Overthink: direct to wikipedia instead

2026-05-10T18:51:03Z

direct to wikipedia instead

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	Use this template on talk pages to reply to a message without indenting, when a chain of replies goes too deep.		Use this template on talk pages to reply to a message without indenting, when a chain of replies goes too deep.

	~~== Parameters ==~~		For further details, see the template page on Wikipedia.

	~~;{{para\|1\|<var>indent</var>}}~~
	: Supports two modes: literal indentation or an integer. In literal indentation mode the value may contain <code>:</code> (indents), <code>*</code> (unnumbered list), and <code>#</code> (numbered list). It is recommended to copy the colons, asterisks, and hashes from the start of the previous message. In integer mode, the value is interpreted as number of indents (<code>:</code>). Default value is <code>10</code>. Supported range is from -40 to 40. A negative integer is the same as positive integer with {{para\|reverse\|y}}.
	~~;{{para\|2\|y}}~~
	~~: Set it to add a link to [[Wikipedia:Indentation#Outdenting]]. {{tlx\|od\|5\|y}} produces:~~
	~~{{od\|5\|y}}~~
	~~;{{para\|r\|y}} (aliases {{para\|reverse\|y}}, {{para\|indent\|y}}, {{para\|in\|y}})~~
	~~:Reverses the outdentation to become indentation and vice versa.~~

	~~==Examples==~~
	~~===With indentation wikitext===~~
	~~<div style="border:thin navy solid; padding:8px; margin:4px">~~
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">::::Previous post, indented with four colons.~~
	~~{{Outdent\|::::}} New post.</syntaxhighlight>~~

	~~''displays as''~~

	~~::::Previous post, indented with four colons.~~
	~~{{Outdent\|::::}} New post.~~
	~~</div>~~

	~~=== Positive integer ===~~
	~~<div style="border:thin navy solid; padding:8px; margin:4px">~~
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.~~
	~~{{Outdent\|6}} New post.</syntaxhighlight>~~

	~~''displays as''~~

	~~::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.~~
	~~{{Outdent\|6}} New post.~~
	~~</div>~~

	~~=== With separate indent ===~~

	~~To not outdent all the way to the left margin, indent the {{tl\|outdent}} template itself using colons:~~
	~~<div style="border:thin navy solid; padding:8px; margin:4px">~~
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.~~
	~~::{{Outdent\|4}} New post.</syntaxhighlight>~~

	~~''displays as''~~

	~~::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.~~
	~~::{{Outdent\|4}} New post.~~
	~~</div>~~

	~~=== Indent ===~~
	~~<div style="border:thin navy solid; padding:8px; margin:4px">~~
	~~Using {{para\|reverse\|y}}:~~
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.~~
	~~::{{Outdent\|4}} Start of a new post indented 2 levels using a bar of length 6−2=4.~~
	~~::{{Outdent\|5\|reverse=yes}}~~
	~~:::::::Indent to indentation level 7 using a reversed bar of length 7−2=5.</syntaxhighlight>~~

	~~''displays as''~~

	~~::::::Previous post~~, ~~indented 6 levels.~~
	~~::{{Outdent\|4}} Start of a new post indented 2 levels using a bar of length 6−2=4.~~
	~~::{{Outdent\|5\|reverse=yes}}~~
	~~:::::::Indent to indentation level 7 using a reversed bar of length 7−2=5.~~
	~~</div>~~

	~~Or with a negative integer:~~
	~~<div style="border:thin navy solid; padding:8px; margin:4px">~~
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">~~
	~~::::::Original conversation.~~
	~~::::::{{od\|-3}}~~
	~~:::::::::Afterthought.~~
	~~:::::::{{od\|2}}~~
	~~:::::::Continuation of original conversation.</syntaxhighlight>~~

	~~''displays as''~~

	~~::::::Original conversation.~~
	~~::::::{{od\|-3}}~~
	~~:::::::::Afterthought.~~
	~~:::::::{{od\|2}}~~
	~~:::::::Continuation of original conversation.~~
	~~</div>~~

	~~== CSS and hide ==~~
	~~This template is contained in the CSS class "outdent-template". Users who would prefer not to~~ see the template ~~can add the following line to their custom CSS ([[Special:MyPage/common.css]]):~~

	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="css">~~
	.~~outdent-template { display: none; }~~
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~

Overthink: create doc page

2026-05-10T18:38:26Z

create doc page

New page

{{Dochead}}{{Substitute|no}}
{{Wikipedia}}
Use this template on talk pages to reply to a message without indenting, when a chain of replies goes too deep.

== Parameters ==

;{{para|1|<var>indent</var>}}
: Supports two modes: literal indentation or an integer. In literal indentation mode the value may contain <code>:</code> (indents), <code>*</code> (unnumbered list), and <code>#</code> (numbered list). It is recommended to copy the colons, asterisks, and hashes from the start of the previous message. In integer mode, the value is interpreted as number of indents (<code>:</code>). Default value is <code>10</code>. Supported range is from -40 to 40. A negative integer is the same as positive integer with {{para|reverse|y}}.
;{{para|2|y}}
: Set it to add a link to [[Wikipedia:Indentation#Outdenting]]. {{tlx|od|5|y}} produces:
{{od|5|y}}
;{{para|r|y}} (aliases {{para|reverse|y}}, {{para|indent|y}}, {{para|in|y}})
:Reverses the outdentation to become indentation and vice versa.

==Examples==
===With indentation wikitext===
<div style="border:thin navy solid; padding:8px; margin:4px">
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">::::Previous post, indented with four colons.
{{Outdent|::::}} New post.</syntaxhighlight>

''displays as''

::::Previous post, indented with four colons.
{{Outdent|::::}} New post.
</div>

=== Positive integer ===
<div style="border:thin navy solid; padding:8px; margin:4px">
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
{{Outdent|6}} New post.</syntaxhighlight>

''displays as''

::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
{{Outdent|6}} New post.
</div>

=== With separate indent ===

To not outdent all the way to the left margin, indent the {{tl|outdent}} template itself using colons:
<div style="border:thin navy solid; padding:8px; margin:4px">
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
::{{Outdent|4}} New post.</syntaxhighlight>

''displays as''

::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
::{{Outdent|4}} New post.
</div>

=== Indent ===
<div style="border:thin navy solid; padding:8px; margin:4px">
Using {{para|reverse|y}}:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
::{{Outdent|4}} Start of a new post indented 2 levels using a bar of length 6−2=4.
::{{Outdent|5|reverse=yes}}
:::::::Indent to indentation level 7 using a reversed bar of length 7−2=5.</syntaxhighlight>

''displays as''

::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
::{{Outdent|4}} Start of a new post indented 2 levels using a bar of length 6−2=4.
::{{Outdent|5|reverse=yes}}
:::::::Indent to indentation level 7 using a reversed bar of length 7−2=5.
</div>

Or with a negative integer:
<div style="border:thin navy solid; padding:8px; margin:4px">
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
::::::Original conversation.
::::::{{od|-3}}
:::::::::Afterthought.
:::::::{{od|2}}
:::::::Continuation of original conversation.</syntaxhighlight>

''displays as''

::::::Original conversation.
::::::{{od|-3}}
:::::::::Afterthought.
:::::::{{od|2}}
:::::::Continuation of original conversation.
</div>

== CSS and hide ==
This template is contained in the CSS class "outdent-template". Users who would prefer not to see the template can add the following line to their custom CSS ([[Special:MyPage/common.css]]):

<syntaxhighlight lang="css">
.outdent-template { display: none; }
</syntaxhighlight>

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