Template:Trivia/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Trivia (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template sorts articles into Category:Articles with trivia sections.

This template should not be substituted.

Placement

Editors should not use this template to tag sections they consider trivial. In accordance with Wikipedia:Trivia sections, this template should only be placed at the top of sections that contain indiscriminate and unselective lists.

Usage

To help with the categorization of articles, you may use the optional date parameter, e.g. {{trivia|date=May 2024}}. Articles tagged with this template without the parameter will be given the parameter by a bot.

The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste {{trivia|date=May 2024}} or use {{subst:Trivia-now}}

Note that the date entered is for categorizing purposes only. The date will not display in the template.

Other templates

Please keep this template's wording in sync with the main template.

• {{Prose}} – A similar box that suggests converting the section into prose, rather than integrating the items into the prose of other sections.

See also

• Category:Cleanup templates
• Wikipedia:"In popular culture" articles – An essay on "Popular culture" articles and sections.
• Wikipedia:Trivia sections
• Wikipedia:Handling trivia – An essay on trivia in Wikipedia, what it is and how it should be handled.
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Trivia Cleanup – A WikiProject designed to clean up long lists of trivia in articles.
• Template:Examplefarm