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'''Templates''' make filling in text you'd copy over and over again easier.

==Rating templates==
These display the 0 to 5 star rating images.

{| class="toc" width="95%" align="center"
!What you type
!What appears
|-
|{{tl|no stars}}
|{{no stars}}
|-
|{{tl|*}}
|{{*}}
|-
|{{tl|**}}
|{{**}}
|-
|{{tl|***}}
|{{***}}
|-
|{{tl|****}}
|{{****}}
|-
|{{tl|*****}}
|{{*****}}
|}

==Infoboxes==
{| class="toc" width="95%" align="center"
!Template Name
!Infobox Example
!Notes
|-
|{{tl|Fad Infobox}}
|{{Fad Infobox|name=lol, internet
|image=http://content.ytmnd.com/content/2/e/9/2e9b23286da1ccad88f4252b7a1938a7.jpg
|original=steamsteamlol
|spinoff1=steamsteamie
|spinoff2=lolhmstitanic
|spinoff3=broadbandsteamlol
|spinoff4=lolsilentfilm
|spinoff5=lolrunninginthe90s
}}
|Use this template for info about a popular fad. Click the template's name to get usage info.
|-
|{{tl|Site Infobox}}
|{{Site Infobox|name=You're the man now dog.com
|preview=http://content.ytmnd.com/content/a/9/0/a904c9eb269376020c39f84340a45743.jpg
|subdomain=yourethemannowdog
|creator=[[Max Goldberg|Max]]
|creationDate=July 6, 2001
|soundOrigin=Finding Forrester trailer
|imageOrigin=Google Images
|siteID=1
}}
|Use this template for info about a popular YTMND. Click the template's name to get usage info.
|}

==Article templates==
{| class="toc" width="95%" align="center"
!What you type
!What appears
!What it's supposed to do
|-
|{{tl|stub}}
|{{stub}}
|Remind that the article is a [[stub]].
|-
|{{tl|From Wikipedia}}
|{{From Wikipedia}}
|Use this template at the bottom of every article which was taken or imported from Wikipedia.
|-
|{{tl|From Fadwiki}}
|{{From Fadwiki}}
|Use this template at the bottom of every article which was taken or imported from Fadwiki.
|-
|{{tl|Delete}}
|{{Delete}}
|If a page makes no sense and/or has nothing to do with YTMND, use this template to tell the admins to blast it away.
|-
|{{tl|Deletedprotected}}
|{{Deletedprotected}}
|This is for a deleted page that is constantly recreated. 
|-
|{{tl|Cleanup}}
|{{Cleanup}}
|If an article looks too sloppy, use this tag to get people to clean it up. 
|}

== User Templates ==

{| class="toc" width="95%" align="center"
!What you type
!What appears
!What it's supposed to do
|-
|{{tl|perma-blocked vandal}}
|{{perma-blocked vandal}}
|Admins will put this template on the userpages of blatant vandals who are indefinetly blocked.
|-
|{{tlp|Sockpuppet|Username}}
|{{Sockpuppet|Username}}
|Admins will put this template on the userpages of sockpuppet accounts.
|-
|{{tlp|Profile|Username}}
|{{Profile|Max}}
|Fancy box to link to a YTMND profile.
|}

==Link templates==
{| class="toc" width="95%" align="center"
!What you type
!What appears
!What it's supposed to do
|-
|{{tlp|tl|Wikia}}
|{{tl|Wikia}}
|Show a link to the template
|-
|{{tlp|Profile 2|Username}}
|{{Profile 2|Max}}
|An alternate template to link to a YTMND profile.
|-
|{{tlp2|ytmnd|subdomain|name}}
|{{ytmnd|whatislove|What is love?}}
|Links to a YTMND site.
|-
|{{tlp|search|Search term}}
|{{search|Conan}}
|Links to an YTMND search. NOTE: You must use plusses instead of spaces.
|-
|{{tlp2|usearch|Search term|Username}}
|{{usearch|Chunk+is+indestructible|syncan}}
|Links to an YTMND search with username. NOTE: You must use plusses instead of spaces.
|}

== Wiki and misc. templates ==

{| class="toc" width="95%" align="center"
!What you type
!What appears
!What it's supposed to do
|-
|{{tl|Wikipedia}}
|{{wiki|YTMND}}
|Links to a Wikipedia article. See template page for usage info.
|-
|{{tl|Wikia}}
|{{wikia|fads|YTMND|FadWiki}}
|Links to a Wikia (formerly WikiCities). See template page for usage info.
|}

==See also==
* <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.ytmnd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=10 Full list of templates]</span>

<small>You see all these categories because some templates automatically add them to whatever they're posted to.</small>