}
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Navigation bar for articles about episodes in season 1. Place before text
{{Season2nav}}
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Navigation bar for articles about episodes in season 2. Place before text
{{Season3nav}}
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Navigation bar for articles about episodes in season 3. Place before text
{{Season4nav}}
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Navigation bar for articles about episodes in season 4. Place before text
{{Season5nav}}
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Navigation bar for articles about episodes in season 5. Place before text
{{Season6nav}}
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Navigation bar for articles about episodes in season 6. Place before text
{{Theorytabtop}}
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Used on theory subpages, adds top nav bar and rules. Place before text
{{Transcript}}
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Used on DJ Dan and Misc transcripts only. Place before text.
Sysop Templates [ ]
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{{Protected}}
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Used by sysops to mark an article as non-editable due to vandalism.
Image Templates [ ]
See also Lostpedia:Use of Images
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{{GFDL}}
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Used for images under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License
{{LGPL}}
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Used for images under the terms of GNU Lesser General Public License
{{Image category|<what is unknown>}}
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Used for images that need proper categorization
{{Images to be replaced|<reason>}}
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Used for low resolution images
{{Promotional}}
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Used for images that were released for promotional purposes
{{Tv-screenshot}}
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Used for screenshots of TV, DVD, or other video
{{Tv-logo}}
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Used for the logo of TV stations broadcasting Lost
Talk page templates [ ]
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{{Agree}}
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— Used to vote "yes" or agree on a point
{{Disagree}}
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— Used to vote "no" or disagree on a point
{{Neutral}}
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— Used for a neutral vote or conditionally agree on a point
{{Question}}
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— Used for a question
{{Comment}}
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— Used for a comment
{{Reply}}
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— Used to reply to a point
Lostpedia Project templates [ ]
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{{completed}}
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Used to denote that a project has been completed
{{Help|USER NAME}}
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Used to show that a user needs help on a particular project
User Templates [ ]
Infoboxes require more code than other templates, please visit the template page to get instructions on use