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MDGarcia: Add Editor's Handbook read-in-order side navbox

2026-07-17T09:04:18Z

Add Editor's Handbook read-in-order side navbox

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			{{Editor handbook}}
	<div class="tf-lead">This page explains how to mark a document that has been replaced. The wiki keeps old orders and policies rather than deleting them, so when something is superseded you flag it, you do not remove it.</div>		<div class="tf-lead">This page explains how to mark a document that has been replaced. The wiki keeps old orders and policies rather than deleting them, so when something is superseded you flag it, you do not remove it.</div>

MDGarcia: Use American English spellings

2026-07-17T03:00:38Z

Use American English spellings

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	\| {{tl\|Order superseded}} \|\| A whole '''order page''' is replaced by a later order.		\| {{tl\|Order superseded}} \|\| A whole '''order page''' is replaced by a later order.
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{tl\|Order rescinded}} \|\| An order has been ~~cancelled~~ outright.		\| {{tl\|Order rescinded}} \|\| An order has been canceled outright.
	\|}		\|}

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	\| note = short explanation of what replaced it and why		\| note = short explanation of what replaced it and why
	}}</pre>		}}</pre>
	Use <code>status=VOIDED</code> if the document was ~~cancelled~~ rather than replaced, and <code>type=</code> to say what kind of document it is, such as "manual" or "order".		Use <code>status=VOIDED</code> if the document was canceled rather than replaced, and <code>type=</code> to say what kind of document it is, such as "manual" or "order".

	==How to flag a single section==		==How to flag a single section==

MDGarcia: Create editor documentation page

2026-07-17T02:34:17Z

Create editor documentation page

New page

<div class="tf-lead">This page explains how to mark a document that has been replaced. The wiki keeps old orders and policies rather than deleting them, so when something is superseded you flag it, you do not remove it.</div>

<div class="tf-warn"><span class="tf-lbl">Never delete, always flag</span><br>Orders, directives, and policy documents are a permanent record. When one is replaced, add a banner that points to the new document. The old text stays exactly as it was.</div>

==Which template to use==
There are four flags, for four situations:
{| class="wikitable"
! Template !! Use it when...
|-
| {{tl|Superseded}} || A '''whole document''' has been replaced or voided. Put it at the very top of the page.
|-
| {{tl|Section superseded}} || Only '''one section''' of a document is out of date. Put it inside that section.
|-
| {{tl|Order superseded}} || A whole '''order page''' is replaced by a later order.
|-
| {{tl|Order rescinded}} || An order has been cancelled outright.
|}

==How to flag a whole document==
Add {{tl|Superseded}} as the first line of the page:
<pre>{{Superseded
| by = [[PD-BOD-0001 Governing Documents]]
| note = short explanation of what replaced it and why
}}</pre>
Use <code>status=VOIDED</code> if the document was cancelled rather than replaced, and <code>type=</code> to say what kind of document it is, such as "manual" or "order".

==How to flag a single section==
Put {{tl|Section superseded}} at the top of the affected section:
<pre>{{Section superseded
| by = [[PD-SC-1004 Rank and Promotion Policy]]
| note = the promotion rules moved to the new policy
}}</pre>

<div class="tf-tip"><span class="tf-lbl">Cite the replacing document</span><br>The <code>by</code> field takes free text, so link the exact document that replaced this one. If a document was voided because an office was dissolved rather than replaced, say so in the note.</div>

{{Editor documentation}}
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