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Usage

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Please note: This template should be transcluded ({{WikiProject Baseball}}) and not substituted (subst) because it employs conditional code. Transclusion also allows easy updating of all the Project's talk pages without having to edit thousands of pages.

{{WikiProject Baseball
|class = 
|importance = 
|attention = 
|image =
|needs-infobox =
|category =
|listas =
<-----the following parameters are for task force specific inclusion----->
|oldtime = 
|littleleague = 
|australia =
|japan =
|korea =
|taiwan =
|negrolg =
|umpires =
<-----the following parameters are for task force specific assessment----->
|oldtime-importance =
|littleleague-importance =
|australia-importance =
|japan-importance =
|korea-importance =
|taiwan-importance =
|negrolg-importance =
|umpires-importance =

<-----the following parameters are for Project specific inclusion----->
|college = 
|angels =
|bluejays =
|braves =
|cardinals =
|cubs =
|dodgers =
|mariners =
|mets =
|padres = 
|phillies =
|reds =
|redsox =
|twins =
|yankees =
<-----the following parameters are for Project specific assessment----->
|college-importance =
|angels-importance =
|bluejays-importance =
|braves-importance =
|cardinals-importance =
|cubs-importance =
|dodgers-importance =
|mariners-importance =
|mets-importance =
|padres-importance = 
|phillies-importance =
|reds-importance =
|redsox-importance =
|twins-importance =
|yankees-importance =
}}

Field descriptions

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  • class – valid values are listed in the custom class mask. See the project's quality scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |class= blank or omit the parameter.
  • importance – valid values are: top, high, mid, low, na (case-insensitive). See the project's importance scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |importance= blank or omit the parameter.
  • auto – This parameter is for the use of bots and indicates that the article has been automatically rated:
    • |auto=length – based on the length of the article
    • |auto=inherit – because one or more other projects use this class
    • |auto=yes (or |auto=stub), in conjunction with |class=stub – as Stub-Class because it uses a stub template
  • attention – set |attention=yes if the article needs immediate attention from experienced editors. Use only if another parameter does not cover the need for attention; this should be used sparingly. It is strongly encouraged to also add a section to the talk page explaining what needs attention.
  • needs-infobox – set |needs-infobox=yes if the article needs an infobox. Remember that infoboxes are not suitable for all articles, and can overwhelm short articles.
  • image – set |image=yes if the page needs images; otherwise leave blank.
  • listas – This parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for Babe Ruth, use |listas=Ruth, Babe so that the talk page will show up in the R's and not the B's of the various assessment and administrative categories). This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people § Ordering names in a category.
    If the article is using {{WikiProject banner shell}} then it is preferable to add |listas= to that template instead of a project banner template. Putting the parameter on more than one template is not required.
  • category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.

The following parameters are task force specific and the following parameters are for task force specific assessment and only need to be added to the task force in use.

The following parameters are for project inclusion and only needed to be added if the project suits the article and the following parameters are for project specific assessment and only need to be added to the project in use.'

Notes

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To avoid needlessly cluttering up talk pages, it is usually appropriate to remove any unused parameters from the template. A common initial configuration for the template includes the following basic parameters:

{{WikiProject Baseball|class=|importance=}}

For information on how to create a task force or subproject, and the associated code for this template - see Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/Projects