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===Temporary connection problem=== | ===Temporary connection problem=== | ||
If you think that the [[What is a Wiki|wiki site]] may be having a temporary connection problem; use [[template:Down]], ''and'' change the <code>|status= </code> field to '<tt>Cannot connect</tt>' in the {{Template|Wiki}} infobox or other existing [[:Category:Infobox | If you think that the [[What is a Wiki|wiki site]] may be having a temporary connection problem; use [[template:Down]], ''and'' change the <code>|status= </code> field to '<tt>Cannot connect</tt>' in the {{Template|Wiki}} infobox or other existing [[:Category:Infobox template|infobox template]]. | ||
By using the [[template:Down]], with the additional (preferred) parameter of five tildes (<tt>~</tt>), i.e., <tt><nowiki>{{Down|~~~~~}}</nowiki></tt>, it will automatically add a time-stamp and date of when the 'Down' template was added to its [[article]] page, ''and'' will also auto-include into [[:category:Cannot connect]]. | By using the [[template:Down]], with the additional (preferred) parameter of five tildes (<tt>~</tt>), i.e., <tt><nowiki>{{Down|~~~~~}}</nowiki></tt>, it will automatically add a time-stamp and date of when the 'Down' template was added to its [[article]] page, ''and'' will also auto-include into [[:category:Cannot connect]]. | ||
===Permanently dead=== | ===Permanently dead=== | ||
If you are aware that the [[wiki]] site is clearly {{tag|dead}}, or has been link-dead (404) for a long time; change the <code>|status= </code> field to '<tt>Dead</tt>' in the {{Template|Wiki}} infobox or other existing [[:Category:Infobox | If you are aware that the [[wiki]] site is clearly {{tag|dead}}, or has been link-dead (404) for a long time; change the <code>|status= </code> field to '<tt>Dead</tt>' in the {{Template|Wiki}} infobox or other existing [[:Category:Infobox template|infobox template]] for its [[article]] page. Furthermore, to provide emphasis that the wiki site is dead, please 'strike-through' the title of the wiki site in the infobox <code>|name= </code> field, e.g., <tt><nowiki>|name= <s>Italian Deadpedia</s></nowiki></tt>. This strike-through feature can also be used for the actual article page title using the 'DISPLAYTITLE' function, e.g., <tt><nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE:<s>Italian Deadpedia</s>}}</nowiki></tt>. | ||
It is also strongly encouraged to find [[:Category:Archived|archive]] URLs from a [[web archiving]] service to replace all existing links in its infobox and [[Cambridge-Dictionary:prose|prose]] description where possible. If using links from '''''archive.today''''' at [[archive.is]], please hide or 'comment out' original links (i.e., <tt><nowiki><!--http://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Main_page--></nowiki></tt>) rather than deleting them. If using links from the '''''Internet Archive WaybackMachine''''' at [[Archive.org]], its URLs include the actual original URL, so there is no need hide the original link. | It is also strongly encouraged to find [[:Category:Archived|archive]] URLs from a [[web archiving]] service to replace all existing links in its infobox and [[Cambridge-Dictionary:prose|prose]] description where possible. If using links from '''''archive.today''''' at [[archive.is]], please hide or 'comment out' original links (i.e., <tt><nowiki><!--http://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Main_page--></nowiki></tt>) rather than deleting them. If using links from the '''''Internet Archive WaybackMachine''''' at [[Archive.org]], its URLs include the actual original URL, so there is no need hide the original link. | ||