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வார்புருவை பயன்படுத்தல் தொடர்பான இந்த ஆவனம் வார்ப்புரு:S-start/doc என்ற வார்ப்புருவிலிருந்து நேரடியாக இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது (தொகு)

S-Start is the initial component in a template series for succession boxes. It replaces the previous formats for succession tables but still allows for most of their use indirectly. In the new format, every succession box begins with s-start, and thus it is an essential component of the new system. If anyone finds a succession template not in this standard, contact KuatofKDY.

Templates discussed on this page

This template is to be used in coordination with the following:

• Template:start or Template:s-start — Opens a new Wikitable
• Template:s-bef — For listing predecessors
• Template:s-aft — For listing successors
• Template:s-ttl — For listing titles
• Template:end or Template:s-end — For closing Wikitables
• Template:s-hou — For royal house/individual information
• Template:s-hno — For only house information
• Template:s-non — For no successors
• Template:s-new — For new titles
• Template:s-vac — For vacant titles (predecessor or successor)
• Template:s-inc — For incumbents
• Template:s-tul — For titular monarchs (legitimate but not ruling)
• Template:s-fam — For three-generation family trees
• Template:s-cite — For citations of succession boxes
• Template:s-line — Used for UK Underground succession boxes
• Template:s-ref — Embedded in s-cite; no external usage.

The functions and use of each one will be analysed in the following sections.

Instructions for use

There are many types of succession boxes (from now on referred to in this text as Wikitables or just tables), as the combinations of the various templates previously mentioned are virtually endless. We will begin by demonstrating the use of simple tables, and proceed with the analysis of more complex tables of many lines and multiple titles.

Simple tables

For the purposes of this tutorial, we will call simple the tables that follow the format "predecessor, title, successor", and essentially consist of one line. As they are the easiest and most fundamental, we will begin with them.

Basic format: s-start, s-bef, s-ttl, s-aft, end

The very purpose of a succession box is to show the place of the person in question (the one whose article the box is in) in a succession of people. Because of this, most tables include three people, namely the person in question, their predecessor, and their successor.

The quintessential Wikitable consists of three boxes, which go from left to right in the same order that the three persons' terms succeeded each other: the left one names the predecessor, the middle one names the title of the person in question and the years that mark their term in an office (the person's name is already mentioned in the article's name and so is not repeated here), and the right one names the successor.

Simply enough, the creation of a table follows the same order. First comes the predecessor (template s-bef), the title and years follow (template s-ttl), and then comes the successor (template s-aft). It should not be forgotten, of course, that any succession box opens with the s-start template, and ends with the end template. Each command should be given its own line.

Have a look at this diagram.

Enter the start field so the program recognizes the table:

{{s-start}}

Enter the name of the predecessor:

{{s-bef|before=[[Enter Predecessor here]]}}

Enter the title of the person on whose page you are working:

{{s-ttl|title=[[Enter Title here]]

Also, enter the years during which they held that title:

|years=[[Enter start date here]]–[[Enter end date here]]}}

Enter the name of the successor:

{{s-aft|after=[[Enter Successor here]]}}

Once everything is done, type:

{{end}}

This is an example of the technique. Writing…

{{s-start}}

{{s-bef|before=Martin}}

{{s-ttl|title=King of Europe

|years=[[1492]]–[[1528]]}}

{{s-aft|after=Robert}}

{{end}}

…will produce this:

Note the absence of double square brackets in the names of the predecessor and the successor and in the name of the title in this example; their presence allows for the names in the table to link to their respective articles, and were omitted here because these specific names do not correspond to articles in Wikipedia. Although it is strongly suggested that you do link the names in the tables even if they do not have their own article for the time being (resulting in a red link), there can be exceptions. It is encouraged that you include the title-holder's date whenever possible; if a date is dubious or disputed, use the s-cite to include references that will back up that date (see below).

Predecessors and successors

Titles and offices do not last forever; they have to begin somewhere, and sooner or later they end. As a result, there is not always a predecessor or a successor, as a person might be the first or the last holder of an office. In addition, various events might occur, disturbing the smooth succession in an office and causing vacancies. Because of this, the previously described templates can be substituted to allow for special cases.

S-new

Titles can be created along with the birth of new states or during periods of governmental reform. The mention of a title creation is necessary when the article containing the Wikitable is about the first holder of an office, in which case there is no predecessor and the template s-new is used instead of the usual s-bef.

There is the option of entering the reason behind the title's creation, using a short sentence. If you don't want to include the reason, write only {{s-new}} instead of the full version of the following example.

Template:s-new (with others)

{{s-start}}

{{s-new|reason=Enter reason for title}}

{{s-ttl|title=Title of person|years=Insert years here}}

{{s-aft|after=Insert successor here}}

{{end}}

Which looks like:

S-non

Many titles have expired, become extinct, or otherwise fallen into disuse. The last holders of these titles had no successors, and in such cases the template s-non is used. A short description of the reason for the discontinuation of the title's use is necessary (e.g. Extinct, Merged into crown, etc.).

The same template can be used for a title that needs description but does not fall under the other predecessor or successor forms.

This form requires |- if it is used in a complex table (see relevant section):

Template:s-non (with others)

{{s-start}}

{{s-bef|before=Insert predecessor here}}

{{s-ttl|title=Title of person|years=Insert years here}}

{{s-non|reason=Give brief reason why no more title}}

{{end}}

Which looks like: