Template:Rpl

This template is used on article lists like Natural Sciences Core Articles. It displays a pictorial representation of the article's status, the article's title (in blue if existent, otherwise in red), and a brief description that uses the rpl template.

The possible depictions are , , and , with the status of the article increasing from stubby (left) to approved (right). An external article that has been imported into citizendium with no changes is indicated by an empty status image ().

Example of use

{{rpl|Biology}} produces:

•  Biology: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. ^[e]

Adjusting name (variable 2)

The name does not have to be identical to the articles name. This might be useful when the context of the word is not in doubt. For example, on the Biology/Related Articles page it would be better to use the word Cell rather than Cell (biology).

{{rpl|Cell (biology)}} is seen as:

•  Cell (biology): The basic unit of life, consisting of biochemical networks enclosed by a membrane. ^[e]

{{rpl|Cell (biology)|Cell}} is seen as:

•  Cell: The basic unit of life, consisting of biochemical networks enclosed by a membrane. ^[e]

Formatting (variable3)

The default formatting is a single non-numbered list element, but this can be overridden using a third variable, which contains a different style. Note that you don't have to give a second argument, to be able to specify the third - just set the second argument to blank, by typing "||", and the name shown will be the same as the link. Some examples include:

Code	Example
{{rpl|Biology}} {{rpl|Zoology||**}} {{rpl|Cell (biology)|Cell|*::}} {{rpl|Ecology||**}}	Biology: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. [e]  Zoology: The scientific study of animals. [e]  Cell: The basic unit of life, consisting of biochemical networks enclosed by a membrane. [e]  Ecology: The study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and how they are affected by the environment. [e]

Numbering could also be used:

Code	Example
{{rpl|Biology||#}} {{rpl|Genetics||:#}} {{rpl|Zoology||:#}} {{rpl|Ecology||:#}}	Biology: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. [e]  Genetics: The study of the inheritance of characteristics, genes and DNA. [e]  Zoology: The scientific study of animals. [e]  Ecology: The study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and how they are affected by the environment. [e]

In fact, any text you wish can be prepended to the line, using the third argument - or even nothing at all, if that's what you need:

Code	Example
{{rpl|Biology||''See also: ''}}	See also:  Biology: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. [e]
{{rpl|Biology||}}	Biology: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. [e]
Which means you can also do this, if you think it's preferable: {{r|Biology}} **{{rpl|Zoology||}} **{{rpl|Ecology||}}	Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. [e]  Zoology: The scientific study of animals. [e]  Ecology: The study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and how they are affected by the environment. [e]

Redirects

If used on an entry that is a redirect, or an article without a metadata template, the link will appear as a purple color.

If used on a redirect that does have a definition:

{{rpl|Biological}} produces:

• Biological: Related to life and its scientific study. ^[e]

or:

{{rpl|Biological|B i o l o g i c a l}} produces:

• B i o l o g i c a l: Related to life and its scientific study. ^[e]

Or for a redirect without a definition:

{{rpl|fMRI}} produces:

• FMRI: Add brief definition or description .

Name specificity

{{rpl|Nova (astronomy)}} is seen as:

•  Nova (astronomy): Variable star in the class of cataclysmic variable stars, which is normally very faint but occasionally erupts in an immense explosion, increasing its brightness a thousand to tens of millions of times; similar but unrelated to supernovae. ^[e]

{{rpl|Nova (astronomy)|Nova}} is seen as:

•  Nova: Variable star in the class of cataclysmic variable stars, which is normally very faint but occasionally erupts in an immense explosion, increasing its brightness a thousand to tens of millions of times; similar but unrelated to supernovae. ^[e]

No article

If used on an entry that does not exist but does have a definition:

{{rpl|Botany}} produces:

•  Botany: The study of plants, algae and fungi (mycology). ^[e]

Or:

{{rpl|Botany|Plant Science}} produces:

•  Plant Science: The study of plants, algae and fungi (mycology). ^[e]

If used on an entry that does not exist (e.g. Foobar),

{{rpl|Foobar}} produces:

• Foobar: Add brief definition or description .

Notice that there are three links in the above output:

• "Foobar" is a link to a blank article to be titled "Foobar".
• "Add definition" is a link to a definition subpage for "Foobar". You would click on that link and write a definition, and save it, and then it would appear here. To learn what to write there, please see CZ:Definitions. Once you have written a definition, this link will disappear and the definition will appear in its place, as you can see above with the definition of "Biology".
• "e" is another link to a (blank) definition subpage for "Foobar". But this link will not disappear. (Again, see the "Biology" line above; you can click the blue "e" on that line and from there, edit the definition of "Biology").