Template:Outdent/doc

For outdenting a reply on talk pages, when conversations become too indented.

Indenting is done using a : (colon character), with each reply having one extra colon. This template creates a line from the previous response to the new one based on the number of colons used for the previous post, indicating that the conversation is continuing.

Parameters

• 1: Level of outdenting required, either in colons "::::", or an integer "4"
• reverse (optional): If set, reverses the template so that it indents instead of outdents posts.
  • yes: Only valid input for this parameter.

Usage

Standard

To outdent a conversation, give as the only parameter the amount of colons used for the last post, or the integer amount.

:::::: This is a conversation 6 levels deep.
{{Outdent|6}}
The conversation can now continue at the first level.

or

:::::: This is a conversation 6 levels deep.
{{Outdent|::::::}}
The conversation can now continue at the first level.

will create

This is a conversation 6 levels deep.

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The conversation can now continue at the first level.

Reverse

In this mode, the template acts the same, except it will indent (ie. move the conversation to a deeper level). This is very rarely a useful function for the average user.

: Reply of level 1
: {{Outdent|3|reverse=yes}}
:::: Reply of level 4

Reply of level 1

└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐

Reply of level 4