Template:Disputed title/doc

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

Meaning

This template identifies a Wikipedia article as having a title which is disputed

Usage

To apply this template to an article, first add a new section "Disputed title" to the talk page, describing the problems with the disputed title.

Arguments:

alternate title= (optional): Contains a single alternative title, which editors feel may be more appropriate
alternate titles= (optional): Use this instead of alternate title if there are multiple titles which are believed to be appropriate.
date= (optional): Month and year when template was applied.
section= (optional, recommended): section of the talk page which contains discussion on the title dispute. A recommended argument for this is Disputed title
page= (optional, replaces section): instead of linking the section of a talk page, allows you to link an entirely different page for the discussion. This can be used when the discussion is occurring on a subpage of the talkpage or a different forum.