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Series templates are boxes in the Template namespace which list articles which are related in one way or another.

An example of a Series template is the History of box, which lists articles for different periods or events of a country's history.

These boxes should be inserted in the articles that are listed in the box, and placed at the top of the article (if possible), and aligned to the right side of the page, like Template:History of China. It is also possible to create navigational boxes to fit at the bottom of the page, like Template:The Beatles.

If the name of the event or period listed in the box contains the name of the country or topic, or its adjective form, it is advisable to remove it or rephrase the visible link, ie.: Russian Revolution of 1905|Revolution of 1905.

This part of the policy is particularly disputed. See Talk.

Proposed formatsedit

The format for right-aligned boxes can be similar to the following proposed formats:

Format #1edit

Similar to Wikipedia's sidebar (see Image:Wikibulletformat.png). Also similar to the format used in Britannica's encyclopedia software (see Image:Britbulletformat.png) and in BBC's news site (see Image:bbcbulletformat.png).

Format #2edit

Similar to Apple's Software page 1.

Format #3edit

Format #4edit

Proposed by grendel|khan.

The following templates can use this policy:

Europeedit

• Template:History of Albania (Albania)
• Template:History of Croatia
• Template:History of the Czech Republic
• Template:History of Europe
• France
  • Template:History of France
  • Template:French Revolution
• Template:History of Germany
• Template:History of Greece
• Poland
  • Template:History of Poland
  • Template:Polish Underground State sidebar
  • Template:Polish Underground State sidebar
  • Template:Warsaw Uprising
• Template:histromania (Romania)
• Kievan Rus' & Russia
  • Template:History of Russia
  • Template:History of Russia Ukraine Belarus
  • Template:History of Imperial Russia
  • Template:History of Russia in USSR
• Template:Scandinavia
• Template:History of Sweden
• Template:UKHBS (United Kingdom)
• Template:euromericas (American colonization)

Africaedit

• Template:History of Algeria
• Template:History of Egypt
• Template:History of Uganda

Asia & Pacificedit

• Series table at History of Afghanistan
• Template:History of Australia
• Series table at History of Cambodia
• China
  • Template:History of China
  • Template:NS_Dynasties
  • Template:16_Kingdoms
  • Template:5d10k
• Template:History of Japan
• Template:History of Mongolia
• Template:HistoryOfSouthAsia

North Americaedit

• Template:Canadian History box2
• Series table at History of North America
• Series table at History of Seattle
• Template:USHBS (United States)

South Americaedit

• Template:BrazilianHistory

History topicsedit

• Series table at Art history
• Template:BibleHistory
• Template:Buddhism
• Template:ColdWar
• Template:Crusade
• Template:History of computing
• Template:History of the English penny
• Template:History of animation top
• Template:Jesus
• Template:Lists by country
• Template:MusicTimeline
• Template:NewImperialism
• Template:Evolution of the NHL
• Template:RAF WWII Strategic Bombing
• Template:Roman myth
• Template:Sep11
• Template:Terrorism, in Template:behavior
• Template:WWIIHistory
• Template:WWIITheatre

Geologic timeedit

• Template:Paleozoic
• Template:Proterozoic
• Template:Mesozoic

(add please)

• Wikipedia:Article series
• Wikipedia:Incumbent series
• Wikipedia:List of article series
• Wikipedia:Navigational templates (basics about the boxes that can be used for article series)
• Wikipedia:Template index